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Oral history transcript, Joe Mashman, interview 1 (I), 3/28/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 26 (XXVI), 11/16/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • and again, "I won't tell you what it is, but it's"--of course everybody knew what he was talking about. How he went into Texas, et cetera, and in his old age, he went up to see Sam Rayburn. "[He] said, 'Sammie, I'm going to go on back to'--and I won't tell
Oral history transcript, Robert Short, interview 1 (I), 8/22/1979, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , right, in those days, but certainly a very powerful man. Then I knew the Speaker of the House [Sam Rayburn], who was a close friend of Johnson's. That's, though, basically the background in terms of how do I know Johnson. Now, I don't remember everything
Oral history transcript, John Sherman Cooper, interview 1 (I), 3/11/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • it has been said, that he knew the powers of the leadership. Sam Rayburn knew them in the House but he may have exercised them in a different way. He had a strong group to begin with, who were strong men around him. For example, Dick Russell--Richard
Oral history transcript, James E. Webb, interview 1 (I), 4/29/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
Folder, "[Visitors - Foreign] Adenauer, Konrad [April 1961] 1 of 2," LBJA, Subject Files, Box 90 (Item)
  • , Com­ the Vice President of the United States Lyn­ mander Shepard, and Colonel McHugh. The don B. Johnson; Speaker of the House Sam Chaplain of our Senate, Rev. Dr. Harris, who Rayburn; and Chief Justice of the Supreme la so gracious and wonderful to us
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 6, July 1 - September 30, 1964 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • ""- keynote of rare eloquence through ~gla bi~8 ~ at Senator from Rhode Island, John Pastore , a-ad ou have reaffirmed enduring values through your beloved permanent chairman, Mr. Rayburn's friend and his worthy successor, John McCormack of Massachusetts
Folder, "S. Con. Res. 91, Guatemala [1 of 2]," Files Relating to Senator Johnson’s Legislation, Senate Papers, Box 297 (Item)
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 8, Excerpts and Taylor's Memo," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • engaged in a fire suppression mission designed to destroy a key antiaircraft defensive complex containing surface-to-air missiles (SAM), an exceptionally heavy concentration of anti­ aircraft artillery, and other automatic weapons. The de­ fensive network
Oral history transcript, William H. Crook, interview 1 (I), 8/21/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • Johnson, and Sam Rayburn presided. I attended, along with my wife and father-in-law, Mr. H. E. Butt, who has always supported Mr. Johnson financially. And this young man-- M: When did you marry, incidentally? C: I married in 1952. This young man
Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Correspondence] [2 of 2]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • , not even the pay hospltAI expenses and other j L'o ngoria family, whether the dead costs. I soldier was en route to New York There ls no segregation here in t . from San Francisco, to Arlington the school after pupils pass the 11 National Cemetery, Fort Sam
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 11 (XI), 7/24/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • with the leadership, reflecting on the election returns. You have to remember the leaders had their frustrations. Sam Rayburn and McCormack and [Carl] Albert and [Hale] Boggs, along with Democratic members, had a great feeling of frustration regarding the Rules
Folder, "Administrative History of the Agency for International Development, Part I, Introduction and Chapters I thru IV", Box 1 (Item)
