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  • Americans-the black the Hispanic, the elderly, the poor. More than once, he said he would not let Vietnam shatter bis Great S ciety, as President Truman's Fair Deal had been killed by charges that he had lost China to the Communists and the Korean War. Th
  • and Chancellor E. Don 'alker, Co-Vice Presidents. Walker and Christian were also appointed t ser.c on the E:x~uthc Committee. Also elected Lo Board: Library Dir ·tor Harry l\1iddleton. Tom John,;on LBJ School Fellowships Created to Honor Strauss One thousand
  • LIBRARY ? ' ^ N AT I ON AL ARCHI VES A ND RECORDS S ERVI CE -:ii Ip' WITHDRAWAL S H E E T ( P R E S ID E N T IA L L IB RA RIES) FORM O F ' DOCUMENT y /lla -m e m n - -w/-rep o r t- CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE top ooorot (gp-3-)to Se cDe f from
  • schoo l band s playin g ever y fe w blocks. Arrive Hospita l To Presiden t Truman' s roo m w / Mrs . Johnson , Governo r Connall y to visit w/ President an d Mrs. Truman . Visite d for abou t 2 5 minutes, an d autographed his ne w book, "M y Hop e fo r
  • : How about Harry Truman? DC: He did not have two full terms. And I was there, you were there: Harry Truman, when he left office, even though he had the surprise reelection--not reelection, election--of 1948, by the time 1952 had come even Adlai
  • to the public; Library Director, Harry Middleton; how Middleton made and maintained ties to the University of Texas, the LBJ School of Public Affairs and former LBJ staffers; the JFK School of Government; possible inaccuracies in oral histories; LBJ's use
  • Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview S-I, 8/1994, by Douglass Cater
  • r c h e d on to p o f h i s d a d d y 's s h o u l d e r s . came o v e r an d s a t w i t h u s a l i t t l e , They and M argaret Truman and C l i f t o n D a n ie l came down when th e M is s o u r i f l o a t went b y . M iss K ate Loo n e y
  • from St. Louis who served as assistant naval aide to President Harry S. Truman, then became the President's official Naval Aide in 1946. From 1946 to 1950 he served as Special Counsel to President Truman. From 1950 to 1968 he worked as an attorney
  • their responsibilities to society, and so forth. So this wasn't anything new. G: Were the other series you referred to conducted? Did you do some other leaders--? S: Oh, you mean the Truman thing and the others? G: Well, no, not Truman and Eisenhower, but other
  • with word that Harry Truman wanted him to be the nominee. Then Barkley heard disturbing news. Several influ. ential labor chieftains, some of whom favored Candidate Harriman (above), had made anti­ Barkley phone calls to the White House. "Barkley invited 10
  • The donor(s) of these records transferred their copyright to the U.S. government and their writings are therefore in the public domain. This file may also contain materials from other sources that may retain copyright.
  • of the battle, and as it turned out, we all know, a losing battle. But Lyndon was fighting for it right up until the end, and he had a very tart exchange with Truman on the subject. And who wouldn't, in Texas, be 6 LBJ Presidential Library http
  • y Drive t o Independenc e (wit h Senato r Long) To Hote l Muehl ebach Cocktails i n hotel suit e - Harr y Truma n an d Mrs . Truman ; othe r guest s Cliff Carte r To Democratic Dinne r - Muehl ebach Hote l Gran d Ballroo m To Music Hal l fo r brie f
  • . McKinzie, Harry S. Truman Library The Harry S. Truman Library Independe nce, Missouri October, 1978 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] ~:. More
  • Oral history transcript, John Wesley Jones, interview S-I, 6/8/1974, by Richard D. McKinzie
  • i b r a r y s e t up as soon a s p o s s i b l e a n d h a v e a s k e d C l a r k C l i f f o r d t o g e t me t h e l e t t e r s of a s s o c ia tio n o r w h a t e v e r t h e p iece o f p a p e r i s c a l l e d t h a t s e t up t h e Truman
  • in P-38 Dr. Weisner Space Council meeting at 274 EOB Dinner at White House honoring Mr . and Mrs. Harry Truman * Selected names should be underscored. Wednesday SEE VERSO FOR TRAVEL ACTIVITY AND CODE Expenditure Code
