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President's Daily Diary entry, 5/4/1967 (Item)
  • Then to conference room to join George Christian, Jim Jones, Mrs. McHugh • and Mrs. Johnson -- the President read the last several pages of GC's morning briefing, and then read the New York Daily News. I [__ 1j • '— ! j Aboard Air Force One for the flight to Texas
President's Daily Diary entry, 10/27/1966 (Item)
  • calls checked Dxtf October 27, 1966 Manila Hotel Manila Philippine Islands Dav Thursday Activity (inc!ude visited by) ture ^ Cod< Expen Yolanda Boozer Awake and breakfast -chipped beef, toast, marmalade -The President was upset this morning
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/11/1965 (Item)
  • to th e bathroo m - - the y had been servied coffe e durin g th e morning hours . A t another poin t th e demonstrators go t u p - - a s i f t o leave an d headed toward March 11 , 196 5 an exit , bu t whe n they noted tha t n o one wa s ther e t o se e
Folder, "Brewster, Daniel B. 1/1/65 - 12/31/65," Name Files, WHCF, Box B-449 (Item)
  • :. Senator Daniel Brewster ~enete Otfice Building Washington, D.C. Dear senator Brewster: Can you tell me 1.f tbe new repor~ entitled Restor·ing· the 9t!el1ty o:f our Enviranmen.t, published by the ?resicient 1 s ~cience A.dV1sory Committe.e·- 1s availgble
Oral history transcript, Alfred Melinger, interview 1 (I), 4/14/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • . As such, in a federal agency, particularly a temporary federal agency like the WPA was, a New Deal agency, I was pretty much on my own with no supervision. I was told what they expected, then I did it. The boss, the state administrator, was Harry P. Drought, a ranking
Oral history transcript, Robert H. Finch, interview 2 (II), 6/19/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • and his discussion with you as he was leaving the presidency. Do you want to recount what you can of that conversation? F: I may have mentioned when we talked before, that the day after the [Richard] Nixon election in 1968, when we were in New York
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 11, 24 January 1978," LBJ Library (Item)
  • ~~AmongFriends ofLBJ 1ssue NUMBER xi, JANUARY 24 1978 NEW§LEIJEREUIEUP§ PETHE PETHE LBJ8RAQY b1 ; :,;~;;~- ..~ ,_./!~ .... A National Tribute to Lady Bird Johnson (See pages 2-41 A National Tribute to Lady Bird Johnson It was a tribut
Oral history transcript, R.J. (Bob) Long, interview 1 (I), 4/19/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Long -- I -- 11 ones that didn't send them in. And so anyway, Monday morning. or Sunday afternoon, I ran into Governor Ferguson. He was sitting there in the lobby. and talked
Folder, "Liaison - FBI - Miscellaneous Reports [Jan. 1968]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 3 (Item)
  • schools. Yesterday morning opponents to the public and Catholic school busing plans formed a motorcade for a demonstration at city hall. The motorcade consisted of approximately 30 vehicles with two floats. On one of the floats James F. Redmond
Oral history transcript, James C. Gaither, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh of developing a legislative program--the academics, tapping these bright young people, as you called them? G: Well, the whole system is new. The process historically of program development
Oral history transcript, E. Ernest Goldstein, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • at dinner; and Aaron Schaffer was a man that I would normally consider a very kindly and gentle person, but an unreconstructed liberal out of the New Republic school. And after dinner, we got around to coffee. He turned to Miss Grace and he said, "After
Oral history transcript, Alexander Buel Trowbridge, Jr., interview 2 (II), 5/7/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • the Depa rtmen ts of Labo r and Commerce into the Depa rtmen t of Econo mic Affa irs 11-12 Labo r was 95 perce nt again st the new depa rtme nt 14 Labor -Man agem ent Advi sory Conn nittee studi ed merge ! and propo sed that it not be done LBJ
Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 2 (II), 6/4/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • commentary on the difficulty of governmental coordination, and it's the kind of thing that has me just sitting here tapping my fingers and smiling, watching the new administration set up their Council on Environmental Quality. Because they're going to run
Oral history transcript, Henry Bellmon, interview 1 (I), 4/24/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • probably more than two hours . We We were having a regularly scheduled news conference that morning, and when it was time for the news conference the unanimous opinion was that I should go ahead and send the telegram and announce it . So I did
