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Folder, "March 19, 1968 - 1:01 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • Bundy. Secretary Clifford: The names of the group who· have met with the President before are: Dean Acheson Gearg e Ball McGeorge Bundy Douglas : Tiillo~ Arthur Dean Abe Fortas · General Taylor Omar Bradley William B. Murphy Henry Cabot Lodge
Folder, "May 28, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors at breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • McNamara Justice Abe Fortas Undersecretary Katzenbac h T om Johnson TOP SECRET NOTES OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING · WITH FOREIGN POLICY ADVISERS May 28, 1968 At breakfast 8:30 am Attending the meeting: The President Secretary Clifford General Taylor
Folder, "April 6, 1968 - 1:30 p.m. President's meeting with Gen. William Westmoreland - Washington, D.C.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • Clifford Harry McPherson George Christian Abe Fortas Horace Busby Jim Jones Walt Rostow Tom Johnson 1 MEMORANDUM . THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON April 7, 1968 ~ FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM: Tom Johnson Attached are the notes of your meeting
Folder, "June 9, 1968 - 2:30 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors in Cabinet Room," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • ~J DI ~ °': .:.i.D' -~-.,''(C '/-;} r- -, BY-1· .. n..n~~· ,,)~ Attending the meeting: The President Secretary Rusk Secretary Clifford Ambassador Thompson Cyrus Vance Averell Harriman Abe Fortas Charles Bohlen Walt Rostow Richard Helms Jim Jones Tom
Folder, "[November 2, 1967 - Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • are there. Ju,stice Abe Fortas -- Let George Carver brief Members of Congress, the press and other opinion moulders. Bring Bunker back to brief. Clark Clifford -- Expand the list of spokesmen in this country to include heads of State from Southeast Asia
Folder, "December 5, 1967 - 6:02 p.m. Cambodia Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • attending the meeting were: Secretary Rusk Secretary McNamara General Wheeler CIA Director Helms Mr. Clark Clifford Justice Abe Fortas Mr. Walt Rostow Mr. George Christian Mr. Tom Johnson. The meeting beganat 6:02 p.m. The meeting ended
Folder, "October 17, 1967 - 1:40 p.m. McNamara, Rusk, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • , and there have been many letters including one from Abe Fortas. THE PRESIDENT: Lee said the great mistake in Vietnam was not made in 1965 but was made in 1961. SECRETARY RUSK: l f J r 3. 3 (~lJ) TOP SECRE'f < EYE£ ONLY ' SERVICE SET [2 of 6] - --TGP -8
Folder, "October 18, 1967 - 7:30 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Katzenbach, Rostow, Kissinger, Fortas, Taylor, Clifford," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • II"~~ ...~·~!'+'...';;:'~· - SHEET ,(PR ESIDENTIAL. LIBRARI S) OCTOBER 20, 1967 - 7:30 p.m. Secretary Rusk Secretary McNamara Under Secretary Katzenbach Walt Rostow Professor Henry Kissinger Mr. Justice Abe Fortas General Maxwell Taylor Clark
  • Folder, "October 18, 1967 - 7:30 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Katzenbach, Rostow, Kissinger, Fortas, Taylor, Clifford," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1
Folder, "September 12, 1968 - 1:39 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • and future programs at the Department of Defense. I was called to appear before the Senate on Fortas. I can to help Abe. I want to do anything The President: I do not think it would be wise. Nixon wants to appoint the Chief Justice. Southerners want
Oral history transcript, Roger Stevens, interview 1 (I), 2/15/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • on the arts, before there was an arts council. I of course worked with Abe Fortas and Myer Feldman, who at that time was an assistant and 1egal counsel for the President. We discussed ways and means of getting a bill through Congress to start an arts
Oral history transcript, Powell Moore, interview 1 (I), 1/23/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • : The Johnson aides in describing this are inclined to link the Lawrence nomination with the [Abe] Fortas nomination. M: Yes. That was the other judgeship. G: First of all, was there a connection here? Did Senator Russell oppose the Fortas nomination
  • of Senate opposition to Vietnam policy from 1968-1973; 1968 riots; damage caused by the appointment of Alexander Lawrence as federal judge; Abe Fortas nomination to be Chief Justice; Southern strategy in approving 1968 open housing bill; oral history project
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth Wickenden Goldschmidt, interview 1 (I), 11/6/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Goldschmidt - -14 It was just one of those good, solid confrontations that goes on. There was never any disagreement among [them]. I would add Abe Fortas to the group, because first he was director
  • First meeting with LBJ; NYA; Aubrey Williams; Congressional support for LBJ; Dillard Lasseter; John Carson; political apprenticeship of LBJ; Alvin Wirtz; Sam Rayburn; Abe Fortas; Helen Douglas; father figure to LBJ; Texas sort of expansiveness
