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Oral history transcript, Terry Sanford, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • really associated with the liberal side of the party and never associated with the Young Democrats, but has turned out now to be one of the liberalizing forces in the State. He said, "Well, history knocks seldom and when it does, you'd better open up
  • Biographical information; 1960 campaign; 1960 Democratic National Convention; Luther Hodges; North Carolina politics; VP nomination; environmental health center; Henry Hall Wilson; smoking
Oral history transcript, Daniel K. Inouye, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • the very first time you met Mr. Johnson and how this came about? I: I met President Johnson for the first time in 1956 in Chicago. It was during the Democratic National Convention. I was attending this convention as one of the delegates from Hawaii. He
  • [For interviews 1 and 2] Biographical information; first meeting LBJ and Sam Rayburn at the 1956 Democratic convention in Chicago; made an honorary Texan; LBJ and statehood for Hawaii; LBJ and the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange
Oral history transcript, Joseph D. Keenan, interview 1 (I), 7/25/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • the labor people and the political people. Where they were working together we joined right in with _b~ them, and where there wasn't much of an organization as far as the Democratic Party was concerned then we'd try to build up the strength of the labor
  • 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.
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/30/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • having a party fo r Edith R ile y , w h o 's been with the White House fo r 30 or m o r e y e a r s , back into the R o o s e v e lt days. Now she's leavin g and this was just a little happy goodby, and say " W e ' l l be calling on you whenever we
  • as Queen Shenandoah; Lady Bird meets with Clark Clifford about Committee for Preservation of the White House; reception for Japanese Governors and wives; dinner with Jack Valenti; LBJ speaks to Democratic Women's Conference
Telephone conversation # 1881, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT KENNEDY, 2/4/1964, 12:43PM (Item)
  • SCHOOL DESEGREGATION IN TUSKEGEE, SHORTER, NOTASULGA, ALABAMA; MACON COUNTY; GEORGE WALLACE; JUDGE FRANK JOHNSON; FEDERAL MARSHALS AND ARMY ARE PREPARED TO ACT TO ENFORCE LAW; LBJ MAY NEED TO SIGN AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO NATIONALIZE THE GUARD
Telephone conversation # 3451, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 5/13/1964, 7:35PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • REEDY REPORTS VARIOUS CONVERSATIONS ON BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION; PRESS STORY ON ALABAMA PROPERTY OWNED BY LADY BIRD JOHNSON; GEORGE WALLACE AS CANDIDATE
Telephone conversation # 3464, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 5/15/1964, 8:40PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • LIZ CARPENTER; PRESS COVERAGE OF REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN'S VISIT TO ALABAMA PROPERTY OWNED BY LADY BIRD JOHNSON; REEDY COMMENTS ON GENERAL QUALITY OF TV NEWS PROGRAMS
Telephone conversation # 4277, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 7/20/1964, 10:30AM (Item)
  • National politics
  • ANDERSON'S, CORCORAN'S PLANS TO ORGANIZE CAMPAIGN SUPPORT FOR LBJ; BENNO SCHMIDT; LBJ ADVISES CONTACTING JOHN CONNALLY; DISCUSSION OF DISPUTES OVER ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI DELEGATIONS, RFK AS VP CANDIDATE, SUPPORT FOR BARRY GOLDWATER IN SOUTH, JIM ROWE
Telephone conversation # 4926, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/14/1964, 3:53PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • DISCUSSION OF SEATING ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI DELEGATIONS; LABOR SUPPORT FOR GEORGE WALLACE; EFFECT OF SEATING MFDP ON SOUTHERN VOTE; LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT; CIVIL RIGHTS PROGRESS; WHITE BACKLASH; MLK; NEED FOR NEGRO LEADERS TO AVOID FIGHT; PHIL