Folder, "Outer Space Treaty [2 of 2]," Files of Charles E. Johnson, NSF, Box 16 (Item)
  • this morning from New York. Ben~«~d~ Executive Secretary Enclosure: As stated. -COWFIDENTIAL ENCLOSURE * ., -~-~-.,.......,. ....... ---..----- .. ,.__ ,.,. t If• • -- ' • it . t ..•.... it .,._..i. CQNi!II>iNTJAJ FOR MOYERS.AT.TEXAS
Folder, "Whistle Stop [2 of 6]," Liz Carpenter Subject Files, White House Social Files, Box 11 (Item)
  • to achieve new employment opportunities for minorities. SAVANNAH, GA. - After some difficulty last year, this city has achieved a very successful adjustment to desegregation in public accommodations and Mayor Malcolm McClain and religious leaders deserve
Oral history transcript, Arthur E. Goldschmidt and Elizabeth Wickenden Goldschmidt, interview 1 (I), 6/3/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • INTERVIEWEES: ARTHUR E. GOLDSCHMIDT and ELIZABETH WICKENDEN (Mrs. Goldschmidt) INTERVIEWER: PAIGE MULHOLLAN PLACE: The Goldschmidts' home, 544 East 86th~ New York City Tape 1 of 2 M: You don't have to talk into it [the recorder] or anything. pick you
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 30, June 1-12, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 17 (Item)
  • ,Da b-f-9! THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON June 6, 1967 Mf2.1>1.:0R.ttNDUM FOR MR. W. W. ROSTOW .S.USJECT: The Situation in New York -- Tuesday., June 6, 1:15 p. m. Ambassador Goldberg met with friendly Security Council members this morning atttl
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/23/1966 (Item)
  • Departed the Ofc for the Mansion . Date June 23, 1966 White House Day Thursday Activity (include visited by) Bob Kintner The Attorney General MW JJ Dinner w/ Mrs. Krim Luci Pat Nugent Retired Tony Sylvester WTOP news telecaster HOUSEGUESTS: Dr. Cain
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/31/1969 (Friday) (Item)
  • l ar ou n d th e per ipheryof my well loved Austin. c e n te r s on on e Ther e ar e sp r ingi ng up shopping. very hi l l and v a lle y a n d paAtjufus. landA moAch ajowa o^ new houAeA, Some o
  • weather; Liz leaves plane in Dallas to drive to Austin; Lady Bird chooses building materials for house in Austin; desk work at Federal Office Building; Lady Bird to Roy Butler's party at the Westgate; Lady Bird meets LBJ at A.W. Moursunds'; swimming; late
Folder, "[Manuscript] Chapters 1-9," Papers of William P. Bundy, Box 1 (Item)
  • and Teetering 22B: The Pleiku Attack and the Shaping of a New Course 23: Competing Pressures and the Baltimore Speech 24: Negotiations: Word and Deed, Public and Private 25: Shoring Up Proves.Not Enough 26: The June-July Policy Debate: The Framework
Oral history transcript, George P. Miller, interview 1 (I), 4/22/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • in geriatrics, would call in new freshmen congressmen and tell them some of the realities of life and say, lIyou have to be here at least six years, then they know who you are." And there's LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY
Oral history transcript, Dean Rusk, interview 3 (III), 1/2/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • on and what was being attempted. The military kept very closely in touch with the political and other developments.The State Department kept very closely in touch with military developments. The first thing I did every morning when I got into the office
Collection, Papers of Virginia Durr (entire collection) (Item)
  • programs -- overcoming poverty, opening up new opportunity, and making the American system of freedom work. • ·, .• Lady Bird joins me in very warm regards. ·'· Mrs. Virginia Durr 17 Molton Street Building Montgomery 4, Alabama ... l" I ···i
Oral history transcript, John E. Stavast, interview 1 (I), 3/12/84, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • , either via the boats in Haiphong harbor--and Haiphong harbor happened to be another one of those things. Mining Haiphong harbor was not a new plan; it had been there since day one, whenever they started actual activities against North Vietnam. G: Right
Oral history transcript, Charles M. Haar, interview 1 (I), 6/14/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • : http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh with Edward Kennedy, as a matter of fact, on one of his campaign rounds through the state of Massachusetts, and spent a whole day and an evening until we landed in New Bedford about five o'clock
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 31 (XXXI), 12/10/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , 1987 INTERVIEWEE: LAWRENCE F. O'BRIEN INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Mr. O'Brien's office, New York City Tape 1 of 3, Side 1 O: Watergate has been part of our discussions throughout this oral history. At this point, it might be helpful
