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Oral history transcript, John Harllee, interview 1 (I), 3/24/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • of shipbuilding and sea-going unions; control of foreign steamship lines; containerization of shippers; inspections; origin/scope/work of FMC; White House support of commissioner; Robert J. Blackwell; transition from LBJ Administration to Nixon Administration
  • contact with John F. Kennedy in that period? H: Yes. Together with Rear Admiral John D. Bulkeley, then Lt. Bulkeley-- I selected John F. Kennedy for PT boats, made him an instructor at the training school after he finished the course of instruction
Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 4 (IV), 3/24/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • Charles Roberts article; Clifford’s doubts; TET offensive; personal doubts about the Vietnam commitment; LBJ didn’t like to hear opposition to the Vietnam policy; 3/22 luncheon meeting with LBJ; 20th parallel memorandum; State Department meeting
  • , 1969, an article by Charles Roberts dealing with the events leading up to Mr. Johnson's March 31st [1968] speech on Viet Nam. And since its publication, it has created some stir as to exactly how accurate it is. Could you just take that story as you saw
Oral history transcript, Harold Barefoot Sanders, interview 2 (II), 3/24/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • came aboard? s: Only the most general kind of instructions. At that time Henry Wilson had been in charge of the House side of Congressional relations for the President-well, he'd come in from the Kennedy days, he'd been there since '61