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President's Daily Diary entry, 12/17/1966 (Item)

Expendi(Jode Justice Fortas, Washington (b-2) Marvin Watson, Washington George Christian, Austin The President, Lynda, and mi departed the LBJ Ranch by car Scharnhorst Reagan Ranch Arrive Main House again The President in the office working at his

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/3/1966 (Item)

October 3, 1966 White House Monday Jack Valenti on second floor this morning, 8:15-9:35a

President's Daily Diary entry, 12/20/1965 (Item)

General Katzenbach VM Charles Schultze Secretary McNamara Secretary To the MW Rusk office w/ JV (pl) Charles Schultze Joe Califano Marvin Watson Elmer Staats Justice Bill Fortas Moyers (pl) Secy. McNamar a (ret . hi s call ) - - RE

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/16/1967 (Item)

_Clar 5:23p J _ Day_MONDAY d y (includ e visite d by ) tur y Fowle r Gardne 4:52p t 5:05p . Camp Davi e JI^ Activit oL D c: Secretar "4:44p _ e Hous e - To T e President aske d fo r Justic e Forta s --he wa s "e n rout e home." - - "leav e

Oral history transcript, Sidney Dillon Ripley II, interview 1 (I), undated, by T.H. Baker (Item)

with his time and effort. He organized a luncheon to meet the Hirshhorns, which I must say was an enormous success because the Hirshhorns were captivated by President and Mrs. Johnson. It was love at first sight. B: Mr. Fortas appears to have helped

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

Oral history transcript, Ramsey Clark, interview 5 (V), 6/3/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

off now into other items with no special coherence or order to them. One thing that I think ought to be asked because it has come up since we talked about it--in reference to Justice Fortas. When his nomination for chief justice was being considered

Oral history transcript, Thurgood Marshall, interview 1 (I), 7/10/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Thurgood Marshall -- Interview I -- 13 B: In that regard, sir, did the disturbance over Mr. Justice Fortas--the two disturbances--hurt the Court very badly? M: I think so. I think it hurt
nomination; JFK and civil rights; circuit judgeship and Supreme Court appointments; Constance B. Motley; Fortas nomination; Warren Court; praise of LBJ

Oral history transcript, William F. Billings, interview 1 (I), 5/23/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

understand Mr . Johnson was able to get Mr . Fortas, who was his lawyer in Washington, to go over and get the necessary writ to free the ballots so that nobody ever found out what the merits or the facts were with respect to those particular ballots

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/11/1968 (Item)

Fortas . Th e President had called th e Director earlier , askin g hi m t o listen t o the recording, an d then cal l an d give him his reaction . c 4:40 p Larr 4:45p T 5:24p t e JUL y Templ e o the mansion , askin g tha t th e dermatologis t b e sen

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/25/1968 (Item)

to the East Room for entertainment-David Merrick production of I DO, I DO with Carol Lawrence and Gordon MacRae. playing violin enjoyed / / Justice Fortas playing with ^ violin Marine withOrchestra Marine Orchestra The President then mingled

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/13/1968 (Item)

by) ture D Code George 13, 1968 Christian President called for a copy of the ltr from Justice Fortas on VietNam which he had directed last night be sent to Secys Clifford and usk - eyes only --the President was in the Yellow Oval Room w/ Sen. Richard

President's Daily Diary entry, 9/17/1968 (Item)

the Fortas nominatio n , whic h Senators were supportin g the nominatio n and what procedures shoul d be worke d out fo r th e Floo r discussio n next week. 6:17pm 6:35p m Presiden t t o Ova l Offic e w / Hon. Pau l Porter y „ ' , ^ ^ ^ THE WHIT E HOUS

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/20/1965 (Thursday) (Item)

with McNamara, Fortas, Vaughan, Ball and Raborn; Lynda Johnson's dance for Princess Christina; desk work; Luci Johnson plays piano

President's Daily Diary entry, 5/4/1967 (Item)

