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Oral history transcript, Richard Morehead, interview 2 (II), 7/2/1987, by Christie L. Bourgeois (Item)

Governor Shivers went to Illinois to see Governor Adlai Stevenson, who was the Democratic nominee, and asked him if he would be willing to support the Texas title of ownership--it was even--the matter was in Congress at the time. Stevenson said no, he
Party in Texas; land scandal during Shivers' time as governor; Bascom Giles; a federal farm storage scandal involving Billie Sol Estes and Ralph Yarborough's alleged involvement; Texas Commissioner of Agriculture J.E. McDonald; insurance scandals during

Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 2 (II), 10/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

seem to want the trip made itself, think it was necessary? Y: As I understood it, the trip was really pretty much against his wishes. I don't think he really wanted Kennedy to come to Texas at that time. F: It was part of a package to Texas
back to Washington D.C.; LBJ’s first night as President; the combined LBJ/JFK staff; Ted Sorenson; LBJ’s State of the Union address and concern over the budget; Senator Harry Byrd; getting the budget under $100 billion; task forces; Negro voting rights

President's Daily Diary entry, 8/1/1964 (Item)

to the time when the "hope and optimism" represented by the successful Ranger Moon Mission, will supplant "the fear and hate, the bitterness and division, the poison and venom" which retard society's progress, the President said. Dr. Wm H. Pickering, director

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/22/1966 (Item)

, NYC Alan Barth, American Civil Liberties Union, Stoney Brook, L. I. Larry Baskir, Washington, D. C. Lowell R Beck, American Bar Assn. , Washington, DC Joan Beider, Vera Foundation, NYC Charles A. Bellows, Chicago, Ill James A. Belson, Hogan & Hartson

Press release, "Address of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Yale Political Union, New Haven, Connecticut, 10/9/1967" (Item)

"NION, NEW HA VEN, CC~NECTICUT, OCTOBER 9, 1967 0 When 1 received the invitation from John J. 0 1Leary ...... a name no Democrat can reeist -- to corne and talk to the Yale Political Union about beautification, l was delighted to accept. Delighted
Press release, "Address of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Yale Political Union, New Haven, Connecticut, 10/9/1967"

President's Daily Diary entry, 5/22/1964 (Item)

Glynn to find out time of next appt Walter Jenkins fr mansion asks Dick Nelson bring 12 medallions fr mjdr's office for Mrs Johnson Walter Jenkins fr mansion Geo Reedy fr mansion Walter Jenkins fr mansion Geo Reedy fr mansion Harry McPherson Undersecy

Folder, "NSAM # 355: Indian Nuclear Weapons Problem, further to NSAM 351, 8/1/1966," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 9 (Item)

tentatively assigned to these alternatives. Some disagreement does exist concerning the specific circumstances in which given actions might be taken, and it is generally agreed that these uncertainties cannot be resolved at this time. DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12958

Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 2 (II), 7/2/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

that first meeting after you saw him as President of the United States. Perhaps some positions he indicated he held at that time, if he did so. C: Let me think about it a little while now and let's see what I can come up with. M: It's kind of hard

Oral history transcript, H.S. Hank Brown, interview 1 (I), 6/8/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

miles that I could get into . I guess in three months, every union meeting I just worked because I disliked Richard Nixon and I still do, if anything more so . the time about that fellow . He's only proven what I knew all I think he is a terrible

Oral history transcript, John Harllee, interview 1 (I), 3/24/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

of the Department of Transportation. Mc: Did you have anything to do with that controversy with the Maritime industry and the unions in the shipbuilding program that was proposed at the same time the department was being formed? LBJ Presidential Library http
of shipbuilding and sea-going unions; control of foreign steamship lines; containerization of shippers; inspections; origin/scope/work of FMC; White House support of commissioner; Robert J. Blackwell; transition from LBJ Administration to Nixon Administration

Oral history transcript, John A. Baker, interview 4 (IV), 6/12/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to amount to anything at that time--the big unions were taking kind of a peripheral interest and raising Cain all the time. They were, of course, institutionally opposed to all importation of foreign farm workers, except that Roosevelt just made them take

Oral history transcript, John S. Foster, Jr., interview 1 (I), 12/3/1968, by Dorothy Pierce McSweeny (Item)

you first meet Lyndon Johnson and what were the circumstances? F: I first met him when coming to Washington to meet with the President for the first time with regard to his nomination of me as the director of Defense Research and Engineering. We met

Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 1 (I), 11/26/1968, by Dorothy Pierce McSweeny (Item)

. And during your Army service from 1964 to 1966 you were assigned to the White House beginning in February of 1965. Is this background information correct? J: That's correct. Actually I was Marvin Watson's assistant from the time I came to the White House

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/4/1968 (Item)

VH.TE HOUS E dat >ENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N e Marc h 4 , 1968 DIARY Monda Resident bega n hi s day at (Place)_Porterfield Hou se, Rame y Ai r Forc e Base , Puert o Ric o Da Time Telephon 11 In Ou tL 4:15a t 7:54a f0 e Activit oL D Th y y v

Oral history transcript, Paul Henry Nitze, interview 2 (II), 12/10/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

, except that I would like to ask you this same sort of question in regard to relations with Communist China, perhaps not in terms of relations, but developments over the same period of time since 1960. N: My mind was going back earlier than 1960. P

Oral history transcript, Vide G. (Mrs. E.L.) Bartlett, interview 1 (I), 5/14/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

to the U.S. House in the 79th Congress. He was an advocate of statehood for Alaska throughout his entire delegate days, and of course when Alaska was admitted to the Union in 1958, he was elected to the Senate and was re - e l e c t e d in 1960 and in 1966

Folder, "Politics - 1951," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 30 (Item)

, and this is important, GOP candidate Taft invade~ ;the Deep South. Until this year any politician would have said that it's a sheer w~ste of time, energy and .catn:P.aign funds for a Republican to campaign fa,r below the . Mason Dixon Line. Note. how timea have changed

Folder, "[Part 2 and Notes][removed from binder] 1941," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 15 (Item)

with the minjnn1m of repression; that the second is to ex, press and act proportionate values in the use of time and emphasis;: that such approach, of course, will encourage intellectual honesty, intellectual curios ity, kindness, clarity, and above all

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 34 (XXXIV), 9/19/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, and if this did blow up, and the union didn't settle or we had a major strike after the time period ran out, and it were necessary to get legislation through the Senate, as it turned out to be, that would have provided an additional cooling-off period and nostrike

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Draft Treaty on Non/Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 3/27/1968, Volume 5, Tab 66," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

with the Soviet Union a desire to convey the feeling that the present draft was the te.>...-1: of the NPT and not simply a proposal sub ject to general amend.n1ents. At the same time, however, we did not wish to join the Soviet Union in an attempt to railroad

President's Daily Diary entry, 9/8/1966 (Item)

. Florence P. EDELMAN, John, President, National council of Senior Citizens, Washington, D. C. ELLIOTT, John, International President Amalgamated Transit Union, Washington, D. C ERLENBORN, Cong. John N. FALK, Adrien, Jr., Chairman, San Francisco Bay Area

Transcript, Background Press Briefing, 6/9/67, 5.05 PM (Item)

• of belligerence because it of how that But the ia a highly exi ■ t dangerous opens the way for one aide or the from time to time to claim a legal which are extremely bellicose for doing basis and become, indeed, a cause of war. The assertion

President's Daily Diary entry, 12/4/1968 (Item)

WWW //HITE HOUSE Date DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON DIARY President began his day at (Place) Time Telephone 11 In Out Lo The Walt t 9:50a t Secretar Agent (include visited by) Malechek - LBJ Ranch Rostow - pl y Dean Rusk Clint Hill 10:06 t

Folder, "The U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency During the Johnson Administration-Part 2C - 2F," Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Administrative History (Item)

resolution, was preferable at that time. In addition, the President wanted to a v oid any too formal or binding arrangement, such as an executive agreement. The resolution would h a v e to be accept able to b o t h the United States and the Soviet Union

Oral history transcript, Jack T. Conway, interview 1 (I), 8/13/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in Los Angeles and the East Los Angeles Community Union were others in time. very effective organizations. They were I confirmed in my own mind that my approach was better than the Alinsky approach. Nevertheless, when my son wanted to learn

Oral history transcript, Robert Lampman, interview 1 (I), 5/24/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

where he subjected this concept to some scrutiny down there. L: No, I don't. G: Right. L: Yes. Do you recall Heller--? Was this after he became president? Well, there was this time period between November 26 and the State of the Union Message
of draftees from disadvantaged backgrounds; income maintenance programs; campaign program proposal; January 1964 economic report on U.S. poverty; Sargent Shriver; community action; employment and poverty; labor union viewpoint; budget problems; Defense

