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Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 10:30 a.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

Johnson to read the four points of criticism by Senator Robert Byrd (West Virginia). The four items follow: 1. Poor intelligence. 2. Poor preparations for these recent attacks. 3. Underestimated Viet Cong morale and vitality. 4. Overestimated

Folder, "January 23, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

WITHDRAWAL SHEET -(PRESIDENTIAL .L IB·R_ARIES) -- JANUARY 23, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP Speaker John McCormack Congressman Hale Boggs Senator Robert Byrd Joseph Califano Barefoot Sanders Postmaster General 0 ·1Brien

Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Pueblo 10 - Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

Senator Mike Mansfield Senator Russell Long Senator J. W. Fulbright Senator John Sparkman Senator Robert Byrd Congressman Thomas Morgan Secretary Rusk Secretary McNamara General Earle Wheeler General George Brown Honorable Lawrence O'Brien Walt Rostow

Oral history transcript, William A. Reynolds, interview 1 (I), 7/26/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

there all my life except for World War II and the years I spent in Washington. I have no desire to live anywhere else. Any particular point which you want to [start with]? G: How did you get into Senator [Robert] Kerr's orbit? R: When I got out
How Reynolds came to work for Senator Robert Kerr in 1953; LBJ's relationship with Kerr and Richard Russell, especially regarding civil rights; cooperation and leadership among Russell, Kerr, and LBJ and why they were successful; Senator Robert

Oral history transcript, C. Douglas Dillon, interview 1 (I), 6/29/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

reasonably intact, in good forIYl. The probleIYl was that Senator Byrd was holding out for SOIYle sort of gesture of saving IYloney, of being careful in expenditure control, that he could tie with the bill. Mr. Mills had his gesture, because we passed

Oral history transcript, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

th e l ate 1950s with the Racket s Committee invest i gating staff, with , l ater, Senator Robert Kennedy . 0: No . Did you get to know Mr . Johnson at all du r i ng t hat time? I had seen him , but I ' d never met [h im) . The fi r st time I
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968

Oral history transcript, William W. Heath, interview 2 (II), 5/25/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Barry Goldwater, interview 1 (I), 6/26/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

up a little ticket of Harry Byrd for president and you for vice president. Did that ever have your blessing? LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More
temper and why senators respected it; partisanship in the Senate; John F. Kennedy; Robert F. Kennedy; Jimmy Hoffa; LBJ's interest in space; foreign aid under Eisenhower; LBJ's Senate work; Robert McNamara; LBJ keeping JFK's staff members; LBJ's

Oral history transcript, John William Theis, interview 1 (I), 12/1/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. Working your way around those personal imperatives can require a good deal of personal persuasion. He was very good at it. the kind of thing that I think Bobby Byrd is doing now. It's The way he got the Senate leadership job, is by having so many

Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Wicker, interview 1 (I), 6/16/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, it was deliberately used against him. ·There's no question of that. In a state like Texas, most of the midwestern states. I remember Robert Kennedy, who was the campaign manager, telling me that he thought that the Catholic issue hurt worse in the Midwest than

Folder, "Bernard Quint," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 1 (Item)

of the Business Council. Decem ber 4, 1g63 XIV 39 30 Message to the King of Thailand on the Death of Prime ,Minister Srisdi Dhanarajata. December 8, 1g63 16 31 Letter to Bob Hope. December 8, 1g63 19 Remarks Upon Presenting the Fermi Award to Dr. J. Robert
Okamoto, Yoichi R. (Yoichi Robert), 1915-1985

Oral history transcript, Frederick C. Belen, interview 1 (I), 11/7/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

Folder, "National Security Council - 1961 [2 of 3]," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 4 (Item)

on Disarmament; and the Deputy Director, U. s. Disarmament Administration, attended the meeting for Item 1. The Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs; the U. s. Ambassador to Iran; and Robert w. Komer, NSC Staff, attended

Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume III, Tabs 23-31," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 39 (Item)

e b lo - p p . 4 2 , 45, and 105. THE GULF OF TONKIN, THE 1964 INCIDENTS HEARING BEFORE TH E COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE NINETIETH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION W IT H THE HONORABLE ROBERT S. McNAMARA, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

Folder, "3 A (2) Gulf of Tonkin, 1964 - 68, 1 of 3," Country Files, Vietnam, NSF, Box 77 (Item)

II, " O ther C om m ercial T ra n sa ctio n s, ” o f title 28, “ C om m ercial In s tn m ie n ts an d T ransac tio n s , ” o f t h e D istrict o f C olim ib la Code, an d for oth er p urposes (R ep t. No. 1323). B y Mr. BYRD o f V irginia, from th e

Folder, "3 A (2) Gulf of Tonkin, 1964 - 68, 2 of 3," Country Files, Vietnam, NSF, Box 77 (Item)

(Cong. Record, p . 1 7 8 3 4 ); Lausche (Cong. Record, p . 178 35 ); Randolph (Cong. Record, p . 173 3 6); Sparkman (Cong. Record, p . 17838) B a r t l e t t (Cong. Record, p . 178 39 ); Byrd (West V ir g in ia ) (Cong. Record, p . 17839) and Clark (Cong

Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume III, Tabs 32-33," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 39 (Item)

