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Oral history transcript, William F. Jackson and Lucy Ginter Jackson, interview 1 (I), 6/21/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

--he had no thought of withholding any thing in his conversation nor having me take off, no. At the conclusion of our conversation he said, "Well, how long would it take you to get here?" I said, "Well, Mr. Vice President, if you want me I'll be here

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 19, January 15 - 31, 1967 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [2 of 2] (Item)

The scenario for the day (Thursday, Janua ry 19) looks like this: Noon Full Board of Trustees of Johns Hopkim meets to confirm appointment. Between noon and 1:00 p. m. -- Milton Eisenhower telephones Line informing him. of final decision

Oral history transcript, James E. Webb, interview 1 (I), 4/29/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

to do a little investigating. W: Oh, yes, I came on Friday night, and I got on the telephone, and I talked to quite a number of people who knew about this matter. I talked to people in the Bureau of the Budget, I talked to several people on the staff

Folder, "Celler, Emanuel (Cong) [1 of 2]," Name Files, WHCF, Box C-151 (Item)

OF DRAFT REPLY IS ENCOUNTERED, PLEASE TELEPHONE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ASSISTANT. Date Odol>e~ FROM THE SPECIAL ASSISTANT u:r tr: 'ZG•g4 C-ell.e r zo, £/")£~ f,:O .;,,,_., "'-· ' . 'I .. " i' •• . For appropriate handling _ _ _ _ __ _··_.· _XX

Oral history transcript, Katie Louchheim, interview 2 (II), 4/14/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

h.e. got to Pari s and got mixed up wi th 1eft wi ng groups that there might be trouble, and that there would naturally be talk about the war. The only reason I mention it is I handled the Rome end of it on the telephone, and Charles had to handle

Oral history transcript, Nash Castro, interview 4 (IV), 4/25/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of approaching these particular meetings was to leave my house at seven, which I usually do, and use the telephone in my car to communicate with the deputy chief of the park police, Alfred Beye, who by the way was-F: How do you spell that? C: B-E-Y-E. He

Oral history transcript, James U. Cross, interview 2 (II), 2/11/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

, the President [Johnson], or the then-Vice President, during later conversations that night with McNamara told McNamara that he wanted me to be assigned permanently as his pilot. Well, just--and I'm getting to the story about LeMay here in just a moment

Oral history transcript, Marie Fehmer Chiarodo, interview 2 (II), 8/16/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

said, "No, you can't, you'll learn to do more," and I did. By the time we finished the White House, I had a telephone set with sixty buttons on it, and I could manage all of that. F: Did you have kind of a secretarial hierarchy there with Juanita

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 84: June 26‑28, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 36 (Item)

other Free World sources as well. In confidential conversations and public statements during his State Visit President Bourguiba expressed appreciation for past u.s. assistance to Tunisia ·and hope that it would continue . .. - .. ·. §fSBEre

Oral history transcript, Russell M. Brown, interview 1 (I), 1/10/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

can remember hearing him call Bird on the telephone and say, "Get the furniture insured for Friday night . I'm having a bunch of newspapermen out there, and they're going to be delivering several cases of whiskey to the house. We'll have a wild

Folder, "Gen AG 5-1 , 7/1/64 – 12/31/65" [PEST CONTROL], WHCF AG, Box 8 (Item)

is encountered, pl~ase telephone the undersigned immediately, Code 1450. ~ . ~ Suitable acknowledgment or other appropriate handling. · ···=-· Furnish copy of reply, if any. I ~'I' Basic correspondence should be returned when draft reply, memorandum

Oral history transcript, Lucius D. Battle, interview 3 (III), 9/15/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

did get the President to send Cy out there, and I did it largely by telephone back and forth. But those were three relationships--particularly Acheson, who was my great mentor and friend--that went on throughout my life. As he got older, he got more

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 27 (XXVII), 9/23/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and the state of McDonnell and Company. In those conversations that led to accepting the position, we had discussion regarding broadening and diversifying McDonell and Company well beyond the brokerage firm, with thirty-five hundred or four thousand employees

