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Oral history transcript, Ivan Sinclair, interview 1 (I), 10/5/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was advancing a trip that very day, in fact, for then-Vice President Johnson to New York. I was in New York with Secret Service agents for the big B'nai B'rith meeting at Madison LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT

Oral history transcript, H.A. (Tony) Ziegler, interview 4 (IV), 6/2/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

there on the sixth floor, There was about_ seven people from OPA working for NYA there at .ten o'clock on Sunday - night. a good report then to give to LBJ . He said, "Well, I'll have P11 .take out early in the morning, and -1 can get an extra day's work

Oral history transcript, H.A. (Tony) Ziegler and Charles K. Boatner, interview 1 (I), 6/2/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

on Sunday night. He said, "Well, I'll have a good report then to give to LBJ. I'll take out early in the morning, and I can get an extra day's work in." He said, "You know, LBJ never wants us to waste a minute if we can keep from it." G: Did he ever

Oral history transcript, Thomas Francis "Mike" Gorman, interview 1 (I), 6/5/1985, by Clarence Lasby (Item)

was a Texas newspaperman and we were jabbing him about Texas newspapers, what crummy newspapers they were. We started with the Dallas Morning News and went all the way down the damn list to the Houston Chronicle. Having newspapered in Oklahoma, I had gone down

Oral history transcript, D.B. Hardeman, interview 3 (III), 4/22/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. When he becomes vice president he's no longer part of the legislative branch, in spite of presiding over the Senate. He has no right to speak on the floor; he is looked upon as an outsider really by the members of the legislative branch. for a new

Oral history transcript, Richard H. Nelson, interview 1 (I), 7/20/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

INTERVIEWEE: RICHARD H. NELSON INTERVIEWER: MICHAEL L. GILLETTE· PLACE: Mr. Nelson's office, New York City Tape 1 of 3 G: Let's start with your association with the Peace Corps. How did you get involved with that? N: I had met Bill Moyers and Sarge
and Kennedy’s staff; Diem’s assassination; Vietnam; trips to New York and Benelux region; LBJ as president; transition after assassination of JFK; the 1964 campaign; civil rights meeting with black leaders; LBJ’s ethics and relationship with staff; Walter

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 10/7/1968 (Item)

THE WHITE HOUSE MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary WASHINGTON Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place) Entry No. Time The White House Date Monday, October 7, 1968 Activity ND 7:25 Breakfast. Spend the morning recording in dressing room. 11:22

Oral history transcript, J.J. Jake Pickle, interview 4 (IV), 8/25/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, Earl Cocke from Georgia, Judge Bob Hall of Dallas, John Singleton of Houston. But our group over at the New Clark tried to put as much muscle as we could into our organizatio n. We had a very interesting and fun time, but we also had a good

Oral history transcript, Buford Ellington, interview 1 (I), 10/2/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)

should have his equal rights, and the responsibility is ours to take care of this thing. We'll see to it 1aw and order prevails." Well, that was something new coming out of Mississippi, but he did it. B: That would have been in 1965 or 1966? E

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 19 (XIX), 6/13/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

/exhibits/show/loh/oh Reedy -- XIX -- 3 R: Not really. He came back with a new story and a phrase that he always used in a speech, about this woman who had "a baby in her back, a baby in her belly, and three on the floor," and she wanted the same things
The Johnsons' residence as vice president, The Elms; Konrad Adenauer’s visit to the LBJ Ranch; LBJ's relationship with Texans of German descent; the Bay of Pigs invasion; LBJ's trip around the world in 1961, including stops at New York City

Folder, "Australia: President's Trip to the Holt Funeral, Memos and Misc. Cables, Dec. 1967," International Meetings and Travel Files, NSF, Box 20 (Item)

:. Quick Copy 1 / Saturday, December 23, 1967 TO AF 1 TO MARVIN WATSON FROM BROMLEY SMITH Deke tells me as of now there ia nothing new here. He believes persons you know who are on the ground Jmi: are far better informed than Washington. v

Oral history transcript, Frederick Flott, interview 2 (II), 7/24/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of country for about two and a half weeks. I went from Rome back to Washington; as I mentioned earlier, I arrived there the day of the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas. Then I went back via the Far East, stopped off and saw our embassy

