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Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Campobello Island, New Brunswick, 8/20/1964" (Item)

fortunately for us all, is one of the still points in a changing world. I believe that Franklin Delano Roosevelt would consider that today we have made a good beginning. Thank you. ####

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 25, 7 May 1982," LBJ Library (Item)

holds the Sid Richardson chair at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. I recall that Washington, D.C. was arm and humid on August 4, l 934. Franklin Delano Roosevelt had been Pre i dcnt for 17 months, boldly and enthusiastically exercising

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 24, 1 January 1982," LBJ Library (Item)

lead editorial 'Franklin Delano Reagan.' "Still, that shadow appears to be waning. If Nixon, Carter and Reagan all have acknowledged the influence of Roosevelt, that acknowledgment is largely ritualistic. In the 1980 campaign, Carter failed Lo in. pirit

Oral history transcript, Ernest Cuneo, interview 1 (I), 9/11/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh CUNEO -- I -- 6 This resulted in an investigation of the magistrate courts by Seabury. The governor of the state was Franklin Delano Roosevelt after 1928, and as the Depression deepened it became obvious that he
Biographical information; involvement with Roosevelt's administration; newspapers' importance to the government; summary of politics in New York State when Roosevelt was governor; genesis of the New Deal; Harvard graduates in FDR's administration

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/30/1965 (Item)

for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission, and for other purposes. H. R, 9588, An Act to provide for the free entry of an electrically driven rotating chair for the use of the Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. H. R

Folder, "Hull, Cordell [1940]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 10 (Item)

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Oral history transcript, Ernest Cuneo, interview 2 (II), 4/23/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

inordinately admired, had captured the Bryan movement, that the Republican Party could not assimilate it, that thereafter Franklin Delano Roosevelt brought it back into the Democratic Party. Almost from the first I think he made due LBJ Presidential Library
Biographical information; involvement with Roosevelt's administration; newspapers' importance to the government; summary of politics in New York State when Roosevelt was governor; genesis of the New Deal; Harvard graduates in FDR's administration

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 25 (XXV), 8/7/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

being the president. And of course his great hero was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was successful in keeping quite a few things secret, but only because it was wartime. I think that's something else that he didn't fully realize, that in wartime you can

Oral history transcript, Jerry Voorhis, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

of the Senate. That's when they really teamed up, and whether the administration was Democratic or Republican, they really came pretty close to running the government between them. M: Did Johnson work closely and admire Franklin Delano Roosevelt? V: Yes

Oral history transcript, Llewellyn B. Griffith, Sr., interview 1 (I), 8/15/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

-- I -- 3 own, so they tied it onto the coattail of WPA, you might say. Unfortunately, it was about that time [Franklin] Delano Roosevelt and [John Nance] Garner, who was a good friend of mine, didn't see eye to eye on everything. They had
As Engineer met LBJ, the NYA director; WPA started by Roosevelt, NYA started by Mrs. Roosevelt; NYA tagged onto WPA for financing through Congress; WPA located in San Antonio, NYA in Austin; LBJ as state of Texas administrator of the NYA; Griffith's

Oral history transcript, C.R. Smith, interview 1 (I), 10/24/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

or more during the war; I saw more of him during the war than I did while he was President, although I then saw him a few times. B: Have you ever been politically active, sir? s: No, not at all. I knew Franklin Delano Roosevelt better than any

Oral history transcript, E. Ernest Goldstein, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

working for a saint like Franklin Delano Roosevelt, how can you work for a son-of-a-bitch like Lyndon Baines Johnson?" To which Miss Grace began a rather long reply, with the introductory statement that she questioned both premises that Dr. Schaffer had

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/31/1967 (Item)

. Keyserling \ Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, Jr. Mrs. Ralph Kharas '_ \ Hon. and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. Hon. and Mrs . Dan A. Kimball ^ ' __..i Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt III Hon. and Mrs . Robert E. Kintner Mr. James Roosevelt, Jr. • Vice Adm. Emory

Oral history transcript, Emmette S. Redford, interview 1 (I), 10/2/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

