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INTERVIEWEE:
ALAN L. DEAN
INTERVIEWER:
David G. McComb
PLACE:
Mr. Dean's office, Department of Transportation,
Washington, D.C.
Tape 1 of 1
M:
Now, last time we were talking about the task force under Mr. Zwick in
which you worked to set up the initial
- Fast passage of the bill; final version of the bill; role of the unions; problem of Maritime Administration; appointment of Alan Boyd; Dean's appointment; acquiring staff and office space; organization of DOT; field offices; White House role
- physical exams out at Kelly
My heartbeat was then at the maximum, but it had come down from
Field .
172 to the time I took the physical exam which was about three weeks later-
M:
Was this due to being struck?
B:
Yes .
M:
Caused your heart
- the unorganized in the mass
production industrie s.
The AF of L at that time was exclusively
made up of craft unions.
I don't want to give you a long lecture on
labor organization, but the craft unions were the skilled unions that
were organized by the craft
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ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT
Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781]
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Mc
Let me ask you about a point in time.
Is this before the State of the Union
- , relatively, for me to raise hell about it, because what
the
hell!
Dean was deeply involved with Vietnam, an Arab-Israeli war, and
with Pueblo , and things like that, and why should I take up
his time with
things which, in the long run, were not truly
- . Senate as a staff director for the Labor
subcommittee.
Is that correct?
S:
Right.
M:
And you worked there from 1961 to 1963.
From that point as an
assistant to the Undersecretary of Commerce and also apparently at
the same time a director
- and came back Monday afternoon!
And this
sum m er I can think of a time or two when a very hard-working
P resident has done it, but he has also taken his work with him,
and packed m ore into those three days than any human ought to.
After an hour
- programs and in beautification, things which you are
associated with--desalination of water, the whole myriad.
L:
I'm interested in health programs because as a child I had poor health--
F:
This is in Wisconsin?
L:
In Wisconsin.
At one time I
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Aimee Semple McPherson?
C:
Aimee Semple McPherson.
She was carrying a program every Sunday night
and I think one other time during the week, but anyway she had one, I
know, on Sunday night.
The minister either followed her or preceeded
her
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members will be the first to assert that their accomplishments
are only a small beginning of what ought to be done.
•
But they are a beginning. In these times of almost
paralyzing urban problems, blight and congestion, the
accomplishments
- Oral Histories [NAID 24617781]
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advisor to many of us and was well versed in the history of China at
that time.
[He] predicted pretty accurately what was about to happen
- relations in South Africa; meeting LBJ for the first time; Sam Rayburn; Democratic National Conventions of 1956, 1960, and 1964; political social gatherings; visits to the Ranch; working with Mrs. Kennedy on the Fine Arts Committee; White House furnishings
- the wildflowers
grow and showing the rest of the state
what has been done.
"They always claim If you have beautiful
flowers, to take pictures of them and send
them in," Landry said. "We normally cut
them about six times a year. but last year
we just let them grow
- the wildflowers
grow and showing the rest of the state
what has been done.
"They always claim If you have beautiful
flowers, to take pictures of them and send
them in," Landry said. "We normally cut
them about six times a year. but last year
we just let them grow
- LBJ ASKS FOR REUTHER'S HELP ON BEAUTIFICATION BILL; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEETING WITH LBJ; REUTHER REPORTS ON HIS RECENT MEETING WITH WORLD TRADE UNION CONGRESS ON VIETNAM, CONGRATULATES LBJ ON APPOINTMENTS OF ABE FORTAS, ARTHUR GOLDBERG, JOHN GARDNER
- POSSIBLE FUTURE TROOP COMMITMENTS IN VIETNAM; OPPOSITION TO VIETNAM POLICY BY LABOR LEADERS JACOB POTOFSKY, WALTER REUTHER; LBJ READS REPORT ON BATTLE AT AN KHE, VIETNAM; MARITIME UNION RESOLUTION ON BOYCOTTING SHIPS; TAFT-HARTLEY 14-B; WAGE
- , to re m e m b e r what is due the job.
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I s till find it v e ry difficult - - v e ry d ista ste fu l, in fact - - t o say F ir s t Lady. ’
Lyndon has been im m e rse d for the la s t two days in d rafts of his
State of the Union M essage, the f ir
- Back to Washington D. C.; LBJ works on State of the Union message; dinner guests to White House; Lady Bird mentions portions of State of Union message on beautification; Johnsons see movie, "Fail Safe;" LBJ sees Dr. Gould about his throat
- ld
b e tau g h t in a few m o n th s a n d a b s o r b m a n y of the y o uth fu l u n e m p lo y e d .
W ith an h o u r long v i s i t w ith D ean R u s k who b ro u g h t good w i s h e s
f r o m t h e l e a d e r s of the S ov iet Union to g e th
- & LBJ discuss foreign aid, UN and Ambassador Goldberg; Sargent Shriver visits LBJ; Lady Bird discusses gardening and park maintenance Job Corps courses; Dean Rusk brings good wishes from Soviet Union
- ,
including
aumer education,
services,
lords
credit
houaing,
services
unions,
for the poor,
intensive
The program
leadership
for land
geared toward develop
1■
so that
oon
case work
eduoat1on and information
and tenanta.
ing indigenous
pride
- Lady Bird meets leaders of "Let's Beautify America" campaign; Lady Bird's interview on beauty is published in "Reader's Digest" who donated 800 rose bushes for Union Station; Lady Bird mentions projects in Topeka, KS, & Greenville, MS; Dominican
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1965
M onday, J a n u a r y 4 th
O ne of th e b ig d a y s of th e y e a r f o r u s - - th e S ta te of th e Union
M essage!
A t n in e o 'c l o c k to n ig h t - - th e f i r s t t i m e i t 's b e e n a t n ig h t s in c e
F D R , c r e a t
- White House houseguests and seating for inauguration; dresses for Lady Bird, Lynda & Luci Johnson; Gerald Ford elected Minority Leader in House; State of the Union message; speech includes education, medical research and national beauty; LBJ & Lady
- State of the Union Message; Lady Bird has a Beautification luncheon and tour of Washington, D.C., including public housing projects; LBJ has lunch at 6:30 p.m.; Lady Bird attends State of the Union Message with family and friends; 20-day bombing
- LBJ and Lady Bird talk in bed about their future; Lady Bird works on income tax for Luci and Lynda Johnson; LBJ staff working on State of the Union speech; Lady Bird presents awards at event for National Wildlife Federation; newspaper articles about
- about Beautification and Women Doers Luncheon; LBJ receives Democratic Legacy Award for the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith; LBJ gives speech about exchange visits with the Soviet Union
- LBJ works on State of the Union message; Lady Bird, et al, to Buchanan School to see renovated playground; Beautification meeting at the White House; LBJ meets with Congressional leaders; statement drafted on LBJ's decision not to run in 1968; Lady
- State of the Union message; Johnson Administration china; LBJ practices speech; lunch; Lady Bird meets about Fort Worth green space; beautification meeting on Washington, DC plans; Lady Bird & Lynda to Capital; Lady Bird mentions guests; death
- r e enough t h e p r e a c h e r to o k
h i s t e x t r a t h e r p e r s o n a l l y on t h e S t a t e of t h e Union
^
w i t h a c c e n t on V ietnam w hich c a u s e s me t o f l i n c h .
And
one l i n e was a b o u t l i f e , n o t V
