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Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 60 (LX), 1/17/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

[NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Califano -- LX -- 2 We then, with all kinds of variations, basically--on the next night I sent him a cable which indicated that we had nine options

President's Daily Diary entry, 5/20/1968 (Item)

LD 10:09p Arrived W 1968 (include visited by) Floyd Bennet Field 10:18p Departed Floyd Bennet en route t o Washington - Andrews Air Force Base Manifest on Air Force One the same as above The Presiden t worked his night reading with Larry Temple

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/26/1968 (Item)

26, 1968 DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON DIARY the President began his day at (Place) Day Time Telephone 11 In Out Lo White House Wednesday i or t Activity L D 10: 37a Senator (include visited by) James Eastland 10:38a Read Manatos memo - red tag

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/18/1966 (Item)

) The President read morning papers Wheels up, departing Hickam Field, Honolulu for Pago Pago. ^HHMMHM^t American Samoa With Bill Moyers in the conference room, the President wanted to talk about non proliferation. He asked BM why Rusk ! had changed his mind

Oral history transcript, Elie Abel, interview 1 (I), 1/19/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

of comparison. ;.J: Did he spend a lot of time in personal camaraderie with the press on trips like that, long monologues or late night discussions, this type of thing? A: .iot in my presence. I think he may have with some of the regular White House

Oral history transcript, Charles M. Maguire, interview 3 (III), 7/29/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

regularly will read and review one of the many, many, many drafts. And also, the normal complement of outside trusted advisers will be called upon. 2 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org More on LBJ Library oral histories: http

Oral history transcript, Kathy Teague and Weeze Pollei Shumate, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1987, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

in the drawer that night, counted up the gallons of gasoline that he could carry and how far he could travel, like to Tennessee because it was socked in, in Oklahoma City. She has some pilot knowledge that-- 1 LBJ Presidential Library http

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/22/1966 (Item)

Date June 22, 1966 White House Dav Governor Smith left. ; Wednesday houseguest last night Governor Moore left. (^houseguest Governor Scranton left. last houseguest night last night President had breakfast. Director Marks. McPherson

Oral history transcript, Nell Colgin Miller, interview 1 (I), 10/4/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

remember seeing Pirates of Penzance; I remember when I went back and visited her we saw that. put on The Firefly, Rudolf Friml 's The Firefly. in that. poetry. She loved it. We I remember singing She loved classical music and she adored We read Edna

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/22/1968 (Item)

visite d by ) e Califan o 4:38p f Jo 4:42p t Larr y Templ e approximately 5:00 p dian a i n - Presiden t aske d fo r hi s nigh t reading . H e read most o f it bu t put the length y items i n a folde r an d sai d t o sen d it t o th e house. I t

President's Daily Diary entry, 11/21/1967 (Item)

w ^ n^t^. 2 1 November 1967 + The White House Da y Tuesda y Activity (inc!ud e visited by) tur Expendi Code e The President was awakene d -- per his instructions to the operator the night before. Ashton Gonella n second floor of mansion

President's Daily Diary entry, 12/26/1968 (Item)

, the Postmaster General 9:45a t Walt Rostow DeVier Pierson - Oklahoma City 10:00a Temple 10:01a t and Jones back from mansion w/ night reading Rostow - pl _ 10:02a The President asked for mf - she was in Yellow Oval Room to his bedroom 10:11a t Mrs

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 6:07 p.m. Congressional leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

The President opened the meeting by reading to the leadership a UPI ticker item. The article concerned a GOP policy stand. The ticker item fallows: "Republican Party leaders called big city rioting a national crisis today. They demanded a full investi gation

Folder, "October 17, 1967 - 1:40 p.m. McNamara, Rusk, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

have in Vietnam? It look as though the news is all bad. The President then read a memorandum about a large group of protesters in Oakland, California. The President also read a Situation Room report which showed in a battle late yesterday that 58 U. S

Folder, "[April 28, 1965 - 7:30 p.m. Meeting with Congressional Leaders on Dominican Republic]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

situation in the Dominican Republic. The President: At this point, the President read to those present the messages received in Washington from Ambassador Bennett on the scene in Santo Domingo, D.R. Senator Dirksen: The Senator related a telephone call he

