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Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 5 (V), 12/5/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

? O: I don't think they could read highway signs. (Laughter) It was that bad. I can laugh about it now, but I'll tell you, there wasn't any laughter in the Oval Office while this was unfolding. G: Was Robert Kennedy involved? O: Yes. G: What
O'Brien's and John F. Kennedy's (JFK) relationship with John Glenn; how Glenn's space success helped NASA; the role of a vice president and how well Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) fit it; JFK's staff members' opinion of LBJ after JFK was assassinated; LBJ's

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

, Birmingham, . Alabama (RM) Report of: Dates SA CLARENCE E. WR:n:Glrll' 10/24/67 Fleld Office FIie I: 105-560 TJtlc1 ROBERT MARVIN SHELTON Chaiadera RACIAL MATTERS ( KLAN) Synopsis: Office, BIRMINGHA'M Bureau FIie la 157-552 ROBERT. MARVIN
Folder, "Shelton, Robert Marvin," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 11

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 49, 1 April 1991," LBJ Library (Item)

and show some of their favorite wor~ (pages 2-3). ,.. Kennedy photographer Cecil Stoughton caught a delightful moment of a president at play with his children (above). Jerry Pulley preserved an historic meeting between his president and Prime Minister

Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 1 (I), 1/30/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, p. 70, lines 19_2~LJ 00-105] 1/30178 A 8118170 A [same sanitization 5/9/00 NLJ 00-105] • FILE LOCATION Robert W. Komer Oral History Interviews RESTRICTION CODES (A) Closed by Executive Order 12358'governing access to national security
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Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 1 (I), 1/30/1970, by Joe B. Frantz
Robert Komer

Oral history transcript, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

th e l ate 1950s with the Racket s Committee invest i gating staff, with , l ater, Senator Robert Kennedy . 0: No . Did you get to know Mr . Johnson at all du r i ng t hat time? I had seen him , but I ' d never met [h im) . The fi r st time I
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 1 (I), 9/18/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

: Yes. G: Do you recall the circumstances of that? O: No. There was just a lot of movement up and down the stairway. G: Then Robert Kennedy went and talked with the Johnson people--Johnson, Rayburn, Connally, and the like--and told him
) to be his running mate and O'Brien's and Robert Kennedy's (RFK) response; LBJ adding "geographical balance" to the ticket; JFK's meeting with LBJ to gauge his interest in the vice presidency; RFK's relationship with JFK; O'Brien's interview with Mike Wallace

Oral history transcript, A. Phillip Randolph, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

recall. B: Who was there from the federal government's side? Was Mr. Kennedy? R: President Kennedy was there and President Kennedy's brother, Robert Kennedy, who was then, I think-- B: Attorney General. R: That's right, Justice. And who else--I

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 20 (XX), 4/23/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

relationship with the Kennedys and all the rest." The reason it never caused me difficulty is because of the clear understanding I had with Bobby. G: John Roche wrote in a December 1967 memo that with regard to Robert Kennedy--this is to LBJ--"Your actions
they affected the Post Office Department; political problems with Sam Yorty and Jesse Unruh; O'Brien's loyalty in working for LBJ until LBJ announced that he would not seek re-election; LBJ's relationship with Robert Kennedy and Edward Kennedy; November 1967

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 2 (II), 5/27/1969, by Joe B. Frantz and Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

York, and two things happened while I was sick: one, I read James MacGregor Burns' book on Kennedy [John Kennedy: A Political Profile], and secondly, I sat in on a couple of meetings that my wife had at our apartment. And I got interested

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

the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, how it came into being. c: It's very appropriate that we should talk about the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden today, Joe, it being almost the first day of spring. The development of the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, which had always been
Jacqueline Kennedy Garden; Mrs. Paul Mellon; Lady Bird Johnson Park

Oral history transcript, Bess Abell, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

writing some letters for Mrs. Johnson and for the girls, which really they were unaware of; I really don't know now whether Mrs. Johnson knows about this today or not. But as it should have been, the people who were handling letters handled, first, Kennedy
; Lynda and Luci; attitude of former Kennedy staff; trips with the Johnons; luncheons during vice presidency; Mrs. Johnson's wardrobe; The Elms; preparations for arrival of Kennedys at the Ranch before the assassination; relationship of Mrs. Johnson

President's Daily Diary entry, 9/27/1966 (Item)

of his w and how the leaders could help! Dr. Robert W. Mance, Washington, DC / Cliff Alexander:mf him by providing constructive ! Dr. Sherman Greene, Jr., / Brown, Secy General of A. M. E./Church leadership and in regard to the; Russell radical wings help

Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 1 (I), 6/14/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. Mrs. Shriver came down and Mrs. Robert Kennedy came down. I remember that was the first time that the Kennedy women were involved in this, and we set up a big affair at the Shamrock. I was the emcee and introduced them. We had a couple or three
in the 1960 campaign; dating Mary Margaret Wiley (Valenti) and their marriage; LBJ’s possible frustration as vice-president; events leading up to the assassination of President Kennedy.

