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Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 86, December 2005," LBJ Library (Item)

Oral history transcript, John C. Stennis, interview 1 (I), 6/17/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

a conservative--and Senator Harry Byrd Senior, and Senator George, and others., to have a prominent conclusion about certain phases of the bill, and then he could influence the liberals on the same bill with some other parts of it or some other emphasis

Oral history transcript, Joseph W. Barr, interview 2 (II), 1/16/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

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

Folder, "NSAM # 131: Training Objectives for Counter_Insurgency, 3/13/1962," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

congressional authorization in "It is not the business of tlonal problems. . I 1~60 for the erection of a the ·Federal Government to _Several Committee mem- l statue to Ukran_ian poe~ Taras , indoctrinate our citizens," bers sharply disputed Harri- \ Shev~henko

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

Oral history transcript, Robert E. Baskin, interview 1 (I), 3/16/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

there. Senator Harry F. Byrd viaS, you know , p r e s e r v i n g hi s golden silence and the people of Virginia were not turned on at all. The train pulled off a little quicker than [usual]. Johnson was still on the platform talking and the train started

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1948" (Item)

kidney stone is successfully removed. 6/5 & 6/9 In response to an effort by a coalition of southern Democrats (Russell, Byrd and Thurmond), big city bosses (Jacob Avery, William O’Dwyer, and Frank Hague) and party liberals (Hubert Humphrey, Chester

Oral history transcript, John B. Connally, interview S-I, 6/30/1988, by Robert Dallek (Item)

Oral history transcript, Solis Horwitz, interview 1 (I), 6/9/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Hubert went around shaking hands with every southern Senator, congratulating them on having passed an FEPC bill. ~~ell, really, there was pandemonium. Senator Byrd, this was the old man you know, who had this high squeaky voice to begin with, he just

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 10 (X), 6/25/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. Russell Long's support was very elusive. G: Why was that? O: Probably basically his own views. He wasn't as elusive as [Harry] Byrd, [Sr.], of Virginia, but-- G: Okay. Do you feel like there was an expanded women's role in this campaign? I know

Oral history transcript, Stewart L. Udall, interview 3 (III), 7/29/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Fred Harris of Oklahoma and others. You know Oklahoma has a large Indian population. This was a result though of two or three things. Number one, the Indian didn't have the type of leadership. He wasn't an activist in politics. A lot of the Indians like

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1957" (Item)

LBJ a memo on proposed legislation on presidential disability. Summarizing the views of himself, Solis Horwitz, and Harry McPherson, Siegel writes that further study should be done on the question, probably by a joint committee of the House and Senate

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

. IBWIS, Charles D. BERNHARDT, Joshua Mee.AMY, Jam.es L. BIAISDELL, Donald McCLELIAN, Hon. Jolm L. BLEDSOE, Samuel McCORMACK, Hon. John W. BROWN, Harry McCORMACK, Clarence YdM801f,1*:1E. BYRD,William E. CALLANDER, William F. CAMP, Wofford B

Folder, "The Message - Vol. II [2 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 2 (Item)

. Ervin Non-coinm.ittal. Gruening Okay. Muskie Sounds pretty go6d, but warns that Scn~tors will bo conce1·ned ahout rol of cc1·tain existing agencies such as FA.A, after trans!e1· to new Dopt,.2/: All the way with us I •Ribicoff Harris Open mind

Oral history transcript, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

. In West Vi rginia it became very , very obvious when Senator Byrd really took off after John Kennedy that he was being spo nsored by Lyndon Johnson . Our only concern at that moment, despite \'le had our own political pr oblems, was Bobby Baker . Kennedy

President's Daily Diary entry, 9/20/1964 (Item)

Robt C Helicopter from South Lawn w/ Mrs. Johnson to Andrews with Jack Valenti, Dr. Burkley, Major Smith, Ke n Gaddis, Sen . xxxxxx Byrd members^ Aboard Air Force One for Morgantown, W.Va, with JV, Sen. Robt C. Byrd and some staff To Morgantown W Va

President's Daily Diary entry, 12/7/1963 (Item)

pool w Sen Russell w/ Cong Thornberry Cong Thomas Cong @ 12:35 Young Senator Bob Byrd in the mansion 3:20 No P ortico to pose for pix Return to office - guests leave except Sen. Russell and Sen. Byrd In Cabinet Room w/ Sen. Russell until 4:15 Sen

Oral history transcript, Kenneth E. BeLieu, interview 1 (I), 10/11/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Services Committee. Senator [Richard] Russell was chairman. Styles Bridges was the senior Republican. Lyndon was number three on the committee on the Democratic side, Russell being the chairman and Harry Byrd, Sr. of Virginia, now deceased, the next in rank

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 7 (VII), 5/24/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

with this whole coITUTiunist issue and saying, "They're trying to tell you there are nothing but a bunch of corrmunists among the Democrats in Washington. that good old red communist Harry Flood Byrd." would get a laugh out of the crowd. I suppose they mean Well

Oral history transcript, Gerald W. Siegel, interview 3 (III), 2/11/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

on which Douglas wanted to go on ·the Finance Committee, and Harry Byrd didn't want him on the Finance ·conunittee. S: This was a way of keeping him off Finance. In those days,-there were a lot of reasons for assignments, reasons of that kind