:00a Breakfast 8:35a f j Joe "8:38a t Senator 8:39 a - 9:32a Joe _ Hon. - Califano __ .. Russell Long Califano and --to David Ginsburg 9:30a f Justice 9:34a t Mrs. the mansion _ Fortas „ Simon McHugh _____„__ __ . _____ i __, j , s

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/9/1967 (Item)

Jac k Valent i --he wa s i n Ne w York "never mind " _ e President aske d fo r Justic e Forta s - - h e wa s e n route t o Memphis, Tenn . -"never mind" 8:54a - '_ I — < y 9 , 196 7 . y (includ e visite d by ) tur 8:22a Th _____ __ 8:44a Th 11

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/20/1967 (Item)

1:05p t ^^^A O^^^WERNMFNT George _ _ Justice i George Christian (pl) Fortas (b. 1) -- returning his call Christian (pl) PRINTING OfTICt I »6« Of— '44- 71"> ^B^ THE WHITE HOUSE Date PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON January DAILY DIARY

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/30/1967 (Item)

D dinner a t the home o f Justice Forta s " I (Mrs . Johnson ha d gon e previously ) =£=t^Directo _ " = r Charle s Schultz e — overnigh t d Mrs . Arthur Kri m (housegues t ) - R m 303 , Wh. Hse US COVCRHMM T -R..TIN G orF,C f , WO*->44-7

President's Daily Diary entry, 9/27/1966 (Item)

. to mansion n^r Sept Dav Activity (inc!ude visited by) To second floor The Attorney General, Nicholas Katzenbach Justice Fortas Retired ' 27, 1966 Wx Tuesday NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE ON SEPT 2 6 Warren J Ferguson to be US District Judge

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/20/1966 (Item)

Date Jul White House Dav y 20, 1966 Wednesday The President asked the operator for the press office, and the President talked to Mrs. Anne Sheehan Justice Fortas Joe Califano (pl) Walt Rostow (pl) Walt Rostow(pl) To the Oval Office w/ BM and JJ

Folder, [Presentation scrapbook], Papers of James W. Mangan, Box 1 (Item)

, Tl HERRJOHNSON'• P.ITJTJON TO LJFT THI INJUNCUON, JOHNSON NAS 811 FoRTAS, IN LATERYEARSA JOHNSONAPPOJNTEETO THE WUH c»URT. STEVENSON WASIN ALICE THATDAY; JOHNSONNASON PRESIDJNT HARRY9. TRUNAN'sCANPAIGNTRAIN. DURINGA CANPll&NSTOP IN TEMPLE, Tix

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/30/1968 (Item)

T ~ agenda classified : to p secret 1:11p t 2:31p f 2: 36p t 2:40p t m Jone s - p Ji Sen . Earl e Clement s (b. 1 ) - t o repor t tha t i t wa s hi s impressio n wa s tha t there woul d be n o vot e o n Fortas unti l afte r Labo r Day . Genera

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/31/1968 (Item)

. and Mrs. Arthur Krim Leonard Marks Douglass Cater and Okamoto to the second floor 10:11p f Mrs . Eugen e McCarthy in Milwaukee . Wise . (b.) 10:13p Justic e Forta s calle d - talke d t o Ji m Jone s The Presiden t too k many o f these call s i n his

Oral history transcript, Nash Castro, interview 7 (VII), 3/4/1996, by Harry Middleton (Item)

architect in Culpeper, Virginia, by the name of Meade Palmer. Carol Fortas became our treasurer, as I remember. I also remember holding a press conference in my old office building at Hains Point, the Park Service office building, where we had the model

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] U. S. Policy toward Brazil and other general topics, 4/2/1964, Volume 1, Tab 6," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

. SERVICES I A FORTA L~Z A REPOR TEDLY SH UT DOWN . SAO PAULO BUSI NESS ACTIVITY NGR~AL . PORT OF SANTOS PARALYtED . c::: :-: ::u:~ IST - ~---· ~ l. SECRET EXDIS. FURTHER ADVANCE MATERIAL FOR TEL ECONFERENCE -AT 1500Z . . NAV Y ROU NDUP . TWO

