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Oral history transcript, David K.E. Bruce, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1971, by T.H. Baker (Item)

with him was after I had been appointed Ambassador to Great Britain . When President Kennedy was killed, President Johnson sent for me and said that he expected and hoped that I would remain in the office there . I told him that of course I was honored

Oral history transcript, Morris Abram, interview 1 (I), 3/20/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

political friends. I've visited Herman and Herman's visited me; we have a good cool relationship that is friendly. But Russell quite obviously wanted to be president of the United States, and I felt that there was no hope in hell for him to do so considering

Oral history transcript, Lester D. Johnson, interview 1 (I), 10/16/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

agencies--that is, Immigration, Public Health, and Agriculture--have installed at a number of airports and eventually hope to expand further. He has shown quite an interest in this program. We had a meeting in the White House a couple of months ago

Oral history transcript, Sanford L. Fox, interview 1 (I), 11/27/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

that was always impressed on me and I try to impress on others a need for dedication. I think if my predecessor said it once he said it a hundred times -- dedication always. And that I hope we always will carry. P: You've mentioned several things that you

Oral history transcript, Donald S. Thomas, interview 1 (I), 2/3/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

had any real hope of winning the race or even losing by a narrow margin. I think he was pretty much defeatist right at the end of that campaign. I think someone like Connally could probably describe that better than I can. But at any rate, I

Oral history transcript, John W. Macy, interview 2 (II), 4/25/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

that I was known to and well regarded by a number of people that he had talked with; and that he hoped that I would take it. I then asked him about some of his policy positions with respect to the career service, and his response was: 'well, I'm

Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Levinson -- I -- 23 about things that we do have our disagreements which of course we can resolve--we hope we can resolve. You also

Oral history transcript, A. Phillip Randolph, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

and finally we agreed that we would go ahead with it. B: I was wondering--of course, we all know that it turned out to be a superbly disciplined march-- R: President Kennedy nor Vice-President Johnson agreed or disagreed. They did express the hope it would

Oral history transcript, R. Conrad Cooper, interview 1 (I), 6/10/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

20 or 27, I've forgotten which. I think it was the twentieth. He phoned and indicated his great concern with the problem [and] his high hope that we might be able to settle it ourselves and not have to involve the government in it. In other words

Oral history transcript, David W. Angevine, interview 1 (I), 1/7/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

not had agreements with other If I continue as Administrator of Farmer Cooperative Service, which I hope to do, we will work out agreements with other agencies, such as Farmers Home Administration, Rural Electrification Administration. You get a little

Oral history transcript, James L. Noel, interview 1 (I), 6/10/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

in that. M: Were you involved in any state politics in 1956? N: Well, let me say this. I'm trying to think back. I was always involved in some way in state politics. I was one of those people who maintained, I think, I hope, friendly and cordial relations

Oral history transcript, Harold Fleming, interview 1 (I), 5/14/1986, by Michael Gillette (Item)

sort of way. And I said to Lee on one occasion, "Lee, I hope the President understands what we're dealing with here and is not going to be rudely surprised. The feeling is ugly out there in lots of quarters, and ugliness is bound to intrude

Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview 1 (I), 12/3/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 7 by and say, "A Canadian dam story is about to break and I hope you' 11 break

Oral history transcript, S. Douglass Cater, interview 4 (IV), 4/24/1981, by Clarence Lasby (Item)

with which he hoped to come back and run Washington, and I came down as a political writer for the Reporter magazine to ask him if that story was true. It led to a story that he liked, interpreting Johnson and his attitude toward national politics. But I

Oral history transcript, Dorothy H. Jacobson, interview 2 (II), 4/23/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

? J: Oh, yes. The acL-ninistration drafts all went in without them, and the committee put them in immediately. B: Was that just a foregone conclusion, just politically impossible? J: Oh, hope springs eternal, you know. But I guess those of us

Oral history transcript, Otto Kerner, interview 1 (I), 6/12/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

hope, Doctor, that when anything is drawn up, I would certainly hope the governors might see this before it is written in its final form." Because in the past so very frequently our first experience with a piece of legislation was after

Oral history transcript, John J. (Lt. Gen.) Davis, interview 1 (I), 3/7/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

force mixes--both from offensive and defensive sides--that would assure both sides that they had enough weapons for assured destruction. In other words, that neither side could strike first at the other side and hope to do this without having inflicted

Oral history transcript, David Dellinger, interview 1 (I), 12/10/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

it says something about being suspicious of labels, and I am. I am just now working on an autobiographical book in which I say even good labels are bad for you because they limit you. I guess I hope I defy all labels. There was a time when I used

Oral history transcript, Virginia Wilke English, interview 2 (II), 3/18/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, but not on a regular eight-to-five basis. G: During this campaign, Lyndon Johnson was really identified with Franklin Roosevelt. E: Yes. G: Was this a help or a hindrance in 1941? E: Well, I certainly thought--we all hoped it was a help. I think we were proud

Oral history transcript, Walter G. Hall, interview 1 (I), 6/30/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

organized labor and a few intellectuals and liberals in Galveston came to feel apparently that our efforts offered the most hope for some changes in Galveston. We endeavored to elect Jim Simpson, now a prominent attorney in Texas City, as county attorney

