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Oral history transcript, Adrian A. Spears, interview 1 (I), 6/11/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

in there. M: Did you campaign then for Lyndon Johnson again? S: Oh, yes. I handled all of his senatorial campaigns beginning in 1948, then in 1954, and then in 1960 I was out in Los Angeles with the Johnson For President people. So I've been very
Spears’ youth; Spears’ entry into politics; getting to know LBJ; Spears role in the 1948 and 1954 elections; LBJ becoming favorite son in 1956; Spears’ relationship with Allan Shivers; Shivers becoming a Republican; 1960 Los Angeles convention

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 25, 7 May 1982," LBJ Library (Item)

Negotiations, and is now a Washington attorney, will be the LBJ School's Commencement speaker on May 22. 5 At Southwest Texas State University Tom JohnsonReflects on LBJ Tom Johns n, Publisher of the Los Angeles Times and President of the LBJ Foundation

Oral history transcript, Roy Wilkins, interview 1 (I), 4/1/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

the New York state delegation--who voted for him in Los Angeles on the first ballot. I remember giving a newspaper an interview at the time which said that we shouldn't discount the effectiveness of Lyndon Johnson on the ticket because he brought enormous

Folder, "[Part 2 and Notes][removed from binder] 1941," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 15 (Item)

with the minjnn1m of repression; that the second is to ex, press and act proportionate values in the use of time and emphasis;: that such approach, of course, will encourage intellectual honesty, intellectual curios ity, kindness, clarity, and above all

Folder, "Jenkins, Walter - Investigation [1 of 3]," Aides Files of Mildred Stegall, Box 29B (Item)

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Folder, "Liaison - FBI - Miscellaneous Reports [Oct. - Dec. 1967]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 3 (Item)

. C., last evening from New York City. Last~ evening Carmichael attended a student function at Howard University entitled ''Project Awareness" which sponso~~d a speech by Ron Karenga, leader of US, a militant black nationalist group in Los Angeles

Folder, "January 12 and 13, 1965 - Joint Communique Between President Johnson and Prime Minister Eisaku Sato Following Talks in Washington," Statements Files, Box 137 (Item)

Affairs Mro Toshiro Shimanouchi, Consul General of Japan at Los Angeles (Interpreter) The President Secretary Rusk Ambassador Reischauer Assistant Secretary William Bundy Mr. McGeorge Bundy Mro Marshall Green, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Far Eastern

Oral history transcript, Buford Ellington, interview 1 (I), 10/2/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)

on through, even until the Democratic convention when he was put on the ticket in the second spot in Los Angeles, because it was Rayburn's hand always that was moving the cards. S: What was Johnson himself like in those early days? You say you don't

Folder, "Diaries [Transcripts of Tapes 1-10]," Papers of U. Alexis Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

time I had ever been on a long-distance train. Wetook the train and went out to Los Angeles. Mymemories of this are not very clear, except I do rememberLos Angeles, I do rememberour going downto San Diego. I remembermy father buying a Scripps-Booth

Folder, "Interim Report - Office of Investigations [Weapons, Fires (1 of 2)]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 3 (Item)

meeting which was held in Los Angeles, Calif. in November 1967. l Bonds R11,tJ11,Jy on the P11yroJJ S111Jint,s Pl11n &., U.S. S111Jin1,s THEBLACK YOUTR CONFERENCE SOUTHERN OFFICE NORTREBN OFFICE c/o BLACK CONGRESS 7228 S. Broadway Los Angeles, Calif

Oral history transcript, Charles F. Herring, interview 1 (I), 10/4/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

time around; but they wouldn't altogether close the door on him. F: Were you in Los Angeles? H: Yes. I got out there early to help things along and to do just general staff work -- meeting delegates as they arrived and again talking to the people
Biographical information; 1937-1960 campaigns; Congressional secretary to LBJ; lived with the Johnsons; Hardy Hollers; waiting for election returns; appointment as U.S. District Attorney; Herbert Brownwell; Frankie Randolph; Los Angeles Democratic

Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 1 (I), 7/24/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

a frequent caller or visitor. F: And he was not one of the sort of inner clique, so-called? V: No, he was not. F: Did you go to Los Angeles? V: Yes, I did. 13 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B

