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Oral history transcript, Harrison Salisbury, interview 1 (I), 6/26/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

was not. M: Either to Vietnam or to Berlin? S: No, no. M: Your most famous association, of course, is the one that came in December of 1966 in connection with your visit to Hanoi. S: That's right. M: I know that you've written a full book as well

Oral history transcript, Joseph Alsop, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

to follow his activities as Senate leader with great closeness. Indeed it was when he was Senate leader that he and I became fairly close friends--insofar as a newspaper man is ever a close friend to a politician. M: Socially, as well as in the sense

Oral history transcript, Mitchell Rogovin, interview 1 (I), 10/23/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

in seeing the Assistant Attorney Generalship filled promptly with a competent person. In December of 1965 I went to a meeting of the American Law School Association in Chicago to talk with LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY

Oral history transcript, Leslie H. Gelb, interview 1 (I), 4/30/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

were a biased representation of the documentary evidence. memo that these were just the documents. I said in my transmittal We didn't do any interviews or researching of newspapers or anything like that. And I think for looking just

Oral history transcript, Benjamin Spock, interview 1 (I), 10/23/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

talk for a second about your view of the nature of the war? From reading some of the communications that you made to the White House and some of the statements that you made for newspapers and at the trial, your view of what the war was about inside

Oral history transcript, Anthony J. Celebrezze, interview 1 (I), 1/26/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

them go with it. Sarge Shriver got it. I know at the time that the newspaper articles were saying that I was bucking Mr. Shriver for it. opposite. M: That's how The fact was exactly I didn't want it! That's the kind of thing oral history

Oral history transcript, William G. Phillips, interview 1 (I), 4/16/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

wrote articles for the union's magazine and newspaper and did a little bit of speech writing. Hill. My boss His name is Paul Sifton. ~"as the lobbyist for the UAW on the He was a real salty character, an old newspaperman from the [H. L.] Mencken

Oral history transcript, John McCormack, interview 1 (I), 9/23/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, their presence on the floor of the House, the speeches that they make, the effectiveness of their speech, logical, sound, their contributions, their associations with their fellow colleagues, their personality. LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org

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

during my freshman year. I later became Rice correspon- dent for the Chronicle, and went on into journalism. went into politics. years. President Johnson Therefore we still had a close association over the We saw each other a great deal, communicated

Oral history transcript, Milton S. Eisenhower, interview 1 (I), undated, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of government information for war purposes, and I did the study that led to the creation of the Office of War Information. And later--I'll come to that in a moment--I became its Associate Director. I scarcely finished this subject when the President called me

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

made that first trip through space as first astronaut. of Broadcasters was meeting in And the National Association ~Jashington. could I please try to get [Shepard]. They called me and said Kennedy was going to come to LBJ Presidential Library

Oral history transcript, Charles K. Boatner, interview 3 (III), 6/1/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, that is, in the years that I knew him and worked for him . Now, I had what you would call a casual acquaintance with him when he was in the NYA and when he was a congressman . Then our association started when he was a senator . G: Right . You had talked about

Folder, "[January 31, 1968 - Meeting with Congressional Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

engage :.n -chis 'a ctivity? Why must we have a spie ship? !s this no~ an undignified posture £or a democracy and ~s there' no~ some element of a progr~r.1 associated wi't.h spy.:£.:.1.g upon some other nation? 7he answer to that question ~~ that we

Folder, "South Vietnam and U.S. Policies [X-File] [1 of 2], Files of Walt Rostow, NSF, Box 19 (Item)

during which he wandered far afield in explaining his alleged association with a number of prominent individuals in the Government. He also indicated on those occasions that he had several ideas on fighting communism in this country although he furnished

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

. live often wished that lid come from something a little more unique, you know, than just a proper name. But, as that may be, how did you get to Washington, briefly? H: l~ell, I worked on a number of newspapers in North Carolina, the largest

Oral history transcript, Peter B. Benchley, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

as a general assignment reporter for about six months till the end of 1963, then went to Newsweek in early 1964, spent three years there as an associate editor largely in charge of the radio and television departments, otherwise just "swing writing

Oral history transcript, Frederick C. Belen, interview 1 (I), 11/7/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

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

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

Folder, "Diaries [Transcripts of Tapes 1-10]," Papers of U. Alexis Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

