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Oral history transcript, Lincoln Gordon, interview 1 (I), 7/10/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
Oral history transcript, Samuel Gammon, interview 1 (I), 7/29/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • of time. Haile Selassie was coming down the hall, being escorted by Mike Mansfield, who as majority leader was filling in for the Vice President, and then Johnson spurted into the room where we were waiting, and I started to fade toward the background
Oral history transcript, James A. Farley, interview 1 (I), 11/2/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
Oral history transcript, James C. Gaither, interview 5 (V), 5/12/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Leonard H. Marks, interview 1 (I), 6/15/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • on the Republican side; [Senator Mike] Mansfield. know I went to all of them and I said, "Here is my problem: something~ difficult task~ I but I need your help because it is a tremendously particularly in this very troubled time." were expanding so fast
Oral history transcript, Walter Judd, interview 1 (I), 1/17/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Wilbur Mills, interview 2 (II), 3/25/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • we had a big celebration out in Independence, Missouri, when he signed it, and I was talking to Mike Mansfield and somebody else way back in the back, on the stage there, and I didn't hear him call my name. But he wanted to give me the second pen
Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 3 (III), 6/7/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, John Sherman Cooper, interview 1 (I), 3/11/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Walter Judd, interview 3 (III), 1/17/89, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 2 (II), 4/14/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Sim Gideon, interview 2 (II), 10/3/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)
  • flood control in-Marshall Ford, what was then Marshall Ford Dam (it was later named after Congressman Mansfield from Columbus, Texas) M: Didn't Johnson suggest the change of that name? G: Yes, he was the one that recommended that it be changed and I
Oral history transcript, Sim Gideon, interview 1 (I), 3/21/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • Company "ere the big creditors. So they vlent to Washington and Horkeu \-lith Congressman Mansfield, and Congressman Buchanan helped them finally work out a loan from FHA \vhercby FB: they could get started. F\-JA ,-Jas PL1Dlic Harks Administration
  • Biographical information; Texas lawyers; LCRA and Buchanan Dam; PWA; meetings with LBJ; LBJ’s interest in rural electrification; Mansfield Dam name change; relationship with the Johnson’s; impression of the Johnson’s; Lake LBJ; LCRA development
Oral history transcript, George Meany, interview 1 (I), 8/4/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • a filibuster, and that stopped us because the Democratic leader Mansfield would not try to break the filibuster. You see, the way you break the filibuster is by meeting around the clock, just keep on meeting, and Mansfield absolutely refused to do
Oral history transcript, Bui Diem, interview 2 (II), 8/14/1986, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • , by then, Mansfield. G: Oh yes, yes. D: Mansfield. I remember that I was called to draft a communiqué about the landings of the marines in March 1965, and I drafted a communiqué with Mansfield by then. G: Was Philip Habib still there? D: No, Philip Habib came
Oral history transcript, George D. Aiken, interview 1 (I), 10/10/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • the Senate, but I wouldn't say that they have laid down the law to me and said "We want you to do this or else." M: You were a member of the highly publicized Mansfield tour in late 1965, which resulted in the Mansfield report of early 1966. Do you still
Oral history transcript, Harold Barefoot Sanders, interview 3 (III), 11/3/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • themselves, you know. You know, he knew them all. In the civil rights thing, which is what I'm trying to think of, I don't remember instances as such except to go say to the leadership or call up Mansfield and say, "Let's get that bill up," or ask
  • Voting Rights Act 1965; Civil Rights Act; Mansfield; McCormack; Hale Boggs; Russell Long; LBJ’s feelings about open housing; differences between Ramsey Clark and Katzenbach over civil rights; LBJ’s consideration of legal problems raised by open
Oral history transcript, Daniel K. Inouye, interview 2 (II), 5/2/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • tour for Mr. Johnson. It was led by Senator Mansfield included yourself and Senator Aiken and Muskie-- LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ
  • disagreed with LBJ; the "Johnson treatment;" monthly visits with LBJ and the subjects discussed; the 1965 five-man Senate group world tour led by Senator Mansfield: Aiken, Muskie, Caleb Boggs and Inouye; comments on Vietnam; LBJ's legislative successes
Oral history transcript, Barry Goldwater, interview 1 (I), 6/26/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • and stay on it? G: Keep working at it. I liked the way he ran the Senate. I wish frankly that Mansfield would run it the way that Lyndon taught him. F: I sometimes had the feeling that Johnson used to wish, when he was in the White House, that he had
Oral history transcript, Lyndon B. Johnson, interview S-IX, 8/12/1969, by William J. Jorden (Item)
  • . Senator Kennedy was not present -- Senator John Kennedy. Senator Dirksen was not. I think all three of us were sick at the time that the treaty was ratified 82-1, with only one vote against it Senator Langer from North Dakota. Senator Mansfield went out
Oral history transcript, Edwin O. Reischauer, interview 1 (I), 4/8/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • would really stop working, in a sense, until they said I could. Well, he took the word back to the President that I was just not going to go on, but a lot of senators were very keen on my staying. I: Yes. R: Mansfield and Fulbright and others like
