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Oral history transcript, John Holton, interview 1 (I), 6/19/1975, by Michael L. Gillette
Biographical information; Holton's early jobs in Sam Rayburn's office, the House Office Building, and the Washington, D.C., police department; Rayburn's 1956 support for LBJ as favorite son presidential candidate and chairman of the Texas delegation…
Oral history transcript, Oveta Culp Hobby, interview 1 (I), 7/11/1969, by David G. McComb
How Hobby met LBJ; the history of the Houston Post’s involvement in LBJ’s career; Hobby’s appointment as director of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps; Admiral Chester Nimitz and General Dwight Eisenhower; Hobby’s appointment to the Federal…
Oral history transcript, A. Leon Higginbotham, interview 1 (I), 10/7/1976, by Joe B. Frantz
Biographical information; problems of blacks in colleges in the 1940s; appointment to FTC; association with LBJ after U.S. judgeship appointment; meetings and activities following assassination of MLK and related disturbances; work on Federal Jury…
Oral history transcript, Aaron E. Henry, interview 1 (I), 9/12/1970, by T.H. Baker
Biographical information; murder of civil rights worker Andy Goodman in Mississippi; SCLC; James Meredith enrolls at Ole Miss in 1962; assassination of Medgar Evers in 1963; funeral of MLK; JFK’s assassination; LBJ as President; Civil Rights Act of…
Oral history transcript, F. Edward Hebert, interview 1 (I), 7/15/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
Biographical information; Huey Long and scandals, suicides, indictments, 1939; 30 years of service in the U.S. Congress; Armed Services Committee; 1945 trip with Naval Affairs Committee and LBJ; represented 8th Naval District; lost belief in LBJ over…
Oral history transcript, Frederick O'Reilly Hayes, interview 1 (I), 10/7/1981, by Michael L. Gillette
How Hayes became involved with the War on Poverty task force; early ideas on how to combat poverty; tension between task force director Sargent Shriver and people who worked on poverty issues before the task force was formed; staffing the Community…
Oral history transcript, Ewing Hass, interview 1 (I), 5/13/1980, by Michael L. Gillette
Meeting LBJ for the first time; LBJ's relationship with Senator Thomas Kuchel; LBJ's work with Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen; Kuchel's work on the 1964 Civil Rights Act; LBJ's relationship with Congress; LBJ's political support of Kuchel;…
Oral history transcript, Mary Michelson Fish Johnson Haselton, interview 1 (I), 2/10/1977, by Michael L. Gillette
Biographical information; how Haselton joined LBJ's staff in 1953; Christmas shopping with LBJ; Haselton's duties as part of LBJ's Washington D.C. staff and what it was like to work for LBJ; LBJ's persuasive and intuitive nature; LBJ's relationships…
Oral history transcript, James J. Hagerty, interview 1 (I), 7/2/1982, by Ted Gittinger
Hagerty’s military and intelligence background; 6/17/53 uprisings in East Germany; Joseph Stalin’s death and replacement by Nikita Khrushchev; the Russian Foreign Area Specialist Training program; estimating Russian intentions and capabilities…
Oral history transcript, David L. Hackett, interview 1 (I), 4/15/1980, by Michael L. Gillette
Insights gained from Hackett's work with the President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime; giving grants to nineteen cities that wanted to develop a plan for addressing delinquency; pressure to speed up the planning process and start…
Oral history transcript, John A. Gronouski, interview 3 (III), 2/14/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Talks with the Chinese about “no first use” agreement, Test Ban Treaty, offer to exchange medicine, scholars, etc.; attempts to break down formality with the Chinese, Senator Albert Gore divulging information to the press, LBJ’s building…
Oral history transcript, John A. Gronouski, interview 2 (II), 2/10/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Walter Jenkins , William Bundy, Robert McNamara, Katzenbach, Walt Rostow, Gene Rostow. Washington meetings about bombing Hanoi in December 1966, cessation of bombing in Hanoi, Poland backing out of discussions, Gronouski’s interpretation of Polish…
Oral history transcript, John A. Gronouski, interview 1 (I), 2/5/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Appointment and service as Postmaster General by JFK, re-appointment by LBJ, Adlai Stevenson’s statement at first Cabinet meeting. Differences in JFK and LBJ attitudes towards Cabinet (preferred LBJ’s). Johnson’s influence on Post Office…