Oral history transcript, Harrison Salisbury, interview 1 (I), 6/26/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

of contacts in the various countries that I hoped to visit, to get into China if possible or lay the groundwork for getting into China. Then a third purpose, but this was really tertiary, was to see if it would be possible to get into North Vietnam

Oral history transcript, Willard J. Smith, interview 1 (I), 12/10/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

given the commencement address and it was a very special occasion. The President had an opportunity to get off what I felt was a delightful quip that was reported in the New York Times the next day. In congratulating the class he told them he hoped

Oral history transcript, John W. Macy, interview 4 (IV), 7/21/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

hoped right up until January 19, 1969, that an executive order would be forthcoming. But the decision was made not to do it, and the original executive order carried over. I was disappointed that this did not come to pass because I felt

Oral history transcript, Steve Martini, interview 1 (I), 12/19/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

a slight heart attack." "That's too bad. I hope she gets better." So the President said,· Well, the next vi s it to the barber shop Ann was with me, and the President said, IIAnn, how's your mother?" She said, "She's getting along much better, Mr

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

of others for the help, and I hope I can count on you," to which you would give the normal response, first, of being very proud of � � � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories

Oral history transcript, Willard Deason, interview 8 (VIII), 4/15/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

with President Johnson. So I'm going to relate two or three instances where I think it may shed a little light on history. I might say in preface to that that I hope that I have not given the impression that I was a close advisor of President Johnson on matters

Oral history transcript, Paul Henry Nitze, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

and ourselves we would have to resist strongly through the policy called the containment policy which Mr. Kennan and I interpreted somewhat differently, even though we'd worked together in the policy planning staff during those days. But the hope

Oral history transcript, Murrey Marder, interview 1 (I), 5/25/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

story. And there was some opinion that Washington hoped that the Soviets would be helpful in resolving the Vietnamese situation. What role were the Soviets supposed to play by our scenario? M: Well, you have the change in Soviet command at the top

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 17 (XVII), 12/17/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

their interest was securing a franchise in New Orleans. The NFL did not succeed in getting legislation passed in the last couple of years but came close to it. There were inordinate efforts on behalf of the NFL in the Senate by senators who are hopeful

Oral history transcript, William H. Chartener, interview 1 (I), 1/22/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

this to be the case in a number of other positions, at and near my level, since I carne into the government. M: Were there ever during these conversations any direct instructions as to what they hoped that this particular office would accomplish in the corning year

Oral history transcript, Eugenie Moore Anderson, interview 1 (I), 11/13/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

knew that I was a friend of Vice President Humphrey's because the Vice President frankly had really hoped that when I returned from Bulgaria in early-1965, that I could go on to another diplomatic post abroad. He had talked with the President about

Oral history transcript, Eugenie Moore Anderson, interview 2 (II), 11/13/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

for their assurances that he would be permitted to leave the country immediately. And so I felt that I should do that--it was a definite instruction and I also thought that I just had to--that was the only way we could ever hope to get him out was with their agreement

Oral history transcript, Dorothy Territo, interview 1 (I), 11/1/1983, by Claudia Anderson (Item)

Territo -- I -- 17 was instituted. But she talked that afternoon about this place where she hoped that people in Johnson City could gather and use it, as a, for recreation or just to feel comfortable there. She wanted the papers of all her children

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 40 (XL), 12/21/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

rates, so we have to do something, and December is the month, December and early January, in which we have to figure out what to do, and this whole exercise--and I guess when I look at the memos here--I hope I can really figure out how to do this in my

Oral history transcript, Courtney A. Evans, interview 1 (I), 3/27/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. Katzenbach first approached you about serving in this position, did he outline what the administration hoped the office would do? E: Only in very general terms. I had been involved with the Organized Crime Section of the Criminal Division

Oral history transcript, Sterling Tucker, interview 1 (I), 4/21/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

was an office that sometimes made the man. Somehow maybe it's because either my faith in our form of government or maybe my hopes for it--that I believe this is true. Maybe I just hate to think that someone who shouldn't be President could become President. B

Oral history transcript, Tommie W. Glick and Sarah Taylor, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

been here once or twice since then, and that's the last time I remember him. G: I hope you have seen or plan to see Uncle Tony, because he's one of the rarest people I've ever knm'Jn in my life, really fascinating. Have you seen him? Mc: I

Oral history transcript, Anna Rosenberg Hoffman, interview 2 (II), 2/17/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Johnson. H: I think in my early interview I told you how President Roosevelt at that time called my attention to Congressman Lyndon Johnson and told me of his high hopes [for him], which I think he felt were fulfilled. LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, Luther Holcomb, interview 3 (III), 7/29/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

--they went in on a mountain peak; then they were naturally excited about that moment, that type of conversation. So they go across and stand in Lafayette Park and began talking that they had such high hopes after the election, with Mr. Kennedy as President

Oral history transcript, James J. Rowley, interview 1 (I), 1/22/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

with the Secret Service that additional personnel and new equipment couldn't correct. But I'm hopeful that we are strong today and progressive in the area of sophisticated equipment and that we would be able to withstand any proposals of that kind. Unless you