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Oral history transcript, Oren Harris, interview 1 (I), 9/3/1973, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Oral history transcript, Robert W. Murphey, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

that the President was trying to exercise. And of course Lyndon was a "me too" to FDR; if FDR had said jump, Lyndon would have said how high. Of course, he rode into his first congressional election on the coattails of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He ran

Oral history transcript, Bruce Palmer, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

INTERVIEWEE: BRUCE PALMER INTERVIEWER: Ted Gittinger PLACE: The Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 G: General Palmer, would you describe a little of your professional background in the late fifties, leading up to the time that you took over

Oral history transcript, Esther Peterson, interview 2 (II), 10/29/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. \'Jhen he was vd th us, he was wonderfu 1. G: He must have been. P: He was a terrific guy, and he could walk these lines. He had far more experience with that sort of thing than I had ever had. see, I wasn't part of the insider club. You I stuck

Oral history transcript, James W. Wilson, interview 1 (I), 2/26/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, The Congressional Record, which took a good bit of time. But after a while, you would get to the point where you could skim over it pretty rapidly. And [you'd] get ready on the bills you knew were coming up that day, so you could be prepared. And then, when

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 17 (XVII), 12/17/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

perhaps--? O: There wouldn't be the New Orleans Saints today if there hadn't been congressional activity. G: Do you think they were holding out some of these franchises in order to get the legislation passed or was it--? O: It was a matter of trying

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 21 (XXI), 1/7/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

] Thornberry, the [Walter] Jenkinses and Marie Fehmer to briefly attend the opening of Bobby Baker's club, The Carousel." That's not a club, of course, it was a hotel. Bobby had really put on a big show. He had most of the guests brought out by a bus. The bus

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

think, a graduate of Yale, and he was a hard-working fellow, but the club was against him and that was the only reason. And if I had my life to live over again, I would never in my life have recommended that he be precluded from going to the Foreign

Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 1 (I), 5/6/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

a political intervention, unless the war. ends for other reasons. 11 One of those things that Westmoreland has been heavily criticized for, the National Press Club speech of the fall of 1967, November, 1967, you go back to it, andyouwill find

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 21, March, 1966 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)

-"""""'==-=----"""-=,...,__,,= . """"""""""===---'-™'"""""'~ thi~g you ha.ve iA mb1d. ln any such dlscu.ataion we are eeaee•n-4 to avoi-4 giving a.a, impr•••ioa that our four · c•untrie.a •re 4.e cldiag the fate..et Southeast Aala ·a• a. who-1• or ·11ilat we a;t1e terming aa e¥cluslve club. l fttink we all

Oral history transcript, Harold Pachios, interview 1 (I), 10/15/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. Dick says we ought to hire you. We'll get you a job. " So he did, and then after a few months there they decided to start up a congressional relations department. There was a fellow named Wilson McCarthy who headed it up and I was Wilson's deputy

Folder, "Liaison - FBI - Miscellaneous Reports [Jan. 1968]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 3 (Item)

Director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, announced at a meeting on January 23, 1968, that he was resigning as State Field Director to become a candidate for United States Representative for the Third Congressional District

Oral history transcript, John A. Gronouski, interview 3 (III), 2/14/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

in the interdepartmental fights here. At any rate it became an agreement between the United States and Polish governments in April of 1967, but subsequent to that time it has really become a dead letter because any use of these funds requires congressional appropriation

Oral history transcript, Dr. Ralph K. Huitt, interview 1 (I), 7/12/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

in the Congressional Record of the amount of time that has been taken up on the floor by the Democrats and by the Republicans. And I want specifically, then, to know how much time I've taken up and how much time Knowland has taken up." Then he called back to them

Folder, "Jenkins, Walter - Investigation [2 of 3]," Aides Files of Mildred Stegall, Box 29B (Item)

