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Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 8 (VIII), 4/8/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

not going to be able to pull it off. I am concerned about that because I think the 1960 debates, for example, the Nixon-Kennedy debates, had a tremendous impact on the result of that very, very close election. Now, that fell into our lap. That wasn't
of congressional liaison staff in LBJ's 1964 presidential campaign; the 1960 JFK-Nixon debates; presidential debates since 1960, such as the Reagan-Mondale debates of 1984; campaign finance issues; the rise of political action committees (PACs) and lobbying

Oral history transcript, Michael V. DiSalle, interview 1 (I), 2/4/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

at the convention. On the first ballot, we're going to be faced with a choice between Jack Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. And at that time people like Dave Lawrence, DiSapio, Dick Daley, Williams, Pat Brown, are all going to have to make the decision I've already

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 13 (XIII), 2/29/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

directions. Also, the Republicans really had gotten themselves into a bad deal that year. You know, to have Knowland resign his Senate seat to run for governor against Pat Brown--you didn't run against Pat Brown. If you run against Pat Brown, it just

Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Wicker, interview 1 (I), 6/16/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was covering Congress. As it turned out, the Congress came back, you remember, in 1960, for the "Rump Session," so-called. As the rookie in the office, I was the only one around and I that entire cov~r~d session, Kennedy and Nixon and Johnson

Oral history transcript, Robert Short, interview 1 (I), 8/22/1979, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

well, and both were close personal friends. They continued to be close personal friends even after the 1968 debacle, [friends] of mine, but I do think their own relationship was strained. Back in 1968 when Humphrey almost beat [Nixon], if McCarthy had
-raising for Humphrey in Texas; possible Democratic presidential nominees for 1980; Humphrey's refusal to publicize information about Anna Chennault's dealings with Richard Nixon and the South Vietnamese government in 1968; Democratic Party finances

Oral history transcript, A.S. Mike Monroney, interview 2 (II), 2/26/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

--there was talk of Pat Brown, there was talk of Hershel Loveless, of Freeman, there was talk of [Governor Frank] Docking from Kansas, I believe it was, and there were so many that had been rumored that they would be Vice President on the Kennedy ticket. out who

Oral history transcript, Robert Oliver, interview 1 (I), 6/16/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

extent Wayne Morse, people like-G: Kefauver? 0: Well, Kefauver, but he was in a different category . What was the senator from Pennsylvania? Clark . He was a loner . Liberal senator? Oh, Joe These senators--Pat McNamara--were not in the Johnson

Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 7 (VII), 11/2/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

and the questions of conflict of interest. We already read in the paper yesterday that President Nixon, in the midst of a major antitrust case, picked up the telephone and called the Deputy Attorney General and told him not to file an appeal. Later that order

Folder, "November 26, 1968 1:45-2:25 p.m. Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

: W. Thomas Joltnson FOREIGN POLICY MEETING NOTES ON NOVEMBER 26, 19~~r-HTIZEU FAMILY DINING ROOM SANITIZED Authority N L J - c_ g _s THOSE ATTENDING: By ~ ~MRS, Date /~-9-B'f lf-o The President Secretary Rusk Secretary Clifford Robert Murphy (Nixon

Oral history transcript, James W. Symington, interview 1 (I), 7/14/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

out a job. II Up until then the only vice president we'd known, really, was [Alben] Barkley, who made fun of the job a lot, and Nixon, who we didn't really know much about. So, we didn't think of Dad as standing around in black tie at ceremonial

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 3 (III), 12/9/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was when Eisenhower was elected president in November of 1952. He took office January 20, 1953. named a fellow named Herbert Brownell to be attorney general. He So Richard Nixon and Brownell realized the only way that they could continue
; Dixiecrat-Republican coalition; Senator Russell’s run for president; Pat McCarran; Donald Cook; Allan Shivers; Drew Pearson

Oral history transcript, C. Robert Perrin, interview 2 (II), 3/17/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

and not running for re-election. here: So there were three nominations being held Harding's, mine, and Pat Kennedy as director of the VISTA program. So this was the situation then as Congress took off in August for its vacation. And when they came back

