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Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 7 (VII), 8/26/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was a little older than I was, but we were in the same class. Then after John came Harold, who committed suicide after a few associations, he had busted up with A. W., who at that time, in the early days, he was just a little kid. Anyhow, I won't bring up

Oral history transcript, James J. Reynolds, interview 1 (I), 6/18/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

: Well, he was a very wonderful and dear man. I think, possibly, that it was because of that association that President Truman heard of me. I was called from the Navy Department one day by his secretary. He merely walked out in the Rose Garden with me
process; railroad strike in Florida, 1964; unemployment; Reynolds’ wife, Helen; 1965 New York City transit strike; National Association of Broadcast Employees and Army Signal Corps technicians dispute; problems with the building trade unions.

Oral history transcript, Willard J. Smith, interview 1 (I), 12/10/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

that he was extremely busy and hard-pressed with the many difficult problems, and I remember particularly well his arrival there. He flew up from Washington and came over from the airport by helicopter and landed at our field and we had an automobile

Oral history transcript, Stephen J. Pollak, interview 2 (II), 1/29/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

you take up that story where you became associated with it? P: Yes, Mr. Baker. February. The starting point is really in middle or later President Johnson established the Task Force on the War on Poverty--I think that was its official name--early

Oral history transcript, Theodore Berry, interview 1 (I), 2/15/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

, and also won some prizes there in oratory and in debating, and then on to law school . I graduated from law school in 1931, at that time winning a corporation law prize which was offered by the bar association of the state of Ohio . You mentioned

Oral history transcript, Melvin C. Winters, interview 4 (IV), 3/12/1987, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

to the Cage family that I have been associated with all my life, still associated with. Ben Jack was a promoter, and he tried to promote everybody, including his uncle, to everybody else. He finally ended up down in Brazil. I'm sure you've heard all that stuff

Folder, "Ex HU 2, 1/1/65 - 4/20/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES]," WHCF HU, Box 3 (Item)

if you could request Dorothy Territo to compile as complete a set of such quotations as possible . These quotations ar e needed by March 30 . Sincerely, Lloyd,)Vri ght Direci'br Press and Publications Service Mr. G eorge Reedy T he White House RECEIVE

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/12/1967 (Item)

) Lovell requeste d t o se e th e Presiden t t o than k hi m fo r th e appt , an d to ask -i f th e Presiden t woul d introduc e hi m t o the press . __ , /Hire HOUSE Date )€NT LYNDO N B. JOHNSON WAtV June M 'resident began his day a t (Place) Day

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 1 (Ia), 12/12/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

in 1917 in Chicago- R: East Chicago, Indiana--it's in a different state. B: And became the United Press' Congressional correspondent in 1938--from '38 to '41--in Air Force service, 1942-45; and then again after the war from '46 to '51 with UP

Folder, "Boggs, Hale (Cong.) 1/1/1968 -," Name Files, WHCF, Box B-331 (Item)

rec •ideration of inv. to the Preaident to addreae annual meeting "Louiaiana Bar Association in Biloxi, Mi••· kpril 25-27. - -- .. By direction of the Presi erit: " ;~ 1 196 f. • O(lf J::IJ W. Marvin Wat•on Special Aaaietant to~ Pr• (White

Folder, "China Lobby II," Papers of Drew Pearson, Georgetown Files, Box G 130 [2 of 3] (Item)

acknowl edged that they d ispensed free t rips were: Max Klein. identified by Wright as editor of Metro Goldwyn-Mayer News of the Day; Louis Messolonghelis, edi tor, King Features Syndicate; Courtland Smith, editor of the Central Press Association

Oral history transcript, Betty Furness Midgley, interview 1 (I), 12/10/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

this. But the suburban housewife was used to the image of me standing beside a well-stocked refrigerator, and I think they thought that at least the image would be that I was involved with consuming, if not consumer problems, that people associated me in a kitchen

Oral history transcript, James U. Cross, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1970, by Arthur J. Mayer (Item)

, and he beat Mr. [Robert] McNamara in, which I believe was what his objective was! (Laughter). And therein began our association--mine with the Vice President, later the President. And I must say that it was a wonderful, exciting experience for me

Oral history transcript, James E. Webb, interview 1 (I), 4/29/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Services in which Dr. [Jerrold] Zacharias [physicist] was the leader; he and Wiesner were very close and intimate associates. I had brought both of them into the government in the Troy Project when I was Under Secretary of State; had worked closely

