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  • until February of 1964; then he had me go over to the Democratic National Committee and I stayed there until the 1st of September of 1966, at which time I resigned to open my own business in Washington. P: That's very thorough. I'm going to ask you
  • Democratic leadership, which was always rather liberal, was completely helpless to do anything about it. About all it could do was it maintained some dignity, and at times it couldn't even do that. G: Johnson himself moved from the Commerce Committee
  • ; 1956 Senate activities; attempt to build national position; civil rights; natural gas bill; Allan Shivers episode; state Democratic convention, 1956
  • on national politics. I was organization manager for the state of Texas in the Adlai Stevenson campaign in 1952. Then in 1953 and 1954, I worked part-time for the Democratic National Committee under Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell and Speaker Sam Rayburn
  • THE WHITE HOUS.E .WASHINGTON ~ TOP June 2, 1964 SECllE'f NATIONAL SECURITY ACTION MEMORANDUM NO. 303 TO: The Secretary. of State The Secretary of Defense The Director of Central Intelligence SUBJECT: Change in Name of Special Group 5412
  • National Security Action Memorandums
  • National Security Files
  • National politics
  • LBJ REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH GEORGE BROWN ABOUT ROGER BLOUGH, STEEL INDUSTRY'S DECISION TO ADJUST PRICES; CONGRESSIONAL CONCERNS ABOUT PRICES; COMMITTEE TO STUDY STEEL IMPORTS; POSSIBLE STOCKPILE RELEASE, MEETING WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS; NYC TRANSIT
  • that the Administration and the Democratic Party have done all that they can to secure enactment of these bills. ERVI More .S~T -2­ The President asked if Harley Staggers could be urged to report these bills from the Commerce Committee. They have already passed
  • intended you to think in the first place. M: He had no intention of having you change his mind. But on the other hand, there seems to be fairly common agreement that the Democratic National Committee, while Mr. Johnson's been president, has been rather
  • mongering. This Institute joins organizations of goodwill all over the land in the hope that your committee will develop insights which will help us carry on the functions so vital to reserving our democratic structure. I am advised organization
  • Records of the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence (Eisenhower Commission)
  • . But there are things which are done by government which only government can do. As Democrats, we have trusted government to do those things which by law and by the Constitution only it can do. And those things certainly are in the area of national defense and personal
  • ; the Equal Rights Amendment; the issue of abortion; checks and balances and separation of powers; the role of government as defined by Democrats and Republicans; the role of humanity in weapons-building; Jordan's beliefs regarding the afterlife.
  • in this at all, as far as you \'Jere concerned? P: No, no, the only problem that I had with government in my servtce as one of the original directors of the Fund for the Republic ·was with the Un-American Activities Committee, and I consulted with Speaker
  • . Johnson in the United States Senate and talk a little about the inception of the missile and satellite programs, how this got kicked off and how you became involved. W: The missile and satellite program investigation by the Johnson committee
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • of the Democratic Party; Young Citizens for LBJ in 1964; Birch Bayh; ran Associates Division of President’s Club; McSurley case; 5th Amendment; Bill Moyers; importance of Jack Valenti; reason Katzenbach moved to State; comparison of Katzenbach and Clark; Task Force
  • policy for example, he and Rayburn again would not let the Democratic National Committee, insofar as they had any voice in it, make any attack on Eisenhower on foreign policy. That resulted in the end in developing that Democratic Advisory Committee. I
