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Oral history transcript, George L. Mehren, interview 1 (I), 2/18/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, 1969 INTERVIHJEE: GEORGE L. MEHREN INTERVIEHER: T. H. BAKER PLACE: Mr. Mehren's office, The Agribusiness Council, Inc., Park Avenue, New York City Tape 1 of 2 B: This is an interview with Dr. George L. Mehren. Sir, let me summarize your

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

? H: No, sir. When I returned from the United States after being called home, the press were eager for a press conference, and were very insistent; so I decided I would hold one in my home the afternoon after I returned at the residence

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

[WILLIAM] GULLEY INTERVIEWER: STEPHEN GOODELL November 29, 1968 Go: Sir, I'd like to start out by asking you if you could tell me when you first came into contact with the President? What were the circumstances surrounding that? Gu: That was in May

Oral history transcript, Samuel T. Williams, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

from General Taylor, now chief of staff, U.S. Army. He wanted to know if there was any cogent reason why I shouldn't go to South Vietnam to relieve, or to replace General Mike, or Iron Mike, O'Daniel. G: Excuse me, sir, you called him Iron Mike. H

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

hour a day separation mill. The boys are wild to get home, and they are not interested in serious thoughtful counseling on vocational and educational matters at that juncture. We haven't quite figured out how to solve that problem. P: In other words

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

very brief? F: Correct. Yes. Mc: Sir, have you ever participated in any other oral history project of this type? F: No, I have not. LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral

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

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh June 16, 1969 M: To begin with, let's just identify you, sir. You are Governor Averell Harriman and your list of offices held is quite lenghty. But during the Johnson Administration you served as Under Secretary of State

Oral history transcript, Charles E. Bohlen, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh November 1968 M: Let's identify you, sir. You're & K D U O H V E. Bohlen, currently Deputy 8 Q G H U 6 H F U H W D U \ of 6 W D W H for political Affairs, and \ R X have held this position since what date, sir? B

Oral history transcript, Maxwell D. Taylor, interview 1a (I), 1/9/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

; that it was not really parochial interservice bickering as sometimes it was described. But it was a question of two contending strategies of great national importance. To air the issue in this way would be a profitable and useful exercise. P: And did you air it, sir

Oral history transcript, Charles Diggs, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh March 13, 1969 M: Let's begin, sir, by identifying you. You're Charles Diggs, a member of the House of Representatives from the State of Michigan, where you've served consecutively since 1955, I believe. D: Elected

Oral history transcript, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

I NTERVIEl~EE : KENNETH O' DONNELL INTERV I EHER: PAIGE E. MULHOLLAN PLACE: Mr . O'Donnell' s office , Park Square Building , Boston , Massachusetts Tape of 2 M: let ' s get your i dentification on the beg i nning of the tape here , sir

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

become a political football in which we've been unjustly criticized. Although I must say that many times the criticism of the foreigners has simply echoed the criticism of our own press here at home. M: The phrase "credibility gap" has so much centered

Oral history transcript, William B. Macomber, Jr., interview 1 (I), 12/17/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh December 17, 1968 Let's identify you to begin with, sir. You are William B. Macomber, presently Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations. Ma: That's correct. M: Which position you

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

Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 1 (I), 1/30/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

went to the hills, hey, so the Turks are undemonstrative." "Christ," he said, "did you see them out there?" I said, "Oh, yes sir, I saw them out there. I was right behind you all the time." I lied because I didn't want him to know I had an even

Oral history transcript, Karl E. Mundt, interview 1 (I), 9/21/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Butler, for example, used to say that Mr. Johnson made divided government work by surrendering to President Eisenhower. Do you think that's accurate? Mundt: I think you must mean Paul Douglas. M: Well, Mr. Butler was Chairman of the Democratic

Oral history transcript, Theodore Hesburgh, interview 1 (I), 2/1/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

event he was very cordial about this. I brought my mother and sister down, and he was always very gracious with people like your mother or your sister or whatever, and he made them feel at home in the White House. And I remember occasionally being over

Oral history transcript, Jane Engelhard, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and 20, 1977 INTERVIEWEE: Mrs. Jane Englehard INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Mrs. Engelhard's home, Cragwood, Far Hills, New Jersey Tape 1 of 3 G: Let's start with your parents, first of all. Your father was a Brazil- ian diplomat. E

Oral history transcript, George Jacobson, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

, 1985 INTERVIEWEE: GEORGE INTERVIEWER: Ted PLACE: JACOBSON Gittinger Colonel Jacobson's residence, Reston, Virginia Tape 1 of 2, Side 1 G: All right, sir. Why don't we begin with 1954? How did you get selected for that duty in Vietnam? J: Well

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

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

always felt that my politics were in a sense a carrying-out of the kind of attitude that he instilled in me toward human beings. G: Right. All right, sir, let's get down to a specific case then. your opposition to official policy in Vietnam evolve over