Telephone conversation # 4938, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 8/14/1964, 8:25PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • HHH REPORTS ON TALKS WITH "WALTER" (REUTHER?), JOE RAUH, JOHN BAILEY, ANDREW BIEMILLER ON SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP AT CONVENTION; JOHN SPARKMAN'S CONCERNS ABOUT SEATING ALABAMA DELEGATION; HHH'S UPCOMING SPEECHES; EDMUND G. "PAT" BROWN
Telephone conversation # 4940, sound recording, LBJ and ROY WILKINS, 8/15/1964, 9:50AM (Item)
  • National politics
  • SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION; NAACP POSITION ON MFDP; EFFECT OF MURDERS IN MISSISSIPPI; MLK'S REMARKS ABOUT GOLDWATER; POTENTIAL POLITICAL PROBLEMS OF CONTROVERSY IN SOUTH, LARGE STATES; ALABAMA SUPPORT FOR GOLDWATER; LBJ'S SUPPORT FOR CIVIL
Telephone conversation # 5018, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT WAGNER, 8/18/1964, 1:02PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • LYNDA JOHNSON'S NYC TRIP; LBJ ASKS WAGNER'S ADVICE ON UPCOMING MEETING WITH RFK; NEW YORK SENATE RACE; LABOR, WHITE BACKLASH; OLIVER QUAYLE POLL; CONTROVERSY OVER SEATING ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI DELEGATIONS, HANDLING ISSUE IN CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
Telephone conversation # 5229, sound recording, LBJ and CARL SANDERS, 8/26/1964, 5:44PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • LBJ TELLS SANDERS HE IS MEETING WITH THOMAS DODD, HHH ABOUT VP NOMINATION, WILL PROBABLY CHOOSE HHH, EMPHASIZES HHH'S SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURE WILL BENEFIT SOUTH; HHH'S 1948 SPEECH; SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA DELEGATIONS TONIGHT; MFDP; POLL
Telephone conversation # 5133, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/23/1964, 3:35PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • LBJ REPORTS ON CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE VOTE ON ALABAMA DELEGATION, DISCUSSES EFFECT ON SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP, ABE FORTAS' VIEWS ON MISSISSIPPI SITUATION; EASTLAND OFFERS TO CALL GOV. PAUL JOHNSON; LBJ HUMOROUSLY THREATENS TO CUT FARM
Telephone conversation # 5152, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/24/1964, 1:11PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • DISCUSSION OF POSSIBILITY OF DOUGLAS WYNN RESIGNING FROM REGULAR MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, BEING REPLACED BY MEMBER OF MFDP; HEAD COUNT OF VOTES ON MFDP ISSUE IN CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE; ALABAMA DELEGATION; MLK; NEED FOR POSITIVE PRESS STORIES
Telephone conversation # 5099, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/21/1964, 3:50PM? (Item)
  • National politics
  • POSSIBLE MEETING WITH REUTHER ON TUESDAY; LABOR SUPPORT FOR LBJ; REUTHER'S INABILITY TO ATTEND POVERTY BILL SIGNING BECAUSE OF UAW NEGOTIATIONS; SEATING MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA DELEGATIONS; MFDP; LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT PLATFORM PLANK; JOE RAUH
Telephone conversation # 5107, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/21/1964, 8:30PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • JOE RAUH'S, PRESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT SMALL SIZE OF ROOM FOR CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA DELEGATIONS; MFDP; HHH; JAMES ROWE ON MIKE MANSFIELD AS POSSIBLE VP NOMINEE; DOUGLAS WYNN ON MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION TAKING OATH
Telephone conversation # 5115, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 8/21/1964, 10:00PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT PLATFORM PLANK; SEATING MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA DELEGATIONS; MFDP; DOUGLASS CATER'S TALK WITH ANTHONY LEWIS ON REAPPORTIONMENT; EFFECT OF REAPPORTIONMENT ON CARL ALBERT'S DISTRICT; CANDIDATES FOR VP NOMINATION; CLARK KERR
Telephone conversation # 7044, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 3/8/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • MOYERS REPORTS ON SITUATION IN SELMA, ALABAMA; MLK'S MEETING UNDERWAY IN SELMA; GEORGE WALLACE CALL TO BUFORD ELLINGTON SAYING HE MAY CALL OUT NATIONAL GUARD; MOYERS' UPCOMING CALL FROM MLK; LBJ TELLS MOYERS TO TAKE FIRM LINE WITH MLK; COURT
Telephone conversation # 7045, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 3/9/1965, 7:33AM (Item)