  • that anybody would dispute the fact that it's the most important committee from a legislative standpoint and of course, the Democratic members of the committee serve on the Committee on Committees where you place all the other Democratic members of the House
  • under Section Seven of Trad Agreement Act; Suez Crisis; 1955-1956 oil supply shut-off by Middle East countries; Ernest O. Thompson; Price Daniel and the tidelands; LBJ, Sam Rayburn and civil rights; 1960 Democratic Convention and LBJ’s acceptance
  • is supposed to be a highly political character. Does the national Administration try frequently to use a committee like Public Works for political value around the country, for specific political purposes around the country? B: I know if you're talking
  • a little less than half, were Democrat at that time, much more now, and in those districts, it became the senator's privilege--if you can call it that, I don't--to recommend a postmaster. In the districts represented by a Republican, of course, he did
  • and Astronautics Committee was set up, Overton Brooks became its first chairman. Did you know Brooks? F: No. M: Well, Brooks was from Louisiana. [Overton] Brooks was the ranking Democrat under Vinson on the committee on Armed Services. fellow who did
  • http://archives.gov National Archives Catalog https://catalog.archives.gov Folder Title Counter Gridiron Gridiron Club J.P.E. [loose material] Counter Gridiron Democrats Democratic National Committee Dem's Rules Fight, 1976 Diplomats Eisenhower, David
  • 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Angevine -- I -- 24 Lawmakers generally see these committees as not particularly relevant to important issues that face the nation--commerce, defense, taxes, taxes
  • NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE WITHDRAWALSHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) FORMOF DOCUMENT CORRESPONDENTSOR TITLE COn.f. Committee NSC -42- Memo .t& Membe~s- ~£. .Ns.c Exac. NSC NSC memo No. 207 #e L\etion-s 1 .p Ol/ll,l6J A 1 p ll
  • National Security Council (U.S.)
  • Folder, "National Security Council (I)," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 4
  • , but the fact [was] that she was proud of him, and he was a big, good-looking man and had done well, and maybe none of the rest of them had really made a mark in national life, if you want to put it that way. So every time he came to town his pic- ture
  • (9 linear inches) • Files Pertaining to the President's National Advisory Panel on Insurance in Riot-Affected Areas, ca. 1967 - ca. 1968 (9 linear inches) • Files Pertaining to the President's Review Committee on Employee-Management Relations, ca
  • NATIONAL COMMITTEE Materials accumulated by officials, staff members, and special groups of the Democratic National Committee during the 1960, 1964, and 1968 presidential campaigns, 1960-1968. There are numerous folders pertaining to foreign assistance
  • of the Committee restoring history­ laden Blair House -- out national g uest house - - in Washington, wife of the Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz - - Jane Wirtz. My other traveling companion also feels close to school teachers b ecause she has spent so much t
  • of the Oklahoma Republican Committee. In 1962 you were elected governor of Oklahoma, the first Republican governor of the state, and served as governor until 1966. In about that year I believe you became Nixon's national campaign manager and also opened
  • Political biography; meetings with President Johnson; impressions of LBJ; development of Republican Party in Oklahoma; work as Nixon's national campaign manager in 1966 and 1967; impact of LBJ's administration on state of Oklahoma
  • particularly, as far as the national administrations have been concerned, with the Americans for Democratic Action and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, and UAWand other labor organizations at various times. R: You did that better than I could, so
  • , but it was the elite. Every member of the Space Committee when it was first created, both Republicans and Democrats, were already chairmen of a parent committee: [Warren] Magnuson on Commerce, Hayden on Appropriations; Bridges, every one of them, see. They needed one