Oral history transcript, Samuel A. Adams, interview 1 (I), 9/20/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

hundred forty thousand, is that correct, General?" And General DePuy said yes. He said, "You've killed eighty thousand of them according to your statistics, is that correct?" "Yes, sir, that's correct." "Now, General, you have been in combat," which

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

primarily? Me: Yes. Mu: Once the assassination of President Kennedy occurred and Mr. Johnson was suddenly President, how quickly did he contact you? Me: He contacted me at home the next morning. President Kennedy was assassinated on Friday around 1

Oral history transcript, Paul D. Harkins, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

over to Korea. He went He was the commander in Korea and I was his chief of staff in the Eighth Army. Then I commanded the Forty-fifth Division Infantry, and that was sent home, so they gave me the Twenty-fourth Division. I stayed in Korea

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

into the Academy in larger numbers? And getting some Negroes on the faculty?" I said, "Yes, sir." And he went on with this man, and I came back home with my wife. We were in the car, I told her what he had said, And she says, "Shoot, he isn't going to remember

Oral history transcript, Samuel T. Williams, interview 2 (II), 3/16/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

, 1981 INTERVIEHEE: GENERAL SAMUEL T. HILLIAMS INTERVIEWER: TED GITTINGER PLACE: General Williams l home in San Antonio, Texas Tape 1 of 2 G: All right, General Williams, despite the increase in terrorist activities in 1959 and 1960, did you see

Oral history transcript, Frederick Flott, interview 2 (II), 7/24/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, you came over here with me. I just wanted to take leave of you and let you know that I am going home very quickly for political reasons that I have already discussed with you in some measure," as he had over, say, the previous two weeks, his view

Oral history transcript, Edward Re, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

/exhibits/show/loh/oh February 19, 1969 M: Let's begin by identifying you, sir. You're Edward Re, and you're currently since January of 1969 a United States Judge in the Customs Court. Prior to that time you served for most of the year 1968

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

Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 21 was to say, ·'Yes, sir!" I didn't give it a second thought. I did point out that all my experience was in the Middle East, and I

Oral history transcript, Keyes Beech, interview 1 (I), 3/22/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

of there . during the last days, during the seizure of Dien fifties, In effect, I was in and then in the early sixties, it was going to so many years of I was Bien between there and Tokyo, my home, and then I was in French surrender . cover that war

Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 4 (IV), 5/27/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

INTERVIEWEE: BARRY ZORTHIAN INTERVIEWER: Ted Gittinger PLACE: The Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 G: All right, sir. When we left off, I believe we were talking about the Tet Offensive, the impact of the Tet Offensive on public opinion and so

Oral history transcript, Leon Keyserling, interview 1 (I), 1/9/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh January 9, 1969 G: This is an interview with Mr. Leon Keyserling, formerly the Chairman of Economic Advisers, conducted by Stephen Goodell for the Oral History Project, Thursday, January 9, 1969. Sir, I'd like to start out

Oral history transcript, Claude J. Desautels, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

because he's from his home state, who happens to be on the House Agriculture [Committee] and we had a little minor problem with the congressman. But he's from Joe's home state and Joe used to know him well, maybe Joe worked for him before he came down

Oral history transcript, William C. Trueheart, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

on until I had completed two years in London, which was I think in August. Technically I needed to do this in order to be qualified for some home leave. So I did that, and then I came back to Washington and had a couple of weeks of orientation course

Oral history transcript, Alan S. Boyd, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

to know something about your background . B : Where were you born, and when? I was born in Florida, July 20, 1922 . I was actually born in Jacksonville, Florida, because that was the nearest hospital . My home was a small town of 600 people, turpentine

Oral history transcript, Joseph Alsop, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh May 28, 1969 M: Let's begin by just identifying you, sir. You're Joseph Alsop, a syndicated columnist at the present time and author of numerous books, and you've been doing this same type work for long enough to watch

Oral history transcript, Phillip B. Davidson, interview 2 (II), 6/30/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

, if they moved back into Laos or Cambodia, we still carried them; we didn't drop them. G: Once you put them on the OB [order of battle], they were there? 0: That's right. And to the best of my memory, nobody, none of the North Vietnamese ever went home

Oral history transcript, James C. Thomson, Jr., interview 1 (I), 7/22/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

, but not quite. T: Very nearly. I begged off. There was some illness at home, and I didn't want to be out of the country that long. So,though Mr. Bowles proposed me, and I think I was accepted on the list, well, at least on the tentative.list, I asked

Oral history transcript, Ray S. Cline, interview 1 (I), 3/21/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

." And if they fire at Quemoy, I want to know it imme- I said, "Yes, sir." He said, "Now, have you got instant communications with my motorcade and everything?" be hooked Up." I said, "That can I in fact had not intended to be wired right in. he said, "Get

Oral history transcript, Lucius D. Battle, interview 2 (II), 12/5/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 14 I would say--the next day was Thanksgiving, as I remember it. Perhaps I'm wrong, maybe the next day wasn't Thanksgiving, but it was that weekend. And I remember getting home in the middle of the afternoon