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Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 4 (IV), 1/28/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • on the suggestion of moving the [Democratic National] Convention from Chicago? J: No. There had been, early on, a lot of FBI reports on what to expect and all of that, and I think there had been some recommendations about considering another site and all
  • Democratic convention; LBJ’s relationships with Nguyen Cao Ky and Nguyen Van Thieu; LBJ’s 1969 farewell address to Congress; the Fortas/Thornberry Supreme Court incident; LBJ farewell get-together at the White House; LBJ’s problem with TV appearances; Robert
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 54: Dec. 11‑19, 1967 [4 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • a cau ■ e they aupport by rea ■ on of their own view ■ of their national lntere ■ ta and aecurity. The detail ■ of our contlnulng mllltary and economic as•latance program• to these countries have been dleclo•ed to the appropriate committee• of the Coner
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  • National Security Files
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 48, October 25-31, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 24 (Item)
  • is to settle the war which is the cause of . sufferings and which has been ravaging our beloved country. At the same time, I will try to improve the democratic regime through the participation of the . entire population in national affairs. I will also try_to
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  • National Security Files
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 12, September 1-14, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 10 (Item)
  • 09/10/66 A 045 memo Rostow to LBJ [Sanitized 3/8/00 NLJ 98-411] TS 1 09/09/66 A Collection Title National Security File, Memos to the President Folder Title "Walt Rostow, vol. 12, September 1-14, 1966" Box Number 10 Restriction Codes
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  • National Security Files
Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 1 (I), 5/27/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • the fact that Mr. Johnson did have a conservative base in his home state, and was also attempting to become a more national Democrat as majority leader •. Was this really causing much of a problem for him and his staff to disassociate themselves from
  • ; Coke Stevenson; involvement in Washington litigation while LBJ was Senator; the Leland Olds case and the Texas oil industry; Allan Shivers, Adlai Stevenson and Sam Rayburn in the 1952 election; getting the Adlai E. Stevenson/John J. Sparkman Democratic
Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Beirne, interview 1 (I), 3/4/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • at the national level 9 Chicago telephone strike before 1968 convention 10,11,12 1960 Democratic Convention � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] Oral History
  • Biographical information; organized labor's view of Senator Johnson; initiatiing new labor view in Texas; CWA; local union; union at the nation level; 1968 Chicago telephon strike before convention; 1960 campaign/convention; LBJ's effectiveness
Oral history transcript, Arthur Krock, interview 1 (I), 11/21/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • President Eisenhower and Johnson. K: Didn't they-- There was a great deal to that. We'll come to that in a minute. let's stay on Truman for a little bit. But Johnson felt that under Paul Butler particularly, the Democratic National Committee
  • Democratic Convention; JFK-LBJ rivalry; LBJ’s acceptance of the VP nomination; LBJ’s irritation over his Alfalfa Club Dinner speech and camel driver story; cross off; LBJ’s personal reaction to the JFK assassination; LBJ and the press; RFK; LBJ’s judgment
Oral history transcript, Harold Barefoot Sanders, interview 3 (III), 11/3/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • in '64, he loved working on the Hill--was working with the House Judiciary Committee, first on the hearings on the bill. This was Mr. [Emanuel] Celler's committee. called the mark-up ot the bill. And then on what's I sat with the subcommittee
Folder, "NSAM # 243: Survey Mission for the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands [3 of 3], 5/9/1963," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • of the territory, the rights of its citizens and the United Nations and the maintenance of peace and security. On July 18, 1947, the day he approved the Joint Resolution, the President issued Executive Order Noo 9875 which provided for an interim adminis­ tration
  • Folder, "NSAM # 243: Survey Mission for the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands [3 of 3], 5/9/1963," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 1
  • National Security Action Memorandums
  • National Security Files
