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Oral history transcript, William D. Carey, interview 1 (I), 12/11/1985, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

vision. But he was a very determined politician. He brooked no opposition, he forgave no opposition, and it made life very, very difficult. K: You said morale improved beginning with Stans in the late Eisenhower years. Why was that? What made

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/29/1966 (Thursday) (Item)

Square; phone call from Diana MacArthur; LBJ & Lady Bird meet 4-H group; Lady Bird greets Governors; lunch; office work; report of National Foundation on Arts & Humanities; bowling; dinner; LBJ's speech for Brookings Institute; reception; exercises

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/26/1967 (Sunday) (Item)

LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast and go to St. Mark's Episcopal Church; to Jack Brooks' home for coffee; talk about House and Texas delegation; back to White House for office work; visit from Jack Valentis & Arthur Krims; tv and lunch; the Bob Jacksons

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/9/1967 (Thursday) (Item)

Lady Bird has breakfast with LBJ; Lady Bird goes to Spanish class; meeting with Max Brooks; work on speeches for upcoming Appalachia trip; fitting for clothes; Lady Bird & LBJ go down the elevator to his press conference ; LBJ's decision to run

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/30/1965 (Saturday) (Item)

Press stories on engagement of Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent; visit of Peter and Henrietta Hurd; lunch with Hurds , Jack Brooks, et al; unveiling and discussion of the Hurd portrait of LBJ; portrait receives poor reviews from the Johnsons; Lady Bird

President's Daily Diary entry, 4/27/1967 (Item)

f Kin g 9:33p Th 9:45p f e Presiden t aske d fo r eithe r Cong . Pickl e o r Con g Jac k Brooks-neither availabl e - - "neve r mind " Douglas 9:50p m s Cate r - w / a repor t o n the President' s questio n abov e f ou t 10:45p Th e Presiden t

Oral history transcript, Kermit Gordon, interview 3 (III), 3/21/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

, 1969 INTERVIEWEE: KERMIT GORDON INTERVIEWER: DAVID G. McCOMB PLACE: Mr. Gordon's office, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 M: Last time, Dr. Gordon, we were talking about the transition to Lyndon Johnson after the death

Oral history transcript, Luther Holcomb, interview 3 (III), 7/29/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

others at that time. When Mr. Ralph McGill of Atlanta-- he has passed away--but he was appreciated perhaps more on the national scene than he was in the State of Georgia. At that time Mr. Brooks Hays was in Congress from Arkansas, and his voice

Oral history transcript, Charles S. Murphy, interview 2 (II), 5/29/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

then, but still it's the same basic pattern. Then in 1960 the Brookings Institution set up an advisory committee on transition to work with their professional staff people who were actually doing some serious work and serious study on this. I was a member

Oral history transcript, Claude C. Wild, interview 1 (I), 5/7/1965, by Eric F. Goldman (Item)

. INTERVIEWER: Eric F. Goldman Wild's office in the Perry Brooks Building, Austin, Texas, May 7, 1965 G: Mr. Wild, would you begin by telling us how you became the Johnson campaign manager in the first Congressional campaign? W: In 1938 Congress Buchanan

Oral history transcript, W. Sherman Birdwell, Jr., interview 4 (IV), 2/15/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, but I cannot recall any specific instance except in Austin where I know he cultivated Raymond Brooks, [and] Charlie Green later on . When I say later on [I mean] after the initial begin ning of this program . In San Antonio I know he did, because - I

Oral history transcript, Anita P. Winters, interview 2 (II), 4/24/1987, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

to his two girls. G: Everything went to the two girls. Okay. In March of 1970, LBJ spent about a week at Brook Army [Hospital]. He'd gotten ill. Did y'all visit him at that time? Do you remember that incident? W: I remember it but we never visited him

Folder, "Ashmore, Harry S.," Name Files, WHCF, Box A-223 (Item)

and a copy of a memorandum, whi h George promised to show the President, regarding the acem in Terris nter for the Study Convocation being aponsored by the of Democratic Inatitutiona. I recall wa in Brook ■ Haya offic again 100n. nversation last year forward

