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Oral history transcript, Chris Dixie, interview 1 (I), 3/23/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

about the state in the Johnson City Windmill bragging about his vote for the TaftHartley Act, and criticizing Coke Stevenson for accepting organized labor's endorsement. That would be the AFL endorsement at that time, the state AFL endorsement meeting

Oral history transcript, O.C. Fisher, interview 1 (I), 5/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

in the 1948 election for the Senate ag~inst Coke Stevenson? F: That is correct, and I have an idea that it resulted in his election. I think it contributed very directly toward overcoming the resistance he would otherwise have had from a considerable
Biographical information; meeting LBJ in 1943; casual relationship with LBJ in House for six years; controversial 1948 election of LBJ over Coke Stevenson; LBJ’s reputation as a wheeler-dealer; insecure politically in Texas; dedication of Medical

Oral history transcript, Everett D. Collier, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

were voting solid for the liberal Democrats. the race. Now, Governor Coke Stevenson was the strong conservative in Lyndon Johnson was considered the liberal in that race. was considered the liberal in Texas. He But in Washington he was consid- ered

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

episode contributed to the interest. F: You're thinking about the Senate race against Coke Stevenson. I was thinking about when he ran for Congressman Buchanan's old seat. P: No, there wasn't much at that time because Lyndon wasn't known except

Oral history transcript, Edwin L. Weisl, Sr., interview 1 (I), 5/13/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. Johnson meet Mr. Berlin, the president of the Hearst Corporation, and got him to recommend that the San Antonio Light support Johnson for the Senate in '48, which they did. F: Did you ever meet Coke Stevenson, his opponent? \01: No. F: When it c~e

Oral history transcript, Newton Minow, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

: When I was a young lawyer, I was appointed law clerk to the Chief Justice of the United States, Fred Vinson, in 1951 and 1952. Then I \"ent to work for Governor Adlai Stevenson as his administrative assistant in Springfield [and] was with him during
Biographical information; meeting LBJ in 1955 on a visit to the Ranch; 1956 Democratic Convention; Stevenson/Kennedy campaign; Democratic Advisory Committee; 1960 convention and Stevenson’s hope for nomination; JFK’s consultation with Stevenson

Oral history transcript, A.S. Mike Monroney, interview 2 (II), 2/26/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

McSweeny. Senator, I'd like to begin our discussion this morning centering around 1960. And I'd like to ask you first since I am already aware that you were one of the principal backers in the "Draft Stevenson" movement if you can tell M: me a little

Oral history transcript, Frederick G. Dutton, interview 1 (I), 8/4/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

to California, attended the University of California at Berkeley, Stanford Law School in the forties. 0: Right. B: Law practice in San Mateo, active in politics in California. You had important positions in the Stevenson campaign there in '56 and in Pat
Biographical information; Stevenson campaign; Pat Brown campaign; Washington in 1959-1960; Statler Hotel party to impress Dutton; LBJ, Rayburn Bobby Baker all for California votes; Brown on “Meet the Press” in 1959 said LBJ was too conservative

Oral history transcript, Harry Ashmore, interview 1 (I), 1/31/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

in the Stevenson campaign, not as active as I was to be in the 1956 campaign. There was some contact at that time. I was attending all the Democratic conventions through those years. As I say, there was no reason for any particu- lar sustained kind of contact
Bird in 1964 campaign; Pacem in Terris convocation in NY; Dominican crisis; Stevenson-Johnson relationship; second Pacem in Terris convocation in Geneva; role of Center for Study of Democratic Institutions in Vietnam conflict; mission to North Vietnam

Oral history transcript, Edmund Gerald (Pat) Brown, interview 1 (I), 2/20/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

in California, and in '56 we were all for Adlai Stevenson at that time. In ' 6 0 , of course, it was hectic goings on. F: Let's talk a little bit about 1960, and the build-up to that convention. At the breakfast at Johnson's home, who was it--just you and Mrs