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 106: Nov. 15‑18, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 42 (Item)

of Israel, the UAR and Jordan have now left New York to return to their capitals. From their most recent exchanges of views through Jarring and their conversations with us, it is clear that the major obstacles to further progress at this stage are the Arab

Folder, "Vice President's Trip to Southeast Asia, May 9-24, 1961 (I) [2 of 2]," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 1 (Item)

and the will and determination of the U.S. to provide such assistance to those willing to fight for their liberties--it is natural that a large measure of agreement on the means to accomplish the joint purpose was found in high-level conversations between the two Govenunents

Oral history transcript, Lew Wasserman, interview 1 (I), 12/21/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, primarily. I'm not a politician. F: Does fund raising consist mainly of the telephone? W: Oh, no, no. But you had a clear-cut issue in 1964 for the first time. You had two identifiable candidates, and it was not a popularity contest in the political

Oral history transcript, Dixon Donnelley, interview 1 (I), 1/14/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

? D: Well, you remember at the outset of our conversation, I said I thought I could give you some human interest stories about the President, so let me back up. Over a period of many, many months, the period that I refer to as supplying goodies

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 17, November 20 - December 31, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

~: ; ._~ . ;·_·,·~"~::· ... :· .'"'.~ :to note ~ that ·.in a JtUle 1965 '.·conversation vi'th ·a US .official; Braga. . r~- · :::,,·~ ..": ''\.~· .~ . -,. :.0: __,~7.·~

Oral history transcript, Nash Castro, interview 5 (V), 5/1/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, and for us it was a real tragedy. We were concerned that, because of the relatively short time left between the time of his separation and June 19, that they would make a shambles of the whole thing, which they did. Tucker and I had a couple of conversations

Oral history transcript, Felix McKnight, interview 1 (I), 10/4/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in my hand, which was more money than I had ever seen. So I went back to the--oh, before the conversation ended, Mr. Miller said that he would like for me to meet a young man in an adjoining room. He opened the door and this tall, stringy fellow just

Oral history transcript, Charles K. Boatner, interview 2 (II), 5/21/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

never did get to any of the ball games . In fact- F: What kind of spectator did he make? B: He was a spectator for the first event usually, and then by the second event he was out looking up a telephone to call somebody to get back to his real hobby

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 29, May 25-31, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 16 (Item)

if this were called for. According to Diem, Ky considers that the role as head of the Armed Forces is vitally important and he hoped Thieu would come to see it this way. Diem said that following these two conversations he was persuaded that personal relations

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1963" (Item)

/1 Johnsons are at the Ranch. At noon Skeeter Johnston calls LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) to inform him of Senator Kerr’s death. Phone conversations with Jim Webb, Reedy, press follow. 1/2 LBJ helicopters to Austin for the afternoon, returns to Ranch

Oral history transcript, James W. Symington, interview 1 (I), 7/14/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

in the Senate two terms, but I knew him as a congressman, because he had come from the Senate to the Congress in 1932, when I was five years old. My father at that time was in business, and I used to hear a lot of conversations between them, not always

Oral history transcript, Arthur J. Goldberg, interview 1 (I), 3/23/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

was furious with Johnson when in his book he said I was bored. I called him on the telephone when I saw that. And I was very--I was impolite I must say. I've always been polite to presidents and ex-presidents, but I was infuriated because I had told him

Folder, "January 31, 1968 - 8:40 a.m. Pueblo 13 - Breakfast with Congressional Leaders & Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

to stand up out there. We are not about to return to the enclave theories. President Eisenhower said, · what I want most for the President is for him to win the war. {A copy of the telephone conversation with General Eisenhower is attached as Appendix

Folder, "Ex WH 14-3, 11/23/63 - 7/11/66 [YACHT]," WHCF WH, Box 28 (Item)

