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

athletes out some. But I never got a job at all until my senior year, and then Dr. Evans gave me the job as editor of the Star in 1924 and 1925 and I got fifty dollars a month out of that. that was a lot of money, of course. my Aunt Ada McElroy
. Cecil Evans; the Black Stars and the White Stars; LBJ at Southwest Texas; debate teams; the DeMolays; teachers at the college

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 25, 7 May 1982," LBJ Library (Item)

, and I went in to see him. He was on the phone all by himself, with a list of telephone numbers, and I heard him talking to a man who turned out to be the County Chairman of Kansas City. He was coming up to the third term election in I 940 and I remember

Oral history transcript, Paul L. Thornhill, interview 1 (I), 12/4/1987, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

, it was in September or October of 1962. G: How did you get that job? T: I was selected to fly with Jim Cross. Cross was a captain at the time and I was a captain and he had flown Vice President Johnson several times on the Jet Star. Jet Star, you know
How Thornhill became Vice President LBJ's pilot in 1962; Thornhill's and James Cross' duties; the Jet Star airplane; Thornhill's flying experience; Thornhill's plane wreck in India; Air Force One crew; Thornhill having to fire a crew member

President's Daily Diary entry, 9/9/1966 (Item)

, Washington, DC ROBINSON, Mark, VP, Yellow Truck Lines, Kansas City, Mo. oust n^tf Sept. 9, 1966 (DON B. JOHNSON t h^n his Hay *t (P!.r.) White Tone Telephone .^ J Out Lo Activity House Dav Friday (inciude visited by) LD ROBERTS -^HaaLHM& Kenneth

President's Daily Diary entry, 8/31/1966 (Item)

, Washington, DC Mr. Joseph Beirne, President, CWA, Washington, D. C. Mr. Russell K Berg, President, Intl Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers --Kansas City Mr. A. J . Bernhardt, President, Brotherhood of Railway Carmen

Oral history transcript, George R. Davis, interview 1 (I), 2/13/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

/show/loh/oh DR. GEORGE DAVIS DOROTHY PIERCE MC SWEENY This interview is with Dr. George Davis, the minister of the National City Christian Church in Washington, D. C. Today is Thursday, February 13, 1969, and we are in his office this morning about

Folder, "FEIGHAN, Michael A.," Congressional Favors, Box 10 (Item)

ARA announcement re 7 cities to become eligible for ARA assistance incl: Cleveland Commerce $60,000 contract to Cleveland C ,iffs Iron Co., Cleveland 1964 Attended meeting with P. on immigration and refugee matters Army $1,175,000 Fed. contract to GM

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/18/1967 (Item)

a Virgini a e Gov. Joh n A . Burn s (D ) - Hawai i Beatric ' Gov. Donal d W. Samuelso n (R ) - Idah o Rub y "Gov. Ott o Kerne r (D ) - Illinoi s Helen a ^Gov. Harol d E . Hughe s (D ) - Iow a (Eva Mae did not come Gov. Rober t Dockin g (D ) - Kansa s Meredit

Folder, "Committee on Armed Services, Unidentified Flying Objects, 1966," Office Files of Fred Panzer, Box 573 (Item)

in identifying 9,501 of these objects. Virtually a.11of these sightings were denved from subjective human observations and interpretations. The most common of these were astronomical sight ings that included such things as bright stars and planets, comets

Vice-President's Daily Diary entry, 3/4/1962 (Item)

- Commercial Plane - Restaurant - Tips - Train TRAVEL ACTIVITY Diary Entry No. Departure Time 3 5:00p 4 5:20p From (Place) New York City Atlantic City, NJ * If CP give fligh t number ** Met by, Meetings, Activity Mode of Travel* AF jet star same

Folder, "Liaison - FBI - Miscellaneous Reports [Oct. - Dec. 1967]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 3 (Item)

of Racial Equality, a civil rights organization, plan to hold a meeting on December 10, 1967, in either Kansas City, Kansas, or St. Louis, Missouri. According to our source, the purpose of the meeting is to discuss changes in the constitution

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 71, 30 April 1999," LBJ Library (Item)

century. inally, the archive contains Duncan's lenses, cameras, and other photographic equipment. Born in Kansas City, Missouri ("You don't get much closer to the heart of the country than that!" says Duncan) in 1916, Duncan began his life

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1947" (Item)

Truman sends message to Congress urging enactment of a long-range public health program. 5/21 In conference, House restores full $350 million authority for food relief. 5/22 In Kansas City, Truman signs the Greek-Turkish aid bill authorizing $400