Oral history transcript, Richard A. Prindle, interview 1 (I), 2/3/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

heard of smog and air pollution. At the most it was kind of a local joke in Los Angeles, and that was about the extent of it. It wasn't really until people began to see it in their own communities, hear more about it, until the 1958 and 1962 episodes

Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 2 (II), 8/20/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

to you that you're not going to win this election unless you take Johnson on for vice president." F: This is long before Los Angeles? C: This is in Los Angeles, after the vote on Lyndon. I had gone earlier to Sam Rayburn--I was out in Los Angeles
; Corcoran's work for LBJ at the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles; Corcoran's efforts to convince Sam Rayburn that LBJ should accept the vice presidential nomination in 1960; Mike Mansfield as Senator Majority Leader; Jim Landis; Ambassador

Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 1 (I), 6/14/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. At that time I must confess that I was rather naive about national politics and I assumed that he had a good chance to win. I learned later when I hit the convention in 1960 in Los Angeles that there really was no chance to win, that it was pretty much all
Meeting LBJ; Albert Thomas; seeing his wife for the first time; events before and during the 1960 convention; LBJ accepting the vice-presidential nomination; LBJ as Senate Majority Leader; Valenti’s role in the 1960 convention; advertising

Folder, "Gen PU 1 / FG 731 [Publications / President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity]," WHCF PU Subject Files, Box 33 (Item)

Consolidated Gas, and the Budd Company. Pl111s have been developed for similar projects to be held in the following cities begiMing in June: Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Hartford, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco

Oral history transcript, Jonathan Daniels, interview 1 (I), 3/6/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Carolina!" D: Did you go to Los Angeles in 1960 to cover the convention? D: Yes, I went there. F: What did you do out there? D: I wrote back to my paper. F: And saw the Republican convention? D: And Lyndon came by San Francisco

Folder, "Caption Information," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 2 (Item)

AUSTIN: Richard Lewis Robert Toth James Gansen Mn?phy Martin Ron Nessen Chicago Sun Times Los Angeles Times American Broadcasting Company American Broadcasting Compaiy National Broadcasting Company PAN AMERICAN: Captain Fir ot Officer Flight Engineer

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/20/1964 (Item)

) Secy Dean Rusk (b. 2) Geo. Reedy (p/1) Walter Jenkins (p/1) Geo Reedy Otis Chandler Lynda Los Angeles Bird JV also talked Departed offic e and went to the mansion on this call to join Lynda and Mrs. Johnson in the Diplomatic Reception Room - re

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 8/27/1966 (Item)

, Lynda, (over) Joe Batson, Jake, Marie, Mary (angel food birthday came and homemade peach ice cream) Entry No. Time Activity 10:00 To office to open presents. The Wests called from 6. Houston. 11:00 To bed.

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 3/6/1966 (Item)

MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place) Entry No. Time Activity Ranch Date Sunday, March 6, 1966 Lynda arrived early H.G.: Krims 1. 10:43 Left w/ President in his car. Also Diana

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/31/1967 (Item)

/HITE House Date March CKT LYNDON B. JOHNSON MARY 'resident began his day at (Place) Time Telephone 11 In Out Lo The i or t Activity L D 8:30a Breakfast 9:45a f White House 10:38a t Marvin Watson (pl) 10:48a t Marvin Watson (pl) Walt

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 61, 15 November 1995," LBJ Library (Item)

Society of LBJ. but our best hope in these more than slightly retrograde times.'· Even though, he said. his title is "one grade down from the long standing, deathless expression which Lyndon Johnson gave us.'' there should be "no doubt as to where

Oral history transcript, Oscar L. Chapman, interview 1 (I), 8/15/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

family, or his four or five brothers and a couple of sisters and his mother, had all moved from Denver to Los Angeles. In the meantime he had gone into the contracting business, the oldest boy had. He had gotten along in years by this time, and held

Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 3 (III), 3/25/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

after the Voting Rights Act was passed and signed, the Watts riots erupted in Los Angeles. What was LBJ's reaction? J: Oh, just appalled. He just felt terrible about the Los Angeles situation, which I believe was the first of the big domestic problems

Vice-President's Daily Diary entry, 7/9/1962 (Item)

VICE PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON DAILY DIARY The VicePresident began his day at (place). Entry Time No. 1 2 4040 52nd Street Telephone f or t Lo 10:30 Day Monday Date July 9, 1962 Activity (include Expenditure Code visited by)* LD