Oral history transcript, Josh H. Groce, interview 1 (I), 8/3/1983, by Michael L. Gillette
Beauford Jester asking Groce to be involved in his campaign for governor in 1946; Groce's involvement in 1946 and 1948 Texas state Democratic conventions; Bob Calvert's actions as 1948 chairman of the state executive committee which led to LBJ…
Oral history transcript, Stanley L. Greigg, interview 1 (I), 12/5/1986, by Michael L. Gillette
Biographical information; Greigg's congressional campaign in 1964; the Feed-Grains program; Democratic Party support for Greigg's campaigns in 1964 and 1966; how Greigg gained a seat on the House Agriculture Committee; a vote involving whether to…
Oral history transcript, Thomas Francis "Mike" Gorman, interview 1 (I), 6/5/1985, by Clarence Lasby
Biographical information; how Gorman got into journalism; how Gorman got involved in writing about conditions in mental hospitals; the Oklahoma State Mental Hospital; Gorman's work at the Daily Oklahoman; newspaper publisher, E.K. Gaylord's,…
Oral history transcript, William Gorham, interview 1 (I), 3/24/1986, by Janet Kerr-Tener
Biographical information and his work at the Department of Defense with the military pay system, the draft, and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW); problems in HEW management; Gorham's and his staff's duties; evaluation of HEW…
Oral history transcript, Lincoln Gordon, interview 1 (I), 7/10/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Ambassador to Brazil under JFK and LBJ; Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs; U.S. Coordinator for Alliance for Progress, 1967; 1940s and 1950s Mutual Security Agency; Atomic Energy Commission, 1946; Bernard Baruch; Marshall Plan;…
Oral history transcript, Andrew J. Goodpaster, interview 1 (I), 6/21/1971, by Joe B. Frantz
Meeting with LBJ; General Parsons; Bryce Harlow; comparison of Presidents; Arthur Larson; Sputnik, briefing during Eisenhower's illness; U-2 and Geneva Summit; missile gap; Dulles; Nixon's TR to South America; LBJ's TR to Berlin Wall as VP; JFK…
Oral history transcript, Abram V. Goodman, interview 1 (I), 4/22/1996, by Ted Gittinger
First contact with Mr. Johnson; an attempt to bring Hermann Winter from Germany to the United States in 1939; Goodman’s involvement with the Jewish Austin community; Joe Koen; Visits to Glehn, Germany.
Oral history transcript, Arthur J. Goldberg, interview 1 (I), 3/23/1983, by Ted Gittinger
Decision to leave the Supreme Court; Vietnam; the “Wise Men;” 3/31 speech; George Ball; U Thant; bombing halts; Arab ambassadors; 1967 War between Israel and Egypt; Soviets; relationship with LBJ; reflections
Oral history transcript, Robert N. Ginsburgh, interview 1 (I), 6/2/1983, by Ted Gittinger
How Ginsburgh joined the Policy Planning Council at the State Department and his duties under the Policy Planning; Ginsburgh’s work on the Vietnam negotiating group; how Policy Plannine made their recommendations; Walt Rostow; bombing campaigns in…
Oral history transcript, David Ginsburg, interview 4 (IV), 11/11/1988, by Michael L. Gillette
Financing the recommendations of the National Advisory Commission of Civil Disorders with the fiscal dividend; the rush to release the Commission's report; communication between Ginsburg and Joe Califano; John Lindsay's political aspirations;…
Oral history transcript, David Ginsburg, interview 3 (III), 9/19/1988, by Michael L. Gillette
The formation of the Kerner Commission and Ginsburg's invitation to be its executive director; LBJ's belief that the 1967 race riots had been part of a conspiracy; Ginsburg's relationship with Abe Fortas; Ginsburg's first meeting with LBJ regarding…
Oral history transcript, David Ginsburg, interview 2 (II), 8/26/1988, by Michael L. Gillette
Working with Vice President Hubert Humphrey to develop his campaign platform before the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago; working on a Vietnam speech for Humphrey to give in Chicago; LBJ and Humphrey's views on Vietnam; consulting with…
Oral history transcript, David Ginsburg, interview 1 (I), 8/15/1988, by Michael L. Gillette
Meeting LBJ in the 1930s and interaction between LBJ and Ginsburg in the Office of Price Administration; socializing with LBJ; LBJ's concern over the price of copper; sending Averell Harriman to Chile to negotiate to stabilize copper prices;…
Oral history transcript, Roswell L. Gilpatric, interview 1 (I), 11/2/1982, by Ted Gittinger