Folder, "[June 11, 1968 - Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

6/11/68 TO: Marie Fehmer FROM: Barefoot Sanders Resume of Leadership Breakfast, Tuesday, June 11, 1968 'J The Leadership Breakfast today was attended by Senators Mansfield and Byrd, Speaker McCormack, Congressmen Albert and Boggs

Folder, "October 23, 1967 - 5:36 p.m. Democratic Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

. Those attending were: The President Congressman Carl Albert The Vice President Congressman John Moss Senator Mansfield Postmaster General O'Brien Speaker McCormack Barefoot Sanders Senator Byrd of West Virginia Joe Califano Senator Long Mike Manatos

Folder, "[May 7, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Meeting with Congressional Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

THE MEETING WERE: The President The Vice President Speaker McCormack Senator Mansfield Senator Long Senator Byrd Congressman Albert Congressman Boggs Budget Director Charles Zwick Mike Manatos Barefoot Sanders Joe Califano · George Christian ~ Senator Byrd

Oral history transcript, Joseph W. Barr, interview 1 (I), 8/25/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

that they all did their best. F: Did you find Carl Hayden fairly easy to work with? B: Yes. F: He had not lost his grasp? B: He had not. The old gentleman was a wonderful gentleman. He was amazingly astute. I found all of them--Senator Harry Byrd
appointment as Under Secretary; appointment as Secretary; Representative Mahon; Chairman Mills; Mr. Burns; Carl Hayden; Senator Harry Byrd; Senator Kerr; John Williams; tax cut; funding of IDA; coinage problems; 1965 tax law regarding excise taxes; repeal

Folder, "July 16, 1967 - 2:15 p.m. Bipartisan Congressional leaders and Ranking Minority members of committees," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

JULY 16, 1967 - 2:15 p.m. ---SI BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES Sec. McNamara Sec. Wirtz Sec. Boyd Attar. Gen. Clark Senator Mansfield Senator Long Senator Russell Senator Byrd ~. Sen. Morse Sen

Oral history transcript, A. Willis Robertson, interview 1 (I), 9/27/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

that will authorize the state to borrow up to $81,000,000. That's one per cent roughly of the assessed value of the land in Virginia. But pay-as-you-go was one of the things that Harry Byrd put through, and I helped him to do it. We wouldn't issue bonds to build
; General Douglas MacArthur; Harry Byrd; conservation; Civil Rights Acts; major changes in U.S. government in 35 years; accomplishments of the American people

Folder, "May 28, 1968 - 6:30 p.m. Bi-partisan Congressional Leadership meeting with Cy Vance," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

weather. We did take some psychological loss. As weather gets better military costs get higher. I thought we should limit ourselves to try to bring this miserable war to a close. SENATOR BYRD: How long can we of 20th? refrain from bombing north GENERAL

Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 1:14 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

showed it outside territorial waters. Secretary Rusk: Yes sir, there was a position report two days before showing it in international waters. (The President then left the room to talk to Senator Byrd who had called the President. The President

Oral history transcript, Strom Thurmond, interview 1 (I), 5/7/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

like that. G: Did he play a role in the highway legislation, to establish the interstate highway system? T: Well, Senator Harry Byrd came before our Public Works Committee in 1956, and opposed that bill on the method of financing and helped to defeat

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

for them and what they might ask him to do in the future. He had great per- sonal contact with the senators and great sense of evaluation, which made it possible for him, for example, to pass the tax cut bill, because he was close to Harry Byrd. M

Oral history transcript, Walter W. Heller, interview 2 (II), 12/21/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

of it that was substantive was that we were afraid, obviously, that if you let the Harry Byrds of the Congress dictate the terms, the danger was that badly needed expenditures would go down the drain. He needed not only the expenditures for their own sake
Troika; Quadriad; Council of Economic Advisers; administration differences; details of tax cut; trade-offs with Congress on budget cuts; Wilbur Mills; Harry Byrd; origin of tax cut; Samuelson Task Force; “new economics;” tax increases; Vietnam’s

Oral history transcript, Thomas H. (Admiral) Moorer, interview 1 (I), 8/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

and Admiral Dick Byrd, who had been his aide when he was Vice President. Also, that was immediately prior to the Israeli-U.A.R. confrontation, and, as a matter of fact, Prime Minister Wilson was in the White House at the time, LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, Bertrand Harding, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/4/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)

& Yale; Lady Bird praises her staff; LBJ has stag dinner for 30 Senators; Lady Bird visits with Sen. Harry Byrd; rift between the Johnsons & Stewart Udall about Vietnam; Lady Bird dines with Lynda Johnson & Chuck Robb; TV program on new District

Oral history transcript, Joseph W. Barr, interview 2 (II), 1/16/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

appointment as Under Secretary; appointment as Secretary; Representative Mahon; Chairman Mills; Mr. Burns; Carl Hayden; Senator Harry Byrd; Senator Kerr; John Williams; tax cut; funding of IDA; coinage problems; 1965 tax law regarding excise taxes; repeal

Oral history transcript, Alfred B. Fitt, interview 1 (I), 10/25/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

in the spring of 1967, after the freeze had been on for four or five months, a delegation from the Congress called on the President. These were senior members from--I've forgotten just what the makeup was, but I know that two of them were Randolph and Byrd

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 281-292," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)

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