Folder, "King, Martin Luther (1968) (Deceased)," Aides Files of Mildred Stegall, Box 32 (Item)

-Castro. He reportedly had some "bad experience in Cuba during and just after 1959." During prior interviews the source when pressed for specific details bas sometimes become evasive. I representative l ~ I The source advised he learned from a female

Folder, "Summaries of Vice President Johnson's Trips, 1961-1963 [II]," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 1 (Item)

' • downtown streets An~•ra greet VP. At outskirts city VP ~ changed from limoueine to 1934 Lincoln touring car which Ataturk used and which still has emotional association fof!t 5-,,, ~ Turks. Change took place before point where cr,owds had ~ begun thicken

Oral history transcript, Esther Peterson, interview 1 (I), 11/25/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

appoint a consumer council if he were elected, and the consumers kept press i ng him, "Hhen are you rea11y goi ng to set up a consumer council?" They did set up the consumer advisory council to the Council of Economic Advisers. I know the consumer

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

on. After Goodwin left, he [Moyers] was less and less successful as Presidential Press Secretary, I think in part because Bill had adopted a method of operation that included an awful lot of backgrounding on what the President was really doing, and most
Bill Moyers’ departure from the staff; letter from Bill Moyers; source of press leaks; memorandum to the President; LBJ’s reaction; impatience with the situation; conduit between LBJ and outstanding critics in the Congress; visit to Vietnam; conduit

Oral history transcript, Stanley Karnow, interview 1 (I), 4/30/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

: STANLEY KARNOW INTERVIEWER: Ted Gittinger PLACE: Mr. Karnow's residence, Potomac, Maryland Tape 1 of 2 G: Mr. Karnow, would you begin by sketching for us your professional association with Southeast Asia? K: It came rather late in my career

Oral history transcript, William J. Jorden, interview 4 (IV), 11/7/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

, 1985 INTERVIEWEE: WILLIAM J. JORDEN INTERVIEWER: Ted Gittinger PLACE: Ambassador Jorden's residence, McLean, Virginia Tape 1 of 1, Side 1 G: Let's begin by my asking you by what process you got picked to go to Paris to be the resident press man
to the press in the Paris negotiations; information leaks during Paris talks; private talks held in Paris; Madame Anna Chennault; results of the Paris talks after the Nixon administration was in power; writing for The Vantage Point; LBJ in retirement.

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 21 (XXI), 2/22/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

attitude. C: And maybe some contrasts. During the--at least my experience on the receiving end in the Pentagon during the Kennedy administration was that they were--they pressed hard to be deeply involved in awarding contracts and who they went to. Indeed

Oral history transcript, Marie Fehmer Chiarodo, interview 3 (III), 10/29/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

today, Lyndon Johnson felt he was the president, and they all worked for him. Some of the things I've seen recently in the press about his Secret ServiceCone thing in particular: I read an article about bathroom habits and the Secret Service. I can't

Folder, "Korea - Vol. 2 , Memos, 7/64 - 8/65," Country Files, NSF, Box 254 (Item)

. Foreign Minister SHIINAma.de'the apologetic remarks attributed to him upon arrival in Korea, quoting different versions of the remarks which appeared in the Japanese press as an example. 3. Kang emphasized that the Christian ministers do not wish to push

Folder, "Black Liberation Front - FBI Reports, March 22, 1966," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 13 (Item)

they felt that it was necessary to defy the travel be,n to Cuba. We feel that we a.re members of an -)!)pressed g:roup •living within the scope of Unj_ted Sta:t;,es. power' and influence, but not e, significant part or major force of • that power

Reference File, "Whistle Stop -1964 ("Lady Bird Special," 10/6-9)" (Item)

( was a rich Democratv.h:>h:ld I.med Repu:,lic;&n, bl.C('(fN h:ld the good senseto rea,n IO ihe Oemoeteic fold. Frencesl.$'oW'l8, a reporterfol the Associated Press,lied a t!Ofyabol.( lhe dledonary,Off/lO haveIt yarl

Reference File, "Whistle Stop -1964 ("Lady Bird Special," 10/6-9)" (Item)

