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Oral history transcript, Nash Castro, interview 3 (III), 3/20/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • into the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden; therefore, we took one of them. Of course, we've replaced it with a smaller tree. F: Moving one of those big magnolias must be like moving a church. c: Practically, Joe. The ball in the case of each tree measured about eight
  • Jacqueline Kennedy Garden; Mrs. Paul Mellon; Lady Bird Johnson Park
Oral history transcript, Allen E. Barrow, interview 1 (I), 6/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , 1972 INTERVIEWEE : ALLEN BARROW INTERVIEWER : JOE B . FRANTZ PLACE : The home of James Jones in Tulsa, Oklahoma . Tape 1 of 1 F: Judge Barrow, first of all, how did you get involved with Senator [Robert S .] Kerr? B: It was in his 1948
  • Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
  • Early involvement with Senator Robert Kerr; first contact with LBJ; Sam Rayburn and Kerr; managing Kerr campaigns; Kerr's early interest in LBJ for president; LBJ's work for Oklahoma; organizing Oklahoma for LBJ; 1960 Democratic National Convention
President's Daily Diary entry, 1/24/1968 (Item)
  • 5 OF F RECORD : Senato r Edwar d Kennedy o f Massachusetts 12:35 Mr. Davi d W . Burke , hi s A A 11:47a 12:3 5 Hon . Willia m Leonhar t ill' * The Senato r spen t tw o weeks i n VietNa m investigating th e refuge e an d civilia n medical car e
Oral history transcript, Paul A. Porter, interview 1 (I), 10/2/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • he felt that-F: Did you do any personal law work for him? P: Well, thi s office here has done an awful lot of work for "the Foundation. We didn't represent his broadcast interests, but after Kennedy's assassination, we did put them in trust. F
  • Interaction with LBJ, Sam Rayburn, and other politicians; LBJ’s senate race and maneuver to get on Texas ballot; conflict with oil industry because LBJ did not support mandatory oil increase; supporting Kennedy; Nixon’s Supreme Court argument; LBJ’s
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/5/1968 (Item)
  • :31a f Walt 4:04a t 4: 23a A. t Rostow - told the President that Senato r Robert Kennedy had been shot in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles W. Moursund - houseguest in mansion Mrs. Johnson 4:3la f Walt Rostow 5:10 t The Attorney General
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/15/1967 (Item)
  • ; Letter t o Carol Welch -Memo from th e Attorney General r e Judg e ships i n N . C . an d Virginia Nominations for : Robert R . Merhige , Jr . --Fed . Dist . Judg e in th e Eastern Dis t o f Va. Richard B . Kellam , U . S . Dist . Judg e for Va . Easter n
Folder, "[April-May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • know in either party that I thought in 1964 was best equipped to be President. 11 He said his recommendation of Humphrey had cost him dearly from Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy, both of w horn wanted the nomination. Other comments
  • Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968
Oral history transcript, Juanita Roberts, interview 4 (IV), 4/6/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • that he met with Robert Kennedy at the White House. LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits
  • See all online interviews with Juanita Roberts
  • Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
  • Roberts, Juanita, 1913-1983
  • Oral history transcript, Juanita Roberts, interview 4 (IV), 4/6/1983, by Michael L. Gillette
  • Juanita Roberts
Oral history transcript, India Edwards, interview 1 (I), 2/4/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • : Oscar called me and asked me if I was committed to anybody. no, I was not. And I said I forget now--let's see, Jack Kennedy was running, and who else was running? F: Well, Stuart Symington was a good candidate. E: Oh, heavens yes, how well I
Oral history transcript, Burke Marshall, interview 1 (I), 10/28/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • , Robert Kennedy was the one that decided. I didn't know him, so I've often been asked why he chose me, and I really don't know the answer to that. It was probably on Byron White's recommendation, I suppose. B: I was wondering how a Yale man got mixed up
Oral history transcript, Edwin L. Weisl, Jr., interview 1 (I), 10/30/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • of the President, and they helped Robert in the state. But Johnson had plenty of good Kennedy men working for him--O'Donnell and his brother Warren were both running the Johnson campaign and working in it very well. F: Did you have any difficulty at all
  • Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Oral history transcript, Grace Tully, interview 1 (I), 10/1/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • the selection. F: Did anyone work for Mr. Johnson who didn't work closely with him? T: Well, you would work for him, but not every day. Like Mary Margaret was right in his office, and Juanita Roberts--of course, she's his secretary now-- and she was in his
