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Oral history transcript, Jerre Williams, interview 1 (I), 1/8/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

general of Colorado, and lid been a Democrat all my life." "Oh, hell. He said, I '>,;anted to appoint you to the National Labor Relations Board as a Republican." (Laughter) F; That's one time being on the right side of politics did you in. ~~: Yes

Oral history transcript, Ernest Cuneo, interview 1 (I), 9/11/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Farley knew and liked him, and he was a fixture. I knew Eddie Dowling, and through Eddie Dowling I met Robert Jackson, who was the secretary of the Democratic National Committee. Bob Jackson was the instrumentation of the nomination of Franklin
; Jesse Jones; FDR's 1936 campaign for president; development of NRA; Supreme Court reorganization by FDR; arrival of LBJ as Congressman in DC; FDR's efforts to balance the national budget; role of LBJ in the administration during WWII

Folder title list, Files of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, 1967-1968 (Item)

National Archives and Records Administration http://archives.gov National Archives Catalog https://catalog.archives.gov http://www.lbjlibrary.org COLLECTION DETAILS and FOLDER TITLE LIST Collection: Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions
Folder title list, Files of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, 1967-1968
Records of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission)

Folder, "India [3 of 3]," Files of Edward K. Hamilton, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

to help introduce modem ways into the rural areas, Inevitably its major focus was on Increased agricultural production. There is no doubt that this nation• wide network of extension workers, under the guidance of dedic:ated young District and Block
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Folder, "July 31, 1967 - 5:46 p.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

: \ '· ' I JULY 31, 1967 - 5:46 p.m. I ! DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS Sen. Mansfield Sen. Long Sen. Byrd Sp. McCormack Rep. Albert Rep. Boggs Mike Manatos Barefoot Sanders Geo. Christian Joe Califano ,1
Folder, "July 31, 1967 - 5:46 p.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 85, November 2004," LBJ Library (Item)

Finance Committee anti you have to get along with him." When I got the me ·sage from Bess, I changed course and took some steps to get plans for a post office-but slowly. Months went by, the election passed. more Democrats moved into Congress, and one clay

Folder, "January 12, 1965," President’s Appointment File [Diary Backup], Box 12 (Item)

-...,.,-.,.-..,,,.,, with the President Committee I I 8:00 The President and Mrs. Johnson will give a dinner at the White House in honor of the Prime Minister of Japan, His Excellency Eisaku Sato. (Black Tie) - FROM CIGARETTE THE PRIME BOX MINISTER TO THE PRESIDENT Cigarette

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/13/1968 (Item)

school students of the nation to speak out on rights and responsibilities of citizenship. This yr s subject is "Freedom's Challenge. " appt requested by £bcsp Cooper T. Holt, Exec Director, Five of these young people have been awarded national

Oral history transcript, Hale Boggs, interview 2 (II), 3/27/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. B: Some have said that during Mr. Johnson's Presidency and perhaps dating back even into Kennedy's Presidency, the Democratic National Committee had fallen on hard times, that it became just not as efficient an organization as it should have been
[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

Oral history transcript, Vide G. (Mrs. E.L.) Bartlett, interview 1 (I), 5/14/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

, a Democrat of Alaska. Mrs. Bartlett, you have very generously consented to let us interview you about your husband's associations with Lyndon Johnson and the very important events surrounding the granting of statehood for Alaska. I'd like to just mention

Oral history transcript, Eugene B. Germany, interview 1 (I), 5/24/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

to nominate Garner and put Garner in for candidate for president. manager. Of course~ I was Mr. Garner's national campaign being from Texas and being his campaign manager and chairman of the executive committee, it was quite a responsibility to me because
; preferred him as Majority Leader; JFK bought and rigged Democratic Convention in L.A.; LBJ as VP to help JFK in Texas and the South; LBJ always loyal to Texas and the U.S.; LBJ’s popularity sharply declined from 1964-1968 but Germany found him best U.S

Oral history transcript, Patricia Roberts Harris, interview 1 (I), 5/19/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

called the National Women's Committee for Civil Rights, at the request of President Kennedy I served as the co-chairman with Mildred McAfee Horton in this effort to secure LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org " ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT
of statehood; Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City; White House influence on Convention; Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; showboating at convention; 1964 ticket; LBJ’s options concerning poverty; opinions on black and women cabinet members

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 24 (XXIV), 3/16/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of Bundy--he was after all the national security advisor--than it had of Goodwin in terms of tone. But by the time this particular message went to Congress it was Lyndon Johnson. Most legislative messages I'd send him, he'd make a few changes and send back

Oral history transcript, Nelson Rockefeller, interview 1 (I), 2/21/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

an advisory committee on international development. That work was done primarily outside of the Congress, outside of vJashington. F: So during that time-- R: During that period I didn't have much contact. It wasn't until the Eisenhower Administration
admiration between Lady Bird and Laurence Rockefeller; LBJ’s refusal to support Democratic opponent of Rockefeller.

