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Oral history transcript, Robert E. Baskin, interview 1 (I), 3/16/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • as vice president; space program; LBJ relations with Eisenhower; LBJ and Robert Kennedy; JFK assassination; role of White House press; Walter Jenkins' resignation; Bobby Baker; presidential press secretaries; Nixon-Johnson relationship
  • Oral history transcript, Robert E. Baskin, interview 1 (I), 3/16/1974, by Joe B. Frantz
  • Robert E. Baskin
  • Baskin, Robert E.
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  • INTERVIEWEE: ROBERT BASKIN INTERVIEWER: JOE B. FRANTZ PLACE: Mr. Baskin's office at the Dallas News, Dallas, Texas Tape 1 of 1 F: Bob, we've known each other too long to be formal, so we might as well go on there. Lyndon Johnson? B: Briefly, when
Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Wicker, interview 1 (I), 6/16/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , it was deliberately used against him. ·There's no question of that. In a state like Texas, most of the midwestern states. I remember Robert Kennedy, who was the campaign manager, telling me that he thought that the Catholic issue hurt worse in the Midwest than
Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 2 (II), 9/16/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • of time working on Morse. It seems to me it never did him any good. But, oh, yes, he worked on everybody. F: Was he looking over his shoulder after 1956 at young Senator Kennedy? LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org R: ORAL HISTORY
President's Daily Diary entry, 12/13/1968 (Item)
  • No. Telephone f or t Time In Day Out Lo Expenditure Code Activity (includ e visited by ) LD Helen Williams Jack Albright Brig. General Hugh Robinson Lieutenant Colonel Yoichi Oka-moto Joan Kennedy Chief Wesley King Marshall Gaddis Sargent Robert Recco
President's Daily Diary entry, 11/23/1963 (Item)
  • Thornberry Telephone Pres. Edwards Telephone P res. calle Thornberry, Moyers This Valenti, & Carter the Rusk Telephone Bundy after Lincoln White Robert Kennedy Between 8:40 am & McGeorge 9:20am Between 8:40am & John 9:20am (CIA Between 9:20 & Pierre 9:40am
Folder, "[July-August 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • frequently when people think something big is about to happen. He noted that President Kennedy's poll went up 10 points immediately after the Bay of Pigs then plunged 12 points when the crisis was over. More .. Roberts and Elfin -2­ The President also
Oral history transcript, Robert H. Finch, interview 2 (II), 6/19/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Oral history transcript, Robert H. Finch, interview 2 (II), 6/19/1990, by Michael L. Gillette
  • Robert H. Finch
  • Finch, Robert H., 1925-
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  • INTERVIEWEE: ROBERT FINCH INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Mr. Finch's office, Pasadena, California Tape 1 of 1, Side 1 G: Last time when we concluded you were discussing President [Lyndon] Johnson's interest in finding a cure for cancer
Oral history transcript, Gould Lincoln, interview 1 (I), 9/28/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • with the Kennedys; press relations; criticism of LBJ; news media contributed to LBJ’s loss of popularity; previous Presidents’ handling of the press; Supreme Court Packing Bill; JFK’s formal format; impact of television on politics, campaigning and government
  • there was, if there was, friction or disagreement? L: Well, Lyndon Johnson was picked by President Kennedy for Vice-President. And the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy told me personally, and he told it to me several times, that Lyndon Johnson was President Kennedy's first and only
Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 4 (IV), 11/10/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • ; 1968 convention; Anna Chennault and Nixon; LBJ and the Kennedy people
  • Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
  • to campaign for Bobby. G: Another theme that seems to run through a lot of your memos here is that Johnson was preoccupied with Robert Kennedy. R: Yes, he was. G: How did this manifest itself? R: Well, he just didn't like him, made it perfectly clear
Oral history transcript, John L. Monahan, interview 1 (I), 2/14/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • . M: I never met a finer man in my life than Larry O'Brien, never. I never met a finer man in my life. B: Was Robert Kennedy active as a congressional liaison when his brother was president? M: No. I never saw Robert Kennedy, when he
President's Daily Diary entry, 1/25/1966 (Item)
  • . -- and the President asked to see her before announcing her appointment) Bill Moyers MW (pl) Mrs. Fagan Dickson joined Senator Robert Kennedy (B.2) S^*a*< GeneralDwight Eisenhower -Palm Desert, California (Indio, Calif.) (B.; To mansion w/ Mrs. Fagan Dickson
Folder, "11/17/65 Dinner (Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden) [1 of 3]," White House Social Files, Entertainment Files, Box 62 (Item)
  • o r and Mrs. Robert F. Wagner CE>NOllESSlON.AL . · 'Senator and Mrs. Frank Church · '5enator and Mrs. Edward Kennedy 'Senator and Mrs. Birch Bayh ,senator and Mrs. Claiborne Pell ' - Senator and Mrs •. Thomas Kuchel ~ong. and Mrs. William Green