Telephone conversation # 12916, transcript, LBJ and DREW PEARSON, 4/10/1968, 4:06PM (Item)
  • ' .....,. ' . . ·i·· -1. t.. ~ , .~· 'f• . '_"; i t r· ... A - What are JOU dotn1 out th••• ·- maktDI 1peechea? B- Y••· l 1pok• la Spokane, W'aahlnaton. laat nlaht, and Btlmarck tonlaht, tellln1 them about you. A •I thouah* yoa would Uke to know
  • Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968
President's Daily Diary entry, 2/22/1966 (Item)
  • Date_ February White House ___ Day 22, 1966 * TUESDAY Acnvity(inc)ude visited by) Bill Moyers __ Bill Moyers Secy. Rusk f McGeorge Bundy (b 5) - re Senator Kennedy's statement (b 4) - re world situation Secy. Wirtz - Miami,Florida (b
President's Daily Diary entry, 12/16/1967 (Item)
  • ^ possible. n^ 16 The White House Day Activity (include visited by) ture December 1967 Saturday ExpendiCode Secy Robert McNamarapresident was in the n))H^f Signing--Secy McNamara said not to interrupt--he would call back --DID NOT TALK The President
President's Daily Diary entry, 5/19/1965 (Item)
  • , Defens e Dept l H. Schwart z Jr , t Burea u o f th e Budge t ^l—- Car Robert C . Strong , Ambassado r t o Iraq , DO S Walter E , Washington , Nationa l Capito l Housin g Authority. (TV - photog s - etc . ) Returned t o th e offic e w / M W and HB --in th
President's Daily Diary entry, 4/12/1965 (Item)
  • . Jordan Senator Ralph Yarborough \ Senator Robert F. Kennedy Senator Milto n R. Young Senator Warren G . Magnuson Senator Mike Mansfield UNABLE TO ATTEND: Senator Everett Dirksen Senator Georg e S . McGovern Senator Peter H. Dominick, Senator Joseph Josep
President's Daily Diary entry, 12/1/1963 (Item)
  • wreath at Pres. Kennedy's grave Departed Arlington f t Cemetery w/ abo ve group Arrv'd W. Hse office from Arlington Cemetery w/ Mrs J, Lynda, Lucy Luci, Jack Olsen Mr & Mrs Dean Storey Harry McPherson, Bob Waldron Aubrey Williams 1:10 Messrs Had
Oral history transcript, Milton S. Eisenhower, interview 1 (I), undated, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • affect Texas, and it was felt at that time that the political attitude in Texas would be unfriendly to the solution that I had proposed. Later President Kennedy proposed a specific solution which was almost word for word what I had-F: Did he confer
President's Daily Diary entry, 7/14/1966 (Item)
  • / 14/ 66 Thursday '"Mrs. Barnaby Kenney and daughter, Elizabeth .Sedgley Bidwell Mrs. Charles Maguire George Valentine Carl Billman Sister Margaret Miss Ann von-der-Leith James H Blessing Katherine Martin Robert Walker Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss Albert
Folder, "FG 11-8-1/Territo, Dorothy [Executive Office of the President - The White House Office - Special Assistants - Aides]," WHCF FG, Box 115 (Item)
  • used in the Kennedy, E1senhow h r' and Truman volumes. Althoug • . 1 b t O volumes of there wil e w he · 1963-64 the Johnson Papers fort p face ·.,, .. he most eloquent and ord and re period, the F orew ne ... · . nt can personally case 1ume nly in vo o
Oral history transcript, Elma (Mrs. Sam) Fore, interview 1 (I), 7/12/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • Wednesday night instead of Thursday, because he was just afraid somebody was going to get up and nominate Robert Kennedy from the floor. Could have, too. M: Do you think that was a possibility? F: I do. I think he just made that announcement, thought
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/10/1967 (Item)
  • Clark. H e then proceeded down the lin e shakin g hands with FBI Director Hoover , Chie f Justic e Earl Warren, an d New York Senato r Robert Kennedy . He was introduce d to the audience by Solicitor Genera l Thurgoo d Marshall who also sa t o n
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/22/1966 (Item)
  • Michael Feighan Cong WiLliam Hungate Cong Edward Hutchinson Cong Andrew Jacobs Cong Robert Kastenmeier Cong Robert McClory Cong Wm McCulloch Cong Richard Poff Cong Peter Rodino Cong Byron G Rogers Cong Wm St. Ong e Cong George F Senner Cong Herbert Tenzer
President's Daily Diary entry, 2/24/1965 (Item)
  • the Ne w York Time s OF F RECOR D Larry O'Brien (Carl Bagge ) re possible appointment Federal Power (Robert Amory) OF OFF TH E RECOR D to Commission F TH E RECORD George Reed y (pl) Departed offic e vi a automobil e fo r 233 9 Massachusett s Avenu
Folder, "11/17/65 Dinner (Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden) [1 of 3]," White House Social Files, Entertainment Files, Box 62 (Item)
  • o r and Mrs. Robert F. Wagner CE>NOllESSlON.AL . · 'Senator and Mrs. Frank Church · '5enator and Mrs. Edward Kennedy 'Senator and Mrs. Birch Bayh ,senator and Mrs. Claiborne Pell ' - Senator and Mrs •. Thomas Kuchel ~ong. and Mrs. William Green
President's Daily Diary entry, 4/15/1967 (Item)
  • Wash, DC 10:00a | ^~ L_^~~*~ Secy Henry Fowler - Wash, DC ~~ ~ 10:18am~ 10:55a The President to the office ,' Working his desk w/mf, Jake Jacobsen and Jim Jones 10:3la I t Secy Robert McNamara ~" ~~ -------- T~ •10:35a ' | f :| 10:40a ~t~ I 217-1/2
