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Oral history transcript, Frederick Nolting, interview 1 (I), 11/11/1982, by Ted Gittinger
Situation on arrival in Vietnam as Ambassador; Chief of MAAG; General McGarr; Taylor-Rostow mission; Ed Lansdale; task force chaired by Roswell Gilpatric; impressions after traveling in the provinces; Viet Cong tenacity; Colonel John Paul Vann;…
Oral history transcript, Dorothy J. Nichols, interview 2 (II), 11/1/1974, by Michael L. Gillette
1948 campaign; John Connally’s role; Lady Bird and LBJ as campaigners; fund raising; Senators Wirtz and Russell; FDR and his death; venison story; LBJ’s relationship with his employees; letter count; Glenn Stegall; Walter Jenkins; compassion for…
Oral history transcript, Dorothy J. Nichols, interview 1 (I), 9/24/1968, by Joe B. Frantz
LBJ’s teaching days in Cotulla; office in Johnson City; Mrs. Nichols’ marriage; Pat Moreland; Russell Brown; Phil Nichols; answering of correspondence; LCRA electricity project; FDR and LBJ; Sam Rayburn’s “Board of Education;” Hardy Hollers…
Oral history transcript, Ralph G. Newman, interview 1 (I), 9/2/1974, by Joe B. Frantz
Initial contact for appraisal work; earlier contacts with Johnsons; plan of approach to project; recommendations on donations of papers; values of papers of a president (LBJ’s specifically); procedure and technique; confidentiality; LBJ’s…
Oral history transcript, Richard E. Neustadt, interview 1 (I), undated, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Biographical information; relationship with LBJ
Oral history transcript, David G. Nes, interview 2 (II), 3/25/1983, by Ted Gittinger
Cairo; UAR; PL480 flood assistance; economic projects; Nasser; Sadat; Soviet position; PLO; AID; 1967 crisis; UNEF; Robert Anderson; Liberty incident; 1973 war
Oral history transcript, David G. Nes, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1982, by Ted Gittinger
Biographical information; Vietnam; mission personnel; Nguyen Khanh coup; Lodge; 34-A operations; mission policies; leaving Vietnam
Oral history transcript, Richard H. Nelson, interview 1 (I), 7/20/1978, by Michael L. Gillette
Initiation of the Peace Corps with Bill Moyers and Sargent Shriver; LBJ’s attitude toward, and involvement with, the Peace Corps; work as LBJ’s junior military Aide while LBJ was Vice-president; LBJ’s relationship as vice-president to JFK and…
Oral history transcript, James M. Nabrit, interview 1 (I), 3/28/1969, by Stephen Goodell
Biographical information; LBJ as speaker at commencement; 1961/1965/1966; personal relationship with LBJ; phone calls; appointment as Deputy Ambassador to UN and to Committee on Trust Territory and to Board of Visitors of Naval Academy; other Negro…
Oral history transcript, Charles S. Murphy, interview 2 (II), 5/29/1969, by T.H. Baker
[For interviews 1 and 2] Brief contacts with Senator Johnson during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations; Democratic Advisory Council establishment and opposition by LBJ and Sam Rayburn; Paul Butler; LBJ’s effectiveness as Senate majority…
Oral history transcript, Charles S. Murphy, interview 1 (I), 5/7/1969, by T.H. Baker
[For interviews 1 and 2] Brief contacts with Senator Johnson during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations; Democratic Advisory Council establishment and opposition by LBJ and Sam Rayburn; Paul Butler; LBJ’s effectiveness as Senate majority…
Oral history transcript, Patrick V. Murphy, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by T.H. Baker
Biographical information; Mayor of Washington, DC Council and DC police force; recruitment; conflicting jurisdictions; coordination with government departments; intelligence unit; MLK assassination; Poor People's March and Resurrection City; 1968…
Oral history transcript, Robert W. Murphey, interview 2 (II), 2/8/1984, by Ted Gittinger
Stevenson’s personal habits; Stevenson’s humor; Stevenson’s interest in his ranch and hunting; Stevenson’s opinion of FDR; Murphey’s later involvement in political affairs; comparison of LBJ and Stevenson as ranchers.