Oral history transcript, Hale Boggs, interview 2 (II), 3/27/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • Rights Bill; LBJ’s acceptance as VP; issues of Kennedy’s Catholicism; LBJ during VP years; death of Rayburn; Kennedy legislative program; JFK’s trip to Texas; William Manchester’s book; leadership meetings; Wheat Sales Bill; Warren Commission; LBJ’s
  • , but I guess it was there. President Johnson kept a great many of the people who were very close to President Kennedy on his staff, but apparently there did develop a feeling between Robert Kennedy and the President. B: Was that just a clash of two
Martin, John Bartlow, 1915-1987 (Item)
  • LBJ Connection: Reporter; Author; member, Campaign staffs for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson; U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, 1962-1964
Stevens, Roger L. (Item)
  • LBJ Connection: Theatrical producer; Special Assistant to the President on the Arts, 1964-1968; Chairman, Board of Trustees, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Howe, Evelyn (Item)
  • LBJ Connection: Donor of published materials related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
McCarthy, Wilson D., 1930-1981 (Item)
  • Bio: Wilson D. McCarthy was a journalist and author who served as an aide to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Warren, Earl, 1891-1974 (Item)
  • LBJ Connection: Chief Justice of the United States, 1953-1969; Chairman, Warren Commission to investigate President Kennedy's assassination, 1963-1964
President's Daily Diary entry, 2/14/1966 (Item)
  • Wolfe Mr. Johan De Ranitz - Director General of Political Affairs - Dutch Foreign Mr. John Eeddy, Asst Secy of State for European Affairs Ministers Robert Komer ^_ Mr. Komer said that the Foreign Minister came in on a courtesy call, and the President
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/1/1966 (Item)
  • Josephson , Willia m H WalMer , Carole Beshore , Margaret English , Joseph Dr Kennedy , Joseph C H Calvert , Robert, Jr. Freeman , Robert T King , Gordon H MOR E IETURNED PEACE CORPS Carp, Al Gelman , David G Kuhn , Roger S ] VOLUNTEERS : ^ y Carter , George
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/23/1966 (Item)
  • enroute to NYC for funeral of Mrs. Emanuel Celler (wife of NYC democratic Those on the 26, 000, AF-1 aircraft were: Members of the New York delegation " Cong Luster L. Wolff Cong. Robert W. Kastenmeier Cong. Herbert Tenzer Cong. James C. Corman Cong
President's Daily Diary entry, 5/19/1965 (Item)
  • May 19 , 196 5 Wednesday White Hous e Announced Harris as Released on report Chairmen intention to U S Ambassador nominate Patricia to Luxembourg Roberts text of letters exchanged w/ John Macy on the conference of Federal Executive Board
Oral history transcript, (Sir) Robert Gordon Menzies, interview 1 (I), 11/24/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • Oral history transcript, (Sir) Robert Gordon Menzies, interview 1 (I), 11/24/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
  • (Sir) Robert Gordon Menzies
  • Menzies, Robert Gordon, Sir, 1894-1978
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  • LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] INTERVIEWEE: SIR ROBERT GORDON MENZIES INTERVIEWER: JOE B. FRANTZ More on LBJ Library oral histories: http
President's Daily Diary entry, 12/16/1967 (Item)
  • Robert OFF RECORD: "Bob"Asman, NBC Frank Reynolds, ABC Dan Rather, CBS Bob Fleming Tom Johnson y-. December The White House p^y 16, 1967 Saturday Expendi- Activity (include visited by) ture The President to the Cabinet Room to sign the Code
President's Daily Diary entry, 8/7/1964 (Item)
  • . ) McGeorge Bundy^ (fr Mans. ) Robert L. Anderson - NYC (n/r - fr. mans. ) Cong. Phil M. Landrum (of Ga. ) - (fr mans. ) Director John McCone (fr mans. ) George Reedy (fr Mans. ) Walter Jenkins fr mans Attorney General Robert Kennedy - New York City (f r
President's Daily Diary entry, 11/16/1964 (Item)
  • November 16, 1964 Date. THE WHIT E HOUS E PRESIDENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N DAILY DIAR Y The Presiden t bega n hi s da y a t (Place ) Entry No. Telephone fort Time In Out Lo 8:50 C 9:15 C SENATOR ROBERT KENNEDY - N/R FROM MANSION B. 8 t t
Oral history transcript, George G. (Admiral) Burkley, interview 1 (I), 12/3/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • . Willis Hurst; Robert McNamara; Cyrus Vance; Marvin Watson; George Reedy; Admiral Brown; Dr. Taylor; Dr. Canada; Juanita Roberts; Sgt. Glenn; Sgt. Gaddis; Dr. James Young; Dr. Lay For; Dr. William Voss; Dr. William Lukasch; traveling arrangements in Dallas
  • , I had no call to be of any personal assistance to President Eisenhower . THB : Then, sir, after the election of John F . Kennedy as President, what was your status? B: The election of John F . Kennedy was general news and information to all of us
Oral history transcript, Carl Sanders, interview 1 (I), 5/13/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • ; LBJ’s efforts in Vietnam; Martin Luther King’s assassination; working on the Commission for Federal-State Relations; LBJ inheriting JFK’s staff; being offered a federal appointment; LBJ deciding not to run in 1968; LBJ’s relationship with Robert Kennedy