Oral history transcript, Welly K. Hopkins and Alice Hopkins, interview 4 (IV), 12/1/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • you want it moved from one district to another? W: Well, as I recall, [Joseph J.] Mansfield's district was up for revision at the same time. Gonzales County was in Mansfield's dis- trict and I was taking it out and wanting to put it into Kleberg's
Oral history transcript, Albert H. Quie, interview 1 (I), 4/30/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)
  • previous Vice Presidents. I certainly didn't see it. But I didn't think that Johnson was really carrying or working on the Kennedy program up here after those early days--you know, at first when he just stepped out of the Senate and Mansfield took over
Oral history transcript, Ed Gossett, interview 1 (I), 8/18/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • GOSSETT -- I -- 5 chairmanships than any other delegation. Mr. Hatton Sumners was the chairman of the Judiciary Committee; Mr. Fritz Lanham was chairman of the House Commiittee on Public Buildings and Grounds; Mr. [Joseph] Mansfield was chairman
Oral history transcript, Estelle Harbin, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • . had been Judge Mansfield. him. Congressman Mansfield This Mansfield Dam up here is named for He was a grand old man. was so nice. More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh He was in a wheelchair. People from
Oral history transcript, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., interview 3 (III), 8/8/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • , but in essence he said, "What have you done to get the bill on the floor of the Senate?" the Senate. Here it was just passing the House and he wanted to talk about I explained to him our planned strategy. and he said: "You've got to go to see Mansfield right
Oral history transcript, William S. White, interview 2 (II), 3/10/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • right to the end to see Senator Mansfield, the Majority Leader, and he was deeply distressed because he kept thinking he could get Mansfield at least to let him up about Viet Nam. And every time Mansfield, Johnson thought, had promised to do it, he'd go
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 8 (VIII), 1/23/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • came. There was Buchanan Dam, and then later Mansfield, which became I think Marshall Ford, didn't it? G: I think it was the other way around. Marshall Ford became Mansfield, didn't it? J: Maybe so. And then Inks Dam, which was the lovely scenic
Oral history transcript, William Cochrane, interview 1 (I), 3/17/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • stood better than Mansfield, for example, who never kept track of much of that sort of thing. For a long time [Alan?] Cranston used to be very good at that. His people were. Before he got elected assistant leader on his own he was over there keeping
Oral history transcript, George C. McGhee, interview 1 (I), 7/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • Germany defenseless. But the numbers agreed upon--about 35,000--was in the end acceptable to the Germans. stood our problem. They under- We had to make a gesture to those, such as Senator Mansfield, who were demanding even more drastic withdrawals
Oral history transcript, George R. Brown, interview 1 (I), 4/6/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)
  • the Marshall Ford or the Mansfield Dam . I understand that Congressman Maury Maverick also was interested in that dam, and perhaps some other congressmen were, too . GB : Do you know about their interest? Well, I only know that Maury was interested . I am
Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 3 (III), 9/23/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • one key liberal to approach in securing the Democratic leadership? J: I think he approached all of them that he had any contact with. I think he probably talked to Mansfield and Symington and Magnuson and so on. G: I think you were going to talk
Oral history transcript, John E. Babcock, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • a rather forceful speech before the house committee back when there were some problems developing. It's the same time that both Congressman [James] Buchanan and Congressman [Joseph] Mansfield appeared before that committee. He was able to marshal his
Oral history transcript, Carl B. Albert, interview 2 (II), 6/10/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • as the Speaker was concerned and the Vice President and Mansfield. We were one hundred percent in 4 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral
Oral history transcript, Perle Mesta, interview 1 (I), 10/4/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • to stay out of the way. M: Yes. F: You gave a party later that year for Senator Mansfield. Anybody who asks me to be chairman, they know it. I don't know whether you recall this or not, and it conflicted with one that had been given for Ted Kennedy
Oral history transcript, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, interview 1 (I), 1/11/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • there, and then we had a little ceremony with Senator Mansfield, Senator Dirksen, all the people, and we paper and hung it up there . all signed a piece of But it wouldn't have come back if he hadn't helped . F: After he became president you have a campaign
Oral history transcript, William S. White and June White, interview 3 (III), 7/21/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • . Steering Committee~ I believe. and he'd He did it all the time. He did it He wanted to get Mansfield on the Foreign Relations Committee as a freshman. on the Foreign Relations Committee. Knowland They'd never had a freshman Walter George
Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 8 (VIII), 9/15/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • family, so they gave the initials to her, too. I can't remember except that she was born, and we were all happy that everything went fine. G: Shortly after that, about ten days later, Congressman [Joseph J.] Mansfield died and LBJ went to Texas
Oral history transcript, J.J. Jake Pickle, interview 1 (I), 5/31/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • that Congressman Johnson had advanced was the possibility of a highway or a scenic of Central Texas, drive,~ loop, around the lakes You've got to remember that the Mansfield Dam, or the old Marshall Ford Dam was finished in about 1937-38. It was really just