Oral history transcript, Robert W. Murphey, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1983, by Ted Gittinger
Relationship with Coke Stevenson; Stevenson’s background; Stevenson’s 1938 campaign for lieutenant governor; campaigns for governor; Stevenson and the Fergusons; W. Lee O’Daniel and his relationship with the Stevensons; Homer Rainey;…
Oral history transcript, Karl E. Mundt, interview 1 (I), 9/21/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan
First meeting LBJ; LBJ’s relationship with Eisenhower; 1948 Mundt-Nixon proposal; Joe McCarthy; USIA; Smith-Mundt Act of 1948; Arthur Larson; LBJ’s support of Eisenhower-Nixon-Dulles foreign policy; Quemay-Matsu-Pescadores problem; Russia…
Oral history transcript, Frank E. Moss, interview 1 (I), 2/16/1977, by Michael L. Gillette
LBJ’s assistance in Moss’ 1958 Senate campaign in Utah; LBJ’s management and leadership as Senate Majority Leader; conflict over Rule 22; 1960 Civil Rights Act filibuster; LBJ’s use of the Senate rules and vote counting; 1960 Democratic…
Oral history transcript, Thruston Morton, interview 1 (I), 2/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
Biographical information; assessment of LBJ in House and Senate; Geneva Summit Conference; Herbert Hoover, Jr.; Nixon; Senator Earle Clements; LBJ’s heart attack; LBJ’s support of Eisenhower’s policies; nomination of Lewis Strauss and Abe…
Oral history transcript, Charles A. Morris, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1982, by Ted Gittinger
First duties and associates in Vietnam; III ARVN Corps; the problem of counterintelligence duty in Hawaii; early buildup of the Vietnam War; background of the war; the Oriental soldier; return to Vietnam in 1967; briefing preparation for McNamara;…
Oral history transcript, Ralph Moreland, interview 1 (I), 4/14/1971, by David G. McComb
Background; history of restaurant ownership; 2 ‘J’s; Holiday House on Barton Springs Road; first meeting LBJ; LBJ’s way of shaking hands and meeting people; other meetings with LBJ; borrowed $50,000 from one of LBJ’s trusts for Holiday House…
Oral history transcript, Thomas H. (Admiral) Moorer, interview 2 (II), 9/16/1981, by Ted Gittinger
Reflections of purpose of patrol of destroyer Maddox in August 1964; exercising right of freedom of the seas; evaluation of performance and investigation of Maddox; views on media coverage; Operation Pierce Arrow; Rolling Thunder campaign; the…
Oral history transcript, Thomas H. (Admiral) Moorer, interview 1 (I), 8/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
Patrol of the destroyer Maddox in the Tonkin Gulf to intercept electronic emissions; doctrine of freedom of the seas; incidents involving Maddox; media distrust of U.S. service commanders during Vietnam War; retaliation for Gulf of Tonkin incident…
Oral history transcript, Powell Moore, interview 1 (I), 1/23/1976, by Michael L. Gillette
Biographical information; Senator Richard Russell; LBJ’s decreased popularity and its sources; civil rights; LBJ’s relationship with Russell; activating battleship New Jersey; Russell’s criticism of LBJ’s Administration; editorial cartoon;…
Oral history transcript, Booth Mooney, interview 2 (II), 3/10/1977, by Michael L. Gillette
Biographical information; LBJ in the Senate; Senate legislative issues, 1952-1960; LBJ's relationships with other Senators
Oral history transcript, Booth Mooney, interview 1 (I), 4/8/1969, by T.H. Baker
Biographical information; first meeting LBJ; LBJ’s liberal and New Deal identification; Gerald Mann; President’s court packing plan; 1948 bitter campaign; Taft-Hartley Law; Horace; Busby; Roy Wade; Walter Jenkins; John Connally; Sam Houston…
Oral history transcript, Robert H. Montgomery, interview 1 (I), 8/19/1968, by Paul Bolton
Early contacts and impressions of LBJ as a student, teacher, Congressional secretary, NYA state director and Congressman; the Depression; Montgomery’s influence in LBJ’s appointment as NYA state director; the 1937 campaign; LBJ’s service in…
Oral history transcript, A.S. Mike Monroney, interview 3 (III), 3/20/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
[For interview 2 and 3] 1960 election and campaign; JFK administration; LBJ administration’s domestic and foreign policies and programs; Vietnam; postal service; powerful figures in Congress; reasons for LBJ’s decline in popularity.
