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Folder, "[September 6, 1967 - 11:09 a.m. Meeting with Vietnam Election Observers]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • depend upon how the elected government reacts. He said we cannot overlook the vote given Dzu. He said the pacification effort will be long and arduous. He doesn't agree with the liberty of the press impressions from Vietnam citing that two
Folder, "[July 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • :•-"' July 30, 1968 NOTES OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH BEN MEYER, ASSOCIATED PRESS July 16, 1968 Mr. Meyer: I thought your Central America trip was very useful. Luci stole the show. The President: (Read talking points, attached, a copy of which he gave
Oral history transcript, George E. Christian, interview 6 (VI), 9/17/1979, by David Culbert (Item)
  • were there you may know something about them. First question concerns the Hhite House Communications Agency. Can you tell me anything about how that functioned and what its connection was with you as press secretary? CHRISTIAN: It supplied our
  • Special telephone interview regarding the impact of television on public policy; White House Communications Agency; use of videotape; White House Naval Photographic Unit films; LBJ's close relations with the press; television news reports; effect
Oral history transcript, George E. Christian, interview 2 (II), 12/4/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • associated with the same sort of operation back in Texas, except that you are, of course, dealing on a much magnified scale? C: There was a gre a : deal of difference. I think the fact that I was, in a sense, a profes s·anal press secretary--had been do
  • East Wing press corps; Liz Carpenter; White House reporters; press accreditation; LBJ’s relationship with the press; LBJ-Udall controversy; cabinet members; MLK and RFK assassinations.
Oral history transcript, George E. Christian, interview 3 (III), 2/27/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , who came ou t of the preach er realm to become Presiden tial Press Secreta ry, an d move on f rom there. I know that pa rt of this wi ll be a f te r th e fact, but you d id overlap, and I'd be i nteres te d in his r elati ons hi p wi th th e Pr e
  • Bill Moyers as press secretary; LBJ’s techniques; overseas trips.
Press release, Statement by Press Secretary George Christian, 6/5/67 (Item)
  • FOR IMMEDIATE JUNE 5, 1967 RELEASE Office of the White House Press Secretary - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THE WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT BY PRESS SECRETARY GEORGE CHRISTIAN We are deeply
  • See all scanned items from White House Press Office Files Box 53
  • Press relations
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  • Press release, Statement by Press Secretary George Christian, 6/5/67
  • White House Press Releases
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Telephone conversation # 13740, transcript, GEORGE CHRISTIAN and RON ZIEGLER, 11/15/1968, time unknown (Item)
  • en said. .,. ZIEGLER: I agree. My secretary is on now • .CHRISTIAN: .1 w'nti'd to fill you in on what I am telling the press here in the way of background. I am presenting this thing as a very straightforward : .· '' I and cooperative thing all
  • Press relations
  • CHRISTIAN DISCUSSES HIS RESPONSE TO PRESS CONCERNING MISINTERPRETATION OF NIXON'S STATEMENT ANNOUNCING APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT MURPHY AS NIXON'S LIAISON DURING TRANSITION, INCLUDING STORY THAT LBJ WAS IRRITATED WITH NIXON
Oral history transcript, George E. Christian, interview 1 (I), 11/11/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • : http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh November 11, 1968 B: This is the interview with George E. Christian, the press secretary for Mr. Johnson. Mr. Christian, to start with, what were th.:: your appointment to this job? i rcumstances
  • Career; White House personnel; press operation; transition difficulties; Vietnam negotiations; LBJ’s contemplation of not running for reelection in 1968.
