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Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 25 (XXV), 1/2/1982-1/3/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

mentioned, but which I think this was the very first year that we went to it, was dinner at Berryville, Senator [Harry] Byrd's at Rosemont. That broad veranda, that white-columned house, looking out to the Blue Ridge and to the apple orchards stretching
visit to Washington, D.C. and Mrs. Johnson's trip with them to New York City; F Street Club; Joseph Davies' home, Tregaron; visits to Senator Harry Byrd's home; "Byrd houses" along the Appalachian Trail; socializing with the Texas delegation; Tony Buford

Oral history transcript, Mike Manatos, interview 1 (I), 8/25/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

in 1964? M: No, I read these stories with a great deal of interest, but-I couldn't detect any such movement. F: Did you see any overt evidence of the schism between the Vice President and the Attorney General, Robert Kennedy? M: No, I couldn't see

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 16 (XVI), 9/13/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, say, Humphrey in some of the primaries or try to build opposition to Kennedy in that way? R: I don't know whether he did it openly, but very obviously that was one of the few hopes he had. In West Virginia, for example, where [Robert] Byrd opposed

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1956" (Item)

for much of the three days of debate. 1/16 LBJ reports that Eisenhower’s budget is nearly $6 million above the goal the President set for this year as a candidate in 1951. 1/17 LBJ meets with Walter Reuther, Hubert Humphrey and Robert Oliver. 1/18 LBJ

Folder, "March 12-18, 1965 [Selma Situation]," President’s Appointment File [Diary Backup], Box 15 (Item)

, .. ..,,.,..- p.. . ,..,,,.. "';;'I ,.. ~(") - ...... - ll: JI: l: l:J S: 6:00 ea.lUDt) TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 19 65 11;30 am OFF RECORD: Senator Harry Byrd 12: 15 pm OFF RECORD: Delegation representing California cotton growers; John A. R

Oral history transcript, Henry H. Fowler, interview 1 (I), 1/10/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

for the purchase of the properties of Memphis Power and Light Company. Then I was called by a member of the staff at the White House and asked if I would be interested in being interviewed by Senator Robert LaFollette in connection with his need to have a general
Biographical information; Tennessee Valley Authority; Reconstruction Finance Corp; Robert LaFollette; Wendell Wilkie; Commonwealth and Southern Utility Group; Leland Olds; Adolph Berle; St. Lawrence Seaway Project; War Production Board; John Lord

Oral history transcript, Warren Magnuson, interview 1 (I), 3/14/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

have been that. G: Why was he such an effective majority leader? M: Well, because he just paid attention to every little thing. a lot of what [Robert] Byrd's doing now. to people. He was very accommodating He put a lot of IOUs in the bank and when

Folder, "Pepper, Claude (Senator) [1944]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 26 (Item)

TOM CONNALLY, TEX., CHAIRMAN HIRAM W. JOHNSON, CALIP". WAL,TER F. GEORGE, GA. ARTHUR CAPPER, KANS. ROBERT M. LA FOLLETrE, JR., WIS• PJIEDERICK VAN NUYS, IND. ARTHUR H. VANDENBERG, MICH. JAMES E. MURRAY, MOHT. WALLACE H. WHITE, JR., MAINE CLAUDE

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 88, February 2007," LBJ Library (Item)

, Richard Baker, Historian of the U. S. Senate; Don Bacon, former correspondent, U S. News and World Report; Raymond Smock, former Historian of the U. S. House of Repres__,ntatives and Director of the Robert C. Byrd Center for L gislative Studies at Shepherd

Folder, "NSAM # 131: Training Objectives for Counter_Insurgency, 3/13/1962," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

. Robert .·Taft Jr. : IB- 1 ber, said .he wa.nted ·the rec· : Rather than · a Freedom Ohrn}, ~ponsor. of one Acad- ! ords to show that the loc3.I ~ Academ v·.'~ H . ar.rim all" ..·sa.Id-"''.th. e :. e.mY.~~ ,bin,.,.•.~: tesbfie.d ••~that.!;., the newspaper

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1961" (Item)

: marshals, customs collectors and Sarah Hughes. Dinner at the Thornberrys. 8/11 10:20 meeting at RFK’s office with RFK, Yarborough, Clark. Attends funeral of Paul Johnson at 11 a.m., lunches with Wesley West, Baker, Dodd, Bible, Smathers, Robert Byrd

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1959" (Item)

senators receive choice assignments: Robert Byrd, Thomas Dodd, Gale McGee on Appropriations; Clair Engle, Bob Bartlett and Howard Cannon on Armed Services. The Johnsons’ dog, Little Beagle Johnson, is returned home after being lost for 2 days. He apparently

