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Folder title list, White House Central Files, Subject Files, National Security and Defense (ND) (Item)
  • Adams; the Daniel Boone; the Henry Clay; the von Steuben; the John C. Calhoun; the Benjamin Franklin; the Nathanel Greene; the Sam Rayburn; the Tinosa; the Aspro; the Sunfish; the Tautog; the Gato; the Haddock; the Pargo; the Jack; the Queenfish
Folder, "[Visitors - Foreign] Adenauer, Konrad [April 1961] 1 of 2," LBJA, Subject Files, Box 90 (Item)
  • , Com­ the Vice President of the United States Lyn­ mander Shepard, and Colonel McHugh. The don B. Johnson; Speaker of the House Sam Chaplain of our Senate, Rev. Dr. Harris, who Rayburn; and Chief Justice of the Supreme la so gracious and wonderful to us
Oral history transcript, Sheldon Cohen, interview 1 (I), 10/18/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • at the time. M: Do you recall anything about an attempt led by Sam Rayburn for a tax cut in 1955 which failed? It failed in the Senate. C: Yes, well, when the Republicans first came in in 1953, the first thing they did was cut LBJ Presidential Library
  • advances at the IRS; Alfred Steinberg's Sam Johnson's Boy, including the Cummings case and other accusations of IRS vindictiveness; gifts between LBJ and Cohen's children.
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 6, July 1 - September 30, 1964 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • ""- keynote of rare eloquence through ~gla bi~8 ~ at Senator from Rhode Island, John Pastore , a-ad ou have reaffirmed enduring values through your beloved permanent chairman, Mr. Rayburn's friend and his worthy successor, John McCormack of Massachusetts
Folder, "VP Notes and Transcripts, 1962," Pre-Presidential Telephone Conversations and Meetings, Box 1 (Item)
  • to the judge in Houston etc. I ... I've got about that many myself, but Mr. Rayburn's got a few and I hope that fellow don't get drunk down there running for the (sounds like cabinet or capitol) because that will be agriculture -- that will bust -- that's
Folder, "S. Con. Res. 91, Guatemala [1 of 2]," Files Relating to Senator Johnson’s Legislation, Senate Papers, Box 297 (Item)
Oral history transcript, Bascom Timmons, interview 1 (I), 3/6/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • have seen more or less begin, mature to some very great political careers, and also come to an end in their political careers. and Mr. Johnson. Of course, I'm speaking of Mr. Garner, Mr. Rayburn, Would you tell me if over this time you drew any
Oral history transcript, Hale Boggs, interview 2 (II), 3/27/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • in leadership on Mr. Rayburn's death.Did that make much difference in the operation of the House? Bo: No, because Mr. Rayburn had been--his illness had been incapacitating him, and his team just moved in--John McCormack, Carl Albert, and myself.The last year
  • [For interview 1 and 2] Biographical information; Rayburn-Johnson relationship; early signs of leadership in the House; meetings to coordinate Senate and House leadership; 1956 and 1960 conventions; role of Democratic Advisory Council; 1957 Civil
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 8, Excerpts and Taylor's Memo," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • engaged in a fire suppression mission designed to destroy a key antiaircraft defensive complex containing surface-to-air missiles (SAM), an exceptionally heavy concentration of anti­ aircraft artillery, and other automatic weapons. The de­ fensive network
Oral history transcript, William H. Crook, interview 1 (I), 8/21/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • Johnson, and Sam Rayburn presided. I attended, along with my wife and father-in-law, Mr. H. E. Butt, who has always supported Mr. Johnson financially. And this young man-- M: When did you marry, incidentally? C: I married in 1952. This young man
Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Correspondence] [2 of 2]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • , not even the pay hospltAI expenses and other j L'o ngoria family, whether the dead costs. I soldier was en route to New York There ls no segregation here in t . from San Francisco, to Arlington the school after pupils pass the 11 National Cemetery, Fort Sam
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 11 (XI), 7/24/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • with the leadership, reflecting on the election returns. You have to remember the leaders had their frustrations. Sam Rayburn and McCormack and [Carl] Albert and [Hale] Boggs, along with Democratic members, had a great feeling of frustration regarding the Rules
Folder, "Administrative History of the Agency for International Development, Part I, Introduction and Chapters I thru IV", Box 1 (Item)
  • years 1969 inadequate even to sustain to Communicate ·;hat: programs have been inadequate and we end this period of A. I. D. in 1961, the President Mr. Rayburn, areas we have and public support Funds to expand successful Wh,1t are the causes
Folder, "China Lobby II," Papers of Drew Pearson, Georgetown Files, Box G 130 [2 of 3] (Item)
  • hom George Allen shares an office: James Bruce', Truman ·:; 11mlmssa1lor In Argentina; anti Sam Roscnm,111, fotmC'r cou nsrl 10 Presillen1. T ruman. SOlll(' of these did llol lrn,,w I hat Chinese money controlk ll Cheyenne Oil. Johnston ex­ plained he
Folder title list, Personal Papers, Papers of Frances Lewine (Item)
Folder, "Pepper, Claude (Senator) - Notes [1940-1941]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 11 (Item)
Folder, "Writings, Speeches [1941] [2 of 2]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 16 (Item)
  • oalled out of Speaker Rayburn's o:ftioe. I said under the circu.mstanoes I. thought Sid might call the President, getting his own information direct if he felt that olose to the family at the moment. quoted. I did not personally wish to be I did