  • Talked to Roy White and Max Brooks Took first flu shot Dictate in machine 12:30 Work on speeches with Liz. Ate lunch on tray. 3:00 John Walker 4:00 Mrs. Harry Weiss and Mrs. Jones tea in Queens' Room 4:30 To Jean Louis. Talked to Lynda on phone 6:30
  • and President Truman. Called Harry Middleton about films and leaving movies at White House. 8:44 Rub 9:50 Called President's office and told kitchen about dinner. 10:10 President to second floor with Walter Cronkite and Liz. Entry No. Time Activity 10:30
  • of interview. Worked with Ashton -- rested on bed. 4:34 Mr. Per in for comb-out. 4:48 Mr. Per left. Worked with Ashton. Talked privately with Lynda. 5:05 To the East Room for presentation of the portrait of Mrs. Harry Truman. 5:28 To the Blue Room to receive
  • ; in particular sale of KTBC Judge J. C. Looney (San Antonio) Lunch at fifth floor: Mr. Kellam; Woody; Don Thomas, Ashton Pres. Harry Truman (Independence, Mo) W. O. Reid (Dallas) Walter (Wash, DC) Drinks and supper at fifth floor: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Clark; Mr
  • from Harry Truman for his service as an Army chaplain during WWII; and a letter from W. Thomas Johnson, September 4, 1969, thanking him for his interest in President Johnson through the years. • • • • Date range of collection: 1936-1969 Less than 1
  • that Mr. Truman ... ·. had gotten himself in:a ·similar committee. S: . .. No question, no question about that. He wa_s indeed interested in his . public image. And I sensed early, although I was not i.nvolved fo the conversations about
  • ; china used from each President; office work; nap; LBJ & Lady Bird visit with Australian group in Library; Lady Bird visits with Robin Duke on Truman Balcony; late dinner with Senator Richard Russell and others
  • c MEMORANDUM THE W H IT E HOUSE W A SH I N G TON Saturday, M a r c h 7, . 1964 . T h is m o rn in g at 11:30 I m e t with L i z , a nd D ick M c G u ir e ^ and ^ t o talk about m an y in v ita tio n s f o r m e to m ake s p e e c h e s . D
  • with Jesse Kellam and the Thornberrys; upcoming Lady Bird trip with President Truman to Greece for funeral of King Paul; Executive Order creating Committee for the Preservation of the White House
  • , 1996 INTERVIEWEES: Harry Middleton and George Christian and LBJ School Students PLACE: LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas M: Max Sherman [dean of the LBJ School of Public Affairs] says that he is not going to say anything
  • See all online interviews with Harry Middleton
  • Middleton, Harry Joseph, 1921
  • Oral history transcript, George Christian and Harry Middleton, interview S-1, 4/1/1996
  • Harry Middleton
  • ri '■/' ' 1967 T U E S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 31 T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 31 ra n a l l th e g a m u t o f e m o tio n s , L y n d o n had d e c id e d he w o u ld go to th e f u n e r a ls o f G r i s s o m and C h a ffe e and he a sk e d m
  • & people; unveiling ceremony for FDR portrait by Madame Shoumatoff; Margaret Truman & Cliff Daniels are houseguests; Margaret's pianos sank into White House floor; Lady Bird & LBJ make remarks; "Sunrise at Campobello"; Lady Bird to Harkness Ballet
  • , spoke out quite loudly for either Sam Rayburn himself, or a man like him to be our candidate . We didn't get him, but we did get Harry Truman rather than Henry Wallace . And it was during those years that I first met and knew our great President
  • ; controversy over seating of Mississippi delegation; Fred Harris as chairman of DNC; 3/31 announcement; impact of TV on conventions; funding; assessment of LBJ
  • with the President. Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson would have made it. The President was enjoying Erv Duggan:mf himself, and answered questions on VietNam, the Gandhi visit, inflation, and the } White House Fellows Program itself. The group was happy and buoyed
  • . PAUL\\/. SANGER DA VII) S.\RN OFF DR. HEI.E!\ B. TAUSS IG S. TRUMAN DR. 1RV1!\G S. WRIGHT DR. JANE C. WRIGHT i\lRS. IIARRY ~/o(.L~~Ctu~"' t/ Stephen J. GEN. Enclosure erman l STAF'F DIRECTOR: DR. J\l3RAll1\M M . Ll LIENFELD EXECUTIVC SECRETARY
