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Oral history transcript, John W. Hechinger, interview 1 (I), 3/5/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

, appointment--or any service in the political field except working on both Democratic and Republican inaugural committees in the years past. LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories
Biographical information; Chairman of Medal Committee for LBJ’s inaugural; Felix DeWaldin; appointment to Redevelopment Land Agency; Marvin Watson; Neville Miller; appointment to Chairmanship of District Council; Steve Pollack; Max Kampelman; Walter

Oral history transcript, Katie Louchheim, interview 1 (I), 4/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

, the passage of that 1957 Civil Rights Act, was one of the things that many of the national Democratic liberals, such as Paul Butler, at the time DNe chairman, and some of the people you were working with, with the Democratic National Committee, used as one
Meeting LBJ in the 1930’s; whether or not LBJ’s personality changed over the years; confrontations between Texas liberals and conservatives with LBJ cought in the middle; Paul Butler’s attempts to gain power and to make the Democratic party more

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

could dip down in his bag, and he had a little assignment for a Democrat on the Senate Small Business Committee. F: Did you get the feeling that Senator Johnson was sort of sidetracking Senator Kefauver? 2 LBJ Presidential Library http
LBJ as majority leader; LBJ's management of committee assignments (the "Johnson Rule"); LBJ's single-mindedness in pursuing legislative goals; LBJ as vice president inadvertently left out of discussions on occasion; RFK-LBJ relationship; Plans

Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 4 (IV), 2/26/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh M. M. Valenti — IV — 4 G: Early 1960, very early. V: Yes. Because I know he was at the [Democratic National] Convention. I remember him being very hard working. I think Mrs. Johnson liked
and the Kennedys, debate between LBJ and JFK at the 1960 Democratic convention.

Oral history transcript, John B. Connally, interview 1 (I), 10/1/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

for their campaigns. We were working fairly closely with the [Democratic] National Committee, and that was the year when all the fracas arose over the third term. About that time Tommy Corcoran, I think, kind of got out of favor at the White House, and this involved
; LBJ's congressional work style; LBJ trying to get on the Appropriations Committee; LBJ's use of charm; LBJ forcing staff members to stretch their abilities; FDR's third term campaign; Connally's wedding; LBJ's 1940's senatorial campaign; press relations

Oral history transcript, Bayard Rustin, interview 1 (I), 6/17/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

important precedent. And, as I remember, Lyndon Johnson did work for that bill. B: Yes, he did. Then what was your attitude toward the 1960 Democratic ticket of Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Johnson? R: Quite frankly, I was very distressed when Mr. Johnson

Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 2 (II), 3/18/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

was going to be used in other ways. What eventually did happen to it was that all of that material was turned over to the Democratic National Committee for use by Vice President Humphrey in his campaign. We updated the material and delivered it to Senator

Oral history transcript, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., interview 1 (I), 1/28/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the legislation was ; I'd have to check it out, but Lyndon wanted it out of the Rules Committee . In those days we , had twelve Members in the Rules Committee, eight Democrats and four Republicans . was the chairman . Old man [Howard] Smith, I think, Two

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 31 (XXXI), 7/11/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of the Defense Department, which the President said he was willing to do if Bob could deliver in advance the majority of votes on the Senate Armed Services Committee, which McNamara was unable to deliver. G: He tried to do that? C: He tried to do that. Yes. He

Oral history transcript, James W. Wilson, interview 1 (I), 2/26/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

; although my title, as far as I was concerned, was counsel of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee. So I think that most of his top staff people were in the Policy Committee orbit, so to speak, except Walter Jenkins and Lloyd Hand, who were in the Texas

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 37 (XXXVII), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

, there was a great outpouring, both at the time and when he returned in January, of affection and of comradeship for him. I just sort of breathed a sigh of relief because I thought he was good for the Democratic leadership for goodly more span of time, that he would
Democratic National Convention; the support of John Connally and the Wesley West family; early memories of John F. Kennedy; LBJ's senate majority leader office; committee to select the best senators throughout history; LBJ persuading Texas delegates to vote

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 6 (VI), 9/16/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to that effect. G: Would he have favored a more aggressive defense of Eastern Europe, do you think? J: I think he would have. I feel sure he would have. I don't know how far, but we had no defense at all. G: The Democrats were really on the defensive

Oral history transcript, William H. Chartener, interview 1 (I), 1/22/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

for most of the middle part of the year we were meeting once every week or once every two weeks just hammering out the program and policy positions of this committee. In the early days we thought that perhaps we ought to try to set up a large national
Biographical information; Assistant Secretary appointment; primary duties; Troika; tax surcharge; freedom to express opinion; economic forecasts; Federal Reserve Board; Wilbur Mills; President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Relations; wage