Oral history transcript, Emanuel Celler, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

: No. That's when he was Vice President. No. My contacts with the higher ups were directly with President Kennedy and Robert Kennedy and their entourage. B: Another civil rights legislation was proposed in'63--the Celler-Clark bill. There was some

Telephone conversation # 12816, transcript, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/14/1968, 5:57PM (Item)

strong that we ought to pull out and this was a bad situation, including Senator Kennedy, and we told them that if we got one Senator without getting the Chairman of the Foreign Relations and the Chair~an of the Armed Services. that they would just run
Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 60, 1 June 1995," LBJ Library (Item)

, and Wesley United Methodist Church Choir. -I- Vietnam Redux: McNamara Recants Echoes from Vietnam-the war that will not end-sounded again. Robert McNamara, who as Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations was one of the principal

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 66, 15 August 1997," LBJ Library (Item)

ber of conversationsduring the period. AttorneyGeneral Robert Kennedy (left), Senator Hubert Humphrey (cen ter), and Senator Barry Goldwater (right) were among the persons President Johnson talked to, all of them fig ures in the political environment

Oral history transcript, Wayne L. Hays, interview 1 (I), 3/11/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

by the press at least as one of his supporters in the State of Ohio. I think it was intimated at least that you might have even changed from Kennedy to Johnson. Were there any details of that episode? H: Actually, I was a committed Kennedy delegate. I
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968

President's Daily Diary entry, 11/28/1964 (Item)

-- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnes. (Mr. Murphy is from th e Nat'l. Assn. for Retarded Children and Mr. Ra y from th e Kennedy Foundation ) The Barnes family is from Los Alamos , New Mexico. 11:30 The President me t w/ Mr. Juan Gonzales ( a former student

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/23/1965 (Item)

happening s a t Cap e Kennedy . Th e Presiden t watche d th e lift-of f o f America's firs t two-ma nn fligh flightt iinn spac space e aboar aboardd th thee Gemini Gemini - Titan 3 Secretary Secretary McNamar McNamara a George Reed y (pl) McGeorge Bill

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 12 (XII), 10/29/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

for their own constituencies. There was such a difficult and complicated relationship between Lyndon Johnson and Robert Kennedy that it's hard to compare that with any other relationship he had on the Hill. Kennedy didn't want to give Johnson credit for anything

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 80, January 2003," LBJ Library (Item)

for TV coverage of the anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination,he accompanied Public Relations Officer Robert Hicks and observed the media at work. Joshua also worked with Lynn Bell, Curator of the Center for American History. While there he cat

Oral history transcript, Benjamin Spock, interview 1 (I), 10/23/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

in was that in either the fall of 1965 or 1966 I wrote to Robert Kennedy, who was, in a gingerly way, questioning the war. I said, and I think it was a very well-taken point, that he was the only American who could lead us out of it, wrest the presidency away from
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968

Oral history transcript, Byron G. Skelton, interview 1 (I), 10/15/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

affairs at that particular tirn.e I was designated as the floor leader of the loyal Dern.ocrats - -the people who were supporting Lyndon Johnson and who were loyal to the party. By the way at that convention Robert W. Calvert, who is now Chief Justice

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/26/1967 (Item)

The Vice President Secretary of State, Hon. Dean Rusk* / Assistant Secretary, Hon. Lucius Battle ^Secretary of Defense, Hon. Robert S. McNamara Secretary of the Treasury, Hon. Henry H. Fowler Secretary of the Interior, Hon. Stewart Udall CIA Director. Hon

Oral history transcript, A.S. Mike Monroney, interview 2 (II), 2/26/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

organization, particularly by the late Robert Kennedy and also his very competent and able brother Ted. Mc When do you think Jack Kennedy first began to consider running for the Presidency? M: He came to the House a good many years ago, and I

Oral history transcript, Willy Brandt, interview 1 (I), undated, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, and Robert Kennedy was along. B: Yes, how did you know? (Laughter) F: Well, I've been looking into it. I wondered if you felt any tension between the two men. B: No. Bobby Kennedy was in the car; Warren was in the car. 8 LBJ Presidential Library
Vice President Johnson's 1961 visit to Berlin; meeting LBJ in the 1950's in the United States; LBJ's affinity for Germany and German people; Brandt's visits to the U.S. in the mid-1960's; Vietnam police; LBJ's opinions of European relations; Robert

Oral history transcript, Mitchell Rogovin, interview 1 (I), 10/23/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. Edgar Hoover and Robert Kennedy was surfaced, the Department under Nick Katzenbach attempted to find a middle ground; one that would not embarrass, or unduly embarrass, Robert Kennedy, and one that was nonetheless candid and honest as to the prior

