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Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 11 (XI), 10/28/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and the Attorney General had some ideas is my recollection. Nick read from this memo, basically, that I had prepared. He knew what was in it and went through this reorganization. I mean, blood left the Vice President's face. It was the end of his role in civil

President's Daily Diary entry, 5/15/1967 (Item)

of the IC C" ~ ~ e " _ . : 1j 11 \— Th e President was working a folder of night reading which he had ha d a t i « r . - * ^j^j--^ e mmTno te the Secretaries. ^m -t-nlfj-hh^ - i_ Camp David, pointing^ i out TTj^i/-m variou s memo s at otrth Secretaries

Oral history transcript, Elma (Mrs. Sam) Fore, interview 1 (I), 7/12/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

read. And my husband never forgot He'd keep it all right up here. He took about five dailies and he never went to sleep at night that he hadn't read everyone of them. M: So when they got together, they would talk about politics. F: Oh yes

Oral history transcript, Kermit Gordon, interview 3 (III), 3/21/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

reading practice. M: Did you give a lot of material to him to read? G: Yes. I was in that box almost every day. What was her name--the secretary that used to put the night reading together, a very attractive woman? M: Mary Rather? [Juanita Roberts

Oral history transcript, Ebba Jansen and Alvin J. Jansen, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

that? J: T-I-E-R-N-E-Y .. P: Now you were telling me you had some trouble, but not very much until you reached Arizona and the desert. J: Yes. VJe parked at Needl es, and it was 112 ~ [degrees] in Needl es· that afternoon. During the night it got

Folder, "Saboteur," Papers of Drew Pearson, Georgetown Files, Box G 86 [1 of 3] (Item)

cock's new picture; 'Saboteur' (Uni ,f versal), at RKO-Keith:s on Wednesday (22). They wrote personal in ~- vitations for the premiere, with Mrs. ~~ Patterson's papeF ignoring the bally d h'oo. Up to Saturday night P. and k A. had won a substantial

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 11:15 a.m. Detroit Riots - Clark, McNamara, Christopher, Fortas, Wilkins, Doar," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

and said that Vance should go. At 11 :23 the President read a telegram to Governor Romney which had been drafted. CBNFIDl&DI'I'IA-L M!rflMG NOi ES COP'.fRl~Hif 0 Poelicctic11 Re"""~' ht P.eRni11ion of Capyng ~~ Ibnmn• Jahft'SOTl [1 of 2

Oral history transcript, Ashton Gonella, interview 2 (II), 10/10/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

would go home and still have night reading. take home. MG: He's always had night reading to I don't see how he could have been any healthier. Now, the [John] Kennedy-[Irving] Ives labor bill came up that year. Let me get you to just talk about LBJ's

Oral history transcript, D.B. Hardeman, interview 2 (II), 3/12/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

night or only on specific invitation, and I don't think anybody else was quite sure either. Rayburn left it vague. Tiger Teague told me once, "I' ve been baffled because every now and then he'll stop me and say, 'Why don't you come down and have

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 7 (VII), 9/19/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh McPherson -- VII -- 11 at night and then come back and dictate to her. Poor woman. Reedy was of that 10 per cent--where I think Reedy would not read so well today would be on things like

Oral history transcript, Loyd Hackler, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

. reading. He ended up at nights, you've heard about all the night My impression was that, for instance, there was some friction between Califano and some of the cabinet people because they sort of looked at Joe as maybe getting between them

Oral history transcript, James Robinson, interview 1 (I), 2/21/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

of a research institute, ought to anticipate. G: Was this the Mershon--? R: Mershon Center for Education in National Security at Ohio State University. And, sometime in the summer or early fall of 1967, I counted or read that there were, as I recall

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 9 (IX), 9/22/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was Wayne Morse. At the end of the day Pearson called me and said, "Didn't you read my column this morning?" I said, "Yes, I read it." He said, "Didn't you appreciate it?" I said, "Well, yes. But it really wasn't true. It was Morse that did that." He said

Oral history transcript, Joseph Laitin, interview 1 (I), 2/2/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

across the aisle from LBJ. I guess it was wintertime. He had his hat and coat on, hat tilted back, late at night--it was after midnight I think. As we were flying from Andrews, about a twelve-minute flight, he was reading that morning's Washington Post

