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Oral history transcript, Robert D. S. Novak, interview 1 (I), 11/15/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

, there was almost a fixation of lying to the press. A very small thing in the Senate: Tom Gates was up for secretary of Defense the last year of the Eisenhower Administration, and Russell Long was holding it up. And we asked Johnson at the daily press conference

Folder, "August 17, 1967 - 6:20 p.m. Meeting with Freshmen Republican Congressmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Majority Leader I voted with President Eisenhower 76 percent on foreign policy, 36 percent on domestic policy. Of course, I know you do not have as good a President to support as I did, but I know that you want to vote for what is right and what the people

Folder, "April 4, 1968 - 3:47 p.m. President's meeting with U Thant at the United Nations in New York City," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

with former President Eisenhower (on the ground at March AFB). The President will depart March AFB about 8 a. m. for Honolulu, arriving 11: 30 a. m. local time. The meetings will dis cuss hi gh-level milit ary appointment s now pending and military

Folder, "July 24, 1968 - 1:30 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

help to us than the Democrats in the last few months. Secretary Clifford: Ike said he would be glad to see me. The President: Eisenhower has helped me in every critical thing I have asked him to help on. You would be good to talk with him. Secretary

Telephone conversation # 12816, transcript, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/14/1968, 5:57PM (Item)

thing in 1936 and on the farm question, even in the middle of the campaign; He sent for the people • : . P: Oh, we do that all the time.' · I went to Eisenhower the other day across the country. We will be fully briefing Nixon and the others from

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

also advised the President that Doubleday wants to do the President's memoirs. He said this firm published Eisenhower and Truman. The President said he had turned all the publishing offers he has received over to a lawyer, and decisions would be made

Oral history transcript, Strom Thurmond, interview 1 (I), 5/7/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

recall there was a vote that came up about the Marines and I voted with the Eisenhower Administration on the question--I was a Democrat then. I thought the Eisenhower Administration was right on it, whatever the question was. After the vote, Lyndon

Oral history transcript, John A. McCone, interview 1 (I), 8/19/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

went to Washington to advise President Eisenhower that we should be aggressive about meeting the challenge of Sputnik rather than LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories

Oral history transcript, Vide G. (Mrs. E.L.) Bartlett, interview 2 (II), 5/22/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

that he believed that it was inadvisable for Congress to take up Alaska statehood legislation without considering Hawaii statehood alsoo He said that the two bills were discussed at the meeting of Republican legislative leaders with President Eisenhower

Folder, "[July-August 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

they were moving surprising!y fast. On the language matter, he cited a parallel: When President Eisenhower was asked what decisions Vice President Nixon had participated in, he said that if he had a week, he 1 d think of some. The President said he felt sure

Oral history transcript, W. DeVier Pierson, interview 3 (III), 3/27/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

is typical of the Johnson pattern ever since the Eisenhower years. Mc: How do you mean? P: He made ever effort to be cooperative with Eisenhower. It's the con- sensus business, and I think he honestly felt--there is a great streak of fundamental

Folder, "February 7, 1968 - 12:29 p.m. National Security Council Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

with the members of Congress today. I pointed out that there had been 11 aircraft incidents under President Truman; 33 under President Eisenhower; 7 under President Kennedy; and 11 under President Johnsono I told them not to get panicky about the Pueblo situation

Folder, "[August 18, 1967 - 8:35 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

freshmen that in war, politics stops at the water's edge. He said he supported President Eisenhower while Majority Leader 79% on foreign policy, even when the Republican Senate leader refused to help his President. He said he didn 1 t expect these Freshmen

Folder, "May 6, 1968 - 1:20 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

and Eisenhower have given me their reservations. cautious about trusting them. They say be I'm glad we're going to talk, but I'm not overly hopeful. Some of you think we want resolution of this in an election year. I want it resolved, but not becalBe

Oral history transcript, William J. Jorden, interview 1 (I), 3/22/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

and South; and that the effort to take over the country and to bring it under the control of the government in Hanoi should not succeed. the basic objective has ever.changed since~ I don't think indeed, since Eisenhower. You know, Eisenhower made some

Oral history transcript, Daniel J. Quill, interview 2 (II), 10/15/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

that no politics is maybe the When they changed the Administration to the Eisenhower Administration, I had a lot of Republicans--One Republican called me up and said, "I want you to come by here and get this check for $2,000. I see where they might try to remove

Oral history transcript, Maxwell D. Taylor, interview 1a (I), 1/9/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

President Eisenhower. Presi- dent Kennedy recalled you to active duty in 1961, and you served as the military representative to the President. From '62 to '64, you were Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; from 1964 to 1965, Ambassador to Vietnam

Oral history transcript, Richard H. Rovere, interview 1 (I), 5/6/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

in that way. Johnson seemed Generally with politicians the public and the private, you know, what you'd see on television and what you'd see face to face is more or less the same. I mean, Kennedy, Eisenhower and the rest that I've known were what you

Oral history transcript, James M. Nabrit, interview 1 (I), 3/28/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

, although I had met him as a United States Senator. But as the Vice President of the United States and then serving as the head of Equal Employment Committee as a designee of President Kennedy--I had served on this under President Eisenhower

Oral history transcript, Wright Patman, interview 1 (I), 8/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, William J. Connell, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

administration. There was, of course, the involvement with Vietnam to a degree under the Eisenhower Administration. interesting one. Humphrey's basic background in foreign policy was an He was greatly interested in trying to relieve tension in the world. He

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 3, Tabs A-Z and AA-QQ," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)