Task Force; Edward Lansdale; August 24 cable; Averell Harriman; Roger Hilsman; Joseph Mendenhall; Ambassador Frederick Nolting (Vietnam); JFK assassination; LBJ; Vietnam; General Paul Harkins; Joint Chiefs of Staff; military reports from Vietnam;…
Oral history transcript, Olga Bredt Gideon, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1987, by Christie L. Bourgeois
Biographical information; working for Homer Thornberry; Lady Bird Johnson as a businesswoman; Jesse Kellam; how Gideon came to know LBJ; Alvin Wirtz; the relationship between LBJ and Wirtz; George and Herman Brown; the relationship between Wirtz and…
Oral history transcript, Daniel Garcia, interview 1 (I), 12/17/1985, by Ted Gittinger
Garcia’s family history; interaction with LBJ at the Welhausen school in Cotulla; LBJ’s return to Cotulla during the presidency; individuals who worked in the Cotulla school; LBJ speaking Spanish; racial relations in Cotulla; LBJ’s…
Oral history transcript, Samuel Gammon, interview 2 (II), 8/15/1988, by Michael L. Gillette
LBJ’s November 1963 trip to Luxembourg and other Benelux nations; William R. Rivkin; LBJ’s loyalty to JFK; LBJ’s complex personality; LBJ’s daily schedule while on trips; LBJ’s preference for hotels; Crockett and Dwight Porter; John Rooney;…
Oral history transcript, Samuel Gammon, interview 1 (I), 7/29/1988, by Michael L. Gillette
LBJ adjusting to presidency; staffing changes after the assassination of JFK; access to LBJ; Henry Kissinger compared to LBJ; LBJ’s meeting with Haile Selassie; Eugene McAuliffe; Gammon’s work as a military attaché under the NSC; Averell…
Oral history transcript, William Friday, interview 1 (I), 7/10/1987, by Janet Kerr-Tener
Founding of the Pell Grant system; memories of days at Chapel Hill and university presidency; White House Fellows Program; relationship with White House while he was still an outsider; segregation in higher education and government’s role; National…
Oral history transcript, Orville Freeman, interview 4 (IV), 11/17/1988, by Michael L. Gillette
LBJ's views on the food stamp program; the connection between civil rights and food programs; President Kennedy's involvement in food-related aid; funding and congressional support for the food stamp bill; Department of Agriculture involvement in…
Oral history transcript, Orville Freeman, interview 3 (III), 7/21/1969, by T.H. Baker
[For interviews 1, 2, and 3] LBJ as a liberal-conservative; LBJ record up to 1960; Democratic Advisory Committee; 1960 and 1964 conventions and elections; Freeman’s personal interest in the Vice-Presidency; JFK problems in Minnesota; LBJ and the…
Oral history transcript, Orville Freeman, interview 2 (II), 3/12/1969, by T.H. Baker
[For interviews 1, 2, and 3] LBJ as a liberal-conservative; LBJ record up to 1960; Democratic Advisory Committee; 1960 and 1964 conventions and elections; Freeman’s personal interest in the Vice-Presidency; JFK problems in Minnesota; LBJ and the…
Oral history transcript, Orville Freeman, interview 1 (I), 2/14/1969, by T.H. Baker
[For interviews 1, 2, and 3] LBJ as a liberal-conservative; LBJ record up to 1960; Democratic Advisory Committee; 1960 and 1964 conventions and elections; Freeman’s personal interest in the Vice-Presidency; JFK problems in Minnesota; LBJ and the…
Oral history transcript, Joe B. Frantz, interview 2 (II), 09/10/1972, by David G. McComb
How Frantz joined the National Historical Publications Commission; LBJ’s practice of allowing other people to announce good news; Nixon administration’s trouble finding Frantz’s replacement; Marietta Brooks; assembling an advisory board for his…
Oral history transcript, Joe B. Frantz, interview 1 (I), 9/7/1972, by David G. McComb
Inviting LBJ to speak and meeting him at the 1962 Texas Council of Social Studies at the University of Texas; W.W. [Bill] Heath; Ray E. Lee; the NYA; I.B. Hand; UT students’ political awareness when Frantz attended UT; LBJ’s 1937 Senate race; the…
Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 4 (IV), 8/20/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
[For interviews 1 - 4] Biographical information; Stewart Udall; The Quiet Crisis; Lady Bird; conservation and beautification; Committee for a More Beautiful Capital; East Wing; Lady Bird’s trips; White House Conference on Natural Beauty; Model…
Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 3 (III), 6/27/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
[For interviews 1 - 4] Biographical information; Stewart Udall; The Quiet Crisis; Lady Bird; conservation and beautification; Committee for a More Beautiful Capital; East Wing; Lady Bird’s trips; White House Conference on Natural Beauty; Model…