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Oral history transcript, Eugene McDermott and Margaret Milam McDermott, interview 1 (I), 5/10/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

. Or1: Did you have a chance to say anything at the dedication? Did you give a speech, too? [vtr'l: No. r'ly husband spoke for us, as he does so ably. DM: What did he say? MM: I think that what we both hoped for, that the building would

Oral history transcript, Thomas H. (Admiral) Moorer, interview 1 (I), 8/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

: Yes, Mrs. McSweeny, as you know I am President of the Naval Institute Proceedings, by virtue of being Chief of Naval Operations, and we have under way now an oral history program with which we hope to cover practically all activities of senior naval

Oral history transcript, James M. Nabrit, interview 1 (I), 3/28/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

; evaluation of LBJ’s chances for reelection in 1968; Negroes on Vietnam War and the Army; Kerner Report; relationship between Howard and Resurrection City in 1968; Nabrit’s hope that history will be fair to LBJ.

Oral history transcript, Wright Patman, interview 1 (I), 8/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, and they kind of like a dead fish's tail shook hands with me. do it. Springs. I tried to provoke conversation and couldn't Finally I said, "Well, I think I'm going on up to Sulphur I'm running for Congress, I hope you remember that, and I hope you'll vote

Oral history transcript, Wright Patman, interview 2 (II), 2/4/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

like that, and there is no rule on it. It was just the thinking of some of the members who were old in the party. I felt that way about it. I felt like our greatest hope was the fact that Lyndon would probably be second to Kennedy. That being true

Oral history transcript, James Cato Pattillo and Nettie Pattillo Woodyard, interview 1 (I), 6/27/1968, by A.K. Johnson (Item)

were great. And I said, "How about Andrew Johnson?" She said, "I hope you don't call him a great man." So that ended the conversation then. J: Now is this Mrs. Johnson's mother that you're speaking of now specifically? P: Yes. J: All right, sir

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

couldn't be there. As you recall, if you remember, Mr. Johnson was very ill that evening, but it was held and it happened. I hope that somebody will ask for a reference on that rather long memo that Mrs. Roberts wrote and that he accepted as a concept

Oral history transcript, Milton R. Young, interview 1 (I), 7/18/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. A farm price support program for cattle, for example, would be no good, as well as for any perishable commodity. Senator Russell and I first became closely associated on price support programs when the Aiken-Hope price support program of 1948 was being

Oral history transcript, Walter Judd, interview 2 (II), 12/20/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, and one of the problems was the Communists, but I'll be darned--my discussions with them. It was obvious that the Communists were in trouble. Whenever they're in trouble they're just like [Mikhail] Gorbachev now, as far as--I have to predict. I hope I'm

Oral history transcript, Whitney M. Young, Jr., interview 1 (I), 6/18/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

had much duplication and many people who were not being served. We talked about how could such a position be established. I think he really had hoped that the OEO director would be able to do it, but this was a little unrealistic. He didn't have

Oral history transcript, Cecil D. Redford, interview 1 (I), 7/8/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

any paved roads in Blanco County. It was a question of putting some hard surfacing on it, such as caliche or adobe or something like that, and grading it down and then hoping that the traffic packed it. M: And traffic in those days was what, mainly

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 27 (XXVII), 12/13/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

against the Taft-Hartley injunction route. I still think I was right. Do you know if he actually did invoke the Taft-Hartley procedures or not? G: Yes, I think he did eventually. But not right away, I hope. Now, tell me about that. R: That one arose

Oral history transcript, Dean Rusk, interview 3 (III), 1/2/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

it was not possible back in Washington to give detailed guidance as to how our commanders would handle their battalions and regiments.We pretty well left that up to them. We hoped that they would combine with their search-and-destroy action on the pacification front

Oral history transcript, John T. Connor, interview 2 (II), 10/2/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of increased corporate and personal expenditures, and the net result would be continued inflationary pressures, yes. But of course, I was hoping that a full public debate on the wisdom of the Vietnam War plans would lead to some conclu sion about curtailing