Oral history transcript, Ashton Gonella, interview 2 (II), 10/10/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • ) Then on New Year's Eve, the Johnsons arrived in Washington and we all met over at Scooter and Dale Miller's house--wait a minute, I beg your pardon; it was the Thornberrys' house, it was Homer and Eloise's house-for a New Year's Eve party. Scooter and Dale
Oral history transcript, Ann Oppenheimer Hamilton, interview 1 (I), 10/22/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , in effect, but Shriver was an extremely active chairman of the board. He was always coming up with new people, new ideas. G: I gather the membership of the task force was to some degree fluid, and people would come and go, and submit ideas, and stay
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 1, Nov. 1963 - Feb. 1964 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
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Folder, "Gen AG 5-1 , 7/1/64 – 12/31/65" [PEST CONTROL], WHCF AG, Box 8 (Item)
  • , sure that you are not aware of this problem and after discussing it with ·Bill Willis, it was decided that perhaps it would be better to appeal to yo~ ra trier tKan-'t"fi-e news media to eliminate it. As you know, the Screwworm Eradication Program
Folder, "[Manuscript] Chapters 10, 12-16," Papers of William P. Bundy, Box 1 (Item)
  • . describe even emotio:i board, inc::::-eased. past that away from drawing side, inevitably was bound such t: ..e US role, t..'-1e old addi tio::al one's New Yo::::-k.e=:cartoon Vietna.~ese also for any Back, to see .,., I
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 15, September 23 - October 14, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)
  • text of New Delhi 779 secret 1 p 09/24/65 A 11-S fil HlQHlQ.. #~..mame-~--roe--~~~~Lent.,_j::J:Ow......J;i+-.W-~~~ F ILE LOCAT ION National Security File~lll. . . .111!. .~ McGeorge Bundy , Memos to the President , vol . 15 , Sept . 23 - Oct . 14
Folder, Papers of James H. Rowe (entire collection), Box C-24 (Item)
  • " It Wel:h(is kioked upstairs instead ot ' downsta irs it will be cheerin g ' news to those of us in Texas who are trying to extend the San AntoJ1iO":" \ Austin libe ral · tront toward Dallas, Fort Vlorth, through Waoo to llti Wi~hita~ Far Wes~ Texas
Oral history transcript, R. Vernon Whiteside and Walter Richter, interview 1 (I), 8/1/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • for the Texas Power & Light Company as a salesman. University. In 1927 and 1928 I went to New York They laughed at me for going to that little old school LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 42, September 15-20, 1967 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • a new prograrn soon and get some push behind it. Trowbridge and Fowler will have to talk turkey to a lot of inliv1dual companies that are now exceeding their foreign investment targets. _ Anything you can say to back them up will help. There is a second
Folder, "Ex FG 11-2 [EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT - CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY] [2 of 2]" WHCF FG, Box 55 (Item)
  • wanted to get the;(Dow - Jones averages scrubbed and a new type stock index created. Funston told the World - Telegram this was all hokum and out of someone 1 s imagination. I called Moyers and alerted him . I also called Ackley for Funston said
  • for briefings; substantial correspondence regarding the 1964 vacancy in the office of Attorney General and the temporal relationship between appointing a new Attorney General and the general election; correspondence regarding the nomination and appointment
Collection, Papers of Eliot Janeway (entire collection) (Item)
  • Street New York 22, N. Y. My dear Eliot: These days "tempue fllgits 11 at such an ac­ celerated pace that I am startled to :f'ind that so much tnne has passed since the receipt or your letter or March 30 without an answer. At the outset, I must advise
Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 14 (XIV), 11/18/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • . Get him." So I went hunting for Joe Zimmerman. All I had was the name. Found him in New York. Got him on the phone. G: I show November 16 in my-- C: No, he came down for a meeting we had on the thirteenth, on a Saturday. G: I see, yes. C: I
Oral history transcript, Samuel Gammon, interview 1 (I), 7/29/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • weren't in the mid-sixties all that far from those days. Thomas R. Marshall, Wilson's vice president, once said that the vice president had two jobs: one was to preside over the Senate and the other is to call the president every morning and ask how he
  • news to LBJ; Carl Rowan and event scheduling on trips; LBJ’s moodiness; LBJ’s sensitivity about his health; LBJ buying art; LBJ’s dietary requirements; LBJ ability to speak to foreign leaders and crowds.