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Oral history transcript, Stuart Morrison Long, interview 1 (I), 8/13/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

. Now, to get back to your contacts with Mr. Johnson, you were, in the 1930's you were connected with the Austin American-Statesman, I believe, at the time when he was Director of the NYA. SL: Yes, when he was with the NYA and I was working

Folder, "[Visitors - Foreign] Adenauer, Konrad [April 1961] 1 of 2," LBJA, Subject Files, Box 90 (Item)

~ - ~~ August W.S.GIDEON 10, 1961 P. 0. BOX II S 3 AUSTIN,TEXAS Generel Meneger Dear Mr. Vice President: I appreciate very much your sending to me a copy of the letter from Chancellor Adenauer wherein he mentions the Lower Colorado River Authority. We

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1957" (Item)

. 4/30 The Austin American Statesman reports that Mrs. R.D. Randolph and Woodrow Bean called on Senator Kennedy today in Washington to discuss the possibility of Kennedy receiving Texas’ support for the presidency in 1960. JFK reportedly told 1957

Oral history transcript, Drew Pearson, interview 1 (I), 4/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

on Massachusetts Avenue. F: Publisher of the American Statesman in Austin [Texas]? P: Yes. Charlie Marsh, was as you know, a very good friend of Lyndon's, and he was a very good friend of mine. He used to have sort of cocktail parties or sometimes dinners which

Folder, "Wallace, Henry A. (The Vice President) [1942]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 21 (Item)

, he has glimpsed the meaning or the three Americas: North, Central, and South. He is a typical American himself, with the blood or ma.ny European peoples in his veins. As a great geographer and statesman who felt the breath or the oncoming future

Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 3 (III), 1/11/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, that would have placed him in the competition with Charlie Marsh, wouldn't it? R: Yes. And also Mr. West--not Wesley West, but Wesley and Jim West's father--had had a newspaper here in Austin trying to compete with the American-Statesman, and he had lost

Folder, "[Visitors - Foreign] Adenauer, Konrad [April 1961] 2 of 2," LBJA, Subject Files, Box 90 (Item)

to Germany directly from Austin. I know he will take with him the renewed good wishes and the continuing great admiration of all Texans and all Americans. This great man and the people of his great country are bulwarks in the strength of the Western world

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 88, February 2007," LBJ Library (Item)

this to say: She began covering the White House and the Congress for the Austin American-States man. Later she becam Ex ecutive Assistant to President Johnson and Press Secretary to Lady Bird Johnson. She helped found the National Women's Political Caucus

Oral history transcript, George Sandlin, interview 2 (II), 3/12/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, 1987 INTERVIEWEE: GEORGE SANDLIN INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Mr. Sandlin's office, Austin, Texas Tape 1of1, Side 1 G: I want to ask you, Mr. Sandlin, to begin today by talking a little bit more about Allan Shivers, the man. How
of Foreign Wars (VFW) Building in Austin; Shivers' personality compared to LBJ's; Shivers' problems with the Veterans' Land Board and insurance companies; Shivers' wealth; Sandlin and Weldon Hart's work for the 1956 Democrats for Eisenhower campaign

Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 3 (III), 7/2/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. And Anderson interrupted and said, "Governor, what about your position on Taft-Hartley? How is labor in Texas endorsing you? What's your position on Taft-Hartley?" This is all related in virtually transcript form in a front-page Austin American-Statesman story

Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 4 (IV), 7/29/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

American or the Austin Statesman, the day after he was here, a story about four inches long--five inches 7 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 90, January 2009," LBJ Library (Item)

commemorates I 00th anniversary of Johnson's birth. By Asher Price AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Thursday, August 28, 2008 STONEWALL Under blue skies, members of the late Presi dent Johnson's family marked the 100th anniversary of hi birth Wednesday with a wreath

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 4 (IV), 5/13/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

,vtdual. Extremely. They had a very close relationship and Mr. Johnson was careful to try to protect it because he needed the [Austin] American-Statesman and the American-Statesman was important to him, but sometimes he would get sort of teed off

Oral history transcript, Gordon Fulcher, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

