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Oral history transcript, Barry Goldwater, interview 1 (I), 6/26/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • was a temperamental Irishman. F: I've never talked to any McCarthy enemies who didn't like him personally. G: I think that's true. I knew Joe before he ever came to Washington. I knew him when he came out of World War II and he used to come out to Arizona
Oral history transcript, Elmer B. Staats, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1971, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • World War II. I'd' been there actually a little less than a year when I was asked to head up this new board. The history of that was I had had a major part in setting up the arrangements under the National Security Council, under President Truman
Oral history transcript, Timothy May, interview 1 (I), 10/28/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • about, the trip you are supposed--the thirteen states you are supposed--. II He said, "I don't know what you're talking about. That's the trouble with LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson
Oral history transcript, A.S. Mike Monroney, interview 2 (II), 2/26/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • Oral history transcript, A.S. Mike Monroney, interview 2 (II), 2/26/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
Oral history transcript, Frederick Nolting, interview 1 (I), 11/11/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • McGarr and said, "General, we won t be needing you I here, II which was rather abrupt. G: Do you have any insight as to what was behind that? N: Well, I'm sure the decision had been made that General McGarr would be transferred, but so far as I
Oral history transcript, Ray S. Cline, interview 1 (I), 3/21/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • yourself a communications jeep or something. But I want to be sure that I can get through and you can get through in case there's any important intelligence for me. II So, by golly, he called me up at least four or five times in the very short period
Oral history transcript, Eugenie Moore Anderson, interview 2 (II), 11/13/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Tape II 2 (Nov. 13, 1968, Nov. 14, 1968) A: I felt this was one of those times when it did make a difference who was the American chief representative in this mission--in this case, Sofia. That, quite possible, if I had been
  • Oral history transcript, Eugenie Moore Anderson, interview 2 (II), 11/13/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
Oral history transcript, George Christian and Harry Middleton, interview S-1, 4/1/1996 (Item)
  • make just one last point, Harry. M: Alright. D: He knew the model Frank Roosevelt and FDR had been brilliant at building a consensus and moving toward involveme11t of World War II. Johnson was there. He had seen this; he understood it. He
Folder, "NSAM # 273: South Vietnam, 11/26/1963," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 2 (Item)
  • the hardships of pro_t.rac.ted CJUerrilla warfare, Yet we have not 'tOP e!9 OB ii~ -13­ pinpointed enc Uy what their motivations are. Similarly-, we know that the strateq1c hamlet pro
Oral history transcript, Harold Pachios, interview 1 (I), 10/15/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • a short distance away, not very far away. You've got some of the biggest mansions in the world at Bar Harbor." "Well," I said, II we don't know any of those people. II LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 1, Tabs 42-60," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 40 (Item)
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Folder, "Reprisal Attack, 2/11/1965, 1 of 2," Country Files, Vietnam, NSF, Box 228 (Item)
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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/4/1966 (Sunday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird Johnson's Diary, December 1-28, 1966 [Book 39] Box Number Restriction Codes (A) CtOMd by Ex k u Uv * Ordw 1332S governing K C a ii to nitlDiMl security Information. (B) a o a e d by statute or by ths agancy wtiich originatad tha documant. (C
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/21/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • i t i a l e d i t " o . k . ". An d I d i s c u s s e d w ith h im h is own d e c i s io n of l a s t F r i d a y n ig h t a n d a s k e d if it w e r e i r r e v o c a b l e b e c a u s e L y n d o n ..................... -■i»ii^»i i ^ . ii
Oral history transcript, William J. Jorden, interview 4 (IV), 11/7/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • inclination at the outset was just to sort of play it by ear and see what they had in mind, and whether they were serious or not, because it really was not the kind of negotiation where you go in with a fi xed pos i t i on and say, II We 11, here's our
Oral history transcript, David G. Nes, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • largely political they were somewhat over their heads. I felt that had they been faced with the Russians on the plains of Germany they'd have given a very good account of themselves, but this was not World War II and it was not the preparations for World
Oral history transcript, Earle Wheeler, interview 1 (I), 8/21/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • : Well, when President Johnson became president, I think he was somewhat suspicious of the military. In other words, he really had no military orientation in his past. He had served for a while, of course, in Horld War II, in the Navy, I believe
Oral history transcript, Alan S. Boyd, interview 2 (II), 12/18/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • Oral history transcript, Alan S. Boyd, interview 2 (II), 12/18/1968, by David G. McComb
Oral history transcript, Joseph W. Barr, interview 2 (II), 1/16/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • Oral history transcript, Joseph W. Barr, interview 2 (II), 1/16/1970, by Joe B. Frantz
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 8, Excerpts and Taylor's Memo," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • who have met and who have matched the enemy on the ground these past few hours-in I Corps, in the II Corps, in the III Corps, in Saigon, the cities along the entire countryside-have a very special under­ standing and a very special appreciation, I
