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Oral history transcript, Frank Church, interview 1 (I), 5/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

, and it was a very major effort. Those who had been associated with the Hells Canyon fight, both pro and con, were there on the floor when the speech was gi yen. Many, i ncl uding Wayne r,10rse of Oregon who had been a chief sponsor of the bill, were very

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 45 (XLV), 5/23/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

loans and, to try to get this done, and he approved doing that. We wanted Fannie Mae [Federal National Mortgage Association] to reduce the price at which it bought mortgages to slow down housing construction. And I think the point here to really

Oral history transcript, Eugene M. Zuckert, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

a two-year appointment to the Atomic Energy Commission from 1952 to 1954. From 1954 to 1960 you were in private law practice in Washington, D.C., and associated with several companies working in the atomic energy field. Also, you co-authored a book

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 1 (I), 9/18/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, I think there were half a dozen names that were bandied about by the press as potential VP candidates. G: Were there any other southerners considered? O: I don't know of any. It's probably somewhat remote, but only because of his position and his
; opposition to JFK from LBJ supporters and vice versa; LBJ's loyalty to JFK and their professional relationship; 1960 election results, especially in Illinois; JFK's speech to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association addressing his Catholicism; the West

Oral history transcript, Earle C. Clements, interview 1 (I), 10/24/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and Johnson had developed a very kind relationship. I guess it was my association and my longtime friendship with Virgil Chapman, who came to the Senate at the same time that Lyndon did. It made it easier, I guess, for me to become close to Johnson early

Oral history transcript, Joseph Palmer II, interview 1 (I), 1/8/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

I was appointed to this position. He interviewed me, I'm sure along with other people whom he considered for this position. M: The press frequently comments on some of Mr. Johnson's unusual customs in regard to making and announcing appointments

Oral history transcript, Ross D. Davis, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

and appointment as Economic Development Administrator? A lot has been made in the press about the sometimes peculiar ways in which Mr. Johnson made such appointments. Was there any such circumstance in connection with your own? D: It was rather

Oral history transcript, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., interview 1 (I), 7/30/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

at this for a year. R: Well, we'll try to do it as objectively as we can. M: Right. You're about my 110th interview. Let's get your identification on here, sir. You're Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., an attorney in Washington, D.C., and you've been associated

Oral history transcript, John P. (Gen.) McConnell, interview 1 (I), 8/14/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

. Johnson at that pOint? McC: Oh, he was a great host. went all over the Ranch. dozen more times. He was very keen. We went out and Since then, I've been over it half a It improves all the time. able association during that time. We had a very enjoy

Oral history transcript, Phyllis Bonanno, interview 1 (I), 11/12/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

you to the plane on time." I got off the plane and a car met me, and we pulled into the South Lawn of the White House and there was the press corps and all the arrival ceremony people, but I didn't know what it was, all the marine guards and all

Oral history transcript, Sidney A. Saperstein, interview 2 (II), 6/28/1986, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

added to the act? S: The only thing I can think of, he probably did it in order to assuage some of the objections of the American Medical Association and some of the others who were always concerned about the Public Health Service or the Department

Oral history transcript, Elmer B. Staats, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1971, by T.H. Baker (Item)

happened to come to Washington. I'd been associated with a nonprofit manage- ment consulting firm in Chicago for about a year and planned to go back. In the meantime, "the head of the company became assistant director of the Budget Bureau, which

Oral history transcript, William S. Livingston, interview 1 (I), 7/15/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

advanced in the ranks. L: Yes. Let's see, I became associate professor in 1954 and a full professor in 1960--very close to that anyway. M: And did you get involved in committee work for the University? 2 LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 12 (XII), 7/25/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in the House. It was all right for the Washington Post to editorialize and press its position. Now reality faced us, and we felt that perhaps the Washington Post had an additional responsibility to be helpful in moving the legislation.So the result was that we

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 9 (IX), 8/16/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of the armory, they had partitions which were higher than one's head, and what the press merely did was to bring up chairs to the partition and look over the partition. everything that was going on. They could see I kicked one United Press reporter out

Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 1 (I), 5/20/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

just drafts that Udall brought over for her to use. I don't remember what portion of my work she may have used or not, but I was the person he turned to to help him to do that for Mrs. Johnson. So, in his mind there was an association between me and her

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 4 (IV), 12/4/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of eluded Larry O'Brien and the staff. It was pretty foreign to us, and we had a tendency to lean more on the department than we probably normally did. I mean by that, have the department take the leadership on the Hill--Orville Freeman and his associates
to add a Medicare rider to a welfare bill; American Medical Association (AMA) opposition to Medicare; Jennings Randolph's role in the defeat of the Medicare bill; a bill to provide aid for medical-school education; education aid and concerns over

Oral history transcript, Frank Ikard, interview 1 (I), 6/15/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, very interesting sort of way, in which we were talking largely about the functions of the United States Congress, the press wanted to interview us afterwards on radio. Well, I ducked it; I didn't want it; I said "coming from part of the country I did

Oral history transcript, Solis Horwitz, interview 1 (I), 6/9/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

it was convenient. H: The payroll was just where he could manipulate, best use his funds. M: How did your association, your fairly close association, with him get started? H: Well, after the Eisenhower Administration came on and they announced their intention

Oral history transcript, Milton S. Eisenhower, interview 1 (I), undated, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of government information for war purposes, and I did the study that led to the creation of the Office of War Information. And later--I'll come to that in a moment--I became its Associate Director. I scarcely finished this subject when the President called me

Oral history transcript, Terrel Maverick Webb, interview 1 (I), 1/25/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

