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Folder, "Memos to the President – 1967," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 1 (Item)

Cooper ,"),..,O Tom Cronin &--Nat Davis ~rvin Duggan &...-tarry Eagleburger ~Jim Gaither .....,_ Bill Graham \,.,ffob Hardesty vDick Holbrooke i..-£d Hamilton t.-'rom Johnson ~ill Sparks Attached is today. ~im Jones , Bill Jorden ....Spurge Keeny

Folder, "Ex AG 5-1 PEST CONTROL," WHCF AG, Box 8 (Item)

-1 August 28, 1967 t-1,E rl s p ~ l,, fG tt-•S Dear Mr. Gaither: Enclosed please find 26 prints showing rat bites in human beings, rats in their natural habitat, rat damage and contamination of food, and methods of rodent control and rat stoppage

Folder, "C.F. - FG 170 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (1967)" WHCF Confidential Files, (Item)

proposals made by the Commission or . Task ;Force should be discussed at that meeting, ple·ase submit the1!1 to M~. • Gaither by the close of business. on Friday, November'.24. l t. 1. I I '4/f ~,.- ,,._, ,., .. 0 ... .. ·1. ~ ! i ,. ..I ,. ' LG

Oral history transcript, Stanley Ruttenberg, interview 1 (I), 2/25/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Gaither. good close personal working relationship with both. I had a I had far more contact with Jim Gaither than I did with Califano, but I did work closely with Califano, as well as Gaither, on many issues. I found them to be quite stimulating

Oral history transcript, Philip Lee, interview 1 (I), 1/18/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 2 (II), 3/18/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

office on March 31 the two people who were working around the clock literally to put this material together John Robson--and I hope that when somebody interviews him, they raise this point--and Jim Gaither of our staff, were both in there working to meet

Oral history transcript, Darrell Royal, interview 1 (I), 4/29/1987, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Parseghian, the Catholic, and I needed my good black friend, Jake Gaither, from Florida A&M. Old Jake Gaither stood there, big old tears rolling down his cheeks. I never will forget that. And he still talks about it when I run into him. That was one

Oral history transcript, William Gorham, interview 1 (I), 3/24/1986, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

or 1967. And there was great enthusiasm on the part of [James] Gaither and Califano to put this through as the capstone of the President's education program. This was the way that it was presented to LBJ; that this would be the only thing that hasn't been

Oral history transcript, Dr. Samuel Halperin, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

assistants, Jr. [James] Gaither, I would, yes. But you know, these reflections are very, very difficult for me to really detail and sustain. as such. These are impressions, and I have to represent them The staff work of Gaither and Califano doesn't begin

Oral history transcript, Lewis Mayhew, interview 1 (I), 5/1/1985, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Mayhew -- I -- 23 Joseph Califano and James Gaither at the White House both liked the idea very much and presented it to Lyndon Johnson, and--with the idea

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 47, 1 July 1990," LBJ Library (Item)

"Hopefully," Jim Gaither wrote after he returned to San Francisco, the symposium made "a meaningful contribution to the history of that period." Many others wrote or telephoned in the same vein. ''I think we made a real record," Orville Freeman said

Folder, "Ex LE/AG 5-1 [LEGISLATION - PEST CONTROL]," WHCF LE, Box 27 (Item)

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/18/1967 (Item)

Duggan UPHff [_ _ back to the mansion at night he fears that the country might not hold together for Jim Gaither ___

President's Daily Diary entry, 2/6/1967 (Item)

, Julius Vice Pres' Office / Fulton, James G. , Cong Cannon, Howard W. |Sen / Gaither, James WH_ Carey, Frank j ' Associated Press. Galler, Sidney • Smithsonian Inst Carey, Wm. D. | Bur of Budget N Gram , Nils L. Scientific Attache, Emb of Norway. Carlson

Oral history transcript, Larry Temple, interview 2 (II), 6/12/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

interviewed him. T: Joe Califai.10 on the I·i'bite House staff, and Jim Gaither who was his assistant, started ~ee~i~g relative to a reorganization of the Labor Department, particularly relating to the Manpm"er Development Program. The reorganization had

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 12 (XII), 12/21/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of the big struggles was to get hold of a copy of the Gaither Report, and the administration refused to give it to the corrmittee. R: I only have a dim recollection of that, because the Gaither Report was like so many of those reports in those years

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 1 (I), 4/14/1969, by Joe B. Frantz and Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

formed the basis for publications of political organizations. We used to review almost anything in the domestic area that came out of the Democratic [National] Committee, or anywhere else. For a brief period of time Jim Gaither went off the payroll

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 51 (LI), 8/14/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

going to be instituted against any states. [Inaudible, reading to himself] This looks to me like J.G. here, Jim Gaither. It looks to me like this was recast into one memo, and I must have sent a memo to the President or Cater did-G: Okay. I'll check. C

