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Oral history transcript, Charles M. Haar, interview 1 (I), 6/14/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • . Kennedy at that time, Archie asked me a few times to prepare some speeches on housing. And I did that. I prepared a couple of speeches for John F. Kennedy, and of course, I had met him when he was by here. But that was really where my expertise
Oral history transcript, Toinette Bachelder, interview 1 (I), 2/11/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • . you would call it. I was the swing shift, I guess The President's secretary at that time, Missy LeHand, had a good many calls on her time, and his stenographer at that ttme, Grace Tully, also was kept busy in the day. And in the evenings
Oral history transcript, David S. Black, interview 1 (I), 11/12/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • of law school . I was in the National Guard at the time and when the Korean War came along, my unit was activated and I spent some 21 months in the service, all in the state of Washington in an anti-aircraft batallion. When I came out of the Army, I
Oral history transcript, David Ginsburg, interview 1 (I), 8/15/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • the same age myself, and it was just fun talking with him. Clearly, he was serious-minded, ambitious--you had a feeling of intensity. I knew him later, of course, but even at that time he was to me very impressive. Then the war came and in the early part
Oral history transcript, William G. Bowdler, interview 1 (I), 5/30/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • from 1957 to 1961 when Castro threw us out. 1 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Bowdler -- I -- 2 F: You picked a vital time
Oral history transcript, Emma S. Webb, interview 1 (I), 12/19/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , 1978 INTERVIEWEE: EMMA S. WEBB (MRS. CHARLES 'HLSON HEBB) INTERVIEWER: MICHAEL L. GILLETTE PLACE: Mrs. Hebb's office, Elgin, Texas Tape 1 of 1 G: Mrs. Hebb, let's begin with the first time Lyndon Johnson came to Elgin to campaign in 1937. H
Oral history transcript, Tommie W. Glick and Sarah Taylor, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • to New York with your work and met him and married there? G: Well, while I was working I met him. Then the war was over just about that time, and I went to New York and was married there. ~lc: And you lived then since then in the New York area? G
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 18 (XVIII), 9/26/1980-9/27/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • was a center of activity. It was great big, screened on three sides, ceiling fan, lots of comfortable furniture. At some time there arrived in it, as a gift from Tom Clark, a great big double chaise lounge and we covered it full of pillows and everybody headed
Oral history transcript, Sim Gideon, interview 1 (I), 3/21/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • a graduate of The Unjvcrsity of TeAas I.m,! School, 1929, ar,d t.l~en I practiced lav one yC~H Antonio, and dlCn I I"1t)vcd to Sef,uin, Texas, ,,:here I '\Vent to '·.'ork fer became Stale Senator anJ who at that time was District Attorney.
Oral history transcript, Daniel Boone Porter, interview 1 (I), 3/29/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Porter--I--2 the work that they did. (Interruption) The statement that I just made, that I felt at times they did appear, especially in the presence
Oral history transcript, Jewel Malechek Scott, interview 1 (I), 12/20/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • thirty miles this side of San Angelo in West Texas. G: How did you end up in the Hill Country? M: Well, I married Dale Malechek, who is also from that area; his folks live about eight miles from mine. Dale was going to A&M College at that time
Oral history transcript, Eugenie Moore Anderson, interview 2 (II), 11/13/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Tape II 2 (Nov. 13, 1968, Nov. 14, 1968) A: I felt this was one of those times when it did make a difference who was the American chief representative in this mission--in this case, Sofia. That, quite possible, if I had been
Oral history transcript, Hubert H. Humphrey, interview 3 (III), 6/21/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • in committee, but Senator Johnson got it out on the floor and brought it to a vote. Do you remember that? H: What resolution was that? I haven't the slightest recollection at this time. G: It was a resolution that would more or less tie Eisenhower's hands
  • in 1950’s; Construction and aid to impacted areas; LBJ’s interest in education; LBJ’s position on “liberal” issues; LBJ’s impact on Eisenhower’s foreign policy; LBJ’s instructions to HHH in political maneuvering/timing.