Oral history transcript, Gerald W. Siegel, interview 2 (II), 6/9/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, when he was Vice President; . : and Robert Kennedy, pretty open and obvious? ·S: I have absolutely no knowledge on that•. And I can absolutely give you nothing useful, but I will give you something that I said to a col~m ist once. That reflected my
; Phil Graham; relationship between Robert Kennedy and LBJ; leaving the LBJ staff in 1960; going to work for Mr. Graham at the Washington Post; interaction with LBJ in VP years; LBJ and the press; press involvement in government work; turning down LBJ’s

Oral history transcript, Robert Storey, interview 1 (I), 3/29/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

INTERVIEWEE: ROBERT STOREY INTERVIEWER: JOE B. FRANTZ PLACE: Dean Storey's office in Dallas, Texas Tape 1 of 1 F: When did you first get acquainted with Lyndon Johnson? $: I got acquainted with him before World War II. I had met him and I saw him
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the Nuremberg trial; Storey’s work on the Atlantic-Pacific Interoceanic Canal Route; Storey’s work on a President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice; his acquaintance with the Kennedys and Herbert Hoover.
Storey, Robert G. (Robert Gerald), 1893-1981
Oral history transcript, Robert Storey, interview 1 (I), 3/29/1974, by Joe B. Frantz
Robert Storey

Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 3 (III), 7/14/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

the debate was on in earnest. M: The reason I asked, one of the events that took place sort of coincidentally here was the Robert Kennedy-Theodore Sorensen suggestion for a peace commission of some kind that they asked you to relay to the President. Can you

Oral history transcript, Robert S. Allen, interview 1 (I), 5/30/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

in the White House and that it was always the fear of Robert Kennedy entering. A: Yes, that's right. That was Bobby's great tactical error. If he'd gotten into the race before New Hampshire, it would have been a very different story. Bobby was tricky
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Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
of LBJ and JFK; LBJ and columnists; LBJ's press secretaries; LBJ and the press; Gene McCarthy; Bobby Kennedy; 1968 campaign; personal observations on LBJ
Allen, Robert S. (Robert Sharon), 1900-1981
Oral history transcript, Robert S. Allen, interview 1 (I), 5/30/1969, by Stephen Goodell
Robert S. Allen

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 37 (XXXVII), 11/14/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

-- 2 C: President of the New York Central. To urge Johnson to support the merger. Saunders also went to Robert Kennedy, who was the attorney general, in July of 1964 as well, talking to him about the merger. At some point in 1964 Robert Kennedy

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/30/1964 (Item)

Presidential hopefuls from the Cabinet -- including Secy. Dean Rusk, Secy, Robert. McNamara, Secy. Orville Freeman Attorney General Rober t Kennedy, Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson, and Director of the Peace Corps -- Sargent Shriver. -- Read statement

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/19/1966 (Item)

. Conte (Mass.) Winfield K. Denton (Ind. ) Joe L. Evins (Tenn. ) Charles R. Jonas (N. C. ) Michael J. Kirwan (Ohio) Melvin R. Laird (Wisc) Odin Langen (Minn. ) Glenard P. Lipscomb (Calif) George H. Mahon (Tex) Robert H. Michel (Ill. ) Wm H. Natcher (Ky

President's Daily Diary entry, 11/29/1963 (Item)

Office ^^a^^eebget. use • Pres. creating having a high-level commission •for investigation of : Mrs. Kennedy's development of budget for \j ^ ^ LEAVE - RUSK REMAINS Oval Office from the House and Senate on Dallas affair. Tax Bill. Mrs. Kennedy

Oral history transcript, David E. Lilienthal, interview 1 (I), 6/18/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

of the idea. L: I suppose they do. B: Then did you have an opportunity in Los Angeles to see the Kennedy group in action at the convention? L: Yes. I particularly saw Robert Kennedy on the floor. This didn't make a very favorable impression on me
Ky; Robert Komer; Tex Goldschmidt; Nguyen Van Thieu; RMN; Khrushchev; Max Milliken; William Westmoreland; William Gaud; Henry Kissinger; Phil LaFollette; Mike Monroney; Abe Fortas; Harold Ickes.

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/31/1967 (Item)

(inctud e visited by ) :' ' Marvin Watson -pl ' w t o oval office / George Christian and To m Johnso n Califano - p l OFF RECORD: L. E. Dennis James Kennedy , Emanuel Pazianos representatives of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks left

President's Daily Diary entry, 12/25/1967 (Item)

mind. Breakfast The President asked for Secy Robert McNamara -- in Colorado -- no answer -- kept trying a day, but never completed Hon. A. W. Moursund The President departed SW Gate w/ Mrs. Johnson accompanied by Capt. & Mrs. Charles S. Robb Gov

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/6/1969 (Item)

January 6, 1969 The White House Congressional Leadership breakfast guests began arriving for BREAKFAST Senator Robert Byrd Speaker John McCormack Cong Carl Albert Senator Mike Mansfield Senator Edward Kennedy Cong Hale Bogg s Mike Manatos Tom

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