Dir, Ofc of Legislative Liaison, SAFLL William H. Frederick Joe W. Kelly Col, 1451A Maj Gen, 612A Ch, Congressional Div Dir, Legislative SAFLL Liaison, SAFLL William H. Frederick Joe w. Kelly 1 Apr '56 - Mobilization Assignee Col, 1451A Maj Gen, 612A

Oral history transcript, Richard M. Helms, interview 1 (I), 4/4/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

recall the name, the Congressional Women's Club, or something of that kind, which was located just off 16th Street. I happened to go there one evening with Congressman Sieminski [Alfred D.; D/N.J.] a dance. from Jersey City because my son and his

Oral history transcript, Karl E. Mundt, interview 1 (I), 9/21/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

the President yet, and he called in some Congressional leaders and asked them whether or not he should accept this agreement? Mundt: I don't recall that meeting. M: What about the Dominican Republic? Were you involved in those? Mundt: Several of them, yes

Oral history transcript, Marie Wilson, interview 1 (I), 12/7/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

every ~ about the same damn bill. It seemed to me you could find out what happened to it because it came out in the Congressional out in the newspaper. big. Recor~ every single day. Minimum wage came That was even sillier when it came out

Oral history transcript, J.J. Jake Pickle, interview 5 (V), 3/2/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

the whole nation kind of went through a- F: People weren t really very interested in the congressional campaign. P: Not at all. 1 And people also wanted to cleanse their souls ~ Those who had been super righteous and so very bent on tolerating

Oral history transcript, James C. Hagerty, interview 1 (I), 11/16/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. But they talked The President used to kid him, too, at the Gridiron Clubs or places like that about Landslide Johnson, by winning his first thing call him Landslide. by a few votes, and in public he used to The very way he said it was with love and affection

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 1 (Ia), 12/12/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

in 1917 in Chicago- R: East Chicago, Indiana--it's in a different state. B: And became the United Press' Congressional correspondent in 1938--from '38 to '41--in Air Force service, 1942-45; and then again after the war from '46 to '51 with UP

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 36 (XXXVI), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

/loh/oh Johnson -- XXXVI -- 24 children can remember taking with their father. We went to Daytona Beach with a bunch of congressmen. They had something, sort of a, called the congressional baseball teams, which were largely figments of the imagination
vacation to Daytona Beach; getting to know Liz and Les Carpenter; James Forrestal; Dale and Virginia "Scooter" Miller; Lynda's experience with a cotillion for congressional children; Mrs. Johnson's impressions of President Dwight Eisenhower; LBJ's view

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

:-,d Congressional. liaison functions fro::i. the Deputments· of Cc::::e;;.--ce, Interior, Housins ar.;d Urban Develop:lent, and Heal.t~, Educe.tic~ e:.d Wel:ta.re. 4. S•,......a7 ·of or~zt'.tion and C.ongresaiona.1 ll&bo::i;,---1.ndustrin.l

Folder, "Ex FG 11- 2 [EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT - CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY] [1 of 2]" WHCF FG, Box 55 (Item)

with which to do it. Also, I thank you most warmly for the opportunity at today's briefing of the Congressional leadership to describe the intelligence reporting during the developing Czech crisis. May I say, as a bystander during most of that briefing, how

Folder, "Civil Rights – Miscellaneous 1965," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 21, February 12- 28, 1967 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 13 (Item)

TO OUR DEC ISION WHETHER TO PROCEED WITH SUMMIT AND SEEK CONGRESSIONAL ENDORSEMENT AS REFLECTED IN DRAFT JJ INT RE SOL UT ION I SENT YOU YESTERDAY. I MAKE FOREGO ING CBSERVATIONS RECOGNIZING THAT THERE MAY BE C0~1PELLING REASONS FOR HIS RETURN

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 36, July 25-31, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 20 (Item)

, Congressional declaration or U.S • .military . presence grants immunity to aggression. 11 The statement conveys a significant \message ·to ·any .potential aggressor: · · that· under n6' circumstances could it count on American ·1naction··•in· .the ·-eve·n t