Oral history transcript, Livingston Biddle, interview 1 (I), 3/20/1989, by Louann Temple (Item)

: Louann Temple PLACE: Unknown Tape 1 of 1, Side 1 T: . . . Mr. Biddle, one of the things I am curious about is that in the memos that I have read in 1964 when President Johnson first went into office, the aides and people outside of the office

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 2 (II), 5/27/1969, by Joe B. Frantz and Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

course in economics that anyone could ever have, and that was from the Council of Economic Advisers. They had prepared papers; they had done a big study of steel the year before. I used to read that stuff at night, or early in the morning. But most of all

President's Daily Diary entry, 9/14/1964 (Item)

then read the individual citations . and _ Page 2 Monday White House 9-14-64 Dean G. Acheson - former Secretar y of State Detlev W. Bronk - Educator and Scientist Aaron Copland - Composer Walter Disney - Motion Picture Producer ixxExxatedBiskiBcxx Lena

Folder, "August 20, 1968 - 2:05 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

Draft statement read. Secretary Rusk: I told the Soviet Ambassador last night we could not reconcile statements. George Christian: Secretary Rusk: I prefer the tougher statement. The Czech mission at the U.N. The President: Ambassador Ball has been

Oral history transcript, Harry J. Middleton, interview 1 (I), 6/20/1979, by William C. Spragens (Item)

(from the staff) • · There was also ready access to prepare memos for his "night reading ". · We didn't want to abuse it, but it was there. He \>JOuld read it and respond . 7. Did you have occasio n to work with holdove r members of the Kennedy staff

Oral history transcript, Dorothy J. Nichols, interview 1 (I), 9/24/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. every night. and going t:l Reading--going to bed with a "Who Done It" Reading the same sentence on page 13 every night sleep. Weld get to bed apout 3--this is when we were on t:.'-le trail. Mr . Johnson did this every night. Mary Rather and Dorot

Oral history transcript, Phyllis Bonanno, interview 2 (II), 4/6/1983-4/7/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. Lyndon Johnson would have fired me if he had known that. But I missed the entire speech and sneaked out for two hours. My friends, the agents, covered for me. So I have no idea what went on that night. G: How about the Ladies Garment Workers Union

Oral history transcript, Luther E. Jones, Jr., interview 1 (I), 6/13/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

went a little later. Anyway, he pulled out of law school. I think he pulled out to get married; I believe that's the secret. Anyway, I went to night law school and finished one year at Georgetown. Then the following summer--Mr. Johnson in the meantime

President's Daily Diary entry, 5/16/1968 (Item)

//HITE HOUSE Date DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON DIARY May TJ «. /T,, x Day The President began his day at (Place) Time Telephone 11 In Out Lo White House no £ Activity LD 12:00a President and Mrs. Johnson ot the N orth Portico t o say good night

Folder, "Frankhouser, Roy E.," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 8 (Item)

Fourth Street, Reading, Pa. He is not ga.1.nfully employed, and allegedly i.s w:t.thout funds, but cont:Lnuca to devote hts actlvJ.ttcs to the Uni tcd IO.ans of America., Inc.,' Knlghts of the Ku Klux Klan ( UKA, KKKK), speaking at va1"'iow:~ r'alJ.1.es

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

Departe d Gol f Cours e - Presiden t drivin g convertible , accompanie d b y Cong. J . J . Pickl Jim Jones , an d Pa t Nugen t 6:43p Arrive d residenc e working par t o f night reading )whic h ha d accumulate d fo r th e pas t severa l days ) w/ Ji m

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/22/1967 (Item)

and his night reading. Hire HOUSE Date July •NT LYNDON B. JOHNSON IARV •esident began his day at (Place) The Time Telephone 11 In Out Lo 2:25p t White House J I Activity Codc LD -Joe 2:32p f Harry 3:02p t George Christian -pl 3:07p t Marvin

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/10/1967 (Item)

talking Not sure if President talked - f Jake Jacobsen brought in Night Reading - 11:06a 11:08a 0C mf Lois asked for gist. President in East Room for Signing of to mjdr's room Outer Space Treaty - REMARKS by the President c list to DT - i

