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Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 5 (V), 6/23/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 31 (XXXI), 3/29/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

covered East Texas with Wright. They went to Paris and the Lone Star Steel Plant and Hughes Springs, Linden, Atlanta, Texarkana, Jefferson. Meanwhile, Lyndon talked on the phone with [Richard] Russell trying his best to get Russell to come out

Oral history transcript, McGeorge Bundy, interview S-I, 3/30/1993, by Robert Dallek (Item)

; it would be interesting to know what [Jack] Valenti and [Richard] Goodwin--Goodwin doesn't have a whole lot of truth in him but he's bright as hell. D: McPherson? B: Harry would have the most thoughtful view. My experience with him was very much trial

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 9 (IX), 2/7/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

obviously did. Nixon was always interested in it. Kennedy did. I mean, here was Kennedy making extremely well-thought-out and passionatelydelivered speeches on Algeria in the late fifties. [That was] inconceivable for Johnson. And it had a curious effect

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 22 (XXII), 2/23/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Califano -- XXII -- 22 funding to get planning grants. We were really at the planning grant stage when [Richard] Nixon was elected

Oral history transcript, Richard Bolling and Jim Grant Bolling, interview 1 (I), 2/27/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

27, 1969 INTERVIEWEE : RICHARD BOLLING (with occasional comments by Jim Grant Bolling) INTERVIEWER : PAIGE MULHOLLAN PLACE : Congressman Bolling's office, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D .C . Tape 1 of 1 M: Let's begin by simply
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Oral history transcript, Richard Bolling and Jim Grant Bolling, interview 1 (I), 2/27/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
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Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 46, October 16-20, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 24 (Item)

Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 1 (I), 7/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. At that time I had known there was a young man on the Hill named Lyndon Johnson, who was the secretary for a congressman named [Richard] Kleberg and who had been head of the administrative assistants association in the House. I had known through other

Folder, "[July 1967 - May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

. Crawford of a report he had that Richard Goodwin, Arthur Schlesinger and Blair Clark have undertaken an effort to get Secretary McNamara to resign in protest to the handling of the Vietnam War. The President said the Congo has cooled off considerably. "We

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 20 (XX), 9/25/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

awfully fast, much too fast I thought, but he could make it. And very blunt-speaking, I think that's what attracted Johnson. But it also attracted Nixon, and as I said, the Pakistanis specialized in this. One of my memories is on the around-the-world trip

Oral history transcript, H.S. Hank Brown, interview 1 (I), 6/8/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

miles that I could get into . I guess in three months, every union meeting I just worked because I disliked Richard Nixon and I still do, if anything more so . the time about that fellow . He's only proven what I knew all I think he is a terrible

Oral history transcript, Allen J. Ellender, interview 1 (I), 7/30/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

of Congress. And I can well remember that among the first he tackled for assistance was Richard Russell from Georgia, who was very prominent at the time. And then, of course, other prominent Senators, such as Senator McClellan and many others, and he had

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 17 (XVII), 1/5/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Kennedy for censoring military speeches to make sure they complied with the State Department policy. Against all of that and coming out of the [Joseph] McCarthy era, which the President was very conscious of, and [Richard] Nixon who was still playing very

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 23 (XXIII), 7/21/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, except in terms of Vietnam. It wasn't a surprise to me that Humphrey's people were able to move effectively in the delegate hunt and avoid the primary side. It was the right strategy and it was working. G: You did have Richard Hughes in New Jersey? O
at the convention; the role of LBJ and the DNC the convention; efforts to establish dialogue between the Humphrey campaign and young people; violence caused by the youth movement and Chicago police; altercations at the convention between Abe Ribicoff and Richard

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1954" (Item)

in the Senate is 48 Democrats, 47 Republicans and 1 Independent (Wayne Morse). Morse votes with the Republicans on Senate organization, however, and Vice President Nixon breaks the 48-48 tie, allowing the Republicans to organize the Senate. Knowland remains

President's Daily Diary entry, 11/19/1968 (Item)

Guardia. Departed Jet Star and entered automobile (the new limousine for the President bu t it had been in New York for the use of the President Elect Nixon. and President Johnson had not used it before. ) tfmTE HOUS E Dat DENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N e

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/10/1968 (Saturday) (Item)

Cyrus Vance, Dick Helms & Dean Rusk fly to LBJ Ranch; Richard Nixon & Spiro Agnew arrive by plane; lunch; guests depart; Lady Bird still feeling ill, lies down to read; tours of Danz & Martin Ranches; Marvin & Marion Watson arrive by plane; George

Folder, "November 21, 1967 - 8:30 a.m. VP, Rusk, McNamara, Bunker, Komer, Wheeler, Westmoreland, Helms, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Secretary Rusk said that Governor Romney is going to Saigon. The Secretary said he had a good meeting with Romney, urging him to visit the South Vietnamese units. The President said it was his judgment that Richard Nixon would capture the nomination

Oral history transcript, Francis Keppel, interview 2 (II), 8/17/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, President Kennedy, President Johnson, President Nixon-- all want to try to change, and they can't get it done. F: Thank you. LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org \ ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID

Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 3 (III), 12/16/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, 1969 INTERVIEWEE: JAMES H. ROWE, JR. INTERVIEWER: JOE B. FRANTZ PLACE: Mr. Rowe's office, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 F: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch for December 15, 1966, has an article on page 28A by Richard Dudman, which throws some

Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 6 (VI), 5/8/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. Any insights? V: I don't know—I just know what I've read about what happened in Illinois. I don't know—I just have no way of knowing what did happen there. Possible. I think Richard Nixon thinks so. But then after the convention was over, I think

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 18, 15 December 1979," LBJ Library (Item)

of security-classified documents is strictly governed by law and executive order President Nixon's Executive Order 11652 in 1972 provided that when security-classified documents became 30 years old, they were to be declassified automatically (except

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 33, 15 March 1985," LBJ Library (Item)

Roosevelt. (Below) Ronald Reagan with Nixon, Ford and Carter, October 8, 1981 (Right) WASHING10N, Jan. 20--THE SITUA TION DRAWS MIXED REACTIONS-Outgoing President Harry Truman, at right, and Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower, in center, appear to be sharing a joke

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 35, 1 November 1985," LBJ Library (Item)

!.rdcncy. (The actual recordings amounted to seven times thi.: material ultimate!) used in the book.) Beginning with the :.iss ssination of President cnnedy and nding with th' return to the LBJ Ranch Lh day Richard Nixon was inaugurated. thl.! diary

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 73, October 2000," LBJ Library (Item)

warned of tragedy. In mid1964 Senator Richard Russell or Georgia told LBJ that Vietnam wa. ·'the damned worst mes. J ever . aw, and I don't like to brag." And LBJ responded glumly, "I've been think ing that way for the past six months." An occasional

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 76, October 2001," LBJ Library (Item)

concerns about Vietnam with numerous people, including President D,vight Eisenhower, Sen ators Mike Man ·field and Richard Russell, and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. There are approximately 18 hours of recorded conversations from thi • time p riod

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, Five Year Report," LBJ Library (Item)

, contains more than 4,000 items of political memorabilia from the campaigns of George Washington through Richard Nixon. In this bicen tennial year. the Library sponsored four special exhibits: The Presidents on the Presidency, American Politics Through

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1950" (Item)

Leader Scott Lucas and Democratic Whip Francis Myers are defeated; Richard Nixon defeats Helen Gahagan Douglas in California Senate race. 11/8 Warren G. Moore, U.S. attorney in Tyler, sponsors a get-together breakfast for LBJ with his supporters. LBJ

Oral history transcript, Sid Davis, interview 5 (V), 11/28/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

this in private or whether he told us this in that room; I think it might have been a private conversation--he said that he had a session with Ron Ziegler, who was the incoming press secretary to Richard Nixon. And Ziegler asked him if he had any advice, in being

Oral history transcript, Roland Boyd, interview 1 (I), 6/4/1985, by Dave McNeely (Item)

would be running against Richard Nixon had some influence with Rayburn as well? B: Oh, no question about that. Mr. Rayburn was very bitter on Richard Nixon, and as subsequent events proved, he had a right to be. G: But did Rayburn say, for example

Oral history transcript, George McCarthy, interview 1 (I), 4/22/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Carter, now Reagan. Since 1968 when Nixon came in and he wanted to do away with the Great Society, he wanted to close the Job Corps centers and finally relented. This year, 1981, there is a greater number of slots

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 22 (XXII), 1/8/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

because he was representing the United States. It was because somebody hated Lyndon Johnson. He was always citing what happened to [Richard] Nixon down in Caracas, you know, when the eggs were thrown and all that kind of thing. Of course, Nixon wasn't

Oral history transcript, Matthew B. Coffey, interview 1 (I), 11/14/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

be an advantage no matter how long it lasted. Well, the initial arrangement was that I would be here for six months. And then that was extended for two years see, I'm still here. And as you can The transition people for Mr. Nixon called me up the other day

Oral history transcript, Hubert H. Humphrey, III, interview 1 (I), 8/13/1979, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

haven't got time to worry about that. Let's keep going. Let's get this plane on the road and let's roll!" F: Did your dad have a feeling that Johnson was in control of the Chicago convention, or that [Mayor Richard J.] Daley was, or that he was? 23

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

until 1969 that our paths really crossed again, when George came in to be secretary of labor under Richard Nixon. F: Did the employees in the building just sort of spill out in the halls, head for the nearest TV set? Could you sense the grief

Oral history transcript, J. Russell Wiggins, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

purchased the nomination and we'll wind up with Nixon as president of the United States. Whether you want to or not, you're going to run for that nomination. If you have any sense of indebtedness to the party, you have got to do it." So with that ringing

Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 7 (VII), 11/2/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

and the questions of conflict of interest. We already read in the paper yesterday that President Nixon, in the midst of a major antitrust case, picked up the telephone and called the Deputy Attorney General and told him not to file an appeal. Later that order

Oral history transcript, Burke Marshall, interview 1 (I), 10/28/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

by contractors effective; that is, there was a follow-up, it was not just a reaction to individual complaints which was all that the similar Nixon committee had done. If you compare the rules and regulations and steps taken by the Nixon committee with those taken

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 6 (VI), 10/17/1969, by Joe B. Frantz and Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

and carrying the big stick, but the words should not be bellicose. And if you recall, they had campaigned in part on that theory, that [John Foster] Dulles' words had been too bellicose and that we'd-- F: Nixon's kitchen confrontation-- LBJ Presidential

Oral history transcript, Jonathan F. Ladd, interview 2 (II), 9/25/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

the President." And so then they took me to my apartment over at Crystal City, and sure enough the next morning they showed up. I went over there, and I talked to Kissinger and Haig; met Nixon briefly, and then went back and talked to them again

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