Oral history transcript, J.J. Jake Pickle, interview 5 (V), 3/2/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

/oh PICKLE -- V -- 21 F: A bit more conservative than the President . P: But I think other groups, labor groups, liberal groups, national political leaders, all felt that Ralph Yarborough would come nearer supporting the Democratic ticket

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 35 (XXXV), 9/20/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

on that because of the President. G: Let's talk a minute about the national defense needs. Did this impair the movement of troops? C: By and large [Robert] McNamara took the position that he could go either way. If we wanted the emergency board, he could

Oral history transcript, Edward M. Kennedy, interview 2 (II), 11/13/69, by by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Johnson's days the Democratic National Committee went down hill--the machinery, the party machinery. Did he ever discuss this problem 9 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories
Robert Kennedy's offer to leave LBJ's cabinet following John F. Kennedy's assassination; the 1968 presidential campaign; Edward Kennedy's role in the selection of Massachusetts delegates to the 1968 Democratic National Convention; the 1968

Oral history transcript, John E. Lyle, Jr., interview 1 (I), 4/13/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Lyle -- I -- 2 became very closely related because I was interested in the state dilemma, more than in national politics. G: Yes. Now you were elected

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 13 (XIII), 9/10/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

by committee. After considerable consultation with his Democratic colleagues, he did not try to force issues in a demanding sense or dictatorial sense. That wasn't his style. He had a rather reasonable working relationship with Dirksen. We ran
14(B) of the Taft-Hartley Act; combining 14(b) with a farm bill so that urban and rural Democrats would support each other; Orville Freeman's involvement in lobbying for the farm bill; the Appalachian Regional Development Act and the Public Works

Oral history transcript, Anthony J. Celebrezze, interview 1 (I), 1/26/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

: The combination didn't cause you difficulty with your other delegates and the Ohio Democrats? C: You mean Johnsorrs? M: Yes. C: No, we accepted Johnson. M: When you went to Washington then for President Kennedy, were there any particular areas of HEW

Oral history transcript, George McGovern, interview 1 (I), 4/30/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

that would give a Democratic candidate appeal. I strongly sensed that he was aware even then that he was in an underdog position with reference to Kennedy. But that was my first close contact with him and I saw very little of President Johnson again until

Oral history transcript, Horace V. (Dick) Bird, interview 1 (I), 5/16/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

: --in 1937 . B: Through my brother Phil . My brother Phil was head of NYA in Oklahoma and Lyndon was, of course, the head of it [in Texas] . NYA, National Youth Administration, I think that's the proper- G: Right . B: Yes . That's the name
Biographical information; LBJ's Naval Commission; Naval Affairs Committee; LBJ military service overseas; LBJ and Sam Rayburn; LBJ and Forrestal; LBJ and John Connally; Board of Visitors of the Naval Academy; LBJ investigations of Navy Department

Oral history transcript, Donald J. Cronin, interview 4 (IV), 2/15/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Kennedy came out surprisingly well in the state. G: He did carry the state. C: He carried the state. G: Looking at the earlier phase of the campaign, the primaries and conventions, did you attend the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles? C
1960 Democratic National Convention; Alabama citizens' opinion of John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon; the Kennedy/Nixon debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; LBJ's and Lady Bird Johnson's 1960 campaign trip through Alabama; LBJ's ambition; LBJ as vice

Oral history transcript, Joseph W. Barr, interview 1 (I), 8/25/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of all, tell us just a little bit about what brought you from Indiana and DePauw University, and so forth, right on into a life in Washington. B: Mr. Frantz, back in 1958 the Democratic party in Indiana faced a peculiar circumstance. As in many big

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

ones were going on in very full scale. The Dale Millers, by that time their party for the Speaker--for his birthday--had become customary at the Woman's National Democratic Club, a heavy contingent of Texans, but a widely expanding group. You felt two
broken leg; Lady Astor; Mrs. Woodrow Wilson; LBJ's subcommittee work in 1951; tension between Truman and General Douglas MacArthur; MacArthur's dismissal and his testimony before a joint committee hearing; the Johnsons' interest in starting a television

Oral history transcript, George McCarthy, interview 2 (II), 9/29/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and with the commissioners. We went out all over the country. I got special groups in, and we organized certain people. School districts, we brought a fellow in from--oh, I can't even remember what his name was, but he was one of the leaders in the National Education

Oral history transcript, Morris Abram, interview 1 (I), 3/20/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the fact he was shackled--and I kept saying this to him, "You are shackled by this unit system. You cannot be a national politician if you've got to appeal to the worst and the most primitive elements in Georgia. How can you be a national politician?" I
Biographical information; how Abram met Richard Russell; Georgia’s county unit system; Russell and civil rights; Herman Talmadge; Charlie Bloch; Thurgood Marshall’s appt. to the Supreme Court; Supreme Court appointments; the Democratic Presidential

