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

. Ervin Non-coinm.ittal. Gruening Okay. Muskie Sounds pretty go6d, but warns that Scn~tors will bo conce1·ned ahout rol of cc1·tain existing agencies such as FA.A, after trans!e1· to new Dopt,.2/: All the way with us I •Ribicoff Harris Open mind

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

. In West Vi rginia it became very , very obvious when Senator Byrd really took off after John Kennedy that he was being spo nsored by Lyndon Johnson . Our only concern at that moment, despite \'le had our own political pr oblems, was Bobby Baker . Kennedy

Oral history transcript, Kenneth E. BeLieu, interview 1 (I), 10/11/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Services Committee. Senator [Richard] Russell was chairman. Styles Bridges was the senior Republican. Lyndon was number three on the committee on the Democratic side, Russell being the chairman and Harry Byrd, Sr. of Virginia, now deceased, the next in rank

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

with this whole coITUTiunist issue and saying, "They're trying to tell you there are nothing but a bunch of corrmunists among the Democrats in Washington. that good old red communist Harry Flood Byrd." would get a laugh out of the crowd. I suppose they mean Well

Oral history transcript, Gerald W. Siegel, interview 3 (III), 2/11/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

on which Douglas wanted to go on ·the Finance Committee, and Harry Byrd didn't want him on the Finance ·conunittee. S: This was a way of keeping him off Finance. In those days,-there were a lot of reasons for assignments, reasons of that kind

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

, I never will forget what Lyndon Johnson yelled out, he said, "What has Richard Nixon ever done for Culpeper, Virginia!" The press picked it up. He liked Lyndon Johnson, and we lost Virginia. Harry Byrd was for Nixon. But I had been in business

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 5 (V), 5/2/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. But for some reason there were some sweetheart union contracts in some southern states [so] that there was a little heat on like Senator Harry Byrd from Virginia. believe it was the tobacco people. I Virginia probably is the biggest tobacco manufacturing

Oral history transcript, Lee C. White, interview 1 (I), 9/28/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

personal and working relationship with soce of the older souther~ Democrats--Harry Byrd, and Russell, a.."ld that crowd. And I heard him. say that Johnson was a pretty foxy old Qc-u,· who • how to get things done and that he was a good leader. k~ew

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, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 27 (XXVII), 1/30/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

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

president taking office after the death of a president had ever been before. And I think this came about after Harry Truman's bad experience with that, because it had just been more institutionalized for the [vice] president to be kept informed. F

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

Folder, "Volume I - Narrative History, Part II, Trimble Task Force [2 of 2]," Department of Transportation Administrative History, Box 1 (Item)

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Folder, "The Message - Vol. II [1 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 2 (Item)

a wait and see attitude . - Inouye Bayh Montoya Harris - Tydings REPUBLICANS Cooper Fong Boggs - - Pearson ... ... - -- ~ Murphy• -- - T ---- HIGHWAY SAFETY .,, SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE DEMOCRATS Magnuson Pastore - Monroney - 0

Folder, "[September 19, 1967 - 8:36 a.m. Congressional Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

. 9:35a.m. A TT ENDING WERE: Vice President Humphrey Speaker McCormack Congressman Carl Albert Congressman Hale Boggs Senator Mike Mansfield Senator Russell Long Senator Robert Byrd Postmaster General Lawrence O'Brien Barefoot Sanders Mike Manatos Joe

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

·' . VASHINOTON ~----~-__,, ·..: :· · . ' :.. ~ .·\ ,, ·.,,· ..,. March 13, · 197 ,,i, Dear Harry; I am grateful that you sent me directly your thoughts about Viet Nam. It shoul and does ,:~"'.' ·concern us all. I am askin·g Wait Rostow to go . over

Oral history transcript, Dudley T. Dougherty, interview 1 (I), 12/27/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

in Philadelphia, drove there with a couple of cousins and watched the nomination of Harry Truman. F: Were you still waiting up at three in the morniog when he came in from that train on the siding to get the nomination? D: I thought he was in an alley waiting

Oral history transcript, James C. Gaither, interview 5 (V), 5/12/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, I think all of the cabinet officers could have, but very seldom did they ask for it. Normally it went the other way around, that the President would set up meetings working through Joe or Doug Cater or Harry McPherson to deal with a certain

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 3 (III), 6/7/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

House. 11 Then I tried to get hold of somebody in the White House but couldn't find anybody. He was tied up in a Cabinet meeting, and Harry McPherson was tied up in something, Califano was tied up in something. And late that afternoon I got

Oral history transcript, Price Daniel, Sr., interview 1 (I), 6/5/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Roy Elson, interview 1 (I), 5/10/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and [Harry] Truman was going out. I was with him for seven months, until the middle of June of 1953, and all of a sudden I got called to active duty, going to the Korean War, which I always like to tell how valiantly I fought it over in Germany and France

Folder, "Farley, James #2," Papers of Drew Pearson, Farm Series, Box F 437 (Item)

SamuelK. Beier Si~ritd Bffldhtim Juhu.sA. Bemstcin Lows Bemttein DanielW. Blumenthal LouisBodun Alvin W. Boeuchc:r David Dubinslcy Hon. Abrahaml Ell.11> MorrisEaatlmui Israel Feirar,ll MosesI. ftuffltCln Mn. Chu. Finkelstein Harry Fischel ShabseFraokc:1

