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Oral history transcript, Stephen J. Pollak, interview 2 (II), 1/29/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

was informed, and I'm quite confident that it was the case, that Robert Kennedy, who must have been a member of the War on Poverty Task Force in his position as attorney general, had made a final effort in the closing stages of putting together

Oral history transcript, Stephen J. Pollak, interview 3 (III), 1/30/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

to that, how did the Civil Rights Division get along with the FBI in investigative matters such as in those cases? P: I think the best person to ask is Mr. Doar. B: He would have been handling the main aspects of those? P: That's correct. And D. Robert

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 37 (XXXVII), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

Democratic National Convention; the support of John Connally and the Wesley West family; early memories of John F. Kennedy; LBJ's senate majority leader office; committee to select the best senators throughout history; LBJ persuading Texas delegates to vote
, but comes later on in his life and I probably already have recited that in my White House things about after he--having taken over as President after the death of President [John F.] Kennedy--in August of 1964 was approaching the convention time. And he had

Oral history transcript, James J. Hagerty, interview 1 (I), 7/2/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Vietnam; France’s involvement with Vietnam; the Pueblo; General Hamilton Howze; overestimating enemy power; conflict between military and intelligence staff; Robert McNamara’s request for an opinion paper on anti-ballistic missile use; Soviet involvement
morning when all of the analysis had been completed and so on. From that Monday when he was notified, which would have been the fifteenth or possibly the sixteenth, until the following Monday, the twenty-second, which was the evening that President Kennedy

Folder, "VP Trips - General," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 1 (Item)

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Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 18 (XVIII), 1/6/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, "They're on television every night. They're on the evening news. Washington is--[Robert] McNamara and [Cyrus] Vance and [Roswell] Gilpatric and you and [Dean] Rusk--are all working and you read the New York Times and the Washington Post. The country

President's Daily Diary entry, 5/2/1967 (Item)

Negotiations Walt Rostow Michael "Mike"Blumenthal , Deputy Special Representative for Trade I re "Eyes Joe - - scheduling Kennedy Round Decisions only" briefing paper returned to Rostow Califano Negotiations WHITE Hous e Dat e Ma IDENT LYNDO N B

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 32, 1 November 1984," LBJ Library (Item)

in the Kennedy & Johnson dministration ": Robert Daile!-, "Lyndon B. Johnson. A Biography"; Sally Davenport, "Policy Stralegies for a Progres sive Agenda: Adopting and Implementing the Higher Education Act"; Dorothy C Donnell , ·•u Strategic Options in Viet nam

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 50, 1 August 1991," LBJ Library (Item)

when Strongbow IEarl of Pembroke] landed in County Wexford to start the long march of Irish misery voted for him. Once Kennedy was elected, that was the end of the American Irish. ... You see, there is never a real ma jority in the United States

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 32 (XXXII), 7/12/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

mean, I do remember at the University of Chicago, if I can find them, an economist from Northwest[ern University], Robert Eisner, laying into us on the war, but in terms of--you know, I would go around the table. . . . Ah, here's New York. G: You were

Oral history transcript, Barbara Jordan, interview 1 (I), 3/28/1984, by Roland B. Hayes (Item)

. There were others after that, but I would have to consider that our first meeting. After leaving Washington, there was a story in the newspaper, the [Rowland] Evans-[Robert] Novak column, and in that column they mentioned my visit to the White House

Published remarks, Remarks of Lyndon B. Johnson at the Civil Rights Symposium, 12/12/72 (Item)

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN THE UNITED ST ATES: A Symposium on Civil Rights Co-sponsored by the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and The University of Texas at Austin Edited by Robert C Rooney Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs The University

Oral history transcript, Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., interview 3 (III), 6/4/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

it; no state commission ever has. F: You've got people like you, Andy Brimmer, Robert Weaver, and others scattered around. ~ Now then, you've g.ot something like downtown New York, the financial district, which has been pretty much lilywhite. Do you get

Folder, "Jamaica, Visit of Prime Minister Hugh Shearer," Country Files, NSF, Box 58 (Item)

if Jamaica In this source the thesis to provide connection a possible of capital that Caribbean for Jamaica. developing countries the Kennedy Round of GATT and the recent Conference but does little concerning U.S. agreement assistance. Bank

Oral history transcript, Warren Magnuson, interview 1 (I), 3/14/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

back, I think it was about 1939, the war clouds came out and it was dropped. He appointed a commission, headed by his friend Robert Anderson of Texas, to look at the same thing we'd looked at, and they made a report. They came up with a different

