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President's Daily Diary entry, 4/30/1964 (Item)

, Winchester, Va. - Greeted by: Mr. James R. Wilkins, President of Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Mr. Thomas W. Baldridge, Director of Festival Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr . Is escorted by Mr. Wilkins through east hallway of school to waiting room near east

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/11/1967 (Item)

arrived unannounced Paul Miller, Gannet Rober t Lucas, Chief, Gannett Bureau Bernard Kilgore, Star Walke r Stone, Ed-in-chief, Scripp Howard Sen. Harr y Byrd Turner Catledge , NY TIMES in NYC James S. Copley , Publisher, San Diego Union Tribune "Bob

President's Daily Diary entry, 11/13/1965 (Item)

. Today sen t a telegra m to Senato r Harry F. Byrd as a result o f his announcement os his retiring fro m the Senate soon Also wrote letter to Thomas J . Kelly , Presiden t o f the Congressional Medal o f Honor Society, i n NY C in reply to a letter

President's Daily Diary entry, 4/15/1965 (Item)

an d the Virginia Historical Scenic Pkwy Senator Harry Byrd Plan which has been endorsed by Governor Cong Howard Smith Harrison and the Virginia Congressional ielegaGov Albertis Harrison Senator Willis Robertson tion) of Colonel Williamsburg Carlisle

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/14/1966 (Item)

^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ : — ?-^^ ^ ^ ' — f^/l Senator Harry Byrd, Jr. Senator Bourke Hickenlooper Senator Mike Monroney ^%. Senator Frank Carlson Senator Lister Hill Senator Wayne Morse ! \Senator Clifford Case Senator Spessard L. Holland Senator Thruston Morton ; § Senator Joseph Clark

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 33 (XXXIII), 9/4/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to us a little later. We went once more to Rosemont to Senator [Harry] Byrd's, to his annual May 11 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ
Byrd's annual May Sunday lunch; LBJ's relationship with Harry Byrd; visits from the Federated Women's Club and Texas high school classes; drought and water management in Texas; Luci and Lynda's involvement with Girl Scouts and school friends; Luci's

Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 2 (II), 10/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh wanted to get my judgment of what was going on in Harris County. But mainly I think he just wanted me there, and since I had done the program this was a way of saying, "I thank you, and come on. Let's go on to the Austin
back to Washington D.C.; LBJ’s first night as President; the combined LBJ/JFK staff; Ted Sorenson; LBJ’s State of the Union address and concern over the budget; Senator Harry Byrd; getting the budget under $100 billion; task forces; Negro voting rights

Oral history transcript, William A. Reynolds, interview 1 (I), 7/26/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was up here a while I needed a job, applied with him and got one in 1953 and was with him until he died. I expect Kerr and maybe Johnson and Harry Byrd of Virginia had the least turnover in the top people of the staffs of anybody up there. We never had
and the Medicare bill; Kerr's involvement in hiring an assistant for Jim Webb of NASA; the Bricker Amendment; Harry Byrd's work on the Finance Committee; Kerr's meeting with the head of DuPont, Crawford Greenewalt; Kerr's opinions on Social Security and Medicare

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 11 (XI), 7/24/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

being added to his committee. G: Wasn't [Harry] Byrd, [Sr.], still chairman of Finance? O: Yes. G: It seems like that Long is exercising more control over the committee than perhaps would be normal if he were not the chairman. How do you explain
-Wilbur Mills alternative to Medicare; Mills' changing views of Medicare legislation; LBJ's surprise meeting with Harry Byrd, Sr., regarding Medicare and the televised results of the meeting; Russell Long misusing William Fulbright's and Albert Gore, Sr.'s

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

of the sort of social life I've been describing, and the home life, the wheels of the process of working up toward trying to become the nominee of the Democratic Party went on. But if I have not mentioned our Sunday trips down to Senator [Harry] Byrd's home
African-American employees; Sunday meals at Senator Harry Byrd's home; Byrd's personality and interests; story of LBJ getting stopped for speeding on the way to the Byrd home; uses for the Sequoia; the Senate Ladies Club; decorating LBJ's office with items
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 42 (XLII), 11/5/1994, by Harry Middleton

Folder, "Politics - 1951," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 30 (Item)

Party and withheld 39 .of the South's 128 electoral votes from the nominee 0 of the Democratic convention. Senator Byrd· ~ In .tli.e last fortnight, it has been made clear that the revolt of In bitter" attack, the South will be far more effec tive

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/26/1968 (Item)

!Activity Code LD 2:07p President 2:13p Joe 2:14p 2:17 p President 2:32p Phyllis (include visited by) ture through mjdr's office to oval office w/ Jim Jones Califano to Fish Room to greet Senators Harry Byrd, Jr. & Wm. Spong and the J. E. B. Stuart High