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/23/1967 (Item)

j t i• 3:50p \ ; Justic i, j Mildre Marvi ! , , : . ""~ I ~~ __ 1 e Con I1 1:27p Th {_ y (includ e visited by ) tur -Marvi /)^^1:26p 1:27 ______ _ y _ ~ Jak j~ \ MW- (pl) e Forta s •• ; d Stegall n Watso n (pl ) e Jacobse

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/14/1966 (Item)

nxtt. June 14, 1966 White House D^\ Tuesday Cliff Carter Joe Califano Walt Rostow To the Office Justice Fortas To the Rose Garden for the SIGNING CEREMONY - Grand Coulee Third Power House Bill REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ATTENDANCE: The Vice

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

Oral history transcript, C.R. Smith, interview 1 (I), 10/24/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

; Cabinet officers and the campaign; LBJ and HHH; Fortas appointment; Maine foreign trade port; LBJ and western art; LBJ and the Library

Oral history transcript, Gale McGee, interview 1 (I), 2/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

it. But as he always said, I put him to his test as the Majority Leader very early in my career. F: Did you--This is subjective, but do you think that his inability to get Justice Fortas confirmed as the Supreme Court Chief Justice is in any sense retaliatory
Biographical information; Appropriations Committee seat; Strauss and Fortas confirmation hearings; LBJ as Majority Leader; 1960 and 1964 campaigns; JFK; 3/31 announcement; foreign relations; his wife; exchange of committee assignment with Russell

Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 1 (I), 5/20/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

Oral history transcript, George E. Christian, interview 5 (V), 7/1/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

that when he asked for something he ought to get it. And it went from there. I think it affected the Fortas appointment to some extent. Senator Russell finally opposed Fortas. President Johnson had a very clear impression, as did others of us

Oral history transcript, Bertrand Harding, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

Oral history transcript, W. DeVier Pierson, interview 2 (II), 3/20/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

anonymity. Mc: What occasions did your name appear in the press, Mr. Pierson? P: Oh, in connection with the Fortas thing; we talked about that when I was asked to come testify; of course several times in connection with the Trans-Pacific Case

Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 4 (IV), 1/28/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Democratic convention; LBJ’s relationships with Nguyen Cao Ky and Nguyen Van Thieu; LBJ’s 1969 farewell address to Congress; the Fortas/Thornberry Supreme Court incident; LBJ farewell get-together at the White House; LBJ’s problem with TV appearances; Robert

Oral history transcript, Nash Castro, interview 6 (VI), 3/4/1996, by Harry Middleton (Item)

. I think Carol Fortas in the beginning was very effective; she withdrew because of age. Pamela Harriman has been a good board member throughout the years. George Hartzog in the beginning was very helpful, and Mary Lasker, of course. Bob Lederer, who

Oral history transcript, Richard H. Rovere, interview 1 (I), 5/6/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

to the presidency. He brought other people and there were several changes at the same time. I don't remember them all. I think, incidentally, he brought Moyers in and Fortas in at the same time, didn't he? t'l : Pre t ty c 1os e _ R: It was in the same

Oral history transcript, Elizabeth Rowe, interview 2 (II), 6/16/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh E. Rowe--U--12 fairy godmother and would underwrite great planting. marvelous person. She's a And of course she had done some planting in New York. G: How about Carol Agger Fortas? R: She was not too active

Oral history transcript, Lloyd N. Cutler, interview 1 (I), 4/12/1969, by William Helmer (Item)

, or mild juniors of his such as Mr. Johnson. But when Mr. Johnson came into the presidency we reverted back, as we naturally would. He naturally turned to his friends and the men upon whom he had counted over the years, men like Justice Fortas, like Clark

Oral history transcript, J. Waddy Bullion, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

there to sign up the trust instrument. M: I understand that Sheldon Cohen worked out a trust instrument. B: Well, it was worked out in the Arnold and Fortas and Porter firm, that's true. M: And as I recall, Sheldon Cohen was with the firm at the moment? B

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