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Oral history transcript, Alan S. Boyd, interview 4 (IV), 5/15/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • with Mr . Alan Boyd, former Secretary of the Department of Transportation . I am in his new offices at the Illinois Central The date is May 15, 1969 . Railroad in Chicago, Illinois, and my name is David McComb . There's one question I might throw
  • of the Department of Transportation; Urban Mass Transit; Maritime Administration; National Transportation Safety Board; appointment as Secretary and confirmation; reflections on LBJ; domestic legislative achievements; international relations; effects of Vietnam War
Oral history transcript, Ivan Allen, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • and accomplishments would answer it. The Department of Urban Affairs, and the creation of additional facilities in transportation, and development of HEWand all of these were basically a need to meet the problems of the cities. HUD came about entirely during
Oral history transcript, David E. McGiffert, interview 2 (II), 5/15/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • the military problem quite well in his article in Foreign Affairs last fall. He said for the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong to win is not to lose, but for the Americans to lose is not to win. That really is the military problem, because as long as we
  • issues relating to an all-volunteer army; the ratio of officers to enlisted men; managerial re-organization in the Defense Department under Robert McNamara; McNamara's systems analysis office and a comparable army office; the value of a service secretary
Oral history transcript, Roger Hilsman, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • was as assistant secretary of state for Far Eastern Affairs which you held until of 1964. H: Is that correct? No, March 15th. I actually resigned earlier than that, but the President asked me to stay till March 15th while he got a replacement. M: And you had
  • Biographical information; departed government in 1964 over policy in Vietnam; JFK, Harriman, Forrestal and Hilsman were all for a political approach while LBJ was for a military approach; LBJ: “It’s the only war we’ve got;” Rostow and McNamara were
Oral history transcript, Jerry Voorhis, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • affairs were secondary to his interest in this progress for the American people whom he knew so well. And yet he was catapulted into a situation in the world which couldn't be escaped. I wished with all my heart that he could have had a period