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Oral history transcript, Juanita Roberts, interview 4 (IV), 4/6/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

it was wound up there was something else. G: Now in June he met with Earl Warren, who indicated that he wanted to step down as chief justice. you know, to succeed him. And the President named Abe Fortas, as Do you have any insights into that whole LBJ
The day and night of March 31, 1968; meeting with RFK; HHH's bid for the Presidency; MLK assassination; Fortas nomination; RFK assassination; 1968 Democratic National Convention; LBJ's night reading

Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

at hearings. B: This particular aspect was also discussed in advance of the public nomination? That is, whether or not if Abe Fortas were nominated, he should agree to appear before the Senate? C: I can't recall that time sequence accurately. blended
Biographical information; McCone Commission; Watts riots; role of deputy attorney general; judicial appointments; Abe Fortas; Crime Commission; Crime Control Act; Newark riot; Detroit riots; contingency plans; MLK assassination; Washington D.C

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/9/1964 (Thursday) (Item)

a s a n t h o u r a n d a h a l f w h ic h I e n j o y e d , a n d I t h in k m e a n t s o m e t h i n g to a m e m b e r o f L y n d o n 's f a m i l y , a n d t h a t is s o m e t h i n g I a m a l w a y s m i n d f u l of. L a te r I c a lle d Abe
Office work and meeting with staff about state dinners; party for Rebekah Johnson Bobbit; Lady Bird's diary for November 22, 1963, to Abe Fortas for Warren Commission; telephone call to John Connally; dinner with LBJ

Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 2 (II), 8/18/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Komer summarizing the contents and saying, "It's mostly a lot of flowery garbage." What he had done is sent it around to his kitchen cabinet. He sent it to Abe Fortas; he sent it to Clark Clifford; he sent it to Dean Acheson; I forget who the others

Oral history transcript, Irving L. Goldberg, interview 1 (I), 11/2/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

; we are fighting it in Delaware, and it was a big deal. went to the Supreme Court. There's Finally parts of it My client and I, because we were going to be up in Delaware, couldn't fight them all here. The fight was all over. We hired Abe Fortas

Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 2 (II), 11/18/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Biographical information; McCone Commission; Watts riots; role of deputy attorney general; judicial appointments; Abe Fortas; Crime Commission; Crime Control Act; Newark riot; Detroit riots; contingency plans; MLK assassination; Washington D.C

Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 3 (III), 12/2/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Biographical information; McCone Commission; Watts riots; role of deputy attorney general; judicial appointments; Abe Fortas; Crime Commission; Crime Control Act; Newark riot; Detroit riots; contingency plans; MLK assassination; Washington D.C

Oral history transcript, Richard H. Nelson, interview 1 (I), 7/20/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

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

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

much on the periphery at that time. F: Did you assist in the preparation of that talk to the joint Houses that he made? V: Yes. I was involved in that. going over it. Some of the work was done at The Elms, Ted Sorensen did the original draft; Abe

Oral history transcript, Homer Thornberry, interview 1 (I), 12/21/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, William F. Billings, interview 1 (I), 5/23/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

understand Mr . Johnson was able to get Mr . Fortas, who was his lawyer in Washington, to go over and get the necessary writ to free the ballots so that nobody ever found out what the merits or the facts were with respect to those particular ballots

Oral history transcript, Patrick V. Murphy, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. At that time the nomination of Justice Fortas as Chief Justice was under consideration, and because some controversy was brewing in the Senate about that nomination no action was ever taken on my nomination; and it was therefore delayed for several weeks until

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