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President's Daily Diary entry, 4/19/1968 (Item)
  • to!TE House Date E NT LYNDON B. JOHNSON April 19, 1968 LBJ RANCH ~ __ 'resident began his day at (Place) , Time Telephone 1: 1 In Out Lo 8am _ f or t ..... Activit LD . President 9:19a 9:25a Judge A. W. Moursund at his Auction Barn in Round
Oral history transcript, Horace V. (Dick) Bird, interview 1 (I), 5/16/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • back with him . personnel, so he brought me So I was in sort of an aiding position at that time . I was [an] aide and that was it, so I didn't have any particular chores . What am I saying? I didn't have a particular job, I could sort of be on my
Oral history transcript, Donald M. Baker, interview 2 (II), 3/5/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)
  • #3) INTERVIEWER: STEPHEN GOODELL March 5, 1969 G: This is the second session with Mr. Donald Baker, the general counsel of OEO. Today's date is March 5, 1969. I'd like to start today by asking a question which was partially covered last time
Oral history transcript, Ernest Cuneo, interview 2 (II), 4/23/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , and such was the fervor that the New York Sun ran a note, "Positively tomorrow at three o'clock Theodore will walk on the waters." It was something of that tre- mendous populist movement. As we thought of it at the time, President Theodore Roosevelt, whom the President
Oral history transcript, Frank McCulloch, interview 2 (II), 8/15/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • of Time and Life reporters, generally speaking they were at absolute loggerheads with their publications. And in the other circumstances where a reporter's view and reported view of the world coincided with his publication's, I think it was coincidental
  • ; exaggerated body counts; Henry Cabot Lodge; Maxwell Taylor; the relationship between American and South Vietnamese commitment to fighting ; altering of his articles by Time editors; Charlie Beckwith; his early impression of LBJ; the Maddox incident; the Navy’s
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/19/1964 (Item)
  • . 11 ) \\ Th e Presiden t autographe d Wm . S . White' s boo k The Professiona l "T o m y long time dependable friend , Georg e Killion wit h appreciatio n - Lyndo n B. Johnson " (over) Page 2 FRIDAY June 19 , 196 4 The President autographe d Wm . S
Oral history transcript, Jack T. Conway, interview 1 (I), 8/13/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • and Clifford Shaw personally back in the thirties and early forties when I was a student at the University of Chicago. Saul Alinsky attempted to get me to go to work for him in Los Angeles when the zoot suit riots took place. I considered it but didn't do
Oral history transcript, Thomas Francis "Mike" Gorman, interview 1 (I), 6/5/1985, by Clarence Lasby (Item)
  • about half an hour. We waited in the broiling sun in Oklahoma, hot July, and got inside and started to move around. Well, I didn't want to get announced to the superintendent, announced to [inaudible] office. I just moved through the corridors, went
Oral history transcript, Theodore Hesburgh, interview 1 (I), 2/1/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • . M: Right. And let's get the date too, it's February 1, 1971. H: February 1, yes. M: Did you know Lyndon Johnson in any way prior to the time he became Vice president in 1961 from your work with the Civil Rights Commission after '57? H
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 15 (XV), 1/4/1980-1/5/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • wife, is thanking. "The day they were closing up the sun room"--that would be in his headquarters at the Stephen F. Austin [Hotel]--"I went down to tell them all goodbye and thanks for you and also for me. They've all been grand: Julia Bryden and sweet
Folder, "Dr. King, Inves. of his Murder April 1968," Papers of Ramsey Clark, Box 66 (Item)
  • DISOBEDIENCE, WHICHKINGALSOESPOUSED ALONG WITHNONVIOLENCE, "COULDBE VERY RISKYAT THIS TIME." HE SAID THATANYDEMONSTRATION AT THIS TIMESHOULD BE CONDUCTED ENTIRELY WITHINTHE LAWANDWITHRIGID CONTROL OF HE MARCHERS. "THESEARETURBULENT TIMES ••• THERISKS AREGREAT
President's Daily Diary entry, 9/13/1967 (Item)
  • ) of minuteman. Mrs. of bois_ y (include visited by) ture Codc Walt 1967 ~ ' /HUE Hoosi Date Sept kk 13, 1967 _ >ENT LYNDON 6. JOHNSON «A«Y w 'resident began his day at (Place) The -r;__ Telephone Time f 11 Lo In Out White House Day _. £ t
President's Daily Diary entry, 8/3/1966 (Item)
  • just fine. She sure told them in Lithuanian, didn't she, "referring to a story also attached from the Lithuanian Daily in Chicago, He laughed out loud two or three enjoying the piece. times wHen reading obviously Bill Moyers (pl) Date August White
Vice-President's Daily Diary entry, 10/3/1961 (Item)
  • f Dick Russe k Bob Henkel Charles Schrot h Frank Herro n Sid Davi s Washington Sta r U. S . New s & World Repor t Joi Time-Life Houston Chronicl e Aviation Wee k Singl Chicago Tribun e Joi Air Forc e Magazin e Singl Telenews Moffe Telenews Moffe
