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  • Latin America: more ~residential visits/additional trips by Covey Oliver (SRCRET} (x reF·CO 1-8) .A - A etter w-{r re ident to Dr. Raul Leoni re message to 5tli mtg- o-f ·•z-/1::t:-j-6 8 attachmen the Inter-American Cultural Corutcil mtg in Mara ay
  • - A. L D. OVERS~AS OPERATIONS IX Near East and South Asia- X Latin America XI Africa ... XII East Asia XIII Vietnam . . . .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. . . ..... . . . ... .. . . .. ... . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . • 177 233 310
  • be compiled with, if possible. If you will advise me of your action in the matter and have the letter returned to me with your reply, I will Appreciate it. Very Truly yours, Isl Lyndon Johnson M.C. Letter to Rep. Lyndon Johnson Dear Mr. Johnson: Why has
  • in the donor's deed of gift, GENERALSERVICES ADMINISTRATION GSA DC 73-495 GSA FORM 7122 (7-72) NATIONALARCHIVESANO RECORDSSERVICE WITHDRAWAL SHEET(PRESIDENTIALLIBRARIES) FORMOF DOCUMENT -ll,.).bJ~-3::01r---r CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE NSC Actions n-0
  • , 1983 INTERVIEWEE: GEORGE E. REEDY INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Boston Marriott Hotel, Newton, Massachusetts Tape 1 of 2 G: Now, at the beginning of 1957, [Frank] Lausche voted with the Democrats. R: Yes. G: Giving them a two-vote
  • ) The discussion then turned to the continuing resolution on appropriations. The President pointed out that basically the Democrats have got a problem trying to get the majority of the House and the Senate working together on the same goal. The President said
  • on into his Presidency. You first began to make trips to Latin America for the government right at the beginning of your brother's inauguration. E: No, much earlier than that. My work took me into Latin America, as well as elsewhere, under President
  • pines, South Korea. South Africa. Haiti and Chile, we mu. I place America's moral. economic and political support tirml) on the side of democratic forces before it's too late. instead of waiting until their politics polarize. the democratic center h
  • Governor Shivers went to Illinois to see Governor Adlai Stevenson, who was the Democratic nominee, and asked him if he would be willing to support the Texas title of ownership--it was even--the matter was in Congress at the time. Stevenson said no, he
  • Texas tideland issues in the 1950s; cross-filing, which allowed Democrats to support Dwight Eisenhower in the 1952 presidential election; Allan Shivers' support for Republicans; LBJ's and Sam Rayburn's devotion to the Democratic Party; John Tower's
  • against Coke Stevenson in 1948 and a closer winner in the State Democratic Executive Committee. Did you have anything at all to do with getting him legally certified , that is, in the litigatio n that followed? That was really left to Alvin Wirtz
  • for Democrats;" the "Port Arthur story" hurts Yarborough; LBJ-Yarborough relationship
  • be represented by Mr. Johnson, in the Senate. They either knew him or knew about him, and felt that he was a real Roosevelt Democrat who would make a constructive contribution. B: Were they that enthusiastic about Mr. Johnson, or were they more opposed to Coke
  • branch; Humphrey’s revision of Voting Rights Act of 1957; liberal image; JFK’s contact with African Americans; 1960 dissatisfaction with Democratic nominees; NAACP position regarding LBJ as the VP candidate; Democratic record on civil rights; effect
  • : At this point, it wasn't a manner in the sense of punching the proper button and everything automatically going into action? You really had to work it out? C: We really had to work it out. We had some experience with it but not enough. The troops--we got some
  • April riots; Washington riots; role of military troops; interest of foreign military groups in American example of dealing with riots; Resurrection City; 1968 Democratic Convention; involvement in inflation fights; LBJ’s relationship with William
  • :.cerne~ts. . . .. . .• (c) We shot;ld encourage the coup group to tak~ ~ecessa:-y _·. •action to deprive the loyal forces o:f access to supplies • . (d) We should make iull use of any U.S. equipment avan-:~J..E in Viet-Nam to assist t.'1e coup group. (e
  • in terms of the old military versus However, it's quite clear from his actions that he was rather firmly committed to the concept of civilian control over the military-­ so firmly committed to it that he really didn't have to discuss it. I'd say
  • agrees to call meetings at the request of any senator. The Gore motion is defeated in the Democratic caucus on 1/12 by a vote of 51-12. 1/8 LBJ calls Senators Pastore, Holland, Smathers and Chavez this morning to thank them for their action
  • was in part motivated by ~he French President's recognition that, if France hoped to play some role in the talks, he must mitigate somewhat his uncompromising stand against US actions in Vietnam. The mediating r~le is one De Gaulle would very much like to play
  • in Latin America these days is Colombia, I thought you might be interested in having a brief report on the more immediate and major problems in that countryf I I 1 1. The most serious immediate problems appear to be economic. Lack of political
  • on the adequacy or appropriateness of the subsequent actions taken by commanders and key officials who received the intelligence. 2. The Board consulted with and received briefings from representatives of the principal United States departments and agencies having
  • state in America as far as cigarettes and things like that, around Richmond. So I mean, his vote with us, where we had forty-eight Democrats voting unanimously, I believe it was the first and only time this had ever happened on a labor issue. shocked
  • in the Alliance would be undermined. The momentum generating self-help and reform efforts in Latin America -- land reform, tax reform, and others -- would falter for lack of external support. Effect of Senate Action on Program The Senate action primarily hits
  • in President Truman’s 1948 budget. Meeting of special session of the State Democratic Executive Committee in Austin, called by Chairman Robert W. Calvert at the request of Governor Beauford Jester, makes plans for taking over organization and financing