  • think it was any sudden, overnight decision that he made, because 1 had been in his presence where I could have assumed very easily that this man was doing all he could for this term and maybe would go on. B: Were you close to Robert Kennedy? 5: Yes
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 5 (V), 12/5/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • O'Brien's and John F. Kennedy's (JFK) relationship with John Glenn; how Glenn's space success helped NASA; the role of a vice president and how well Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) fit it; JFK's staff members' opinion of LBJ after JFK was assassinated; LBJ's
  • ? O: I don't think they could read highway signs. (Laughter) It was that bad. I can laugh about it now, but I'll tell you, there wasn't any laughter in the Oval Office while this was unfolding. G: Was Robert Kennedy involved? O: Yes. G: What
Folder, "Shelton, Robert Marvin," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 11 (Item)
  • Folder, "Shelton, Robert Marvin," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 11
  • , Birmingham, . Alabama (RM) Report of: Dates SA CLARENCE E. WR:n:Glrll' 10/24/67 Fleld Office FIie I: 105-560 TJtlc1 ROBERT MARVIN SHELTON Chaiadera RACIAL MATTERS ( KLAN) Synopsis: Office, BIRMINGHA'M Bureau FIie la 157-552 ROBERT. MARVIN
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 49, 1 April 1991," LBJ Library (Item)
  • and show some of their favorite wor~ (pages 2-3). ,.. Kennedy photographer Cecil Stoughton caught a delightful moment of a president at play with his children (above). Jerry Pulley preserved an historic meeting between his president and Prime Minister
Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 1 (I), 1/30/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 1 (I), 1/30/1970, by Joe B. Frantz
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  • , p. 70, lines 19_2~LJ 00-105] 1/30178 A 8118170 A [same sanitization 5/9/00 NLJ 00-105] • FILE LOCATION Robert W. Komer Oral History Interviews RESTRICTION CODES (A) Closed by Executive Order 12358'governing access to national security
Oral history transcript, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
  • th e l ate 1950s with the Racket s Committee invest i gating staff, with , l ater, Senator Robert Kennedy . 0: No . Did you get to know Mr . Johnson at all du r i ng t hat time? I had seen him , but I ' d never met [h im) . The fi r st time I
Heller, Walter W. (Walter Wolfgang), 1915-1987 (Item)
  • Bio: Walter Wolfgang Heller (1915-1987) was considered one of the leading economists of the post-war era. Heller served as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors in the Kennedy Administration. He left his post shortly after Kennedy's
Feild, John G., 1922-2006 (Item)
  • LBJ Connection: Legislative assistant to Senator Philip A. Hart, Michigan, 1959; member, President Kennedy's campaign staff; Executive Director, President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, 1961-1963
  • Bio: John G. Feild was born in 1922. In 1959, he became a legislative assistant to Senator Philip A. Hart from Michigan. He aided in the campaign to elect John F. Kennedy for president, and served as the executive director of the President’s
Boggs, Lindy, 1916- (Item)
  • LBJ Connection: U.S. Congresswoman, Louisiana, 1973-1990; Widow of Hale Boggs; Chairperson of Inaugural Ball Committee for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson
  • Bio: Lindy Boggs was the widow of Hale Boggs. She served as Chairperson at the Inaugural Ball Committee for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson; she was the first woman elected to House of Representatives from Louisiana, serving as Congresswoman, 1973
Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993 (Item)
  • Bio: John Bowden Connally, Jr. (b. Feb. 27, 1917–d. June 15, 1993), served as Governor of Texas, Secretary of the Navy under President John F. Kennedy, and as Secretary of the Treasury under President Richard M. Nixon. He was wounded while
Byrne, John Edward, 1925-2011 (Item)
  • as Director of the Federal Register at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. During the John F. Kennedy administration, Byrne was the "advance man" for President Kennedy's trip to Texas in November 1963.
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 1 (I), 9/18/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • ) to be his running mate and O'Brien's and Robert Kennedy's (RFK) response; LBJ adding "geographical balance" to the ticket; JFK's meeting with LBJ to gauge his interest in the vice presidency; RFK's relationship with JFK; O'Brien's interview with Mike Wallace
  • : Yes. G: Do you recall the circumstances of that? O: No. There was just a lot of movement up and down the stairway. G: Then Robert Kennedy went and talked with the Johnson people--Johnson, Rayburn, Connally, and the like--and told him
Oral history transcript, A. Phillip Randolph, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • recall. B: Who was there from the federal government's side? Was Mr. Kennedy? R: President Kennedy was there and President Kennedy's brother, Robert Kennedy, who was then, I think-- B: Attorney General. R: That's right, Justice. And who else--I