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Oral history transcript, William Hunter McLean, interview 1 (I), 5/11/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • the miliary service. OM: Then you went into the Army for awhile? HM: I went into the Marine Corps in May of 144 and stayed there until the conclusion of the war in the Pacific. DM~ Did you go into the Pacific--? HM: Yes sir, I was at Okinawa in radar
Oral history transcript, Willard Deason, interview 8 (VIII), 4/15/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • wanted it that way, Jim,” which I didn't of course. Nobody else in Texas did. I was told second hand after I moved to Washington--but coming from very responsible sources--that the night after Jack Kennedy was buried there was a meeting at a big home
Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Cyprus, 7/7/1964, Volume 2, Tab 8," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • have b een able to work out. He had his first talk •. vitl: ~he UN );iediator yes terciay and reports an at:r.'lospnere of pes sir.1ism. Ho\ve \·e= , we hope h:.s iurther discussions beiore talks wit:i the Greeks and Tu:ks begi:: early the week of 13
Oral history transcript, Marie Fehmer Chiarodo, interview 3 (III), 10/29/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , 1974 INTERVIEWEE: MARIE FEHMER CHIARODO INTERVIEWER: MICHAEL L. GILLETTE PLACE: Ms. Chiarodo's home, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 G: I think when you left off, you had finished the first day of the presidency. Yo u had not moved into the White
Oral history transcript, Frederick G. Dutton, interview 1 (I), 8/4/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • INTERV I a'IEE: FREDERICK G. DUTTON HnERVIE~JER: T. H. BAKER PLACE: Washington, D. C. Tape 1 of 1 B: Sir, let me mention some things here because I think they ought to be in the transcript. 0: Right. B: You were the Organizing Director
Folder, "Washington D.C./American Society of Newspaper Editors 4/17/68," Papers of Ramsey Clark, Box 35 (Item)
  • -to strike home da­ . • . matically the anger and frusriots. . : , • • .' , frustration. I ~ sas.s~nation. Clark's answer· drew . :ap- 'A, Chicago police order. •.to : With. trouble 1~ ~OO -~ities tration of Negro ghetto dwellplause from his audience •at ~se
Oral history transcript, Buford Ellington, interview 1 (I), 10/2/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • INTERVIEWEE: BUFORD ELLINGTON INTERVIEWER: T.H. BAKER PLACE: Governor Ellington's office in the State Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee Tape 1 of 2 B: Sir, if I may read just a little background material. You were born in Mississippi and attended
Oral history transcript, J. Roy White, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • a home and a livable place, a comfortable place. F: Did the girls ever volunteer any ideas to you? W: No, I don't believe so. F: It was primarily Mrs. Johnson all the way through? W: Only a fe\v connections [with the girls]. I think I was called
Oral history transcript, H.A. (Tony) Ziegler and Charles K. Boatner, interview 4 (IV), 6/2/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , that they used cavalry in that battle . In the late evening a few times a week that the Congress­ man could get home, if he would agree not to do it on Saturday or Sunday, because he played polo on Saturday and Sunday, [why not let him] exercise those ponies
Oral history transcript, Alfred Melinger, interview 1 (I), 4/14/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , when it opened? G: Yes. A lot M: They were all NYA people .. There was Connally and Syers--do you know Ed Syers? o~ them were NYA people. And the one who bought the funeral home, the Cook funeral home. G: That was Sherman Birdwell I think
Oral history transcript, O.J. Weber, interview 1 (I), 12/7/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • said, "O. J., when I hired you I thought you told me that you could type." I said, "Mr. Johnson, what I told you was I had taken typing." He said, "Do you know what an old Oliver typewriter is?" I said, "Yes, sir." He said, "Well, your typing looks like
Oral history transcript, William B. Camp, interview 1 (I), 12/12/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • -second. Some have been colorful; some have been listless; some have been innovators like Mr. Saxon and then some have been controversial like Mr. Saxon. M: But you have been the first career professional. c: Yes sir, that is correct, as far as I know
Oral history transcript, James P. Coleman, interview 1 (I), 4/29/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • him in January of 1935. I started work in Washington on January 3, 1935 as secretary to Congressman A. L. Ford of the Fourth Mississippi District, whose home is here in Ackerman. I went to work for him six days before I was twenty-one years old