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 27, 1 January 1983," LBJ Library (Item)

. The commlltee includes such well-known environmental leaders as Laurance Rockefeller, Mary Lasker, Brooke Aslor, Jane Engelhard, and Enid Haupt. Other knowledgeable experts serving on the commmee include Nash Castro, diret.:tor of the Palisades Interstate

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 39, 15 February 1987," LBJ Library (Item)

or thL nati n s pnht1cal his tory. ,, ho have both recent!) \Hittc:n hliok~ about their •amou, rdativi.:s. • H1,t1man David kCullough whose pn.:vious book, have bt: n :inc.mtTheodore R sevclt tht. Pan· ma Canal and lhL Brook)) n Bridge. JnJ \\ hose

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/15/1964 (Wednesday) (Item)

Committee of U.S. and Canada; Talk with Luci and Lynda Johnson; Time magazine article on John Connally; Dinner with Congressman and Mrs. Jack Brooks; LBJ's sleeping habits

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/3/1964 (Monday) (Item)

limits for future groups to WH; Ashton Gonella; Lady Bird shops for hats; Governor's race of John Connally & Don Yarborough; dinner with A.W. Moursund, Jack Brooks, Walter Jenkins and Pierre Salinger

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1946" (Item)

products; also preserves rent control. LBJ votes for the bill. 6/26 LBJ announces he will be unable to return to district to open campaign until 7/6 due to pressures of Congress. Mrs. Max Brooks named chairman of women’s division of LBJ’s campaign, calls

Reference File, "Camp David" (Item)

: .. _C_A_M_P_D_A_V_I_D_~-~--...:__ ___ A_P_RI_L_8:....., __ 1_9_6_7 __ 1··, Cll ~ SU Cb "' t1 0) Cb • -APRIL 0) 9, 1967 n r j Camp David l ~i'· w/ Mrs. Johnson Cong and Mrs. Jack Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Riordan Hon and Mrs. Ramsey Clark Hon and Mrs

Reference File, "Camp David" (Item)

: .. _C_A_M_P_D_A_V_I_D_~-~--...:__ ___ A_P_RI_L_8:....., __ 1_9_6_7 __ 1··, Cll ~ SU Cb "' t1 0) Cb • -APRIL 0) 9, 1967 n r j Camp David l ~i'· w/ Mrs. Johnson Cong and Mrs. Jack Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Riordan Hon and Mrs. Ramsey Clark Hon and Mrs

Folder, "[Public Activities - Biographic Information - Navy] War - From Mrs. Johnson's Desk - White House, 1965," LBJA, Subject Files, Box 74 (Item)

Studios SUVA'STWISTEDMOUNTAINS Facing Suva across the harbour is a range of rugged mountains f"ising steeply from the beach. The strange attraction of these mountains was described by Rupert Brooke (Poe ms, with a Memoir) after his visit to Suva. "Across

Oral history transcript, Hobart Taylor, Sr., interview 1 (I), 1/29/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was Mr. Roberts, the president of our bank in Wharton. of our bank, E. G. Brooks. There was another one, a vice president They've always been as nice to me as any- body you ever saw in your life. When I came to Houston a letter of introduction

Oral history transcript, Homer Thornberry, interview 1 (I), 12/21/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of the Texas delegation; and Jack Brooks. Now I don't remember who else, but I remember those four. were riding along, and then we heard what were the shots. We We didn't know for sure what it was at first, but you could sense that something was wrong

Oral history transcript, Mildred Portner, interview 1 (I), 1/11/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

a letter here where I wrote my good friend Philip [C.] Brooks out at the Truman Library. They only had thirty thousand pictures and they had put them in chronology but no subject identification, and he doubted if they ever would. He said that, as usual

Oral history transcript, Charles M. Maguire, interview 3 (III), 7/29/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

Oral history transcript, William B. Cannon, interview 1 (I), 5/21/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Harry Ashmore, interview 1 (I), 1/31/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

in the House delegation, in those days Brooks Hays, who was a leader in the House side. All the Arkansas people, particularly Brooks Hays and Wilbur Mills, were very close to Sam Rayburn, whom I knew very well. They were .part of Mr. Sam's orbit and that made