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1959" (Item)

to close public schools in several Virginia cities to avoid court-ordered integration. Schools are also closed in Little Rock, Arkansas to avoid integration. 1959 Chronology ● p. 2 of 36 07/2024 2 REFERENCE: LBJ CHRONOLOGY Drafted by LBJ Library

Folder, "Demonstrations (August 1965 to December 1966) [2 of 2]," Aides Files of Mildred Stegall, Investigative Subject Files, Box 64b (Item)

of this organization be instructed by the national office to promote similar demonstrations in other cities throughout the United States. Another source of this Bureau advised on June 7, that a small number of civil rights workers in Chicago, Illinois, reportedly left

Folder, "Ex FG 618 Federal Executive Board," WHCF FG, Box 372 (Item)

, Education & Welfare Evans. Lloyd ·(Honolulu) District Director Internal Revenue Service Edward C. Marsh (Kansas City) Director, Central Region Federal Aviation Adminis tr at ion ******************* 1966-1967 Chairmen William J. Bookholt (Atlanta) Regional

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 83, January 2004," LBJ Library (Item)

to Johnson City to hunt doves on h.is ranch and he organized it like he would a ba11Ie.He stationed all the hunters around a great big dam before th dove started coming. He got a big chair and sat on the top of the dam, talking to all of us with a bullhorn

Folder, "Right Wing Extremism," Records of the NCCPV (Eisenhower Commission), Series 11, Box 5 (Item)

Emergency Fund? (The Xerox Corp., which sponsored the show, got nearly 30,000 adverse letters before the first show went on the air. The corporation has resisted the pressure.) In what large city extremists infiltrated the police force and operated a secret

Folder, "Ex FG 245 Housing and Home Finance Agency, 6/11/65 - 9/23/65" WHCF FG, Box 288 (Item)

. BARRETT,Ashton c., Federal Maritime Conmission. BARTO~, Frank., Law Southern Railway System, Wash. 3 D.C. BEA.RD,Charles H• ., Union Carbide Corp. New York City BEATTIE, Donald, Railway Labor Executives Assn., Wash., D .c. BERGER,David, Phila., D .C

Oral history transcript, Donald A. Williams, interview 1 (I), 11/12/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

3 that Lassie the dog television star? W: Lassie the dog, yes. B: Did you get to meet Lassie? W: Oh yes, I've known Lassie. B: Did the President get to meet Lassie? W: Oh yes. B: Didn't pull her by the ears or anything? W: No, no, no ear

Folder, "Volume I, Documentary Supplements, Speeches and Remarks Made by the Secretary and the Officials in the Department," Department of Transportation Administrative History, Box 3 (Item)

, but in and around metropolitan areas. It is also becqming clear that we must devote as much attention to th~ quality of the cities as we do to parks and wilderness areas. We have found that transportation facilities have in the past been built with little regard

Oral history transcript, Frank W. Mayborn, interview 1 (I), 11/11/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

for Adlai Stevenson. G: What did you do in Hyannis Port, do you remember? M: Well, on the plane we stopped in Kansas City, I believe it was, where Mr. Truman was, and we all went over and went to some state building. Our group went up and sat down, and Mr

Folder, "Whistle Stop [1 of 6]," Liz Carpenter Subject Files, White House Social Files, Box 11 (Item)

., Charleston, agenda include Valdosta, with New Orleans Richmond, Savannah, the teminal city on 9. campaigning by train been ta.ken on by a candidat.e Bird. SpeciaJ.," hospitality colllllittees, immediately Kansas City, s wife alone before. ?,b

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1962" (Item)

to Kansas City, Mo. to attend 78th birthday luncheon party for Truman. Later flies to Chicago to attend fundraising dinner. 5/9 Flies from Chicago to Walla Walla, Washington for ceremonies at Walla Walla and Pasco re: Ice Harbor Dam. Spends night

Folder, "Dr. King, Inves. of his Murder April 1968," Papers of Ramsey Clark, Box 66 (Item)

TAKESIN THE BUREAU OF NARCOTICS FROMHE TREASURY DEPARTMENT ANDTHE BUREAU OF DRUGABUSECONTROL FROMTHE HEW DEPARTMENT. 4/8--GE938A / i

Folder, "C.F.- CO 151 Korea - 1967, 1968," WHCF Confidential Files, Box 10 (Item)

Airport, New York City on March 16 at 1015 hours and will depart aboard a United States Air Force Special Flight on March 16 at 1705 hours. Department of the Navy is requested to provide aircraft security while in New York City. His Excellency will arrive

Folder, "Black National Movement - FBI Report - File #3," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 14 (Item)

