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Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 8 (VIII), 11/20/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

there was substance to it? M: I just don't know. Johnson had a lot of sway with Mrs. Smith. She thought he was pretty terrific, and he could usually get her vote, or very often get it anyway. I told the story in my book of the vote on the nomination of Admiral Lewis

Oral history transcript, Clinton P. Anderson, interview 1 (I), 5/20/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, and I said that the day he finished with the lVllite House and I'll still figure that way for a long time to come. But he was a very smart, astute individual, and he knew what was good and what wasn't. We had gone through the battle of the Lewis

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

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

REUTHER RABBI WILLIAM F. ROSENBLUM LEWIS STRAUSS NAHUM TSCHACHBASOV HON. G. MENNEN WILLIAMS Dear Mr. President: The Long Beach Jewish corrununity is presenting a bloodmobile toKMagen David Adom, the Israeli N~tional Red Cross Service, on Sunday, June

Oral history transcript, William H. Darden, interview 2 (II), 3/27/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that. (Interruption) D: --Lewis Strauss to be Secretary of Commerce was one that Senator Johnson had a lot to do with in those days, and I don't really know the extent of his participation, but the Senate rejected that nomination, as you'll recall, by one or two

Oral history transcript, Strom Thurmond, interview 1 (I), 5/7/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

got elected president, too, that it would be to the advantage of the South to have him. But, of course, after he got to be president he didn't show the South many favors. G: Do you remember the Lewis Strauss nomination? T: Yes, I do. G

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 47, 1 July 1990," LBJ Library (Item)

at the Library to a group which in cluded the committee mem bers-Lewis Gould, Barbara Jordan and Melissa Collie who every two years select as prize winner the author of the best book on ,the Congress written in that period. Friends of the LBJ Library were

Oral history transcript, James C. Hagerty, interview 1 (I), 11/16/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Bryce N. Harlow, interview 1 (I), 2/28/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Correspondence] [1 of 2]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 2 (Item)

Paul Hammond Oveta Culp Hobby Warren Kinney General Douglas MacArthur Hanford MacNider John P. Marquand General Frank R. McCoy Robert Montgomery Fairfield Osborn Frederick Osborn Anna M. Rosenberg Robert G. Sproul Lewis L. Strauss Admiral J. H. Towers

Oral history transcript, Andrew J. Goodpaster, interview 1 (I), 6/21/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of the l'resident. But I don't recall any specific session on that. F: In this period you had the unsuccessful nomination of Admiral Lewis Strauss, Secretary of Commerce. Did, as far as you know, Senator Johnson tip his hand on this and incur the President's

Oral history transcript, Clifford Durr and Virginia Foster Durr, interview 1 (I), 3/1/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that could be of any help to him at all. see. This was his political strain, you Tex Goldschm.idt worked for the Interior Department, and Mike Strauss, and Abe Fortas. They were all working for Harold Ickes, so they all becalTIe great friends of Lyndon's

Folder, "Hoover Commission," Papers of Drew Pearson, Georgetown Files, Box G 285 (Item)

(1930) • = The current issue bas to do with the last years of Hoover's life, his son Alan Hoover, Acniral Strauss, Sidney Mitchell, and W.Hallam Tuck. It has todo with a multi-million dollar "Educational" Foundation whihh this crew has "screwed

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 40 (XL), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

. Her's death occurred in her puppyhood. Him lived on for a long time. M: In January the name Lewis Strauss comes up, because President [Dwight] Eisenhower 6 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B

Oral history transcript, Merrell F. "Pop" Small, interview 1 (I), 8/20/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

against McCarthy, as you know. I think she respected Johnson, and I am sure he did her. She was a very strong character. Boy, nobody pushed her around! Maggie had her own--and she didn't like to be called Maggie, incidentally. G: She voted against Lewis

Folder, "Natural Beauty, Resources, etc. 2/2/65," Office Files of Bill Moyers, Box 2 (Item)

of the historic, wildlife, and other recreation resources along the Lewis and Clark,Trail. Required States to provide for •natural beauty .in their outdoor recreation plans and to give it special priority, if they want Fed eral financing through t_he land

Folder, "Young, Whitney M. (Jr.)," Name Files, WHCF, Box Y-041 (Item)

Martin D. Jenki111 John H.Johmon Lindsley F. Kimball Mrs. Arthur B. Krim Robert Lazan11,Jr. John G. Lewis, Jr. Henry A. Loeb . Lawrence W. Lowmea Brinn G. Manion Louis E. Martin Mrs. 0. Oay Muwell, Sr. Jvan C. Mcleod Mrs. Leo M. Men-is G. William Miller

Folder, "Ex CO 304 United Arab Republic," WHCF CO, Box 75 (Item)

Mr. President: /i~J....;'- .,:z, 1. My brother Gene called with the following message: Irving >'E,ngel called from New York, on behalf of himself, M2rris Abram, Lewis Strauss, and Jacob Blaustein - leaders of the Jewisii community. - He