  • years 1969 inadequate even to sustain to Communicate ·;hat: programs have been inadequate and we end this period of A. I. D. in 1961, the President Mr. Rayburn, areas we have and public support Funds to expand successful Wh,1t are the causes
Folder, "China Lobby II," Papers of Drew Pearson, Georgetown Files, Box G 130 [2 of 3] (Item)
  • hom George Allen shares an office: James Bruce', Truman ·:; 11mlmssa1lor In Argentina; anti Sam Roscnm,111, fotmC'r cou nsrl 10 Presillen1. T ruman. SOlll(' of these did llol lrn,,w I hat Chinese money controlk ll Cheyenne Oil. Johnston ex­ plained he
Folder, "Pepper, Claude (Senator) - Notes [1940-1941]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 11 (Item)
Folder, "Writings, Speeches [1941] [2 of 2]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 16 (Item)
  • oalled out of Speaker Rayburn's o:ftioe. I said under the circu.mstanoes I. thought Sid might call the President, getting his own information direct if he felt that olose to the family at the moment. quoted. I did not personally wish to be I did
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 43, September 21-30, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)
Folder, "Shelton, Robert Marvin," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 11 (Item)
  • . ·Government ~poU..ccies. A casket · was olnl display with a dummy body lying · in it wi th the rrn:ame tag on the body marked "Unc_le Sam." 1 A GEORG¥ DORSE'lrT, reported to be a former UKA Imperial Chaplai.n f.rom North Carolina, . was ejected from
Folder, "Miscellaneous Material [political forecasts, speech material] [1924-1948]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 2 (Item)
  • sa rre s t orie s expre sse d i n t er . of r re " pr a gma tic . c al l ed Both men vi sua lize d 1 t . .. ..• . • and /i n a :pa inting of word s t he sam e of F an ce - d eg enera cy in hy:pq9r.a ~ .,... // thing e x cep t the t r ut h . Nei
Folder, "Civil Rights – Miscellaneous 1964," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • and Louisiana, 'I\V'enty-year power purchase and sales contracts were signed with three electric cooperatives, four cities, and one utility company in Texas and Louisiana for the purchase of the 52,000-kilowatt output of Sam Rayburn Dam and supporting thennal
Folder, "Diary: Vol. #4, 5/29/64 – 12/28/64," Papers of Orville Freeman, Box 9 (Item)
Folder, "Diary: Vol. #8, 6/6/67 – 3/29/68," Papers of Orville Freeman, Box 11 (Item)
  • head in question had said that he dmuldn't do that because he didn't want to get involved • in politics. C" • • This obviously gal.led him right to the bone. At about this time he repeated the story about Dean Acheson again, attributed to Sam
Folder, "Operations of Billie Sol Estes, Report Prepared by the Intergovernmental Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, October 1964," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 2 (Item)
Folder, "Hunt, H. L.," Name Files, WHCF, Box H-474 (Item)
Lyndon Johnson's 1954 Desk Diary I, beginning 3/12/1954 (Item)
  • Secretary .llnderson John Connally in Fort Horth (John called) Senator Fullbright Doris Whit ~ s ide Albert Jackson at t:ie }ayflower Hotel Speaker Rayburn ( Mr . Seibert Worley at Shamrock, Texe.s Bill Francis at Houston Jack Blalock, Room 80lA
Lyndon Johnson's 1954 Desk Diary I, beginning 5/3/1954 (Item)
  • ) ' ' PEOPLE SENATOR JOHNSCN TALKED TO ON THE TELEPHONE: Gerry Seigel Congressman Wright Patman Anchor Nelson, REA Speaker Rayburn Senator Knowland Mr. Gleason in Senator Knowland 1 s office Robert Oliver Clark Cli.ff ord ( Ben Brown, Department of State
Senate Daily Diary entry, 11/29/1959 (Item)
  • D with Walter 9:00a 9:15a 9:30a 9:45a 10:00a 10:15a 10:30a 10:45a 11:00a 11:15a Arrived Carswell AFB Ft. Worth Left Carswell in Air Force K.C.-135 w/ Speaker Rayburn and Walter 11:30a 11:45a 12:00n 12:15p 12:30p 12:45p 1:00 1:45p 2:00p 2:15p
Senate Daily Diary entry, 11/30/1959 (Item)
  • -38 (Ashton can fill in telephone calls) DATE Monday November 30, 1959 10:45a Left Andrews AFB KG-135 with Mrs. J, Rayburn, Fulbright, WJ 11:00a 11:15a 11:30a " 11:45a Stopped briefly in Little Rock to discharge Fulbright 1:00p 1:15p 1:30p l:45p