  • " conservation; the formation of the Space Committee; the decision to build the Space Center in Houston; the Kerr-Mills Bill; billboard legislation; natural gas legislation; Kerr's relationship with the oil industry; Senator Jennings Randolph, Kerr
  • 7:00p Expenditure Code Meeting at White House on National Security (Mr. Bundy) Lunch -- Executive Committee of Demo Natl Committee and John Bailey; North Room; Mayflower To be at 16th Street entrance to meet Julius Fransden of UPI who escorted him
  • National politics
  • DISCUSSION OF HEAD COUNT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS BILL DISCHARGE PETITION AND VOTES FOR BILL IN HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE; POSSIBLE REPUBLICAN VOTES IN COMMITTEE; WASHINGTON POST STORY THIS MORNING ON THE BILL; MEETING OF CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS THIS AFTERNOON
  • National politics
  • REPUBLICAN POLICY COMMITTEE VOTE OPPOSING FARM BILL; VOTE ON WHEAT BILL IN HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE TODAY; DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, RICHARD DALEY'S SUPPORT FOR BILL; COTTON AND WHEAT; DALEY REPORTS PLANS FOR LBJ'S UPCOMING VISIT TO CHICAGO
  • National politics
  • DUNGAN REPORTS ON HIS CONTACTS WITH JOHN MCCLOY, OTHER REPUBLICANS, AND THEIR RELUCTANCE TO JOIN PEACE COMMITTEE; DUNGAN TELLS LBJ HE THINKS LBJ DOES NOT NEED COMMITTEE TO COUNTERACT GOLDWATER
  • National politics
  • LBJ APOLOGIZES FOR DELAY IN TALKING WITH LOEB; DISCUSSION OF COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENTS FOR LBJ; LBJ ASKS LOEB TO MAKE SURE ROBERT ANDERSON IS MEMBER OF COMMITTEE, READS LATEST RESULTS OF LATEST GALLUP POLL
  • National politics
  • PRESS STORIES ON SENATE RULES COMMITTEE INVESTIGATION OF BOBBY BAKER; POSSIBLE J. EDGAR HOOVER MEETING WITH COMMITTEE; JUSTICE DEPT REPORT ON DON REYNOLDS, TFX, AND LBJ'S ALLEGED USE OF COUNTERPART FUNDS ON HONG KONG TRIP AS VP; BOBBY BAKER GRAND
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • JONES ASKS LBJ TO URGE GEORGE FALLON TO BEGIN COMMITTEE WORK ON HIGHWAY SAFETY BILL; HOUSE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE ACTION ON TVA REVENUE BONDS BILL; WILLIAM CRAMER'S CRITICISM OF LBJ; MILTON SEMER'S SUPPORT OF JONES
  • National politics
  • MCNAMARA'S RESPONSE TO MELVIN LAIRD ON COSTS OF PRESIDENTIAL AIRCRAFT, YACHTS; MCNAMARA'S TESTIMONY BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES; LBJ SUGGESTS WESTMORELAND, LODGE TESTIFY AT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES, THEN LEAK TESTIMONY; RFK; LBJ'S UPCOMING
  • United Nations
  • GOLDBERG REPORTS ON HIS SUCCESSFUL MEETING WITH SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON OUTER SPACE TREATY AND SAYS THAT THEY WILL VOTE THE TREATY OUT OF COMMITTEE FAVORABLY VERY SOON; LBJ CONGRATULATES GOLDBERG
  • with the United States. This occurred just before the Democratic convention, just as Hungarian invasion occurred before election. We can't be idle in the United Nations about this. General Wheeler: There is no military action we can take. have the forces to do
  • A (National Security)-SANITIZED
  • National Archives and Records Administration http://archives.gov http://www.lbjlibrary.org COLLECTION DETAILS and FOLDER TITLE LIST National Archives Catalog https://catalog.archives.gov Collection: Papers of Alvin J. Wirtz, 1929 - 1971 [NAID
  • friendship . As Vice President, he was placed in charge of National Emergency Committee or Commission, or something else . So I nominated and fought for the election of Stanley Mosk as Democratic National Committeeman over Paul Ziffren, who had previously
  • today?" I told him that I went back to the hospital over there to visit some of my friends, the doctor and others. He said, "Well, I want you to go down to the Democratic [National] Committee tomorrow and start looking around and seeing what's going
  • -. HOUSE /J/1// WASHINGTON August 26, 1967 1: 15 p. m. MR. PRESIDENT: £]) ;1£'1 ~/1/f~· .,. Attached is a release by the Republican National Committee dated August 23, which reports that the Republican Coordinating Committee recommends a five-point