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, at the same time wanting to take advantage of [John Foster] Dulles' leaning against Israel, wanting to take political advantage of that, but at the same time not wanting to go too far and embarrass Eisenhower or to disturb Eisenhower. Johnson had what I

price supports, [and the bill was] vetoed by Eisenhower. What do you recall about this struggle? M: Well, I remember Johnson making a speech on national television about it. To tell you frankly, I thought of that issue as a binder issue, one of those

the politics of the Eisenhower Administration was to be friendly to civil rights. So he couldn't very well abandon that administration policy. G: One of the articles, I'm sure there were others, commented on how well organized the southern forces were

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 1 (I), 12/5/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

that there were certain historical necessities for the Democratic Party that required the passage of legislation. That is, this was Eisenhower's bill; it had passed the House; here it was in the Senate; no legislation had passed in eighty-five years. Secondly
with Eisenhower Administration; self analysis; leader of an opposition on the staff; censure resolution; HHH; Richard Russell; HR 3; LBJ’s relationship with Kerr and JFK; contempt for some Senators and close friends in the Senate; LBJ singled out protégés; LBJ’s

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 5 (V), 4/9/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

had, where the troops were. I remember suggesting to the President that the Park Police might be an immediate quick reserve, and he called over there and got David Black, the new, the brand new Under Secretary. And when you conceive of a guy who has

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 3 (III), 1/16/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, then they have to come along and say "But all is not lost.We have a solution." That's the format that has always been used. Guys like Eisenhower who philosophized about the way "things are pretty good and we don't really have to get too worked up"--they don't

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 4 (IV), 3/24/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

and his predecessor Dwight Eisenhower said was critical to the free world." That's murder. Anyway, there was everything--The investment was tremendous. And now you get slugged. You get the Tet offensive and all the doves and the doubters who are, as you

Folder, "CIA," Office Files of Harry C. McPherson, Box 5 (Item)

of the Appropriations Committee; Dr. Milton s. Eisenhower, President, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; the Honorable Thomas s. Gates, Jr., President, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company and former Secretary of Defense; Dr. James H. McCrocklin, President

perceive the administration in this respect? Did he perceive them as being small-minded or myopic? M: I think so. I think he did. At the same time, you have, I believe, his very complex view of Eisenhower. I think he regarded Eisenhower as a man who

of achievement for Johnson as I could remember. He was really playing the Senate like [Arturo] Toscanini playing the NBC Orchestra; everything seemed to be at his command and he seemed to be able to deal with Eisenhower and with the Democrats in the Senate

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 2 (II), 12/19/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

: . but it ~as manageable. In fact prices rose an average of onl~. 3_~ · 1 ... -.: .. ·- percent per year during the 1961-1968 period -- an identical increase to that of . . the eight years of the Eisenhower Administration. During the Korean War, when the government

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