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the only Democratic governor of the United States coming from a state that might have sufficient number of people to make a good campaign with the necessary financial resources . F : There was a good bit of national interest in you at this time
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2 that many of the members of Congress who were criticizing Johnson for would have been afraid to move had it not been for Presidential sponsorship. I think almost all the promises of the Democratic conventions--liberal projects that had been

then. Your committee assignments are on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Veterans Affairs Committee. Before running for Congress, from 1933 to 1950, you were a practicing attorney and probate commissioner of Allen County, Indiana. your LLB from

Oral history transcript, Milton S. Eisenhower, interview 1 (I), undated, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Truman. In 1946 the President had appointed me the first American permanent chairman of the United States National Commission for UNESCO. I became the Vice Chairman of the delegations to the annual conferences LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, Leonard H. Marks, interview 2 (II), 1/26/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to the Waldorf Astoria, sit around in a parlor atmosphere, and just discuss the issues. We had Katie Louchheim, who used to be the Women's National Democratic Chairman, and a number of local women who were articulate and knowledgeable. He was just superb

the legislation was ; I'd have to check it out, but Lyndon wanted it out of the Rules Committee . In those days we , had twelve Members in the Rules Committee, eight Democrats and four Republicans . was the chairman . Old man [Howard] Smith, I think, Two

one of the best nominees that the Democratic party could have. I had never heard much about Stevenson. I think I'm a one-speech convert. I had never heard him speak. I had been at Chicago at the convention trying to build up a bonfire for Speaker

Oral history transcript, Palmer Hoyt, interview 1 (I), 7/29/1970, by David G. McComb (Item)

, but when the war came along . . . . After the war, I knew him better. He was a commander in the navy, as you know. He sometimes has blamed me for getting him into national politics. In fact, he said that out here when he was visiting Denver a couple

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