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Oral history transcript, Mary D. Keyserling, interview 1 (I), 10/22/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

confront. On Tuesday afternoon I got a telephone call saying, "lId like you to do this,ll and I found m.ysel£ saying, "Yes, sir. 11 M: This was the President who called you? K: Yes. But I had said that because I was very closely involved

Oral history transcript, Clark W. Thompson and Libbie Moody Thompson, interview 1 (I), 10/10/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

II. T: That's right, and in the Reserve between the wars. M: Yes, sir. You married Miss Libbie Moody, is that correct, in 1918. And apparently the Marine Corps brought you to Galveston, and here you met under rather unusual circumstances

Oral history transcript, William R. (Bob) Poage, interview 1 (I), 11/11/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

and the Senators get into problems; where you have a Senator from your district. Of course, I long had Senator Connally as a constituent--a grand and able man, but in those cases the Senator feels he should name the postmaster in his home town, and he should

Oral history transcript, Eugene Williams and Helen Williams, interview 1 (I), 10/27/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

them to have home away froln hOlne; you wanted theln to be as comfor':able and have everything that they were accustomed to to wear. This would be a :mental strain in order to go Inake a speech if you felt that this particular suit was inappropr!.ate

Oral history transcript, Charles J. Zwick, interview 2 (II), 8/1/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

the executive and congressmen and senators vis-à-vis projects of importance to their home district or their state. Now when you were wooing him you could help him on these things, but nobody ever sat down at a table and bargained directly. M: Totaled up

Oral history transcript, Robert B. Anderson, interview 1 (I), 7/8/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

of work did you do in the campaign, sir? A: I wrote speeches for various people . I counselled with him on platform issues, I wrote letters to friends ; I helped in the finan cial organization of his campaign, and did all the sorts of things

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 2 (II), 10/31/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, an agricultural expert, whatnot, and go back home. This would be the best money we could ever spend if we were going to win the battle for men's minds. Tragically, by the time we got through with the bureaucrats, it never worked out this way. tion. We wound up

Oral history transcript, William M. Blackburn, interview 1 (I), 5/21/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

project down there?" and they'd say, "It just doesn't meet standards ." And I'd call back and I'd say, "Well, sir, it just doesn't meet the standards," or this sort of thing, but never anything shady or swinging a deal for cer tain Congressmen

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 30, June 1-12, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 17 (Item)

HE 'L-OGKED FORWARO lff)iLY 10 SEEING TSE "!Pl~SI.'ll!NT IN ·-- ··: -;:; .-:-r:~ , .)IASH}ltGTON, f,1£ FE'ELS HE PROBASL Y MUST RETURN -HOME' AS HIS PEOPLE .. _ ~WDlllD NDT UNDERSTAND HIS TRAVELING IN .PARIS A.liD ._. .V.lSl.t'IJJG. THE -¥AIR

Folder, "India: Food, 1964-1965 [3 of 5]," Files of Robert Komer, NSF, Box 24 (Item)

on this subject. There was some discussion of the reduction of surplus food reserves in the United States. The Secretary commented that we were considering ~hether we might have to expand our own producing areas so as to meet our emphasis on needs at home

Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume II, Tabs 14-17," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)

TO T H E , UN AND LOOKED FORWARD TO R E S U L T S OF T H I S AFTERNOON'S S E C U R ITY COUNCIL S E S S IO N . • NEW DEMOCRATIC PA RTY LEA D ER TOMMY DOUGLAS ASKED I F PM IN c o n s u l t a t io n W IT H . t h e AMERICAN SEC RETA RY OF S T A T E MADE I T

Folder, "JCS -- SIGMA I‑66, Final Report, 9/66," Agency Files, NSF, Box 33 (Item)

Oral history transcript, W. Ervin James, interview 1 (I), 2/17/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. friend of Aubrey Williams who loves these black people." "Why, he's a It was kind of bad. One morning in the middle of the campaign, about two weeks before the election, Aubrey shows up at my door at my home at six o'clock in the morning. I said

Oral history transcript, William C. Trueheart, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

on until I had completed two years in London, which was I think in August. Technically I needed to do this in order to be qualified for some home leave. So I did that, and then I came back to Washington and had a couple of weeks of orientation course

