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

of his head, which ;s the part of Kennedy's skull that had been blown out, a.nd said, III can't tell YOU,ll and then unconsciously reached Up and indicated where he had been hit. wa.s much milling around. Then the press bus arrived. There Everybody
and successor General Creighton Abrams; 1968 campaign and transition; LBJ’ s relationship with black civil rights leaders; the organization of LBJ’s staff; LBJ’s credibility and faults; Roberts’ current activities.

Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 3 (III), 11/15/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

years later. that ther~s really not an awful lot that I can add at this late date to what I said before. questions. I find Now, if you had some more specific LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B

Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 2 (II), 8/18/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

started in December '63, so he has had that problem on his plate throughout his entire term. And, of course, it's still going on, although it has s±mmered down considerably. However, I, for one, would not be surprised if we had another flareup, because

Oral history transcript, Elmer B. Staats, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1971, by T.H. Baker (Item)

years? S: I had been appointed deputy director of the Budget Bureau by President Truman in 1950 and had decided to go to Marshall Field and Company at the invitation of the president of the company, who had been a consultant to the Budget Bureau during

Oral history transcript, Carl Sanders, interview 1 (I), 5/13/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

INTERVIEWEE: CARL SANDERS INTERVIEWER: THOMAS H. BAKER PLACE: Governor Sanders' office in Atlanta, Georgia Tape 1 of 1 B: Sir, do you recall if you met Mr. Johnson any time before the 1960s while he was still a senator? S: Oh, yes, I had met Mr

Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 2 (II), 7/19/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, by making applications for big clinical trials. That was the idea of the commission, this is the point of its report. It was loused up by Oren Harris' letting the AMA get into it and make it subject to local committees overseeing what was done
in the commission’s work; the Kennedy Center; Samuel Rosenman; a national health insurance program and President Truman; getting LBJ’s approval for the commission after President Kennedy’s death; desalinization of water; Senator Lister Hill; health and research

Oral history transcript, John McCormack, interview 1 (I), 9/23/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. McCORMACK INTERVIEWER: T. Harrison Baker September 23, 1968 B; Back in the 1930's, you had been in the House of Representatives for about ten years, I believe, when the then freshman Congressman Lyndon Johnson arrived. Do you remember any first
First impressions of LBJ; close relationship with LBJ; FDR-LBJ relationship; Truman was close to LBJ; LBJ’s national outlook; LBJ’s leadership in the Senate; progressive; Board of Education meetings; bill to admit Hawaii and Alaska; minimum

Oral history transcript, Vide G. (Mrs. E.L.) Bartlett, interview 1 (I), 5/14/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

say that the first real visits that they had on the subject of statehood for Alaska were probably in 1948. At that time the statehood bill was· reported out and P·resident Truman issued a s·pecial message to Congress on statehood, embodying his

Oral history transcript, David Dubinsky, interview 1 (I), 5/7/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

: Hoover, Eisenhower. First of all after Hoover, Roosevelt; and after Roosevelt, Truman; then Eisenhower; Kennedy; Johnson. six Presidents. topics. This is with five, Naturally all this time we had conversations on various I would not say the same

Oral history transcript, Charles A. Halleck, interview 1 (I), 9/19/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

as I know because I know many times the boys were down there. Ev (Everett) Dirksen, I found out about it through Jerry (Gerald) Ford. They were there many times you understand, and that's the way it's gotta be. Truman. I used to go down

Oral history transcript, Leslie H. Gelb, interview 1 (I), 4/30/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

we can cover it in the time left. LG: Sure. Sure. But I'll tell you who has excellent documents on that. It's Clark Clifford, and he put them in the Harry Truman Library. I mean, all the papers that were done in the Pentagon on the Phantoms were

Oral history transcript, Frank E. Moss, interview 1 (I), 2/16/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

/exhibits/show/loh/oh Moss -- I -- 3 M: Yes. He didn't have a very cohesive party but it wasn't the factions so much that defeated us, just I guess the overwhelming sentiment that existed then in the country which came to a strong head in Utah. Truman