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 27 (XXVII), 12/13/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. And the Democratic National Committee was even in worse shape. God, they didn't even know the names of the state chairmen unless they looked them up in a handbook. I remember one of the first things that I did--when Charlie and I decided that's what he [LBJ] was up

Oral history transcript, Roger Stevens, interview 1 (I), 2/15/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

the one shot sort of situation? S: I was chairman of the finance committee of the Democratic Party at that time and we would meet from time to time, and also when he was vice president, we would run across each other in various situations. F: Just

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 16 (XVI), 11/21/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. G: National Alliance of Postal Employees. O: Yes. G: Anything else on the hiring of minorities? O: No. G: Was there a problem with underemployment of minorities within the Post Office, the fact that they did seem to occupy lower grades? O
in 1966; speculation that O'Brien would become chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in the fall of 1966; the role of John Macy and the President's Club in patronage and Democratic Party finances; the relationship between the political party

Oral history transcript, Charles A. Halleck, interview 1 (I), 9/19/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

down in the Board of Education, when he was the Democratic leader and Mr. Rayburn was the Speaker, and as Carl Albert mentioned yesterday in some things he said about me, I was always welcome at the Board of Education. Actually, a lot of things

Oral history transcript, Bryce N. Harlow, interview 2 (II), 5/6/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the Democratic side would be carried normally by, let's say, [William] Fulbright and his House counterpart, the chairman of the House [Foreign Affairs] Committee, and those fellows. Maybe George Mahon would get in and this sort of thing, but not LBJ and Sam
[For interviews 1 and 2] LBJ’s role as member of House Armed Services Committee; LBJ’s role as Democratic leader in the Senate; LBJ’s qualities of leadership; LBJ’s relationship with Eisenhower; White House-Congressional relations.

Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview 2 (II), 4/4/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

opinion. to speak my mind." This was carried over televis~on But this is my time widely. In fact, it turned out that we got more national coverage on that campaign than the Democratic Committee could ever have afforded to pay for. She

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/28/1966 (Item)

Brooks, Stephen 1st Hechler, Ken Cong. 4th V STAFF Kidd's Incumbent staff WISCONSIN Holter, Tom 10th Lauri, Tim 10th Lauri, Carl 10th Lauri's Lauri's Nominee WYOMING Roncalio, Teno Cong. ^ ADDITIONS : Grotegut, J.W. Democratic National Committee

Oral history transcript, Roland Bibolet, interview 1 (I), 5/14/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

is although he of course the old heads and the others on the Policy Committee and perhaps every Democrat on the floor . But really the � � � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral
personality and his staff; LBJ and Knowland; later contacts with LBJ; Republican senators; the Policy Committee; dealings with Eisenhower Administration; LBJ's attitude toward Joseph McCarthy; LBJ's legislative techniques

Memorandum # 317, Audiosurveillance and Countermeasures Problems Within the Intelligence Community, 11/15/1964 (Item)

years prompts the following a ctions: a. The Special Committee of the National Security Counci.l on T~~hnical Surveillance Countermeasures is hereby dissolved. E.~ The _Director of CeI,ltral Intelligence, · with the advice . and assistance of the United
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Oral history transcript, Walter G. Hall, interview 1 (I), 6/30/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

to the entire problem. We wanted Frankie Randolph to be National Committee- woman, and she was made National Committeewoman. We felt then and there that LBJ was anxious to head that delegation, and certainly it was understandable why he should be, and Sam

Folder, "The Message - Vol. II [2 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 2 (Item)

·Wydler wants reg~latory • functions as well. 2/ 28 Concerned about loss of independence ,of ·s(?me agencies. 3/1 ICC HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE DEMOCRATS Dawson No definite Holifield Will go along B1·ooks • Most cnthusiasdc

Folder title list, Office Files of Mike Manatos (Item)

/79] General Correspondence - Davies, Aled P. [open 6/79] General Correspondence Democratic National Committee General Correspondence - De Dg General Correspondence - Dh Dz General Correspondence - E General Correspondence Fa Fol General Correspondence

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/9/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)

- • • • ·' in the · Washington Hilton who had paid $250 a plate -- the proceed~ to be divided equally between the Senate and House Congressional committees. Phil Re.&an singing the National Anthem .as he has since time began, and looking very . little older . A new touch
National politics
assistance; Lady Bird has dressing fitting with Adele Simpson; tea for East Wing staff; Democratic Campaign Committee Fund Raising Dinner; John McCormack, Ed Muskie, Hubert Humphrey & LBJ give speeches; Richard Daley family are houseguests

