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- legislative chairman for the Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers and was on the national legislative committee. In 1946 in Oregon there was a major education bill and I became involved in that. K: So you actually did some lobbying on behalf [of the bill
Oral history transcript, Lloyd Bentsen, Jr., interview 1 (I), 6/18/1975, by Michael L. Gillette
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- for Lyndon Johnson, along with others who also participated. At that time the story was that Allan Shivers was going to support the Republican nominee. I felt that we should keep the delegation committed to whomsoever the Democratic nominee was going to be. I
- Election to Congress in 1948; Sam Rayburn; Homer Thornberry; Johnson-Rayburn relationship; early relationship with LBJ; Drew Pearson; support of LBJ over Shivers in 1956; selection of Mrs. Bentsen as committeewoman; Secretary for the Committee
- , in part, because he originally also lived in Madison, Wisconsin, years before. That brought him and his family into contact with Altmeyer and myself. I also knew Mrs. Ellen Woodward, who also was the vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee
- [For interview 1, 2, and 3] Biographical information; social security; Eleanor Roosevelt; 1939 amendment to Social Security Act; Congressional committee and chairmen; unemployment insurance; disability benefits; Kennedy administration; Medicare; LBJ
- Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh You're Judge Oren Harris. You served as Democratic representative in the House of Representatives in Washington from 1940 until February 1966, when you became a U. S. district judge
- ; Sherman Adams; Congressman Morgan; Schwartz; Mr. Moulder; Bernard Goldfine; Jack Anderson; Bob Bartlett; 1960 Democratic convention; Arkansas Valley Development; Senator McClellan; JFK’s VP decision; federal judgeship; Attorney General Katzenbach; civil
- Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty. The President's Council bas led the nation's concern for quality in the se six years since its establishment. The Citizens Advisory Committee bas been tackling some of the really challenging issues: how
- Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at White House Reception for Citizens' Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty, 3/29/1968"
- Health Association, Detroit and Chairman of the National Physicians' Committee for Health Care through Social Security; Dr. Montague Cobb of Howard Uni versity, representing the National Medical Association. Other non-Congressional guests included Msgr
- as whip in the early 1950's? A: I hope so. I don't know for sure, but I was the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in 1950. And for a short time the Democratic party nationwide was sort of leaderless because the then chairman
- ] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 22 itself, but after 0'64. I've also heard it said that the Democratic National Committee in Johnson's Presidency sort of fell on hard tnnes, became a not very effective
- www.lbjlibrary.org SERIES DESCRIPTION and FOLDER TITLE LIST Collection: National Security Files Series: Committee Files, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969 [ NAID 12008350 ] http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/pres/nsf NATIONAL SECURITY FILE Committee
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- 15, 1¢4 121 Remarks at a Reception for Members of the Democratic. National Committee. January n, 1¢4 15, 1¢4 107 Toasts of the President and President Segni at the Italian 95 White House Statement on the Events in Panama. Janu ary 10, 1¢4 105
Oral history transcript, Daniel K. Inouye, interview 2 (II), 5/2/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- . Johnson's withdrawing from reelection this past year, 1968. I wanted to hit some other high points and sort of backtrack to some of the legislation that you worked on. But first I would like to ask you about the 1968 Democratic National Convention
- [For interviews 1 and 2] Biographical information; first meeting LBJ and Sam Rayburn at the 1956 Democratic convention in Chicago; made an honorary Texan; LBJ and statehood for Hawaii; LBJ and the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange
Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 16 (XVI), 9/13/1984, by Michael L. Gillette
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- to it. I don't believe anybody was present except the three of them, because I think I would have remembered if I had actually been there. G: Okay. Now, the liberal Democrats made an effort to expand the Policy Committee. R: Right. G
- Composition of the Policy Committee; Rayburn’s decision not to serve as chairman of the Democratic National Convention; Paul Butler and his role; liberals and the Democratic National Committee; LBJ’s lack of commitment to his candidacy