Oral history transcript, Thomas K. Finletter, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

the time now when I Now before that I had been in London as the head of the United States' mission for the Marshall Plan. And then after I came back I was asked by President Truman to head up a commission on air power. That was in 1947-1948, the last

Oral history transcript, Ben Barnes, interview 1 (I), 6/28/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

probably done a better job of staying out of politics and staying out of taking public positions than any man that has ever retired from the office of the presidency in the history.. came out and endorsed everybody in the country. Harry Truman Dwight

Oral history transcript, James M. Nabrit, interview 1 (I), 3/28/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

grew almost out of proportion. He had one of the young black women who was a secretary in the White House with him, and he had Pat Harris, who had been one of the people involved in the election campaign. Anyway, this was a very great occasion
appointments; black attitudes toward LBJ; Hobart Taylor, Jr.; RFK, Truman, Humphrey and John Macy; Nabrit’s switch to Democratic Party in 1964; Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party’s seating fight at 1964 Convention; advising President on civil rights

Oral history transcript, W. Averell Harriman, interview 1 (I), 6/16/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

the point that he wasn't interested in his earlier career in foreign affairs at all. While you served President Truman, either in the White House or as Mutual Security Administrator, did Mr. Johnson ever take any interest in the foreign affairs aide? Did

Oral history transcript, W. DeVier Pierson, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

know what it would be. some shuffling around on the staff. staff. I knew there had been Bill Moyers had just left the Harry McPherson was the first contact point I had, and I func- tioned initially as Harry's deputy or took over some of the chores

Oral history transcript, John A. McCone, interview 1 (I), 8/19/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

and the Democrats quite well and faithfully--everyone from Truman forward as President. I wonder how you first came into contact with Lyndon Johnson. M: My first contact with Lyndon Johnson was in 1950 or 1951 when I was Under Secretary of the Air Force during

Oral history transcript, Norman S. Paul, interview 1 (I), 2/21/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] INTERVIEWEE: NORMAN S. PAUL (Tape iF!) INTERVIEWER: DOROTHY PIERCE Mc SWEENY More on LBJ Library oral histories
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Oral history transcript, Norman S. Paul, interview 1 (I), 2/21/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
Norman S. Paul

Oral history transcript, A.S. Mike Monroney, interview 2 (II), 2/26/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 21 Me I believe it was in the early part of the '60's that the SST program or the question of developing it, first began to come up. Did you work on that at all? M: Yes, I worked on it a great deal
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Oral history transcript, William B. Macomber, Jr., interview 1 (I), 12/17/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

might as well impeach the fellow as put this kind of thing in there." And then finally he said--the conversation went on a little bit; "Sam, just remember, we may have that Presidency one of these days. of that kind of s tuff cluttering up

Oral history transcript, Eugene V. Rostow, interview 1 (I), 12/2/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

rounds of it--with Wilson, and with Truman, and the '30's, and now this round about Vietnam. I think by and large the majority of the country accepts our foreign policy with common sense, not very happily, but accepts it as inevitable. I think

Oral history transcript, George C. McGhee, interview 1 (I), 7/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

suspicion Did you know Mr. Johnson back in the old days very well--say, 1930s and '40s? Mc: I've known him since the early '40's but not that well. I first met him when I came up to join the War Production Board before Pearl Harbor. of fact, my first

Oral history transcript, Warren L. (Bill) Gulley, interview 1 (I), 11/29/1968, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

expect. Is this all military equipment that's being used? Gu: Of course, the aircraft are. This office has, at the President's direction, four 707's-Go: That's the President's own--? Gu: That's right. Go: Cabinet officers--? Gu: That's right

Oral history transcript, John William Theis, interview 1 (I), 12/1/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was involved in. He was then on the House Naval Affairs Committee, studying at the knee of Uncle Carl Vinson, the chairman. At that point I believe he had been out in the Pacific and come back. But [thi s was] my fi rst experi ence of hi s persuas i ve abil