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/2/1965 (Item)

by Okie She i s Senato r Harry Byrd' s daughter-in-law . Sh e came t o pick up the picture s take n at Berryville whe n th e Presiden t an d Mrs. Johnso n lunched ther e severa l Sundays ag o to mjdr's roo m t o rea d d th th e latest lates t editions o f

Oral history transcript, A. Willis Robertson, interview 1 (I), 9/27/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

that will authorize the state to borrow up to $81,000,000. That's one per cent roughly of the assessed value of the land in Virginia. But pay-as-you-go was one of the things that Harry Byrd put through, and I helped him to do it. We wouldn't issue bonds to build
; General Douglas MacArthur; Harry Byrd; conservation; Civil Rights Acts; major changes in U.S. government in 35 years; accomplishments of the American people

Oral history transcript, Joseph W. Barr, interview 1 (I), 8/25/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

that they all did their best. F: Did you find Carl Hayden fairly easy to work with? B: Yes. F: He had not lost his grasp? B: He had not. The old gentleman was a wonderful gentleman. He was amazingly astute. I found all of them--Senator Harry Byrd
appointment as Under Secretary; appointment as Secretary; Representative Mahon; Chairman Mills; Mr. Burns; Carl Hayden; Senator Harry Byrd; Senator Kerr; John Williams; tax cut; funding of IDA; coinage problems; 1965 tax law regarding excise taxes; repeal

President's Daily Diary entry, 9/19/1967 (Item)

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President's Daily Diary entry, 3/1/1967 (Item)

Fulbright Mrs. Mike Monroney Mrs. Vance Hartke Mrs. Thomas Kuchel Mrs. Marvin Watson Mrs. Leslie Carpenter j&estRx Betty Beale (press) Sarah McClendon (press ) Ashton Gonella Mrs. Harry Byrd, Jr. Mrs. Hubert Humphrey Wednesday

Letter, Lyndon B. Johnson to Lady Bird Johnson, 5/12/1952 (Item)

r RICHARD B. RUSSELL, GA., CHAIRMAN HARRY FLOOD BYRD, VA. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, TEX. ESTES KEFAUVER, TENN. LESTER C. HUNT, WYO. JOHN C. STENNIS, MISS. RUSSELL B. LONG, LA. STYLES BRIDGES, N. H, LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, MASS. WAYNE MORSE, OREG. WILLIAM F

Oral history transcript, Hubert H. Humphrey, interview 1 (I), 8/17/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. But he was looked upon, he and Harry Byrd--Harry Byrd was the more conservative by far--but they were looked upon as the powers in the Democratic southern bloc. And then in the Republican side there was Eugene Milligan of Colorado, and there was Bob Taft
Initial awareness of LBJ; Senate run by Southerners; Tidelands; political albatross; DC’s Southern atmosphere; Dick Russell; Harry Byrd; Eugene Milligan; Bob Taft; LBJ as a political operator; LBJ’s relationship with David Dubinsky; Walter George

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 10 (X), 5/13/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and might become the subject of votes, might become, quote, "Democratic policy." And once you had something called Democratic policy that Russell and [Harry] Byrd and [John] Stennis and [Allen] Ellender and those fellows could not support, then you really
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Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 10 (X), 5/13/1986, by Michael L. Gillette
Harry C. McPherson

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 38, 20 October 1986," LBJ Library (Item)

Democrats would v te for it, too. That would ut it back to 35,000, and he said, "Lyndon, I'm going to rub your nose in it this time." Poor Hom r. I'll never forget when they started lo call the roll and [Virginia Democrat] Harry Byrd voted against Homer

President's Daily Diary entry, 11/16/1967 (Item)

of "Political Principles of Robert Taft." by^ ^ The two Senators are members Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. of the Advisory Council of the Senator Joe Tydings Robert A. Taft Institute of Mrs. Preston ^HjjjHL Davie - Chairman, Robert A. Taft Institute of Government

President's Daily Diary entry, 11/17/1964 (Item)

) 7 Geo. Reedy (fr mansion) t Sen. Harry Barber in theByrd mansion t (fr mansion) Judge Moursund - Austin Larry A.W. O'Brien (fr mansion) SEE TRAVEL RECORD FOR TRAVEL ACTIVITY (returning his call) NMENT PRINTING OFFICE . 1964 OF—744-735 Page

President's Daily Diary entry, 2/24/1966 (Item)

Schweiker Cong Wm Bray Cong Charles Goodell Se n Gale McGee Cong Garner Shriver ' Sen. Dan Brewster Cong HHHHH Durward Hall Cong Roy McVicker Sen Margaret Chase Smith ! Sen. Robert C. Byrd Cong Lee H Hamilton Cong Harvey Machen Sen John Sparkman J Sen

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/4/1966 (Item)

to Sgt Gaddis To Mrs. Johnson's receptionfor the Unveiling of the bust of the President done bv Jimilu Mason -- for coffee ATTENDING: Sen. Cannon presented the Sen. Robert Byrd Sen Howard Cannon president a proof set of Sen John Sherman Cooper coins fr