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/12/1964 (Sunday) (Item)

e v e ry night except th is one night and why did we have to get up and s t a r t ro am in g th is one n ig h t? I 7 / 1 2 / 6 4 - - page 2 So b ack to bed and up ju st in tim e to m ake it to the C h ristia n Church - N ational C ity C h ristia

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/29/1966 (Item)

while seated next to her at the Thai Classical Dancc program The President commented on the night saying it was one of the prettiest one he had seen —bu t the dancing program was too long. He asked mary s about time and was very interested in whom she

Memo, 1943 [re: KTBC] (Item)

come bc.. ck up to the station at night ©.nd learned to operate the controls! This her own idea . i.iould be valuable in case of shortaGes ot' personnel we face. I think she writes a very pretty letter, don't you? Her voice over tt.e telephone und her

Oral history transcript, Theodore Hesburgh, interview 1 (I), 2/1/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

President Johnson and we felt early on that we should meet with him and talk with him. As I recall we went over as a whole commission to talk with him one night and--I say "one night" because it was about, as I recall, 5:30 or some such thing

Oral history transcript, Gerald W. Siegel, interview 1 (I), 5/26/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

on the recall of General MacArthur by President Truman. Our staff did the night work of processing every bit of the day's transcript and putting back on the desk of Senator Russell, in the morning, through Senator Johnson, questions for the next day's . session
; developing a distinction between civil and criminal contempt; LBJ’s power of persuasion; liberal criticism of the 1960 Civil Rights Bill; the Bricker Amendment; LBJ'’ legal knowledge; LBJ and reading; the McCarthy censure; LBJ’ presidential ambitions; LBJ

Oral history transcript, Mollie Parnis, interview 1 (I), 10/13/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of things. The President, he would complain to me Another time I remember he gave me his book [The Vantage Point] to read when it was in galley form. in Acapulco. at night. Again we were It was about, oh, half past ten or a quarter to eleven I was going

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 74, January 2001," LBJ Library (Item)

by a congressional committee, and a woman who slept with a gun under her pillow every night until she died, several years ago." Ms. Smith had also feuded memorably with Frank Sinatra, and it was she who broke the news of the Donald/lvanna Trump divorce. "It certainly

Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 3 (III), 6/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

all of the work for all of his appointments and the travel and all that sort of thing and signed Marvin's name to them. They just went into night reading, or went in to the President, Jones with Marvin's name on them. Then I guess after about a year
influence on LBJ to be greater than it actually was; LBJ’s love of telephones; LBJ’s “earthy” language and storytelling ability; LBJ’s private nature; LBJ’s relationship with the press; night reading; keeping LBJ’s schedule.

President's Daily Diary entry, 8/28/1967 (Item)

him Metrecal because "I'm getting too fat. " He said that he would try to do his night reading for about an hour each afternoon and asked mjdr and MW to see that no one sent anything else over to the mansion after e wen t home unless i t was urgent. He

Folder, "February 9, 1968 - 10:15 p.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

move the 82nd Airborne to Vietnam. Secretary McNamara: This worries me. call up a National Guard division. This means we would have to The President: I read Wilbur Mills a couple ·of intelligence reports last night. It appears that he is getting weak

President's Daily Diary entry, 5/8/1967 (Item)

: , President asked for Jake Jacobsen--JJ was an route Tom Corcoran's office-word was left. Marvin ' 6:45p _6:55p t s' ±$. The • 1967 (include visited by) t C LD 8, MONDAY Day t0prT TZ Lo 6:55p f RANCH May ^ ^ __ night reading in lounge John

Oral history transcript, Nancy Dickerson, interview 1 (I), 8/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

into that little breakfast room in The Elms with the little circular table, and we had dinner. And the only peo- ple present--I must say I've read over the years of who was there that night, and it would make enough for a grand ballroom. F: A real state dinner

Oral history transcript, Gene Latimer, interview 1 (I), 8/17/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

reading the letter from the mother he adored who never seased to tell him of her aspirations for and confidence in him. I wish those carpers who write about his "driving" people could see him as I have, driving himself late at night in such activities

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