Administration marks the end of a political era stretching from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to the present time. Do you agree with this? R: I think it's quite likely that we are moving into a period in which the issues are going to be different

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 8 (VIII), 1/23/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

faster. He actually ate a lot and ate well and gained I think quite a lot of weight. Then, the important thing of that time was him going to meet President [Franklin Delano] Roosevelt in Galveston. Now just how he got there I don't know, and isn't
Visitors during LBJ's hospitalization after appendix surgery in 1937; LBJ's efforts to befriend political opponents, such as C. N. Avery and Polk Shelton; LBJ meeting Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Texas; Lady Bird Johnson's trip to Washington, D.C

Oral history transcript, Edward Clark, interview S-I, 12/15/1986, by Robert Dallek (Item)

that there were about twelve people running for the vacancy in Congress and he took note of the fact that all of them were anti-[Franklin Delano] Roosevelt. All of them were pounding hell out of Roosevelt and charging him with packing the Supreme Court. He told me

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 72, June 2000," LBJ Library (Item)

restriction which would not be admissible were domestic affairs alone involved." Nearly every president since Franklin Roosevelt has used that authority to condu t diplomacy free from congressional interference: in World War II, in the subsequent Cold War

Vice-President's Daily Diary entry, 11/10/1962 (Item)

, Gov. Rockefeller, Adlai Stevenson, Ralph Bunche, Roosevelt children and grandchildren, Grace Tully, Mayor and Mrs. Wagner, Miss Laura Delano, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Daniel (Margaret Daniel) Depart cottage Arr. St. James Episcopal Church for funeral

Folder, "Johnson, Lyndon B. [1941] [2 of 3]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 14 (Item)

in Washington 1a necessary. send tor you. It that happens, I will Please return immediately after .the election. Franklin D. Roosevelt." I think these wires need no comment. I hope you agree with the Pr-esident,and not with these "almost friends" ot his

Folder, "Wallace, Henry A. [1940-1944]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 12 (Item)

-· that crisis with dictatorship and Hitler. The United States met it with democracy and Roosevelt. Hitler believed in government b~ a ba~d of Nazi overl~rds, with Hitler. himself as the dictator at · :g. Wallace Calls For Third Ter1n . : WALLACE,. from Page 1

Oral history transcript, Sim Gideon, interview 1 (I), 3/21/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, he was a great follower of his. He felt like the strength of America was in the people and that the only problem was to get the people to understand what was before the nation and that the answer they would then give would

Oral history transcript, John N. Luft, interview 1 (I), 11/27/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

that at this time I don't believe that we knew definitely what their farm policy would be, but personally I felt that with President Johnson's background and his knowledge of agriculture and his close relationship with Franklin Delano Roosevelt through the years

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 13 (XIII), 9/2/1979-9/3/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Committee, he worked for everything that he could to beef up our navy, our whole defense posture. He became sort of one of FDR's [Franklin Delano Roosevelt's] champions in persuading the Congress to spend dollars on naval ship construction and fortifications
Visiting the home of Evalyn Walsh McLean and socializing in 1941; Lady Bird's participation in a 75th Club luncheon honoring Eleanor Roosevelt; riding in Sam Rayburn's car; diversity in the 10th District; Lady Bird Johnson using her movie camera

Oral history transcript, Donald J. Cronin, interview 7 (VII), 4/17/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

with the estate. So they had gotten close over the years, but that would figure, you see, because Tommy fell out with FDR [Franklin Delano Roosevelt]; that's when he came 12 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B

Press release, "Remarks of the President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Dedication of Eufaula Dam, Eufaula, Oklahoma, 9/25/1964" (Item)

, the waste of men and 'WOmen. I went to Washington then to serve in Congress under a great leader, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Ove r the years of p rogress which he began, we have seen our States change from MORE (Eufaula) Page Z b rown t o green, from dry

Folder, "Government [1931-1936]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 4 (Item)

