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Oral history transcript, Robert Storey, interview 1 (I), 3/29/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

were looking after the cars got them around to the rear of the building, so that we could go to the jail that day. It wasn't far away, about two blocks or something like that. When we got downstairs to get in the cars to scoot over
the Nuremberg trial; Storey’s work on the Atlantic-Pacific Interoceanic Canal Route; Storey’s work on a President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice; his acquaintance with the Kennedys and Herbert Hoover.

Oral history transcript, Ivan Allen, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

office that morning and insulted everyone in here by his action and then tried to illegally block the door to the mayor's office. And we had moved him aside, Captain Royal and I had moved him aside. He then found an incident that afternoon

Oral history transcript, William J. Connell, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

for eight hours or seven hours or whatever it was. So his background then, he started working in this field about 1954. And another person [who is] interesting I should put [in here], he had a fellow on his staff named Herbert J. Waters. Herb Waters

Oral history transcript, Patrick V. Murphy, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

is awfully hard to say. We just were never able to get very good evidence about that. B: This book published by the Washington Post staff, Ten Blocks from the White House, indicates that there were some people who at least after the fact said they were

Oral history transcript, Samuel H. Shapiro, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

the request by telephone. But And of course, bolstered it, came through with the telegraph request, too. And it was all done and I had no problems. As I say, thare were no blocks in the way any place. F: Did the Justice Department send someone out here

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

knew to go to the rear. V: Yes, I suppose, I'm not sure. But I do know there was a big crowd then of people that blocked the passageway and, indeed, President Johnson was blocked off. We simply could not move until that coffin had gone, because

Oral history transcript, George Jacobson, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

probably was one of the stumbling blocks in the fact that those men--they had an opportunity, in my view, where the Vietnamese people would have followed them anywhere, but the leadership just wasn't obviously there. G: Tell me about the opinions within

Oral history transcript, Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., interview 3 (III), 6/4/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of.conservative Republican-southern Democratic block? A: That's right; that's what stopped it. Then Nixon came up with the funny money scheme, which is now law, where the commission can bring lawsuits, which is unlike any other administrative regulatory

Oral history transcript, Frederick G. Dutton, interview 1 (I), 8/4/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Oral history transcript, Luther Holcomb, interview 2 (II), 7/8/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

because Dallas is, the early part of next year, going to have ceremonies for '\ Kennedy Memorial, which will be some block and a half from the actual site. design. It's to be a rather simple It's to carry the passage of scripture from Ecclesiastes about

Oral history transcript, Richard S. (Cactus) Pryor, interview 1 (I), 9/10/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

back." She called back and said, "Mrs. Johnson likes the idea, so we'll get hold of Cliburn." And they did. Then they got to thinking that perhaps the weather might prove to be a stumbling block, and the forecast was not favorable, so they decided

Oral history transcript, Samuel T. Williams, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

relations. B: ~{no are the leaders of those three groups you just outlined? Are they the obvious ones--McClellan, Dirksen, and Hart? c: \~ell, Se;J.ator Eastland is the chairman of the committee--is the leader of that southern block on judicial

Oral history transcript, Cecil Stoughton, interview 1 (I), 3/1/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, and by the time we were halfway up that one block street, we heard these shots, which were obvious shots to my compatriots and I, sitting on the back ofa .convertible, wide open. We all looked around, and I made a remark to the extent, "These Texans really known

Oral history transcript, Kenneth M. Birkhead, interview 2 (II), 1/13/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)

block as to what his name is because he caused some uncomfortable days . Ba : I'm sure I can track it down . Bi : What happened with the secretary? My remembrance is, and this he could tell you--I believe she later resigned . She was not fired, but I

Oral history transcript, Sid Davis, interview 1 (I), 5/10/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Maurice M. Bernbaum, interview 1 (I), 5/10/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Robert C. Weaver, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

moved as bride and groom; and they died there. We sold it only four or five years ago; it is two blocks from the Franciscan monastery. F: Was it an integrated neighborhood? W: Yes, there were about six Negro families in a community of about 2

Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 1 (I), 5/27/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

Oral history transcript, Frederick Flott, interview 1 (I), 7/22/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Raymond L. Telles, Jr., interview 1 (I), 3/1/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

arrive at a community there and I would generally walk out in the middle of the street and several hundred people would gather around me and I would walk along the streets for many blocks, you know, and I could see that there were a number

Oral history transcript, Larry Temple, interview 3 (III), 6/26/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

dmm there, for eXiJ.'J':ple--George Christ-ior " indic ; ···"~d to you e::.rl ;. gr:.' - dOHn \Q just lived a block apart. the White House to help work on the ane! I had not been involved on helping llith the He and I, as I I knew :~1.ics ffi

Oral history transcript, Irving L. Goldberg, interview 1 (I), 11/2/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

dinner or supper or sandwiches, and I know I didn't leave the room from the time we got there. I didn't go around the block. I would say, my guess would be twelve hours. We stayed there, Pretty intense. Everybody was there. F: Had it pretty well

Oral history transcript, Dan Rather, interview 1 (I), 4/16/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

to me, "Hey, something has happened here." Our station was only four blocks away. So with the thought in mind, you know, whatever has happened here, the best story in the world is not worth a damn unless you can get it out, my first move was to get

Oral history transcript, Dale Miller and Virginia "Scooter" Miller, interview 1 (I), 8/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, William M. (Fishbait) Miller, interview 1 (I), 5/10/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Robert E. Baskin, interview 1 (I), 3/16/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Harold Pachios, interview 1 (I), 10/15/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

got to the downtown section. At each occasion he would get out with his bullhorn and tell the people how much he loved them, how much he was for them and they were for him, and so forth. And then he got into Congress Square, which is two blocks up

Oral history transcript, Charles Roberts, interview 1 (I), 1/14/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, and the story of how he was prevented from getting off of the plane with the Kennedy casket is known. I was not witness to it because I was in the forward part of the plane at the time, but I do know the aisle was blocked. And, again, this was the Kennedy

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

, and l intend to put it just the way it i s . This is just cheap pol i t i cs . If you want to •1ork foi· t~'? labor peopl e, you go work for the labor people, but I'm going to work for the Un i ted States Senate ." you could hear it for ten blocks

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