  • . (Below) President Cleveland delivering his Inaugural Address, 1893. (Above) James Polk and party (Above) Theodore Roosevelt with envoys of Japan and Russia, 1905 6 (Left) Harry S. Truman talcing the oath of office after the death of President
  • their impressions and reactions to the Vietnam war. All are combat veterans who served at least one tour of duty in Vietnam. Five of the veterans were on hand for the official opening of the exhibit. Library Di rec or Harry Middleton called the exhibit "the most
  • : George Christian Box # 4 05/23/19 Folder Title Network Pool II Status open 4 Conference of Scholars on the Truman Administration and Civil Rights April 5-6, 1968 at the Harry S. Truman Library open 4 George Christian (Texas) open 5 George
  • acclaimed biogra­ phy of President Harry S. Truman, titled Truman; in introducing him, Library Director Harry Middleton said, "In David McCullough, Pres­ ident Truman has found for poster­ ity a biographer who understands and respects him." 7 Los Angeles
  • Folder Title or File Symbol (Include dates, volume #s and folder #s, _as appropriate) Form of Document Lh-. dtA'ANt: £;:t .. Document Document Descripti.on: Correspondents, Title, or N1.,1mber Page Number{s), as a.ppropriate {Please
  • to be issued regarding Farm Bill. Salinger Salinger Jenkins Bird Johnson Freeman (n/r) p. 6 March 6, 1964 Friday (Cont'd) 8: 10p Pres. 8;25p Mrs. 8:30p Marianne 8:45p t to Lounge w/ JV. Johnson joins in the Lounge Means President Harry S. Truman
  • this time. M: Is there any similarity in the style of campaigning between Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson? They are both pretty hard driving men, aren't they? K: Yes, but Truman had a way all his own. great orators. They were both down to earth, just
  • campaign for Truman; LBJ’s social legislation while president; labor’s support of social legislation to help working people; wage-price control; LBJ’s decision not to run for re-election in 1968; LBJ’s relationship with the Democratic National Committee.
  • that the structure of the Senate, the tone, the atmosphere, the environment of the whole Congress was not sympathetic to my kind of politics. And I think it's a fair statement that it wasn't. They weren't even sympathetic or friendly to Harry Truman. Truman had won
  • Initial awareness of LBJ; Senate run by Southerners; Tidelands; political albatross; DC’s Southern atmosphere; Dick Russell; Harry Byrd; Eugene Milligan; Bob Taft; LBJ as a political operator; LBJ’s relationship with David Dubinsky; Walter George
  • December 31 , 196 4 LBJ RANC H , TEXAS calls carded Thursday Cliff Carte r - Miam i Beach , Florid a 10:1 4f McGeorg e Bun d Cliff Carte r - Miam i Beach , Fla . 10:3 4 t Sec y Freema n 6 t Kermi t Gordo n Mrs. Charle s Mars h - Washington , D
  • of mine. And the Congressional Club would go through its routine of a party for President and Mrs. Truman, and later on, a party for the Chief Justice and Mrs. [Fred] Vinson. Luci was going to be all dressed up in a lovely ballet costume and model
  • stance on tidelands issues; the Morocco Air Force Base; Harry Truman's 1952 decision to not run for re-election; Lynda's birthday party; canasta parties; Fred Vinson's appointment as chief justice and his wife's reaction; Senator Burnet Maybank; Senator
  • on both. If there is a danger t hat we will not have a series of offers, demands, and fall-back po s itions ready in the event the North and .the NLF want to talk, it ou ght to be removed by hard work no.w. . l ·. . . . Harry~ e r son, Jr
  • Details of restriction(s) may be found on the withdrawal sheet in the first folder of the file unit. Withdrawal sheets refer to file units and are not necessarily applicable to all individual folders.
  • TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 29. 1966 P a g e One T u esd ay, N ovem b er 29, w as m ark ed for m e as the day when so m eth in g turned out ju st righ t, when I ta sted the_h eady w in e o f s u c c e s s , : ' _ Ah ■ tis ^ p r o je c t c o m p le te d
  • to United Orthodox Jewish Ladies luncheon; news articles about Truman Capote party; Lady Bird works on New York speech, but Liz Carpenter has to rewrite; Lady Bird interviewed about beautification; Lady Bird bowls and dines with Dr. Willis Hurst