Oral history transcript, W. DeVier Pierson, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • , such as in Commerce, or any of the regulatory commissions? P: No, I think that was the stormiest session that I ever had with a Cabinet officer. I guess the most whimsical thing was the Abe Fortas thing, where I had prepared the legislation that provided Secret
  • candidates; Fortas confirmation hearings; LBJ and RFK Commission on Vietnam; speech writing; legal work for President; Trans-Pacific Route Case
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/19/1965 (Friday) (Item)
  • a c k a t the W hite H ouse I had lunch w ith Abe and an opportunity to ta lk w ith h im for about two h ou rs on th e L ib ra ry , the Joh nson C ity h o u se, w h eth er w e shou ld p u b lish M r s . Joh n son 's book, and, m o s t im p ortan t, w h
  • Lady Bird works on "chores" and buys gift certificate for Lynda Johnson's 21st birthday; Lady Bird lunches with Abe Fortas to discuss LBJ Library, Johnson City House, publishing Rebekah Johnson's book, and the ABC TV show on beautification; Lady
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/5/1967 (Sunday) (Item)
  • a u s e d on o u r w a y down th o s e h ig h s te p s so the c a m e r a s co uld g e t a p i c t u r e . o f u s to g eth er is new s. Six Arid th e n w e d r o v e on to Abe a n d C a r o l F o r t a s ' h o u s e . . Abe h a d b e e n te llin g
  • Johnson family to National City Christian Church; to Abe Fortas' home; Johnson family have lunch together at the White House; LBJ takes nap; Lady Bird goes swimming; Lady Bird records her diary; LBJ visits with Luci & Pat Nugent; Lady Bird has
Oral history transcript, Zbigniew Brzezinski, interview 1 (I), 11/12/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • perhaps, anecdote which I could mention, and this would be just at the end, is that the President once said to me that the only people in whom he could really have confidence in terms of good solid judgments in international affairs were [Abe] Fortas
  • Biographical information; contact with LBJ; Policy Planning Council; short-circuiting channels of communication; October 1966 trade speech; Ludwig Erhard; Harmel Exercise; Vietnam; foreign policy brain trust for Humphrey; Abe Fortas; Clark Clifford
Folder, "[December 18, 1965 - 12:35 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Bombing Pause," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • , McNaI!lara, Bundy, Cli !:.'ford , Ball, Alex Jo:tinson, Abe Fortas, Jack Valenti pu~ject: Possible Time 12:35 p.m. bo~bing I pause in North Vietnam President: Publicity seekers.and arnateu.rs cannot have a hand in our affairs with other nations
Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 2 (II), 7/19/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • him had supported the establishment of this commission, he told you to talk to Abe Fortas. L: Yes. He did, yes. G: Do you recall your conversation with Abe Fortas, and what he told you to do? L: Was it [Myer] Feldman again who was the counsel
Oral history transcript, Stanley Karnow, interview 1 (I), 4/30/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • into the South; Abe Fortas; reporters and public opinion on the war; the effect of the news media; evaluation of other reporters in Vietnam; American generals in Vietnam; locations and dates of his field reporting; covering the Communist side of the war; books
Oral history transcript, Earle Wheeler, interview 2 (II), 5/7/1970, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • was the press secretary, [and he met] purely so that he would be aware of what was going on. Walt Rostow, and, occasionally, Vice President Humphrey would attend. time, Justice Fortas would attend. From time to Before he was secretary of defense
Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 2 (II), 8/18/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • Komer summarizing the contents and saying, "It's mostly a lot of flowery garbage." What he had done is sent it around to his kitchen cabinet. He sent it to Abe Fortas; he sent it to Clark Clifford; he sent it to Dean Acheson; I forget who the others
Oral history transcript, George Christian and Harry Middleton, interview S-1, 4/1/1996 (Item)
  • most of the Great Society speech, I think, didn't he? M: Umhrn. C: Clark Clifford contributed greatly. Abe Forrest [Fortas?] contributed a lot to what he was saymg. He always, when he made a speech, if it was a reasonably important speech he LBJ
Folder, "March 26, 1968 - 1:15 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisors Luncheon - regulars plus added group - Vietnam," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • George Christian Cyrus Vance Douglas Dillon General Omar Bradley Averill Harriman Dean Acheson Henry Cabot Lodge The President The Vice President Secretary Rusk Secretary Clifford Ambassador Goldberg Justice Fortas General Earle Wheeler General Maxwell