Folder, "Politics - 1952," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 30 (Item)

meu of tJ.S. labor moved in\O the conveation early, and their one effective move involved a candidacy: that of Vice PrClllident Barkley. Before the convention began, Barkley stock had skyrocketed with woi:d that Harry Trwnan wanted him

President's Daily Diary entry, 12/23/1963 (Item)

Jerry Whittington pri Garage - White House 9:54 t Frances Lewine Sen. Robt. Byrd 10:07 t Dale Malechek Dale Meeks Mr Klein fr qtrs Secy Wirtz 10:15 t Andy Hatcher Roy Wilkins Whitney Young Mrs. Johnson Miss Jerry Whittington in w/ the President Juanita

Vice-President's Daily Diary entry, 3/2/1963 (Item)

Young Democrats by Vivian Smargon and Charles Byrd EXPENDITURE CODE: A C E SP - Automobile Cab Entertainment Special Plane CP R T RR - Commercial Plane Restaurant Tips Train TRAVEL ACTIVITY Diary Entry No. 1 23 Departure Time From (Place) 9:45a

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 12, July, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

Folder, "The 1964 Task Forces," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 1 (Item)

Lee White, Charles then Special Zwick, Counsel to the President then an Assistant Daniel O'Keefe, Office Department who helped in Washington, D, C. Director Harry Bush, Gen. William Charles 2. who wrote then chairman McKee, Schultze

President's Daily Diary entry, 9/27/1967 (Item)

" CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST The Vice President PMG Lawrence O'Brien Speaker HHHHHtMtMcCorrnack Sen. Robert Byrd Sen. Russell Long Sen. Mike Mansfield Cong. Carl Albert Cong. Hale Boggs Barefoot Sanders Tom Johnson Joe Califano Mike Manatos i; 9:55a To 10

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/23/1967 (Item)

. 7:04 PMG 7:04 The 6:05p ^_ ' (inctude visited by) ture Walt To White House Monday Rostow in Cabinet Room for CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP Mike Mansfield Russell Long Robert Byrd McCormack Carl Albert ^——^ John Moss / / .,^^'-? t^&? ' ^y

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 6:07 p.m. Congressional leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

I . ,/ \> ,, JULY 24, 1967 - 6;07 p.m. DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP Vice President Speaker McCormack Congressman Albert Congressman Boggs Senator Mansfield Sena.tor Russell Long Senator Robert Byrd PostMast Gen. O'Brien Joe Califano

Folder, "January 23, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

WITHDRAWAL SHEET -(PRESIDENTIAL .L IB·R_ARIES) -- JANUARY 23, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP Speaker John McCormack Congressman Hale Boggs Senator Robert Byrd Joseph Califano Barefoot Sanders Postmaster General 0 ·1Brien

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/4/1967 (Item)

to the dining room to confer w/ Mrs. Johnson and Mr. Roy White on plans for theTHHHHH^: construction of their bedrooms at the Ranch House. Plans are to enlarge the President and Mrs. Johnson's bedrooms. President 5 min said Col. Harold Byrd, from Dallas ] Mr

Folder, "Visit to Greece (funeral of King Paul) [2 of 2]," Liz Carpenter Subject Files, White House Social Files, Box 2 (Item)

membe1·s of the House of Representatives their wives. for and CONCERT - Charlie Byrd (guitarist) for children of Members of Congress (ages 13--18) Room East Wednesday, March 6:00 p. rn. 11 RECEPTION for Congress - 6th (last) in series for members

Folder, "Marsh, Charles E. - Special writings [1940-1946]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 10 (Item)

Oral history transcript, William M. Capron, interview 1 (I), 10/5/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

around a bit, come in under a hundred billion and a lot of people have forgotten why that was an important number. That was the number that seemed to be necessary to get one of the great barons of the Senate, Harry Byrd, to agree to the tax cut. So

Oral history transcript, Charles L. Schultze, interview 1 (I), 3/28/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

to get it through was to come in with a tight budget. Now at what stage you've got to come in under a hundred was explicitly formulated by Harry Byrd and some of the other people, I don't know. But it soon became clear to the President that he couldn't

Oral history transcript, Crawford Martin, interview 1 (I), 5/4/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

that we hadn't had in the state in a long time. The fact of the business is that at the time Mr. Connally made up his mind that he did not want to seek another term as governor. In polls that I saw~ the Belden poll .and the Louis Harris poll both showed

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 14 (XIV), 6/22/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, several freshmen did receive some choice appointments, 1ike Robert Byrd, Thomas Dodd, Gale McGee on Appropriations; Clair Engle, [E. L. Bob] Bartlett, and [Howard] Cannon on Armed Services. Any significance to these appointments? R: That's just Johnson

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

with President Carter. (Interruption) [There] developed a shortage of ammunition in Korea and a special committee was appointed. Virginia was chairman. Johnson. I remember Senator [Harry Flood] Byrd of I was on the committee and so was Senator We found out

Folder, "Photo Personnel - Office and Lab," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 2 (Item)

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