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Oral history transcript, Elie Abel, interview 1 (I), 1/19/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

of comparison. ;.J: Did he spend a lot of time in personal camaraderie with the press on trips like that, long monologues or late night discussions, this type of thing? A: .iot in my presence. I think he may have with some of the regular White House

Oral history transcript, Lucius D. Battle, interview 2 (II), 12/5/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

you mentioned was the other crisis that you would like to talk about, there are a couple of things that seem a little incongruous. On television the other night, for example, a history professor at Georgetown, I think, named [Hasham] Sharabi, said

Folder, "Diaries [Transcripts of Tapes 1-10]," Papers of U. Alexis Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Grandmother Forsse late at night and getting caught in a rainstorm. Of course, the roads were all just dirt roads that got very muddyand very slippery during a rain, and [I remember]our having a flat tire. Wealways had at least two or three flat tires

Telephone conversation # 13618, transcripts, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 10/31/1968, 6:05PM (Item)

and General ·. .h •' ' . f Jf : Wheeler and Mr. Helms of the CIA, and Mr. Ros tow. I'm t t Ir I ------~--~~~~~~~~~~------~~~~--~--------~---~~--~~~~~i .. '' .· ; . i I· • I i -2 " reading from -- I want to i·ead a brief background

Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 1 (I), 1/30/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

during the day and then at night when he retires the staff goes to work on the next day. get any sleep! So they never But we took off and Air Force One had not been airborne more than--oh, I would imagine--about an hour when I got a summons from
when talking to foreign dignitaries; LBJ’s ability to read or hear vast amounts of information and retain it; LBJ’s treatment of staff; Food for Peace and giving wheat to India while negotiating for agricultural reform; B.K. Nehru; how LBJ hid his true

Oral history transcript, Lucius D. Battle, interview 1 (I), 11/14/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

will not permit you to go to Cairo; and I am very much opposed to your departure." As these little ironies of fate happen, as it worked out, we happened to run into Bill and Betty Fulbright, it seemed to me, almost every night during those several weeks. M

Folder, "Diaries [Transcripts of Tapes 21-24]," Papers of U. Alexis Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Jenkins and Marshall Green, who was assistant secretary, the Secretary and myself worked in doing up the positions for the trip. Wewere handicapped by the fact that even at that time, we didn't have, and we never have had, really, a full read out from

Folder, "Diaries [Transcripts of Tapes 25-30]," Papers of U. Alexis Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

not last out the night, and I called your roother,Judy,and told her just wanted to let me knowabout it. about this, and she said that she would go intnediately up to Santa Barbara to be with her. That night I didn't sleep well and worried about her

Secretary McNamara that Mrs. Anderson should go to Vietnam. what arrangements can be made about this." See So I was pleased and thought probably after a couple of months I might hear from him or something about it. When I got back to New York that night

Oral history transcript, John M. Leddy, interview 1 (I), 3/12/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

crisis of great importance that lasts for a period of time 1 L: In that particular thing the President was kept fully informed at all times as to what was going on, partly by the Secretary personally at these Tuesday luncheons. We would get reading

Folder, "Diaries [Transcripts of Tapes 11-20]," Papers of U. Alexis Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

that would arrive in Geneva Tuesday night. I would spend Wednesdaydoing my work, answering mail, correspondence in Geneva. Wewould have our meeting Thursday morning. Thursday afternoon, I would get off my report. Then Friday morning, as I recall

. commanding personality. I He was obviously a very I remember the surprise that I felt that he also had so much charm which I hadn't read about or hadn't realized. P: You are a very close friend with the Vice President, Mr. Humphrey. A: Yes, I've known

Oral history transcript, George Jacobson, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

at all. He used to take a stack of material down on the beach and sit there with one yeoman and read what had to be acted upon and dictate the answer right now, and out it went. He didn't even proofread it. He just dictated the answer

Telephone conversation # 12822, transcript, MARVIN WATSON and RICHARD DALEY, 3/18/1968, 5:15PM (Item)

been reading about this coznmission from Kennedy. about it. We've started reading DALEY: Oh, yes. WATSON: I want to tell you what we know about it. Mel Elfrin, of Newsweek magazine, tells us he got his original tip from a freind of Ted

Telephone conversation # 12514, transcript, LBJ and OFFICE CONVERSATION, 12/6/1967, 2:35 PM (Item)

to do. The easiest thing for me to do is accept your resignation and the hardest thing is to read in the papers about your wanting to leave. G I want to emphasize my reasons for leaving. the UN job can any longer be effective . p I am impressed

Oral history transcript, William J. Jorden, interview 1 (I), 3/22/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

also made a trip to Vietnam in 1961. Did you ever have occasion to talk to him about his trip there? J: No, I didn't. I never had a chance to talk to him about that trip. have read about it, of course, and read reports on it. I But I haven't

Telephone conversation # 12106, transcript, LBJ and WILLIAM GUY, 8/25/1967, 12:50PM (Item)

years. He might be a political candidate." According to Governor Guy, the transcript should read, "He's the highway commissioner for North Dakota ..." DATE: 8/25/67 TIME: 12:50 PM CALLER: William Guy Pages of Transcript: 5 pages Barbara Cline Archivist

think that these did make an impression on those Bulgarians that were, you know, able to read and got the message. I think it had a pronounced effect, and I know, I rememeber that one of the things which I assured all the Bulgarians who did calIon me

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/1/1968 (Monday) (Item)

had dinner and then to bed. The second most important news of the day was that Lynda heard from Chuck -- her first letter in two weeks -- a short one. from a mission to find a big stack of mail. He said he had returned He had only time to read two

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