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Folder, "Notes and Transcripts of Johnson Conversations, February, 1960," Telephone Transcripts, Office Files of Walter Jenkins, Box 1 (Item)

corporation the otbdr day and the report I received from him was that the col'J)orate 0 . beads of the big corporations ·are pretty down on Mr. ·Nixon lot of them were looldrig with favor to Sena.torJobnson• amthat a ..AB far as ctvtl rights is concerned

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)

Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 2 (II), 6/7/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

just had to get rid of that bastard, and we had to get somebody in--not our man necessarily, but a man whose thinking would be more along the lines of ours. G: He sent Abe Fortas down there, as I recall? J: Gosh, I didn't recall that. G: You don't
Jacobsen's early work for LBJ; protocol for entering LBJ's office; a trip to Camp David with LBJ; allowing LBJ to relax from the stress of his duties; Ambassador W. Tapley Bennett, Jr., Abe Fortas, and Tom Mann in the Dominican Republic in 1965

Oral history transcript, Cecil E. Burney, interview 1 (I), 11/26/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

was Abe Fortas who got to be quite a fellow in his day . But Abe Fortas wrote the pleadings, and of course they were accepted and filed, while all of those great lawyers, they were all helpful and their names meant a lot, but as I've done in recent

Oral history transcript, McGeorge Bundy, interview 1 (I), 1/30/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

with Abe Fortas or with somebody, nevertheless, he was doing some double-checking back with me, and there was a certain kind of not only immediate need, but a sense that I was trying to do a job the way he wanted it done. He, of course, went way out of his

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/26/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)

i p a n d s p e e c h - - c e r t a i n l y l a s t f o r a lo n g , lo n g tim e . I s a w a p a r t of A m e r i c a th a t I knew the l e a s t of a l l - - O r e g o n - - th e f a r N o r th w e s t, A nd t h i r d , L yn do n n a m e d Abe F o
Lady Bird to Portland, Oregon, for last trip & speech; LBJ nominates Abe Fortas as Chief Justice & Homer Thornberry for Associate Justice of Supreme Court; Lady Bird gives speech to American Institute of Architects; Orville Freeman is in panel

Oral history transcript, Fred Korth, interview 1 (I), 3/7/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 21 (XXI), 1/7/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Folder, "Boggs, Hale (Cong.) 1/1/1967 - 12/31/1967," Name Files, WHCF, Box B-331 (Item)

of Education OSBORN,Keith, Merrill-Palmer Institute REID, Joseph H., Child Welfare League of America LEE, Diana C. TAIT, Pauline, .._ ---· ...... 2J .. 19'7 Babert• Ab~~J( CCl~---r- ..~~~•;; Ila.a to14 M tlae -4 _. acaaa4Z~D~JQ11to IIGCSOI UIIS

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 113: Jan. 1‑15, 1969 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 44 (Item)

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Folder, "Israel - Volume 6, 12/66 - 7/67 [3 of 4]," Country Files, NSF, Box 140 (Item)

- .and guaranteed by an .i\.rnerican Cor:rr:'.itt.ee. 'A ne..1 un~versity could be funded in · large par~ by ~h e se ciol_l ar rep.a yments. if .arrange~e::lts ca.n be nade t o forgive the dept. These --s~ ep s . co"..:. ld p:CcfD ab 2. y 1::..::: ·accomplished

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 42 (XLII), 11/5/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

early education and dyslexia; Abe and Carol Fortas; Oveta Culp Hobby; the Johnsons' friendship with Billy Graham; Billy Graham's and the Johnsons' religious beliefs and backgrounds; Mrs. Johnson's relationship with the press; Charles and Jane Engelhard

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

--not only supported it, stimulated it. Because I was in the bedroom when Abe Fortas and Clark Clifford, Johnson's bedroom at night, told him no American president has ever lost a war and so on. I had always been opposed so I used to argue against

Oral history transcript, Phyllis Bonanno, interview 2 (II), 4/6/1983-4/7/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

have been in February or March, which we just did, because that's one trip that I went on with him, and it was really--he went to see all the troops off. G; Let me ask you about the Abe Fortas nomination. This is something that really heats up in July

Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 4 (IV), 3/3/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Speeches were fashioned as a result of the issues that we had de- termined were the ones that we wanted to hit. Clark Clifford and Abe Fortas were involved as allies on the outside

Oral history transcript, Edwin L. Weisl, Jr., interview 2 (II), 5/23/1969 by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

to go any other way. F: Did the original Fortas nomination concern you one way or another? W: No. F: So you had no hand in that? W: No. F: Was there any feeling as far as you know around the Department of LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krim, interview 5 (V), 4/7/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

you tell him? K: I was in favor of no bombing from the beginning. I had had debates with him in 1965, at the time of that first big bombing halt, where he had said that the only two people who really were strong were [Abe] Fortas and Clifford