Transcript, news conference, 6/5/67, 9.55 AM (Item)
  • he is? MR. CHRISTIAN: No, I don't. THE PRESS: Thank you. END (AT 10:02 A.M. EDT)
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  • Press relations
  • Transcripts of Press Secretary News Conferences
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Transcript, news conference, 6/5/67, 4.15 PM (Item)
  • -A - 7 - it be your judgment that the kind of reports that are available to you now are not significantly more specific or accurate than the ones we get on the press wires? MR. CHRISTIAN: I think that is a correct assess­ ment
  • See all scanned items from White House Press Office Files Box 14
  • Press relations
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Folder, "[October 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • between the U.S. and the USSR. The President and Mr. Carroll concluded with a discussion of the press. The President said he thought too many foreign correspondents followed the lead of a few columnists, and did not portray the facts. He said he wished
Oral history transcript, George E. Christian, interview 5 (V), 7/1/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • tried to prepare the press by getting as much material as we could on the visitor, because most of President Johnson's visitors were people not very well known in Washington. Only occasionally you got a Peron or a Harold Wilson. -:'. Particularly
  • Heads of State visits; press corps shift to San Antonio; LBJ’s interest in Texas politics; LBJ State Park; Connally-Yarborough feud; McNamara resignation; Clark Clifford; division with Willard Wirtz; cabinet officers and White House staff members
Oral history transcript, George Christian and Harry Middleton, interview S-1, 4/1/1996 (Item)
  • and it is just up to us to start out. So let me introduce myself: I am Harry Middleton, director of the LBJ Library. This is George Christian:. We both worked for President Johnson in the White House. George was far more important than I; he was press secretary
  • Press relations
  • use of the telephone and the Library's plans to make LBJ's phone conversation recordings available; how George Christian got to know LBJ; LBJ's strengths and flaws; LBJ's interactions with the press; how LBJ kept up to date on Congressional activity
Oral history transcript, George E. Christian, interview 4 (IV), 6/30/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • few minutes. C: Most of my duties pertained to getting the press ready for overseas trips. On most o f our trips, particularly those ~nvolving international conferences like the Manila Conference in 1966; and the Punta d el Este Confe rence
  • Experiences with Presidential foreign travel; importance of availability of communication; Presidential speeches; LBJ’s foreign relations; White House staff press briefings; Marvin Watson; 75% free hand with the press; Fortas/Thornberry nomination
Transcript, Background Press Briefing, 6/9/67, 5.05 PM (Item)
  • DEPJ.RTMEN'l' OF STATE vv imANSCRIPffOP BA.CKGROUND PRESS BRIEFING, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1967, 5105 P. M. SBCRE'l'ARYRUSJts Well, a week that has been rather Pirst, President we don't Na•se~. would respond announced he will him. And apparently
  • Press relations
  • Transcript, Background Press Briefing, 6/9/67, 5.05 PM
Folder, "May 4, 1968 - 4:30 p.m. Cabinet Room Meeting on Vietnam," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • - 100, 000 last 4 months April record month. I will talk to Ball about "Meet the Press". TOP SECRET . . ··., .­ i -­ ~ i '. ... - - - - - - - - ­:-; ,. "' =·-· ; I l - .d•-1/ ~ ~vt~) ~1~ vr/,, ;ti,_,:_ k ~. j j ~ ' j ! l
Folder, "[November-December 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHlNGTON January 20, 1968 NOTES OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH WOLFGANG WEYNEN AND WOLFGANG NOLTER OF DEUTSCHE PRESSE AGENTEUR OF GERMANY ON NOVEMBER 14, 1967 The President asked Weynen how things were going
Folder, "April 9, 1968 - 8 a.m. Camp David meeting with Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, Bunker staff," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • like a leader. The Vietnamese forces did better than the press indicated. None of the things the enemy expected to happen happened. President Thieu has moved ahead on a great many fronts - - mobilization, upped it from 65, 000 ; civil side, 14 new
Folder, "[June 22, 1966 - National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • . The President: Would General Taylor give me his views. General Taylor: I am optimistic. I think we have to press hard on all four fronts -- economic, political, military and diplomatic. I see a movement upward all the way. We should be escalating
Folder, "[January-March 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • Cormier - AP Main points covered by the President: 1. His visit to the Vatican resulted in a one day extension of the Christmas truce, and the Pope 1 s agreement to press for better treatment of prisoners. 2. The Vietnam situation was serious, but our
Folder, "[April-May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • . He said he had reported this in a Press Conference on March 31, 1966. "In 1967 we got a little help. " The President was asked if he derived any pleasure from DeGaulle 1 s situation. He replied: "I am sorry for him. I hope some of the advice he has
Folder, "[July-August 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • to the press. He said Vietnam elections were now our greatest hurdle out there. He noted that in our country, we'd had our revolution in 1776 and had no government established till 1789. He said we went to Honolulu last year to help them begin, so that actually