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Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Beirne, interview 1 (I), 3/4/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Johnson's effectiveness as Vice President 15,16 Days immediately following Kennedy assassination 17,19,20,21,22 Sec . Willard Wirtz 18,19 Mr . Meany 22 OEO 23,24 Everett Dirksen 25,26 President Johnson's major accomplishments 27 Nixon
as Vice President; JFK assassination; Secretary Willard Wirtz; George Meany; OEO; Everett Dirksen; LBJ's major accomplishments; Nixon; Humphrey; George Wallace

Oral history transcript, George Meany, interview 1 (I), 8/4/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

any problem in the Senate, because in the Senate we felt we had a good eight or nine or ten votes to spare there--which of course we did have as time went on. have enough votes to break a filibuster, you see. But we didn't Everett Dirksen mounted

Oral history transcript, Samuel H. Shapiro, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

good, very good. When I was governor, I had no problems at any time, so far as cooperation was concerned. F: Were you ever able to get any insights into President Johnson's relationship with Senator [Everett] Dirksen? Dirksen's a Republican. I

Oral history transcript, Charles Roberts, interview 1 (I), 1/14/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Juanita Roberts, interview 4 (IV), 4/6/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that Russell wrote to LBJ that LBJ sent back to Russell? R: No. Wouldn't accept it? G: Yes. R: No. G: Now, [Everett] Dirksen was another one that was very important for the You don't remember that 1etter? I didn't see it. Fortas thing. R: Yes. G

Oral history transcript, Jack Brooks, interview 1 (I), 2/1/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

it a better operation . It has not been run that well since . F: Did he ever talk about his relationship with Senator Dirksen? B: Oh, sure . They got along fine . That's no problem, they always got Dirksen was a friendly, affable old rascal

Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 2 (II), 10/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

office because I simply didn't have any duties. of pitched in. I just sort I remember that night congressional leaders came; I remember Senator Dirksen came and the Speaker and others to be ushered in to see the President. I spent little time in his

Oral history transcript, Stephen J. Pollak, interview 4 (IV), 1/31/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, Tnurmond, on the one hand; a second element, the Republicans--Dirksen, Hruska, Scot t, Long; and the numerically largest group is the Tilore liberal Democratic group led by Senator Hart and nu~bering , and Dodd. &~d among it Senators Kennedy, Burdick

Oral history transcript, Bayard Rustin, interview 1 (I), 6/17/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 2 R: Yes. B: Apparently Senator Dirksen's support was a key part of it. R: I think when Dirksen came around it became inevitable

Oral history transcript, Dorothy J. Nichols, interview 1 (I), 9/24/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Senator Dirksen, Congressman Halleck, and so on? The personal relationship seems to be very close. N: Yes, it is, but I guess it'll go back to Senator Knowland when he was Republican leader of the Senate and Mr. Johnson was the other leader. No, it'll

there, and then we had a little ceremony with Senator Mansfield, Senator Dirksen, all the people, and we paper and hung it up there . all signed a piece of But it wouldn't have come back if he hadn't helped . F: After he became president you have a campaign

Oral history transcript, Robert E. Baskin, interview 1 (I), 3/16/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

community in the state of Illinois is responsible for what happened to the 14B. that's where it came from. exactly squarely. They worked through Dirksen, but But I think Johnson played the game He set it up, he made it forceful, and he just didn't

Oral history transcript, Larry Temple, interview 3 (III), 6/26/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

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