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President's Daily Diary entry, 9/19/1967 (Item)
  • lin to Hearst. . Read out loud a memo frm John P. Roche re book "Harry S. Truman and the Russians, I 1945-1953" by Herbert Druks. Chuckled and said he (Roche) was the only man who made him laugh in the White House. 6:58p t Barefoot 7:00p t Director
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 62, 1 April 1996," LBJ Library (Item)
  • Issue Numbe r LXII April I, 1996 LBJ Reminiscences (see page 6) Programs at the Library Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson of President and Mrs. Harry Truman and son, of Clifton and Margaret Truman Daniel, recount­ ed his memories of his
Oral history transcript, Frank Stanton, interview 1 (I), 4/21/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • be. G: Was the commission at that time inclined to reflect the views of President Roosevelt, do you think? S: More so than some other administrations, but I think the current FCC is very reflective of President Reagan's views. Harry Truman certainly
  • Meeting LBJ in regard to a CBS affiliate in Austin; LBJ’s involvement with, and knowledge of, the radio business; Jesse Kellam; radio stations as investments in the 1940’s; how LBJ obtained a television station; Larry Fly; the involvement of several
President Johnson's foreign and domestic travel, "Trips (LBJ's)," Reference File (Item)
  • with President Truman, Kansas City June 30, 1965 · Signing Medicare Bill speech, Truman Library, · : Independence - .. · Announcement ceremony - establishment in _· :· Israel of the Harry S. Truman Center £qr the .. ;. ::·_Adv~ricement of Peace, Independence
Folder, "Pepper, Claude (Senator) [1948]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 30 (Item)
  • n mtil J ri .. ,., give 1.1t up with 17, an
  • The donor(s) of these records transferred their copyright to the U.S. government and their writings are therefore in the public domain. This file may also contain materials from other sources that may retain copyright.
  • Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
President's Daily Diary entry, 11/23/1963 (Item)
  • of Los Angeles, Joined the Truman interview t Speaker McCormack t McGeorge Bundy f Mr. Bundy Discussion w/ Ted Sorensen Secretary Wirtz f David Dubinsky ( returning the Pres.' call Walter Heller t Mary Lasker f Sen. Kennedy t Marshall McNeil Harry
Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 8 (VIII), 10/1/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • there, that Roosevelt had said he'd take Bill Douglas or Harry Truman and they switched the names. They said they'd take Harry Truman and if you can't get Harry Truman, well, they'll take Bill Douglas. When Lyndon got [to be] chairman of this committee, Truman
Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 3 (III), 12/9/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • of the Preparedness Committee, because he remembered very well that during World War II Harry Truman had been selected as Roosevelt's running mate because of the reputation he made from the old War Preparedness Committee that Truman was the chairman of. I think
Folder, "Special Picture Orders," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 2 (Item)
  • larly known as Medicare, and the primary legis­ lative objective of the National Council of Senior Citizens became a law. He signed the legislation in the presence of former President Harry S. Truman, the first occu­ pant of the White House to pioneer
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 34, 15 July 1985," LBJ Library (Item)
  • in Austin condemned the civil rights portion of Harry Truman ·s Fair Deal as a farce and a sham, an effort, he said. to set up a police state in the guise of history. But if Ronald Reagan, who voted four times for Frank­ lin Roosevelt, could change his mind
Folder, "China Lobby II," Papers of Drew Pearson, Georgetown Files, Box G 130 [2 of 3] (Item)
  • , distorted, even traitoro~s 1 \\ I charges hurled at Harry Truman, Dean Acheson, General George Ma»stjall -~ ' I I ' the man who promoted a. young officer named Eisenhower ahead of ~ s '. ;\ · fellow officers - charges that they had failed to unleash
President's Daily Diary entry, 2/23/1967 (Item)
  • Boiling where he requested to see the President about a call he had had from Kansas City re President Harry Truman's health. John Macy (To ; j? v ;'. i'• . ..., 12:04p £ Joe 12:12p t I George -12:30p 12:55p _ OFF 12:50p Rev. | Church !U 12:32p tJ
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 89, February 2008," LBJ Library (Item)
  • Americans-the black the Hispanic, the elderly, the poor. More than once, he said he would not let Vietnam shatter bis Great S ciety, as President Truman's Fair Deal had been killed by charges that he had lost China to the Communists and the Korean War. Th
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 21, 15 January 1981," LBJ Library (Item)
  • and Chancellor E. Don 'alker, Co-Vice Presidents. Walker and Christian were also appointed t ser.c on the E:x~uthc Committee. Also elected Lo Board: Library Dir ·tor Harry l\1iddleton. Tom John,;on LBJ School Fellowships Created to Honor Strauss One thousand
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 281-292," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)
  • LIBRARY ? ' ^ N AT I ON AL ARCHI VES A ND RECORDS S ERVI CE -:ii Ip' WITHDRAWAL S H E E T ( P R E S ID E N T IA L L IB RA RIES) FORM O F ' DOCUMENT y /lla -m e m n - -w/-rep o r t- CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE top ooorot (gp-3-)to Se cDe f from
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview S-I, 8/1994, by Douglass Cater (Item)
  • : How about Harry Truman? DC: He did not have two full terms. And I was there, you were there: Harry Truman, when he left office, even though he had the surprise reelection--not reelection, election--of 1948, by the time 1952 had come even Adlai
  • to the public; Library Director, Harry Middleton; how Middleton made and maintained ties to the University of Texas, the LBJ School of Public Affairs and former LBJ staffers; the JFK School of Government; possible inaccuracies in oral histories; LBJ's use
  • Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview S-I, 8/1994, by Douglass Cater
Oral history transcript, Frank Stanton, interview 3 (III), 8/26/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • their responsibilities to society, and so forth. So this wasn't anything new. G: Were the other series you referred to conducted? Did you do some other leaders--? S: Oh, you mean the Truman thing and the others? G: Well, no, not Truman and Eisenhower, but other
Folder, "Politics - 1952," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 30 (Item)
  • with word that Harry Truman wanted him to be the nominee. Then Barkley heard disturbing news. Several influ. ential labor chieftains, some of whom favored Candidate Harriman (above), had made anti­ Barkley phone calls to the White House. "Barkley invited 10
  • The donor(s) of these records transferred their copyright to the U.S. government and their writings are therefore in the public domain. This file may also contain materials from other sources that may retain copyright.