Oral history transcript, Emily Crow Selden, interview 1 (I), 1/10/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • when I was at the University [of Texas], Father asked me if I was going to bring any guests home, because they liked me to. I said, well, I was going to bring Bird. "Oh, she's not a guest," he said, "she's part of the family." the way they felt about
Oral history transcript, Thomas H. (Admiral) Moorer, interview 2 (II), 9/16/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • . But it was routine in the sense, as I just told you, that at the same time there were many, many ships at sea worldwide doing the same thing. G: Yes, sir. Is it fair, as has been done, to characterize the patrol of the Maddox as part of a program of--pressures
Oral history transcript, Glen P. Wilson, interview 1 (I), 5/8/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • INTERVID~EE : GLEN P. vJILSON INTERVIEWER: T. HARRI BAKER PLACE: Dr. Wilson's office, Senate Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 B: Sir, let me introduce you here briefly. You were born in Waco, have a bachelors
Folder, "JFK Assassination - Preserving Documents," Papers of Ramsey Clark, Box 97 (Item)
Folder, "Passage and Signature," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 3 (Item)
Oral history transcript, John A. Schnittker, interview 1 (I), 11/21/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh November 21, 1968 B: This is the interview with Mr. John A. Schnittker, the Under Secretary of Agriculture. Sir, would you start by outlining your career up to the time of your appointment as Under Secretary here? S: Yes
Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 6 (VI), 7/13/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , and to Lyndon, which she wasn't, that by working it that way, you'd--well, like this dedication of the Boyhood Home here. Charlie Boatner asked me to make the arrangements for her. At first she didn't want to have anything to do with it. So I decided to skip
Oral history transcript, George L. Mehren, interview 1 (I), 2/18/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • , 1969 INTERVIHJEE: GEORGE L. MEHREN INTERVIEHER: T. H. BAKER PLACE: Mr. Mehren's office, The Agribusiness Council, Inc., Park Avenue, New York City Tape 1 of 2 B: This is an interview with Dr. George L. Mehren. Sir, let me summarize your
President's Daily Diary entry, 4/15/1966 (Item)
  • General and Sra. Marcelino Garcia Barragan - Secy. of National Defense Senator and Mrs Paul Douglas Cong. and Mrs. Henry B. Gonzalez Mr. Arthur Borg - State Dept. Cong. Alejandro Carrillo Table B - 1 April 14, 1966 Mexico City, D. F. Table B - 1 Lic
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 66: Mar. 7‑13, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 30 (Item)
  • their homes in order to route the Viet Cong. There have been some encouraging indications of Cao Dai cooperation with the Government of Vietnam in Tay Ninh in driving Viet Cong out of villages and towns and in connection with recovery operations. D. IV Corps
Oral history transcript, D.B. Hardeman, interview 3 (III), 4/22/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • INTERVIEWEE: D. B. HARDEMAN INTERVIEWER: T.H. Baker PLACE: Mr. Hardeman's residence, Washington, D. C. Tape 1 of 1 B: Sir, last we time had gone to the 1960 election, which brings us to John Kennedy's years as president. One of the questions that comes up
Oral history transcript, William J. Crockett, interview 2 (II), 8/19/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • it except just to--well, I think always there was an undercurrent on those trips of awareness of what the press might be saying about the trip and about him back home . So there was always a lot of pressure to create the impression, and � � LBJ
Oral history transcript, Payne Rountree, interview 1 (I), undated, by Eric F. Goldman (Item)
  • . Done by Eric F. Goldman in Mr. Rountree’s home, 1807 Breckenridge Street. Austin, Texas G: Mr. Rountree, we want to get all of the details about the trip to California. Will you tell us, first of all, how many of you went? R: Five of us. G
Oral history transcript, Bart McDowell, interview 1 (I), 4/28/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • himself that day. Tape 2 P: You were telling about Bobby Baker. Mc: Yes. Now as to when it was that he found out that the case was coming up, was tipped off about it • . • It was of course well after everybody had gotten home before I found out about
Oral history transcript, Cameron McElroy and Lucille McElroy, interview 1 (I), 3/11/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • : No, sir. G: Is that right? Can you elaborate on that? M: Well, as long as I can remember in our home-- You ever know of any rivalry? I'm sure he did. Neither were the McElroys either. LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL
Oral history transcript, Daniel Garcia, interview 1 (I), 12/17/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • a speech, the national education speech here in Cotulla. He called me first here one Sunday afternoon about twelve or one o'clock at home. I talked to his private secretary who told me that Lyndon Johnson wanted to make a speech on Monday, and he
Oral history transcript, Norman M. Clapp, interview 1 (I), 12/6/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh December 6, 1968 B: This is the interview with Norman Clapp, the Administrator of the Rural Electric Administration. Sir, to begin, back in the early stages of your career you were associated with Congress for a good many
Folder, "Ex FG 170/A-Z [5 of 6] [Department of Housing and Urban Development/A-Z (FG 170/A-Z)]," WHCF FG, Box 256 (Item)
  • ~ ~ ~( ,-,/ C;~A "f\ ) {!!,) JV' i1/ ,j") ~ ~o~Oo~ Attached are: (a) a list of the candidates for the the Cities which Paul Douglas would chair a~ (b) a short statement r> ~p-7 ...... ,.,...' announci g the form~tion of the Commission.x~ ()7t,_, :Zhur
  • to the "Douglas Commission" after Commission Chairperson, former senator Paul H. Douglas), including correspondence regarding appointments to the Commission, material related to administrative matters such as Commission staffing, meeting times, meeting locations
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 14, September 1 - 22, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)
  • would consider the a terrible disaster for the entire Con o, said that if Tshombe were dismissed, most of the mercena would quit and many of the Belgiums would pack up and go home, and the Congo would be back in the mess it was in when Tshombe first
Folder, "Foreign Relations - Berlin [3 of 3]," 1961 Subject Files, VP Papers, Box 79 (Item)
  • " by the past administration. Today we have a man interested in building up this force. As much as I would like to have sons, brothers, fathers, husbands home, if, and they are, needed to give us this extra "boost", then I am 100% in favor of bringing
Folder, "China Lobby II," Papers of Drew Pearson, Georgetown Files, Box G 130 [2 of 3] (Item)
  • with by lite Com nu ltcc. C>nc such st atement was dis- "wrrific week in Mexiro'' and He replied th at he fell he h ad 1ributcd over the signatur e of "lavish" hole! accornmoda- bee n " treate d with a great Sen. Paul H. Douglas (0-111.). lions. deal
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 8 (VIII), 1/23/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • -- 2 Presently down the hall came an affable, self-assured, nice-looking man and said, "I'd like to go in and see Congressman Johnson, please." And I said, "Oh, no, you can't." I said, "What is your name, sir?" He looked sort of flustered, and he said
Oral history transcript, Daniel K. Inouye, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • information on you, sir? I: . Yes. l'd like to add that at this moment I'm no longer on the Public Works Committee. I left that Committee and I'm now on the Commerce LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B
Oral history transcript, Lindley Beckworth, interview 1 (I), 7/22/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • INTERVIEWEE: LINDLEY BECKWORTH INTERVIEWER: DAVID McCOMB PLACE: Mr. Beckworth's home near Gladewater, Texas Tape 1 of 2 M: I've just been talking to Mr. Beckworth about the use of this information, and I've explained that the tape and the transcript
  • Home congressional office facilities; family background; father's county school superintendent campaign; 1928 Democratic convention in Houston; college education data; 1936 race for state representative; introduction to LBJ in 1936; 1938 campaign
Oral history transcript, Willard Deason, interview S-1b (I), 4/29/1986, by Walter Richter (Item)
  • and is completely immobile and invocal and Vernon spends all of his time taking care of her. He has her in a nursing home but he's with her now. R: The next name is Lyndon Johnson and I think it would be appropriate because of the fact that he was prominent
Oral history transcript, John Sparkman, interview 1 (I), 10/5/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • ] spent three days in that campaigning and by the last day, I had a very rough throat, got to where I could hardly speak, and I came home on Saturday night, went to bed. no better; in fact, if anything, I was worse. The next morning I was So my wife
Oral history transcript, William J. Hopkins, interview 1 (I), 6/6/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • INTERVIEWEE: WILLIAM J. HOPKINS INTERVIEWER: THOMAS H. BAKER National Archives Conference Room, Washington, D.C. PLACE: Tape 1 of 1 B: Sir, I know that you came to the White House in 1931, in October I believe, and have been there since. Could you