Oral history transcript, W. Ervin James, interview 1 (I), 2/17/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to intrude too much of James into this story because I know you want to hear about LBJ. G: Well, we want your perspectives of him. J: You asked me the question of Aubrey's relationship. In 1950 I ran for Congress in the Seconrl Congressional District

Oral history transcript, Charles Frankel, interview 1 (I), 1/29/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

the program never took off because funding wasn't available and people's energies were distracted. N: This was really a problem, the war. Was this administration lack of will, or was it congressional refusal apart from the administration lack

Oral history transcript, Richard M. Scammon, interview 1 (I), 3/3/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

clubs here in Washington. I was up at the front table because I was making some little comment about the book I was just bringing about. no. That was about all. But I would not say that I knew him, He might have known my name, but he could easily

Oral history transcript, Dale Miller and Virginia "Scooter" Miller, interview 1 (I), 8/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

on Capitol Hi 11 . VM: Terrific drive. Di~: Tremendous drive, tremendous energy. And in almost no time at all, he became president of the congressional secretaries club. What did they call that in those years? VM: I've forgotten. F: Called

Oral history transcript, Booth Mooney, interview 1 (I), 4/8/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

to the newpapers in Texas. I wrote some of his speeches. I wrote statements for the Congressional Record. Of course, George Reedy 'vas his principal writer, especially in his capacity as floor leader. Then later--Johnson had a yen for what he called flwarm

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 18, January 1 - 14, 1967 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [1 of 2] (Item)

::: ·~mber of Countries :n las t January's Congressional Presentation, AID requested funds for techni as s istance to 47 countries. Since then, requirements have emerged for ·.:· _r ee more (Indonesia, and the newly ind~pendent states of Botswana

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 5 (V), 12/5/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to the Congressional Record or to old clips, you'd probably find there was. Inevitably there would be some negative fallout. But there again, you felt pretty comfortable down there with that sort of thing. So there was griping from sources that you'd anticipate. And we
and O'Brien's role during the crisis; requesting that appropriate congressional leadership and committee members return to Washington D.C. immediately so that JFK could brief them on the situation; possible courses of action and criticism of JFK's decisions

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 6 (VI), 2/11/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

] to summarize Kennedy and then we'll go to LBJ's style. The Kennedy I first knew was a fellow who had decided to run for statewide office in Massachusetts. As he traveled the state to become acquainted beyond his congressional district, he had a set speech
election and the end of the congressional session; O'Brien's relationship with Jacqueline Kennedy in the years after JFK's death; criticism from Kennedy loyalists directed at O'Brien and Claude Desautels for staying on LBJ's staff; the transition to a staff

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 40, September 1-10, 1967 [1 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [1 of 2] (Item)

Oral history transcript, Victor Jaeggli, interview 1 (I), 9/4/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

for the Rotary Club. I was the program chairman that year, and I'd gotten Lyndon to come, to stop off in Corpus Christi, and he kept us waiting a little while, but it was worth waiting for. Lyndon had so much to say to people, to talk to people, that he generally
in the Woods in Denton and San Antonio's La Villita; Jaeggli's work with Maury Maverick; the Inks Dam and Pedernales Electric Cooperative NYA projects; supporting LBJ's congressional campaign in 1937; the relationship between the NYA and the Works Projects

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 41 (XLI), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

Club, 9 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Johnson -- XLI -- 10

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/5/1968 (Saturday) (Item)

Congressional relations
Bird gives speech; speeches by Kentucky officials; Lady Bird gives speech at Democratic Women's Club luncheon; Esther Coopersmith tells of her visit to USSR; back to White House; LBJ, Lady Bird, Lynda Robb & the Krims helicopter to Camp David; dinner

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/25/1968 (Thursday) (Item)

, m y f i r s t a p p o in tm en t o f th e d a y w a s a happy o n e . I c a lle d B eth P o r t e r P e r m in e r w ho I had run in to th e day b e fo r e a t t h e op en in g o f th e W o m a n 's N a tio n a l D e m o c r a tic Club and a s k e
Congressional relations

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