Folder, "I," Department of Housing and Urban Development 1965 Files, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 2 (Item)
  • migration of .day; and wash their hands gf both civif 1 • .• our time. If includes 70 percent of us. soot ,ncf rh-i£ du:v at ni~ht. Afflurnc1 . ~ < 1 4.:--~ * X:;- a ,.,.··.•' . ..• / . :; I
Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 6 (VI), 9/17/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • City in 1964. I was a delegate only one time and that was the one to Atlantic City. It seemed to me we went to Chicago nearly every time except we skipped one year, one time. G: Well, let's see, one year it was in Philadelphia, wasn't it? R: Well, I
Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 1 (Ib), 12/19/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh December 19, 1968 B: 1bis is the second session with George Reedy. Sir, last time we carried this through the election of 1960, which brings us now up to the vice presidential years when you were still on Mr. Johnson's
Oral history transcript, William M. (Fishbait) Miller, interview 1 (I), 5/10/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • president, the former president and now a statesman . F: Our former friend . J-9 : No, he's not a former friend because he's still my friend . He and his wife have been my friends for a long time and I've been their friend . In fact, Lady Bird has
Oral history transcript, Frederick Flott, interview 1 (I), 7/22/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , but at the time, there were there some people who were available for assignment to what at that time was something of a backwater, or at least a place that traditionally had been something of a backwater. G: Did you know Ambassador [Frederick] Nolting? F: Yes
  • . to Vietnam for the first time; Victor Krulak-Joseph Mendenhall visit; Jocko [John] Richardson and John Mecklin; Rufus Phillips; General Paul Harkins; Mike Dunn; Bill Trueheart; security for Ambassador Lodge; Lou Conein; coup of 1963 and meeting Diem an hour
Folder, "Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM) - Miscellaneous, 1966 - 1968," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 18 (Item)
  • to-P«~ 9, Col. 1 p e iarSMay9ral Rae .atchedClos¢1y I 1 m _....._ ____ ~ ,:,,." ~· ''>t _I I SERVATION COPY ____,. r0S ANGELES TIMES OCTOBER 1~. 1967 MAYORAL RACE forward his best attack­ the need to get Philadel­ phia moving again
President's Daily Diary entry, 2/21/1967 (Item)
  • toiTE Hous e Date Fe b 21 , 196 7 IENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N DIARY 'resident bega n hi s day at (Place ) Th Time Telephon 1: . ** Qu L Activit P y (includ e visite d by ) Douglas s Cate r 8:13a t I y McNamar a _ 8:38a £ _ Th e
Folder, "Gray, Jesse Willard," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 8 (Item)
  • that JESSE GRAYoved her at that time two checks tor support. She a aid that her son had to work in the ev~ning to help Pa:J' the bills. It was learned b7 same source on April 29, 1966, that JESSE GRAYwaa in Pamil7 Court on that date with his wite, ROSALEE
Folder, "Johnson, Lyndon B. [1940]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 10 (Item)
  • !'notiona miloting -with the Prollidont. t\10 nooks ngo by Toma Dot10orate lly ooncem is that Europe h&ar through America that this country is behind the Preoident to the sneximum. Thnt Jll8e.ns1 l. Chicago ehould be une.nimouu with _no other name
Folder, "Flying Saucers [1952]," Papers of Drew Pearson, Farm Series, Box F 71 (Item)
  • INDUSTIIA&. f'IOC!SSH • METHODS • TIMI STUDY • STANDAIDS JAMES J. CALLAHA SS.c> WOT CHICAGO QRAND AVSNUS ✓-v 39, ILUNOIS ~ ✓s
Oral history transcript, James H. Tate, interview 1 (I), 5/27/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • National Municipal Association, which is now the National League of Cities. We had with us Mayor Daley of Chicago, Mayor Dilworth of Philadelphia, and Bob Wagner of New York was the mayor of New York at that time, to call on the then Democratic leader
Oral history transcript, Clifton C. Carter, interview 1 (I), 10/1/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • . At that time, I was 18 years old and wasn't able or permitted to do much but pass out cards and tack up placards and do a little car-driving, which I did in the Bastrop County area around Smithville on weekends when I could get over there from Kerrville. Now
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview 5 (V), 2/2/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • have to make around Washington to-­ C: It went on for two months. She blocked out time to do it right. at sunrise to Mount Vernon because the sun's better then. She went even The cameramen all fell in love with her because she was the first person
Oral history transcript, Hugh Sidey, interview 1 (I), 7/22/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • as was possible, so if I ask you things that you think you've written adequately about, say so and I'll just switch off. because we're not trytng to duplicate what Time-Life has printed or anybody else has printed. Let's identify. You're Hugh Sidey, and you
