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Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 4 (IV), 1/28/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • . Then it was shortly after that we started getting the responses of civil turmoil, and I can't remember whether it was that night or the next night where things erupted in Washington. I remember that [Joseph] Califano set up sort of a command post, I believe in his
  • Townsend Hoopes; LBJ’s decision-making; LBJ’s relationship with Dean Rusk and Ramsey Clark; Clark Clifford; the relationship between LBJ and his staff; Spring 1968 turnaround in attitudes regarding Vietnam among LBJ’s staff; General William
Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 3 (III), 6/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • more than any other cabinet officer. The remarkable thing, in his heart of hearts, I think he probably really admired Ramsey Clark. F: Ramsey gave him some real trouble though, didn't he? J: Nixon in 1968 had some very vile things to say about
Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 1 (I), 11/26/1968, by Dorothy Pierce McSweeny (Item)
  • are that you were speaking of as advisers? J: Yes, they're all obvious really. Bill Bundy, Clark Clifford, George Ball; I couldn't tell you whether Rusk [opposed] now, Rusk may have been on his side, I don't know; I 15 LBJ Presidential Library http
Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 2 (II), 6/28/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)