: That's right; I came here in 1928 from junior college and I was at the University through part of 1931. PB: And during that period you were employed by the Austin American-Statesman, is that right? GF: That's right. I worked on the morning paper
LBJ as NYA state director; the Great Depression; the 1937, 1941 and 1944 campaigns of LBJ; rural electrification and LCRA; characterization of LBJ; Mayor Tom Miller of Austin; John Connally; Lady Bird

Oral history transcript, Janet Wofford Ingram, interview 1 (I), 7/17/1987, by Christie L. Bourgeois (Item)

and my sister, Isabel, and I--my father had been killed in an automobile accident when I was a baby so there were just the three of us, and we moved to Austin. My mother went back to the university. She had graduated from a girls' school in her youth

Folder, "Public Activities – Invitations from the Vice President- Adenauer Visit," 1961 Subject Files, VP Papers, Box 100 (Item)

members of Government, the diplomatic corps, American civic, business and religious leaders. It was a touching tribute to the 85-year-old German statesman, who was described by Senator Styles Bridges as "a symbol of manhood who, defying time, continues

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 17 (XVII), 9/20/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

little money we had, we just had to get it from somewhere, for an advertising campaign to be divided between the Austin American [-Statesman] and the country weeklies with particular attention to the weeklies covering the coverage of KTBC, and especially
LBJ's involvement with the Naval Affairs Committee in 1943 and efforts to stop absenteeism in navy jobs; food rationing in World War II; how life in the United States changed during WWII; attitudes toward military service; German-American

Reference File, "Mrs. Johnson -Lady Bird Johnson Award for Highway Beautification (Texas Dept. of Highways)" (Item)

and account of the mythical trip that took them from Hye across the U.S. and back to Hye. Turned out, however, that the utomiats" were none other than Cactus Pryor of Austin TV and radio fame and Mar~ Morton, a staff member in Mrs. Johnson s Austin office

Reference File, "Mrs. Johnson -Lady Bird Johnson Award for Highway Beautification (Texas Dept. of Highways)" (Item)

and account of the mythical trip that took them from Hye across the U.S. and back to Hye. Turned out, however, that the utomiats" were none other than Cactus Pryor of Austin TV and radio fame and Mar~ Morton, a staff member in Mrs. Johnson s Austin office

Oral history transcript, John E. Babcock, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. On that, this is way off of what we're talking about right at the moment, but you know Raymond Brooks was the Capitol man for the Austin American-Statesman, he's also an editorial writer. [He] was appointed to the [LCRA] board early, and of course [Charles] Marsh

President's Daily Diary entry, 9/29/1964 (Item)

Statesman -- with hish esteem and best wishes, LBJ Autographed copy of "A Time for Action, " -- "To Manlio Brosio, fourth Secretary General of the. North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with sincere best wishes for his success in the challenging task

Oral history transcript, Judge R.E. Thomason, interview 1 (I), 10/10/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

to be sure to come to see me and ask that I have him the same friendship and cooperation that he had given me when I was a young legislator in Austin. That was the beginning of a friendship that has lasted more than thirty years. I soon observed that he had

Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Correspondence] [1 of 2]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 2 (Item)

FEDERATED METALS JAN 13 AM Orttl3ion .. [2 of 2] .,. dear Jrl.end: to o what I could ta secure the decent and Chri ti.an bllZ'ial his deserfts. I was Yer:f Felix to tor ce '!he tali from 70u and tho Uenbera of. the Webb counw Illsabled American

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 75: May 6‑8, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 33 (Item)

OF THE WI-iITEHOUSEPRESS SECRETARY (AUSTIN, TEXAS) THE WHITEHOUSE STATEMENT OF THE.PRESIDENT A ~ew Focus on Opeortunity for Spanish Speaking American the Last October, in El Paso, I attended a conference of high There,.with the Vice President andmembets

Oral history transcript, E. Ernest Goldstein, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

went out in a car with Paul Bolton and Bill Hagerty who was then head of the College of Engineering and who is now head of Rensselaer. Let's see--who else was in the car? I think Charlie Green from the Austin Statesman was in the car, the late editor
Biographical information; FDR-LBJ relationship; Estes Kefauver; Austin liberal community

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 19 (XIX), 6/13/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

understand what he was saying were the Johnsons, and they didn't count, and the reporter from the Austin American-Statesman, and I translated for him. Adenauer's German was very easy to translate. He was out of an older generation that spoke the kind

