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Oral history transcript, Merrell F. "Pop" Small, interview 1 (I), 8/20/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • day coming back from the airplane from Los Angeles, "You know, Tom Kuchel is going to run for governor someday." He said, "Fine!" I thought he'd say, "The hell with him! He can't have my job!" But no. He said, "Gee, I hope he does. He'd make a fine
Oral history transcript, Sam Kinch, Sr., interview 1 (I), 6/3/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • ? K: I don't know. You've heard the President tell it as many times as I have. About all you can take is his word, I guess. I suppose it is pretty hard to turn down. F: Did you see Mr. Johnson at all in the Los Angeles convention? K: Oh, yes
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 23 (XXIII), 7/21/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • think to put this in proper focus, my involvement was brief. There were those who were involved informally in the discussion stages. But the actual campaign from formalization until Los Angeles was a short period of time. When you talk about planning
  • inability to reach LBJ to discuss the Vietnam plank; the location and timing of the convention; frustration with the Democratic National Committee (DNC) over the organization of the convention; the possibility of a movement to draft Edward Kennedy; whether
Folder, "Dominican Republic," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • before hie departure, ao could not llllke our flight &J111187• Therefore he has gracioual.7 accepted our otter to be a guest of the State Department and will work vi.th the F.abaaq 1n getting a departure time that vovld suit his peraonal pl.au better than
Folder, "Conot Profiles - Work Copy with Comments [1 of 2]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 85 (Item)
  • been involved. ·The fact that the Detroit riot reached, within a time ·of two . to three hours, the stage that it had taken the Los Angeles riot, two years before,- 36 hours to arrive at, points up the · necessity for municipal authorities to incre·ase
Oral history transcript, Ebba Jansen and Alvin J. Jansen, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • utensils and cooked along the way, of course. Angeles. Then we got to Seattle and Los He 'r'Jent into a hotel \'Jhenever we could, but otherwise it was just a camp trip. P: ftirs. Jansen, did very many young girls go about the country like
President's Daily Diary entry, 11/23/1963 (Item)
  • of Los Angeles, Joined the Truman interview t Speaker McCormack t McGeorge Bundy f Mr. Bundy Discussion w/ Ted Sorensen Secretary Wirtz f David Dubinsky ( returning the Pres.' call Walter Heller t Mary Lasker f Sen. Kennedy t Marshall McNeil Harry
Oral history transcript, A.M. "Monk" Willis, interview 1 (I), 6/3/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • they've had about him. of Texas. lIve spent SOIne I'm very much interested in But I was absolutely astounded at Johnson's perception of a national campaign. Well, ofcours e we all went to Los Angeles and we all got HlUrdered. LBJ Presidential
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview 1 (I), 12/3/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • . C: I thought he had a chance. were swashbuckling. I thought the Kennedys were--you know, they They had the headlines of the Los Angeles Times. They had the walkie-talkies. They were a train that was churning ahead and it was going to probably
  • qualities of leadership; Lady Bird’s role as a wife of a Senator; 1964 whistle-stop tour of the South; Johnson home-mecca for Texans in Washington; supported LBJ’s unofficial campaign for the 1960 Presidency; covered Los Angeles convention; visit of Mrs
Oral history transcript, Warren G. Woodward, interview 2 (II), 5/26/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • . Incidentally, this is where Dr. Jim Cain comes into the picture almost the first time. Dr. Jim Cain's name will come up in later years in the White House, as you know, as the President's personal physician. But this was really Dr. Jim Cain's first
Oral history transcript, Leslie Carpenter, interview 1 (I), 2/6/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • --this was early 1960--and he spent the whole time trying to find out what I knew about whether Lyndon Johnson was actually going to be more than a favorite son candidate in the Los Angeles convention that year. This was early 1960. And I never would tell him
Folder, "Hearings: U.S. Dept. of HEW Public Hearings on Medicaid held in San Francisco (December 27, 1968)," Wilbur Cohen Papers, Box 3 (Item)
  • about ten days ago held hearings in Los Angeles and, I 23 think, they're going through the same process, and I also have 24 in front of me a list of· your agenda, and I see for a minute, 25 Dr. Lee, and Mr./ Williams, and more persons far more
Oral history transcript, H.S. Hank Brown, interview 1 (I), 6/8/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • the time they shook hands in Los Angeles that they were a pretty good team. Even though they were two- different kinds of politicians and two different kinds of men with two different kinds of philosophies, they seemed to be compatible . F: Once Johnson
