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Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 2 (II), 6/7/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to describe that President's Club dinner in New York at the Waldorf. J: Let me ask a question then. Were there two Waldorf dinners while I was there? G: There could easily have been. Could have had one each year. J: Yes. I don't think I went
Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 5 (V), 3/29/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of his humor. He kidded Mrs. Johnson a good bit about a lot of the things she did, about what she wore although she dressed just beautifully. She had that lady up in New York that. . . . G: Mollie Parnis? J: Mollie Parnis. She designed things for her
Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 3 (III), 3/25/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

a candle to him. G: Were there any other blacks considered, like Bill Hastie? J: Yes, I'm sure Bill Hastie had to be considered. He was a judge at the time, I think, in New York. But really not. There wasn't anybody in the running at all. G: In July
Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 4 (IV), 3/28/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to the President--call from New York. It would be something that wasn't within the United Nations at all, and he would just push his opinion off on Johnson. He felt like he had a lot to say, and it needed to be heard. G: What about White House staff members? Were
Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

background and how I got started in Texas politics, I was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and came to Texas during World War II. As a relatively young man and with very little interest in politics, I met my wife in Austin, Texas and went to law school
Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

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