Oral history transcript, Edie Adams, interview 1 (I), 5/13/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. Now I tell you, I can't mention anything current because a pall sets on the audience, and it's no longer funny. I'm hoping for an election year when I can get back and get a little more of a barbed tongue there. F: And at least be able to work

Oral history transcript, James Adler, interview 1 (I), 2/23/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Kentucky. Obviously, if you take a national program and you skew just a little bit the emphasis of it, since East Kentucky I think only had a population of about eight hundred thousand people, the hope was that you could make an impact. The responses from

Oral history transcript, Winston Taylor, interview 1 (I), 6/2/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

: Actually, Karnack was a place on the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas railroad, and the railroad was envisioning a town there, so he was hoping to be one of the first settlers, and 1 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT

Oral history transcript, Lee C. White, interview 3 (III), 3/2/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

false starts I think now some money is being pumped into it. I don 1 t know for sure, but I have reason to be hopeful that this will be doing something constructive and useful. F: The White House role in this is in a sense one of keeping pressure

Oral history transcript, Cynthia Wilson, interview 2 (II), 11/7/1985, by Lewis Gould (Item)

I put it--evoke environmental attitudes in the nation at large? W: I think clearly the billboard issue, even though it sort of went awry later, in terms of it did not live up to its original hope, helped raise the whole issue of urban blight

Oral history transcript, Frank G. Wisner, interview 1 (I), 3/21/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

a more intensified pacification effort. For the basic concept, one has to go back and recall, was with the increasing insertion of United States forces in the hope that you could break the NVA [North Vietnamese Army] offensive, relieve the pressure

Oral history transcript, Frank M. Wozencraft, interview 11 (XI), 2/27/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

been everything that everybody would have hoped for, but given the situation, I think again we made a great contribution really to the ability of the government to defend itself against excessive contract payments in this kind of area. We wanted

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol 7, Meeting Group Papers," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)

ARVNforces, physical destruction prod.uce a total rigid timetable·., ru1d to inflict on the GV~-J as to The Communists are not likely hope to achieve settlement to have a, decisive during the course of the Stl!!Jmer. The high importance results

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 55: Dec. 20‑31, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 27 (Item)

SYN to gain a psychological and political victory, while at the same ti~ retaining the best hope of disengaging when defeated, He has demonstrated this strategy by his recent incursions near Con Thien, .Dak To, and in the Loe Ninh/Song Be areas

Folder, "1964 Task Force on Metropolitan and Urban Problems," Task Force Reports, Box 2 (Item)

urban needs is a source of great satisfaction to the Task Force. Its members hope that the report may be useful to you in fash ioning policies to ensure that American urban communities in the future will be great 1n spirit and in quality as well

Folder, "Photo Personnel - Office and Lab - 1964 to 1965," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 2 (Item)

A February 1, 1965 M f Mr.Yoichi R.Okamoto 5602 Roesevelt Street Bethesda MD . R Dear Oke, A enclosed please find form 57 over which I labored yesterday. I hope it is satisfacory.I kept the identical copy for my reference although everything

Folder, "Korea ‐ December 1963 ‐ March 1966 [2 of 2]," Files of Robert Komer, NSF, Box 38 (Item)

for ~o~e intensive Hart, and Sparkman have follo,;-red this two -note Secretary Rusk very recently, case asking action on the c~se, and the Acting Secretary statements for a time, in tho hope that a release llipit be obtained around the time

Folder, "Yemen, Presidential Correspondence," Special Head of State Correspondence Files, NSF, Box 60 (Item)

- In order to enable the posts to ensure timely delivery we would hope to transmit the approved messages telegraphically before December 31. (}'\\~tiJJ1h 'Benjamin H. Read Executive Enclosures: As stated Secretary THE WHITE HOUSE WA ■ MtNeTON "tell

Folder, "King, Martin Luther (1968) (Deceased)," Aides Files of Mildred Stegall, Box 32 (Item)