President's Daily Diary entry, 11/22/1965 (Item)
  • Mr. Hilme r Hartma n Mr. Red " Earl y Mr. Hodge s Mr. Kin g going ove r plan s fo r th e ranche s - - cleanin g up r planting , cattle , >t r The Presiden t lef t th e ranc h house - - picke d u p Col . Cros s outsid e o f his trailer an d they toured
President's Daily Diary entry, 11/28/1964 (Item)
  • -- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnes. (Mr. Murphy is from th e Nat'l. Assn. for Retarded Children and Mr. Ra y from th e Kennedy Foundation ) The Barnes family is from Los Alamos , New Mexico. 11:30 The President me t w/ Mr. Juan Gonzales ( a former student
Oral history transcript, William G. Bowdler, interview 1 (I), 5/30/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • at that time was assistant secretary, asked me to take the White House Latin American adviser job, which Robert B. Sayre had occupied for about nine months previous to that. F: Had you known Walt Rostow or the President at all before this time? B: I had
President's Daily Diary entry, 5/2/1968 (Item)
  • Miss Mar y Kay Minehart, th e Wes t Virgini a Strawberr y Quee n (Mary Mary Kay) Kay ~ RobertF. Minehar t (mother ) Mrs. Robert Mr. Darrel l Hawkin s , President , Wes t Virginia Strawberr y Festiva l Association Mrs. Ralp h Comstoc k , Director o f
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/3/1966 (Item)
  • Dominick Sen Oliver Meadows Sen.Hiram Fang Sen. Edwin Patterson Sen. Paul J Fannin Lister Hill John Holden Sen J Sen Daniel Inouye Andy Biemiller Sen Robert Kennedy i Sen Thomas Kuchel ! Sen George S. McGovern : Sen Jack Miller Sen Geo Murphy Claiborne
Folder, "Shelton, Robert Marvin," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 11 (Item)
  • ld at Dearborn Hei-g hts, Michigan,-· on August 13, . 19'67, and there were approximately 8 BH 105-560 . f Q2 people in attendance. ROBERT M. SHELTON and MELVIN SEXTON, Imperial Secretary, atteinded this meeting. ROBERT SHELTON gave a speech
  • Folder, "Shelton, Robert Marvin," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 11
Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 4 (IV), 8/20/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • a particular desire on her part to be like another first lady or to take direction from the role that another first lady had? F: Very definitely not, because she was being herself. M: Was there any particular sensitivity to what Mrs. Kennedy had done
Oral history transcript, Charles L. Bartlett, interview 1 (I), 5/6/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • I have basically the correct information? B: Basically you are right. M: Do you have any corrections? B: No, not one. M: Mr. B a r t l e t , , have you ever participated in any similar oral history project? B: Yes, on John Kennedy
  • Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
  • potential as president; bitterness between Bobby Kennedy and LBJ; Bartlett's relationship with President Johnson and his White House staff; Vietnam War; Robert Kennedy's run for presidency; impressions of Kennedy family role in Johnson's selection of Kennedy
Oral history transcript, Frederick G. Dutton, interview 1 (I), 8/4/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • . And you're also right now Executive Director of the Robert F. Kennedy f:lemorial. nay I ask, do you plan to have a historical project in connection with Robert Kennedy? D: Yes. The National Archives--What's his name? John Stewart is actually organizing
President's Daily Diary entry, 10/5/1965 (Item)
  • Vice President flr NYC wife of state Senator fm NYC Oct 5, —-—•""' / Tuesday $~*>L*&4*f^ White House caX To th e Cabine t Roo m fo r CABINE T MEETING The Vic e Presiden t Secy Dea n Rus k r Secy Henry Fowle r Secy Robert McNamar a Atty Gen'l
President's Daily Diary entry, 4/3/1968 (Item)
  • with at Robert F. Kennedy requesting Sorensenwith President received a wire 9:09a 4-1-68 from the Senator an opportunity to meet him) Little Lyn out almost immediately. Walt Rostow sitting o n th e President's leftKennedy in the Vice President's chair
President's Daily Diary entry, 11/17/1964 (Item)
  • . Willia m W . Barro n o f Wes t Virgini a OF Governor-elect o f Wes t Virginia , Hulet t Smit h Curtis B . Trent , Jr . , Executiv e Assistan t t o Governo r Barro n Bonn Brow n Joe Burdet t J Valenti in Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara SEE TRAVE L
Oral history transcript, Lee C. White, interview 5 (V), 11/2/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • c.an do for you. ~alk about your job as gi~t F: Let 1 s W: I kb.d of fell into that during the Kennedy period as assistant special counsel. and c~e name, You get a bunch of cats and ~ogs and odds and ends of them was the use of the President
  • The appointment of Robert Weaver to HUD; acting as gift adviser to CTJ and Clark Clifford, drawing up guidelines for wedding gifts; CTJ responds to the Jenkins incident; LBJ's insistence that staff be on call; LBJ's blocks the transfer of Perry