Oral history transcript, Sherwin J. Markman, interview 1 (I), 5/21/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

had been state executive director for Governor Stevenson's Presidential campaign in 1956. In 1960 I had served on Governor Stevenson's national staff for a period through his defeat in the Los Angeles National Democratic Convention. Mc
Biographical information; work on Credentials Committee at 1964 Democratic Convention; support for Adlai Stevenson at 1956 and 1960 Conventions; JFK’s nomination at 1960 Convention; becaming a State Dept. employee 1965; contact with Senator Robert

Oral history transcript, Joseph J. Sisco, interview 1 (I), 11/6/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Cabot] Lodge, I worked with Adlai Stevenson and with Arthur Goldberg and othe rs, subsequently George Ball , for example, in the brief period he was there . Firs t of all, most of the men in that period of time that were appointed

Oral history transcript, Thomas K. Finletter, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

efforts were concerned with Adlai Stevenson. M: I was going to ask you about that next, as a matter of fact. Did you remain fairly close to Mr. Stevenson during the time he became Ambassador to the United Nations? F: Yes, I did with this exception
Biographical information; Finletter Report; 70-group Air Force; George Mahon; Adlai Stevenson; Vietnam; decline in power of Democratic party; John Foster Dulles; NATO; meeting with LBJ on 4/10/64 on MLF; lack of support of MLF; Ottawa speech; Non

Oral history transcript, Chester L. Cooper, interview 2 (II), 7/17/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

/exhibits/show/loh/oh 2 was well before the Eric Sevareid thing [Look, Nov. 30, 1965]. As I reconstructed it--now this may not be the whole story--U Thant did suggest to [Adlai] Stevenson that if the United States were ready to meet with the North

Oral history transcript, Roger Stevens, interview 1 (I), 2/15/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Stevens -- I -- 2 F: How did you get into politics? S: Well, I used to be chairman of Adlai Stevenson's finance committee during 1952 and 1956, and from 1956 to 1960 I continued as head of the finance

Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 2 (II), 7/19/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Edwin O. Reischauer, interview 1 (I), 4/8/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

, and while this is the Japanese image of what the American is like, and it's very authentic, still at the same time they are a very decorous people, and this is a little bit shocking. And I remember another occasion, and this was when Adlai Stevenson had

Oral history transcript, Elie Abel, interview 1 (I), 1/19/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

was to me a reasonably familiar commodity. No, I wouldn't have said that. I think his style hurt him with some kinds of people, but many of them were Americans. A couple of days before Adlai Stevenson died in London, when he was involved in a British

Oral history transcript, James C. Hagerty, interview 1 (I), 11/16/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh F: He didn't look on Lyndon Johnson as a threat to his continuation? H: No, no. He all felt toward the end that Stevenson was going to be renominated. F: Renominated. H: And we didn't think

Oral history transcript, William P. Bundy, interview 1 (I), 5/26/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Oral history transcript, Edith Green, interview 1 (I), 8/23/1985, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

Pamphlet that has the pictures and the resume for every person running for office. I had supported [Adlai] Stevenson in 1952 and 1956. Stevenson, I think, was one of the most outstanding, if not the most outstanding political individuals with whom I ever

Oral history transcript, Jane Engelhard, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, W. Averell Harriman, interview 1 (I), 6/16/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Senator Johnson and Congressman Rayburn, didn't think much of the committee, didn't support it. other senators did join, I've forgotten which ones. Some of the I could find out who they were; it's in the record. M: Yes. H: I remember Adali Stevenson

Oral history transcript, Eugenie Moore Anderson, interview 2 (II), 11/13/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

Oral history transcript, J.R. Parten, interview 2 (II), 2/29/1976, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

-- II -- 3 P: And stick to their guns. F: Did you get the feeling that Johnson was lukewarm in his support for Stevenson in 1952 or 1956, or did he do about what he could? P: I thought he did all he could. I never had any other feeling. I was very

Oral history transcript, Endicott Peabody, interview 1 (I), 3/4/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