  • MOYERS REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH MLK ON EVENTS PLANNED FOR TODAY IN SELMA, ALABAMA; GEORGE WALLACE'S PROMISE TO MAINTAIN ORDER; QUESTION OF CALLING OUT NATIONAL GUARD; COURT PROCEEDINGS; MLK'S FEARS FOR HIS LIFE; CURRENT FEDERAL PRESENCE IN SELMA
Telephone conversation # 7048, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/10/1965, 9:00AM (Item)
  • National politics
  • DISCUSSION OF USE OF FEDERAL TROOPS IN SELMA, ALABAMA; BUFORD ELLINGTON'S MEDIATION WITH GEORGE WALLACE; LBJ PRAISES KATZENBACH'S WORK ON SELMA; POSSIBLE WH STATEMENT; RFK STATEMENT ON SELMA; GENERAL ANILINE & FILM CORP STOCK SALE; DON COOK
Telephone conversation # 7088, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 3/18/1965, 4:00PM (Item)
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • LBJ TELLS MANSFIELD HE WILL APPOINT HENRY "JOE" FOWLER AS TREASURY SECRETARY, ASKS MANSFIELD TO EXPEDITE CONFIRMATION HEARINGS; DAVID ROCKEFELLER; SELMA, ALABAMA SITUATION; GEORGE WALLACE'S REQUEST FOR FEDERAL TROOPS TO PROTECT MARCHERS; PROTESTERS
Telephone conversation # 7129, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, 10:00PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS GEORGE WALLACE'S TELEGRAM REQUESTING FEDERAL CIVILIAN PROTECTION OF SELMA MARCH; LBJ AND KATZENBACH DISCUSS POSSIBLE RESPONSE, DICTATE STATEMENT TO FEHMER IN RESPONSE TO TELEGRAM; QUESTION OF WALLACE'S CALLING OUT ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD
Telephone conversation # 7130, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, 10:00PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO TELEGRAM FROM GEORGE WALLACE; QUESTION OF WALLACE'S CALLING OUT ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD TO PROTECT MARCHERS IN SELMA
Telephone conversation # 7131, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, 10:00PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS GEORGE WALLACE'S TELEGRAM REQUESTING FEDERAL CIVILIAN PROTECTION OF SELMA MARCH; LBJ AND KATZENBACH DISCUSS POSSIBLE RESPONSE, DICTATE STATEMENT TO FEHMER IN RESPONSE TO TELEGRAM; QUESTION OF WALLACE'S CALLING OUT ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD
Telephone conversation # 7132, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, 10:00PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO TELEGRAM FROM GEORGE WALLACE; QUESTION OF WALLACE'S CALLING OUT ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD TO PROTECT MARCHERS IN SELMA
Telephone conversation # 7160, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/25/1965, 11:25PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • KATZENBACH REPORTS ON SHOOTING OF VIOLA LIUZZO; LBJ SUGGESTS LEROY COLLINS GO TO ALABAMA AS MEDIATOR; REPUBLICAN COMMENTS ON VOTING RIGHTS BILL; UPCOMING PRESS STORY ON GERALD FORD; VETERANS HOSPITALS HEARINGS; TAX COURT APPOINTMENT; SAMUEL "JACK
Telephone conversation # 6803, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 2/5/1965, 3:00PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • SELMA, ALABAMA DEMONSTRATIONS DESPITE COURT ORDER; MLK; CANDIDATES FOR TEXAS JUDGESHIPS; RALPH YARBOROUGH; T. WHITFIELD DAVIDSON; RFK AND GUSTAVE ROSENBERG APPOINTMENT; SAM RAYBURN AND SARAH HUGHES APPOINTMENT; CONSTITUTIONALITY OF EDUCATION BILL
Telephone conversation # 9325, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 12/18/1965, 1:40PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • KATZENBACH ASKS ADVICE ON HIS PLANS TO ADDRESS MOBILE, ALABAMA CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP; JOHN SPARKMAN'S OPPOSITION; DELAY IN OREN HARRIS RECEIVING JUDICIAL COMMISSION PAPERS; JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS OF WILFRED FEINBERG, JAMES WATSON; RFK'S OPPOSITION
Folder, "Korea - Vol. 1 , Memos, 11/63 - 6/64," Country Files, NSF, Box 254 (Item)
  • to la:it, it had to be worked out by the ~10 eovz:-n:-:onts on tho basis or what each considered its true national 1:.t~rc:lt3. We have f'elt thnt tho uS should avoid evld.enco of' zuch ~rc~t concern or 1mpat1ence ea po:s1bly to lead the parties to b·~lic
  • A (National Security)-SANITIZED
  • National Security Files
Oral history transcript, Edwin W. Pauley, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • of the Johnson attention, Unruh stole the show. I blame Unruh for the loss of these last elections more than any other person in the Democratic party. F: You don't think that Johnson then could have courted Unruh and brought him around, that he was already