Oral history transcript, Ewing Hass, interview 1 (I), 5/13/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • : And a lot of committee chairmen as well. H: That's right. That's right. But I think he was frustrated when he became vice president because he couldn't really crack the whip and get things done, and that's sort of a lonesome spot anyway, I think. But I
Oral history transcript, Edward Clark, interview S-I, 12/15/1986, by Robert Dallek (Item)
  • [Brown] as a friend and saw him, talked to him from time to time was [when] he was here with a job as [state director of the] National Youth Administration, just a little bureaucratic job, nothing. It was just one of those programs that they had going. He
  • and people in the oil industry; LBJ's campaigns against Hardy Hollers and Buck Taylor; the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947; how LBJ was offered a position on the House Naval Affairs Committee; attending the funeral for LBJ's father, Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr.; Billie Sol
Oral history transcript, Dudley T. Dougherty, interview 1 (I), 12/27/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • you begin to build up a fair acquaintance across the state with politicians? D: Not too many, just those that I'd gone to school with. I knew Frank Oltorf, who was in the legislature at the state level. I went to the Democratic convention in 1948
Folder, "Diary: Vol. #4, 5/29/64 – 12/28/64," Papers of Orville Freeman, Box 9 (Item)
  • with that. I've also got the boys working to try and develop something for the Democratic national platform which we might be able to use as a vehicle. I also have Willard and the boys trying about .American agriculture to put together an overall which I
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 24, March 16 - 31, 1967 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • in the formulation of some new language. He will keep us informed. With respect to the further hearings by the Senate Committee, I've been in touch with David Rockefeller, who is willing to appear as a witness if this seems desirable. I've asked him to hold himself
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  • National Security Files
Folder, "Whistle Stop [2 of 6]," Liz Carpenter Subject Files, White House Social Files, Box 11 (Item)
  • competent of the man who the South. of four to eight days train man available. this very much. Jack Valenti r DAVID MERRICK 246 WEST NEW YORK LO Mrs. Dale Miller Democratic National 1730 K Street N .W. Washington, D. C. Dear Mrs. 44TH
Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 2 (II), 4/14/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Johnson -- II -- 2 began to trickle in, that 5000 votes that he was ahead of Pappy O'Daniel began to dwindle. I was administrative assistant to the regional director of the National Youth Administration in Memphis
President's Daily Diary entry, 5/15/1968 (Item)
  • -. r w y WEDNESDAY Expendi- Activity (include visited by) ture Code This morning at 6:00 a.m. Mrs. Edward T. Breathitt, Sr. died ver y unexpectedly of a heart attack a3tx6c. Mike Moloney at the Democratic National Committee called to inform us
President's Daily Diary entry, 8/9/1967 (Item)
  • Dinin g Roo m - fo r Meetin g with Congressiona l grou p - Hous e f^ 9:02 a T 10:25 Democrats - t o discuss th e Tax Bill OF F RECOR D Cong.| Broc k Adams Cong Cong. Willia m Anderso n Cong Cong_. Fran k Annunzio Cong Cong. Rober t T . Ashmor e Cong
Folder, "Pepper, Senator Claude [1942]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 21 (Item)
  • , Anaconda as compared with aluminum production Copper Co., and National Lead -that New Jer­ in the so-called democratic countries, in­ sey "let down the bars" If only, as one execu­ cluding our own. For instance, the com­ tive puts It, "out o! a sense
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 7, June 21-30, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 8 (Item)
  • to a particular country based on a finding that it is in the national interest. Help­ ing the Dominican Republic get back on its feet is certainly in the national interest. The report of the Conference Committee of the Congress last year recom­ mended that you use
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  • National Security Files
Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 2 (II), 8/24/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • of the so­ called establishment of the Senate. F: No senator was ever just sort of frozen out? No Democratic senator? J: I know of none. Even Morse, who came into the Democratic Party, I believe, while Senator Johnson was majority leader, was invited
  • The majority leadership period; LBJ’s committee assignments; relationships with various senators; civil rights; the office and the mail; presidential possibilities; the space program; the 1960 Democratic National Convention; the vice presidency
Folder, "Boggs, Hale (Cong.) 11/1/1963 - 12/31/1964," Name Files, WHCF, Box B-330 (Item)