Oral history transcript, A.M. "Monk" Willis, interview 1 (I), 6/3/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

went to Texas after the war, after I had been in the Navy overseas, and went to Dallas, Texas. I got rnarried to a Texas girl and went into a field that I had been in before the war, the field of insurance. I had been somewhat interested in politics
Convention, Dallas, 1956; development of Sabine River; 1960 Presidential campaign and convention; John Connally; RFK; Johnson treatment; Walter Jenkins; George Reedy; presidential criticism; LBJ in retirement

Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 7 (VII), 9/8/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of the street. It took him all morning nearly because he stopped everywhere and spoke to everybody and expressed his views. He was a good man but he would sometimes be kind of childish, and sometimes he would get mad at Mr. Johnson because the price of eggs

Oral history transcript, John E. Babcock, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Walter was a Dallas News correspondent for many years in Washington. G: Yes. B: Joe and I grew up together, but that's not pertinent to this. this is the reason why I think of him on some of that. G: Now then you, in 1936, became a political

Oral history transcript, John B. Connally, interview 1 (I), 10/1/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, the Dallas News and other principal papers throughout the state ran big double trucks of him and his life and his family and so forth. Then we began to hear uneasy reports about a meeting that was held in the Driskill Hotel between Jim Ferguson, Coke

Oral history transcript, Dixon Donnelley, interview 1 (I), 1/14/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

we found to be of tremendous use. As a matter of fact, I recommended it to Walt Rostow yesterday to be continued in the new Administration. Every morning at about ten o'clock, we have a conference call between the White House, the Defense

Folder, "Pulliam, Eugene C. [1932-1934]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 5 (Item)

to you I think Calkins should write . Watt asking that the receipt be A letter from McDonald this morning says that your wire to Chidester and my letter have revived Chidester'• spirit and that he is hitting the ball with new enthusiasm. MoDonald very

Oral history transcript, Louis Shanks, interview 1 (I), 8/20/1987, by Gina Gianzero (Item)

. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Shanks -- I -- 2 borrowed seventy-five dollars to pay down on a brand new Ford, a six-hundred-ninetyfive-dollar Ford--that's

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/13/1967 (Item)

/Hire HOUSE Date «NT LYNDON B. JOHNSON June "*** The White House 'resident bega n his day a t (Place) D Time Telephone 1. In Ou t Lo f or t Activity L O 12:01a t Hon. 13, 1967 n ...... Jack Valenti - New York City ', 7:59a f Hon

Folder, "Young, Harold [1941] [1 of 2]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 16 (Item)

. HENRY HAROLD H . Y OUN G .ATTORNE YS AT LAW SUITE 410 GULP ST.A.TES BUILDING A.l:WklhM soeue1t J. MAN Ul!:L HOF'F'ENSTEIN DALLAS, TEXAS HARRY M . STANF"IELD J'anuazy 6 , 1941 Mr . Charles E. Marsh, 1703 New York Avenue, N. Washington, D. C . w

Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 5 (V), 8/16/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of these fellows said in effect, "Don't worry about us. We're not going do anything to hurt him about what he's done." As I recall, the Dallas News story--it could have been someone else, but the Dallas News story was the only one that--it was written by a fellow

Oral history transcript, Lincoln Gordon, interview 1 (I), 7/10/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Adolph Berle in New York--whom I knew not intimately, but in a casual way--saying that the President-elect had asked him to form a task force on policy toward Latin America. They wanted an economist and they thought I would be the best person. I tried

Oral history transcript, Lawson B. Knott, Jr., interview 1 (I), 4/21/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

for installations in the new Defense structure. Floete went to the Hill to testify from time to time on Defense Property matters. I was a back-up, supporting witness. So when he later--about 1954, I believe, or 1955--went to GSA as administrator, the Public

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 18 (XVIII), 9/26/1980-9/27/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

or July or when, because I did return to Austin later on. At any rate, sometime during the summer I went to see our old friend Dr. Will Watt in Austin and got the big news that I was, at last, pregnant. It was big news because from 1934 to 1943--of course
the war in 1942-1943; James Forrestal as secretary of the navy; the 1944 division among Texas Democrats; women in Texas politics in the 1940s; a woman's "I remember Johnny" speech about LBJ helping her find her son; receiving the news of D-Day, June 6

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

is a former newspaper reporter for the Dallas News, Chicago Tribune, but at that time he was working for the United States Information Agency. He said, "That's all right." Of course, that Saturday, July 2, he called me about at noon, about one o'clock

Folder, "Ex FG 170-6, Federal National Mortgage Association" WHCF FG, Box 257 (Item)