Oral history transcript, Robert H. Finch, interview 2 (II), 6/19/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to accommodate both his constituency, which were the Democratic senators, and his view of the national interest quite extraordinarily well. G: Anything on his association with Everett Dirksen during this period, when Dirksen was minority leader? F: Every

Oral history transcript, Dr. Samuel Halperin, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

about the state of the economy, But the Congressional committees dealing with education in both the House and the Senate are not typical committees. They are "spenders." They are, Democrats and Republicans alike, quite liberal, progressive

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 11 (XI), 12/20/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

: No, I don't believe it was that. I think what was happening is that the focus of government was shifting toward international affairs. You must realize that when Eisenhower first came in, the nation was in something of a state of turmoil domestically

Oral history transcript, Patrick V. Murphy, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. I know the police department would probably have to be more responsive to elective officials than it has been to appointive city officials. On the other hand probably, less response to some congressional members of the committees because elected

Oral history transcript, Fred Korth, interview 1 (I), 3/7/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

all out of proportion, really. There were, of course, the accusations made by the committee counsel--and I suppose by Senator McClellan--that because of my former association with Continental National Bank, my ownership of some stock in the bank

Oral history transcript, Joseph W. Barr, interview 2 (II), 1/16/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 18 Well, he convened a meeting of the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation. That's the House and the S e n a t e . and me to come down. He asked Kennedy They--he and the Republicans and the Democrats

Oral history transcript, Herbert N. Blackman, interview 1 (I), 1/8/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

commission on national defense, [r think it was calle:j}, which was the forerunner of what later became to be the War Production Board. And from 1940 until, as I recall, about 1946 I was involved in the work of the War Production Board, which had several
investigation of export control; American business attitude toward open trade with Communist bloc; labor union's view; McClelland Commission; Herbert Blackmon; Sam Anderson; Sinclair Weeks; National Security Council; White House Council on Foreign Economic

Oral history transcript, C. Robert Perrin, interview 1 (I), 3/10/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

of pressure that was being built up on his flanks within the Senate, and within the national Democratic party, which was not very happy with the type of leadership that he was giving the party. He and Sam Rayburn, of course, being the two top-ranking
; veto power and overrides; creation of the National Advisory Council; Perrin’s duties as deputy director of OEO; Senator Morse; involvement of BOB funding; political red tape; GAO investigations; Nathan Report from Brookings and its effect on efforts

Oral history transcript, Ernest Cuneo, interview 2 (II), 4/23/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

--Mr. Roosevelt. I was at the head table, so to speak, in a very minor capacity. I was at the Democratic National Committee. I was the only man of the young men who had had a great deal of newspaper experience, and therefore I spent a great deal
; Jesse Jones; FDR's 1936 campaign for president; development of NRA; Supreme Court reorganization by FDR; arrival of LBJ as Congressman in DC; FDR's efforts to balance the national budget; role of LBJ in the administration during WWII

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krim, interview 5 (V), 4/7/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

not met with the President's approval. But the day following that nomination of Humphrey and Muskie, there was a meeting in Chicago of the Democratic National Committee. That was handled very badly by Hubert Humphrey from the viewpoint of the President
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Oral history transcript, Hobart Taylor, Jr., interview 1 (I), 1/6/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

these also delegates to the convention? T: Most of these men later became delegates to the Democratic national convention, yes. G: And that was the very convention delegation from Michigan that rebelled apparently when it was learned that Johnson
Address; LBJ’s 1963 Gettysburg speech; Jack Brooks; Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; critics of LBJ.

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

Committee, but he died, I believe in April '37, and they held a special election in which Mr. Johnson was elected. Of course, he was ill at the time and didn't get to Washington and get sworn in quite as fast as he would otherwise have done. When he came

Oral history transcript, Malcolm G. Bardwell, interview 1 (I), 10/17/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

practically most of the posts over at the courthouse. P: And ultimately in '34 Richard Kleberg, your candidate, was the first to win in a national contest? B: Let's see. It was not '34; he won in '32. In '34 they had redistricted the Congressional
National Youth Administration (U.S.)

Oral history transcript, Perle Mesta, interview 1 (I), 10/4/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

that happened that got out of hand? M: No, thank goodness, no. F: You're glad to have been spared that. M: I'm glad I wasn't there. F: In 1964 you were sort of unofficial hostess at the Democratic national convention. M: I should say I was. F: Tell
Biographical information; envoy to Luxembourg; 1960 campaign; Eleanor Roosevelt; selling her house to LBJ when he was VP; Democratic Women for Nixon in 1960; Mrs. Rose Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy; Democratic factions

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