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Oral history transcript, Bart McDowell, interview 1 (I), 4/28/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

: That's right. I believe it was Harry Byrd's party, where he said, "The next trip you make, please let us know; we'll send somebody in. We'd like to do an article." I was the one that was picked to go, rather abruptly, toward the tail end of the summer

Oral history transcript, Thomas H. (Admiral) Moorer, interview 1 (I), 8/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

and Admiral Dick Byrd, who had been his aide when he was Vice President. Also, that was immediately prior to the Israeli-U.A.R. confrontation, and, as a matter of fact, Prime Minister Wilson was in the White House at the time, LBJ Presidential Library http

Folder, "Volume I - Narrative History, Part II, Trimble Task Force [1 of 2]," Department of Transportation Administrative History, Box 1 (Item)

Oral history transcript, Bertrand Harding, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

Oral history transcript, William W. Heath, interview 1 (I), 5/20/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Walter W. Heller, interview 1 (I), 2/20/1970, by David G. McComb (Item)

that it was driven through by giving Harry Byrd what he wanted, namely, a budget that didn't exceed a hundred billion dollars. You know, this totally artificial administrative budget figure was just a will-o-the-wisp, but he was convinced that if he gave Byrd

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/4/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)

& Yale; Lady Bird praises her staff; LBJ has stag dinner for 30 Senators; Lady Bird visits with Sen. Harry Byrd; rift between the Johnsons & Stewart Udall about Vietnam; Lady Bird dines with Lynda Johnson & Chuck Robb; TV program on new District

Oral history transcript, Stuart Symington, interview 2 (II), 11/28/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. G: He hasn't done badly today. s: He's done well. That's a rough state. I told Lady Bird some months ago that Harry Byrd said, "I think he's going to win." That's all for now. He did. If you want to come back, any time. [End of Tape 1 of 1

Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 4 (IV), 6/10/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was perhaps a captain then and later on, before it was all over, was an admiral, was his aide, and Commander [Richard] Byrd was there at the Navy Department. We all knew him. He was in charge of the Bureau of Naval Personnel. G: Well, do you recall ever

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/26/1964 (Wednesday) (Item)

Lady Bird's trip to New York for clothes fitting; lunch with Billie and Wendy; Tax Bill passed and signing ceremony; LBJ's speech and praise for Sen. Byrd; LBJ & Lady Bird to Mrs. Kennedy's house to present 4 signing pens; presentation of tray

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

group of southerners who had been New Dealers in large per cent, but in some strongly not, like [Lister] Hill and [John] Sparkman, and I think [Russell] Long might fit into that. Then there were the old-line conservatives, led, I guess by [Harry] Byrd

Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 7 (VII), 12/21/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to that, and the tax cut thing he wanted. I think Johnson was sold on the tax cut but his problem was getting the tax cut through Congress. Ronald Reagan got a tax cut through in three months. It took Johnson a long time to get Harry Byrd's consent and that's what he

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/1/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)

about not running for re-election; tea with friends; visit with Johnson daughters; story about Yuki; Johnsons meet King and Queen for State Dinner; exchange of state gifts; exchange of toasts; entertainment is Charlie Byrd; Lyn Nugent

Oral history transcript, Joseph W. Barr, interview 2 (II), 1/16/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

appointment as Under Secretary; appointment as Secretary; Representative Mahon; Chairman Mills; Mr. Burns; Carl Hayden; Senator Harry Byrd; Senator Kerr; John Williams; tax cut; funding of IDA; coinage problems; 1965 tax law regarding excise taxes; repeal

Folder, "Correspondence with Old Texas Friends (1964-1966)," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 30 (Item)

the gas boom in northwestern New Mexico, Colorado and Utah. Since then have been working in Texas and the Arkansas Valley area of northwestern Arkansas, where we are now drill ing a wildcat. In the interim have releived myself of the great Harold Byrd, he

