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Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 5 (V), 4/1/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

from one of your letters wondering, "what the deal is," and saying, "I hope it's not politics, because," you say, "I would hate for you to go into politics." Of course it was politics, but why did you feel this way about his going into politics

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 12, September 1-14, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 10 (Item)

and still hopes circumstances will permit a visit to Washington two months hence or so. '(Comment: While internal political situation probably . is part of the explanation for the direct return -- the first person to tell me of Dayan returning was RAFI

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 31, June 13-20, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 17 (Item)

THE PRESIDENT• S SPEECH AS BEING IN _SOM:[ R.ESEECTS • . J . -·- -·· - - -··· \- -·-· · . MORE POSITIVE THAN COULD HAVE BEEN HOPED FOR. IN HIS OPINION, -- · _----.-·-·--~---·~----· ---~-- - -~r(: QUOTE IF PRESIDENT EI SEN HOWER HAD ADOPTED PRESIDENT

Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 3 (III), 11/15/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

dumb. Kennedy never used this I'm sure that Eisenhower didn't. But LBJ frequently "Now, you know, you got me into this last time, Bob, but now what about this time?" Perhaps the most notable occasion of his forcing us to constantly revalidate

Oral history transcript, Robert C. Weaver, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

/loh/oh 21 was my particular concern and its urban renewal program which was some of my concern. Bob Wagner, who was Mayor of New York then, called me and said that he understood that Jack Kennedy wanted to see me; that he was interested in talking

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 37, August 1-10, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 20 (Item)

declarations of fri~ndship on one s1de or the oth~r. Maurer hopes that the United States will also turn in this direction and get down to concrete cooperation~ 8. Rather illustrative of Rumania's situation is the following joke which Maurer related: "As Johnson

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/18/1968 (Item)

: n C R Smit h an d staff : Larry Levinso n r Bob Hardesty anothe y Middleton , b Tom Johnso n Harry McPhers on ' Harr 7: 10 e Whit e Hous e ^ t 18, 1968 e goal s an d achievements o f Dept o f Commerc e - r Cabine t member' s repor t - - recorde

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/8/1968 (Monday) (Item)

down fo r a m o v i e lik e th is . S o m e tim e in th e m o r n i n g Bob M c N a m a r a and G e n e r a l W h e e le r and a n I s r a e l i G e n e r a l fle w i n w ith i c e on the w in d s h ie ld of t h e i r h e l i c o p t e r . A b o u t tw

Folder, "[September 29, 1965 Luncheon Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

!:.ere was :-n.uch hope of C.oin;; bi.:siness with Bosch and also believeC. tllat we could not affo:r~ a 'Pcpula.:: f:-ont go7e::-nme=it in t:':e Dominican. R ept:blic. Vaugh..--i ~. csse::::ially ag:-eec! with }...ia!ln, but placed :r... o::re e:r

Folder, "Lobsinger, Donald," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 10 (Item)

with the blacks in Detroit. He added that he hoped they .would have time to reach a stalemate. He said that he could .not find the weapons allegedly stored by Negroes in Detroit, but "knew" that they must be there. There were other stories told and general

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/28/1966 (Item)

) the officers complimented the President on his leadership in this field over the years, especially his activity as Majority Leader of the Senate, and expressed the hope that he could be as effective now as he was then. Semer:mf) Date July 28, 1966 White House

Oral history transcript, Allie T. Hughes and Lorena D. Hughes, interview 1 (I), 4/30/1965, by Eric F. Goldman (Item)

they do for fun? AH: Not much. They would walk over to the Bob Cat and drink a coke and sit and talk. The Bob Cat was sort of a local gathering place. A little cold drink fountain, just off the campus. Right at the campus entrance. There wasn't

Oral history transcript, Dudley T. Dougherty, interview 1 (I), 12/27/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

but peonage. And it's nobody's fault, but it has got to be stopped. Old Senator Parr stood up for his friends, the Klebergs, over a road through to the Ki ng Ranch. And Bob Kl eberg was call ed and said, "You'll beat your friend Senator Parr if you tell

Oral history transcript, Robert Storey, interview 1 (I), 3/29/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

to me-- I'd known him a long time--and said, "Bob, where can we eat privately?" My wife and son had died not long before, and at that time I had an apartment in a high-rise apartment. cook. So I said, "That's easy. I have a It's a small apartment