Folder, "[Manuscript] Chapters 1-9," Papers of William P. Bundy, Box 1 (Item)
  • quote). would nor was much said-­ ·r argued only briefly, And the summary of the meeting II the President Now the v~rdict me to the same conclusion '"It without Now their and was alone with Secretary heart. Vietnam, for a meeting
Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume III, Tabs 34-41," National Security Council Histories Files, Box 39 (Item)
  • i c u l a r s i t u a t i o n , th e u se o f U ,S. combat •% ii I tr o o p s I n N o rth Viet-Nam would meet a l l o f t h e r e q u i r e d c o n d i t i o n s , -----C0N7 TDl!?rTXE ■ COPY LBJ LIBRARY TT 'CONFIDt.INi lAL - 6 and i f th e P
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 1, Tabs 1-10," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 40 (Item)
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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/17/1968 (Sunday) (Item)
  • g w o u ld b e c o m p le te w ith o u t h im ,- ii^ h e s ta ff, J im J o n e s , a n d M a rie , M a ry R a th e r , L a r r y T e m p le . D in n e r w a s a l l L y n d a B i r d 's f a v o r ite s - s te a k , a n d s p in a c h , h o m e m a d
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/13/1968 (Saturday) (Item)
  • , g r a d u a l p u ll- o u t of G Is s ta rts . - I ' T lUTlI II . I i "IF till A f te r th e s tr e n u o u s d e m a n d in g l a s t t h ir te e n daysyi o r w a s i t tw o lif e t i m e s ^ th is w a s s o r t of a n is la n d of p e a c e
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/28/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • is s a p ic tu re - A nd P a t r i c k lo o k e d a d o r a b le in h is A ir F o r c e u n ifo rm m ad e b y L y n d o n 's ta il o r to m e e t h is D addy in H a w a ii. A nd i t w as an a b s o lu te ly h e a v e n ly p ic tu r e o u t th e r e w
Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Pueblo 10 - Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • Noldtr: W. 11M>mca Johnson - PART II The President then met with the regular leadership in the Sitting Roorno Those attending were: The President The Vice President Speaker McC orrnack Senator Mansfield Congressman Albert Senator Byrd Senator Long C
Folder, "June 9, 1968 - 2:30 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors in Cabinet Room," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
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Folder, "October 15, 1968 - 1:20 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • ,• MEETING NOTES COPYRIGHTED Pubiiwtion Reuuires Permission of Copyright Holder: W. Thomas Johnson I ____fies·. MA.vie, i:-:e.LU A'~ s \>-le_ ~"' fe c_ ~ e t" ! I 1 "O> Su' . f ;< ~C' J ,~ I•4. :i\'1'1f\O!'l\tl"f11'71 I ·i LLJ • II he ·I
Folder, "[July 21-27, 1965 Meetings on Vietnam] [ADDED TO FILE, 6/28/85]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
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Folder, "[July 27, 1965 National Security Council Meeting; Joint Leadership Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • it was a wea~{ government and would be while t:ie VC were free to attack it district by district. About t:-iis point the·'President told the Lcz.dersnip why he did not call the Leadership earlier (the notes say that this statement was ":per my memo to him
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/3/1965 (Sunday) (Item)
  • T I — t II .1 1.. ____ MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Sunday, O ctober 3, 1965 Page 6 I t w a s a blue ribbon gathering - - t h e N elso n R o c k e fe lle r s , Speaker and M r s. M cC orm ack, Dean and Virginia R usk, C ard in al S p
Folder, "[July-August 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • quoted General Larson 1 s Report for II Corps and Westrnoreland 1 s cable of August 11. He said General Johnson had visited every area in the country and was most optimistic. Roberts raised the question of a confrontation with China. The President
Oral history transcript, Charles Diggs, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh CE::ERAL SEEV ICES Amn:.iI STEll nON NATIO:iAL ARCHIVES A~D RECORDS SEHV ICE Gift of Personal St3tem~nt
Oral history transcript, Dixon Donnelley, interview 1 (I), 1/14/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • Fowler's guy Donnelley. Leave him alone." I said, "So?" wouldn't touch you with a htmdred-foot pole. II at the same time angry. this was not my idea. He said, "We Well, I was flattered and I talked to Mr. Fowler about it. He said, "Dixon
Oral history transcript, Henry H. Fowler, interview 3 (III), 7/31/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • War II, because you know you're going to deploy all the resources that you can without disrupting your on-going civilian economy. But in a conflict of this sort of a highly limited character, a good deal of the pace and scale of the war depends
Oral history transcript, William H. Stewart, interview 1 (I), 12/2/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • at Baton Rouge campus of Louisiana State University and then entered medical school in July of 1942. Since this was the World War II period, we were on the accelerated program, and I completed medical school in June of 1945, a three-year program. I
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth Wickenden Goldschmidt, interview 1 (I), 11/6/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • ! That he could think that I think that I could buy his support with a turkey! II Very disgusted. I remember also going to their house when their girls were very small children. Bird had bought the radio station by that time. She took money that she
Oral history transcript, James C. Hagerty, interview 1 (I), 11/16/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • of the words. F: I can go back before that because I was in the British Navy in World War II, and I know what they thought of him there as a politician. H: He could get along with people. He could get people in the room, and as I have often said I think
Oral history transcript, David Halberstam, interview 1 (I), 11/1/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • Johnson wanting him to come down and see him before he went. Lyndon was trying to put the last screw into everybody, turn the ratchet one more time. So Sherrod was in a situation like that. He was a very good World War II correspondent, I think