Folder, "Travel – Foreign – Berlin (Pro) [August] [2 of 2]," 1961 Subject Files, VP Papers, Box 109 (Item)

. It was a notable contrast to the arrival of the American battle group in West Berlin only 2 hours earlier with tens of thousands watching and cheering. Too, it was a morale .booster for our troops. They know now somebody at home cares that they are here and knows

Folder, "Gen AG 5-1, 1/1/66 - [PEST CONTROL]," WHCF AG, Box 8 (Item)

Duncan setting forth the problem• posed by rata in the recreation a.rea• luunedlately around your home. The condition• yo• deacrlbe are extremely dlaturblng. I •ill do everythln1 I can to help. Sincerely, Stephen J. Pollak AdTlaor for National Capital

Oral history transcript, Eugene H. Guthrie, interview 1 (I), 4/26/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, was there any other pressure on the Committee? EG: Extremely little. In fact, I said afterwards I couldn't understand why I hadn't been offered a lovely home down in North Carolina in the mountains. Nobody attempted to bribe me or anything like that. have

Oral history transcript, James J. Reynolds, interview 3 (III), 2/1/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Califano tell you that I didn't want this?" I said, "Yes, he did. He made it very plain, there can be no doubt about this, that your decision was not alone that you didn't want to announce it, but that you didn't want it done. I can only assure you, sir

Folder, "Gen HU 2/ST 1, 3/9/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / ALABAMA]", WHCF HU, Box 27 (Item)

of arousing life; they are now acting out fear and despair," of treat iri real homes and real ing "hope as the four-letter streets the splintered fanta- Ted l(ennedy Stops Parade SEN. Ted Kennedy (D· Mass.) made an unex pected appearance at the Purim

Oral history transcript, Alan S. Boyd, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

to know something about your background . B : Where were you born, and when? I was born in Florida, July 20, 1922 . I was actually born in Jacksonville, Florida, because that was the nearest hospital . My home was a small town of 600 people, turpentine

Oral history transcript, Joseph Alsop, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh May 28, 1969 M: Let's begin by just identifying you, sir. You're Joseph Alsop, a syndicated columnist at the present time and author of numerous books, and you've been doing this same type work for long enough to watch

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 51, November 16-25, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)

difficult the flow of armed mea and aupplles comillg from the Nortb. It was necessary, finally,, and after flve long years o.f reatra.lnt, to bring home to the men ln Hanol. some ol the punlshme-nt that they had long been hullctlng on tielr fellow

Oral history transcript, Luís Salas, interview 1, 8/31/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to describe the first visit when he came with the helicopter. Did you see him, did you talk to him? S: Yes, he came in the helicopter, but I was sick in bed, and Ed Lloyd brought him to my home. That's when I met Lyndon Johnson. G: Do you recall

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 51, November 16-25, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)

the Nortb. It was necessary, finally,, and after flve long years o.f reatra.lnt, to bring home to the men ln Hanol. some ol the punlshme-nt that they had long been hullctlng on tielr fellow Vietnamese la the South. The bombing of North Vietnam began

Oral history transcript, Richard J. Hughes and Betty (Elizabeth) Hughes, interview 1 (I), 8/6/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

INTERVIHJEES: GOVERNOR AND NRS. RICHARD HUGHES (Betty Hughes) INTERVIEWER: JOE B. FRANTZ PLACE: The Hughes' home in Princeton, New Jersey Tape 1 of 2 F: First of all, Governor Hughes, tell us briefly where you came from, how you gradually moved up

Folder, "Civil Rights – St. Augustine, Fla.," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)

to the relations between local Negroes and the white populace . In my own home, we provide our maid gifts on special occasions; contribute money and clothing to her church projects; and grant requests for ti off t h e job, whether or not it is convenient for my

Oral history transcript, Phillip B. Davidson, interview 2 (II), 6/30/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

, if they moved back into Laos or Cambodia, we still carried them; we didn't drop them. G: Once you put them on the OB [order of battle], they were there? 0: That's right. And to the best of my memory, nobody, none of the North Vietnamese ever went home

Oral history transcript, James C. Thomson, Jr., interview 1 (I), 7/22/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