Oral history transcript, Donald S. Thomas, interview 3 (III), 3/21/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • activities, how they came about and what developed from them. Of course, the first venture of the family into broadcasting was a year or so before my time. That's when they bought Austin Broadcasting Company, which was the licensee of what became KTBC
Oral history transcript, Joe Robertson, interview 1 (I), 7/10/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • service program. These were aids who were going to advise people about what they were instituted about that time. But the march was about food, I guess, social programs generally. I don't think Freeman ever talked to any of those folks because it scared
"LBJ as I Knew Him," by Mildred Stegall (Item)
  • lived six more months it would have been forty years, even longer than Mrs. Johnson knew him. He was a man of many moods. It was as though he was several people rolled into one. At times he could be as hard as nails. Yet, at other times he was as gentle
Oral history transcript, Emmette S. Redford, interview 2 (II), 3/31/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • at that time may be of interest. We took a train from San Antonio to San Marcos, spent the night in San Marcos, rode the next day from San Marcos to Blanco on a hack which was the term we used for an undecorated surrey--just a plain, two-seated buggy. We
  • Circumstances of Redford’s arrival to Johnson City in 1912; Johnson City at that time; handling the mail; Redford’s mother as postmistress; working at the Post Office; people in Johnson City and their way of life; roads; building the highway
Oral history transcript, Will R. Rogers, interview 1 (I), 10/9/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)
  • was ....• going to put in ..... had to. build a ·schoolhouse. You see, at that time, the school was under the supervision of the City, and the schoolhouse was about to fall down and we had to build a new schoolhouse. And then's when I think the first real
Oral history transcript, Polk Shelton and Nell Shelton, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)
  • mean to interrupt you. PS: My father had been in politics in Travis County from the time I was born until the time of his death. Go ahead with your story. He served ascounty·school superintendent, county attorney and district attorney, and many
Oral history transcript, Emma Long, interview 3 (III), 6/1/1987, by Christie L. Bourgeois (Item)
  • incidents that you remember taking place in Austin during the fifties or early sixties relating to civil rights, either regarding school integration or housing or--not only school integration but integration in other areas? L: Yes, we had quite a time
Oral history transcript, Earle C. Clements, interview 1 (I), 10/24/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • you recall your first impressions of him? I know it's a long time ago, but . . . C: I don't even know what time in 1945 I met him. I was just one member of the House. I was born in 1896. It could have been in the first few months that I
Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 3 (III), 7/14/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • estimate or good reaction. We stopped last time in the middle of some discussion on Vietnamese events in which you indicated you were fairly saturated at the current time. You indicated that the second Wise Men Meeting, the one in March of 1968, had
  • for peach commission; speech conference; Aug-Sept 1968 North Vietnamese offensive; Hanoi’s desire for substantial time period between total bombing halt and beginning of substantive discussions; South Vietnam’s delay tactics; Madam Chennault.
Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 2 (II), 10/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • seem to want the trip made itself, think it was necessary? Y: As I understood it, the trip was really pretty much against his wishes. I don't think he really wanted Kennedy to come to Texas at that time. F: It was part of a package to Texas
Oral history transcript, Stanley L. Greigg, interview 1 (I), 12/5/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • : No. No. MG: Let me ask you to begin by just tracing your background very briefly here and explain how you ended up in the Congress. G: After graduate school, I went on in to serve some active time in the navy, and while I was in the navy, I was contacted
Oral history transcript, Carroll Kilpatrick, interview 2 (II), 5/24/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • : Yes, that's correct. He had been the White House correspondent for many years and he was in his sixties and they wanted two people there. So I went down for the first time in 1961, although I had covered the White House some before, but just filling
Oral history transcript, Ashton Gonella, interview 2 (II), 10/10/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , [1957?] and I had only been in the office a week or two working for him. In I guess two days' time, he came in to me and he'd said the most important thing that had to be done was to get Christmas presents done for the county men. He said, "I need you
Oral history transcript, Emma Long, interview 2 (II), 5/18/1987, by Christie L. Bourgeois (Item)
  • in general? Were there more newspapers supporting Johnson or Stevenson during this whole time that the election results were being contested by Stevenson? L: Well, of course, Stevenson was governor, and he was quite powerful and he had lots of friends. He
Oral history transcript, Javier Baz Manero, interview 1 (I), 1/19/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • States, I think in Texas, spoke English. Therefore, he used to be the person in the hotel that would come and take care of the influential or outstanding men coming to Acapulco at the time. Through that he knew President Johnson, I think as a senator
Oral history transcript, Gale McGee, interview 2 (II), 3/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • Relations Committee? M: Well, yes, I did. The Foreign Relations Committee post opened up rather unexpectedly, to me at least. I had been kind of waiting in the wings for an opening on the committee for some time, since that was my primary area
Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 3 (III), 12/2/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • discussion last time, Dr . Baker, one aspect of our two prior meetings has occurred to me that I thought I might make a matter of record . I have not undertaken any preparation for our discussions . I have not known in advance the subject matter that you
Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 6 (VI), 4/24/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • 7, Side 1) INTERVIEWER: JOE B. FRANTZ April 24, 1970 F: This is an interview with Secretary Clark Clifford in his office in Washington, on April 24, 1970. The interviewer is Joe B. Frantz. Mr. Secretary, you became the Secretary of Defense in time
Oral history transcript, John M. Steadman, interview 1 (I), 4/5/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • when I got this call from Norb [Norbert] Schlei, who at the time was assistant attorney general in charge of the Office of Legal Counsel. This was maybe September of 1963, and he was looking for another person to work in the Office of Legal Counsel
Oral history transcript, Charles A. Halleck, interview 1 (I), 9/19/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • : Oh, sure. Did that do any mind-changing for you? I don't know as I reversed my position, but, of course, when he was up here, he drove like hell! I hope you'll get into. There's one other thing You know I called him up one time, and I'd been
Oral history transcript, Kittie Clyde Leonard, interview 1 (I), 7/27/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • mention, for the sake of the tape, that you and Lyndon Johnson are contemporaries, that you grew up in the same period of time in Johnson City. So, can you tell me a little bit about life in Johnson City? L: Well, life in Johnson City then was so
Oral history transcript, John W. Macy, interview 2 (II), 4/25/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh April 25 ~ 1969 Mc Let me identify this tape as the second session with Mr. John W. Macy, Jr. The date is April 25, 1969, and my name is David McComb. Last time we were talking about your career and had gotten
Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 3 (III), 11/15/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • , 1971 INTERVIEWEE: ROBERT KOMER li~TERVIEWER: PAIGE E. PLACE: Mr. Komer's office, RAND Corporation, Washington, D.C. MULHOLL&~ Tape 1 of 3 M: You were, for part of the time in 1964 and '65, the White House man on Africa as well as the Middle
Oral history transcript, Robert N. Ginsburgh, interview 1 (I), 6/2/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • at [the] State [Department]? RG: At the time that I was a student at the National War College, General Burchinal, Dave [David] Burchinal, who was at that time the deputy chief of staff for plans, programs, and operations of the air force, picked me to go
Oral history transcript, Tom C. Clark, interview 1 (I), 10/7/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • a little bit about yourself--how you came from Texas to the Supreme Court. That's a long trip. C: Yes, it would take me a long time. I had been practicing in Texas about fifteen years. I started in 1922 when I graduated at the University. Then-Senator
Oral history transcript, Lloyd Bentsen, Jr., interview 1 (I), 6/18/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Rayburn, the Speaker at that time, is that correct? B: Yes. The Speaker always liked to have one or two young men around him, and I qualified in those days, along with Homer Thornberry, who was also quite close to him. We would often meet down
Oral history transcript, Paul Henry Nitze, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • that were presidential appointees who were in policy roles in 1940. At that time I was assistant to Mr. [James V.] Forrestal, who was one of the anonymous six presidential assistants working with Mr. Roosevelt. P: And who were the other two? N