Oral history transcript, Lowell K. Bridwell, interview 1 (I), 10/17/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

and then had considerable contact in Los Angeles with Jim Wright, who was trying to round up delegate votes for Johnson . M: You were following his campaign then? B: Yes, I was following his campaign, although that was not my principal assignment

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

working there, but not the total capacity she worked in later. This was when he was still majority leader, and it was before the Democratic campaign and the Democratic convention in Los Angeles. It \'JaS in February of that year. LBJ Presidential

Oral history transcript, Willard Deason, interview 8 (VIII), 4/15/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

tell you an interesting little side light to show you the way Jack Kennedy operated and why he was so loveable. At the 1960 Democratic convention in Los Angeles I was there as an observer. I was not a delegate but the Texas delegation had a caucus

Oral history transcript, Thomas Royals, interview 1 (I), 11/4/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

working in the ghettos together in five cities--New York, Chicago, San Antonio, Los Angeles, and Boston. We tried this test program in going out and working with industry, talking to them and saying, '~e're going to help you and assist you more than

Oral history transcript, Leonard H. Marks, interview 1 (I), 6/15/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

got started before it was time to go to Los Angeles. We made a tremendous effort to mount a national campaign. He started much too late. He had his own reasons, presumably. I think there was a genuine doubt in his mind that he could successfully

Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

desalting plant of about 125 million gallons a day near San Diego for Los Angeles. Isn't that true? F: Right. L: But this is merely an outgrowth of that interest. You know, if you interest him in a subject, his mind immediately sees a whole vista
Biographical information; the source of Lasker’s interest in health programs and beautification; becoming involved with politics; early encounters with LBJ; legislation and funding for housing the elderly; 1960 election and convention in Los Angeles

Oral history transcript, Frank W. Mayborn, interview 1 (I), 11/11/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

the steam right out of us. In that particular campaign, why, we worked all night long getting our committee plans ready. The next morning we'd read the Los Angeles paper, which was being put out with the aid of Mr. Kennedy out there, wherever he sat his
1948 election and the State Democratic Executive Committee; Byron Skelton; HST and General Marshall collaborate on the Truman Committee; the 1960 convention in Los Angeles; meeting JFK at Hyannis Port after the convention; Ted Dealey insults JFK

Oral history transcript, Charles F. Herring, interview 2 (II), 10/24/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

Connally was more or less the head of it in many ways. He opened an office in washington at a hotel there, called me and asked me if I could travel some in this effort to see the delegates that were going to Los Angeles that year. We wanted to see if we

Oral history transcript, Orville Freeman, interview 1 (I), 2/14/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

: No, I don't really recall. in 1960. I knew him reasonably well before Los Angeles. I came to testify before Congress on a number of occasions and I was with·him a dozen or two dozen times, usually in the company of Hubert Humphrey, prior to his being

Oral history transcript, William W. Heath, interview 1 (I), 5/20/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

contender for the Presidency. as a matter of fact, I think he would have been nominated at Los Angeles if he'd been from some other section of the country. LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson

Oral history transcript, Najeeb E. Halaby, interview 1 (I), 4/24/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

moved to California where I finished prep school, went to Stanford, got my A.B. degree in 1937, then my LL.B. at Yale in 1940. Returned to Los Angeles to practice law at O'Melveny and Myers, and then into the service as a navy test pilot. M

Folder, "White House Fashion Show, 2/29/1968 [1 of 3]," White House Social Files, Bess Abell Files, Box 23 (Item)

:: Roxanne - 5 de signers continued; Marie McCarthy of ~Larry Aldrich Assocs. Inc. 530 - 7th Avenue / Anne of Mallory 530 - 7t Mr. Rudi Gernreich ~ 8460 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles, California Mr. James Galanos V 2254 South Sepulveda West Los Angeles

Oral history transcript, Erich Leinsdorf, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

; Cleve. Orchestra, 1943; music dir. Philharmonic Orchestra, Rochester, 1947—56; dir. N.Y.C. Center Opera, 1956; Met. Opera, 1957-61; music dir. Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1962--; guest appearances with Phila. Orchestra, Los Angeles, St. Louis, New Orleans

Oral history transcript, Ashton Gonella, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

to the time we went to Los Angeles. tion was in July, and we went out in June. So it The conven- So it must have been in June. M: He didn't talk about it among the staff members? G: No. He M: We just quietly went on our way, thinking and hoping

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