Oral history transcript, Joseph W. Barr, interview 3 (III), 5/8/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

no bones about it. They didn't attempt to be nonpartisan or bipartisan or anything else. They were after their own state and their own industries. Period. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. He said, "They call old Harry Byrd the protector of the budget. If I
; Sam Rayburn and Judge Howard Smith; Barr's relationship with Sam Rayburn; bond interest rates; time Barr spent with the Senate and House; Harry Byrd, Sr.; Robert Kerr; funding the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT); backdoor spending; Social

Oral history transcript, Clifford P. Case, interview 1 (I), 3/1/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

://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 Case -- I -- 21 I remember one story about old Senator Byrd, young Harry's father

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/24/1967 (Item)

in the District of Columbia; Robert Byrd General Lawrence E. O'Brien Califano , George Christian, Tom Johnson Date July fane HOUSE 24, 1967 , CNT LYNDON B. JOHNSON WARY 'resident began his day at (Place) Time 1 In The White Hous e Day ^^r' ' Out Lo

President's Daily Diary entry, 8/23/1967 (Item)

] t Sanders t o Second Floor 9:50 a "CONGRESSIONA L LEADERSHI P BREAKFAS T -The Vic e President - secon d floo r famil y dinin g roo m Senator Mik e Mansfield Senator Russel l Lon g : Senato r Rober t Byrd , Speaker Joh n McCormack Cong. Car l Albert

President's Daily Diary entry, 9/5/1968 (Item)

for 7:00 a wakeup 7:30a Breakfast 8:30a CONGRESSIONAL ' 11:15 The 9:25 Senator Robert Byrd 9:25 Senator Russell Long 9:25 Speaker John McCormack 9:25 Cong. Carl Alber t 9:25 Cong Hal e Boggs 9:25 Sen. Mike Mansfield 9:25 Joe Califano LEADERSHIP

President's Daily Diary entry, 12/15/1967 (Item)

Datf 15 December 1967 The White House p Friday Activity (inctude visited by) Breakfast Joe Califano -pl Harry McPherson -pl Mike Manatos -pl Marvin Watson -pl Hon. Clark Clifford Mrs. Johnson. LBJ Ranch Tom Johnson Dale Meeks, LBJ Ranch Mr

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/12/1965 (Item)

March 12 , 196 5 Friday White House Dr Burkley The Kitche n Bill Moyer s George Reed y Breakfast w/ Mrs Johnson To Ova l Offic e w / M W and Rufu s Youngbloo d Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia To Cabine t Roo m fo r meetin g wit h

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/15/1965 (Item)

a problem. " Bill Moyers White HouseJune 21 1965 Mondayw/ In his remark s th e President mentione d the name s o f Congressman Oren Harris Congressman Jame s J . DeLaney , Congressma n Hale Boggs , Con g Leono r Sulliva n Senator Thoma s Dodd , Senato r Ralp

Oral history transcript, Carl T. Curtis, interview 1 (I), 3/10/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

on that Byrd, did not go along with it. ~ssociation committee~ Walter George and Harry I'm wondering if you can recall his with senators like Walter George and Dick Russell ~ who were sentor members of the [Senate]. C: r think Harry he had a good

Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 6 (VI), 12/9/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

[NAID 24617781] I don't know, I don't. More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh I remember some conversation about Virginia was very bad at it, and Harry Byrd was sort of the leader of that place and he

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 6 (VI), 5/23/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, even in legislative initiatives. R: Oh, yes. But don't forget, a lot of the thoughts in Webb s book came 1 out of that study that Harry Burleigh ran for the reclamation service, which was a study that had really been launched by Johnson. not at all

Oral history transcript, Eugene McCarthy, interview 1 (I), 12/12/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, there wasn't much in 1958 to I don't remember much in the way of pressure on particular issues. G: Did he defer to Harry Byrd? M: lAlell, everybody sort of deferred to Harry. person. He was sort of a nice He was carrying on in the tradition of old

Oral history transcript, William H. Jordan, Jr., interview 1 (I), 12/5/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

close until Senator Robert Byrd came along. In the Fifties Senator Russell had an office at the corner of First and Constitution, close by one of the main entrances and exits to what is now the Russell Office Building but was then the only Senate

President's Daily Diary entry, 5/2/1967 (Item)

. JOHNSON MARY 'resident began his day at (Place) The - Tin T"_.e' » ' 1= In Out 1 -Mike 4:45p t Harry 5:16p To • and j Deputy ' ^ Today ": • I ._ , j __ . 11 (include visited by) ture • Code Manatos McPherson (pl) -: The President today

President's Daily Diary entry, 4/10/1967 (Item)

~ 1 to second floor , ' //Senator Mike Mansfield ^"BREAKFAST a_ jr Senator Robt Byrd private ^( Speaker John McCormack ( j Cong Carl Albert and Senate I PMG O'Brien [ [I Mike Manatos The I Henry Wilson by Joe Califano a . program . 9: 50a j I

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