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 2 (II), 10/31/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, I never will forget what Lyndon Johnson yelled out, he said, "What has Richard Nixon ever done for Culpeper, Virginia!" The press picked it up. He liked Lyndon Johnson, and we lost Virginia. Harry Byrd was for Nixon. But I had been in business

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 5 (V), 5/2/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. But for some reason there were some sweetheart union contracts in some southern states [so] that there was a little heat on like Senator Harry Byrd from Virginia. believe it was the tobacco people. I Virginia probably is the biggest tobacco manufacturing

Oral history transcript, Lee C. White, interview 1 (I), 9/28/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

personal and working relationship with soce of the older souther~ Democrats--Harry Byrd, and Russell, a.."ld that crowd. And I heard him. say that Johnson was a pretty foxy old Qc-u,· who • how to get things done and that he was a good leader. k~ew

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1959" (Item)

senators receive choice assignments: Robert Byrd, Thomas Dodd, Gale McGee on Appropriations; Clair Engle, Bob Bartlett and Howard Cannon on Armed Services. The Johnsons’ dog, Little Beagle Johnson, is returned home after being lost for 2 days. He apparently

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 27 (XXVII), 1/30/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Wicker, interview 1 (I), 6/16/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

president taking office after the death of a president had ever been before. And I think this came about after Harry Truman's bad experience with that, because it had just been more institutionalized for the [vice] president to be kept informed. F

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

., Nrlrus UIHLEIN, Robert A, Jr., Milw., Wisc. VAUGHN,Williams., Rochester, N.Y. VICKIBS, Harry F ., New York City VILA, George R., New York City VIRDEN, John c., Cleve., Ohio WATI.INGTON,Jolm F .,Jr., Winston-Salem, N • Car. WATSON,Thomas J., New York City

Folder, "Volume I - Narrative History, Part II, Trimble Task Force [2 of 2]," Department of Transportation Administrative History, Box 1 (Item)

, ·: . ·t OrflONA&. l'OlM HO. 10 IM'r U62 101110H OM. ,,W '41

Folder, "The Message - Vol. II [1 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 2 (Item)

a wait and see attitude . - Inouye Bayh Montoya Harris - Tydings REPUBLICANS Cooper Fong Boggs - - Pearson ... ... - -- ~ Murphy• -- - T ---- HIGHWAY SAFETY .,, SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE DEMOCRATS Magnuson Pastore - Monroney - 0

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 23, March 10 - 15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [1 of 2] (Item)

·' . VASHINOTON ~----~-__,, ·..: :· · . ' :.. ~ .·\ ,, ·.,,· ..,. March 13, · 197 ,,i, Dear Harry; I am grateful that you sent me directly your thoughts about Viet Nam. It shoul and does ,:~"'.' ·concern us all. I am askin·g Wait Rostow to go . over

Oral history transcript, Dudley T. Dougherty, interview 1 (I), 12/27/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

in Philadelphia, drove there with a couple of cousins and watched the nomination of Harry Truman. F: Were you still waiting up at three in the morniog when he came in from that train on the siding to get the nomination? D: I thought he was in an alley waiting

Oral history transcript, James C. Gaither, interview 5 (V), 5/12/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, I think all of the cabinet officers could have, but very seldom did they ask for it. Normally it went the other way around, that the President would set up meetings working through Joe or Doug Cater or Harry McPherson to deal with a certain

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 3 (III), 6/7/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

House. 11 Then I tried to get hold of somebody in the White House but couldn't find anybody. He was tied up in a Cabinet meeting, and Harry McPherson was tied up in something, Califano was tied up in something. And late that afternoon I got

Oral history transcript, Price Daniel, Sr., interview 1 (I), 6/5/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Roy Elson, interview 1 (I), 5/10/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and [Harry] Truman was going out. I was with him for seven months, until the middle of June of 1953, and all of a sudden I got called to active duty, going to the Korean War, which I always like to tell how valiantly I fought it over in Germany and France

Folder, "Farley, James #2," Papers of Drew Pearson, Farm Series, Box F 437 (Item)

SamuelK. Beier Si~ritd Bffldhtim Juhu.sA. Bemstcin Lows Bemttein DanielW. Blumenthal LouisBodun Alvin W. Boeuchc:r David Dubinslcy Hon. Abrahaml Ell.11> MorrisEaatlmui Israel Feirar,ll MosesI. ftuffltCln Mn. Chu. Finkelstein Harry Fischel ShabseFraokc:1

Folder, "Politics - 1952," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 30 (Item)

meu of tJ.S. labor moved in\O the conveation early, and their one effective move involved a candidacy: that of Vice PrClllident Barkley. Before the convention began, Barkley stock had skyrocketed with woi:d that Harry Trwnan wanted him

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 12, July, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

Folder, "The 1964 Task Forces," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 1 (Item)

Lee White, Charles then Special Zwick, Counsel to the President then an Assistant Daniel O'Keefe, Office Department who helped in Washington, D, C. Director Harry Bush, Gen. William Charles 2. who wrote then chairman McKee, Schultze

Vice-President's Daily Diary entry, 4/30/1961 (Item)

at Sen Talmadge's house To Berryville, Va with Mrs. Johnson; Sen Russell; Sen and Mrs. Talmadge Lunch at Senator Byrd's house at Berryville Dinner with John Connally on the Sequoia * Selected names should be underscored. SEE VERSO FOR TRAVEL ACTIVITY