. The only question was whether Stevenson would be able to hold on to some pledged or semi-pledged Kennedy votes to make it a deadlock on the first ballot. Only in that case,in my opinion, did Johnson or Symington have any chance to become President. LBJ

Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Wicker, interview 1 (I), 6/16/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh WICKER -- I -- 3 Lyndon Johnson for president in 1960. But I remember, at that time, I was very much for the renomination of Adlai Stevenson. F: Yes. W: And I remember arguing frequently with Silliman, who, as you know

Oral history transcript, Harold Pachios, interview 1 (I), 10/15/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in the last twenty-five years. I remember when Adlai Stevenson died, there wasn't much time between the time we got word that he died and Lyndon Johnson saying, "I want to go on television, live, with a statement about Adlai Stevenson." And I remember Dick

Oral history transcript, Chester R. Huntley, interview 1 (I), 5/12/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 4 came rather belatedly. So there were some others that the people knew better, namely Stevenson, and Symington, and certainly

Oral history transcript, Barnaby Conrad Keeney, interview 1 (I), 4/14/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

a grant for Oral History of Eisenhower and Stevenson, and he said it would be nice if you did something like that for Harry Truman, and a couple of years later we got a good application and did. in keeping his hands off of it and so did his staff. But he

Oral history transcript, C. Douglas Dillon, interview 1 (I), 6/29/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

of the suggestions of Mr. Stevenson that were not taken. But I think he agreed with the final action, so I don't think there was any real decision that way. But during this thing, as it was going along, there were clearly differences of views put forth. I think

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

. about four. My guess is that Kennedy got The others were for Johnson and votes for Hubert Humphrey and one or two for Adlai Stevenson. So Utah was split all over the place. The other thing that I remember quite well is that of being invited up

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

to show you how he operated. I was on a trip around the world, on leave, when he appointed me to this post as ambassador to the United Nations, and I was in Rome when Stevenson died, and I was Ambassador. in Beirut when Goldberg was made the Then when I

Oral history transcript, Robert C. Wood, interview 1 (I), 10/19/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

, from essentially either window-dressing for the campaign--"See how many intellectuals I got to sign my advertisement?"--which Kennedy had developed, I think, initially with the response to the effort of the popularity of Stevenson on the campus. It had

Oral history transcript, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

we a l l thought that i f there was going to be any opposition it probably \'1as go i ng to be Stuart Symington ~1ho woul d be difficu lt. But in 1960 then \~e did become concerned. Quite obvious ly he was supporting Adlai Stevenson

Oral history transcript, Eugenie Moore Anderson, interview 1 (I), 11/13/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

time stayed on there. Then shortly after Ambassador Goldberg was appointed to the United Nations to take Adlai Stevenson's place--I think that Ambassador Goldberg had been told that he could, more or less, select his own delegation and he asked me if I

Oral history transcript, Charles Roberts, interview 1 (I), 1/14/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was as we were going down Main Street, he remarked, "They won't let anybody get within ten feet of him today"--meaning Kennedy--"because of the Adlai Stevenson thing." F: Yes. R: Stevenson had been spat upon in Dallas a couple. of weeks b~fore.This

Oral history transcript, Buford Ellington, interview 1 (I), 10/2/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)

for the nominee. Was there any chance at all of him actually beating Stevenson out of the candidacy? E: No, and I think everyone knew that. The Tennessee delegation at this particular convention in Chicago was seated just behind the Texas delegation, and so

Oral history transcript, William H. Stewart, interview 1 (I), 12/2/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

personal interest, but I could not prove that at all. We had great difficulty with this because it had been used on famous people--on Senator Taft, had been used on some high staff person with Adlai Stevenson, and so on. The difficulty with the whole

Oral history transcript, William B. Macomber, Jr., interview 1 (I), 12/17/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

family with lots of money. Nor was it the Adlai Stevenson kind of an aristocrat, which is a different version of the Eastern. But the pride of land, the pride of place, talk about "My granddaddy cleared this place, and the name of it's Johnson City

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