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Oral history transcript, Ernest May, interview 1 (I), 5/27/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

: Well, I guess you might say so. I was strong for Stevenson, and strong for Kennedy. Mc: Did you do any campaigning for Stevenson in Texas during--? M: I don't recall that I did, no, sir. Mc: I remember Allan Shivers was opposed to Stevenson. M

Oral history transcript, Carl D. Perkins and Donald Baker, interview 1 (I), 5/12/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Same way about several other I'd get them as far as the Rules Committee and they would die, like the bill I had patterned after the Civilian Conservation Corps to put the youth at work. When Lyndon came in as vice president with Kennedy in 1960, I

Oral history transcript, Donald J. Cronin, interview 3 (III), 12/14/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

wasn't aware of it at the time. G: As we move to the late 1950s, you had a good deal of labor legislation in the wake of the revelations about irregularities in organized labor. Do you remember the McClellan hearings and the Kennedy-Ives bill? C: I

Oral history transcript, Orville Freeman, interview 3 (III), 7/21/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. And this was felt So the potential of these programs in terms of development tool was not given very much attention. It began to change very early in the--almost irrrrnediately I would say, with the advent of President Kennedy. I took a trip around the world

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview S-XIII, 1/23/1987, by Nancy Smith (Item)

be except to ease Mrs. Kennedy's burdens if I could. S: Whenyou did become aware of things that you wanted to do--probably after the 1964 election--and started deciding what your role was going to be, did President Johnson help you in picking your three

Oral history transcript, Carl Vinson, interview 1 (I), 5/24/1970, by Frank Deaver (Item)

will record that he was the greatest Majority Leader in the history of the Senate. He was elected Vice-President on November 8, 1960, and became President of the United States upon the death of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963. He was elected President

Oral history transcript, Jerry Voorhis, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

. We used to meet once a year, and in this particular year we met in Washington. It was just shortly after President Kennedy's assassination and Johnson's succession to the presidency. M: This would be early 1964 or late 1963? V: Well, I'm

Oral history transcript, W. DeVier Pierson, interview 3 (III), 3/27/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

and wife relationship. I am sure she was a constant counselor; she was present at times of great stress. I know for example the early morning hours when Senator Kennedy was shot and the following day when the announcement had been made of his death

Oral history transcript, Erich Leinsdorf, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of the Kennedy Center; the 1965 signing of the immigration bill on Liberty Island; appointed assistant director of Corporation for Public Broadcasting; LBJ and music
, which by then was already known as the Kennedy Center. At the ground breaking ceremonies, which, if my memory serves me right, took place in early December 1967, I was sitting on that rostrum behind the President and chatted. He was always, invariably

Oral history transcript, Roy Millenson, interview 2 (II), 6/5/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

one is retarded children with the Kennedys and with Hubert Humphrey who had a retarded grandchild. So you get--but I just do not recall any specifics about that. G: Anything on the health lobby? People like Mary Lasker? M: Well, Mary Lasker--what

Oral history transcript, Roy Millenson, interview 3 (III), 8/1/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

there that Protestants no longer--and of course the Kennedy election helped--feared that there would be a tunnel between the Vatican and the White House as they had talked about during the Al Smith campaign. Catholics on their part--and this is the most important part

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

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
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

Oral history transcript, Ewing Hass, interview 1 (I), 5/13/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

could call some of those old southern senators and talk turkey to them. They were good friends, and he had worked with them for years. So I always thought that Lyndon was able to put over the Kennedy program where there was a question 4 LBJ

Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 6 (VI), 11/17/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

said Duckworth liked him generally? B: Yes. I don't remember how it trailed off. Back when we went to Hyannis Port after the convention, Duckworth did not like the Kennedys. I forget what period he was in at that time but he didn't like them. So we

Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 3 (III), April 1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

recall that Bobby Kennedy was there in line with a bunch of other dignitaries including Nader. At that point in time there was a great sidelight issue which was whether Ralph Nader ever got a signing pen from President Johnson. If you recall back, Bob

Oral history transcript, Walter C. Hornaday, interview 1 (I), 4/13/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

have. Because Udall, who later became a congressman, he and some of the others were quietly working and organizing at the convention with [John F.J Kennedy. And at that time I thought that was a kind of a turning point, and he was losing the West

Oral history transcript, Palmer Hoyt, interview 1 (I), 7/29/1970, by David G. McComb (Item)

took a vice presidential position in 1960? H: Well, r really wasn't surprised because I felt that Jack Kennedy was a pretty smart politician, and he wanted LBJ over the willing candidates for a very particular reason. That was because LBJ

Oral history transcript, Terry Sanford, interview 2 (II), 3/1/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

complained about Kennedy and bitterly complained about LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits

Oral history transcript, Ruby G. Martin, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

service with the Civil Rights Commission in 1960 on into the Kennedy years, did you have an opinion of Lyndon Johnson in those days? M: No, I didn't. When I entered the government of course, Mr. Eisenhower was the President. I entered in July of 1960

Oral history transcript, Ernest W. McFarland, interview 1 (I), 2/8/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

~ F: There's some haziness as to whether Johnson had any hopes in '56 or not. I was. I did go. You know, that's the one in which Kefauver and Kennedy got tied up. M: Well, I ' l l tell you. Lyndon hadn't said a ,vord to me about that thing