States could hope to furnish leadership and guidance to the countries of Central and South America in the future. €61''.P' ID'.!NTI.Mi - 2 - --·· April 12, 1968 7:00p.m. The attached FBI report states that a source who has furnished both accurate

Folder, "NSAM # 301: Intelligence Installations, Ref NSAM 300, 5/19/1964," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

~ . . Commission for cooperation in space research and has pro-- ·. vided the ·latter with equipment. · Brazil also has an agreem~nt with Argentina for joint cooperation ·in space research. In addition, the Brazilian government hopes to gain U.S •. support for UN

Folder, "NSAM # 304: U.S. Relations with Eastern Europe, 6/10/1964 [3 of 3]," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

~on interests, is our objective. Enlargement of the Organization to include East European partici pation would dilute its effectiveness and destroy any hope for achieving maximum £rankness and intimacy in the consultative prooess. Action sug~estions: 1o

Folder, "NSAM # 327: Discontinuance of Net Evaluation of National Security Council, 3/18/1965," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 6 (Item)

of representatives of t his the preparation of strategic studies g l evel h s been useful to t his There for , it is hoped that arrange made to continue such participation. T D at De me al thou h surveys such as the last IBSC study may not uu ·fy a s a basis

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 20, 1 August 1980," LBJ Library (Item)

will significantly strengthen and enrich the educational programs in which that great institution is engaged. I would also hope that your action would enhance the opportunity for improving the academic endeavors of all institutions of learning, and provide addi

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 35, 1 November 1985," LBJ Library (Item)

and will continue through November 3. "Ruth Harding," by Thomas Eakins was a gift to the White House in 1967 from Joseph Hirshhorn. (In her diary, Mrs. Johnson recorded: "I hope ... that one of the 32 Eakins Mr. Hirshhorn owns will come to rest in the White House

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 36, 15 February 1986," LBJ Library (Item)

Education Act is all about. And I hope we never forget it. COMING EVENTS AT THE LIBRARY February 28. Opening of exhibition. "Texas and the Ameri can Presidency." Observing Texas' sesquicenten nial tt will featur the four U.S. Presidents Jackson, Van

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 53, 1 July 1992," LBJ Library (Item)

must see it. By recalling this vivid selfless courage-full part of our past, we make our current lives more mean ingful, and we make our future more hopeful. We come to understand more fully what we owe to the generations that went before us and what

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, Five Year Report," LBJ Library (Item)

years with excitement and great hope. r To an early gatherin,g of scholars and public uf ficials at the Library, President .Johnson delivered this challenge: "We are not here to eel brat the breakthrou.ghs of yesterday, but to try to chart

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

·is · also -~ canvassing other .a va.i lable sources. I hope to be ready to discuss this matter with you in • ' Drafted 1,y, . . ' . · Te•. bl. . Recd from WH 9/22/66. '•• 0-MCNf -Tol09•aphic ••••lffl•llioo ••cl . ,1■ uillca1••• ■-"" i,y, . I S /S

Folder, "C.F.- BE 5-7 Economic Planning for the End of Hostilities (Post-War Planning)," WHCF Confidential Files, Box 3 (Item)

" of about $15 billion. In the initial stages this would accrue in gradual installments as the demobilization proceeded. I I . A reduction of this magnitude in defense spending is probably the most we can hope £or. It is easy to imagine niajor new

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Stockpile Criteria, 10/31/1968, Volume 5, Tab 74," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

. {Copy of draft letter is at TAB C) The President: Welcomed Ambassador Wiggins to the meeting and said that he hoped he would be present when the Council had a more dangerous subject under discussion. ~SI TIVE A MEMORANDUM THE WH I TE H OUSE

Folder, "South Vietnam and U.S. Policies [X-File] [2 of 2]," Files of Walt Rostow, NSF, Box 19 (Item)

fo1· their bdok on the election "An American Melo drama." The woman who ·sea.r ed. 'N ixon . ,. 1 e t_ 'I ,a ·1 a .. .. T I PRESIDENT JOHNSON had set . eQ.ormous .store by the Paris peace negotiations which he hoped would follow his