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Oral history transcript, Virginia Foster Durr, interview 1 (I), 10/17/1967, by Mary Walton Livingston (Item)

al.ways been poor since the Civil War period, and of course it was really poor before the Civil War period, and the Depression LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 17 (XVII), 1/5/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

them into the army, and giving them some training in English or math, whatever they needed to bring them up to our minimum standards. We thought this would both satisfy our need for men, which was increasing because of the Vietnam War, and at the same

Folder, "March 26, 1968 - 10:30 a.m. Meeting with Gen. Wheeler, JCS and Gen. Creighton Abrams," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

for our vetoing certain targets, how do we run the war out of here? GENERAL WHEELER: Not at all. He's run in the field. THE PRESIDENT: Didn't we tell General Westmoreland we would let him do what he wants to do and we would support him? GENERAL WHEELER

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 46, 15 January 1990," LBJ Library (Item)

Science Experts & Their Conceptualization of Community Involvement in the U.S. 'War on Poverty' and its Pre cursors"; David Chappell, "Inside Agitators: White Southerners in the Civil Rights Movement, 19501970"; Gareth Davies, "Having the Power, We Have

Oral history transcript, Jerry Voorhis, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh live in a decent home, and I felt that his challenge in his message on the War on Poverty was one of the most dynamic and courageous challenges ever

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 85, November 2004," LBJ Library (Item)

are people they're beating up. Those are Americans." Inside, I don't think he had what it took to prosecute a war whole heartedly, and in the end he may yet teach us that democracy just doesn't have the heart for those dirty little wars. Our own relationship

Folder, "Pepper, Senator Claude [1942]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 21 (Item)

to :be 1ile explana.. THUS. tn .spite of the fact that tion of th, abSQlutely ll4tQU[!din1t a . yeai- al(o"'~ec War .Navt :tact, only faintly alluded t!) in the.• Dep~enfli'·-had m correspond- : Roberts report, that with war im• ence•with General Short and Ad
World War II

Oral history transcript, Edward M. Kennedy, interview 2 (II), 11/13/69, by by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Kennedy -- II -- 3 that period of time. I believe that in one of those the President had indicated to Robert Kennedy that he felt that Robert Kennedy's position on the war would mean the end of his political opportunity

Oral history transcript, Walter Judd, interview 2 (II), 12/20/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

heads. Are they dog heads? Yes. They're dog heads. G: Heads of dogs. J: He'd look up and he'd say, "I says to him, says I"--we kids imitated this, you know--and "says he to me says he," and then he'd tell us these stories about during the war

Oral history transcript, Anthony J. Celebrezze, interview 1 (I), 1/26/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

of the administration's program, take for example the poverty program, did the departments such as yours concerned get adequate chance to work out what it thought was the proper program, or did the staff do it? C: No. Let's take the poverty program. My department
Biographical information; choice of LBJ as VP; LBJ as chairman of EEO Commission; operation of HEW; liaison with Presidential staff; first cabinet meeting; assessment of cabinet meetings; poverty bill/program; ESEA; LBJ's assistance in passing

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 3 (III), 1/16/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, troubled about the war, troubled about his moods. B: His moods? M: His moods; that is, they felt that he swung from high to low--I suppose an analyst would say in some manic depressive way--and they had been disturbed about this. But Moyers had hung
for the Jewish community in U.S.; Six-Day War; LBJ’s “image” problems; moods; Abe Fortas nomination.

Folder, "August 2, 1967 - 12:09 p.m. Cabinet Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

to isolate the radicals. The Attorney General said that a racial war can only be avoided by disciplining of ourselves. He cited two incidents: In the first, a man was found with 37 bullet holes in his back and 2 in his front. In the second, 200 rounds

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

gathered, a different LBJ began to take form in his mind. This new Johnson was the last New Dealer, determined to see Franklin Roosevelt's program through to its proper fruition. LBJ wanted to fight the War on Poverty. Johnson was not inter ested

Oral history transcript, C. Robert Perrin, interview 2 (II), 3/17/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