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/10/1966 (Item)

meetingsw/ Assistant Secretaries of various departments) Date Jun White House Frida L)a\ e 10, 196 6 y Activity (inc!ud e visited bv ) Standing in mjdr's room reading the newspapers an d told mjdr to call Mrs. Elois e Thornberry at the Sheraton

President's Daily Diary entry, 8/13/1966 (Item)

in big chair while reading papers. Went to bedroom and dressed and returned to office and signed and read some papers on desk. Out riding towards guest ;house in golf cart, with Mary Slater. Went in guest trailer. Left MS. Arrived main house. BM

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/2/1966 (Item)

) Mrs. Johnson joined President and Mr. Parten.: Senator Margaret Chase Smith (b. 3) 7:55p UnderSecy Geo. Ball memos Francis Bator Secy Robert McNamara in MJDR's ofc - working night reading w/yb Departed the Ofc for the Mansion Upstairs at 9:57p - 9:20p

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/17/1966 (Item)

;^ and to VM's desk --in other office. . . .working some more night ; reading that had come in ____^ , 8:45 To the Mansion. . .telling VM t o be sure and go home within 5 minutes . . . Date_ January White House p^. MONDAY Activity (inc)ude visited by) Mrs

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/27/1966 (Item)

for coffee in the dining room _______ ! Joined by Judge and Mrs. Homer Thornberry for coffee --(then said goodbye to them ^ Bill Moyers they had been houseguests for the dinner y ^__ _ ^___ las t night) ^1 m-3**t3- i ! To I _. ^ I the Oval Office w/ MW, JV

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/20/1965 (Item)

Saturday LBJ Ranc h — White House calls carded March 20 , 196 5 The President wen t to his bedroo m fr. th e offic e — read newspapers, certai n matters from hi s desk, an d conferred w / JV on the proclamation and executive orde r that tie

Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 7 (VII), 9/21/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, 1988 INTERVIEWEE: MARY MARGARET VALENTI INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Mrs. Valenti's residence in Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 V: I see—here it says, “To Middleburg with President and Mrs. Kennedy.” Do the diaries say it reads

Letter, Lady Bird Johnson to Lyndon B. Johnson, 2/6/1942 (Item)

still one of the thrillinc:; th g1 to me. Malcolm Bardwell juat oa ia married a.nd they ate living a.t th• Geor, ...,. ,, ..- ... ~ingto Inn. H• laid that he and hie Wife were goin .r. rt . ooming ov•r at night, helping ua out. advising u political

Oral history transcript, George Ball, interview 1 (I), 7/8/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

I read him the text, although I probably read him the critical paragraphs --we didn't have a secure line--and told him that I was going to call the President and see what the President thought of it. Rusk said, "Well, go ahead." So I called Kennedy

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/17/1966 (Item)

to their departure. The President looked fit and rested (even though he slept little last night , and Mrs. Johnson stood at his side wearing a new green traveling outfit Helicopter from South Lawn w/ Mrs. Johnson, Secretary McNamara Secretary Wirtz, Walt Rostow

Oral history transcript, Charles Fitz Baird, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

the men were wounded and six others were dead. They were reduced to throwing rocks because they had run out of grenades and just about out of ammunition, but they held out somehow through the night. And at this particular ceremony, I read the citation

Oral history transcript, Kathryn Deadrich Loney, interview 1 (I), 1/21/1965, by Douglass Cater (Item)

. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] No, Miss Rebekah l~ad More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Loney--I--3 him so he was spelling and things like that. I don't think he read--I don't know she
How she met LBJ as a child; LBJ’s early speech difficulties; LBJ’s spelling and reading abilities; description of the school and number of students; Mrs. Rebekah Johnson; subsequent contacts with LBJ.

