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Oral history transcript, Phillip Tocker, interview 2 (II), 8/1/1984, by Lewis Gould (Item)

--direct, unequivocal statement--was to the effect that the board of directors of our association supported the proposed legislation titled S 2084. I added that one reason for our support of this legislation was that it recognized outdoor advertising
Beautification Act; passage of the Act and resulting problems; evaluation of Secretary Boyd’s actions; Donald Thomas; Hubert Humphrey’s involvement in Highway Beautification Act; characterization of Tocker in the press; overview of his opinions regarding outdoor

Oral history transcript, Nash Castro, interview 1 (I), 2/25/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

make this arrangement possible. I suggested at that time that we form a non-profit corporation, as we have in the case of other national parks. I wrote a memo that went to Mrs. Kennedy from the Associate Director of the Park Service proposing

Oral history transcript, Lowell K. Bridwell, interview 1 (I), 10/17/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

in 1946 with the Ohio State Journal . M: When did you go with Scripps-Howard? B: Well, I had an intermediate stop . I was with the Associated Press in the Columbus bureau for about a year and then from the Associated Press went to the Columbus

Oral history transcript, Edward C. Crafts, interview 2 (II), 5/12/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

to the American 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/loh/oh 6 Conservation Association
; Laurance Rockefeller; Hubert Humphrey; consultant to American Conservation Association; Nixon administration proposed changes in the Council; Udall-LBJ relationship; transition; Hickel's influence with Laurance Rockefeller regarding Citizen

Oral history transcript, Alan S. Boyd, interview 2 (II), 12/18/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

for the signing ceremony, trying to bring in everybody we could think of in the various transportation interests including all of the modes, some of the suppliers, and such organizations as the Transportation Association of America and the National Freight Traffic

Oral history transcript, Alan S. Boyd, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

. In the associations I've had in the CAB and other regulatory agencies, I'm just absolutely confident the President, whether it be Eisenhower or Kennedy or Johnson, has stayed out of it . M: Did your decision in the Northeastern Airlines case stick, or did they get

Oral history transcript, Katharine Graham, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

live in Washington is that you naturally get going on the telephone, and, you know, Joe's a great friend. It's just easy to talk to him and for him to talk to us. There's a funny thing on the press though. difficult relations were. This is an example
; Russ Wiggins; 1960/1964 Democratic convention; meeting of JFK and Graham regarding the VP nomination; Home Rule; LBJ’s attitude toward the press; beautification; press relations; civil rights; assessment of LBJ’s presidency.

Oral history transcript, John L. Sweeney, interview 1 (I), 11/14/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

a terribly divided party--which we obviously had. There were just countless occasions when in working with him and even with his colleague Bobby Baker at the time that I found many things being done that were little perceived by the press. M: Can you give
Biographical information; first association with LBJ while working for Senator Patrick McNamara; impressions of LBJ; LBJ’s techniques for garnering votes; “Johnson Treatment;” LBJ’s relationship with Eisenhower; total liberal; LBJ lacked tremendous

Oral history transcript, Alan S. Boyd, interview 4 (IV), 5/15/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

on the part of some of my associates as to whether or not this was a good idea, and what sort of a return we would get, we put this out as a contest to the ninety-odd thousand people through � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY

Oral history transcript, Oscar L. Chapman, interview 1 (I), 8/15/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. Then later he had gone to Des t10ines and made a lot of money in contracting work. The war had come along and interfered with everybody's life pretty much, but he made a lot of money. He looked Lindsey's address up in the press where he sa\'1 an ad

Oral history transcript, Alan L. Dean, interview 2 (II), 3/13/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

the motor carrier and railroad safety functions, so we decided not to press hard at that time on the car service functions. M: In general, from your point of view, was the passage of this act quick enough to be impressive to you? 0: It was the fastest

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

to the White House." I said, "Why?" He said, "I can't tell you." So I was able to find a place for my wife and kids to stay at a motel, and the FBI got my suit pressed for me, got on the airplane, landed at Andrews Air Force Base, arrived at the White House

Oral history transcript, Nathaniel Owings, interview 1 (I), 3/25/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

to it ; and if you don't I'll just tear this little piece of paper up ." He said, "Oh, no, don't do that ." I said, "Ail right, then let's have a press release on it to seal our agreement .'" � � � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL

Oral history transcript, Charles L. Schultze, interview 2 (II), 4/10/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Oral history transcript, Oscar L. Chapman, interview 2 (II), 10/2/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

unethical. People didn't know that because this press group, particularly the television crowd, would keep playing that up by just a word or two here and there, and just kept dropping coconuts on the heads they stopped, you see. ever~vhere And actually

Oral history transcript, Elizabeth Rowe, interview 1 (I), 6/6/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

be called the public relations office or the press office. It was a tremendously exciting time, and the Roosevelt victory in '36 was of great satisfaction in the Mine Workers office. My political activity then was confined to writing speeches for some
; personal anecdotes of knowing the Johnsons early in his Washington career; LBJ interacting with strangers; socializing with the Johnsons while LBJ was in the Senate; LBJ’s relationship with the press; LBJ’s work as Majority Leader; Senator Richard Russell

Oral history transcript, Jane Engelhard, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that the climate was unsavory. up. There was rumbling of revolutions. Sun Yat-sen was coming My father and mother were quite close to Sun Yat-sen and many other important people of the revolution through the diplomatic corps and also through a press gentleman

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