Oral history transcript, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

th e l ate 1950s with the Racket s Committee invest i gating staff, with , l ater, Senator Robert Kennedy . 0: No . Did you get to know Mr . Johnson at all du r i ng t hat time? I had seen him , but I ' d never met [h im) . The fi r st time I
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968

Oral history transcript, William W. Heath, interview 2 (II), 5/25/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Glen P. Wilson and Marie Wilson, interview 2 (II), 2/13/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

] Byrd [Jr.] LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Glen and Marie Wilson

Folder, "[November 20, 1967 - Meeting with Bipartisan Leadership on Devaluation of Pound]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

Senator Senator Mansfield Dirksen Robert Byrd Hayden Kuchel Russell Smathers Williams Young Speaker McCormack Representative Ford Representative Boggs Representative Bow Representative Byrnes Representative Laird The P resident Opened meeting by saying

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1957" (Item)

have withdrawn their troops and therefore the U.N. cannot make exceptions for Israel. 2/22 Assistant Secretary of State Robert Hill attempts to deliver Dulles’ reply to LBJ’s letter of 2/11 to LBJ’s Senate office. LBJ meets Hill as he is leaving his

President's Daily Diary entry, 2/7/1964 (Item)

Russell Sen. Mansfield Cong Wilbur Mills Senator Harry Byrd and Raymond Guest Jess Gorkin, Fred Blumenthal, Jack Anderson To the pool w/ W. Jenkins, Bill Moyers, Jack Valenti office (called) McGeorge Bundy Meets with Mr. Brandt, Mr. Scripps, Mr. McNeill Mr

President's Daily Diary entry, 12/4/1963 (Item)

or t Activity Code (include visited by)* Expenditure Lo LD 3:40 G. Mennen Williams in office (late) Executive Committee of AFL-CIO in Cabinet in Rose Garden for remarks Harry Byrd In office w/ Director McCone 4:15 4:55 f 5:00 5:55 6:00 6:05 6

Vice-President's Daily Diary entry, 3/1/1963 (Item)

: Senators Symington, Brewster, Long (Mo.), Anderson, Tower, Byrd, Congressmen Thornberry, Karsten, Mahon, Price, Col. Busch and four others (15 in all) joined by Sen. Yarborough for coffee Visit with Prince Peter of Greece, brother of King Paul, accompanied

Vice-President's Daily Diary entry, 3/4/1963 (Item)

Date Activity (include Monday March 4, 1963 visited by) * Expenditure Code LD Depart 4040 accompanied by Mary Johnson. Arr White House - Leadership Meeting. Depart White House Arr P-38 Louis Martin Met with Admiral Byrd in P-38 office. Cliff

Folder, "October 23, 1967 - 5:36 p.m. Democratic Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

. Those attending were: The President Congressman Carl Albert The Vice President Congressman John Moss Senator Mansfield Postmaster General O'Brien Speaker McCormack Barefoot Sanders Senator Byrd of West Virginia Joe Califano Senator Long Mike Manatos

Senate Daily Diary entry, 9/1/1959 (Item)

Expenditure Code e visite d by) * LD f t f t t f t t f t To Senate Restaurant talking with Senator Russell Don Thomas, Austin Sen. Goldwater Cong. Barden Ken The Speaker Sen. Harry Byrd Senator Johnson opened the Senate Lou Deschler Secty Anderson Cy

Senate Daily Diary entry, 7/28/1959 (Item)

Dropped by Sen. Mansfield's lunch in Sen. Dining Rm for General and Mrs. McInerny, Mr. and Mrs. Engelhard 10 12:45 went to his own lunch at Skeeter's for various Senators: McGee, Byrd of W. Va., Pastore, Chavez, Cannon, Muskie, Hennings; also Skeeter

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/22/1965 (Item)

Committee Senator Carl Hayden. Appropriations Ariz. Senator Richard Russell Armed Services Ga. Senator Willis Robertson. Banking and Currency Va. Senator Alan Bible, District of Columbia Nev. Senator Harry F. Byrd, Finance West Va. Ark. Senator William

Folder, "[September 5, 1968 - Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

-- 5~ NOTES ON LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST - SEPTEMBER 5, 1968 Those attending: The President The Vice President Senator Mansfield Senator Long Senator Byrd Speaker McCormack Congressman Albert Congressman Boggs Barefoot Sanders Mike

Folder, "Memos on Travel and Speeches [originally unfoldered]," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 3 (Item)

~ quick. party when I get back, speech, remidd the Marshall me to approve speechJ the VT speech. I'll see Allen Drury any tome I want to talk to Sen. Bob Byrd I want to talk to Oscar Get ·p alder you want me to. Chapman (done) ~) when

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1960" (Item)