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

plans to attend. 1/10 First assembly of the United Nations opens in London. 1/12 LBJ is apparently ill, and Welly Hopkins writes him: “By this time I trust that your scarlet fever experience has cleared away.” 1/14 Congress convenes. 1/19 Office

Oral history transcript, Bess Abell, interview 3 (III), 7/1/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

didn't think that way. She wanted to be able to put the dress on, try it on. Most of the good bridal houses at that time, and probably still are, are non-union. They tell me that they pay higher wages, but that they are not union houses. So the President

Oral history transcript, Frederick Flott, interview 3 (III), 9/27/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

unnecessarily and therefore compromise even further the position of Soviet Jewry. The main concern of the government of Israel, of course, was to get their people out of the Soviet Union. G: Right. So did they eventually give some aid to South Vietnam? F

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/25/1968 (Item)

VH.TE HOUSE date DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON March 25, 1968 DIARY President began his day at(Place). Time Telephone In Out 11 Lo the White H Sunny (include visited by) Governor 1:06a t Irving asked 8:39 10:25a 9:50a t 9:55a t ""9:56a t

Folder, "A Way of Thinking about Nuclear Proliferation (Rostow)," Committee Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

If this to Indian will probably side nuclear the Soviet in Union its is to be have to leaders in some· weighs quite do so. heavily of the calculus. have been brooding the Soviet of in the face of conflicting as systematically for some time

Folder, "November 25, 1968 12:06-12:41 NSC Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

in. Secretary Rusk: Let's wait until we have all the You don't have any estimate of what might happen. Secretary Fowler: Th ere have been some money flow. The President: We have three messages: Economic State of the Union -- Budget Message Don't tie

Oral history transcript, Richard E. Neustadt, interview 1 (I), undated, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

this union at this time the White House got committed to the Board's report and to a deal with the AFL-CIO--Meany was supposed to influence the union; he couldn't. Then that's what got repudiated, you know. M: The ~: Yes. ~~ite House let itself

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Henderson, Kentucky, 10/27/1964" (Item)

Cleme"lts Ab ~j_l , of our 9t:::.df h elps us so much in t he White House. She had a lot to do w ith our visit her e tonight, as did her daddy~ our old friend Senat or Earle Clements from nearby Union County. And I'm happy to be in our good fri end

Oral history transcript, Eugenie Moore Anderson, interview 1 (I), 11/13/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

of Communism? P: Appealing to these more politically aware young people. A: Well, every time, of course, that the trusteeship council meets, the Soviet Union makes a great pitch to try to tell these people--there are LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, Joseph J. Sisco, interview 2 (II), 9/13/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

we are dealing with our allies as equals, where within the other side of the Iron Curtain there is a certain semblance of some--and I don't want to overdraw this--increase of independence of the eastern bloc from the Soviet Union. But you have
in Vietnam may have affected its standing within the UN: policy changes in regard to China and Taiwan; UN reaction to the Tet Offensive in 1968; the assassination of John F. Kennedy; obstacles to negotiation in times of war, such as in Vietnam in the 1960s

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 17, November 20 - December 31, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

of our effort in the south. (This last sounds like an effort to have it both ways.) 2. I continue to be a strong believer in a December pause, and of course the time is getting shorter every minute. Rusk and McNamara and I plan to review this matter

Oral history transcript, George E. Christian, interview 1 (I), 11/11/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

ent that in J a nuary to use at the State of t h e Union i f he chos e to do so . He decid ed agai nst do in g it then, so from J anuary to March it was a que stion of when. I think all during that period the President was seek i ug a time when he

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 3 (III), 1/16/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, 1969 INTERVIEWEE: HARRY McPHERSON INTERVIEWER: T. H. BAKER PLACE: Mr. McPherson's office, Washington, D. C. Tape 1 of 1 B: This is a continuation [third session, fourth tape] of the interview with Harry McPherson. Sir, we were talking last time about

Oral history transcript, Morris Abram, interview 2 (II), 5/3/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Union, I don't think either of these countries are quite as evil. I think you could have more free speech in Greece at the time of the junta than you possibly could have in the Soviet Union. G: How was Johnson's anger relayed to you? A: Only through

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