  • Sidey’s contact with LBJ during the Senate period; his work with Time magazine covering LBJ; 1957 Civil Rights Bill; Sam Rayburn; LBJ’s relationship with other politicians; press coverage of LBJ in the Senate years; difference between Senate
Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview S-I, 6/12/1973, by Robert Hawkinson (Item)
  • as well as any--we knew Ed I went to Chicago as Levi at the Universit y of Chicago. H: Who was the contact there? M: I can't recall. I guess Ed Levi had been on various task forces-­ LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org
President's Daily Diary entry, 11/16/1964 (Item)
  • November 16, 1964 Date. THE WHIT E HOUS E PRESIDENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N DAILY DIAR Y The Presiden t bega n hi s da y a t (Place ) Entry No. Telephone fort Time In Out Lo 8:50 C 9:15 C SENATOR ROBERT KENNEDY - N/R FROM MANSION B. 8 t t
Oral history transcript, David Ginsburg, interview 4 (IV), 11/11/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • that the staff had made in connection with housing. We had worked very carefully with the housing people within government, and with private interests, and with others, experts, throughout the country. Tony Downs, I remember, who was at that time in Chicago
Oral history transcript, Wilbur J. Cohen, interview 1 (I), 12/8/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • . This interview is in his home in Silver Spring, Maryland. The time is 3:30 and the date is December 8, 1968. My name is David McComb. Mr. Cohen, first of all, I would like to know something about your background--where you were born and when. C: I was born
  • as chief executive; withdrawal of Title I funds from city of Chicago; poverty program; education acts; task forces; MHMR Act of 1963; Clean Air Act of 1963; Water Pollution Act of 1961; Hill-Burton Act; Elementary and Secondary Education Bill; Truth
President's Daily Diary entry, 9/21/1967 (Item)
  • ^ ^ ^ fM^ HousE n*« ^ . Sep t 21, 196 7 €MT LYWOOM B. JOWWSOW MAKY 'resident begM his day at (Ptace)_ Th Time Telephon . Activit In Ou t L o L 4:57a t y (indud e visited by) e Situation Room Jak Breakfas Directo 8:3la f Justic 8:51a t
Oral history transcript, Cartha D. (Deke) DeLoach, interview 1 (I), 1/11/1991, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , it was when he was Majority Leader. The first time I met him was when Clyde Tolson, Associate Director of the FBI, and I was an assistant director, called me to his office and indicated that wouldn't it be a good idea if Mr. [J. Edgar] Hoover were
Folder, "Douglas, Paul H., 1/1/66 - 12/31/66," Name Files, WHCF, Box D-251 (Item)
  • . . Seaborg, this afternoon, said: ..... .(1) the six sites _(New York, California, Chicago) are equally good,. and Denver, Ann Arbor, ·.:.:. Madison, .. ...: .. . I .. . . {2) timing is important to him, and he would like the selection announcement
Oral history transcript, Ralph G. Newman, interview 1 (I), 9/2/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , 1974 INTERVIEWEE: RALPH G. NEWMAN INTERVIEWER: Joe B. Frantz Place: Reception Room, Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Chicago, Illinois Tape 1 of 1, Side 1 F: How did you ever get in contact with the Johnsons in the first place? N: My first word
Oral history transcript, Fred M. Vinson, Jr., interview 3 c (III), 12/16/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • through some special assistant at the White House--Joe Califano or someone like that. B: This last summer and the riots in Chicago at the time of the Democratic National Convention, what sort of machinery from your office went into effect there? V
  • Urban disorders; Pentagon demonstration; floating federal force; Detroit riots; Control Center-Communication Centers; riots in Chicago; Baltimore riot; Ten Blocks from the White House; Daniel Walker Report: “Rights in Conflict;” Bobby Baker’s case
Oral history transcript, Charles S. Murphy, interview 2 (II), 5/29/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • platforms for some several times in the past had a notion that I might be helpful. Whether that notion was right or not, why, that's the reason I went to Chicago. B: Did r~jr. Johnson give you any sort of briefing before you went? You mentioned earlier
Oral history transcript, John Fritz Koeniger, interview 2 (II), 11/17/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • anecdote that you did not tal k about on tape was the introduction to Jack Dempsey. Do you recall the first time you met him? K: Yes. You remember that Lottie Dexter Dempsey was a guest for at least three weeks or something like that in Tom MartinIs
Oral history transcript, Joseph Laitin, interview 4 (IV), 6/19/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • that, too. Although Bill Kent of the Chicago Sun Times was one of his favorites, but he tended to favor the big urban papers. I forget who it was who wrote an article about his programs for the New Republic. I can't 17 LBJ Presidential Library http