; there wasn't any quesTruman and Maury came to ~~ashington at the same time; I forget the Congress that it was, but that's how it was that I got to know them. And I was in Chicago at the time he· was nominated for Vice President. F: Were you associated

Oral history transcript, Albert W. Brisbin, interview 1 (I), 2/6/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

for the Associated Press . They got along well with Governor Neff . thing . He came to their parties and all that sort of know him pretty well . So I got to you He was an interesting old boy, and as Lyndon's mother, said, he knew Lyndon's father I'm sure

Oral history transcript, Ray S. Cline, interview 1 (I), 3/21/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

INTERVIEWEE: RAY S. CLINE INTERVIEWER: Ted Gittinger PLACE: Dr. Cline's office, Washington, D. C. Tape 1 of 1 C: I suspect that I have a few vivid impressions of President Johnson that might be of interest to you that are not so much associated

Oral history transcript, Russell M. Brown, interview 1 (I), 1/10/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

evening ." But he culti vated the press very assiduously . G: Even then? B: Oh, very much so, very, very much so . G: HQV( B: Well, one example would be that Lyndon was very friendly with the so? people in .Senator .Tom .Conna.lljr-t s ;office

Oral history transcript, Paul G. Hoffman, interview 1 (I), 7/28/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

is violence. We're up against that situation constantly to-day. I remember when our first hundred million dollar program was approved by the United Nations Development Programme Governing Council I called a press conference. We gave some details of what we

Oral history transcript, Benjamin Spock, interview 1 (I), 10/23/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

retaliation, but that back at the Associated Press 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

Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 3 (III), 9/9/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

trip to Asia. But he didn't want to get associated with a loser. Now, that reputation went out everywhere--that Lyndon wouldn't fight and take a licking, under no circumstances would he risk a licking. And that hurt him in a great many places. Then he

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

any trickery at all. ness was what it was. from this. It was just inept Let's see if I can refresh my recollection I think that was a Jack Bell story. Jack Bell of the Associated Press, who at times could be very imaginative, did come up

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 44 (XLIV), 3/29/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

it. And he talked to the businessmen and said to them that the NAM [National Association of Manufacturers] and the Chamber [of Commerce] were not doing their work in holding in going after Congress for increasing spending by five billion dollars. He

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 60 (LX), 1/17/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

he read it as. . . . But Johnson, as he indicated at his press conference, was opposed to compulsory arbitration. And then finally, on May 3 he . . . G: Anything on that meeting with Fortas, Fahy, Morse, et cetera on the second, May 2? C: No, let

Oral history transcript, Tom and Betty Weinheimer, interview 1 (I), 4/23/1987, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

be friendly and be a part of everybody else whereas others, they'd be just pretty darn aloof. I mean, they were a different breed or just so much above. BW: He was with AP [Associated Press], wasn't he? TW: I think he was. G: Was there any difference
by brining foreign dignitaries to the Ranch, Fredericksburg and Stonewall; press coverage of the small towns around the Ranch; a member of the press falling into a vat of pest prevention solution for goats at the Weinheimer Ranch; the story of LBJ throwing

Oral history transcript, John A. Gronouski, interview 1 (I), 2/5/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

, but primarily because of his association with a very controversial labor case. The Chicago Tribune was very adamant against his appointment, and had used all the influence possible--sent investigators in and everything else to Wisconsin. And this was affecting

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

of overpowering when you see him coming up from that 4 or 5 o'clock nap. He was looking ruddy and like he'd been out of the sauna and sunbathed --freshly pressed clothes and a folder in his hand. how are you, John? Good to see you. He said, '~ell, Come over

Oral history transcript, Harrison Salisbury, interview 1 (I), 6/26/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

was not. M: Either to Vietnam or to Berlin? S: No, no. M: Your most famous association, of course, is the one that came in December of 1966 in connection with your visit to Hanoi. S: That's right. M: I know that you've written a full book as well
that, as a reporter, he had no political agenda; Pham Van Dong’s off-the-record comments; private negotiations between the U.S. and North Vietnam; keeping contact with the U.S. while he was in North Vietnam; press access to information Salisbury found out while

Oral history transcript, Timothy May, interview 1 (I), 10/28/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

with the ministers. I think there were roughly five hundred ministers who were going to be in attendance. Originally the idea was that Kennedy would meet in a closed TV studio with selected representatives of the association, some three or four perhaps; however

Oral history transcript, Dean Rusk, interview 4 (IV), 3/8/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

-- 4 M: But we had gone so far as to seek some international volunteers? You mentioned England and the Netherlands had agreed? R: That's right. We were talking about that with other governments. M: When hostilities did break out, the earliest press

Oral history transcript, Chester L. Cooper, interview 3 (III), 8/7/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

was a cover for something else--as I remember was a specialist on Mongolian problems. And that was as close as any of the people in Kosygin's entourage came to having any association with Asia. So it was quite clear, or seemed quite clear to Wilson

Oral history transcript, Clifton C. Carter, interview 1 (I), 10/1/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

? C: Yes. P: Mr. Carter, for purposes of touching base with your career as it comes in closer and closer with president Johnson, would you summarize your career associations in terms of when you assumed this position and when you moved on to another

Oral history transcript, J.Willis Hurst, interview 4 (IV), 2/27/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

made some comments that got in the press or something of that sort. So Vice President Johnson just took him with him. And on the way back, Vice President Johnson got the attention of the entire party and said some very nice things about Mr. Rooney

Oral history transcript, Julius Richmond, interview 1 (I), 10/5/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

/oh Richmond -- I -- 6 that he try to get me. So I think it sort of bubbled up from several sources. But by the time that happened we were into early February of 1965, and I and the committee and my associate director for the program, Jule Sugarman

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