Oral history transcript, Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., interview 3 (III), 6/4/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

understood this was an independent commission that was bipartisan in nature. And that there were five commissioners, and that only three could be of one political party. It was something that Nixon has never understood, but Johnson did. He thought

Oral history transcript, Raymond H. Lapin, interview 1 (I), 11/21/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

officer until 1966. They had taken over pretty well by then, and I left to do some work for the Statecr California. For a few months my title was Commissioner of Economic Development and Chief Economic Advisor to the Governor. I worked for Pat Brown

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 7 (VII), 5/24/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Joseph W. Barr, interview 5 (V), 9/12/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in the 1930s--they used to teach us that one of the best examples of a vicious, money-grabbing senator, what they will do to keep getting elected, was old Senator [Pat] McCarran from Nevada. He was the one who forced the United States through his machinations

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 9 (IX), 2/7/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the nose-to-nose confrontation with the Soviets in size of military force. Even when it came to the Middle East, it was just not there in Johnson. I would regard Johnson on the one hand, and somebody like Pat Moynihan and Bruce Babbitt, the governor

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 33 (XXXIII), 9/4/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

came up for that, and the Vice President, Mr. [Richard] Nixon, with Pat dropped by to pay his respects to his President's Cabinet members. In fact, we had a large quota of Republicans there: the Speaker, Joe Martin--it was a brief interlude when he

Folder, "December 10, 1968 - 1:30 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

Secretary Clifford: Scoop thought that the Nixon honeymoon would be short. Nixon is anti-Democrat. Because of no relationship, Senator Jackson doubted he would have much influence. He also thought that Nixon was going to unload on him. PUEBLO fl I

Oral history transcript, Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., interview 2 (II), 2/17/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

cross section of that. I think we provided a vehicle for people to talk out their problems. We did not provide a vehicle for Pat JvIoynihan, and that's what most of the press criticism related t o , Pat having many, many press contacts. The point

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 23, March 10 - 15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [1 of 2] (Item)

Oral history transcript, Dan Rather, interview 1 (I), 4/16/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

balls. Get me something else." was embarrassed about that. Luci was there, and she was embarrassed because she had young Pat. Mrs. Johnson They weren't married, or maybe they just had been married, but anyway they were kind of embarrassed about

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

with Richard Nixon when Nixon was vice president and presiding over the Senate? C: No, I can't say that I particularly noticed it. Nixon, when he was vice president, looking back, he didn't seem to play a very strong role. He traveled quite a bit. vice

Oral history transcript, Ferd Kaufman, interview 1 (I), 11/6/1997, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Kaufman -- I -- 15 G: Did you know the White House photographer, [Yoichi] Okamoto? K: Yes, yes, sure did. The fact of the matter is, there may be a picture right there of Lyndon and Nixon at the Ranch that he gave me. Yes

Reference File, "Camp David" (Item)

uci .and Pat Nuge!lt . . AUGUST 6, 1965 9:35p •.Ardved there for weekend viait w/ Mrs. Johnson •Gue eta inc1'1ded: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Krim ' M~. and.ii&. William S. ·White ·~~riazuie Mearus and.E!mnett Reardon Ward (Bill) .Deason .. and Mrs. John

Reference File, "Camp David" (Item)

uci .and Pat Nuge!lt . . AUGUST 6, 1965 9:35p •.Ardved there for weekend viait w/ Mrs. Johnson •Gue eta inc1'1ded: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Krim ' M~. and.ii&. William S. ·White ·~~riazuie Mearus and.E!mnett Reardon Ward (Bill) .Deason .. and Mrs. John

Oral history transcript, Leverett Saltonstall, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. And in his earlier day, Pat McCarren and I worked together on State and Justice, and so on. And many, most of the appropriations, I would say, went through without too much politics involved. The one thing I say with a smile was on the retirement. Now

