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Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 3 (III), 9/9/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

be represented by someone else. I don't know whether he did this because he was afraid of protest on the floor by some outside Kennedy groups or not. But at any rate he decided that John McCormack should stand in for him. He sent Jim Rowe down to talk to John
; 1964 vice presidential nominee possibilities, including Robert Kennedy; relationship between LBJ, Robert Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy and Hubert Humphrey; Corcoran's belief that LBJ brought an equilibrium to the US; how LBJ was deceived by Robert McNamara

Oral history transcript, Michael V. DiSalle, interview 1 (I), 2/4/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

that would try to take the edge off the speech. B: D: This type of thing. Was there any justification for that attitude tmvard Robert Kennedy? There might have been as far as Johnson is concerned. I would imagine he was concerned about him
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
/31 announcement; draft movement for Edward Kennedy; Chicago convention; LBJ

Oral history transcript, Robert S. Allen, interview 1 (I), 5/30/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

in the White House and that it was always the fear of Robert Kennedy entering. A: Yes, that's right. That was Bobby's great tactical error. If he'd gotten into the race before New Hampshire, it would have been a very different story. Bobby was tricky
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Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
of LBJ and JFK; LBJ and columnists; LBJ's press secretaries; LBJ and the press; Gene McCarthy; Bobby Kennedy; 1968 campaign; personal observations on LBJ
Allen, Robert S. (Robert Sharon), 1900-1981
Oral history transcript, Robert S. Allen, interview 1 (I), 5/30/1969, by Stephen Goodell
Robert S. Allen

Oral history transcript, Endicott Peabody, interview 1 (I), 3/4/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

For Kennedy-Johnson. This was at Robert Kennedy's request. We turned the city into a Kennedy-Johnson city, although normally it has been a Republican city in the past. I also went into the Protestant areas of upstate Pennsylvania--into Easton
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Peabody’s views of the JFK/LBJ ticket and his part in the campaign; casual meetings with LBJ and the Kennedys, their differences of opinion on various matters; description of differences in JFK, RFK, and LBJ campaign techniques; Lawrence O’Brien’s

official capacity during the Johnson Administration was as ambassador to the uominican Republic for his first few months in office, after President Kennedy's assassination. Then you came back as special presidential troubleshooter at the time the Dominican
; Adlai Stevenson’s briefing on Dominican Republic; relationship between LBJ and Robert Kennedy; 1968 presidential campaign; LBJ’s control of 1968 Democratic convention; Hubert H. Humphrey’s campaign.

Oral history transcript, Ivan Allen, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Kennedy had me there on his ghetto housing bill that he proposed around 1966 or 1967. B: That would be Senator Robert Kennedy. A: Senator Robert Kennedy. And I became, more or less, a pretty con- stant visitor to Washington, being a big supporter
Evaluation of LBJ's Senate record; political background prior to election as Mayor of Atlanta in 1962; work with President Kennedy and request to testify on behalf of Civil Rights Bill; civil rights programs in Atlanta; support of mayors of America

that the President wanted to see me. And when I went in to see the President he had gone into that little-bitty office that had once been a bathroom, but President Kennedy converted into a very small relaxation room. As Jack and I went down the corridor toward

Oral history transcript, Eugene McCarthy, interview 1 (I), 12/12/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

what set the stage to break the filibuster and pass the Civil Rights Act, although that didn't happen until 1964. But the potential was there, and it was just a question of when they made the fight and Kennedy hadn't decided to do it, as you know. G

with LBJ; doing LBJ’s makeup; LBJ giving to a poor family and the Catholic church in Stonewall; LBJ’s relationship with the Kennedys and Hubert Humphrey; LBJ’s interest in the media (TV, ticker tape, newspapers) and sensitivity to the media; diversity

Oral history transcript, H. Ralph Taylor, interview 1 (I), 3/25/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

of the Senate as Vice President at the time my confirmation hearing came up, and he noticed my name on the calendar. That afternoon, after the confirmation hearing, I was in the office of Robert Giaimo, the Democratic congressman from my Connecticut district
; naming the 1st model cities; working with the White House as LBJ’s power waned; Robert Wood; Vietnam’s effect on domestic spending; problems with progressing from plans to action; difficulty with appropriation of funds; working in cooperation

Oral history transcript, Frank Oltorf, interview 1 (I), 8/3/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

put him on a committee, too . I remember on that committee, Walter Reuther and Ernie [Earnest Robert] Breech, people on it . And then later, the head of Ford,[were] I just forget exactly what it was right now ; a similar thing as the one

Oral history transcript, Newton Minow, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

the election of 1960, when all four of us went into the government. F: Yes. M: So I became involved in politics really through Governor Stevenson, and then to the Kennedys. F: How far back does you acquaintance with--I don't know which title to give him
Biographical information; meeting LBJ in 1955 on a visit to the Ranch; 1956 Democratic Convention; Stevenson/Kennedy campaign; Democratic Advisory Committee; 1960 convention and Stevenson’s hope for nomination; JFK’s consultation with Stevenson

Oral history transcript, Edward C. Crafts, interview 1 (I), 4/2/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

of these same lands for timber or for grass and so on. by President Kennedy in a general sense. So the Bureau was established In actuality it was established not by executive order of the President, but by Secretarial Order of Secretary Udall. He did

Oral history transcript, Ben Barnes, interview 1 (I), 6/28/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

and was campaigning in Texas. for the Kennedy-Johnson ticket in 1960. nomination to the Texas House. I campaigned I had just won the Democratic I did not have a Republican opponent, and I was an active campaigner for the Democratic ticket in 1960. M: Were you
Recollections of meeting LBJ in 1958 as a UT students and later in 1960 during Kennedy-Johnson campaign; contacts with LBJ when Speaker of House; LBJ's continued help and influence on Barnes' career; Johnson-Connally political base; support of LBJ's

Oral history transcript, Edie Adams, interview 1 (I), 5/13/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

in show business should keep their political feelings private. F: You hadn't campaigned for Kennedy in 1960? A: No. F: Were you on the West Coast at that time? A: Yes. It was when Goldwater was announced; it really terrified me. At the time

Oral history transcript, Edward C. Crafts, interview 2 (II), 5/12/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

information. And we were really barred by the new people from com- munication with them; there wasn't any dialogue. Now I've been through three changes of administrations in responsible positions--Truman to Eisenhower, Eisenhower to Kennedy, and Johnson

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