Oral history transcript, Stewart L. Udall, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • . In that you ran, of course, into Speaker Rayburn and I rather gather he wasn't too keen on the Democratic Study Group. U: Well, looking back, of course, I enjoyed a very good relationship with Speaker Rayburn. He was in his later years then and of course he
  • Biographical information; Rayburn; JFK; 1960 Democratic campaign; LBJ’s vice presidency; Lady Bird; Interior; Job Corps; RFK and LBJ
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 43, September 21-30, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)
Folder, "Shelton, Robert Marvin," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 11 (Item)
  • . ·Government ~poU..ccies. A casket · was olnl display with a dummy body lying · in it wi th the rrn:ame tag on the body marked "Unc_le Sam." 1 A GEORG¥ DORSE'lrT, reported to be a former UKA Imperial Chaplai.n f.rom North Carolina, . was ejected from
Folder, "Miscellaneous Material [political forecasts, speech material] [1924-1948]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 2 (Item)
  • sa rre s t orie s expre sse d i n t er . of r re " pr a gma tic . c al l ed Both men vi sua lize d 1 t . .. ..• . • and /i n a :pa inting of word s t he sam e of F an ce - d eg enera cy in hy:pq9r.a ~ .,... // thing e x cep t the t r ut h . Nei
Folder, "Civil Rights – Miscellaneous 1964," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • and Louisiana, 'I\V'enty-year power purchase and sales contracts were signed with three electric cooperatives, four cities, and one utility company in Texas and Louisiana for the purchase of the 52,000-kilowatt output of Sam Rayburn Dam and supporting thennal
Folder title list, Personal Papers, Papers of John B. Connally (Item)
  • , Tom, Jr. Moreno, Paul C. Moyer, Hudson Muniz, Raul Murphy, Sam Murray, Menton J. Musgrove, Burke Mutscher, Gus Neugent, Dean Newman, J. T Nowlin, James R. Nugent, James Ogg, Jack Orr, Fred Parker, Carl Parsley, Bill Peeler, Travis Pendleton, R. G
Oral history transcript, Robert Oliver, interview 1 (I), 6/16/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , and people didn't understand that . did Rayburn have caucuses . They never had caucuses because the Democratic Party was so divided . on anything in a caucus . Neither You wouldn't have had any unified position All you would have had was division
Oral history transcript, Robert B. Anderson, interview 1 (I), 7/8/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • was under Mr . Rayburn . I had known both Mr . Rayburn and Mr. Johnson from the early thirties . While we had had different political allegiances in some respects and I was ser­ ving as a Republican under a Republican president, there was an absolute
Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 2 (II), 10/31/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • long enough to hear this interview, and his name was John Burns, who presently is governor of Hawaii, but his term will expire January 3, 1975. He has terminal cancer. Speaker Rayburn was a fantastic person when i t came to determining the character
Folder title list, Personal Papers, Papers of Wilbur J. Cohen (Item)
Folder title list, Records of the Democratic National Committee [series 1] (Item)
President's Daily Diary entry, 10/25/1967 (Item)
  • Sprague King and Holifield are to be feted at a reception in the Rayburn Building at 5:30p today, To jahaHH^colonnade for pictures w/ above sponsored by Los Angeles Board of Superviso King joined the House, Aug. 25, 1942. Holifield on Jan. 3, 1943. King
President's Daily Diary entry, 9/29/1966 (Item)
  • Servi Grant Shrum , Director, Natl 4-H Club Foundation, Washington, D. C. Secy Freeman requested this appt as a climax to National DHH 4-H Week. To MW's room to stand and talk to MW briefly Congressman Joseph Resnick RECORD and Rayburn Hesse
President's Daily Diary entry, 5/8/1965 (Item)
  • e SA M RAYBURN DA M in Jasper, Texa s Room To Ova l Offic e w / JV , an d MW Lee Whit e Charles Vera Glase r Mohr re NY Times women's Washington Correspondent appointments To Cabine t Roo m t o meet wit h Secretary Rusk , Secretar y McNamara
Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1939" (Item)
  • with FDR for 30 minutes, shows President photos of dams. 7/27 John L. Lewis attacks John Nance Garner as “a. labor-baiting, poker-playing, whiskey-drinking, evil old man.” Garner calls Rayburn, demands Texas delegation pass resolution absolving him
Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 11 (XI), 4/18/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • as a leader in the debate or anything like that. G: My impression is on the tidelands that he and Rayburn were more will­ ing to-­ (Interrupt ion} Were he and Rayburn more inclined to compromise on the tidelands issue than, say, Price Daniel? J: Yes, I
Oral history transcript, Tyler Abell, interview 1 (I), 5/8/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • thing to worry about. What finally evolved from that meeting though was an agreement that we were to go over to see Speaker Rayburn and to get an agreement from Rayburn to adjourn the Congress on a date certain--I've forgotten now just what
Folder, "Diary: Vol. #4, 5/29/64 – 12/28/64," Papers of Orville Freeman, Box 9 (Item)
Folder, "Diary: Vol. #8, 6/6/67 – 3/29/68," Papers of Orville Freeman, Box 11 (Item)
  • head in question had said that he dmuldn't do that because he didn't want to get involved • in politics. C" • • This obviously gal.led him right to the bone. At about this time he repeated the story about Dean Acheson again, attributed to Sam
Folder title list, Personal Papers, Records of the Democratic National Committee (Item)
Senate Daily Diary entry, 7/13/1960 (Item)
  • , or sadness or dejection on his part. Quite the contrary, he seemed at all times during the evening gay, relaxed and possibly relieved when it was all over with. Not long after the third session of the convention had concluded for the night, Speaker Rayburn
Folder, "Operations of Billie Sol Estes, Report Prepared by the Intergovernmental Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, October 1964," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 2 (Item)
Folder title list, Personal Papers, Papers of Drew Pearson (Item)