Folder, "Diary: Vol. #8, 6/6/67 – 3/29/68," Papers of Orville Freeman, Box 11 (Item)
  • as was the case in the Cuba affair. When one of these blows the President works with the National Security Council, those people who are in the decision-making process and the rest of us ·in Government are pretty much left out. I was gone last week when he held
Folder, "Ramparts - NSA - CIA, 2/67 - 9/67," Subject Files, NSF, Box 44 (Item)
  • · ! . ·THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR NEll POLITICS WAS.HELD IN . O~E THROUGH .SEPTEMBER FOUR, ONE NINE SIX SEVEN, FOR THE PURPOSE or·ESTABLISHING ' A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING BLACK POWER~ ANTIWAR AN~ · CAMPUS LEFT-~ING MOV!MENTS. THE COMMUNIST . PARTY
  • A (National Security)-SANITIZED
  • National Security Files
Oral history transcript, S. Douglass Cater, interview 1 (I), 4/29/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • President--I was up at Wesleyan at that time, but I was down for a party that was held at the Women's Democratic Club. It was a group that, I believe, still meets once a month, and has a dinner and dance. He was there that evening, and he took me aside
Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 17 (XVII), 6/11/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • : Was there an attempt on behalf of the Democrats to sort of showcase the party nominee, Jack Kennedy, and to make him look more important than perhaps he had been in the past? R: No, there wasn't any particular effort to do that. It was too late. G: Okay. Now
  • Allen Dulles' 1960 visit to the LBJ Ranch; LBJ's visit with JFK in Hyannis Port following the 1960 Democratic National Convention; LBJ's attempts to identify with farmers on the campaign trail; Congress' inability to make progress in the session
Folder, "Liaison - FBI - Miscellaneous Reports [1964 - 1967]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 3 (Item)
  • ~t1on·in the past advised on :V...a.y 14-16~ 1962, the.t Jackson .was . ·present at a four day enlarged meeting.of the National' Committee of the·Commmist .Party, USA, held 011 )la.y, 10..;.13, 1962, •at Co:mr4unist Party, USANational Headquarters, New
  • A (National Security)
  • Records of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission)
Oral history transcript, Hobart Taylor, Jr., interview 1 (I), 1/6/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)
  • these also delegates to the convention? T: Most of these men later became delegates to the Democratic national convention, yes. G: And that was the very convention delegation from Michigan that rebelled apparently when it was learned that Johnson
  • Address; LBJ’s 1963 Gettysburg speech; Jack Brooks; Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; critics of LBJ.
Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 7 (VII), 10/11/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • who thought that he was the spokesman for the Democratic Party, and he had nothing but contempt for the congressional leadership. He had been a very strong advocate of Adlai Stevenson. So I think that the fact that Allan Shivers and Lyndon Johnson
  • ; defense appropriation bill; Senator Earle Clements; LBJ’s drinking and smoking; LBJ’s heart attack and its effects on him; 1956 Democratic National Convention; Mrs. Johnson; LBJ’s insurance and Don Reynolds; LBJ’s success in business; LBJ’s secret office
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 18 (XVIII), 9/26/1980-9/27/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • would come to see us about twice a year and stay two or three months. It added up to a total of about a fourth of the time of the year, or perhaps a half. Then she would go back to Alabama to visit other relatives. She loved the spring in Washington
  • , 1944; press support for LBJ; LBJ's work in the 1944 election; Mrs. Johnson's trip to New Hampshire to christen the U.S.S. Tench; family members hospitalized in the summer of 1944; the 1944 Democratic National Convention in Chicago; LBJ winning his
Folder title list, Personal Papers, Papers of Edward Wenk (Item)
  • Structural Engineering Conference (Wenk speech) ASCE-Mobile. Alabama Conference March 8-12, 1965 ASCE National Capital Section ASCE Miscellaneous (E. Wenk) EMD Reports EMD Reports Civil Engineering Research ASCE Committee on Research 1964 ASCE Committee