Oral history transcript, Hobart Taylor, Sr., interview 1 (I), 1/29/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

any political opportunity for the Negro man had just closed down, hadn't it? T: It wasn't closed in Wharton. Now when he got to Wharton they had what was known as the Hope Adams killing. You had had this Jaybird and Peckerwood riot in Fort Bend
; LBJ; Hobart Taylor, Jr.; Mrs. Hobart Taylor; LBJ's 1948 Senate race; LBJ and civil rights; Bob Eckhardt

Oral history transcript, W. Evans Buchanan, interview 1 (I), 2/7/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

. And my three daughters were there In fact, Hope was a classmate of Luci's and Mrs . Johnson and my wife got together in school work and Girl Scout work . But we were not close friends . M: Were you on any committees other than this one for A .I .D

Folder, "Gen BE 5-7 Economic Planning for the End of Hostilities (Post War Planning)," WHCF BE, Box 41 (Item)

, and to urge him -- as Bob McNamara and other defense experts believe~that the key is to put the lid on military expenditures. I enjoyed the dinner you got some good ideas. last night very much and hope Sincerely, I Jose A, Pechrnan Director ·f Economic

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 70, 27 January 1999," LBJ Library (Item)

comfort: "Strom Thurmond is ninety-five years old. And all of his children are younger than mine." And that recollection led her to a not unrelated observarion: '·Bob Dole goes and tells the world that hc'".i on Viagra. Who needed 10 know that?" Ms

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 71, 30 April 1999," LBJ Library (Item)

, there was the unconditional love of her Grandpa Patton. a junk dealer and ex-convict. He told her she was spe cial and worthy of God's love. Then there was the Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church with its emphasis on respectability, educa tion, and responsibility

Oral history transcript, Sidney A. Saperstein, interview 1 (I), 5/26/1986, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

working for her so I But we became good friends after that. I mean, as was the case--and I hope you won't think this is-K: I won't. (Laughter) S: --being a--what do you call it, a pig? K: A chauvinist? S: A chauvinist. At that time it was hard

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 12, September 1-14, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 10 (Item)

picked hie moment and was as bare-knuckled iis we could wish. Only hope it etick,. Ky ha& learned eo much and done so well, on balance, that it would be real nice. ;.., . ·1t'· w. w. Rostow Saigon 5604 S!5GRrf ':: I- ,i\ ' • I;-_. .-, .... j

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 35, July 16-24, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 19 (Item)

to disillusion arising from disappointed hopes and partly to an emotional reaction to · the amount of damage the · Jordanians had done in the fighting and the number of casualties, including civilian casual~ies, they had inflicted. So no one at all in Israel

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

it by any means. My predecessor, Bob Hill, had a very good relationship with Senator Johnson, and sort of opened the door for me; and I continued a relationship that existed, I did not create it. themsel ves . But of course the principals talked a lot

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1955" (Item)

CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) is invited to a dinner for ladies only given by Mrs. Bob Kerr. 1/10 LBJ announces new committee assignments for Democratic senators. Former Vice President Alben Barkley is assigned to the Foreign Relations and Finance

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 12 (XII), 8/19/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Johnson -- XII -- 9 patient. Then Bob and Frances

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/5/1967 (Item)

in." ~ __ __ I up George . _. _ Christian in. ' ' . | /: ^^ 12:59p| 1:29p X Monday President stopped in mjdr's room and read Bob Fleming's memo on Coverage of this.--morning's Security Council session. he went tohis office, the Evening Star's headline

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

that was at the county level, or was it at all statewide when you were involved? D: It was at the county level in the beginning. G: Was it? D: It was at the county level. G: Was it primarily labor or was it--? D: No, it was liberals, too. Okay. There was Bob

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 16 (XVI), 9/13/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and there. I think [Frank] Lausche of Ohio was in the Senate at that particular point and Lausche was way to the right of Bob Taft. You get sorne of the New England group such as Johnny Pastore, who was a liberal but certainly was not part of the liberal

Oral history transcript, Irwin Wolkstein, interview 1 (I), 4/26/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

disability legislation was in effect relatively complete, coverage complete, there was kind of an agreement at one point--and a statement by Bob Ball was part of it and others too--that the next big issue in Social Security was going to be health insurance