Oral history transcript, A.S. Mike Monroney, interview 2 (II), 2/26/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
[For interview 2 and 3] 1960 election and campaign; JFK administration; LBJ administration’s domestic and foreign policies and programs; Vietnam; postal service; powerful figures in Congress; reasons for LBJ’s decline in popularity.
Oral history transcript, A.S. Mike Monroney, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
Biographical information; association with LBJ; Rayburn; Board of Education meetings; impression of LBJ; political reputation and closest associates; relationships of LBJ with FDR, Eisenhower and Truman; NYA; wartime price control legislation;…
Oral history transcript, John L. Monahan, interview 1 (I), 2/14/1969, by T.H. Baker
Biographical information; contact with LBJ and Speaker Sam Rayburn; relationship between the White House staff and Monahan in the Speaker’s office; LBJ and JFK’s Administrations; liaison functions; JFK’s relationship with McCormack; Larry…
Oral history transcript, Newton Minow, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1971, by Joe B. Frantz
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, Nell Colgin Miller, interview 1 (I), 10/4/1979, by Michael L. Gillette
First meeting with Lady Bird; Lady Bird as a student; early impressions of Lady Bird; life at UT; the Matthews Rooming House; arrangements on meals; the DeWitt Reddicks; the Austin Women’s Club; recollections of Eugenia Boehringer Lasseter; Lady…
Oral history transcript, George P. Miller, interview 1 (I), 4/22/1974, by Joe B. Frantz
Miller’s career history; choosing Cape Canaveral for space launches; work on space program with Vice President LBJ; space/aeronautics contracts to various businesses; thermal energy source; NASA and satellite communication; distance learning via…
Oral history transcript, William M. (Fishbait) Miller, interview 1 (I), 5/10/1972, by Joe B. Frantz
How he came to Washington; LBJ and Little Congress; LBJ as House doorman when Secretary to Congressman Kelberg; “Fishbait” as Miller’s nickname; dedication of the Sam Rayburn Library in Bonham, Texas; Sam Rayburn and his relationship with LBJ;…
Oral history transcript, Dale Miller and Virginia "Scooter" Miller, interview 1 (I), 8/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
Biographical information; how they came to Washington; meeting the Johnsons; Dick Kleberg; Texas State Society; Sam Rayburn; LBJ’s early influence in Washington; gaining support for LBJ in Dallas; 1960 convention; women’s tea party tours;…
Oral history transcript, Emma Guffy Miller, interview 1 (I), 2/12/1969, by David G. McComb
History of Democratic conventions; relations with Democratic leaders; First meeting LBJ; NYA; opinion of LBJ
Oral history transcript, Betty Furness Midgley, interview 1 (I), 12/10/1968, by David G. McComb
Selection and qualifications for the job; efforts on behalf of Head Start and VISTA; political activities; influence of Consumer Office; consumer legislation; relationship with businessmen; activities of Consumer Protection Office
Oral history transcript, Perle Mesta, interview 1 (I), 10/4/1971, by Joe B. Frantz
Biographical information; envoy to Luxembourg; 1960 campaign; Eleanor Roosevelt; selling her house to LBJ when he was VP; Democratic Women for Nixon in 1960; Mrs. Rose Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy; Democratic factions
Oral history transcript, Samuel V. Merrick, interview 1 (I), 9/28/1981, by Michael L. Gillette
Biographical information; War on Poverty; Labor Department; President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency; Model Cities; Job Corps; Neighborhood Youth Corps; personal impressions of LBJ; Adam Clayton Powell; legislation
Oral history transcript, (Sir) Robert Gordon Menzies, interview 1 (I), 11/24/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
Contacts with LBJ; assassination of JFK; relations with U.S. cabinet members; Vietnam War; import curbs on Australian meat; problems of Australian economic development in 1965; relationship with the United States and five U.S. Presidents
Oral history transcript, Alfred Melinger, interview 1 (I), 4/14/1979, by Michael L. Gillette
Biographical information; WPA; National Youth Administration; Harry Drought; school program; NYA projects; LBJ's techniques in running statewide agency; Lady Bird; KVET; contacts with LBJ