/ I December 1, 1931. Oovortior Franklin D. Roosevelt, Warm SpriDBa, Oeoz•gia. Dear Governor: Thoro 1D no definito pol1t1oul hendehip, nntionnlly spenklng, 1n Toxna at present. pnrt4" beonuoe economic diotresa has kept uhnt 1ntoll1genoc ~horo
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 10, 15 July 1977," LBJ Library (Item)

-ton's first (April 30. 17891, Abraham Lin

Oral history transcript, Alfred Melinger, interview 1 (I), 4/14/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was of a New Deal philosophy. the New Deal. Naturally, I worked for And I credited the New Deal with being able to get me a job when, they were awfully hard to get. And Lyndon absolutely in my opinion. idolized Franklin Delano Roosevelt, quoted him

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 14 (XIV), 9/9/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

gotten the idea that we were a thrifty set. There was a backdrop that followed us everywhere and it was the picture of Lyndon shaking hands with FDR [Franklin Delano Roosevelt] and he's being introduced by [James] Allred. In this particular instance

Oral history transcript, Donald J. Cronin, interview 8 (VIII), 5/16/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of business. Yet I think he respected the office. He had gone through the FDR [Franklin Delano Roosevelt] days. He had been up to the White House many times. He used to go up to FDR's bedroom there and negotiate this and that with him and so on and so forth

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

, b , Paul Rzirk, near the top, in terms of domestic accomplishments in this century, his chief competition being, of course, ranklin Delano Roosevelt," WiL!iams believes. "[T]he Vietnam War [will 3 b j the single event that LBJ is most critiqued

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 19 (XIX), 2/6-7/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

mind from then on. But of course the two dominating things in the year of 1945 that I remember are just what everybody else remembers, the death of FDR [Franklin Delano Roosevelt] and the end of the war. G: Bill Deason got married, had the reception
A January 1945 dinner for Grover Sellers at the Johnsons' home; Franklin Roosevelt's 1945 inauguration; the relationship between Senator Alvin Wirtz and Secretary Harold Ickes; the Johnsons' relationship with the Henry Wallace family; LBJ's work

Oral history transcript, A.S. Mike Monroney, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

I had missed. During our visit in Washington, one of my friends--a former editor that I had worked for on the Oklahoma News--said, "Well, Franklin D. Roosevelt is going to have a press conference. Don't you want to come and hear it?" Of course, I

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 18 (XVIII), 6/12/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

often lead to a rebellion of the Senate. One of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's worst mistakes was to veto a tax bill, which led Alben Barkley to resign his majority leadership and led Roosevelt to apologize all over the place to get the Senate back

Oral history transcript, J. Waddy Bullion, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

these years that Congressman Johnson was a good friend of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Do you know if that's true or not? Do you have any insight into that? B: What I know on that score is hearsay. I know that the Congressman supported his programs

Folder, "Pepper, Claude (Senator) [1947]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 29 (Item)

. These are just straws in the wind to indicate that step by s tep, both in domestic and foreign policy, the program of President Roosevelt fnr the people is being eaten away. Very truly yours, CLAUDE PEP~R January 31, 1947 EDITORS NOTE: No. 93 TRULY YOURStt

Folder, "COLEMAN, JAMES P. (GOV.) [5 OF 5]," White House Name Files, WHCF, Box C-320 (Item)

. IT IS INSPIRATIONAL TO SEE SOMEOF THE THINGSYOUMENTIONED AT THATMEETINGTAKINGPLACE. ESPECIALLY THE APPOINTMENT FOR EX-GOVERNOR JP COLEMAN. WEARE ALSOPROUDOF THE SELECTIONOF THE HONORABLE FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT JR AS CHAIRMAN OF THE EQUALOPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

President's Daily Diary entry, 2/4/1966 (Item)

. Stone is the chief Staff Asst to the Chai of the House Committee on Education and Labor) Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. Honorable John Doar Hon and Mrs. William L. Taylor Hon. Lisle C. Carter, Jr. COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE STAFF MEMBERS Hon

Reference File, "Mrs. Johnson -Lady Bird Johnson Award for Highway Beautification (Texas Dept. of Highways)" (Item)

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