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Oral history transcript, Newton Minow, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • real hopes of being a possible candidate of the party in 1960? M: Yes, and he always denied it, even to his intimate friends like Bill Blair and Bill Wirtz and me. But down deep I think he still hoped. He knew that this time it couldn't
  • 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, Theodore Hesburgh, interview 1 (I), 2/1/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • time, and while you were poor, you didn't intend to be poor all your life and you had hope. But the word 'poor' applied to you right then, wouldn't really have described whether you were happy or unhappy, because you were probably as happy then as you
Oral history transcript, Chester R. Huntley, interview 1 (I), 5/12/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • . several times. As a matter of fact Kintner was very helpful I'd just put through a call to Bob if I was in search of some information. He was always very helpful and if he didn't have the answer he could certainly tell me where to get it. F: Kintner
Oral history transcript, Barry Goldwater, interview 1 (I), 6/26/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • think that Lyndon grabbed the ball just for Lyndon's sake or politics. I think he had enough friends in the academic field and in the manufacturing field that they pointed out to him the importance of space. No other man except Bob Kerr worked as hard
Oral history transcript, James C. Hagerty, interview 1 (I), 11/16/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • would call him or when he was down would bring it up. our legislative branch: Then Jerry Persons was the head of it; the main man in the Senate was Jack Martin, who was Bob Taft's administrative assistant and knew Lyndon Johnson very well
Oral history transcript, Edwin L. Weisl, Sr., interview 1 (I), 5/13/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • with companies--potential advertisers. F: He was seeking national advertisers? W: Both local and national. Most national advertisers have local interests in the Texas area. F: And so he was hoping to work through the horne office to induce local people
Oral history transcript, John J. (Lt. Gen.) Davis, interview 1 (I), 3/7/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • force mixes--both from offensive and defensive sides--that would assure both sides that they had enough weapons for assured destruction. In other words, that neither side could strike first at the other side and hope to do this without having inflicted
Oral history transcript, Wright Patman, interview 1 (I), 8/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , and they kind of like a dead fish's tail shook hands with me. do it. Springs. I tried to provoke conversation and couldn't Finally I said, "Well, I think I'm going on up to Sulphur I'm running for Congress, I hope you remember that, and I hope you'll vote
Oral history transcript, John A. McCone, interview 1 (I), 8/19/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • the table and hope that it goes by. at the time. I was inclined to speak out myself. I thought it was wrong The whole thing, you know, was developed by these two fellows that ran this Rampart Magazine up here who were inclined to produce the sensational