Oral history transcript, Paul Bolton and Dolly Bolton, interview 2 (II), 4/8/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in his life I never did see it. He was a close friend of Vann Kennedy and very active in any political campaign that came along. How he made his living is something else � � � � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY

Oral history transcript, Joseph J. Sisco, interview 1 (I), 11/6/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

a discernab le differenc e in viewpoint or emphasis or interest toward the United Nations or other internati onal organiza tion by President Johnson as compared to, say, President Kennedy? S: Well, of course, in this field of United Nations affairs

Oral history transcript, Oveta Culp Hobby, interview 1 (I), 7/11/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Hobby -- I -- 3 President Kennedy. The Post did not support the Kennedy-Johnson ticket, but supported Mr. Nixon in that year. And in 1964 we supported Mr. Johnson. M: So

Oral history transcript, Conrad L. Wirth, interview 1 (I), 8/5/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Lee C. White, interview 3 (III), 3/2/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

under President Kennedy, at least none that I recall. The first day that we were sworn in we all got herded into Sherman Adams' old office and took the oath together, and that was the last tL--:e, I think, we ever got in the same room. P=esident Johnson

Oral history transcript, Dorothy H. Jacobson, interview 2 (II), 4/23/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

2 B: Were Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Johnson, after him, especially interested in this concept of self-help feature? J: Yes. I think they both emphasized it. Probably because I was a little closer to it later, I would say that President Johnson

Oral history transcript, Fred Schmidt, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to have supported a variety of vice presidential candidates, [Albert] Gore and Humphrey and Kennedy. S: Johnson did? G: Yes. S: Well, I guess it could be argued that maybe his effort there was to Everybody but Kefauver. try to head off Kefauver

Oral history transcript, George P. Miller, interview 1 (I), 4/22/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

successful. That was the way we ran it, and this was the way it went with Johnson. We'd go down to see him. it was Kennedy who sent for me. five billion dollars. Of course, when we first were there, Our budget in those years was around I knew Jack

Oral history transcript, Thruston Morton, interview 1 (I), 2/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. The Vice President--I happened to run corridor--Mr. Nixon. I said, And he said, into him in the "Thrus, you want to have some fun?" ''What's that?" He said, ''Why don't you get up and predict the ticket will be Kennedy and Johnson!" did. I thought

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 17 (XVII), 12/17/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

saying that] this was a matter you discussed often and at inordinate length. O: Inordinate length, back to the Kennedy days, and Russell Long became wedded to this concept. He was almost alone for a long time in his advocacy. The period that we're

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 27 (XXVII), 9/23/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to prepare myself for the private sector that extended back prior to joining Hubert Humphrey and shortly following the death of Bobby Kennedy had been brought into focus. I had failed to comply with the agreements I had made with the three networks and Hughes

Oral history transcript, R. Sargent Shriver, interview 5 (V), 11/29/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

magnitude than the ones I was dealing with and that his time and energy should be reserved for those problems, and the best thing that a bureaucrat can do is to try and solve the problems without bothering the president. I never bothered Kennedy or Johnson

Oral history transcript, Dan Rather, interview 1 (I), 4/16/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was to cover the President Kennedy tour through Texas. I was responsible for setting up our coverage and planning our coverage. in Dallas. As a result of that I laid on a little extra help Goodness knows I didn't have in mind any kind of real trouble

Oral history transcript, Earle Wheeler, interview 2 (II), 5/7/1970, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

effectively. This was a tremendous advantage to him in getting his programs through. He took great pride, and I think rightly so, that, in the remnant of President John Kennedy's office, after Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, he, Johnson, put through all

Oral history transcript, Joe W. Fleming II, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

of 1960 when John Kennedy and \~ 1 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh

Oral history transcript, Otto Kerner, interview 1 (I), 6/12/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

to be developed between governors and the president. Naturally, I saw him quite frequently when he was president. M: Did he perform any task for President Kennedy in regard to the governors? K: I don't know whether he was given any task, but occasionally when

Oral history transcript, Jack Valenti, interview 4 (IV), 3/3/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was organized was probably as follows: The President really made the decisions. I was in charge of scheduling out of the White House; Kenny O'Donnell, who was formerly appointments secretary to President Kennedy, worked out of the national committee office

Oral history transcript, John W. Hechinger, interview 1 (I), 3/5/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

of Interior? But somebody, as I understand it, was asked, 'Where do you think I can make the greatest contribution?" thought for her, they say. don't know. And somebody came up with that It may have been from her own mind, I But Jackie Kennedy, President

Oral history transcript, Anna Rosenberg Hoffman, interview 1 (I), 11/2/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

into a ballroom after the dinner for the performance. But before they did, President Kennedy went around to the tables shaking hands. Lyndon went into the ballroom and was told to go ahead and start, not thinking that he too ought to shake hands something he

Oral history transcript, Warren G. Woodward, interview 2 (II), 5/26/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Roosevelt. As you know the minority groups felt about President Roosevelt in those days much as, say, the minority groups felt about Senator Kennedy or President Kennedy in these times. Johnson had been working with young people. He had a great rapport

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