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Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 47 (XLVII), 6/13/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

some evidence that food programs for poor children had an impact above and beyond what the President felt from his own experience as a school teacher which were evidenced from poverty programs that were being run in Denver. G: In Denver, you say? C

Folder, "The Bertrand Russell 'Trial'," Country Files, Vietnam, NSF, Box 191 (Item)

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Folder, "[September 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

, with a mitJll calm evening followed by a 4 a.m. crisis. The President recounted crisis problems of the past 6o clays, an:i then reviewed the domestic problems faced by other Presidents in time of war. His conclusion, he said, was that he held a job that was most

Oral history transcript, Lawrence H. Fountain, interview 1 (I), 7/15/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

, the War on Poverty, and Civil Rights. These were probably the three big areas, I wonder if, instead of being specific, if you recall contact LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral
to North Carolina; Congress under JFK and LBJ; objecting to Adam Yarmolinsky as head of Poverty program; LBJ’s strategy on passing legislation; Freeman’s agricultural policy; Foreign Affairs Committee; schism between Fulbright and LBJ regarding Vietnam

Oral history transcript, Eric Tolmach, interview 1 (I), 3/5/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

was asked to do some writing and drafting of materials, speeches, ~rticles, things of that kind, on the subject of poverty and unemployment. And unbeknownst to me, at that time things had already been taking place. I was just buried away somewhere

Folder, "July 25, 1967 - 6:10 p.m. Senate Committee Chairmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

from Agriculture and put it in Poverty. The President and Joseph Califano said they knew of no plans. Senator Ellender said that the re we re problems in the House with the REA legislation. The President then discussed appropriations, he said

Oral history transcript, Charles A. Halleck, interview 1 (I), 9/19/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

? B: Yes, sir, but I believe he left in '35, the year that you got elected to be NYA Director out in Texas. H: How long was he here before he went to the Senate? B: He was in Congress from 1937 to 1948. H: Those were turbulent years. World War
First impressions of LBJ; legislative accomplishments as President; opinions on the Vietnam War; similarity between LBJ as a Senate leader and Halleck as a House leader; friendship with LBJ; LBJ and Eisenhower; LBJ and the vice presidency; LBJ

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Emory University Honors Day Convocation, 1:30 PM, Glenn Memorial Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, 5/11/1964" (Item)

tena nt houses, in country churches. The South of my generation was trying to educate one-third of the Nation 2s children with one-sixth of the Nation •s school revenues and ahead the re lay the darkness of war of a savagery and in a depth never b efore

President's Daily Diary entry, 4/7/1966 (Item)

with ice-cream). Bob Flemming, Acting Press Secretary, San Antonio, to President at dining room table. Dinner party retired to living room where 2 films were shown: "The Poverty Tours of 1964" and "A War Within A War. " President retired for the evening

President's Daily Diary entry, 2/17/1965 (Item)

n Poverty - - requestin g doubling o f the War Against Requested appropriation s fo r 1 . 5 billion dollar s Povert y Requested Congres s t o exten d program s t o be funde d w / 90 % Fed. assistanc e so tha t mor e areas ca n particpate Requested

Folder, "[October 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

support for basic policies. {The President traced the history of U.S. wars and the dissension of those periods.) I think we spend far too much time on weighing the protests. Speeches don't have much to do with the war or our policies. Certain people

Oral history transcript, Jack T. Conway, interview 1 (I), 8/13/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

/exhibits/show/loh/oh Conway -- I -- 8 which was my next direct contact with this whole process, that there was an evolution into the War on Poverty in the OEO legislation. I didn't really get picked up again in the stream until the UAW convention, which
Biographical information; community organizing; Saul Alinsky; evolution of the War on Poverty; OEO legislation; Sargent Shriver; Labor Department; HEW; Community Action Program; urban affairs task force; Dick Boone; Fred Hayes; political problems

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Dedication Ceremony, Breathitt County Museum, Jackson, Kentucky, 5/21/1964" (Item)

and all America so confident of vict ory in our war a gainst poverty.

