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  • way and down the fire stairs in order to avoid the press, not to have them know that there was any kind of dickering going on, and walking into Jim's room and finding Earl Mazo of the Herald Tribune sitting there. He was the first one I ran into. He
  • had known Dean Rusk and worked once in an organization in which he had been associated. But basically I think it was Fulbright, McPherson, Macy. They then went to the President and my appointment went through. M: Once they decided to appoint you
  • following my graduation; joined the law firm of Brody, Charlton, Parker, and Roberts, as an associate at the salary of $200 a month, but I got a rapid raise to $275 a month by Christmas. I stayed with that law firm first as an asso- ciate, later
  • arrived in NewYork, one of the--! don't remember--officials came on the plane and called out my nameand asked me to comeout and, as I came out, there was a big crowd of photographers and they thronged all around me. I was hustled into the press room
  • with the press and so on connected with the introduction of all this equipment, which came in, I recall, on board these converted aircraft carriers which would anchor at the foot of Tu Do Street and unload these things. We were stopped from confirming
  • . of but moralism Kennedy / !:ly Americans and ir. the public as Ha==i::a::. . us for the s:..:c..:: act:..o~s 7 as was mear.~· -~• somet. ...... _i:ig r.,o::::-e9e::::-so:ial. it, nerve Anglo-Saxon ulti:wate associated . or Bri t.:..sh people
  • the 1960s, when he was st ill a senator? W: No, sir, I had no personal association with him other than in 1956 I was delegate to the Democratic National Convention and was the platform representative from Alabama, and I got on the elevator at, I believe
  • what they called the bull pen which was the big large room in the basement of the Biltmore Hotel where all the politics took effect, and every day at noon the press had arranged for press conferences. So everybody else had spoken and so I got out
  • remember at a dinner with Harry McPherson, who was another old friend of his and of ours . And I used to see him at larger parties every now and then, but it was not an extensive association . But I think it's fair to say that he regarded me
  • to be closely related to the White House, can you get your story told when you have disagreement like this? C: I did it on a couple of occasions when I was making speeches or holding press conferences. I think one of the things that I've been most grateful
  • ~~A~T h7 sY-_.now~~ were ·:,.''//-'/';i_ J T/folff; case-::.of ::muted At the was almost itself verbal other total, out of support~ extreme, France's at in policy choosing nonethel2ss istration resisted to the France be pressed
  • to associate with President Johnson on a more-or-less personal basis? W: I had occasion to see him and talk to him once in Vietnam when he carne to Cam Ranh Bay. I talked to him for a few minutes. Then midway in my tour--I think it was February '66--1
  • correct. M: Before we go into your association with Lyndon Johnson, 1 would like to ask if you have participated in any other oral history project? W: I participated in an oral history project that was conducted after the assassination of President
  • , Narch 30, the Presice.nt ?r::::ss conference out on the la,vn in the Rose; Carden. I ve:ry '.;1211 because I \"ont to my daughter's school and fIe" a kit e with her that morning, and he had called my office, apparently just t, ~)2 at th. press co
  • and comprehensive steps to solve the reserve problem. b. Press hard for a change of the DOD P 80/$ official exchange rate to the personal purchase rate of P 118/$ no later than January 1, 1968. This alone would cut GVN dollar earnings on US account by almost one
  • and doing all the work you have to do to carry through difficult legislation of the type that all this was. M: After he became Vice President, as someone that he knew fairly well from associations before that time, did you continue any particular
  • on the part of some of my associates as to whether or not this was a good idea, and what sort of a return we would get, we put this out as a contest to the ninety-odd thousand people through � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY
  • of 1958 that he went to see Lyndon Johnson to talk to him about it. iss~e He asked him ir-he would a press statement, saying that he had talked with Bob about statehood ~ and woul d he make any statement at all that \'/asn' t contrary. He didn't need
  • the question of when we would resume arms aid to the Paks was a quite live orie, wi th the Pentagon--as I recall--and to an extent State pressing for some resumption and the Paks screaming for it because they had lost an incredible amount of resources
  • there is no time for 7 on-the-job training, the press, the Congress 4. he should In so doing, not merely support efforts reach should come from and administer he would ensure co-ordin~ted a master - - were for the war by rallying the· farmers