. (DL T-1 and DL T-2, 11/15/67) C. Publications The NOi national newspaper "Muha■■ad Speaka" is sold on a quota basis by FOi ■e ■bers of the MTI in Dallas, Fort Worth, and surrounding cities in the North Texas area. (DL T-1 and DL T-2, D. 1/19/68
See all scanned items from file unit "E4-Office of Investigations - City Files, 1967-68"

Folder, "Notes and Transcripts of Johnson Conversations, February, 1960," Telephone Transcripts, Office Files of Walter Jenkins, Box 1 (Item)

'Withyou. '·My client•• ume is Paul Bu.shand he baa the Po,:d Ag,ODCJ 1n Mexico City am the.controlling ltOCkholder 1n a numberof banks down there. He thought we might have a ship bl moth balls that the GOYermueJlt\\OOld,be Willing to sell to him. He baa

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

. listening early station that we used to then one in Kansas City; I just cannot But this was a great thrill and a great adventure, in to this radio, this great big, complicated machine that none of us really understood. Welittle knewwhat was coming

Folder, "White House Fashion Show, 2/29/1968 [2 of 3]," White House Social Files, Bess Abell Files, Box 23 (Item)

• • • expositions • • • musical drama. Each state, expressing its own personality, offers its own rich delights. Cultural complexes -- combining theatre, films, dance and music - are springing up like daisies in cities large and small throughout America. Museums

Folder, "Hoover Commission," Papers of Drew Pearson, Georgetown Files, Box G 285 (Item)

wlll excuse me, there Is Brownell of treatln11 Trumat\ as late as moment Herbert Hoo,•er Is a great reason to tear "ourselves." "like a common chicken thief.'" The great cities are loaded up lllember of a committee that is Our attorney general merely

Folder, "South Vietnam and U.S. Policies [X-File] [2 of 2]," Files of Walt Rostow, NSF, Box 19 (Item)

, ashin ton Star, telephon d you. He ·aid it ''is very · mport nt,' th y are working on a story. I ask d him th ubject f his story. He didn't ~ant to tell me. When I pressed him a bit more, h said ''it is a major story about the J ohnson ad1 'linistration

Oral history transcript, Chris Dixie, interview 1 (I), 3/23/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

about the state in the Johnson City Windmill bragging about his vote for the TaftHartley Act, and criticizing Coke Stevenson for accepting organized labor's endorsement. That would be the AFL endorsement at that time, the state AFL endorsement meeting

Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 2 (II), 6/4/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

of the beautification program, which of course led to the passage of the Highway Beautification Bill, and Mrs. Johnson's traveling to publicize the efforts of cities and states in the beautification projects. We had reached a point in time, I believe May, 1967, when
Cities Program; highway beautification legislation; Park Service; Citizens Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty; President’s Council on Recreation and Natural Beauty

Folder, "Special Picture Orders," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 2 (Item)

City, Mo. Mut:ial Admiration After landing at the Kansas City airport, the Presidential party drove in a motorcade to the Truman hometown some 15 miles east. Mr. Truman, who was using a cane, stood on the steps of the Library with Mrs. Bess Truman

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

Russell. 2/13 CTJ and LBJ host a coffee in the Capitol for Texas educators en route to a conference in Atlantic City. 2/14 LBJ and CTJ attend a black tie dinner at the Belgium Embassy in honor of Sam Rayburn. 2/15 Senate passes the first provision

Oral history transcript, Bess Whitehead Scott, interview 1 (I), 3/31/1987, by Christie L. Bourgeois (Item)

have a society editor and a woman's club editor and a music editor, and that's all the women we use. We don't use women on the city side." Now, I said, "Well, that's not what I want to do. I want to be on the"--I didn't know what he meant by "city side

Oral history transcript, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., interview 1 (I), 1/28/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the parades would be after making a survey, where his speaking engagements were going to be . For example, I recall that we couldn't get into Columbia the day of the Kansas State-Missouri State football game ; where would we have Kennedy on Saturday? I

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 5 (V), 6/23/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

at Stonewall. You have My two sisters, Rebekah I was conceived on the Ranch and born January 31 right after we moved to Johnson City in November 1913. So I used to kid Lyndon all the time that more people came by to see my home than they did his. G: Your

Reference File, "Dogs (Johnson family's)" (Item)

a bridemaid's outfit for him, but don't believe he was around when Luci and Pat married. Answer: Right. I found Yuki abandoned at a Johnson City filling station, at Thanksgiving 1966. Charmed by this tale?.•.• when Candidate Nixon flew to the LBJ Ranch

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