  • • lpeclalAa-1--■I totMPrNWat n. 8-nble HoueofMe.12 card• • ...... a • CJD:dlt ' SIIDATON-cAJlLTON H~ '2J 51&,Uhfll &run,.N.Y. YAIHINGTOM ,. D. C. 'V '.t~NATIONAL CAPITAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB Telcphoaa: Dlltrict 7-1'70 - THE DODGE HOUSE Dlltrict 1-s,11
Folder, "[October 31, 1967 - 5:35 p.m. Meeting with Congressional Democratic Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM: JIM JONESC(' SUBJECT: Congressional Democratic Leadership meeting - Tuesday, October 31, 1967 Meeting convened: 5:35 p. m. Meeting adjourned: 6:45 p. m. Attending were: Speaker McCormack, Congressmen Carl Albert
  • Folder, "[October 31, 1967 - 5:35 p.m. Meeting with Congressional Democratic Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2
Oral history transcript, Luís Salas, interview 1, 8/31/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Cliff the votes, the total 765. After Johnson came to San Diego and we added 200 more votes, another count was given to Cliff DuBois to send to Fort Worth to the [State] Democratic [Executive] Committee or whatever you call it there, changing the amount
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 38, August 11-17, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)
  • A. Tai:lov, National Co:nmaa.d.er. Jewieh ·w ar Veto-raaa o.! tb.o United State• ol Am odea 1712 New Ihmpehf.r,o A v-cauo. N. V,/ . Wa.ebia5ton, D. C. LBJ:HHS:lw So-h ----Ju.Ly l6 1 1
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President's Daily Diary entry, 9/6/1967 (Item)
  • — •' ~-- (of Maine, Advise r , Coordinator, & Escort Officer of Chmn, Iowa Guy, , of r - J j Democrat — — ^~~— ^ — — ... — Senate Democratic ranking Republican Bismarck N. -,..— ^ . ,-.. Dak. i •l..*^«- the—group Campaign Committee member - ™Chmn
Folder, "[September 19, 1967 - 8:36 a.m. Congressional Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • , and the Democrats should be doing the same thing. The President noted that the rat control vote may be coming before the House again. He added that we should wait until we get the Housing Bill out of the Senate. 11 Those who are for the Housing Bill can then correct
Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 1 (I), 9/9/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • : Officially, what were you? R: I was counsel to the Democratic Policy Committee. there. Gerry Siegel was Have you talked to Gerry? F: Not yet. R: You should. He can do better on Johnson on the Hill than anybody. He is a pretty objective fellow
  • Biographical information; early recollections of LBJ; LBJ’s relationship with FDR; LBJ’s interests; LBJ’s 1941 campaign; LBJ’s relationship with Sam Rayburn; Maury Maverick; 1948 race; Walter Winchell episode; counsel to Democratic Policy Committee
Oral history transcript, Jack T. Conway, interview 1 (I), 8/13/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • left the OEO setting, I formed the Center for Community Change and tested out some of my community-organizing ideas much more carefully and built in a number of communities \.,that we called community unions. The Watts Labor Community Action Committee
Oral history transcript, Robert E. Baskin, interview 1 (I), 3/16/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • . Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh BASKIN -- I -- 4 B: The t1a.y one when they overthrew the Shivers-dominated State Democratic Executive Committee
  • First contacts with LBJ in 1953 in Texas campaigning; Johnson's role in Texas state politics in 1956; Sam Rayburn's selection of LBJ as favorite son in 1956; DOT (Democrats of Texas); contacts with LBJ in Senate; LBJ-Ralph Yarborough as senators
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 18 (XVIII), 9/26/1980-9/27/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • finally got stationed back there, I think, in mid-June. Jesse Kellam would come through every now and then. Sometime along the way that year he got assigned to--he was in the navy. He'd gotten out of the NYA [National Youth Administration] and gone
  • , 1944; press support for LBJ; LBJ's work in the 1944 election; Mrs. Johnson's trip to New Hampshire to christen the U.S.S. Tench; family members hospitalized in the summer of 1944; the 1944 Democratic National Convention in Chicago; LBJ winning his
Oral history transcript, Floyd E. Dominy, interview 1 (I), 11/14/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • commitments. But I repeat that the thirty years I've been around, I would certainly have to say that both the Democratic and Republican administrations have supported reclamation as being in the national interest. And I doubt if you could single out any real
  • Natural resources and national parks
Oral history transcript, D.B. Hardeman, interview 4 (IV), 1/19/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , by the National Association of Manufacturers. It was a puff, gut labor bill. They were trying to take advantage of the scandals in the Teamsters and other things that the McClellan Committee had dug up to really land some body blows on organized labor
  • National Youth Administration (U.S.)