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

had Connally come up there to speak. I.introduced him to 10,000 people up there. We took him to dinner, and Nellie was there, and I said, "Connally, there's one thing I don't understand about you: Nixon don't have any character. how you could

Oral history transcript, George McCarthy, interview 1 (I), 4/22/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Carter, now Reagan. Since 1968 when Nixon came in and he wanted to do away with the Great Society, he wanted to close the Job Corps centers and finally relented. This year, 1981, there is a greater number of slots

Oral history transcript, Robert J. McCloskey, interview 1 (I), 5/1/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

. Stew [Stewart] Hensley was the senior United Press correspondent. The foreign news agencies, Reuters and Agence France Presse, had Pat [John W.] Heffernan and Jean Lagrange respectively, both senior diplomatic reporters. The specials, that is, the daily

Oral history transcript, Hubert H. Humphrey, III, interview 1 (I), 8/13/1979, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. And all of us standing in awe, and here are these three men coming out just acting like they were the best of friends, patting each other on the back, you know, and that thoroughly impressed me. I'll never forget that. Kennedy and Johnson and Humphrey. So

Oral history transcript, Robert J. McCloskey, interview 1 (I), 5/1/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

. Stew [Stewart] Hensley was the senior United Press correspondent. The foreign news agencies, Reuters and Agence France Presse, had Pat [John W.] Heffernan and Jean Lagrange respectively, both senior diplomatic reporters. The specials, that is, the daily

Oral history transcript, Wilbur J. Cohen, interview 1 (I), 12/8/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

into contact with Jere Cooper, who was the chairman for awhile, and of course ultimately with Wilbur D. Mills, with whom I worked out the Medicare plan. Similarly on the Senate side, I intimately knew and worked with Walter George; I worked with Pat Harrison

Oral history transcript, Charles M. Maguire, interview 3 (III), 7/29/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

simply stepped through the French doors, in from the patio area. That may have been later; that is, it may have been just before the actual broadcast. Lynda, Luci and Pat also showed up at this point. All I remember is 10 LBJ Presidential Library

Folder, "[July 1967 - May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

there ought to write as though he were inserting his name. MEETU4e 1~eTES COP¥R1~JalTC:D Publiculion Rwquh es p1,...i11iesc of Cop71 igl,._ It0 , .'· ,;, w fhomas JQAA&QD . sa::v;cE SET [3 of 4] M£ETlf~6 ~IQHS COPYAl6111fD Publica1loii lteqoh es Pat

President's Daily Diary entry, 12/12/1968 (Item)

visited by) departed Oval Office to meet President-Elect and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon and daughter Tricia. President met the Nixons on the South Grounds, proceeded from there to Oval Office with President-Elect Nixon. Mrs. Nixon and Tricia went

Oral history transcript, Phyllis Bonanno, interview 4 (IV), 2/18/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of South Vietnam--I never could say that man's name--again hoping that that was going to move the whole process forward. I think the amount of time he put into like the briefing with Nixon and briefings 1 LBJ Presidential Library http
consulting with Clark Clifford; transition activities the last two months of LBJ's administration; miscommunications between LBJ and Nixon and their staffs; Henry Kissinger's criticism of LBJ's foreign policy; Nelson Rockefeller; LBJ's frustration

Folder, "November 26, 1968 10:21-11:11 Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

member of the JCS behind this plan now. We will lose two men on the JCS next spring -- Wheeler and McConnell. If we wait for Nixon they will put off those matters they can put off. It could be a year before a Nixon team is ready to do this. If we get

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krim, interview 3 (III), 6/29/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Billy Graham was sort of a president gatherer. In subsequent years I noticed with what ease he moved to Nixon and then Ford and then Carter. Now he seems to be breaking a little bit with Reagan on the nuclear issue. I met Billy Graham after

Oral history transcript, Hugh Sidey, interview 1 (I), 7/22/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

at the Ranch. daughters. It was fascinating. There were the There was luci there and Pat Nugent, or one of the boy friends--I don't know. It was before she was married. It was a rol- licking discussion and all of that. Then very shortly thereafter I

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