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 7 (VII), 2/12/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of the whole matter, but there were two occasions when I had to face it. One was the interview for the Warren Commission, which basically went to how many shots did I hear and that sort of thing. And the other occasion occurred a long time afterward when Abe

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 13 (XIII), 2/29/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and Dick Neuberger. R: Could be. Oh, hard to tell. Do you remember that? You know, Morse was very cantankerous. Morse deliberately loved to pick fights. That goes way back. He picked one with Abe Fortas when Fortas was under secretary

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 11 (XI), 4/18/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

for him, though? J: Well, he'd been, along with Abe Fortas, just his closest adviser all the way through. G: Is that rig ht? J: Just about number one. him. He really respected Ed Weisl and he leaned on He came to Washington to be counsel to what

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 9 (IX), 1/24/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Johnson -- IX -- 17 Texas. Abe Fortas had a Tennessee beginning, Memphis I think it was. Of course, Tom Corcoran was a hardy Irish Rhode Islander

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 10 (X), 1/25/1979-1/26/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

not all stag. I was included in some--I remember, with Abe and Carol Fortas and Bill Douglas, and many times of good conversation. The New Deal, although battered in some respects and the clouds of war already gathering over us, they were a mighty vigorous

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 32 (XXXII), 8/3/1982-8/4/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. Hacker, and Ag Stacy and the Perry Basses and the Jim Barnets. Then there was the big reception for the governors as part of the inaugural event. And then a very civilized, quiet evening at Abe and Carol Fortas', always one of my favorite homes to go

Oral history transcript, Morris Abram, interview 1 (I), 3/20/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

] Goldberg, Johnson, he did appoint [Abe] Fortas, but when he went off I don't think that a Jew should have been appointed necessarily. That's how I feel about it. G: Leaving aside your doctrinal belief, he did decide to appoint a black. Was Thurgood

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/23/1967 (Sunday) (Item)

; tour James Monroe law office & meet Lawrence Gouveneur Hoes about James Madison portrait; letters from founding fathers found in Madison's desk; to Kenmore estate; visit at Abe Fortas' home; Lady Bird & the Orville Freemans to play, "Look Back in Anger"

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

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/3/1967 (Friday) (Item)

; Johnsons to party for National Council on the Arts at Roger Stevens' home; to party for Lynda Johnson at City Tavern; Lady Bird mentions guests; visit at White House with Arthur Krim, Abe Fortas & Marvin Watson about Democratic National Committee

Folder, "March 12-18, 1965 [Selma Situation]," President’s Appointment File [Diary Backup], Box 15 (Item)

i vil rights . The Deep South knows it; that is why it went for Gol dwater . What the public felt on Monday, in my opinion, was the deepest sense of outrage it has ever fe l t on the civil rights question. I had dinner with Abe Fortas Monday night

Oral history transcript, Welly K. Hopkins, interview 3 (III), 6/9/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

connections with PWA, and that's where he first knew Abe Fortas, Tom Corcoran, Ben Cohen and that sort of thing. I just almost would be positive that Lyndon was the one that made the proposals to the President and the one that was successful in obtaining

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, Kermit Gordon, interview 4 (IV), 4/8/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

. There were a number of Cabinet members around the table, Clark Clifford was there, Abe Fortas was there, and I'm sure Larry OrBrien was there. And a number of other such people, to talk specifically about the poverty program. The one thing every person

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, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 20 (XX), 4/23/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

guess Abe Fortas, [Clark] Clifford, probably others--who had been involved with him over the years. Obviously he would be eliciting their views. Here is a president who has to have some concern about the political fallout from Vietnam. This could cause

Oral history transcript, R. Sargent Shriver, interview 1 (I), 8/20/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

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

Oral history transcript, Lee C. White, interview 5 (V), 11/2/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Clark Clifford and Abe Fortas to kill the damned story. You can't hide a bull fiddle in a Volkswagen. F: It would have been worse if leaked. W: Yes. It's just too bad that you sometimes do things with your eye on the irmnediate short-range

Oral history transcript, Frank M. Wozencraft, interview 1 (I), 10/21/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, Justice Black is not a chief justice; he's one of the associate justices. It's just as fascinating. I've been rather interested in the recent controversy on Justice [Abe] Fortas' appointment. So few people have realized that an associate justice has

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 7 (VII), 6/17/1970, by Joe B. Frantz and Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

in that job would have had the kind of access that somebody on the White House staff had or a cabinet officer had would have been if he were a good friend of the President's, if he were a Bill Deason, or an Abe Fortas, or a Clark Clifford or somebody like

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 19 (XIX), 1/27/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was in the Pentagon then. Among the things I do remember is getting Abe Fortas and McGeorge Bundy and Vance I guess down to the Dominican Republic to get [Joaquin] Balaguer put in power. But I think, you know, Johnson always thought that Fulbright didn't like

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