Folder, "[Visitors - Foreign] Adenauer, Konrad [April 1961] 2 of 2," LBJA, Subject Files, Box 90 (Item)

News; Er• neet K. Lindley, Newsweek Magazine; Jamee Rut.on, New York T1mee; Law "9nce B. Spivak, regular panel member. Mr. Baoo11ts.Th1a is Ned Brooks, invitlng you to "Meet the Press." Our guest today la the Chancellor of Weat Germany, Dr. Konrad

Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 3 (III), 6/27/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

the bus tour. I think again this reflects her degree of detailed interest, that she would go out and join us on an expedition like that. Diana MacArthur called and said she had an indication from Henry Diamond that Laurance Rockefeller and Brooke Astor

Folder, "Foreign Relations - Berlin [1 of 3]," 1961 Subject Files, VP Papers, Box 79 (Item)

' turther assistance to you please ·do not hesitate to call on me. :U,ncere:cy- yours, Brooks IUqa Assistant .Secreta17 Enclosaress l. Press Release lo. 581. 2. Letter trom Mr. McMurey. [3 of 6 front] [3 of 6 back] , · El N RRATIOllS ~~ November 2

Oral history transcript, Richard H. Nelson, interview 1 (I), 7/20/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

with Mayor [Robert F.] Wagner that rIm not sure- ... G: That was this trip. N: That was in October? Yes, we met with Mayor Wagner at the time. G: It was Jack Brooks that went along. N: Jack Brooks, that's right, absolutely. There's nothing like

Folder, "S. Con. Res. 91, Guatemala [2 of 2]," Files Relating to Senator Johnson’s Legislation, Senate Papers, Box 297 (Item)

Oral history transcript, John Holton, interview 1 (I), 6/19/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, however, as parliamentarian, but he's still in Washington. He was a close adviser to Speaker Rayburn. And then members of the Texas delegation who were particularly close [were] Frank Ikard, Homer Thornberry, Jack Brooks. G: How about Lloyd Bentsen? H

Oral history transcript, Janet Wofford Ingram, interview 1 (I), 7/17/1987, by Christie L. Bourgeois (Item)

delay in some activity that was supposed to take place, and I think-- B: Yes. I think she was with Marietta Brooks. I cannot remember which campaign that was, either, but we'll look that up. Yes. I: Then when he ran for the Senate against Coke

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 30 (XXX), 3/22/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Brooks, a very nice little curve to it, winding out to the front gate under the master tree--one of the glorious trees of the yard. Lyndon picked up a stick and wrote in it, "Welcome. LBJ Ranch. August 1952." We soon established habits. We would buy eggs

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

of more jobs for more men. He made sure the newspapers got that word through his good friends Gordon Fulcher, Charlie Green, I guess Buck Hood probably, and Raymond Brooks. How many jobs there would be, how much the power bill would be reduced. 2 LBJ

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 13 (XIII), 9/2/1979-9/3/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, a character--he was a strong supporter of ours, I'm proud to say, because I had a lot of respect for him, and Beauford Jester, who was later to become governor. There was a women's division. Marietta Brooks headed it. Betty Long had a big part in it; I'm sure

Oral history transcript, Ramsey Clark, interview 4 (IV), 4/16/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

legislation. Senator Brooke, Senator Percy, Senator Javits, worked very hard without any reservations, and were major factors. While people still think in terms of Dr. King's assassination as having made the passage of open housing possible, the fact

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/10/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)

of Congressman John Fogarty; impeachment of Adam Clayton Powell; new African-American Senator, William Brooke; Lady Bird describes reaction to speech; Lady Bird answers press questions; Johnsons to Speaker's Room & White House with guests for supper

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/13/1967 (Thursday) (Item)

Carmichael; lunch at Mexican restaurant; LBJ Library model at the Brooks building; Headliners' Club to see Robert Joy portrait of LBJ; to LBJ Ranch; visit with tourists; to restored Courthouse in Fredericksburg; dinner; Lady Bird sleeps in Childrens Room