Oral history transcript, Donald A. Williams, interview 1 (I), 11/12/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Administration. Now, SCS technical assistance and community planning and development was practically nonexistent 8 years ago. During the '60's, SCS has placed increasing emphasis on such assistance. In 1965, for example, we helped towns, townships, counties

Oral history transcript, Edwin O. Reischauer, interview 1 (I), 4/8/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

in, really, in the first place. I: Or even the earlier ones-- R: Or the ones under Truman that got us to be a major helper of the French, and you know, they all share the blame; this is not a unique error of Lyndon Johnson. He was the man that was holding

Oral history transcript, Chester L. Cooper, interview 1 (I), 7/9/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

of television cameras and say, "I'm giving you what you want, am I not,tt (remembering I think the problems Truman had with McArthur). But by and large, if these guys were to--as I think [Adm. U. S. Grant] Sharp has already indicated, now that he has retired

Oral history transcript, Stanley R. Resor, interview 1 (I), 11/16/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

resistance was met both within the military and outside? R: One of the major decisions in the summer of 1965, at the time the decision was made to commit U. S. units to Vietnam, was the decision of whether to mobilize Some part of the reserves. And here

Oral history transcript, E. Ernest Goldstein, interview 3 (III), 12/19/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Oral history transcript, Harold Pachios, interview 1 (I), 10/15/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to acknowledge that. I told you that he wanted so much to sign the Medicare Bill in Independence, went out there, and how pleased Truman---boy, he paid a lot of attention to Truman. I don't know if anyone ever asked Truman LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, Michael V. Forrestal, interview 1 (I), 11/3/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

with Kennedy. Well, putting it another way, if you wanted to get something done in the early days of President Johns"On' s Admini stration ,and if you were on his White House staff and you couldn't get to see him yourself, which happened, then there were three

Oral history transcript, O.C. Fisher, interview 1 (I), 5/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

years that I knew him in the Congress. I'm sure he was quite active on the Arrned Services Committee in those days and confined most of his activity in terms of participation in debate to bi 11 s comi ng out of that committee. t4c: Did he appear

Oral history transcript, Curtis LeMay, interview 1 (I), 6/28/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was few B-26's. They can be gathered off of every junk pile around the world as a matter of fact. to be traced to the United States. They didn't want any of this thing That was our greatest fear that they find out the United States had been dabbling

Oral history transcript, Maxwell D. Taylor, interview 1b (I), 2/10/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

at all. have gone. It either had to be met there, or If it hadn't been met there at all, then Thailand would Laos would have long since followed, and I suspect the Communists would s till be in char ge in Djakarta. The negotiations, of course

Oral history transcript, Mitchell Rogovin, interview 1 (I), 10/23/1968, by T.H. Baker (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 21 - quite a pilloring and purging in the early 1950's, when the Eisenhower

Oral history transcript, H. Ralph Taylor, interview 1 (I), 3/25/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

for a job in August of 1946. I got here the week that Wilson Wyatt resigned as Administrator of the then Nat ional Hous ing Agency and the Truman housing pl;ogram bJ;'oke up under congressional attack. In some ways it's probably the most fortunate thing

Oral history transcript, Charles K. Boatner, interview 3 (III), 6/1/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

saw to the mail; he took all the telephone calls for the Vice P r e s i d e n t He was the contact point for the vice president. People who knew Johnson realized that if they were talking to Walter that he would give Johnson an almost verbatim report

Oral history transcript, Alfred B. Fitt, interview 1 (I), 10/25/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

much space in the cemetery. There was And the acceleration in the utilization of that space which took place in tne 1960's, some of it owing to the burial of President Kennedy there, but most of it just occurring because of the increase in the death

Oral history transcript, William W. Heath, interview 2 (II), 5/25/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

that over a year we looked at the Truman Library and Eisenhower Library and other libraries--tried to-F: Was Wayne Grover often with you on this? LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral

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