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Oral history transcript, James Sundquist, interview 1 (I), 4/7/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

on that piece of paper: Shriver. Abe Fortas and Sargent This memorandum, I assume. went forward, so that you had b/o factors, then, bearing on the decision. One was the squabbling that \'las going on as to how the thing would be organized; the other

Oral history transcript, Charles M. Maguire, interview 2 (II), 7/29/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

Oral history transcript, Peter B. Benchley, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 1 (I), 8/14/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Wilbur J. Cohen, interview 1 (I), 12/8/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

with Lyndon Johnson, with Abe Fortas, and with a whole group of people who were Lyndon B. Johnson friends. And in my relationship with Miss Wickenden, it was she who ultimately brought me together with Lyndon Johnson. That did not occur for some fifteen years

Oral history transcript, W. Ervin James, interview 1 (I), 2/17/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 2 (II), 10/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

much on the periphery at that time. F: Did you assist in the preparation of that talk to the joint Houses that he made? V: Yes. I was involved in that. going over it. Some of the work was done at The Elms, Ted Sorensen did the original draft; Abe

Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 2 (II), 9/16/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Katie Louchheim, interview 1 (I), 4/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Oral history transcript, Ralph G. Newman, interview 1 (I), 9/2/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of the possible interest of Lyndon Johnson in my services came in a letter from Carol Agger, Mrs. Abe Fortas, who is, as you know, a partner in what is now Arnold and Porter. I am sure it was inspired by conversations with Sheldon Cohen, who had been a member

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 3 (III), 6/7/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Everett D. Collier, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 3 (III), 12/9/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 7 (VII), 10/11/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Henry Bellmon, interview 1 (I), 4/24/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 21 (XXI), 8/10/1981-8/11/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Johnson -- XXI -- 27 join. The 75th Club was flourishing, and once a month I just wouldn't miss a meeting of it if I could possibly help it. Abe

Oral history transcript, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, interview 1 (I), 11/12/68, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

: that with at that time President chairmanship of the Committee on and had a new Executive the Vice-President Kennedy order drafted and with Abe Fortas on this. and with Moyers-- M: Through his connection K: Yes, which he was going him and to make

Oral history transcript, Leslie Carpenter, interview 1 (I), 2/6/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 16 (XVI), 1/29/1980-1/30/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Sol M. Linowitz, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

for, really. somewhere I I said that the thing that I wanted to do was get in the international area, that that was a place where would fit--make a contribution. On one occasion, Abe Fortas LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 21 (XXI), 6/18/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

this development in the Johnson election? O: I don't think there was a formalized development. If you're going to have Abe Fortas, Clark Clifford, Jim Rowe or whoever, that's all well and good but what are they going to be doing? The tone of the meeting I

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 9 (IX), 8/16/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Lincoln Gordon, interview 1 (I), 7/10/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Oral history transcript, Walt W. Rostow, interview 1 (I), 3/21/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

, myself, there was the new group of [Walter] Jenkins, Bill Moyers--I guess, [Jack] Valenti and others, and then there were three old friends, Clark Clifford, [Abe] Fortas, and Jim Rowe. And you could see those geological layers from the life of President

Oral history transcript, Larry Temple, interview 5 (V), 8/11/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of discussion. I'll come back to what on into the Fortas-Thornberry nomili.ltions in a minute. separate, he did decide to and Judge Thcl:~"Lerry nOi:-i·~3.te ,·JaS ~ven:": But to keep this Jus L:ice Fortas to be Chief Justice to be Associate Justice
attempt to get Judge Alexander appointed; LBJ/Richard Russell relationship; the Fortas-Thornberry nominations; Temple’s role in investigating federal judge nominees; Ramsey Clark slowing the nomination process; Senator Russell’s falling out with LBJ; Judge

Oral history transcript, C.R. Smith, interview 2 (II), 11/10/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

about the business. Wasn't any use in Johnson asking my opinion about those things, because I didn't know a damn thing about them. G: Do you recall the details of the [AbeJ Fortas nomination to be chief justice of the Supreme Court? S: What kind
; Cabinet officers and the campaign; LBJ and HHH; Fortas appointment; Maine foreign trade port; LBJ and western art; LBJ and the Library

Oral history transcript, Charles Fitz Baird, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

to resign from the bench and his proposal to appoint Mr. Thornberry to replace Justice Fortas, who in turn \vould replace Chief Justice Warren. And he was disturbed by the criticism that was LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY

Oral history transcript, Harold Barefoot Sanders, interview 2 (II), 3/24/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was at the White House. I knew about it when I was at Justice, but only-F: But you never worked that at any--? S: No. F: What about the Fortas appointment? S: Yes, F: Do you want to tell a little bit about what you did in that case, how it all ~ve all
White House duties; LBJ was reluctant to call people outside the leadership; followed O’Brien pattern on contacting Republicans; Fortas nomination; Landmark legislation; Speaker McCormack’s help with legislation; Poverty Bill; need for authorization

Oral history transcript, Homer Thornberry, interview 1 (I), 12/21/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Sidney Dillon Ripley II, interview 1 (I), undated, by T.H. Baker (Item)

with his time and effort. He organized a luncheon to meet the Hirshhorns, which I must say was an enormous success because the Hirshhorns were captivated by President and Mrs. Johnson. It was love at first sight. B: Mr. Fortas appears to have helped

Oral history transcript, William H. Jordan, Jr., interview 1 (I), 12/5/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Ramsey Clark, interview 5 (V), 6/3/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

off now into other items with no special coherence or order to them. One thing that I think ought to be asked because it has come up since we talked about it--in reference to Justice Fortas. When his nomination for chief justice was being considered

Oral history transcript, Thurgood Marshall, interview 1 (I), 7/10/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Thurgood Marshall -- Interview I -- 13 B: In that regard, sir, did the disturbance over Mr. Justice Fortas--the two disturbances--hurt the Court very badly? M: I think so. I think it hurt
nomination; JFK and civil rights; circuit judgeship and Supreme Court appointments; Constance B. Motley; Fortas nomination; Warren Court; praise of LBJ

Oral history transcript, William F. Billings, interview 1 (I), 5/23/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

understand Mr . Johnson was able to get Mr . Fortas, who was his lawyer in Washington, to go over and get the necessary writ to free the ballots so that nobody ever found out what the merits or the facts were with respect to those particular ballots

Oral history transcript, Nash Castro, interview 7 (VII), 3/4/1996, by Harry Middleton (Item)

architect in Culpeper, Virginia, by the name of Meade Palmer. Carol Fortas became our treasurer, as I remember. I also remember holding a press conference in my old office building at Hains Point, the Park Service office building, where we had the model

Oral history transcript, Harold Barefoot Sanders, interview 1 (I), 1/1/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, C.R. Smith, interview 1 (I), 10/24/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

; Cabinet officers and the campaign; LBJ and HHH; Fortas appointment; Maine foreign trade port; LBJ and western art; LBJ and the Library

Oral history transcript, Gale McGee, interview 1 (I), 2/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

it. But as he always said, I put him to his test as the Majority Leader very early in my career. F: Did you--This is subjective, but do you think that his inability to get Justice Fortas confirmed as the Supreme Court Chief Justice is in any sense retaliatory
Biographical information; Appropriations Committee seat; Strauss and Fortas confirmation hearings; LBJ as Majority Leader; 1960 and 1964 campaigns; JFK; 3/31 announcement; foreign relations; his wife; exchange of committee assignment with Russell

Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 1 (I), 5/20/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

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