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 18 (XVIII), 6/12/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

mean the question of how the speeches were handled? G: Right. R: Basically what happened is that he developed a sort of a theme. The words might be different wherever he spoke, but the basic theme was that the Democratic Party was the party
presidents; LBJ's lack of power as vice president; LBJ being allowed to name judges; the National Aeronautics and Space Council and how LBJ came to lead it; LBJ's Senate staff members who found other jobs when LBJ became vice president; LBJ's response to his

Oral history transcript, A.S. Mike Monroney, interview 3 (III), 3/20/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

2 that many of the members of Congress who were criticizing Johnson for would have been afraid to move had it not been for Presidential sponsorship. I think almost all the promises of the Democratic conventions--liberal projects that had been

Oral history transcript, Horace D. Godfrey, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 2 Agricultural Committee and we were working, as I

Oral history transcript, Charles S. Murphy, interview 2 (II), 5/29/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

candidates and the Democratic National Committee, on one hand, and ":: the executive branch of the government, on the other hand. B: Some of the cabinet members did participate in the campaign, I believe? M: That's right. I think generally the President
[For interviews 1 and 2] Brief contacts with Senator Johnson during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations; Democratic Advisory Council establishment and opposition by LBJ and Sam Rayburn; Paul Butler; LBJ’s effectiveness as Senate majority

Lyndon Johnson's 1954 Desk Diary I, beginning 3/6/1954 (Item)

SATURDAY, March6', 1954 MIAMI . ~. c . ~. : . ,..'i-•• ._ . ' Speaker at Miami Beach, . Fla. . Demodatic National Committee Dinner. Southern Conference.

Hershey, Lewis Blaine, 1893-1977 (Item)

Bio: Lewis Blaine Hershey (1893-1977) was the Director of the Selective Service System of the United States. He joined the Indiana National Guard in 1911, entered the U.S. Army in 1920 with the rank of captain, and held a series of appointments

Bonanno, Phyllis (Item)

; Executive Director of the President's Advisory Committee on Trade Negotiations; Corporate Vice-President for International Trade at Warnaco, Inc; and President of Columbia College in Columbia, South Carolina, 1999. She was a board member for the Center

Cohen, Wilbur J. (Wilbur Joseph), 1913-1987 (Item)

Bio: Wilbur J. Cohen (1913-1987) served on the Committee on Economic Security from 1934 to 1935, which drafted the Social Security Act. From 1935 to 1956, Cohen held several positions with the Social Security Administration, concluding his service

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 20, February 5 - 28, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)

organized cadres, most of whom are Chinese in origin although having Thai nationality. Thailand is further weakened by a second "Fifth Column," in the presence of the North Vietnamese refugees. These are well organized, have regular contacts with North
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Folder, "Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs)," Reference File (Item)

: The President +_ )(... Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe, USMC, R et.• Director of National Invea.tigationa 4/30/68 Committee on Aerial ,Phenomeua, 1536 Connectucut Ave, N. W. . 'i- Washinaton. D. C. , Su.bmit evidence of deficiencies in Univer•ity of Colorado UFO

Folder title list, Senate Papers, Appointments and Nominations Files (Item)

. – Postmaster, Smithville McFarlane, William D. – Federal Trade Commission McGhee, George C. – Ambassador to Turkey McGranery, James F. – National Democratic Committee McGranery, James P. – Attorney General McGrath, J. Howard – Attorney General McKinney, Jake

Oral history transcript, Warren Magnuson, interview 1 (I), 3/14/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of Representatives. You were elected in 1936. M: I was elected in 1936. When I came to the House I sought to get on the Naval Affairs Committee because of the nature of my district. It included the Bremerton Navy Yard, which is one of the largest in the country
Appointment to Naval Affairs Committee in 1936; how he met LBJ; trip to Central America to evaluate a second canal; war service; President Roosevelt and LBJ; LBJ as senate majority leader; LBJ

Oral history transcript, Newton Minow, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

that the Democratic Advisory Committee was not favored by either Johnson or Rayburn. M: That's right. They thought that the place for the Democratic Party to set policy was in the Congress, and that the ~est politics was to go along with Eisenhower wherever
Biographical information; meeting LBJ in 1955 on a visit to the Ranch; 1956 Democratic Convention; Stevenson/Kennedy campaign; Democratic Advisory Committee; 1960 convention and Stevenson’s hope for nomination; JFK’s consultation with Stevenson

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