( was a rich Democratv.h:>h:ld I.med Repu:,lic;&n, bl.C('(fN h:ld the good senseto rea,n IO ihe Oemoeteic fold. Frencesl.$'oW'l8, a reporterfol the Associated Press,lied a t!Ofyabol.( lhe dledonary,Off/lO haveIt yarl

Oral history transcript, Thruston Morton, interview 1 (I), 2/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was--and I was making a very partisan speech. When I left the room, some reporter--I believe it was Jack Bell of Associated Press who covers the Hill--and he said, "The President has been shot." And here I'd been making a very partisan speech! I had

Oral history transcript, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., interview 1 (I), 11/4/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

intel lectual associated with Adlai Stevenson, for whom he did not have a high regard. F: Yeah. Did Jim Rowe or Phil Graham ever talk to you ab:>ut his Presi dential ambitions or their ambitions for him outside of wh1t you've already said? S

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] The 23rd UN General Assembly, 9/25/1968, Volume 5, Tab 73," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

before our election is over. Ambassador Ball: Secretary General U Thant's press statement on halting the bombing in Vietnam upset many UN delegates. There is no serious effort to introduce a Vietnam resolution as a result of the Secretary General's

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 41, September 11-14, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [2 of 2] (Item)

. After approval of the conununique and general discussion on Friday, September 15, the meeting will terminate at noon when I conduct a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Miki. You have agreed to hos - a stag luncheon in the White House Wednesday

Oral history transcript, Nash Castro, interview 3 (III), 3/20/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

say, for the White House Historical Association also donated $10,000 toward the project. The cost wasn't very much above that, maybe another three or four thousand dollars at most, and this we paid for out of our National Park Service appropriated

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 30 (XXX), 5/18/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

as chief executive to prevent inflation. I'll have no choice. I will have no chance to go to Congress. I am not announcing this wire so that you and your associates can consider the interests of your country, and you can act with complete freedom. The best

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 11 (XI), 7/24/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of the United States can work his will with the Congress. When the president is successful, then the press says, well, the Congress is a rubber stamp. When the president isn't successful, well, he can't seem to provide leadership, and the Congress would follow
with Powers, O'Donnell, and O'Brien and their career plans after leaving the White House; opposition to Medicare, especially from the American Medical Association (AMA); how the public mindset has changed regarding Social Security and Medicare; the Bob Kerr

Folder, "Shelton, Robert Marvin," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 11 (Item)

is yellow with a black vinyl top. · D. Close Associates ROBERT M. SHELTON, Imperial Wizard, UKA, is known to associate closely with ·.- MELVl[N SEXTON, #17 Lake Sherwood, Northport, Alabama, who is the Imperial Kligrapp of the UKA. II. CONNECTION WrTH

Oral history transcript, Carl T. Curtis, interview 1 (I), 3/10/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

any impression of his association with Rayburn during the House years? Did they seem particularly close? Did he seem to follow Rayburn's lead pretty much? C: He was regarded as a protégé of Sam Rayburn. And Sam Rayburn was a forceful leader

Oral history transcript, James L. Noel, interview 1 (I), 6/10/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Noel -- I -- 9 fairly do as a partner of the firm. I assembled a small group of associates around me and practiced in that posture until I was appointed to the court in 1961. M: Now, after you got out

Oral history transcript, Phillip S. Hughes, interview 1 (I), 3/7/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

of legislation. They will also needle us to clear reports that they want up there to meet their schedule, and will at times press us as well as the agencies to come up with what they consider the right answers on a particular piece of legislation. contact

Oral history transcript, J.R. Parten, interview 1 (I), 2/28/1976, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

to go to work. And I saw him, of course, a few days later in company with my friend and attorney, Claude C. Wild, Sr. F: Was Claude with Humble Oil then? P: No, Claude Wild was then director of the Independent Petroleum Association of Texas, of which

Oral history transcript, Carl Phinney, interview 1 (I), 10/11/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

house. We had quite a visit at that time, but of course that was the first time I had seen him since 1940. F: Were you associated in the army with Hardy Hollers? P: No, sir. F: So you had no personal interest in that Hardy Hollers-Johnson campaign

Folder, "Communism and the Negro Movement – A Current Analysis," Aides Files of Mildred Stegall, Box 63a (Item)

aid, to support communist causes, to associate and confer with prominent communist leaders, and to work closely with and rely upon the.advice and guidance of dedicated communists with concealed affiliations, despite the fact that they have been

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