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Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 3 (III), 6/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • of activity, not like apparently President Nixon does, going alone in a room with a pad of yellow paper and thinking something through. J: Yes, he liked to be around people, particularly people that he had developed a trust or a feeling of rapport
Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 4 (IV), 1/28/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • met with Mayor [Richard] Daley then. Do you remember that trip? J: Yes, it was the very next day. We flew out there the morning of April 1. He spoke to the broadcasters. I thought it was one of the best speeches he'd ever made. He gave a review
  • and who knew about it; Jones’ duties surrounding the 3/31/68 speech; 1968 presidential campaign; rumors that Nixon was making deals with South Vietnam; LBJ’s support of candidates, including Hubert Humphrey; Humphrey campaign event in Houston; 1968
Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 1 (I), 11/26/1968, by Dorothy Pierce McSweeny (Item)
  • it proved the difference in 1968 in Ohio for Nixon. He had that campaign train through there, and I don't believe Humphrey did. It brings back a bit of nostalgia of the old days. At the same time you can cover a lot of ground and there's a lot of color
  • Richard Daley; LBJ meeting with Eisenhower; Hubert Humphrey’s campaign; LBJ, Wilbur Mills and a surtax; Poor People's Campaign and consumer measures LBJ supported.
Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 2 (II), 6/28/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • that this was an innovation with Lyndon Johnson. Is it being carried on under Nixon? I thought it was. M: I really don't know. I haven't read anything that says it is. J: I think it's good because--this is not relevant to the oral history, it's just a personal viewpoint