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Oral history transcript, Robert D. S. Novak, interview 1 (I), 11/15/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Career history; Novak's private meetings with LBJ; economic advisor Paul Douglas; LBJ drunk; Sam Shaffer and Newsweek; press coverage of the senate vs. the presidency; LBJ's attitude during the vice-presidency; Kennedy staff's disregard for LBJ;…
Oral history transcript, Paul Henry Nitze, interview 4 (IV), 1/10/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
The organization of the Department of Defense and its relationship to the president and his advisers in decision-making; delegation of authority within the Department of Defense; comparing Clark Clifford to Robert McNamara as Secretary of Defense;…
Oral history transcript, Paul Henry Nitze, interview 3 (III), 12/26/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
The effect of the Vietnam war on future U.S. involvement in other countries; the success of the Military Assistance Program; the decision to commit U.S. forces in the Dominican Republic in May 1965; the June 1967 Arab-Israel War; the attack on the…
Oral history transcript, Paul Henry Nitze, interview 2 (II), 12/10/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
Milestones in U.S. relations with China from 1949 to 1968; U.S. policy toward Communist China in the 1960s; U.S. policy and involvement in Vietnam; the effectiveness of bombing in Vietnam; Nitze's views on the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August of…
Oral history transcript, Paul Henry Nitze, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
Biographical information; the duties of the deputy secretary of defense; how Nitze met LBJ; the issue of balancing deterrent and war fighting forces; maintaining an alliance among non-Communist countries; 1960 Department of Defense issues, such as…
Oral history transcript, Spurgeon H. Neel, Jr., interview 1 (I), 12/7/1984, by Ted Gittinger
Agent Orange; health requirements for returning to the U.S. from Vietnam; self-inflicted wounds; drug use among soldiers in Vietnam; post-traumatic stress disorder and related problems; the psychological development of people before they join the…
Oral history transcript, James P. Nash, interview 1 (I), 3/21/1975, by Michael L. Gillette
Biographical information; how Nash met Lyndon Johnson; LBJ's 1937 election to the House of Representatives; Herman Brown's involvement in the development of the Colorado River; Alvin Wirtz's friendship with LBJ; Wirtz's death; LBJ's relationship with…
Oral history transcript, William Narva, interview 1 (I), 7/18/1978, by Michael L. Gillette
How Narva came to be LBJ’s dermatologist; LBJ’s involvement in treatment choices; skin biopsies on LBJ; X-ray therapy on skin; LBJ’s chronic hand dermatitis; Narva’s rapport with LBJ; LBJ’s rushed schedule; Dr. George Burkley; LBJ showing…
Oral history transcript, Harry Nachlin, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1989, by Michael L. Gillette
The history of the Sikorsky S-51 helicopter; how LBJ came to use a helicopter for his 1948 campaign; Nachlin's duties as helicopter crew chief; an instance of the helicopter engine shutting down in mid-flight; meeting LBJ and arranging for the…
Oral history transcript, Thomas C. Mann, interview 1 (I), 11/4/1968, by Joe B. Frantz
Biographical information; first meeting LBJ in 1961 in discussions on Mexico; resolving the Chamizal issue; Sam Young; Judge Norman Hardy; John Connally; the Panama disturbance in early 1965; Cyrus Vance and Graham Martin; the Dominican crisis: the…
Oral history transcript, Walter Judd, interview 1 (I), 1/17/1989, by Michael L. Gillette
How Judd decided to become a medical missionary; Judd's family background; Judd's early experience in China; the nature of communism; Judd's experience with malaria; communist propaganda techniques and Judd's struggle to argue against communism; the…
Oral history transcript, Walter Judd, interview 2 (II), 12/20/1988, by Michael L. Gillette
Judd family history and childhood in Nebraska; how Congress has changed since the 1940s; the future of US democracy; how WWII changed US citizens' perceptions of their rights; the rise and fall of governments; 1944 trip to China; WWII US aid to…
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth Johnson, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1986, by Ted Gittinger
The Welhausen school in Cotulla where LBJ taught; LBJ organizing baseball and volleyball teams at the Welhausen school; Sam Houston Johnson; LBJ's lifestyle and personality while he was in Cotulla; how LBJ was received as principal of the school; LBJ…
Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 4 (IV), 5/13/1982, by Michael L. Gillette
Observations from 1939-1940 on LBJ’s staff members and Alvin Wirtz; Bascom Giles; Maury Maverick; Sam Rayburn; Carl Vinson; Charles Marsh; FDR; Jesse Jones; George Brown; related issues and events
Oral history transcript, George Jacobson, interview 2 (II), 11/2/1985, by Ted Gittinger
Jacobson's opinion of John Paul Vann; Vann's work for Agency for International Development (AID) in Vietnam and his death; Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) relations with the press, including Joseph Alsop, Don Oberdorfer, Peter Braestrup,…
Oral history transcript, George Jacobson, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1985, by Ted Gittinger
an overview of Jacobson's military career 1954-1975; Jacobson's opinion of Ed Lansdale, General John W. "Iron Mike" O'Daniel and General Samuel T. Williams; Williams' abilities as a diplomat in Vietnam; comparing Generals O'Daniel, Williams, Lionel…