Folder, "Japan, Sato's Visit Memos and Cables, 1/11-14/65 [2 of 4]," Country Files, NSF, Box 253 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • ,....... . ; .. 1tayf Doe~·Tokyo agree with' Washington on Red China? Communist trade? Other issues? :;?/lo _tliist '.interview, iust before his U.S. trip, ,r,Jm ..... e ·.•.·.•·M .. ... · ~".ister Sato. gives his views to Robert ·,< M,a.,rt1n.:.of ~'U~S. News & World
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 15 (XV), 1/4/1980-1/5/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , it was a queer, offbeat sort of existence. Much more fun for me than for Lyndon, I'm sure. One evening we went to the Tom Clark's and had dinner. That was the first time I remember seeing them. This was in Los Angeles. It took us forever to get there. I vowed I
Oral history transcript, Kenneth A. Randall, interview 1 (I), 3/14/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • me that his other officer had become quite ill and was going to have to retire. principal officers. At this time the bank had really only two So he asked me if I could break away from the bank in Los Angeles and go back to the bank in Provo. cerned
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 4/18/1965 (Item)
  • THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place) Entry No. MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary Sunday LBJ Ranch Time Date April 18, 1965 Activity 10:30 Departed ranch via auto for Blanco to attend Easter services at St. Michael
Daniels, Jonathan W. (Jonathan Worth), 1902-1981 (Item)
  • was a law student at Columbia University in New York City, being admitted to the North Carolina bar in late 1923. From late 1923 to early 1924 he was a reporter for The Louisville Times in Kentucky. From 1924 to 1928 Daniels was a police reporter
Folder, "Liaison - FBI - Miscellaneous Reports [1964 - 1967]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 3 (Item)
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Oral history transcript, Stewart L. Udall, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • at that time was that I would line up my Congressional district, get friends of mine that I knew were supporters of his to start working to get on the delegation, to go to the Convention in Los Angeles. I made no public announcement, I just went home and I
President Johnson's foreign and domestic travel, "Trips (LBJ's)," Reference File (Item)
  • CALIFORNIA '. February 20-22, 1964 Visit of President Adolfo Lopez Matoes of Mexico, welcoming remarks and toast at dinner, Palm Springs February 21, 1964 96th Charter Day Observance, Honorary Degree, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Oral history transcript, John A. McCone, interview 1 (I), 8/19/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh August 19, 1970 F: This is an interview with Mr. John A. McCone in his office in Los Angeles, California, on August 19, 1970. The interviewer is Joe B. Frantz. Mr. McCone, you have served both the Republicans
Oral history transcript, David E. Lilienthal, interview 1 (I), 6/18/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • a particularly interesting quote in view of what happened many years after that between Mr. Johnson and Mr. Fulbright. L: That's right. B: Then, sir, you said you went to the Los Angeles convention. Did you go as a John Kennedy partisan? L: Yes
  • LBJ-Rayburn relationship; LBJ as legislator; the 1960 Democratic convention in Los Angeles; LBJ and his domestic programs evaluated; LBJ and the watchdog committee for the AEC; LBJ's visit to Iran and his influence on the Shah; LBJ asks Lilienthal
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/20/1968 (Item)
  • Marvin Watso n 0 ^ WHITE HOUSE Date IDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON r DIARY President began his day at (Place) the :1 Time Telephone 1 In Out Lo Activit 10:24a t Secretary Hon. 10:44a t Hon. 10:47a t Cong. 11:04a f 11:17a t Tom Califano 11:19a t
Folder, "Southern Christian Leadership Conference," Aides Files of Mildred Stegall, Box 73a (Item)
  • to get across is that a crisis like that at Los Angeles could be both a danger point and an opportunity. King felt this is the time to seek the causes and face the fact that we have not done enough to right the wrongs. King and Levison also discussed
President's Daily Diary entry, 8/12/1964 (Item)
  • Chalmers Roberts , Washingto n Pos t Joh n Cauley , Kansa s Cit y Sta r t Donovan , Lo s Angele s Timef e ; Davi d Wise , N . Y . Heral d Tribun e Rober and JV , .GER, an d Dou g Cate r meetin g ende d at 10:0 0 p.m. Viewed T V program o n Mrs . Johnso n i
President's Daily Diary entry, 9/25/1966 (Item)
  • which Governor Reed had sent him. The President drove i over the countryside, sometimes on the road, and other times over the lands --damaging the automobile. Birthplace -- where the President said, "This car is no good," because of its front right tire