---------Approved See me ---------- HECEI\ ED '1 M HVIM'\ATSON 1)~" JUL 6 ,. l ~ -, - ~ '/J/" 1-~ ~ r t L ~ r , ~~ ""' ~~ ~ ~ ~~ 0 , ,r' ' ..e.,~ --~ , f r The President•S wishes relayed t o ~, by telephone from the LBJ Ranch by Jake Jaco

Oral history transcript, Daniel K. Inouye, interview 2 (II), 5/2/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

/exhibits/show/loh/oh 6 place or time. However, I don't recall the exact date, but I think it was somewhere in February or so in 1968, I received a rather strange telephone call from John Bailey. I used to call him quite often for other matters

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 4 (IV), 2/4/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was coming to Washington. She wrote down his name and address on a slip of paper, and I think perhaps his telephone number, too, and put it in my purse and said, "Now you take that out and you call him when you get there. He's going to be expecting you." I

Folder, "Special Picture Orders," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 2 (Item)

MOUNT HOLYOKE, PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. • TELEPHONE: 454-5458 August 13, 1965 Dear Mr. President: I write you on behalf of seven hundred fifty members of the Western Region, International Platform Association •.. to express our

Oral history transcript, Richard J. Hughes and Betty (Elizabeth) Hughes, interview 1 (I), 8/6/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

would have made the same choice or not. F: That closed that conversation, didn't it? BH: Dick, in retrospect, thinking about that convention, you know we had gotten very bad press. There are simply not the facilities, unfor- tunately, in Atlantic

Oral history transcript, Frank Ikard, interview 1 (I), 6/15/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

from the 13th District resigned to go with the telephone company, then there was the special election. There were about 8 or 9 of us that ran, and Walter was in that race. It was a rather heated campaign, and while there was never any personal feeling

Oral history transcript, Nancy Dickerson, interview 1 (I), 8/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oh, no! So Buddy got on the phone, and I've often thought of whoever in the world IIBuddy" might be. There was some young man in Texas and all of a sudden he was thrust into a telephone conversation with a strange man whom he had never met who

Oral history transcript, John William Theis, interview 1 (I), 12/1/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

opportunity. There was a man with a camel, so you go over and handshake the camel driver and the picture was taken. Through the interpreter, there was a conversation. The invitation was graciously extended by Johnson, IICome to Washington. By one means

Oral history transcript, William H. Chartener, interview 1 (I), 1/22/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

it was a telephone call from a gentleman named Sidney Weinberg, who is a good friend of Johnson's and also of Trowbridge. Sidney Weinberg had just come from a meeting of the Business Council down in Hot Springs, Virginia; and he said that he had been approached

Oral history transcript, Eugene M. Zuckert, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

. M: Do you recall any direct conversations in these meetings that you have already mentioned, beginning back with the San Marcos one, coming forward? Z: Oh, I can recall. . . Yes, from time to time we would talk to him, and if we weren't able to do

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krim, interview 4 (IV), 11/9/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, actually refreshed my recollection exactly what he said. Well, actually, I think the notes were written by somebody who was at the meeting, and it took that general form. During this period, and actually in the conversations that my wife and I had had

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 55: Dec. 20‑31, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 27 (Item)

in-country. He is in a better position to support the local forces and the guerrillas in the vital battle for the people. Conversely, the main forces are in a better position to levy taxes on the people, to get their rice and to prove to the people, visibly

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 20, February 1- 11, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 13 (Item)

.~MENACE.}: THESE.__.AHE . ONLY A-- FE1' _SELECTIONS FROM· THE !.IRADES 1 HAVE HAD, AL~AYS IN PRIVATE. CONVERSATION. I HAVE ' SI\/EN DAVID AND CHET ·A : FULLER . ACC0Ut'JT OF WHAT HE HAS SAID. HE DESCRIBED -IO -ME THE STATE OF ECONOMIC -WARFARE BET~EEN

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 2 (II), 10/29/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

proceeded to pick up the phone and gave the White House telephone operator the names of the twenty-two and chased them all over town. I don't recall he had caught all twentytwo by the time I went home, but he stayed with it. He'd have some conversations