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

there were conversations to that effect. Did you talk face-to-face with Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Johnson about this? R: No, Mr. Randolph did. group should go. I did not. The decision was that a small Therefore since Mr. Randolph and I represented the same

Oral history transcript, Ivan Sinclair, interview 1 (I), 10/5/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, the same time, enjoying it--in national issues. And that was the only topic of conversation that year. While there, I felt that I should also learn a little bit about my home state, having been there eighteen years in high school~ and then four years

Oral history transcript, Robert W. Murphey, interview 2 (II), 2/8/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

the consequences of a conversation or an accusation or a confrontation. 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

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

, as I recall it, when we passed the bill for the rural telephones, of which I was author. he at that time supported it in the Senate. author of it. Of course, Mr. Hill was the Senate You know, Lister was the long-time Senator--Mr. Johnson was brand

Oral history transcript, John Wildenthal, interview 1 (I), 3/14/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in the White House years. There are others that would have observed that kind of thing and would know more. I wasn't around him at all during the vice presidential or presidential years. saw him and had brief conversations at civic events. I I took

Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 2 (II), 8/20/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

getting names on this petition. In some congressman's office, finally the White House telephone caught up with me and the President was on the phone. He said, "Tommy, how are you doing?" I said, "I'm doing wonderfully well." And he said, "Well, I want

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
recording conversations; Fair Housing Bill; writing historic speeches for the president

Oral history transcript, William B. Dale, interview 1 (I), 2/25/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

interest in what's going on in an agency like the IMF. Do you get, for example, telephone calls from the White House staff on matters? D: Yes, from the White House staff, yes. For example, during the Johnson Administration by and large the person I

Oral history transcript, Hugh Gardner Ackley, interview 1 (I), 4/13/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Ackley -- I -- 2 telephone call from Dallas; and he came downstairs, I think--or the message was brought down. F: I don't suppose that was being televised in Washington

Oral history transcript, Edgar L. Ball, interview 1 (I), 1/29/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

people back. I remember being in his hotel room at the Adolphus Hotel during the 1952 campaign for several days. He was in pretty bad health at the time, and he did a lot of his work laying in bed, on the telephone. He was calling person after person

Oral history transcript, Wayne O. Reed, interview 1 (I), 7/8/1968, by Broudy (Item)

i: ;• on the telephone and we called the State superi~~endents in, four at :.! a time. Our first effort, you remember, was dir~cted at the sevente.en t , •· i ;i southern States maintaining dual school systems.;! We called in Jack q Tubb from

Oral history transcript, Harold Pachios, interview 1 (I), 10/15/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in this suite and the reason that it was taped is, that these conversations with the President would take place about what information would be put out at a briefing, and oftentimes Bill would say something the President told him he could say
and Austin; going to work for Press Secretary Bill Moyers; advancing a meeting between LBJ and the Prime Minister of Canada, Lester Pearson, at Campobello; LBJ’s gall bladder surgery; recording conversations between LBJ and the press office; LBJ’s

Oral history transcript, Emmett Shelton, interview 1 (I), 6/15/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the laws. So Judge Hamilton told me one day--I was trying a divorce case for a lady named Theresa Ault [?]. She was on the long distance telephone exchange here in Austin, had been on it for a number of years. When I got through trying the divorce case

Oral history transcript, Dr. Ralph K. Huitt, interview 2 (II), 10/5/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

with the efforts to desegregate hospitals in the South; but these efforts inevitably had repercussions on the Hill. So that I had many telephone calls, either from members of 2 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 10 (X), 1/25/1979-1/26/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

not all stag. I was included in some--I remember, with Abe and Carol Fortas and Bill Douglas, and many times of good conversation. The New Deal, although battered in some respects and the clouds of war already gathering over us, they were a mighty vigorous

Oral history transcript, Leonard M. Elstad, interview 1 (I), 2/14/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

." And then a key word shows up. Then the rest falls in line. "Oh, that's You're getting ideas from key words. And when you go through life having to get conversation from key words, you're in trouble. front of their lips time. Because some people sit

Oral history transcript, Frederick Flott, interview 2 (II), 7/24/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

doesn't realize yet just how bad a luncheon this is going to be." He thought that was a good joke, and I went off to lunch and, of course, had my conversation with the French charge. And as usual, we just were awaiting more information and more facts

Oral history transcript, Charles F. Herring, interview 1 (I), 10/4/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

as do law students. So I helped him with his campaign. F: In what ways did you help him? H: Oh, I rang doorbellsistuffed envelopesi called people on the telephone; just helped out any way I could. F: Did you confine yourself to work in this Austin

Oral history transcript, Gould Lincoln, interview 1 (I), 9/28/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

as though it were still in the horse and buggy days, we all wanted to get out to telephones, but we had to stay there until he said everything he had on his mind about the Court. But it is a very good story--one of the outstanding stories of his day

Oral history transcript, Frank E. Moss, interview 1 (I), 2/16/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Moss -- I -- 5 This man to whom I told the story or with whom I had the conversation was so struck with that that he was almost dumbfounded I guess and repeated the story, which later