President's Daily Diary entry, 10/5/1966 (Item)
  • , Knickerbocker News, Albany, N. Y. Don Goodenow, managing editor, Los Angeles Herald Examiner Louis Guzzo, managing editor, Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Randolph Hearst, Jr. More on Page 12 Dam October White House Da\ 5, 1966 Wednesday Activity
Oral history transcript, Jose Joaquin Trejos, interview 1 (I), 5/31/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • . I have There were others the same day. That evening was the evening that Senator [Robert] Kennedy was wounded in Los Angeles, and the following day the activities were interrupted for that reason. F: Yes, I remember. T: And although we finished
Folder, "Flying Saucers," Papers of Drew Pearson, Georgetown Files, Box G 274 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • air/ and he's sending me couple of articles he 1 s along this line before he made such intensive research. me January 19, 1957 I Hr. Clarence Green ~reene-Rouse Productions Goldwyn Studios Los Angeles, California Dear Mr. Greene: Thank you
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 10, 15 July 1977," LBJ Library (Item)
  • Officer, The Cleveland Foundation; Thomas Bradley, Mayor, Los Angeles; Maynard Jackson, Mayor, Atlan­ ta; Esther Peterson, former Assistant Secretary, Deparlmen o[ Labor; Wendell Anderson, Governor, Minnesota; Earl Johnson, Jr., Professor of Law. Universi­
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/15/1967 (Item)
  • in--for announcement of Warren Minor Christopher, a lawyer from Los Angeles, Deputy Attorney General . President to the Cabinet Room to Join Secy Dean Rusk ; ' Earle Wheeler, Chmn of JCS . y Robert McNamar a _____„___ Hon. Richard Helms. Director CIA' .; ~* Hon
Folder, "Civil Rights – Miscellaneous 1963," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • may wish to discuss this matter in my absence. The following cities may conceivably be selected as the pllot city: St. Louis, . Providence, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit, °Los Angeles, Chicago, and Cleveland. . : ,. ' .,. '' ! • I '. l ". I
Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 32 (XXXII), 7/12/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • night so I don't think--I doubt if we ever stayed overnight. I mean even going to California, we went, I remember going to California and we went to Los Angeles. I don't know which year we did that or what trip that was in. G: I think it was 1966. C
Oral history transcript, Wright Patman, interview 2 (II), 2/4/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • to Los Angeles to the 1960 convention to work for Lyndon Johnson. P: Yes, at the Biltmore Hotel, as I had twice. G: What happened when you got there? P: We began to have little meetings around like you usually have at a convention where you
  • 1960 convention in Los Angeles; the Biltmore Hotel; decision to take the Vice-Presidential post with JFK; connection with Johnson family in Oglethorpe County, Georgia; Lady Bird Johnson’s grandfather as founder of Baylor University; the LBJ Library
Oral history transcript, Marjorie Lawson, interview 1 (I), 6/11/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , and I met him on the morning after the nomination in Los Angeles. What had happened was that I had been campaigning for President [John F.] Kennedy for about three or four years on a part-time basis. I hadn't left my office, but I would go out on trips
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 48, 15 December 1990," LBJ Library (Item)
  • biography of Lyndon Johnson, spoke at the Library on the subject of LBJ and the rise of liberal nationalism. Dallek, a professor of history at the University of Califor­ nia at Los Angeles, gave the third Littlefield Lecture Series in Ameri­ can History
Record copy, Remarks, Democratic Convention, Spokane, Washington, 5/28/60 (Item)
  • the Democratic Nominee in Los Angeles that to them appears to be the best qualified, most experienced, ablest Once selected and most dedicated the person available. we're all going to work for his election. We're going to elect the Democratic 'i'icket From
Oral history transcript, Jack T. Conway, interview 1 (I), 8/13/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • in Los Angeles and the East Los Angeles Community Union were others in time. very effective organizations. They were I confirmed in my own mind that my approach was better than the Alinsky approach. Nevertheless, when my son wanted to learn
Oral history transcript, Lew Wasserman, interview 1 (I), 12/21/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • on the ticket. F: Did you do anything to help him get ready for the 1960 convention in Los Angeles? W: Well, we all did something. There was a heck of a lot to do. The 1960 convention was totally unlike the 1964 convention. F: You knew pretty well in Los
  • ' and Vietnam; LBJ’s public relations and popular public personalities over time; attending White House functions; arranging a mobile home for LBJ to use for freshening up before a Los Angeles appearance; LBJ’s interest in movies and television; 1968 campaign