, but not quite. T: Very nearly. I begged off. There was some illness at home, and I didn't want to be out of the country that long. So,though Mr. Bowles proposed me, and I think I was accepted on the list, well, at least on the tentative.list, I asked

Oral history transcript, Bryce N. Harlow, interview 2 (II), 5/6/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

it in to me." Well, I did know, and some of what I knew about Stu shouldn't have been written. I knew lots. So I sat down and I patted my typewriter, and I said, "Write, honey." home at night. I sat down and wrote that at And I wrote it and I wrote

Oral history transcript, Warren G. Woodward, interview 1 (I), 6/3/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

assistant and was on the staff at the time and Marjorie, his wife, and Beth Jenkins who is now married was about six months old, I guess. They came out to meet me in a Chevrolet coupe, and they took me out to the Johnson home on 30th Place there, out

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 54: Dec. 11‑19, 1967 [3 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)

December December 9, that Dzu was still at home (though under.house arrest), and that it appeared unlikely he would be arrested, as Dzu stated to the American journalists. Although we feel that Dzu has largely shot his bolt and is not highly regarded

Folder, "General Analine Film Corp - Alien Property Settlement (see also Jack Frye) [I. G. Farben]," Papers of Drew Pearson, Georgetown Files, Box G 283-1 (Item)

,or on An N.P.C.lounge,And thumb my way back home. The party to which I was invited,but wasnt expected to attend, h9S now gotten out of hand AS the integrity of the officiAl record of a Sell;:lte HeArings is involved and I CAD plRy rough too when the occasion wArrants.so

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

that excuse our ignorin g those who haven't? There are 90 million rats in this country.Where do you think they go when their slum homes are torn down ? They go into our finest hotels and restaurants; into modem apartment buildings, cellars, garages. They go

Oral history transcript, Walt W. Rostow, interview 2 (II), 1/9/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

at the communication pattern. And we had a lot of other--Douglas Pike is very good on this. G: Marvelous book. R: It's a first-class book. Now I don't know what this working paper on the North Vietnam role published in 1968--I don't know what that is, but I doubt

Folder, "Celler, Emanuel (Cong) [1 of 2]," Name Files, WHCF, Box C-151 (Item)

ACKLEY & Mrs. WILLIAM MCC MARTIN, Jr. & Mrs. CLARENCE D. MARTIN, Jr. DAVID K. E. BRUCE & Mrs. ANGIER BIDDLE DUKE & Mrs• McGEORGE BUNDY & Mrs. WILLIAM R. TYLER RIGHT REV. & Mrs. WIILIAM F. CREIGHTON & Mrs• WINTHROP W. ALDRICH & Mrs • LEWIS W. DOUGLAS & Mrs

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 10, April 15 - May 31, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)

-4'l 4 p 04/13/65 A #57a letter to Sir Robert Gordon Menzies from the P~esident Possible classified information 1 p n.d. A #120a lette to the president Possible classified information 4/2/65 A 4/17/65 A ~ Pos~isle tl129 memo resident

Folder, Papers of James H. Rowe (entire collection), Box C-24 (Item)

..... ,. .. ·,.. ,'... ' : : ..... : \ •·. \ I ,· • . '· ~ - 4 of 7 HOUSE OF" REPRESE NTATI V ES WASHING TON Februar y 19, 1941 Sirs On the Co lorado River in Texas are located four dams which were made possible onl y throuch your assisto..n ce. Since you are familia r with this proe;ram

Oral history transcript, George McArthur, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

. But it was the type of thing--those trips, Clark Clifford, people like that, they would occasionally--and I don't know whether Wheeler did so or not; I don't recall-- Tape 1 of 1, Side 2 G: All right, sir. You were saying that these special high-ranking visitors

Oral history transcript, Frank Ikard, interview 1 (I), 6/15/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

in your area? I: Yes sir, very closely. F: Was he sort of the Senate advocate for it? I: Yes, yes very much. I know on occasion--I remember very well on some of the things the reference I guess it was to the Garza-Little Elm Reservoir

Oral history transcript, Edward G. Lansdale, interview 1 (I), 6/5/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

weeks at that job and the French would immediately send them home. G: Why would they do that? L: Well, you know, to get them away. G: They figured they'd sold out? L: They'd sold out, yes. And a lot of them were telling me things. I finally