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Oral history transcript, Jerome P. Cavanagh, interview 1 (I), 3/22/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

a very interesting file. spent last night reading your file, your dossier." He left it there. I And that's all. He said, "Very interesting," and walked away or somebody else came up. You know, to have the president of the United States say, "I spent

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

, Bill Manchester wrote in his book--he got carried away and wrote that it was a Bible that Kennedy often read at night while he was making trips. He would read this Bible at night before he would turn out his lights, Manchester said. I later tracked

Folder, "[January-March 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

military people feel it can be handled. The President said he had been assured by the Joint Chiefs that Khe Sanh could be defended. 3. On Korea, the President read Clark Clifford's statement to the Congressional leaders a day or two before, outlining

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

to pass out cards for a young candidate at a political rally there in Smithville; that candidate was Lyndon Johnson. Cliff Carter met Lyndon Johnson that night. He became so deeply impressed with the man that he devoted much of the remainder of his life

Oral history transcript, O.C. Fisher, interview 1 (I), 5/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

and many senior members. My recollections about Mr. Johnson in particular are rather hazy at this time. I do recall that he was a rather prominent member of the delegation and I, therefore, was somewhat attracted to him out of curiosity, having read a lot

Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 5 (V), 7/12/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

not going to be darkness. In many ways this is why, when I go to bed at night, I sleep better, because Lyndon Johnson is in the White House." I must say, in my naïveté, I thought that was a nice flourish. I really thought that was a pretty good way to end

Oral history transcript, Robert C. Wood, interview 1 (I), 10/19/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

/oh 10 M: Did you have anything to do with that? W: No. In effect the Secretary as Administrator had read out the Kennedy task force--Joe McMurray. who had worked with the Secretary and who had been the chairman of the Kennedy Task Force

Oral history transcript, Kermit Gordon, interview 4 (IV), 4/8/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

when he had, you know, measured on any reasonable standard, scores of more important things to think about was deeply involved in this explosion in Congress. He read every night the transcript of the hearings before the House Veterans Affairs

Oral history transcript, William G. Phillips, interview 1 (I), 4/16/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in 1949, I went to work for the legislative department of the UAW--United Auto Workers union--here in Washington. My job was mostly research; I read the [Congressional] Record every day and I came to the Hill to get bills and attend hearings. I also

Oral history transcript, Adam Yarmolinsky, interview 1 (I), 7/13/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

sufficient to put it across. That plus Shriver's energy and tre- mendous effectiveness on the Hill. I've written about this as-- I take it you've had a chance to read in this literature. I've done some writing on it. M: Was there somebody

Oral history transcript, Matthew B. Coffey, interview 1 (I), 11/14/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

around in the car, working late hours, because I'd missed so many hours interviewing that day. I get home that night around nine o'clock, and the phone is ringing off the hook. It's Stalfort again and he says, "All right, what the hell did you tell

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krock, interview 1 (I), 11/21/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

also set great store--he thought I had influence over the arms of the government in my articles in the paper. Johnson as he did. He was anxious for me to know and appreciate So he invited me out to dinner one night for the purpose of meeting Johnson

Oral history transcript, Adam Yarmolinsky, interview 3 (III), 10/22/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

grievances and so forth. But I don't remember minimum wage. And you say, [reading from outline] "Has there an urban orientation? primarily on urban instead of rural poverty?" G: Last time, right. Y: Yes. "How did the task force function? We talked

Oral history transcript, Robert P. Griffin, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

have confided to me about a federal judge appointment in Georgia. I don't know whether it was based on something Senator Russell said or whether I was merely trying to read between the lines--but I had the impression that Senator Russell may have been

Oral history transcript, Albert H. Quie, interview 1 (I), 4/30/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 14 Q: Through 1965, yes. G: I have read comments to the effect that in 1964 the administration ramrodded the bill through the committee. statements. People have made these I think some committee members made

Oral history transcript, Ed Gossett, interview 1 (I), 8/18/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

: Yes. Well, I've read, heard, and been told that Lyndon Johnson was a master politician. That is, he knew how to pull strings to get legislation through. He knew who to see and what levers to pull and so on. G: Now, you've been a congressman

Oral history transcript, J.R. Parten, interview 2 (II), 2/29/1976, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh PARTEN -- II -- 13 Yarborough's house and tells how great Ralph Yarborough is and all the opposition melted away. P: I know nothing of that except what I've read in the papers

Oral history transcript, George R. Brown, interview 3 (III), 7/11/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Christmas? He had only been in office about a month . He saw it coming, and he was going to have to make up his mind because he had read all the commitments and knew all the =7-vi tments . He felt like he was committed to it . G: Do you think that he