Oral history transcript, Wright Patman, interview 2 (II), 2/4/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • that took place I think at the Biltmore Hotel or some place the day before the balloting. P: All the meetings were in the Biltmore. G: You were there and Speaker Rayburn was there and Representative John McCormack was there. Mr. O'Neill and Mr
Lyndon Johnson's 1954 Desk Diary I, beginning 3/17/1954 (Item)
  • , Manager of the North by Mr. . Texas Milk Producers Assoc. Rayburn) ~Ker~Nortb Te-J£a-S--Milk ~~ . Prodtteer& A.ssoe. ( W ~ . . B •.· E •. Stallones, Manager of the So. Texas Milk producers Assoc. .. ·• ·:· Mil-ch 17, 1954 People the Senator talked
Lyndon Johnson's 1954 Desk Diary I, beginning 3/22/1954 (Item)
  • ~ Senator J ohns on h-k . R..___ Yh ... ~ q Q0 Skeeter Johns on tal ked to on the phone : ···1- Lt.l-Q..tl-.. . · . Sen:itor McClelland . Speaker Rayburn ( .. ( _./
President's Daily Diary entry, 4/6/1964 (Item)
  • stays Secy Freeman f Mayor Wagner - NYC f Governor Brown - Sacramento G. Reedy In Fish Room - greets Jewish Group Robert Anderson - press pictures made - then to little lounge Secy Ball To mjdr's office - greets yb and asks Gerri to have Rayburn pic
Senate Daily Diary entry, 10/30/1959 (Item)
  • at Marshall Hotel, Marshall; Senator was principal speaker. Walter and Georg e Reedy, Austin, re: whether or not to send wire requested by Speaker Rayburn to the Speaker at Democratic Unit y Dinner in Little Rock, Ark. To Atlanta -- see travel activity Hotel
Senate Daily Diary entry, 11/17/1959 (Item)
  • by) * Expenditure Code LD T F Speaker Rayburn, Bonham Geo Reedy, Austin 11:00a 11:15a 11:30a 11:45a 12:00n 12:15p 12:30p 12:45p LUNCH - FRANK MUTO, JOHNSONS, GERALDINE WILLIAMS l:00p l:15p l:30p l:45p 2:00p 2:15p 2:30p 2:45p Selected name s shoul d b e
Senate Daily Diary entry, 10/28/1959 (Item)
  • s Arrival Time Remarks** 10:15a met b y Cong . Poage , and larg e crow d 12:00n met b y Cong . Oli n Teague, Dr. Harringto n of A & M an d others 6:00p met b y Speake r Rayburn, Judg e Grover Sellers , Gerald C . Mann , and others . Wen t
Senate Daily Diary entry, 11/18/1959 (Item)
  • . Higgins, Senator Green's AA Homer Thornberry 6:03 Sheraton Terrace 6:14 Dr. Charles Bailey - Austin 5:40 Speaker Rayburn-Bonham Gene Chambers - W.F. 6 6:17 Bryce Harlow -White House 6:20 Ranch 6:35 SENATOR LYNDON B. JOHNSON DAILY DIARY
Senate Daily Diary entry, 11/15/1960 (Item)
  • (Stonewall) Commissioner John C. White (Austin Mrs. John Gingrich (New York) Walter Jenkins (Washington, DC) Col Marek (Bergstrom AFB, Austin) Joe Gargan (Austin) Sen Yarborough Speaker Rayburn (Bonham) Gene Nauman Oscar Wyatt & Clarence Wyatt Sen Kefauver
Oral history transcript, Sarah T. Hughes, interview 1 (I), 10/7/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • that you did have Democrats in command? H: Yes. Now, I also had the backing of Mr. Rayburn and I feel that that was very important. I went up to see him. Actually I think I talked with him before I talked with Yarborough. 10 LBJ Presidential Library
Oral history transcript, Allen J. Ellender, interview 1 (I), 7/30/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • Rayburn. B: Was this uncommon for Mr. Rayburn to single out people like that, or were there other favorites, too? E: Well, I don't know of any favorite of his who was as close to him as was President Johnson. They were like peas in a pod when it came
  • First remembrance of LBJ; LBJ as a favorite of Rayburn's; FDR consulted Rayburn and LBJ; LBJ as a great conservationist; LBJ as a natural leader; Senator Russell's relationship with LBJ; LBJ had good subordinates; differing with LBJ over civil
Senate Daily Diary entry, 11/11/1959 (Item)
  • Sen Murray' s Senat e sea t Speaker Rayburn , Bonha m -- re: Se n Clements an d Bobb y comin g t o see hi m today To Southlan d Lif e Bld g heliopor t vi a car (Be n Woote n loane d th e Senator hi s car and driver ) wit h Cliff , M M To Decatu r