Folder, "Adenauer, Ho. Konrad. Chancellor of West Germany, 1956-57," LBJA, Famous Names, Box 1 (Item)

the follovlng thoughts 1n mind, "' to develop as circumstances seem to warrant: • 1. The Chancellor is a firm, understanding and tested f'riend of the U.S., who bas led his country with outstanding capability along the path of Gernan-American cooperation

Oral history transcript, Helen Gahagan Douglas, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

conservationists. tion. That was really the last contribution he made to conserva- Walter Ruether's Union, the United Automobile Workers Union, put up the money to make the necessary study... maps, etc. plan was worked out in the greatest detail. statesman

Folder, "S. Con. Res. 91, Guatemala [1 of 2]," Files Relating to Senator Johnson’s Legislation, Senate Papers, Box 297 (Item)

the jurisdiction where it properly belongs -- the Organization of the American States. The communists are trying to reserve every power which will enable them to continue their aggression in the Western Hemisphere. Passage of this resolution by a unanimous vote

Folder, "Eartha Kitt," Reference File (Item)

up to it, or she is a very sick kid, because she has no previous peacenik record. He is checking further to find out what may be behind it. Vcc: Mrs. Johnson _Liz Carpenter LIBR RY G2 Austin American-Statesman This section is recyclable Sunday

Oral history transcript, Emmett Shelton, interview 1 (I), 6/15/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

INTERVIEWEE: EMMETT SHELTON INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Mr. Shelton's office, Austin, Texas Tape 1 of 2 G: I wanted you to discuss that institution [Southwest Texas State Teachers College] as it was when you attended San Marcos. S

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 12, 15 April 1978," LBJ Library (Item)

departments. Mr. Rusk, who served under Presidents Kenned.> and John on and is curr ntly the Sib! y Pr fessor of Interna tional Law at the University of Georgia, was on the UT Austin campus March 5-11. The week-long sessions included day's program in which

Oral history transcript, Leslie Carpenter, interview 1 (I), 2/6/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of journalism degree in February I worked on the Austin American-Statescan, a full-time job while I was in the University. I was in Austin fifteen years old when the President won his first race, when President Johnson won his first race. ever knew him until

Oral history transcript, Claude C. Wild, interview 2 (II), 10/3/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

one, do you remember? W: It was the American Statesman --same one that's here now. work it up so that--- In those days you could have a little speech at Lockhart or any of these little towns. 100 people. We would You might have 50 or You

Oral history transcript, Carroll Keach, interview 2 (II), 7/10/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

brochures. I had a real good rapport with the people on the Austin American Statesman at that time, and also with the wire service people in the Capitol Bureau--INS, UP and AP. I had a lot to do with getting pictures and releases about various NYA

Folder, "Cooperation in Space - US - Germany," Files of Charles E. Johnson, NSF, Box 13 (Item)

the First House of our land one of the world• s most reasonable and versatile leaders. He is a man of many talents: educator., author, amateur and statesman. musician, economist, politician, As a politician, he can look with great satisfaction to the vote

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1954" (Item)

attends a reception at the Australian Embassy celebrating Australia Day. 1/27 LBJ attends a stag American Legion dinner at the Mayflower. In the Senate, debate begins on the Bricker Amendment, continuing through 2/26/54. 1/29 CTJ and LBJ attend Texas

Lyndon Johnson's Tel-Address Book, [VP Period, Retired on November 22, 1963] (Item)

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Folder, "Greece - Vol. 1, 12/63-12/65 [3 of 3]," Country Files, NSF, Box 126 (Item)

resignation. As a former US citizen he may be overcompensating for his vulner ability to charges of being pro-American. He is rumored to be contemplating offers to take over eventual leadership of a political grouping to be created from among members

Oral history transcript, Woodrow Bean, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Baugh was there or he would have been an All-American football player. He played good football there, but he was never-- F: That's a hard man to run up against. B: McCall, in my opinion, was the greatest high school football player that I ever saw
on LBJ's 1941 U.S. Senate race; support for LBJ in the El Paso area and among Mexican-Americans; LBJ's work to improve living conditions through electricity and water; LBJ's 1948 U.S. Senate election; the Box 13 ballots of Jim Wells County in 1948

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