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

Oral history transcript, Timothy May, interview 1 (I), 10/28/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

with the ministers. I think there were roughly five hundred ministers who were going to be in attendance. Originally the idea was that Kennedy would meet in a closed TV studio with selected representatives of the association, some three or four perhaps; however

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

: Yes. This was a rather astonishing crisis in a number of ways. For one thing it was a crisis for some days before it ever got in the newspapers. We were frantically disturbed in the State Department some days before this ever got in the press. I

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol 7, Meeting Group Papers," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)

&re: recruits losses to forcing the issue is evident from of the enterprise. on Commu.i.'1istforces casualties are greatly a.YJ.dimpressed haye been offset has been conside~'"able, inflated civilians. by measures - 2 - by inclu$ion

Folder, "South Vietnam and U.S. Policies [X-File] [2 of 2]," Files of Walt Rostow, NSF, Box 19 (Item)

. Anna Chennault, I have read .with some dis taste an Associated Press acco:unt O!f.how the · latest boo!{ by Theodore H. Whiite (The Mak ing of a Presi dent 1968) portrays her. It seems only decent that the right tag should be put on work of this kind

Oral history transcript, Ernest Gruening, interview 1 (I), 4/23/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

we're doing, of course, is just trying to fill in pieces here and there in the affair. We have your book on Alaska and its coming to statehood, and so I thought we'd just emphasize your association with Johnson in this. When did you first meet him? G

Oral history transcript, Edward Re, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

, I was a candidate for judicial office, having already submitted all of my papers and having filled out the American Bar Association questionnaire. M: For a judicial-- R: For a judicial post, and I was being considered for a judicial post

Oral history transcript, Carl Sanders, interview 1 (I), 5/13/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. forgotten a coupl e of others that were therec I have I think Arthur Schl es inger \'Ias in there and a coupl e of others. B: It was generally assumed at the time in the newspapers that you '.'Jere there as kind of a representative of the New South. S

Oral history transcript, Leonard H. Marks, interview 2 (II), 1/26/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

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

Oral history transcript, Hobart Taylor, Jr., interview 1 (I), 1/6/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

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
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Oral history transcript, William A. Reynolds, interview 1 (I), 7/26/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

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

Oral history transcript, Michael V. Forrestal, interview 1 (I), 11/3/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

was: What happened between May and the middle of July, a series of things had begun happening in South Vietnam which caused a number of the so-called experts, principally the American newspaper community out there led byvarious correspondents whom you know

Oral history transcript, Charles Frankel, interview 1 (I), 1/29/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

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

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

. M: Somebody picked up the information that you are associated with a firm called Peabody, Kaufman and Brewer. LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781

Oral history transcript, William C. Trueheart, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

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

, 1971 INTERVIEWEE: JAMES C. HAGERTY INTERVIEWER: JOE B. FRANTZ PLACE: Dr. Frantz' office in Austin, Texas F: Mr. Hagerty, I think we might just start this off by asking whether you knew or had at any time in your newspaper career run into Lyndon

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

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

Oral history transcript, David Dellinger, interview 1 (I), 12/10/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

and seventies, that would become the focus of the newspaper story rather than the fact that 99 per cent of the people there were nonviolent. LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories

Oral history transcript, Maxwell D. Taylor, interview 2 (II), 6/1/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

many and who diq it . G: . Can you recall any particularly distressing [incidents]? I don't have one in mind, I'm just-T: No. Of course, the press was full of it. If you had brought - the newspapers around here, I could perhaps remember

Oral history transcript, William W. Heath, interview 2 (II), 5/25/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

association with the President, as of December 1, 1966 you resigned as chairman of the Board of Regents. Was this an anticipation of an appointment? H: Yes. I knew then that-- F: That something was coming. H: It was just a question of the timing

Oral history transcript, Charles M. Simpson and John McCarthy, interview 1 (I), 5/2/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

this? S: Amazingly, not much interest in Vietnam, Southeast Asia. We all read the newspapers and we got briefings periodically, intelligence briefings. But there wasn't a whole lot of interest in it. The curriculum of the War College was just

Oral history transcript, J.J. Jake Pickle, interview 6 (VI), 8/17/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

: Plus newspape rme n. P: --and news p apermen~ t han anybody in Texas. as many as anybody, and maybe more . At that time I knew fully I had been to all kinds of conventions and through all sorts of election s, and I had made some dear friends

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