/exhibits/show/loh/oh PERRIN -- II -- 2 off they were in not having to answer for some of these programs that were being funded with anti-poverty dollars. But there was a great concern among some of the state officials, or at least those who operated
investigations; Nathan Report from Brookings and its effect on efforts to overcome poverty in the U.S.; impressions of Sargent Shriver and Shriver’s work with OEO; LBJ’s attitude toward OEO; how Vietnam affected all programs; the role of loyalty to LBJ in getting

Oral history transcript, Joseph M. Barr, interview 1 (I), 6/10/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

administration has been put in than probably in the whole history of our country. And the war on poverty. Well, say they can't see where it's done much good. people with no foresight. of good. M: A lot of people they are those I can see where it has done
; Berlin Wall issue; Barr as an observer during the 1967 Vietnam elections; Barr's view of the War on Poverty; Model Cities; Head Start; 1964 LBJ campaign visit to Pittsburgh; the March 31, 1968 speech; 1968 Democratic convention; housing issues; 1968

Oral history transcript, Chester R. Huntley, interview 1 (I), 5/12/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was one of those newsmen that never did take a hard-and-fast dovish stand and I still support him in great measure on the Vietnam War issue. I never faulted him completely on that and I LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY

Oral history transcript, William H. Crook, interview 1 (I), 8/21/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

was calamitous at that point. I went to school on the GI Bill, which was my own poverty program, without which I couldn't have made it. M: Where did you go to school? C: I went to Baylor University; I went to the University of Edinburgh. I received
desire to plant bluebonnets along Texas highways; positions LBJ and Sargent Shriver offered to Crook after the 1964 election; Sargent Shriver's personality and influence on government; LBJ's determination to make poverty programs work; a lack of support

Oral history transcript, James H. Tate, interview 1 (I), 5/27/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

with respect to the poverty program and the Model Cities, all of which came later. In the early days it was proposed by his administration, and when he was elected. After he was elected, it became a greater force and he seemed to emphasize aid to the big cities

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 37, 15 June 1986," LBJ Library (Item)

of the shaping and refining of national policy is done by the White House staff; on almost any issue of the 1960s, from civil rights to the war on poverty, the papers of the president's aides are invaluable. There are other valuable collections for historical

Oral history transcript, George McCarthy, interview 1 (I), 4/22/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Survey Program, and its intensity had dropped off and it became just a matter-of-fact program again. And of course all of the interest was in the start up of the War on Poverty. That's where I wanted to go, and I made arrangements to have a detail. I went
How McCarthy came to work with the War on Poverty task force; John Blatnik's involvement in Minnesota Job Corps centers; McCarthy's work with Job Corps; the organization of Job Corps; the Labor Department's work with the War on Poverty; initial

Oral history transcript, John M. Steadman, interview 1 (I), 4/5/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the war against poverty was that you had all these different governmental departments battling a little bit for turf and they wanted to have, somebody maybe like an impartial umpire to draft the statute so there weren't any hidden kickers in there which

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/21/1964 (Thursday) (Item)

, to be found in this Union, And I think they w ere not too much in sympathy with m y talk about the A dm inistration's war on poverty and about the re a ll y MEMORANDUM THE W H ITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Thursday, May 21, 1964 Page 12 v e ry thrilling day I
Welfare and War on Poverty

Oral history transcript, Norbert A. Schlei, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

on the War on Poverty Task Force. Were you involved at all with the President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency? S: I really was not particularly involved in that. I think that what I did before this task force was formed that got me into it was that I
Biographical information; War on Poverty Task Force; members of the drafting group; Job Corps; role of the Labor Department; Willard Wirtz; women in the Job Corps; legislative input; delegation of authority; Sargent Shriver; Community Action Program

Folder, "[July 19, 1966 Meeting with Members of Senate and House Appropriations Committee]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

subcommittee chairmen and see what we can do. I know Frank Bow will call the minority members. I think all of this is important to our war effort. In any case, Mr. President, you can be sur~ that George Mahon is on your team. THE PRESIDENT: · I want to point

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 64, 15 December 1996," LBJ Library (Item)

in these early months cover events such as the pas sage of a bill to cut taxes and congres sional action on the civil rights bill and the poverty bill. Listeners will hear LBJ exhorting his staff and his Cabinet to appoint African Americans and women