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krim, interview 3 (III), 6/29/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in that kind of position. I heard that many times after this meeting, and he wanted to leave the presidency with the image of integrity in financial matters. So he gave me that mandate that night and I did move in on the committee. I spent a lot of time
for not running; early campaign planning; Jess Unruh; Robert Kennedy entering the presidential race; Larry O’Brien; Mike Mansfield; Oliver Quayle’s work on the polls; reading the 3/31/1968 speech before it was given; Krim’s arguments against LBJ’s withdrawal from

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 3 (III), 1/16/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

young man of thirty-four years of age would do. I have a letter which, just for the record and since this is going to be released down the line, I'll read. I just received it a minute ago from Bill. "Dear Harry: It hardly seems possible that in a week

Oral history transcript, Luther Holcomb, interview 1 (I), 6/24/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

a Roman Catholic, bringing it to your attention!" B: Do you recall who that was? H: Yes, that was Walter Jenkins, which I will later develop. senator read the letter and told Mr. Jenkins that, '~aybe So the you'd better check the writer

Oral history transcript, Henry Hall Wilson, interview 1 (I), 4/11/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

great about these red tag things. He would interrupt anything to see a red tag, so I bad confidence that he would see it. The remainder of the memos he would usually read overnight, take to his night reading, but he would read them overnight
Character of House liaison in the JFK years; a memo on Medicare on the night of the JFK assassination; LBJ-JFK relationship; the Bobby Baker affair; agendas for the weekly leadership meetings; LBJ-JFK staff relationships; LBJ seldom called

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/9/1967 (Item)

. .. or night reading? " replied there were thre e paper s from Mr. Rostow and the night reading was ready . " The President said "bring them in. " to Lounge Office wher e the Presiden rmrE House Date June 9, 1967€NT LYNDON B. JOHN President rea d three items

Oral history transcript, Dorothy J. Nichols, interview 2 (II), 11/1/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

it out, and it was still wet, but I did it again the next night. I took along a book to read, and I read line 4 on page 13 for the six weeks that I was on the road. There was one funny incident, you were talking about running out of gas. We were

Oral history transcript, Charles M. Maguire, interview 1 (I), 7/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

anything- M: Yes, I was very typical, or, as it turned out, typical of the first year's fifteen Fellows and I believe also of later years. us simply read about it in the newspapers. The vast majority of Publicizing the program has 2 ORAL HISTORY

Oral history transcript, John E. Stavast, interview 1 (I), 3/12/84, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

. I, p. 23, by Ted Gittinger transcript More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Page 1 of 1 Restriction 3/12/1984 C In Reading Room, ILL copy, and pdf that will be on our website Collection Title Oral
Stavast's tactical reconnaissance pilot duties in Southeast Asia, starting in May 1967; restrictions in flying reconnaissance missions; night versus day missions; navigation and radar; Gerald Vananzi; plans to bomb communications system sites

Oral history transcript, Robert Fleming, interview S-I, 11/8/1979, by David Culbert (Item)

stack of stuff on that table at home and my wife went through it and I went through . it and I read · wtth interest··sorne"of .my memos .that you -had xeroxed. CULBERT: What I would like to ask you about .is not the specifics o.f the memos but just

Oral history transcript, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., interview 2 (II), 8/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

that argument and Hubert did get out. An interesting thing happened that night. I read the statement to Bobby Kennedy at the other Charleston hotel over the telephone. and he thanked us. About five minutes later the hotel clerk called our suite to say that Mr

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 8 (VIII), 9/21/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

would literally write it himself, often staying up half the night to do it. And then he'd have tremendous reactions when it would be totally rewritten as you might expect anything to be done. In contrast, when they'd ask McNamara to write a speech

Oral history transcript, Charles K. Boatner, interview 3 (III), 6/1/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

nine o'clock at night, and that's no damn time to go house hunting ." He then related that he and Bird had bought a house out on 52nd Street, and they had stuff over there and some of the rooms were fixed up and the cook was working over there every day

President's Daily Diary entry, 4/23/1967 (Item)

to Governors last night for lunch next week. his telephone call -w/ Joe Califano, the President remained in his bedroom alone, sitting at his desk, reading a New York Times Magazine story on Jack Valenti. 12:14 The President came out of his bedroom and walked

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