  • for the executive branch because blocking action is necessary by the Senate or the House rather than affirmative action being necessary, and that is a good deal simpler problem from the standpoint of the administration. All they have to do is stave off the adverse
  • of Representatives; Wozencraft's work with the Democrats and Republicans on the Government Operations Committee; the opinion of Treasury and HEW administrators; House subcommittee hearings; Congressman Jack Edwards and Johns Erlenborn's initiation of a floor fight
  • When President Kennedy initiated American action, I agree entirely and said so in our own Parliament. And with President Johnson I didn't ever have any differences whatever. F: Now, you had a bit of a problem with regard to Malaysia at this same
  • , judgment it we hope to pr serve I e ,ocial nd e ..onom1L gain, America ha, ma e o, er thl'. pas 40 year. and -: p the great commitrr tnt, madt b) at least !iv ad mini. tratiom during those decade,, we're g ng to ha,c 10 ta e act1on-t ugh, painful, action
  • Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh You're Judge Oren Harris. You served as Democratic representative in the House of Representatives in Washington from 1940 until February 1966, when you became a U. S. district judge
  • ; Sherman Adams; Congressman Morgan; Schwartz; Mr. Moulder; Bernard Goldfine; Jack Anderson; Bob Bartlett; 1960 Democratic convention; Arkansas Valley Development; Senator McClellan; JFK’s VP decision; federal judgeship; Attorney General Katzenbach; civil
  • Community Action and over the opposition to Job Corps programs; that the local elected officials who were extremely unhappy, and being so many of the big cities were controlled by Democrats, that they had an open channel to the President to express
  • and dovn1again as to the ' possibility of the militc1.rytaking action against Diem. 'This '"vvas primarily a CIA operation, and I have dug out from my o~:mfiles a chronology of principal CAS contacts in the whole .August-October period. This is attached as 'IAB C
  • Prison, New Orleans, in lieu of bond awaiting action by the United States District Court. CONPIDENI'L\l. -3- • QQHPIDHH'Hitis SELECTED RACIALDEVELOPMENTS ANDDISTIJRBANCES Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is located at Baton
  • were waiting the way. comfort the American bombers the timing At the little even gr eater September that of with increasing any such action. feelings am the Wilson, in terms vt..,,oy the month was mixed on the American jet
  • for something, I'm sure that he would try to accommodate them. I wouldn't say there were no deals any time, but he knew how to accommodate people and get things done. G: I wanted to ask you about the Community Action Program and how you yourself -- P
  • leadership with legislation; the Community Action Program; the church-state issue; the Appalachian program; the Job Corps; Edith Green; Sargent Shriver; LBJ steers bill through Rules Committee; Perkins’ election as chairman of the House Education and Labor
  • was happening in each city. And this gave a personal touch and assurance to the mayors. He built great support from the mayors of America. Of course, Vice President Humphrey carried every major city in America. Whether it was a Democratic or Republican mayor
  • Evaluation of LBJ's Senate record; political background prior to election as Mayor of Atlanta in 1962; work with President Kennedy and request to testify on behalf of Civil Rights Bill; civil rights programs in Atlanta; support of mayors of America
  • , there's a one-sided arrangement now with the Democrats having almost twice as many members of the Senate, and they have enough so they can afford to split among themselves which they could not do when Lyndon was Majority Leader. They had to have every vote
  • to protect th e seven years o! fair dealing as a farmers against attempts like this good neighbor. Hitler must not to h·a mstring their program. be permitted to break the soli• Tho~e Democrats will be needed darity of the Americas. again and again after
  • and he wants Jim Cross to give them to the people. I will talk to Jim Cross. I would like aboard the following: (/r ' I , io t Ten copies of "My Hope For America 11 (not the expensive kind) .....- Ball point p ens Small medallions L-- Ten
  • note of appreciation as well as to say thanks for your congratulatory message of September 14." I'm not sure what my congratulatory message was-- F: He probably had passed certification by the State Democratic Convention which meets after
  • of the Democratic Party and you responded you were trying to read him into the party. O: That's right. G: Did you shift in your attitude toward Wallace as he picked up delegate strength? O: I believe so. At the early stage there was no action on my part
  • ; labor's response to the changes; controversy surrounding the reforms, leadership of the Credentials Committee and the Democratic National Committee (DNC); Harold Hughes and Patricia Harris; Harris' election as Credentials Committee chair; the Credentials
  • out. Ambassador Sullivan said that the Embassy had proposed and CINCPAC had endorsed an augmentation in the level of Military Assistance Program support from 50, 000 to 75,000. The Vice President said he would try to accelerate Washington action
  • threat to the peace and security of all the Americas." ........ Finally, my proclamation of October twenty-third entitled "Interdiction '• f: '....•.."~--" , of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba" specifically listed , I bomber aircraft. QA
  • ; it would be too much of a substantial increase. Maybe he didn't say it, but I felt that maybe he felt that it was too much for the workers of America to earn $1.00 an hour. And naturally he must have had a lot of opposition from his friends, too
  • and a Democratic Party. One should not lpok beyond except to say that names have changed in America before. , licans became Democrats in the Civil War crisis. '44, but excessive regularity until 1 This means a 1 44 Whigs and Repub- Therefore, no look beyond