, it appears that we will leave here at some point this afternoon. I cannot tell exactly when. We will be going diractly to Andrews from here. Don't ask me when we will leave. I don't know. The President met with President Eisenhower in his home at Palm Desert

Oral history transcript, Richard M. Scammon, interview 1 (I), 3/3/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

Folder, "Meetings With the President -- 23 November 1963 - 27 December 1963," McCone Memoranda, Box 1 (Item)

- Discussion on Vietnam, Robert Kennedy, Eisenhower, Alliance for Progress, role of ror. 42. 9 December 1963 - Briefing. General revi·ew. Press, McNamara, Vietnam. I 43. 13 December 1963 - Introduced DDCI, Peer de Silva., reviewed checklist. Discussed

Folder, "Meetings With the President -- 6 January 1964 - 1 April 1964," McCone Memoranda, Box 1 (Item)

comments concerning Hprotocol.. and the necessity for having an emissary. Stated that I felt that General Eisenhower was the only man who might be able to talk seriously wf th de Ga·...&lle, but I felt this impractical becauee of the fortbcomini election

Oral history transcript, Lucius D. Battle, interview 2 (II), 12/5/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

cannot believe that it could be taken as anything major in that regard. I doubt it. M: Is the Eisenhower Doctrine taken seriously? B: Well, the Eisenhower Doctrine really was a momentary, short-termed thing without really any long--there was no time
Simbel; Cyprus issue; CENTO; Eisenhower Doctrine; Vietnam; India-Pakistan War; LBJ's speech for advice on foreign policy matters and his diplomatic performances; Richard Rovere; John Leocacos; The Establishment; personal and private papers

Oral history transcript, Charles E. Bohlen, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

new Administration. 2QH of the things was that the Kennedy Administration was differently organized than its predecessor, President Eisenhower. But let me state here that during Eisenhower's Administrations, I was abroad almost the Z K R O H time

Oral history transcript, George Christian and Harry Middleton, interview S-1, 4/1/1996 (Item)

/show/loh/oh LBJ Retrospective -- 24 sought President Eisenhower's advice all the time. He kept him informed; he had him briefed constantly by the top people. So when he talked to Eisenhower, Eisenhower would know where he was coming from, would

Oral history transcript, Maxwell D. Taylor, interview 1b (I), 2/10/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

, reflects some of your own work on which you-- T: Well, that's very true. The answer is that we need both. of judgment just where the right balance lies. It's a question I certainly felt that under the Eisenhower Administration the emphasis on nuclear

Oral history transcript, Lewis W. Walt, interview 1 (I), 1/24/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

it. This was a great psychological defeat for him besides being a great military defeat. Also, on that trip to the West Coast with President Johnson, I had an opportunity to go with him to see President Eisenhower. President Eisenhower on the Vietnam situation as I

Oral history transcript, Frank E. Moss, interview 1 (I), 2/16/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

had been the president and he wasn't very popular. Eisenhower had great appeal in Utah. G: Now you ran successfully for the Senate in 1958. M: Yes. G: At what time did he learn about your candidacy? M: Oh, I think he learned early because

Oral history transcript, Frank Church, interview 1 (I), 5/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

that it was very important in 1960 to elect a Democratic president. I was deeply opposed to Nixon and to what had seemed at that time to me to be a do-nothing Eisenhower Administration. I wanted to do anything and everything possible to bring the Democrats

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 326-340," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)

structure in South Vietnam. \ Accordingly, President Eisenhower ift December 1954 made the ! decision to extend substantial economic assistance to South Vietnam. In so doing, he stated our basic |ixEkx purposes in terms that still apply* (from Eisenhower

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/18/1968 (Sunday) (Item)

to the LBJ Library; meeting about script for West Hall filming; bridge game with Lynda Robb; Lady Bird mentions headlines; President Eisenhower is critically ill

Folder, "October 15, 1968 - 1:20 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

-- White House 6. Talk t o Eisenhower. Honolulu Communique. 7. Letter to Kosygin. Clifford a nd Rusk draft it. 8. Letter to Wilson -- Rusk 2:24 p. m. CIA Director Richard Helms looked at the President, shook hands and said "good luck. " MEETH~G

Folder, "[September 9, 1964 - 11:00 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

in Eisenhower's 1954 letter were no longer supported by the people of Vietnam themselves. Secretary Rusk asked Ambassador Taylor if it could be said that the key leaders had looked at the dangers of recent weeks and might be sobered toward responsibility

Folder, "[July 27, 1965 National Security Council Meeting; Joint Leadership Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

here remark that "The Lcacership seems mighty hawky so far.'') The Russians had problems a:nd weaknesses of e1eir own. The President read parts of a message fro::n Ge!leral Eisenhower to P!'ime Minister Churchill at a time of crisis in Vietnam in 1954

Folder, "[October 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

. It is unfortunate we are there, but throughout history we have had to face this situation where aggressors try to capture their enemies. Eisenhower told Kennedy this would be his biggest problem. Kennedy attempted to solve the South east Asian situation

Oral history transcript, Gale McGee, interview 1 (I), 2/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

early because of the Strauss Lewis Strauss had been on the Atomic Energy Commission and was being nominated now by President Eisenhower in 1959 for the post of Secretary of Commerce. And I was on the Commerce Committee also at this time, and that's

Oral history transcript, (Sir) Robert Gordon Menzies, interview 1 (I), 11/24/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

U.S. Presidents with whom you had relationships, or did it pretty much follow the same line regardless of whether it was the Republican Eisenhower, or the Democrat--? M: You're quite right. To me, I wasn't conscious of any difference. don't profess

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