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  • of conflict and noise. And if we hit the front pages of the [New York] Times or the Washington Post, then Shriver was going to hear from the President in the morning after the President read his paper. When Shriver heard from the President, I would hear from
  • Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)
  • with Congress. So I got to know him fairly casually in those years. In 1955, when he had his heart attack, he was recuperating down on the ranch in Texas and a story appeared in the New York Times, written interestingly enough by William S. White, which said
  • Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)
  • of 4] ­ TO: Honorable LeRoy Collins Under Secretary of Commerce Sheraton West Hotel Los Angeles, Califonnia The agreement on a new community action agency for Los Angeles and Los Angeles County outlined in your telegram to me meets the requirements
  • failures, of the kind that have already struck New York ~ity. and th~ Eastern states. . . Looking further apead, it is time to recognize that services are playing a bigger and bigger role in our economy and in our da~ly lives. We must examine our whole
  • of the White House to meet Governor Brown in New York City this afternoon to discuss the situation and to inform him of our desire to be of any possible assistance. · If Governor Brown needs transportation to Los Angeles we will provide it. I urge every person
  • Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh -----~---- DEPAR'n1ENT OF EALTH, EDUCATION AiID WELF ARE Was hing ton, D.C. . Inte rvie w of I FRANCIS KEPPEL . I I by John Sing erho ff New York City Jcl.y 18, 1968
  • and Frances L ew ine, whom I think are p ra ctica lly twins; M a rie Smith of the Post; Isabelle Shelton of the Star; Eleanor P o llock of the Philadelphia Bulletin; and Nan Robertson, who w rote such good color s to rie s in the New Y o rk T im es about
  • progress made toward accomplishing the second. · In addition to averting a formal request from the Governor for a Presidential disaster declaration, the major achievement toward quieting the post-riot difficul­ ties consisted of a resolution of the long
  • rights conference in 1966, which had a large education element in it-­ H: I'd like to go back to that, because you've really opened a new area for me there, since I haven't looked at the civil r_ights _papers. say in preparation for that you brought
  • Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)
  • to ld th e s to r y of a b o u t how S te v e n so n h a d co m e to h im a n d to ld h im h e w a s th in k in g of ru n n in g fo r the S en ate in New Y o rk S ta t e . That w a s in th e s p r in g of ' 64, a n d w h at d id L yndon th in k a b o u
  • Lady Bird goes to Marjorie Post's home, Hillwood; office work; meeting at home of David Lloyd Kreager to view artwork; visit with Peter Hurd about portrait of LBJ; Johnsons go to Camp David with guests; Lady Bird watches Gregory Peck movie, Mirage
  • POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF AMOS BOHMAN? TO UNNAMED POST; JOSE (JOSEPH) ERAZO; LBJ EVALUATES ADAM CLAYTON POWELL; POWELL'S WORK ON COTTON-WHEAT FARM BILL, POVERTY BILL; SWEARING-IN OF WOMEN APPOINTEES; APPOINTMENTS OF PHILIP NICHOLS, MARY KEYSERLING
  • LBJ ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO JOHN SWEETERMAN OF THE WASHINGTON POST; OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT PROPOSED REAPPOINTMENT OF (EDWARD?) "BEARD" TO DC COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS?, LINDLEY BECKWORTH'S DEPARTURE FOR TEXAS, POSSIBLE PAIR
  • SHRIVER REPORTS THAT ROBERT JONES HAS DECIDED TO VOTE FOR POVERTY BILL DESPITE POSSIBLE ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES; LBJ RECOMMENDS THAT SHRIVER CONTACT WASHINGTON POST, STAR SUGGESTING THEY INTERVIEW CHARLES HALLECK ABOUT REPUBLICAN DELAYING TACTICS
  • SHRIVER REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH BERNARD BOUTIN ABOUT HIS POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF POVERTY PROGRAM, EVENTUAL APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR; JOHN MACY AS POSSIBLE CANDIDATE; NEED TO FILL GSA, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION POSTS IF EITHER
  • NEED TO COUNTERACT RFK'S INFLUENCE WITH PRESS, EMPHASIZE SENATE INACTION ON VARIOUS ADMINISTRATION BILLS FOR CITIES; MCNAMARA'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNNAMED POST: DOUGLAS DILLON, JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH, ARJAY MILLER; LBJ'S ACTIONS ON AIRLINE STRIKE
  • LBJ ASKS YARBOROUGH'S OPINION OF CANDIDATES FOR AFRICAN DIPLOMATIC POST, KARL ROLVAAG AS AMBASSADOR TO ICELAND; YARBOROUGH'S TEXAS TRIP, VISIT WITH WALTER HALL; YARBOROUGH'S RECORD OF SUPPORTING LBJ; AIRLINE STRIKE BILL; RAMSEY CLARK AS ATTORNEY
  • LBJ ASKS FOR INFORMATION ON PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATES IN HIGHWAY TRUST FUNDS BECAUSE OF TODAY'S WASHINGTON POST EDITORIAL; CARLOCK SAYS HE WOULD NOT PUT THEM IN HIGHWAY TRUST FUNDS ALTHOUGH IT IS LEGAL TO DO SO, AS IT IS WITH SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST
  • MLK PRAISES STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; LBJ'S LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY FOR GREAT SOCIETY BILLS; IMPORTANCE OF VOTING RIGHTS; MLK ASKS LBJ TO APPOINT NEGRO TO CABINET; LBJ'S PLAN TO MAKE HUD A CABINET POST, APPOINT [ROBERT] WEAVER; APPOINTMENTS OF NEGROES