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Oral history transcript, Mike Manatos, interview 1 (I), 8/25/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

you all count? The way I did it, I worked very closely with the leadership, with Senator [Mike] Mansfield, and Senator [Everett] Dirksen, and Bobby Baker, who was at the time secretary of the Senate Majority. Larry had a policy that I think
technique; arm-twisting vs. persuasion in Congressional vote getting; LBJ as Senate majority leader; Senator Dirksen; defeat of Abe Fortas’ nomination for Supreme court; President LBJ’s involvement with Congressmen and Manatos as Senate liaison; LBJ’s 1964

Oral history transcript, C.R. Smith, interview 2 (II), 11/10/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

[Fortas] was a good man. chief justice. G: He would have made a good Very capable man. I guess the President initially thought he had both Senator [Everett] Dirksen and Senator [Richard] Russell of Georgia behind him on that, and then both men ended up

Oral history transcript, Charles Roberts, interview 1 (I), 1/14/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

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

office because I simply didn't have any duties. of pitched in. I just sort I remember that night congressional leaders came; I remember Senator Dirksen came and the Speaker and others to be ushered in to see the President. I spent little time in his

Oral history transcript, Herman Talmadge, interview 1 (I), 7/17/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, particularly Senator Dirksen, decided to support it. T: I think Dirksen switching his position resulted in the bill passing, LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781

Oral history transcript, Dorothy J. Nichols, interview 1 (I), 9/24/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Senator Dirksen, Congressman Halleck, and so on? The personal relationship seems to be very close. N: Yes, it is, but I guess it'll go back to Senator Knowland when he was Republican leader of the Senate and Mr. Johnson was the other leader. No, it'll

there, and then we had a little ceremony with Senator Mansfield, Senator Dirksen, all the people, and we paper and hung it up there . all signed a piece of But it wouldn't have come back if he hadn't helped . F: After he became president you have a campaign

Oral history transcript, Hobart Taylor, Jr., interview 1 (I), 1/6/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

Oral history transcript, Gale McGee, interview 1 (I), 2/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

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