. Lawrence B. Levinaon warr•n L. 111\ith w. Barr , _,,.."JTIVI' ~:?/7 ~/70~ September Wednesday, 4, 1968 10:00 a. m. FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM Joe Califano and Larry Levin•on It is important to name the new FNMA Board so that the trander of FNMA

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 21 (XXI), 8/10/1981-8/11/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

remember walking the hospital corridors and going through the ritual of having the castor oil and all that, and then Luci was born uneventfully the next morning about dawn sometime. As I began to come to, I said something hazily about how is he, because
of the country's rubber plants; a trip to New York City with LBJ's relatives; Warren Woodward and Horace Busby joining LBJ's staff; Soviet control of the occupation zone in Germany; LBJ's first television appearance and why he was a less effective speaker

Oral history transcript, D.B. Hardeman, interview 1 (I), 2/26/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

And the Austin district then was more of a New Deal district than most districts in Texas. too much of it; I read about it of course. him speak in the campaign. I didn't watch And I don't recall hearing I don't know whether I heard any of the speeches

Folder, "Gen RE7 Cards-Checkers-Chess," Subject Files, WHCF, Box 3 (Item)

to the Armed Force ■ Aide to the Prealdent Mr. Walter J .1rted Prealdent The~erlcan Chess Foundation 902 Broadway New York, New York 10010 Copy to: Beacling File HGB:SOH RECEIVED NOVIt 1967 t CENTRAL f 1LtS t .......... _.......... ..1" THE WHITE HOUSE

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 31, 15 July 1984," LBJ Library (Item)

ranging across th experiences a.-, ·1 Harvard stuJcnt. rough rider in the Spanish American War. rancher. New York Police Comnm,sioncr. Gov ernor of i\ew )nrk. Vit:c President President. and in rctire mc.nt The text comes main!· from his diaries

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

at five o'clock in the morning and go through all the tapes, all the cables, everything that we had from Geneva, try to sift it out, and find out what might be of interest to the Congress, what they should know before they read it in the paper

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

to languish in the Agriculture Committees of both bodieo. Every year Farm Magazines, Trade Journals and the NAC News inform us of the ever-increasing amounts of economic poisons used in agriculture in this Country. The Apr:iJ. 1968 issue of NAC News states

Folder, "Japan - January 1964-March 1966 [1 of 2]," Files of Robert Komer, NSF, Box 34 (Item)

. RWK cc: Cooper Thomson January ZS, 1966 Chris Herter, Jr. called today to say that h:i,s company (Standard of New Jersey) has been approached by sources he preferred not to name to supply quite a lot of crude on a five year con. tract from the West

Oral history transcript, Truman Fawcett and Wilma Green Fawcett, interview 1 (I), 4/21/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

in Dallas and then they moved the University of Texas Pharmacy School to Austin. I transferred to Austin and finished the University in 1931 and passed the board in 1931. M: Then you set up your drug store? TF: My father was in the drug business

Oral history transcript, John V. Singleton, Jr., interview 2 (II), 7/15/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Singleton -- II -- 6 during the war. business. It was growing very rapidly and eagerly seeking new The Wood, Gresham part of the firm, McCorquodale

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

in his office at the University of Texas. The date is July 19, 1971, and it is 9:10 in the morning. My name is David McComb. Last time we left off with the first committee being dissolved and the Regents appointing a committee to search for a dean. L
The creation of a new committee related to the LBJ School of Public Affairs; how the committee members were appointed; the committee duties of administration, budgeting, architectural planning and searching for a dean; Norman Hackerman; considering

Oral history transcript, Elaine Fischesser and Ellen Taylor Cooper, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1967, by Douglass Cater (Item)

, just beautiful volumes. Lady Bi.rd's brother has some of the books~ I have seen them in his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. So they are a family that liked books, and read them. MR. CATER: How long had her mother died at that point when she was five? ·-1

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 42 (XLII), 11/5/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

forays out into the country, sort of dipping our toes into the water, into, "Are we going to launch into this full scale? Here it is April. Is Lyndon running for the presidency, or isn't he?" One time I went to Dallas to a coffee where there were all

Oral history transcript, W. Sherman Birdwell, Jr., interview 3 (III), 2/9/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

: All right . G: You say you went to work on Monday morning after that . B: On the Monday morning after the Sunday [meeting] . He called me to meet him at the Old Post Office Cafe in San Marcos, six o'clock, Sunday morning . I walked in and saw

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