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 72, June 2000," LBJ Library (Item)

of presi dential leadership in the 20th cen tury that really galvaniz d the nation, that riveted our attenti n, it's the Cold War. and above all, it's race. lt's Teddy Roosevelt inviting Booker T. Washington to dine at th White House. lt'. Richard Norton

President's Daily Diary entry, 11/16/1967 (Item)

York City Cong. Carl Perkins = to congratulate him on the handling of the Poverty Bill Pat*. 16 The White House p^y Activity (inc!ude visited by) To mansion w/ George Christian and Tom Johnson for LUNCH w/ George Christian Tom Johnson Mrs. Simon

President's Daily Diary entry, 8/12/1964 (Item)

Sarnoff Chairman Radio Corporation of America B Moyers Vance OFF RECORD until profit non and war private re organizations poverty on pl until R Sargent Shriver and Bill Moyers Walter Jenkins Departed via chopper w/ Mrs Johnson J Valenti Ashton Sgt

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/13/1964 (Wednesday) (Item)

Welfare and War on Poverty

President's Daily Diary entry, 5/18/1965 (Item)

Child Development Centers wil l be operated a s part of the War on Poverty by 2500 community groups in every state in the union . H e announced th e first 1500 projects approved . Th e remainder will b e announced within 10 days. i HEAD ST ART STEERING

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 10/24/1964" (Item)

, but more specifically for a much broa dened vocational educational program. Since then there have been many other m easures to brighten the educational glo w . The poverty bill provide s for job training and job r e -training . All measures aimed o.t

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 29, 1 November 1983," LBJ Library (Item)

address before the joint session of Congress, March IS, 1965, he said: "My first job after college was as a teacher in Cotulla, Texas, in a small Mexican-American school ... Somehow you never forget what poverty and hatred can do when you see its scars

Folder, "[July 18, 1966 - Meeting with Bi-Partisan Leaders of House and Senate]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

strike, and price increases in different industries. I don 1 t know what the 1967 budget will be because of Cong:~essional . add-ons and Defense add-ons. - ·· ended in June. . . - - - - - -· -• • We could have a surplus if the war If it doesn't end

Folder, "[February 24, 1966 Meeting with Congressional Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

, as legitimate government wottld disintc grate all that we have in Vietnam. Honolulu Conference ha.s focused attention on the "other war". Now the eyes of a major campaign has been opened to ending poverty. Newspapers in Saigon are full of comments on the social

Press release, "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Baccalaureate Address, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Mass., 6/9/1964" (Item)

see there is a vast job to be done simply in stirring up the civic interest of women voters. We haven't yet , as lay citizens, searched out all the constructive pathways for peace, We haven't the lobby we need for the war on poverty and prejudice

Press release, "Address of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson before the Luncheon at the Annual Convention of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association, 10/1/1965" (Item)

for families. In the war on poverty, as we have raised the curtain on some of our most bliJhted conditions, we have come to know how essential beauty is to the human spirit. You can find the human craving for it in small thing s and large. And you see t he high

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

and the world. When he came back from the war in the Pacific, or rather World War II it was, he had some of his friends there in his home and he was showing us all these movies and whenever there was a fellow from Texas he would point to him, and, "There's so
; holdover of JFK’s Cabinet; LBJ didn’t use party machinery; John Bailey; poverty program; Vietnam policy; felt LBJ captured by military; foreign policy; responsibility of Albert Thomas for NASA in Houston.

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 69, 18 September 1998," LBJ Library (Item)

Society and the War on Poverty as "unmitigated disasters." Dallek 's response was to ask if Americans are ready to give up such programs as Medicare, Medicaid, federal aid to education, civil rights, environmental protections, and other Great Society

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 46 (XLVI), 5/24/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

ally in terms of the Great Society programs. We were very conscious of--I was and the President may have helped make me conscious of it--of the fact that the poverty program in particular, but many of these other programs and the civil rights laws were

Reading copy, Remarks of the President Before a Joint Session Congress, House Chamber Capitol, 11/27/63 (Item)

and ideals which he s o n ob 1 y r e p r e s en t e d DJus.t an d wi 11 .be-~----· translated. into _effective apt ion. Under John Kennedy's leadership, this nation has demonstrated that tt· has the courage to seek peace 1. ~nd th~_ fortitude to risk war. We

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