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 13 (XIII), 11/17/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

at the General Services Administration which says, "We're still hopeful that [inaudible] arrangements finally worked out. We'll permit an annual disposal rate of at least four hundred thousand short tons. Johnson says this is a must." So that was going on. Even

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 45, October 10-15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)

, just as soon as we can close with him on his initia.l assign ments and as to the time he can spare us. Covey T. Oliver Wednesday October 11, 1967, 7:25 p.m. Mr. President: Herewith Bob Gtnaburgh under takes to answer the questions on bombing posed

Oral history transcript, Thomas C. Mann, interview 1 (I), 11/4/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

tracts, up and down the river, that I'm hopeful can be settled too. The title to those is in dispute. They're not really different from the Chamizal. Occasioned by river changes and the juridical question is whether the changes were abrupt or whether

Folder, "Jamaica, Volume 1, 11/63 - 6/68 [3 of 3]," Country Files, NSF, Box 58 (Item)

on their actlon.. Slnco:rely, The l-Ionorablo Donald B. Sangator Actf.na Prime Mlnlster of Jama.lea. Kingaton. LB.T • WOBowdler:nun ,?\\,\rCn 22. 1(j66. .. , Dear Bob:· It ls always a great personal pleasure to hear oi the gallantry of our service men whether

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 98: Oct. 5‑9, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 40 (Item)

WEEK. ASSUMING, AS I HOPE AND BEL.IEVE, THAT MY COLLEAGUES ENDORSETHIS ACTION, I PLAN TO MEET SMITH IN GIBRALTAR ON WEDNESDAYAFTERNOON, ON BOARD A WARSHIP AND TO ALLOW AS MUCH TIME AS MAY BE NEEDED DURING THE NEXT WEEK OR SO TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREENENT. I

Folder, "Writings, Speeches [1941] [1 of 2]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 16 (Item)

, \bat. it IIMIIIDld the Ude a lltt.l • dmocratlo st.ateamen hr-got 'Wba\ wu but. tJOlt aidered 'llb&t • • Net The '""'8 tor~,., Mn all tmw;: at.udpo!nt ~ ..... tbe hope. Saa of the sS\;: ~-~ the Wl"d8 aid about tha on thelr - . , a m1gkt

Folder, "Iraq - Volume I, 12/63 - 7/68," Country Files, NSF, Box 138 [1 of 2] (Item)

by which the Baathist governntant hoped to crush the ·Kurdish revolt completely (some Western neirsmen even described it as.a. l:ar of externrl.nat.ion). The Bae.thist regime ca."ne to an end in November 1963 when Abdul Salam Arif took complete control

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 43, September 21-30, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)

A LUV"- , "' .-. t ~-/t;J-o// Tu•aday t Sept. Z6, 1967 9:55 a. m. MR. PRESIDENT: Herewith Sect. Ruak'e report to you of his dinner with Gromyko: -- para. Z on ABM's. etc•• is mildiy hopeful; -- para. 3 on the Middle East is at least not unhopeful

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 7, October 1 - December 31, 1964 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [2 of 2] (Item)

in bed in the one year in which we did not get away. 4. We have a chance to go and stay with friends in Antigua between February 12 and February 23. This is a time when both Dean Rusk and Bob McNamara will be here, and when my own staff will be at full

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 39, August 18-31, 1967 [2 of 5]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)

workers is one thing, cheating is another." He also appealed ~CkbWNODIS PRESERVATION COPV ~ if -3- !'/NODIS for unity and expressed the hope that the elections would be a means to unity rather than further divide the nation. Thieu has continued

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 25 (XXV), 1/2/1982-1/3/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

encounter some of the best conversation. They were two old New Dealers from the very beginning. Then there was a newspaper man named Bob Sherrod. Was he with Time? I forget. I think so. We'd go to his house for cocktails, and indeed, we went to a goodly
. in 1950; socializing in Washington, D.C.; club memberships; Senator Joseph McCarthy asserting that he had a list of Communists in the State Department; Rayburn's opinion of McCarthy; Stuart Long; Paul Bolton; dinner at the Bob Kerrs' house and his

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