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 28 (XXVIII), 3/15/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • of the battle, and as it turned out, we all know, a losing battle. But Lyndon was fighting for it right up until the end, and he had a very tart exchange with Truman on the subject. And who wouldn't, in Texas, be 6 LBJ Presidential Library http
Oral history transcript, John Wesley Jones, interview S-I, 6/8/1974, by Richard D. McKinzie (Item)
  • . McKinzie, Harry S. Truman Library The Harry S. Truman Library Independe nce, Missouri October, 1978 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] ~:. More
  • Oral history transcript, John Wesley Jones, interview S-I, 6/8/1974, by Richard D. McKinzie
Oral history transcript, Gerald W. Siegel, interview 1 (I), 5/26/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • that Mr. Truman ... ·. had gotten himself in:a ·similar committee. S: . .. No question, no question about that. He wa_s indeed interested in his . public image. And I sensed early, although I was not i.nvolved fo the conversations about
Oral history transcript, George Christian and Harry Middleton, interview S-1, 4/1/1996 (Item)
  • , 1996 INTERVIEWEES: Harry Middleton and George Christian and LBJ School Students PLACE: LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas M: Max Sherman [dean of the LBJ School of Public Affairs] says that he is not going to say anything
  • See all online interviews with Harry Middleton
  • Middleton, Harry Joseph, 1921
  • Oral history transcript, George Christian and Harry Middleton, interview S-1, 4/1/1996
  • Harry Middleton
Oral history transcript, Dorothy V. Bush, interview 1 (I), 2/13/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • , spoke out quite loudly for either Sam Rayburn himself, or a man like him to be our candidate . We didn't get him, but we did get Harry Truman rather than Henry Wallace . And it was during those years that I first met and knew our great President
  • ; controversy over seating of Mississippi delegation; Fred Harris as chairman of DNC; 3/31 announcement; impact of TV on conventions; funding; assessment of LBJ
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/29/1966 (Item)
  • with the President. Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson would have made it. The President was enjoying Erv Duggan:mf himself, and answered questions on VietNam, the Gandhi visit, inflation, and the } White House Fellows Program itself. The group was happy and buoyed
Folder, "DeBakey, Michael E.," Name Files, WHCF, Box D-91 (Item)
  • . PAUL\\/. SANGER DA VII) S.\RN OFF DR. HEI.E!\ B. TAUSS IG S. TRUMAN DR. 1RV1!\G S. WRIGHT DR. JANE C. WRIGHT i\lRS. IIARRY ~/o(.L~~Ctu~"' t/ Stephen J. GEN. Enclosure erman l STAF'F DIRECTOR: DR. J\l3RAll1\M M . Ll LIENFELD EXECUTIVC SECRETARY
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 33, 15 March 1985," LBJ Library (Item)
  • . (Below) President Cleveland delivering his Inaugural Address, 1893. (Above) James Polk and party (Above) Theodore Roosevelt with envoys of Japan and Russia, 1905 6 (Left) Harry S. Truman talcing the oath of office after the death of President
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 30, 15 March 1984," LBJ Library (Item)
  • their impressions and reactions to the Vietnam war. All are combat veterans who served at least one tour of duty in Vietnam. Five of the veterans were on hand for the official opening of the exhibit. Library Di rec or Harry Middleton called the exhibit "the most
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 53, 1 July 1992," LBJ Library (Item)
  • acclaimed biogra­ phy of President Harry S. Truman, titled Truman; in introducing him, Library Director Harry Middleton said, "In David McCullough, Pres­ ident Truman has found for poster­ ity a biographer who understands and respects him." 7 Los Angeles
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 10, 15 July 1977," LBJ Library (Item)
  • ; memhl'r th
Folder, "Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs)," Reference File (Item)
  • Folder Title or File Symbol (Include dates, volume #s and folder #s, _as appropriate) Form of Document Lh-. dtA'ANt: £;:t .. Document Document Descripti.on: Correspondents, Title, or N1.,1mber Page Number{s), as a.ppropriate {Please
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/6/1964 (Item)
  • to be issued regarding Farm Bill. Salinger Salinger Jenkins Bird Johnson Freeman (n/r) p. 6 March 6, 1964 Friday (Cont'd) 8: 10p Pres. 8;25p Mrs. 8:30p Marianne 8:45p t to Lounge w/ JV. Johnson joins in the Lounge Means President Harry S. Truman
Oral history transcript, Joseph D. Keenan, interview 1 (I), 7/25/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • this time. M: Is there any similarity in the style of campaigning between Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson? They are both pretty hard driving men, aren't they? K: Yes, but Truman had a way all his own. great orators. They were both down to earth, just
  • campaign for Truman; LBJ’s social legislation while president; labor’s support of social legislation to help working people; wage-price control; LBJ’s decision not to run for re-election in 1968; LBJ’s relationship with the Democratic National Committee.