Eisenhower delivers the State of the Union address at 12:30; afterward LBJ meets with JFK and Robert Kennedy. The Democratic Conference meets at 3:30. At the conference, Gore introduces a motion to expand the Democratic Policy Committee from 9 to 15 members

Oral history transcript, William Cochrane, interview 1 (I), 3/17/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in position on the civil rights issues? C: Well, that was a gradual thing for a lot of people. Take [Harry F., Sr.?] Byrd, same way later. But when you become the leader, you really do have to shift a little bit. You have to represent a national attitude
majority leader; Joe McCarthy; political divisions in North Carolina; Samuel James Ervin; Kerr Scott’s regard for LBJ; Robert Rice Reynolds; William B. Whitley; LBJ’s power in the Senate; Bobby Baker investigation; Bill Knowland; the issue of tobacco 1954

Oral history transcript, William H. Darden, interview 2 (II), 3/27/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of good will in the Senate, not much partisanship or not much political wrangling. You had Senator Russell, and let's see who else: Senator Harry Byrd [Sr.], and Senator Johnson, Senator [John] Stennis and [Henry Styles] Bridges and [Leverett] Saltonstall

Oral history transcript, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., interview 2 (II), 8/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

that the Istop Kennedy' people could do him, fine. In West Virginia we had such obvious Istop Kennedy' people as that bigot Robert Byrd helping us. M: Helping in quotation marks almost there. R: "Helping," yes. But his sole motivation was to stop Kennedy

Oral history transcript, Nash Castro, interview 4 (IV), 4/25/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

at that particular time. One of the most exhaustive hearings for me occurred one night with Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, who was then chairman of the District Committee. He invited only a few of us as witnesses, including Tom Fletcher, the deputy mayor
; Congressman Ken Gray's involvement in issuing a permit; Congressman John Marsh's effort to stop a permit from being issued; Senator Robert Byrd; Congressman Wayne Aspinall; laws governing demonstrations in Washington, D.C.; Castro's and the Southern Christian

Oral history transcript, John B. Connally, interview S-I, 6/30/1988, by Robert Dallek (Item)

INTERVIEWEE: John Connally INTERVIEWER: Robert Dallek PLACE: Governor Connally's office in Houston, Texas Tape 1 of 1, Side 1 C: --everything being in writing, and about making memos of everything, and consequently, I have not, during my entire career
Oral history transcript, John B. Connally, interview S-I, 6/30/1988, by Robert Dallek

Folder, "Roy Wilkins (NAACP)," Name Files, WHCF, Box W-312 (Item)

., Nrlrus UIHLEIN, Robert A, Jr., Milw., Wisc. VAUGHN,Williams., Rochester, N.Y. VICKIBS, Harry F ., New York City VILA, George R., New York City VIRDEN, John c., Cleve., Ohio WATI.INGTON,Jolm F .,Jr., Winston-Salem, N • Car. WATSON,Thomas J., New York City

Oral history transcript, Kenneth M. Birkhead, interview 1 (I), 1/10/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)

of Wisconsin seeing everybody he could see . Because [Robert M .] LaFollette [Jr .], who was his opponent, had not come home--had sort of moved to Washington and forgotten he was a Senator from Wisconsin--the people voted for the person they saw

Folder, "Korea - Park Visit Briefing Book, 5/17-19/65," Country Files, NSF, Box 256 (Item)

Robert McNamara, and other high officials Governments participated 2. President in the meetings. Park and President bonds of friendship traditiona.lly Johnson reaffirmed existing Korea and the United States and their tain th~ closest cooperation

Folder, "The Message - Vol. II [2 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 2 (Item)

Department for inland waterways and no change in FAA patent policy. I assured him on both p:>ints. He also expressed opp,sition to a delay in highway construction and urged repeal o! the Byrd "pay-as-you-go" provision on the Highway Trust Fund. This would

Oral history transcript, Allen E. Barrow, interview 1 (I), 6/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, 1972 INTERVIEWEE : ALLEN BARROW INTERVIEWER : JOE B . FRANTZ PLACE : The home of James Jones in Tulsa, Oklahoma . Tape 1 of 1 F: Judge Barrow, first of all, how did you get involved with Senator [Robert S .] Kerr? B: It was in his 1948
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Early involvement with Senator Robert Kerr; first contact with LBJ; Sam Rayburn and Kerr; managing Kerr campaigns; Kerr's early interest in LBJ for president; LBJ's work for Oklahoma; organizing Oklahoma for LBJ; 1960 Democratic National Convention

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1954" (Item)

column and radio broadcast. LBJ wants to see the memoranda to see who has come up with ideas. 1/25 Robert E. Lee is confirmed as a member of the FCC by a 58 to 25 Senate vote, despite the controversy which arise because of Lee’s association

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1948" (Item)

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

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