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Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 2 (II), 7/19/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

him had supported the establishment of this commission, he told you to talk to Abe Fortas. L: Yes. He did, yes. G: Do you recall your conversation with Abe Fortas, and what he told you to do? L: Was it [Myer] Feldman again who was the counsel

Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

people that day, but at least I was one of them. And I said I was coming to Washington, and he said, "Why don't you come for dinner Sunday night?" And I did. F: At The Elms? L: At The Elms. Abe Fortas was there, and the child of the governor

Oral history transcript, Oscar L. Chapman, interview 1 (I), 8/15/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

-- I -- 10 ran that column for about a year and then he began to quit. began to quit him is what happened. The papers Then he began doing some writing, special articles and things. Now rather interesting, Abe Fortas was under secretary under Ickes

Oral history transcript, Katharine Graham, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, had advised him over the years. I remember going to dinner in which either Jim Rowe, or Tommy Corcoran, or Abe Fortas were the guests. Or quite often it was the staff--Walter Jenkins, or whoever were the secretaries at the time. dinner. He just

Oral history transcript, Elizabeth Rowe, interview 2 (II), 6/16/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh E. Rowe--U--12 fairy godmother and would underwrite great planting. marvelous person. She's a And of course she had done some planting in New York. G: How about Carol Agger Fortas? R: She was not too active