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Oral history transcript, Ben Wattenberg, interview 1 (I), 11/23/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 11 speechwriter himself, but he was at that time Press Secretary and really the number one substantive aide as well--and deeply
  • ; press leaks and staff members talking to the press; believing in what you write; 'crisis mongering'; changes in socioeconomic conditions for Negroes; presenting statistical information to the President; the Kerner Commission; Robert Kennedy speaking out
Oral history transcript, Ben Wattenberg, interview 2 (II), 11/29/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • around the table asking suggestions as to what he ought to be doing. Somebody brought up that he ought to go out and confront the demonstrators if necessary, but go out and press the flesh. And his feeling was [this]. I know he quoted John Connally