Folder, "July 31, 1967 - 5:46 p.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

. The President said that Congressman Burns supports the tax increase, and Congressman Mills cbesn't know whether he is going to support one or not. Congressman Boggs said there has never been a war when the Congress didn't raise taxes. Congressman Albert asked

Folder, "January 23, 1968 - 9:46 a.m. House and Senate Committee Chairmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

Welfare and War on Poverty

Folder, "[June 26, 1968 Meeting with Equity Managers)," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

the course of the meeting and he referred to it, working hard to restrain his optimism.) His emotion about the war came through in typical fashion: stories about his sons-in-law and the feeling that "it's even harder to send someone else's sons to die than

President's Daily Diary entry, 11/8/1966 (Item)

approving the War on Poverty Extensions . ^ HR 15111

President's Daily Diary entry, 4/5/1965 (Item)

w/ Everett Phil Potter Dirksen April 5 Monday 1965 April White House 5 1965 Monday Hon Sargent Shriver appt requested by Mr Shriver to fill the President in on some of the particular problems of the War on Poverty McGeorge Bundy Smiley

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, San Angelo, Texas, 10/26/1964" (Item)

, w. Willard Wirtz. I hope you will have a minute to visit with them before we leave. Your Governor John Connally and my husband started in politics in the depression year s and neither of them can forget the marks of poverty that scarred Texas

Oral history transcript, Frederick O'Reilly Hayes, interview 2 (II), 10/10/83, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

were going to be heavily involved. But after that, the War on Poverty got an awful lot of publicity and it didn't take long to start having applications come in and inquiries and so on. G: How much did the representation of an area by a member
Welfare and War on Poverty
; the relationship between LBJ and Sargent Shriver, especially relating to CAP; the difference between Hispanic and African American community groups; Ted Berry as head of CAP; Shriver's staff meetings; the role of the War on Poverty Office of Inspection and William

Folder, "Ex BE 5-7 Economic Planning for the End of Hostilities (Post War Planning)," WHCF BE, Box 40 (Item)

strains. Although the American economic system deinonstratecf'the strength and adaptability necessary tc, carry ~e extra load without major disruption and without jeopard~ng its fundamental health, it is clear that the cost of war has been a load
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This folder is from the WHCF category for BUSINESS - ECONOMICS, subcategory ECONOMIC PLANNING FOR THE END OF HOSTILITIES (POST WAR PLANNING).
Folder, "Ex BE 5-7 Economic Planning for the End of Hostilities (Post War Planning)," WHCF BE, Box 40

Folder, "Johnson Administration - 1963–1966," Files of Robert Komer, NSF, Box 34 (Item)

or starvation. to rank among their highest prio-rities--far or building for war--tho building of mature which alone can provide the breadth of opportunity each man and woman should enjoy. We understand that hunger for . voice in world government than hunger

Folder, "Interim Report - Office of Investigations - Reports of Investigators 1967-1968 [Cities]: Detroit [1 of 3]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 2 (Item)

poverty programs. Donald Lobsinger of "Breakthrough" is intelligent and "frighteningly organized." Joyce estimates that "Breakthrough"has a "hard core" group of about 25. In Joyce's opinion, Lobsinger is a little overwhelmed by the attention that his

Oral history transcript, William G. Phillips, interview 2 (II), 4/17/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

institution. CDGM was the darling of Citizens Crusade Against Poverty [CCAP], a private lobby group that pushed OEO programs. It not only pushed the programs, but pushed some of us in ways that we were reluctant to go. G: Dick Boone was affiliated

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 8 (VIII), 4/8/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

; Bryce Harlow; southern Democrats' assistance with recommittal, but not final passage of certain bills; LBJ's view of the War on Poverty compared to JFK's commitment to alleviating poverty, which was influenced by JFK's visits to West Virginia

Folder, "August 17, 1967 - 6:20 p.m. Meeting with Freshmen Republican Congressmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Corps, mass transit, urban research, urban renewal, safe streets and crime, housing for the elderly, low rent housing, rent supplements, model cities, poverty, rat bill, education, and medical care. These are the things we should be acting on now. We

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 48, 15 December 1990," LBJ Library (Item)

, the riots in the cities and the divisiveness of the Vietnam war were balanced by ·•a period of ide alism ... We believed that we could end racism ... We believed that we could end poverty." Turning to condi tions in the country today. Clark said: "If we

Oral history transcript, Carl B. Albert, interview 4 (IV), 8/13/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

the Great Society bills. Financing is becoming difficult because of the war costs and the expenses of the Defense Department are so high. M: This leads me to another question that I have a little bit further down in regards to our welfare legislation
Gun control bill; Barefoot Sanders; Housing and Urban Development Act; effect of the Vietnam War on Great Society programs; Vietnam War; March 31 statement; 1968 Democractic convention; Mayor Daley's role; congressional working relationship with LBJ