Oral history transcript, Hubert H. Humphrey, interview 1 (I), 8/17/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • that the structure of the Senate, the tone, the atmosphere, the environment of the whole Congress was not sympathetic to my kind of politics. And I think it's a fair statement that it wasn't. They weren't even sympathetic or friendly to Harry Truman. Truman had won
  • Initial awareness of LBJ; Senate run by Southerners; Tidelands; political albatross; DC’s Southern atmosphere; Dick Russell; Harry Byrd; Eugene Milligan; Bob Taft; LBJ as a political operator; LBJ’s relationship with David Dubinsky; Walter George
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 29 (XXIX), 3/19/1982-3/20/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • of mine. And the Congressional Club would go through its routine of a party for President and Mrs. Truman, and later on, a party for the Chief Justice and Mrs. [Fred] Vinson. Luci was going to be all dressed up in a lovely ballet costume and model
  • stance on tidelands issues; the Morocco Air Force Base; Harry Truman's 1952 decision to not run for re-election; Lynda's birthday party; canasta parties; Fred Vinson's appointment as chief justice and his wife's reaction; Senator Burnet Maybank; Senator
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 23, March 10 - 15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • on both. If there is a danger t hat we will not have a series of offers, demands, and fall-back po s itions ready in the event the North and .the NLF want to talk, it ou ght to be removed by hard work no.w. . l ·. . . . Harry~ e r son, Jr
  • Details of restriction(s) may be found on the withdrawal sheet in the first folder of the file unit. Withdrawal sheets refer to file units and are not necessarily applicable to all individual folders.
President's Daily Diary entry, 5/23/1966 (Item)
  • Director, Chicago Teachers Union, Harry E. Cayl Organization, Chicago, Illinois Gordon H. Cole, The Machinists, Intl Assoc of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Harry F. Conn, Press Associate, Inc. , Washington/ D. C. Ray Davidson, Oil, Chemical and Atomic
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, Symposium: Legacy of the Sixties, 1999," LBJ Library (Item)
  • Cliris1ia11. Frc111ce.1 Lc:winc. Jim ./011,•s: Follm1·i11g are I/ugh Sieler: Li:: Carpl'nl!'r. l'.\'Cl!f'JJIS/iv111!hat mllicki11g exl!l'cisc in noswl• gia. (Ti!li's are.fi'mn 1!,e si.r1ies.1 id Davis (White House cunespo11clen1. Westinghouse Brooclrnstin
Folder, "Visit to Greece (funeral of King Paul) [2 of 2]," Liz Carpenter Subject Files, White House Social Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • "UNCLASSIFIED" l • 4 , THE PRESIDENT'S TO THE FUNERAL Mrs. Lyndon Former DELEGATION OF KING PAUL B. Johnson President Harry S. Truman Archbishop Iakovos of New York City. Archbishop of North and South America. Born and educated in U.S. Close
Folder, "Israel - Volume 6, 12/66 - 7/67 [3 of 4]," Country Files, NSF, Box 140 (Item)
  • THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON CO~fFIDEHTIAL April 20, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO: Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Herewith extracts from a memorandum done especially for the President on U. S. policy towards Is rc;iel. The President would wish
  • Details of restriction(s) may be found on the withdrawal sheet in the first folder of the file unit. Withdrawal sheets refer to file units and are not necessarily applicable to all individual folders.
Oral history transcript, Alan S. Boyd, interview 3 (III), 1/11/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • and things of that nature . So to that extent, the answer would have to be yes, but this constant carping about trying to invade the Highway Trust Fund is, in Harry Truman's phrase, a real "red herring ." And I'm convinced that a lot of it comes from some
  • See all online interviews with Alan S. Boyd
  • Boyd, Alan S. (Alan Stephenson), 1922-
  • Oral history transcript, Alan S. Boyd, interview 3 (III), 1/11/1969, by David G. McComb
  • Alan S. Boyd