Oral history transcript, Chalmers Roberts, interview 1 (I), 4/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • , that Johnson's position that you detailed there Wl really the Committee's position or somebody else's position? R: That was a position that was a complex of reasons I guess. was a Democratic party position in a sense. There There was also a legislative
Oral history transcript, Cartha D. (Deke) DeLoach, interview 1 (I), 1/11/1991, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • roles that the FBI or you performed in terms of the Johnson Administration, in dealing directly with the White House? D: Yes, in many instances. The 1964 Democratic National Convention is an example. Walter Jenkins called and said that the President
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  • Commission; the 1964 Democratic National Convention; allegations of microphone on Nixon’s plane; calls made from Spiro Agnew’s plane; Anna Chennault. DeLoach’s relationship with Walter Jenkins, Marvin Watson. Jenkins’ departure from the White House staff
Folder title list, National Security Files, Country Files, Vietnam (Item)
  • /Wilfred Burchett Interview 1/28/67 Vietnam Statement from the Press Conference 6/18/66 given by the President Viet Cong Peace Formulas as stated in Nhan Dan 7/3/66 (The People) newspaper Policy statement of Vietnam Alliance of Oct-68 National, Democratic
  • Folder title list, National Security Files, Country Files, Vietnam
  • National Security Files
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 40, September 1-10, 1967 [4 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • r -e sulta of· Nick Katzenbach's committee. We shall be discussing these issues and their priority with Gene Locke next week. I am. preparingspe1·sonally,, a ocenarlo to keep the political lnitiatlve -- a.s sumlng we soon get a. solid government
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  • National Security Files
Folder, "Greece - Visit of King Constantine - 9/11/67 [2 of 2]," Country Files, NSF, Box 127 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • and of the constructive role he has played since the Greek coup, (3) express the concern of the American Government and people at the suspension of democratic processes in Greece and·our strongest ' hope that they will be restored, and (4) impress upon the ·civil war
  • National Security Files
Oral history transcript, Sherwin J. Markman, interview 1 (I), 5/21/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • had been state executive director for Governor Stevenson's Presidential campaign in 1956. In 1960 I had served on Governor Stevenson's national staff for a period through his defeat in the Los Angeles National Democratic Convention. Mc
  • Biographical information; work on Credentials Committee at 1964 Democratic Convention; support for Adlai Stevenson at 1956 and 1960 Conventions; JFK’s nomination at 1960 Convention; becaming a State Dept. employee 1965; contact with Senator Robert
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 77: May 15‑19, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 34 (Item)
  • OF COUNTRIES MR. PALMER WILL VISIT NATION LEADER Cameroon Ahmadou Central African Republic Gen. Chad Francois The Gambia Sir Dawda Kairaba Congo(K) Joseph D. Mobutu ·President Gabon Albert Bongo President Guinea Ahmed Sekou Toure
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