Oral history transcript, Hector Garcia, interview 1 (I), 7/9/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Opportunity, Secretary of the War on Poverty, Sargent Shriver, and down the line." And mind you, no one had ever asked him for the creation of this agency, nobody knew anything about it. Nobody had heard about it, and certainly how would we know, because

Oral history transcript, John A. Baker, interview 3 (III), 4/21/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of had to promise them the moon I guess to get them to engage in any kind of disciplined organization. And what they had heard over the radio and whatnot about the War on Poverty and all, they thought--in any event, I guess it first came to my attention
Biographical information; War on Poverty task force; rural conservation centers; Job Corps vs. CCC; rural anti-poverty program land reform; migratory farm work; task force meetings; maximum feasible participation; OEO legislation; SWAFCA (Southwest

Oral history transcript, Roman Pucinski, interview 1 (I), 12/29/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

the poverty program in early October. Now, this was six or eight weeks before the election, and you'll notice Lyndon decided to declare war on poverty, and he was going to be the first president in the history of the 16 LBJ Presidential Library http
after JFK's death; the War on Poverty and discrepancies between LBJ's intentions and how programs were carried out; the 1968 federal housing amendment Everett Dirksen wrote; LBJ's relationship with Dirksen, especially regarding plans to open USSR

Folder, "January 24, 1968 - 7:50 p.m. Pueblo 3 - McNamara, Rusk, Rostow, Clifford, Christian, Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

: NBC opened with an excerpt o! Secretary Rusk ou the Hill today. He was ask:ul l! he agreed that North Ker-ea had committed an act of war. Ho said it had committed a very harsh ad. and he would not object to putting it in the category of •'an act o! war

Oral history transcript, Mary D. Keyserling, interview 2 (II), 10/31/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

the problems not only of the women who most needed help, but of all people in need. He urged them to constitute themselves as a force in our society for the war on poverty which he instituted and which has made such fantastic headway under his leadership
Comments by LBJ; LBJ’s concern for full utilization of human resources; FSEE; War on Poverty; YWCA; 1964 Civil Rights Act; comparison of non-white/white men earnings; women in household employment; National Commission on Household Employment

Folder, "Demonstration – October 20-21, 1967 [2 of 2]," Aides Files of Mildred Stegall, Box 64C (Item)

MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON October 17, 1967 4:45 p. m. MR. PRESIDENT: The attached FBI memorandum reports pending Anti- Vietnam War Demonstration further information on October 20-22 concerning the in Washington, D. c

Oral history transcript, Sid Davis, interview 5 (V), 11/28/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of everything he was doing was in the War on Poverty, Appalachia, and Vietnam. Saying that every kid in America who is educable ought to be able to get an education. If he couldn't afford it, if he could be educated, the government ought to find some way

Oral history transcript, George Pazianos, interview 1 (I), 8/30/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to the Railroad Retirement Subcommittee, but in practice handling all of Senator Pell's work on [the] committee, which included all the health, the education, [and the] poverty programs. G: Describe the committee at the time you went there, in terms

Oral history transcript, Francis C. Turner, interview 1 (I), 11/12/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

engineering past jobs, adviser to the War Department; you worked as an Assistant Commissioner of Public Roads, I guess, for a long time. I don't know whether you've held this position all this time or not, but you've been apparently in public roads work
Service; the controversy over taking a corner of Brackenridge Park in San Antonio to improve roads; creating the Department of Transportation; dispute between mass transit interests and the highway programs; the War on Poverty and road programs; the PPBS

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/23/1964 (Thursday) (Item)

the guest of honor, because the Poverty Bill is up and \vill probably br· voted on. Sure enough, we got word that the vote \Vas set for 9:30. I left a little after n!ne, had a sand\:ich out of th•_· icebox. Today has been a landmark -- a big step
Welfare and War on Poverty

Oral history transcript, Adam Yarmolinsky, interview 1 (I), 7/13/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

official positions were as special assistant to the secretary of defense-Y: I was the special assistant to the secretary of defense from January, 1961 to February, 1964 when I became deputy director of the president's task force for the War on Poverty. I

Record copy, Remarks of the President in Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10/29/1964 (Item)

, for preserving human freedom, and human life, and for doing what a rich nation can and should do to wipe poverty from our land. I not only don't condemn them, I thank God for their courage, As I go on tonight to carry on the works of John Kennedy

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