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 4 (IV), 8/21/1969, by Joe B. Frantz and Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

with the cabinet officers and the programs the cabinet officers had for the poor. That stuff was all cleared in my office. Jim Gaither, for a period of a couple weeks, did nothing but clear statements by cabinet officers and what have you, trying to put a program

Oral history transcript, William D. Carey, interview 2 (II), 1/16/1986, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

House was trying to pull the reins in on this task force operation? C: No. Oh no. Oh no. K: Okay. In his oral history at the LBJ Library, James Gaither tells about one little incident you might have had a role in. He said it took place in January

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 8 (VIII), 11/20/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

combination. G: Do you recall the Preparedness Committee's interest in getting the Gaither Report from the White House? M: Yes, I just remember that; I don't recall anything more about it. They certainly used it, Johnson used it, as a club to beat up

Oral history transcript, Frank M. Wozencraft, interview 2 (II), 11/12/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

of preparing the administration's legislative program and working with him--he's a Special Assistant--and his right-hand man is the Deputy Special Counsel Larry Levinson. Matt Nimetz and Jim Gaither, and formerly Fred Bowen, worked very closely with them

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 25 (XXV), 3/17/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Califano -- XXV -- 5 Levinson, [James] Gaither, what have you, thinking we were off

Oral history transcript, Frank M. Wozencraft, interview 10 (X), 2/26/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

that the custom was from the time of the proclamation to the time of interment. B: Who was handling this in the White House? W: It was very difficult to pinpoint exactly who was handling it. Several people were in on it. Jim Gaither and Matt Nimetz at least

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1958" (Item)

claimed that Eisenhower and budget director Percival Brundage “trimmed” military spending requests over his opposition. 1/3 The White House is blocking attempts of the Preparedness Subcommittee to obtain copy or specific excerpts from the Gaither

Oral history transcript, John L. Monahan, interview 1 (I), 2/14/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

more or less worked for Mr. Califano? Larry Levinson, Jim Gaither, Matt Nimetz? M: Pretty much so. But they would break it down into sections where you might not see them. You would see the man that had their results, which in most cases, nine out

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

24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Califano -- XXI -- 16 gradually. I first brought Larry Levinson and he was there several months before I brought [James] Gaither and [Matthew] Nimitz and Fred Bohen

Folder, "C.F. - FG 170 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (1968- )" WHCF Confidential Files, (Item)

the Budget, a.nd Peter A. Lcwb, Assiet.l}nt Director ol the 2udget. Jan1os C. Gaither aod Edgar F. Ka.Iser, Jr, will be the White Houee 1ep1·~sontaUvea of the T i!\lk Force. Thia special Task Fo.ree et!ort reflects our deep convtction th-a.t. we n.luat find

Oral history transcript, Clark Kerr, interview 1 (I), 8/12/1985, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Kerr -- I -~ 27 institutional aid grants found a very strong ally in Joseph Califano and James Gaither. In fact, Califano presented

Oral history transcript, C. Robert Perrin, interview 2 (II), 3/17/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

of communications Primarily in recent years it has been boiled down to Joe Califano, and then to Jim Gaither on Califano's staff. the people that we dealt with, most often, Those were on day-to-day matters. But there was a good flow of communications

Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 5 (V), 11/5/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

capable of doing and did do. So we all began to think about what we were going to do. Jim Gaither, who was in our little group, really was torn by either going back to practice law in California, or maybe staying around and working up on the Hill

Oral history transcript, William S. Livingston, interview 2 (II), 7/19/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

you didn't submit names directly to the White House? L: Yes, I did occasionally. Not to the President, but to Joe Califano, for example, or Larry Temple, or Jim Gaither, all of whom played some varying roles in the development of the School and who

Oral history transcript, S. Douglass Cater, interview 2 (II), 5/8/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

of functions there? C: To a degree, but I always regarded my role as being less concerned with systematic administration. For example, Califano and some of his staff assistants like Jim Gaither took active interest in education matters and on occasion would

Oral history transcript, Thomas Royals, interview 1 (I), 11/4/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

Oral history transcript, W. DeVier Pierson, interview 2 (II), 3/20/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

brightest people around were the staff that Joe Califano assembled. Larry Levinson had a lot of direct contact with the President, although he functioned through Joe on a number of things--quite a few things. But people like Jim Gaither, Matt Nimetz

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

Oral history transcript, Frank M. Wozencraft, interview 9 (IX), 2/25/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Folder, "C.F.- CO 141 Japan," WHCF Confidential Files, Box 10 (Item)

GAITHER TO THE PRESIDENT INFO JOE CALIFANO CLARK CLIFFORD CITE CAPB1774 /3/~d~ CONFIDENTIAL AUGUST 2 , 19 68 (lc:J /¥/ (!LJ -•., AS CALIFANO INDICATED TO YOU IN A MEMORANDUMLAST NIGHT, THE EUROPEAN STEEL INDUSTRIES

Oral history transcript, Joe B. Frantz, interview 1 (I), 9/7/1972, by David G. McComb (Item)

Oral history transcript, John P. Roche, interview 1 (I), 7/16/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)