Oral history transcript, Dorothy H. Jacobson, interview 1 (I), 3/5/1969, by T.H. Baker
1960 presidential nominations; JFK meeting with Minnesota leaders; Eugene McCarthy opposition to JFK; LBJ nomination bid; HHH; Minnesota vote for HHH, then JFK; LBJ VP nomination; Freeman as Secretary of Agriculture; Food for Peace Program (PL-480)
Oral history transcript, William DePuy, interview 1 (I), 10/28/1985, by Ted Gittinger
DePuy's work as Director of Special Warfare under Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans; forming special forces in the army; White Star Team operations; Operation Switchback; DePuy's work as Director of Plans and Programs under the Assistant…
Oral history transcript, Homer E. Dean, interview 1 (I), 1/12/1984, by Ted Gittinger
biographical information; how Dean got a position as a lawyer in Austin; Dean's military and law career history; the political situation in Jim Wells county in the mid-1940s; the connection between Dean's law firm and the George Parr family; the…
Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 3 (III), 9/9/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
John McCormack's refusal to stand in for LBJ as a favorite son at the 1968 Massachusetts Democratic National Convention; LBJ's campaign weakness; LBJ's efforts to win the Kennedy family's favor; the lack of loyalty of JFK's staff members to LBJ; 1964…
Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 2 (II), 8/20/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
LBJ's interests in Sputnik and civil rights; activities at the LBJ Ranch the night of the Sputnik launch; Corcoran's relationship with FDR; the 1936 Minimum Wage Bill; Corcoran's preference for a career in law rather than politics; expectations that…
Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 1 (I), 7/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
Corcoran's interest in LBJ and Texas politicians in the 1930s; FDR's Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; LBJ's 1937 congressional campaign; LBJ's support for FDR; Alvin Wirtz; Corcoran's work with LBJ and the Lower Colorado River Authority and…
Oral history transcript, Merrell Blackman, interview 1 (I), 11/15/1979, by Michael L. Gillette
Biographical information; SWTTC; contact with LBJ; Harris Blair debating club; Student Welfare Council; 1928 Democratic Convention; Black Stars; LBJ as Blackman's best man; LBJ's activities and family; President Evans; dating in San Marcos
Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Beirne, interview 1 (I), 3/4/1969, by T.H. Baker
Biographical information; organized labor's view of Senator Johnson; initiatiing new labor view in Texas; CWA; local union; union at the nation level; 1968 Chicago telephon strike before convention; 1960 campaign/convention; LBJ's effectiveness as…
Oral history transcript, NYA Interview, group interview 1 (I), 1968, by William S. White
Discussion of LBJ's days as Director of the NYA in Texas, 1935-1937
Oral history transcript, Antonio Carrillo-Flores, interview 1 (I), 7/24/1970, by Joe B. Frantz
Introduced to Senator Johnson in 1959; Chamizal area problem; resolved in 1963; El Paso-Juarez cities bridge; improved relations with Mexico during LBJ's presidency; Mexico's policy in Cuba; U.S. intervention in Santo Domingo; Economic Commission for…
Oral history transcript, Charles J. Zwick, interview 2 (II), 8/1/1969, by David G. McComb
Impact of the Vietnam War on the budget; the surcharge issue; the Ways and Means Committee demands a budget cut; Congressman Tom Curtis; Wilbur Mills and George Mahon work out a compromise with LBJ, Fowler, and Zwick; Wilbur Mills evaluated; budget…
Oral history transcript, Charles J. Zwick, interview 1 (I), 4/25/1969, by David G. McComb
Biographical information; developing the Mekong project; Shriver tries to get Zwick into OEO; named assistant budget director; surmise that Vietnam would not last long; the task force to create the Department of Transportation; role of J. Califano;…
Oral history transcript, Eugene M. Zuckert, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
Biographical information; a problem with overcrowding at Lackland Air Force Base; Vice President LBJ, Bobby Troutman, and Programs for Progress; details of the TFX F-111/General Dynamics issue; Senator Scoop Jackson and the McClellan committee; JFK…
Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 4 (IV), 5/27/1982, by Ted Gittinger
Impact of the Tet Offensive; dealing with Vietnam information officers; effect in Vietnam of LBJ’s 3/31 announcement; government-press relationship; LBJ’s personality
Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 3 (III), 5/26/1982, by Ted Gittinger
State of press relations in Saigon in 1964; coordination between various elements of the mission; generation gap and press relations; psychological operations; integration of the press relations efforts; JUSPAO; understanding of the Vietnam…
Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 2 (II), 4/24/1981, by Michael L. Gillette
1965 meeting with LBJ about press coverage in Vietnam; Frank Stanton; Arthur Sylvester; LBJ and the press; Walt Rostow; different interpretations of the situation in Vietnam; Bill Moyers; government response to press criticism; qualifications of the…
Oral history transcript, H.A. (Tony) Ziegler, interview 2 (II), 2/14/1979, by Michael L. Gillette
Biographical information; school aid programs; Prairie View; LBJ; NYA projects around the state; staff meetings; NYA and WPA relationship