Oral history transcript, David G. Nes, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Defense College when a telephone call came through from the State Department asking me to return immediately to discuss a new assignment. what they had in mind. This was in December [1963]. I was not told The Imperial Defense College had not concluded

Oral history transcript, Dorothy J. Nichols, interview 1 (I), 9/24/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

daily? N: Not daily, 0:: Cape Cod at the time of the second primary? but I telephoned. I bought the New York Times. Boston pa?ers didn't report anything. The The New York Times would have very confusing information, and I remember I called

Oral history transcript, Mollie Parnis, interview 1 (I), 10/13/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

before it was translated we didn't know what he was talking about. G: Anything else on these state dinners? Any conversation with the President? P: No, the state dinners were like going to a party. For me, the high spots were the moments alone

Oral history transcript, William G. Phillips, interview 2 (II), 4/17/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Phillips -- II -- 16 conversation he might have had. If I thought it was so directly relevant

Oral history transcript, NYA Interview, group interview 1 (I), 1968, by William S. White (Item)

that matter :came up, atld he got on the telephone. He called the Pentagon, and he didn't 'ask them, he ordered them to send a plane and get that boy and bring him up here to Arlington National Cemetery and bury him with full military honors. And they did

Oral history transcript, Nelson M. Bortz, interview 1 (I), 10/24/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

of the Pearl Harbor situation which we refused to do . M: Let me clarify this . B: Yes . M: And they wanted you to join ranks with them? B : Join ranks with them. You had a telephone call from a Communist representative? They were willing to withdraw

Oral history transcript, Joseph Alsop, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

told me he wouldn't have accepted. But I had talked to Senator Herman Talmadge, who is one of the half-dozen wisest men I know--this was a very funny conversation actually. I called him up in a perfectly routine way to find out what his private

Oral history transcript, John A. Baker, interview 1 (I), 11/13/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

always supported the efforts to have better farm programs. Rural electrification-- he was an early advocate and always a strong supporter of rural electrification, rural telephone program; the various credit programs of the Farmers Home Administration

Oral history transcript, Levette J. (Joe) Berry, interview 1 (I), 12/10/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

give you a telephone number . G: That's great . B: And you really should get in touch with him . G: Yes . in Houston . have to look at our list to see if we have . I had lunch with him the day after Thanksgiving . I have not, but the man who

Oral history transcript, Howard Bertsch, interview 1 (I), 10/21/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Oral history transcript, Richard G. Stilwell, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

point for observing the events of the actual coup? You said you were at lunch when the thing began. S: Well, I was at lunch; I got this telephone call from Don and he said, "I wanted you to know," to be the first to know, or something to that effect. I

Oral history transcript, S. Douglass Cater, interview 4 (IV), 4/24/1981, by Clarence Lasby (Item)

about or talk about, at least. C: No, I don't remember ever having a conversation with a colleague in the White House or with my wife to the effect that I think the President is on the physical edge or that he may have a breakdown. He himself kept

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

and Gerry and I just continued to talk until he'd be ready. And, of course, he was just listening to this conversation, really, is what he was doing. Finally, after about twenty, twenty-five minutes of our batting the breeze and his sort of half

Oral history transcript, Carroll Keach, interview 2 (II), 7/10/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

a great deal about politics, that this was the main topic of conversation. K: Oh, he lived and breathed it. He woke up talking about it and he talked it during meals; he lived it. This was his life. tl: lbis would include all phases of politics? K

Oral history transcript, James Davis, interview 1 (I), 11/3/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

with their families. I'd stay at the Ranch. So I decided, well, That morning we was waiting for the plane, and I was on intercom talking to the pilot when all of the sudden there was no more conversation. I guess I was the last person to communi- cate

Oral history transcript, John Sparkman, interview 1 (I), 10/5/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

a conversation on the telephone. did come back not long after that. Secretary Dulles on the Formosa Straits. Administration in Congress. And I was in a conference with I supported the Eisenhower I don't recall--. It seems like there was some language

Oral history transcript, Adrian A. Spears, interview 1 (I), 6/11/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

for him? S: Oh, sure, sure. But I can't remember. Nothing of any real conse- quence. I've had many telephone conversations with him over the years. I don't want to leave the impression that I was one of his confidants or anything like this, except

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

of the great movie producers of the time, that threw the man out of his office who was trying to sell him Vitaphone or the talking pictures, and he said, "Nobody wants to have a lot of conversation, the movies are good enough." Me The mention of your hometown

Oral history transcript, Thruston Morton, interview 1 (I), 2/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

about the fact that they had both had a major cardiac problem. each other. But I think they respected I think that President Johnson respected the general as a great military leader, and as a great leader in our time. Conversely, I think

Oral history transcript, Don Oberdorfer, interview 1 (I), 6/3/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

of it . impress you? G: How did Fall 0: Oh, he was a very, very interesting man . remember particularly one conversation with about a lot . In those days, in knew his stuff . He really him that I've thought late 1965, early 1966, practice of Secretary

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