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Oral history transcript, Robert P. Griffin, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • to all--as Johnson went into the White House. I think they worked together very well. did not always agree. MG: Of course, they But, still, they had a good relationship. In the interests of time, let's look at the [Abe] Fortas nomination in 1968
  • rights; LBJ’s speech at University of Michigan launching the Great Society legislative program; LBJ’s success dealing with Congress was legendary; objections to Justice Fortas in 1968 as political maneuver to prevent Nixon making an appointment; Democrats
Oral history transcript, George R. Brown, interview 3 (III), 7/11/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , with the Reclamation Did he talk to Secretary Ickes about it? Department . B: Yes, but the fellow he relied on most of all and became friends with was the fellow he later appointed to the Supreme Court, Abe Fortas . He was a brilliant young lawyer
Oral history transcript, Kermit Gordon, interview 4 (IV), 4/8/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • . There were a number of Cabinet members around the table, Clark Clifford was there, Abe Fortas was there, and I'm sure Larry OrBrien was there. And a number of other such people, to talk specifically about the poverty program. The one thing every person
Oral history transcript, Everett D. Collier, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)