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/21/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • s i n e s s o v e r a lu n c h of s c r a m b l e d e g g s a n d b a c o n . • And th en I h a d a s e s s i o n w ith Abe F o r t a s . H e r e a d the p r o p o s a l of the U n i v e r s i t y of T e x a s a b o u t the L i b r a r y - Q andi n
  • Lady Bird discusses business with LBJ; Lady Bird to the dentist; meeting with Clark Clifford about the LBJ Library; meetings about artwork for the White House; Lady Bird meets with Abe Fortas about LBJ Library; Arthur Goldberg and Supreme Court
Oral history transcript, George R. Brown, interview 3 (III), 7/11/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , with the Reclamation Did he talk to Secretary Ickes about it? Department . B: Yes, but the fellow he relied on most of all and became friends with was the fellow he later appointed to the Supreme Court, Abe Fortas . He was a brilliant young lawyer
Oral history transcript, James U. Cross, interview 2 (II), 2/11/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
Oral history transcript, Buford Ellington, interview 1 (I), 10/2/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)
Oral history transcript, Hobart Taylor, Jr., interview 1 (I), 1/6/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)
  • . I rewrote the darned thing and I was in there the next morning; and in there were Abe Fortas and Arthur Goldberg. He had the three of us, put us together, and we worked there in the window in P-26. They agreed roughly with what I was doing
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/13/1967 (Saturday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird describes typical week & weekends; meet with Abe Fortas about 1968 election; LBJ will give speech in March 1968 saying he will not run again; LBJ retirement activities include LBJ Ranch, teaching & lectures at University of Texas & San
Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 1 (I), 1/30/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • /exhibits/show/loh/oh 21 out." He had sent the letter to Clark Clifford. letter to Abe Fortas. Rowe. He had sent the He had sent the letter, I think, to Jim I forget whether Dean Acheson was in it, but there were four or five members of what
Oral history transcript, Lucius D. Battle, interview 1 (I), 11/14/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • Fortas is a great friend of mine and I recall seeing him during that period before and after he became President as a guest of the Fortases. And I remember one birthday party, for example--it was Abe Fortas' birthday and they had a party; I've forgotten
Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 2:30 a.m. Meeting with the President's Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • step. There is still much to be done. The loudest voice in Paris is what we accomplish in South Vietnam. Walt Rostow: We agree. Secretary Rusk: That's right. General Wheeler: I want to sit down with Abe on execute orders and rules
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/12/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • to Bethesda for meeting with LBJ and Abe Fortas about the overwhelming duties of the presidency; dinner with Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent; LBJ talks about soldiers in Vietnam
Oral history transcript, Mitchell Rogovin, interview 1 (I), 10/23/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • in August of 1964. I had planned to leave I had an opportunity to go into teaching and talked with Carol Agger and Abe Fortas about going into academic life. Carol Agger suggested it might be propitious to wait until after the election
Oral history transcript, Harry Ashmore, interview 1 (I), 1/31/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/24/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • ; Abe Fortas' Supreme Court nomination; Lynda Robb tells stories about her family; New York Times interview on LBJ Library; tea with American Association of Nurserymen; reception for Junior Army Navy Guild Organization members; Clark Cliffords to dinner
Oral history transcript, Palmer Hoyt, interview 1 (I), 7/29/1970, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • : Late thirties. M: Do you remember anything about when you first met him? What he was like, what he looked like, what he acted like? H: I first met him with Abe Fortas, Bill Douglas, Tommy the Cork, arid other friends of LBJls. He was a very
Oral history transcript, Ernest Gruening, interview 1 (I), 4/23/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • last meetings with Johnson was in the l~hite House after it was clear that Abe Fortas was not going to be confirmed. He'd gotten mixed up in--and I said to LBJ, "Why don't you appoint Hayne Morse to the Supreme Court? He'd be confirmed
Oral history transcript, Charles Frankel, interview 1 (I), 1/29/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol 7, Meeting Notes," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • is the basis for selecting the specific units for call-up? be said ab~ut the possibility of calling up additional units? Time What factors How long will the units be needed? How long will the individuals in these units be required to serve? How