  • pastor there. Pastor Norden, as I recall Pastor Liljedahl from Salina used to occasionally come downand preach. To go back to the Forsses: my only real associate as a young child Tape l -- 8 was my cousin Verna, the daughter of Gus Forsse who as I
  • you have the idea you were W: Not at the time, I didn't give it much thought--in that area, an~~ay. F: How long did this association continue? W: It continued to the present time. F: So that any time he was in New York he was likely
  • in the press. My experience has been that after every war the underachievers come up with something related to the war, whether it's shell shock or whether it's gassed in World War II or whether it's battle fatigue in World War II or whether it's Agent Orange
  • the public relations director of the Oregon Education Association. What got you interested in public education? G: I think a couple of things. teachers. One, my mother and father were both Then I think probably the most important thing was the social
  • that he felt the issue was clear, although he was not completely informed on the latter project. A general discussion was held on the treatment at the President's June 27th press conference of the implications of the Chinese Communist build-up
  • displayed in comment and photos o His mingling w1th crowds brought unanimous press praiseo "Dan Viet" said Johnson von over people not with Prees f'lowerly speech but with sincere, popular, youthful attitudeo noted with t :vor all his unconventional
  • , then of the Federal Reserve System, and its chairman for so many years, and associated so much with economists, and had a very good economics staff, he 3 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral
  • a fellow was subject to an injunction, he really thought before he did anything because that judge could commit him for contempt. And this was something that people didn't want to have happen to them so they followed the law. The Restaurant Association
  • Biographical information; Hobart Taylor, Sr. and LBJ; civil rights cases in Michigan; NAACP; Export-Import Bank; Cliff Carter; early association with LBJ in 1960; 1960 and 1964 campaigns; JFK; Plans for PROGRESS; Jerry Holleman; RFK and LBJ
  • twenty years of government service which began in 1948 after completing your law degree and an association with a New York City law firm. From 1948 to 1955 you were associated with the Economic Cooperation Administration, and your last position
  • of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations]; the next issue be with the medical association, AMA [American Medical Association]. It just depends on what the issue is." We have a tendency to label people conservative or liberals, southerners
  • of close associations with him when he was Speaker of the House ; and through that I was acquainted with Mr . Johnson, but not to the point that he would have recognized me in a crowd . � � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY
  • -- 45th report, President of delay) ----- ---------------------used at Press 3 Apr 68 -- Bunker msg to President, Vietnamese the burdens of the war effort-------------------------------4 Apr 68 - - Bunker's 46th report ---------- con£ #121 --- J
  • which, in normal protocol, "After you, Alphonse" terms, would have been hours and hours and hours . point . Well, time was absolutely pressing at this We wanted to bet the communique out, and this called for it to be redone, because obviously you
  • Press relations
  • LBJ returns from Texas & is very tired; Lady Bird swims & goes to hair salon; tea with T.J. Taylor's nurse, Jean Hughes; Ms. Hughes gives Lady Bird photos of Taylor; Lynda Robb's pregnancy; tea for National Association of Food Chains; beautification
  • Valentine's Day; LBJ has medical exam; Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent's plans after wedding; LBJ is locating Jerry Nugent in Vietnam; Lady Bird does office work; Lady Bird attends American Heart Association luncheon and style show; Lady Bird attends
  • completed, and we will have sent it to all of the judges and all other interested parties for their comment . But we are seeking a year's extension . F: Governor, let's talk politics today . In your association with Mr . Johnson personally, when did you
  • believe nations extend their strength rather than overextend it by joining together in free associations to meet common dangers and work for common good. Our al Iiances are not burdens beyond our capacity to support -- they are supports without which we
  • political science academies and associations, and you are a writer and a lecturer. If you would like to add anything to that, by all means please feel free. S: No, I think that just about covers it. G: I'd like to begin this interview if I can
  • there. And during that time I was trying to minimize the bad effect on Japanese-American relations, and I did this primarily in terms of pleading with the Japanese press to give fair balance in their reporting. Because what they were doing covering South Vietnam
  • 1952, I talked to Senator Johnson about the possibilities of establishing federal assistance for the construction of public broadcasting stations, stations that would be associated with colleges and universities, established by local community groups