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Oral history transcript, Edwin L. Weisl, Jr., interview 1 (I), 10/30/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • in Texas, and became very friendly with Johnson. Although I've always been active in Democratic politics, when Johnson became a Senator we helped him as much as we could. We worked on his Preparedness Committee at one point, and in his campaign
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • of the Democratic Party; Young Citizens for LBJ in 1964; Birch Bayh; ran Associates Division of President’s Club; McSurley case; 5th Amendment; Bill Moyers; importance of Jack Valenti; reason Katzenbach moved to State; comparison of Katzenbach and Clark; Task Force
Oral history transcript, Edwin L. Weisl, Jr., interview 2 (II), 5/23/1969 by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • . Johnson in the United States Senate and talk a little about the inception of the missile and satellite programs, how this got kicked off and how you became involved. W: The missile and satellite program investigation by the Johnson committee
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • of the Democratic Party; Young Citizens for LBJ in 1964; Birch Bayh; ran Associates Division of President’s Club; McSurley case; 5th Amendment; Bill Moyers; importance of Jack Valenti; reason Katzenbach moved to State; comparison of Katzenbach and Clark; Task Force
Oral history transcript, Floyd E. Dominy, interview 1 (I), 11/14/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • commitments. But I repeat that the thirty years I've been around, I would certainly have to say that both the Democratic and Republican administrations have supported reclamation as being in the national interest. And I doubt if you could single out any real
  • Natural resources and national parks
Oral history transcript, Conrad L. Wirth, interview 1 (I), 8/5/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Wirth -- I -- 3 I first met Steve Mather, the first director of the National Park Service. The director of the National Park Service by act
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • National Park Service, 1928-1964; CCC; New Deal; LBJ State Park; National Capital Planning Commission
Oral history transcript, Melville Bell Grosvenor, interview 1 (I), 4/28/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • INTERVIEWEE: DR. MELVILLE B. GROSVENOR INTERVIEWER: JOE B. FRANTZ PLACE: National Geographic Society offices, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 2 F: Mel, I suppose we may as well quit the formalities and be informal since live known you a long time through
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • Library; Alexander Graham Bell Association Medal for the Deaf; coronation of the King of Tonga; Redwoods National Park; Presidential Conference on Natural Beauty; biographical information
Oral history transcript, Wayne Aspinall, interview 1 (I), 6/14/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • and all of the Rocky Mountain area. F: Well, to a great extent, a national congressman. A: There is a great deal of the jurisdiction of the committee which is national in scope. There is a lot of work in the eastern part of the United States for our
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • Impressions of LBJ's early Senate years; Alaskan Statehood Bill; Kennedy-Johnson campaign; Wilderness Bill; Redwood National Park; Department of the Interior land control; University of Colorado honorary degree; LBJ's reaction to upscale black
Oral history transcript, George Hartzog, Jr., interview 1 (I), 12/20/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • this question some time ago by a legislative committee in the House as to what I foresaw as the dimension of the National Park System. As we have looked at the situation, it seems to us that you have about now identified all of the superlative scenic
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • Biographical information; National Park System; Robert C. Horn; National Capital Planning Commission; Preservation Commission; Grand Teton National Park; recreation; 1968 Land & Water Conservation Fund Act; Yellowstone National Park; tradition
Oral history transcript, John Ben Shepperd, interview 1 (I), 12/30/1968, by Elizabeth Kaderli (Item)
  • Committee on Recreational and Natural Beauty, which is a national advisory council appointed by the President, of which Mr. Laurence Rockefeller of New York is the chairman, and moving light in it. I also serve as chairman of the Citizens Committee
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • Activities in Texas politics; Chamber of Commerce LBJ State Park Project; Citizens Advisory Committee on Recreational and Natural Beauty; Citizens Committee for the Guadalupe Mountains National Park; response to charges in Texas Overseer article
Folder, "9/1/1947, News release on soil productivity," Statements Files, Box 6 (Item)
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  • Natural resources and national parks
Folder, "Task Force of Resources and Recreation," Office Files of Joseph A. Califano, Box 60 (Item)
  • of the Interior. Also 18 representatives from state soil and water con­ servation committees and district supervisors attended. This appraisal already launched in more than a dozen states at the local level will be carried out in approximately 1,200 counties
  • Natural resources and national parks
Folder, "Natural Resources," Office Files of Joseph A. Califano, Box 64 (Item)
  • of the study. A Presidential commis­ sion on national .energy policies is to be considered only if the compre­ hensive study develops specific policy approaches that warrant public examination and discussion, and executiv~ and congressional action. Because
  • Natural resources and national parks
Oral history transcript, Nash Castro, interview 1 (I), 2/25/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • got here. C: Okay, Joe. The route wasn't very circuitous. I should say that I am a native of Arizona. First of all, I teamed up with the National Park Service in 1939 at Grand Canyon National Park and, except for four years I spent flying
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • Biographical information; National Park Service
Folder, "Western Trip - Montana, Wyoming & Utah [4 of 4]," Liz Carpenter Subject Files, White House Social Files, Box 10 (Item)
  • ■. J0ROAN 1 IDAHO MILWA"D L. 81M~ON, WYO. II. L. Ml:CHIE.M, H. M£:IC.. PIETER H 0 DOMINICK, COLO. COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS JIEl'IRY T. VJERKLIUI, STA,.-,.- DIRIECTOR JUN - 5 June l, 1964 Mr. Mike Mana to s The White House 1964
  • Natural resources and national parks
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/14/1964 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • DuPont and Mrs. DuPont, the Chairman of Mrs. Arts Committee, came and seemed to enjoy them selves. And the next day had many good it. Kennedy's Pine things to say about The Lloyd Hands were about the handsomest coup le there. And Clark C l i f f
  • Natural resources and national parks
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/12/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • Desk work & phone calls; plaque from National Recreation and Park Association; 220 dogwoods for Columbia Island from 1965 Inaugural Committee; tea for Beautification Committee who donated 2500 dogwoods; 1 million daffodils; hike & bike trails
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/19/1966 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • dinner with Harry McPherson and Joe Califano; Indira Gandhi was name India's Prime Minister; Inaugural Committee completed its work LBJ talks about hostility in newspaper stories, including one on Tony Taylor
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/16/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • for Citizens Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty where Lady Bird makes statement and helps Alan Boyd present awards; Laurance Rockefeller speaks; LBJ joins reception; LBJ swims; Lady Bird reads Elia Kazan's "The Arrangement"
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/2/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • Abe Fortas' nomination as Chief Justice; arrival ceremony for President Tombalbaye of Chad; Luci & Lyn Nugent are photographed by the press; LBJ signs bills creating Wild and Scenic Trails, Wild & Scenic Rivers, and two National Parks; LBJ gives