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/11/1964 (Friday) (Item)

d his two d a u g h t e r - i n - l a w s , H elen (M rs . R ic h a rd Byrd) and G re tc h en (M rs. H a r r y B yrd, J r . ) b e fo re I got to h i m . H e le n sounded e a g e r and i n t e r e s t e d and said she would phone m e back. G r e t

Oral history transcript, Katie Louchheim, interview 1 (I), 4/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Russell, of course, was Armed Services; Carl Hayden had Appropriations; Ellender was chairman of Agriculture and Forestry; Byrd was chairman of Finance; Walter George, of Foreign Relati"ons. M: I hesitate to say that's a rogues' gallery, but they do have

Oral history transcript, Conrad L. Wirth, interview 1 (I), 8/5/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, Lyndon had many of the same qualities that Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia had. I say this because Harry Byrd had a great deal of confidence in the Park Service and, if I may say so, in me. He used to get requests from his constituents about the National

Oral history transcript, Alfred B. Fitt, interview 1 (I), 10/25/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

in the spring of 1967, after the freeze had been on for four or five months, a delegation from the Congress called on the President. These were senior members from--I've forgotten just what the makeup was, but I know that two of them were Randolph and Byrd

Oral history transcript, Solis Horwitz, interview 1 (I), 6/9/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Hubert went around shaking hands with every southern Senator, congratulating them on having passed an FEPC bill. ~~ell, really, there was pandemonium. Senator Byrd, this was the old man you know, who had this high squeaky voice to begin with, he just

Oral history transcript, Walter G. Hall, interview 1 (I), 6/30/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

, "Walter, here's what you've got to keep in mind. No politician can operate both on a state and national level with the exception of Harry Byrd. senator. He runs Virginia and he's also an influential But every other national politician has to look upon

Oral history transcript, Gerald W. Siegel, interview 3 (III), 2/11/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

on which Douglas wanted to go on ·the Finance Committee, and Harry Byrd didn't want him on the Finance ·conunittee. S: This was a way of keeping him off Finance. In those days,-there were a lot of reasons for assignments, reasons of that kind

Oral history transcript, Lee C. White, interview 1 (I), 9/28/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

personal and working relationship with soce of the older souther~ Democrats--Harry Byrd, and Russell, a.."ld that crowd. And I heard him. say that Johnson was a pretty foxy old Qc-u,· who • how to get things done and that he was a good leader. k~ew

Folder, "Dominican Republic," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 3 (Item)

vicepreaide.nte de clonal de Citlot aon rrlatinmrn los Ellado,. Unlt.loa de Amtrlca. te pocos, pero qu 1 Joe que 1 ,. .,ftoro Lad,- Byrd do John,on, l•n nti• roclblendo tultun , •l,116 uta maftana la Eacuolo • oducocl6n. rlOftal de Clt100 7 el bo1plt1I de for 1u

Folder, "Volume I - Narrative History, Part II, Trimble Task Force [2 of 2]," Department of Transportation Administrative History, Box 1 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 37, August 1-10, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 20 (Item)

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 12, July, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/7/1967 (Friday) (Item)

Lady Bird tours 10th District Beautification projects; press; first, Lockhart courthouse; several people from LBJ's early years; Lady Bird visits with former roommate, Helen Byrd Falley; to Praha & tour of St. Mary's Church; fish fry, Monument Hill

Oral history transcript, Dudley T. Dougherty, interview 1 (I), 12/27/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, John Sherman Cooper, interview 1 (I), 3/11/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

with President Carter. (Interruption) [There] developed a shortage of ammunition in Korea and a special committee was appointed. Virginia was chairman. Johnson. I remember Senator [Harry Flood] Byrd of I was on the committee and so was Senator We found out

Oral history transcript, Price Daniel, Sr., interview 1 (I), 6/5/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Folder, "Middle East - Volume I, 6/65-3/68 [1 of 3]," Country Files, NSF, Box 104 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 98: Oct. 5‑9, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 40 (Item)

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 281-292," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)