- for the Eisenhower Administration's measure. You know, he wanted a twenty dollar tax- L: That's right. That's right. G: Both Harry Byrd and Senator George on the Finance Committee with you were opposed to LBJ's version, and yet you got the Democrats to vote
- PROPOSED SENATE RESOLUTION ON REDUCTION OF US TROOPS IN EUROPE; MANSFIELD DEFENDS UNANIMOUS DECISION OF DEMOCRATIC POLICY COMMITTEE TO OFFER RESOLUTION, SAYS IT DOES NOT REDUCE PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY; LBJ SAYS HE DISAPPROVES OF RESOLUTION
- LBJ'S TALKS WITH WRIGHT PATMAN, FULBRIGHT, CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ON ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK BILL; FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS TO BANK; TREASURY DEPT'S OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS; DEMOCRATIC PARTY DIVISION ON VIETNAM; SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE
- LBJ DISCUSSES HIS MEETING WITH RUSSELL LONG, OTHER DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ABOUT INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT SUSPENSION BILL, SUGGESTS DIRKSEN TALK WITH JOHN WILLIAMS, ASKS DIRKSEN TO MANAGE BILL, DISCUSSES DWIGHT EISENHOWER'S PHONE
- • < ' , ..( WEDNESDAY, April 21, 1954 c ( 12:45 p.m. Luncheon -- Vandenberg Room Group with Sidney Salomon Director of :finance of the Senate ·Democratic Campaign Committee ( ·;i. .... APRIL 21, 1954 PEOPLE SENATOR JOHNSCN TALKED TO CN
- in several local and state-wide political posts until 1936 when he was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Congress. During the Second World War he served in the U.S. Navy attaining the rank of lieutenant commander. He was a member of the Senate from 1944
- as a Democrat to the U.S. Congress, serving one term, from 1943 to 1945, and to the U.S. Senate from 1945 to 1974. He served on key committees including Banking and Currency and Foreign Relations. Senator Fulbright was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- and Senator Mike Mansfield and also served as an advance man for presidential contender Lyndon B. Johnson in 1960. He was a professional staff member of the Democratic Policy Committee and Assistant to the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Lyndon B
Oral history transcript, Carl B. Albert, interview 2 (II), 6/10/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
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- there with the Democratic National Convention of that year of which the potential contenders were John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and there was even a movement for Adlai Stevenson continuing in that year. Could we begin by your telling me what your activities were about
- 1960 Democratic convention; LBJ as VP candidate; religious issue; LBJ as VP; JFK's political standing in 1963; LBJ after the assassination; Larry O'Brien; Mr. Cannon; Congressman Passman; Halleck; Allan Smith; Dick Bolling; Bill Colmer; 1964
- to nominate Mr. Howard G. Gamser for reappointmei t National Mediation Board. Today aamed Mrs. Jayne Baker-Spain of Cincinnati as a Vice Chairman of the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped. Today transmitted to the Senate the International
- WiJ.lfa.m Natcher 1s district. He is unique among Congressmen, neve?" having missed a r oll c all. I t r uat you will keep him answe rir.g roll calls. I'm g r eatly honored b y the distinguished welcoming committee of Kentucky G ~:~.;arn 0rs. T hey
Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 6 (VI), 12/9/1983, by Michael L. Gillette
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- of the advisory council. He wouldn't be, on the grounds that Rayburn already said he wouldn't be so how could Johnson. Then they--what the hell was the chairman of the Democratic [National] Committee then? I can't remember LBJ Presidential Library http
- Southern Manifesto; farm legislation; Francis Case; social security; LBJ and Paul Butler; LBJ and Nixon; 1956 Democratic National Convention
- projects. cooperative programs to enlist non-government contractors program. It also has in voluntary support of the national THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Agenda for Meeting MAY 12, 1964 1. Opening Remarks
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- Folder, "Ex FG 731 President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity 5/20/64 - 6/9/64," WHCF FG Subject Files, Box 402
- over it, until we had what we believed was, for each agency, a pretty good set of proposals for the next year. The next step was to meet with what was called the Legislative Committee, which was the assistant secretaries with the under secretary
- more about the 1960 Convention. I was Chairman of the Platform Committee in the 1944 Democratic Convention, I was Chairman of the Platform Committee in the 1952 Convention, and Chairman of the Platform Committee in the 1956 Convention. Now in 1960
- First impressions of LBJ; close relationship with LBJ; FDR-LBJ relationship; Truman was close to LBJ; LBJ’s national outlook; LBJ’s leadership in the Senate; progressive; Board of Education meetings; bill to admit Hawaii and Alaska; minimum
Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 5 (V), 10/27/1982, by Michael L. Gillette
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- was that he looked like he could pull the country together again. Therefore, to go off in a hog-wild campaign of automatic opposition to Eisenhower would have put the Democrats in the position not just of opposing Eisenhower, but opposing national coherency
Folder, "Boutelle, Paul Benjamin," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 7
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- .. The source further advised on May 23., 1966., that the YSA is dominated and controlled on a national basis by the SWPthrough having SWPmembers comprise exclusively the National Executive Committee {NEC). The YSA., in reality., is the youth and training
- Records of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission)
- collated information and maintained records. That memo, which is dated May 18, followed three concentrated days in New York where I talked with our citizens committee people, state committee leaders, our upstate campaign people, borough and county leaders
- inability to reach LBJ to discuss the Vietnam plank; the location and timing of the convention; frustration with the Democratic National Committee (DNC) over the organization of the convention; the possibility of a movement to draft Edward Kennedy; whether
- East and South Asia . Latin America .. . . . . . . . . Afric:a . . . . . . . . . . . East Asia Vieb1am . . . . . . . . 233 .................. ........ 310 343 377 PART III XIV xv XVI XVII XVIII. XIX xx XXI XXII Inter national Cooperation
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 8 (VIII), 4/8/1986, by Michael L. Gillette
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- will only take you to the proximity--that hadn't been accomplished nor did it take place until the fall. There were some fellows on the staff at the Democratic National Committee who, of course, could devote their time to 1964 campaign activities, but our
- of congressional liaison staff in LBJ's 1964 presidential campaign; the 1960 JFK-Nixon debates; presidential debates since 1960, such as the Reagan-Mondale debates of 1984; campaign finance issues; the rise of political action committees (PACs) and lobbying
- don't hear it any more. In a political sense, what they are going to do to patch up the relationships between the Democrats and--the national Democrats and Mississippi? E: . F: I can't tell you that, I don't know . Humphrey obviously wasn't the one
- 30 years in the Senate; first meeting with LBJ; LBJ's relationship with Senator Russell; LBJ as Minority Leader; Committee on Internal Security; McCarthy issue; tidelands issue; becoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee with the help
- of the organizers and chairman of the state executive committee of the Young Democrats of Texas which were organized early in the Roosevelt Administration . As such my interest was connected with the younger gen- eration of men,and particularly Democrats
- Relationship with LBJ in Congressman Kleberg's office in 1933; airline regulations; LBJ's election to Congress in 1937; Senate campaign in 1941 and 1948; 1956 Democratic Convention; 1960 campaign with JFK; influence of Lady Bird Johnson on LBJ's
- that he seemed to avoid partisan conflict more in the interests of national-- Q: Yes. It didn't mean that he didn't stick up for his party and that he wasn't an ardent Democrat and all, but I seemed to feel--and I think my colleagues do-- that it came
- Biographical information; contact with LBJ; LBJ’s techniques; opinion of LBJ’s political stance; LBJ-Rayburn liaison; LBJ’s ego and the transition to national politician; LBJ as VP; operation of Congress after LBJ and Rayburn; JFK-LBJ transition
- were involved-- the trade union movement and our union in particular was involved in the question of a minimum wage for the vlOrkers in this nation, and I buttonholed congressmen and one of them was Congressman Johnson. M: A brand new one at that time
- --a senior Democrat in the Senate Finance Committee who was a supporter was Senator [Clinton Presba] Anderson and that was the reason that I was expected to work relatively closely with that office. G: Describe your association with this office during
- . there are numerous tapes from various collec tions of personal and organizational papers. such as the Democratic National Committee, Drew Pearson, Wright Patman, and John Connally. There arc approximately four thou sand videotape recordings including television
- Force One with Pre$ident Johnson and several Louisiana Democratic Congressmen landed al Moi.sant Fietd on October 9, 1964, Johnson was aware that the public accommodations act. pa$$8d three months ear1Ier.had turned many In the nation and particularly
- Force One with Pre$ident Johnson and several Louisiana Democratic Congressmen landed al Moi.sant Fietd on October 9, 1964, Johnson was aware that the public accommodations act. pa$$8d three months ear1Ier.had turned many In the nation and particularly