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

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 5/25/1964 (Item)

, Adlai Stevenson) 10:00 Artists' reception - Upper Garden w/ Bess Strauss 10:30 Formal opening ceremonies Page No: Entry No. Appointment O P Activity (include visited by) Expenditure Time 11:15 Arrived Adlai Stevenson's apartment - guests included Ed

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 88: July 13‑20, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 37 (Item)

Oral history transcript, Harold Barefoot Sanders, interview 1 (I), 1/1/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Europe for about three months, came back to Dallas and practiced law "tvith my dad's firm; it was Storey, Sanders, Sherrill, Armstrong. That firm went separate ways in 1952, and I went with I some other lawyers--Lewis, Lefkowitz and John Green in 1952

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

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

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 5 (V), 6/23/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Folder, "Middle East - Volume I, 6/65-3/68 [2 of 3]," Country Files, NSF, Box 104 (Item)

Folder, "Roy Wilkins (NAACP)," Name Files, WHCF, Box W-312 (Item)

, Wilkins, Randolph, Lewis, Parmer, Young) come in to see 7ou at 9100 am1WED~ Th1s 18 earl7 -- but it would have 7our meeting BEFOBE·the7 test1t7. Perhaps this would be helptul. 1-~,.~;. ! Otherwise we would have to schedule them (in order to have r28

Folder, "Hunt, H. L.," Name Files, WHCF, Box H-474 (Item)

taken care of with money, jewels and a villa on Capri, and Romano, 41, Italy's number one jazz pianist, who is married to Sophia Loren's sister. Lewis Terman and Arthur Otis tested 30 police candidates for the police force in San Jose, Calif. Only three

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 52: Nov. 26‑30, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 30, June 1-12, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 17 (Item)

Abram, Lewis Strauss, and Jacob Blaustein -- leaders of the Jewish community. - He requested a n1.eeting with the President either tonight or tomorrow. ------ Yes No Sec m e _ Z. As. you can see {rom the attached telegram. 25 leaders

Senate Daily Diary entry, 3/10/1959 (Item)

opene d th e Senat e Claud Wild e Harry Aiken, Tom Power, Arnold Saxe Ambassador Carrillo Flores Secretary Strauss Bill Lloy d Sam Housto n Skeeter Johnston's birthday lunch at his office dropped by Congressman Wright P a t m a n ' s lunch for Bill Lynch

Folder, "Public Activities – Invitations from the Vice President- Adenauer Visit," 1961 Subject Files, VP Papers, Box 100 (Item)

Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume I, Tabs 1-8, 1 of 2," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 10/9/1968 (Item)

in the Lincoln Sitting Room with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Strauss, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Uris, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Frost, Jr. 12:50 Coffee guests began tour -- CTJ to dressing room to record. 4. 2:25 Had lunch in dressing room alone -- bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Economic Aspects of Middle East Settlement, 10/26/1967, Volume 4, Tab 59," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

show that we are on top of the subject. The fl.aw in the Strauss plan, as the Secretary sees it, is that there is a t least a four t o five year lead time before any desalting plants could begin to produce. Therefore, the S tr auss p l

President's Daily Diary entry, 5/7/1967 (Item)

; discuss plans for a fund raising dinner in Texas in the near future) Ralph H . McCullough, Houston Will D. Davis, Austin John Ben Shepperd, Odessa W. W. Heath, Austin,Ambto Sweden General Carl L. Phinney, Dallas .Robert B. Cullum, Dallas Robert S. Strauss

Folder, "[November 19, 1968 - Meeting with Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

: Strauss is like a stone wall. He won't revalue. - - We 1 ll be working out our Budget. -- Nixon says we shouldn't extend surtax. -- Mills says unless Nixon fights for it, the surtax won't be extended. -- We'll spend $186 this year. We should take in about

Folder, "C.F.- CO 263 Republic of Senegal," WHCF Confidential Files, Box 11-1 (Item)

that he believed Peter""strauss was interested in the job. He is the son of Nathan Strauss, Housing Administrator under President Roosevelt; owner of WMCA in New York and other radio properties; has been active in Liberal Democratic circles in New York

Folder, "LBJ Notes - NSC Meeting - 19 Dec., 1961," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 4 (Item)

- (Turks) Strauss release of nuclear weapons - start discussion soon - should make up our mind during '62 McNamara We have grounds for believing West has nuclear superiority Sol id presentation Very forceful - good impact. British Watkins very upset over

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/25/1968 (Item)

Expen Activit oL D C^ :30p Hi jf Harr v 196 8 ; Y 25, THURSDA*Y y (includ e visite d by ) tur s Excellenc y Fran z Jose f Strauss , Ministe r o f Finance, th e Federa l Republi c of German y in ova l offic e Ambassador Heinric h Knappstein