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 88, February 2007," LBJ Library (Item)

that I wasn't on drugs. [Laughter] That's P-A-S-S- -D. [Laughter] l 've not talked a lot about v hat happened in [the election cri sis in] Florida, but I do in this book. My really good pal, Bob Strauss, for whom you've named the Robert S. Strauss Center

Oral history transcript, John W. Macy, interview 4 (IV), 7/21/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

adjustments. The Congress had been very jealous and zealous in main- taining control over the rates of pay of a large portion of the federal employees. Starting in the Kennedy Administration there was an effort to achieve a higher degree of rationality

Folder, "Ex CO 263 Republic of Senegal [2 of 2]," WHCF CO, Box 66 (Item)

Negro CollegeFund Inc. YORK,Herbert F., Univ. of Calif. BENSON,Bruce B., League of Wanen Voters BILLHEJNER,Robert, Natl. Council of Churches BUNDY,McGeorge, Ford Foundation DABIS, Charles, Chicago, Ill. FELD, Bernard. T., Cambridge, Mass. HIGGINS, George

Oral history transcript, Dale Miller and Virginia "Scooter" Miller, interview 1 (I), 8/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

: Of course, that was primarily a Kennedy campaign. OM: That's true. F: Mr. Johnson was subordinate in this instance, except you did have . . . Vr'1: We had the tea F: You had the tea Vfvl: Yes. F: Tell me a little bit about them. VM: ~'Jell

Oral history transcript, W. Ervin James, interview 1 (I), 2/17/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

temper and tactics; 1960 Kennedy/Johnson campaign; Hofheinz’ private bill regarding Yorktown Corporation; LBJ’s jokes; 1960 Democratic Convention and LBJ’s acceptance of the vice-presidential nomination; assignments LBJ offered James.
at their home and I knew Senator Hugo Black pretty we 11 . The Durr' s used to have a lot of pa rti es. They had people over like Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen, John L. Lewis, the Johnsons, Hugo Black and his lovely wife, Virginia's sister. G: Do you

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 5 (V), 4/9/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Clark; pardons and paroles; LBJ’s relationship with Hoover; Omnibus Crime Act of 1968; Model Cities; Robert Weaver; Bob Wood; tariffs; press relations; overseas airline decision; 1968 LBJ campaign and decision not to run; political activities after the 3
Katzenbach and Bob Kennedy all operated a very extensive network throughout the South. When you called John Doar about a problem that you had heard about in Meridian or in Selma, wherever, as sometimes happened--a lawyer or a judge or an elected official

Oral history transcript, Harold W. Horowitz, interview 1 (I), 2/23/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

into this, because I answered yes." where they were asked for references. They sit and they never Then he got to the section [He wrote] "Honorab 1e Robert Kennedy" and two others of similar stature. And he smiled and he said, "They're going to have fun

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 5 (V), 9/12/1969, by Joe B. Frantz and Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

, who at that time was Secretary [Robert] Weaver, would become the acting secretary of housing and urban development. F: Why was that put in? C: I don't know. LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B

Oral history transcript, C. Robert Perrin, interview 1 (I), 3/10/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

Oral history transcript, C. Robert Perrin, interview 1 (I), 3/10/1969, by Stephen Goodell
Perrin, Robert, 1925-
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INTERVIEWEE: C. ROBERT PERRIN INTERVIEWER: STEPHEN GOODELL PLACE: Mr. Perrin's office in Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 G: This is an interview with Mr. C. Robert Perrin, the Acting Deputy Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity. Today's date

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 10 (X), 5/13/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

1 -- 3 G: Kennedy introduced essentially a Medicare program that year that would be financed by an increase in Social Security taxes. Do you remember that? M: Well, I remember Johnson and [Robert] Kerr cooperating on some kind of a Medicare

Folder title list, Office Files of Peter Benchley (Item)

. Kennedy, Hon. Cyrus Vance, Robert Kintner, and Mrs. J. Kennedy Presidential Letters: Letter to Pvt. 1/C Daniel L. Lowe 7/20/67 Presidential Letters: Message to the 75th Anniversary of the Pen and Pencil Club New York City Terminal Market - Letter from

Oral history transcript, Lindy Boggs, interview 1 (I), 2/15/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

LBJ was convinced to be John F. Kennedy's running mate; LBJ's and Hale Boggs' dedication to the War on Poverty and civil rights, especially in the South; Lynda Johnson dating George Hamilton; Hale Boggs' involvement in Adlai Stevenson's 1956
movement of many friends in Louisiana who felt there should be a twoparty system. They went to the Republican Convention and, of course, were successful in getting [Dwight] Eisenhower to run instead of [Robert] Taft. So many of the people who had supported

Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 3 (III), 1/11/1984, by Clarence Lasby (Item)

trying to get practical results from the NIH; Wilbur Cohen; fact sheets on heart disease, stroke and cancer; Lasker’s disagreements with Dr. Shannon; Truman’s effect on heart research and health insurance; the Kennedy family; doctor’s response to medical
written into the Democratic platform an idea to have a heart conference at the presidential level, and President Kennedy had called such a heart conference but it was a disaster. I wondered if you remembered any of the reasons why it didn't turn out well

Oral history transcript, Ronald Goldfarb, interview 1 (I), 10/24/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

for the short run. So I asked I think it was [Nicholas] Katzenbach--I'm not 100 per cent sure, it might have been [Robert] Kennedy--told him that I wanted to leave, or that I had heard about the task force and that if the Justice Department didn't have anyone

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 28, 15 May 1983," LBJ Library (Item)

; Hanard ';itkol'I, l!nhersity of !'t'\\ llampshirc; Robert H. Ah,ug, l nhersity of Te a, al Au,tin. Radical Politic, in the Thirties Oa,id A. Shannon, Lnh·er, ity of \ irginia; Da,id H. Bennett, Syracuse linhersity: Donald R. McCo), llnhersily of Kan

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/7/1967 (Item)

at the launching of the carrier JOHN F . KENNEDY President also instructed that a' photostat of Mrs. Kennedy's letter and his reply be sent to Secy Robert McNamara. \ Signed a request from Governor Farris Bryant for a two month extension of Federal j Assistance

Folder, "Ashmore, Harry S.," Name Files, WHCF, Box A-223 (Item)

Kennedy a couple of months encouraged to go ahead. U Thant and We are, also giving us full support. State Department informed. this proposal with ago, and we were then Ralph Bunche at UN are or course, keeping the • l , · We have scheduled a preliminary

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 1 (I), 10/23/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 1 (I), 10/23/1974, by Michael L. Gillette
Robert G. (Bobby) Baker
Baker, Robert G.
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, 1974 INTERVIEWEE: ROBERT G. BAKER INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Mr. Baker's residence, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 G: I believe, Mr. Baker, you're from Pickens, South Carolina. B: That's correct. Pickens is the county seat

Folder, "Green, Edith (Cong.)," Name Files, WHCF, Box G-259 (Item)

. ·- .------------~- ..... -. __ --------'--'---_:..... ___ ............................ ................. ~ ._ ....... ...-_ @t THE WHITE HOUSE \ I WASHINGTON February 23, 1965 -:1--·· MEMORANDUM .r Bethesda FOR JUANITA Naval Hospital I; r I ROBERTS reports the admittance of: Congressman William Widnall of New Jersey_. expected stay is from 10 days to 2

Folder, "Travel – Foreign – Berlin (Pro) [August] [2 of 2]," 1961 Subject Files, VP Papers, Box 109 (Item)

for Johnson and Clay;" "We Trust You;" "We Remember the Airlift;u 11 We Trust Kennedy;'' "Nothing is too great a sacrifice for Liberty." 11 7. The Vice President's visit got the play in all Berlin papers Sunday with the emphasis on the welcome that the West

Oral history transcript, William A. Knowlton, interview 1 (I), 3/21/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

); attending the Guam Conference with General Westmoreland; how Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS) was started with Knowlton and Lathram heading it; director of CORDS, Robert Komer, bringing Robert Montague with him to Vietnam
, as all these guys from the Kennedy offices and other places had called over to get friends excused from the draft or put into a reserve outfit right away because otherwise they might have to go into the army and go to Vietnam. So that's basically what I

Oral history transcript, Claude J. Desautels, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

an acknowledgement from the White House within twenty-four hours. That had been the rule through Kennedy and we carried on through Johnson. [They got] at least an acknowledgement signed by Larry, which I signed. LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, William B. Cannon, interview 1 (I), 5/21/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Kennedy Task Force; comprehensive community action program; Sargent Shriver; Shriver Task Force; legislation; VISTA; drafting the bill; resident participation; planning and operation problems; regional planning; political power; Moynihan; Job Corps
had been talking to [Walter] Heller--this is Kennedy--and had asked Heller, who was then chairman of the Council [of Economic Advisers], as you know, to do some kind of study, to get the analysis done in essence for maybe a major presidential thrust

Oral history transcript, Richard J. Hughes and Betty (Elizabeth) Hughes, interview 1 (I), 8/6/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh HUGHES -- I -- 3 BH: Yes~ Rich~ there were eight presidential hopefuls, of whom John F. Kennedy was one. them around. There were so many that they were shuffling They had two ballrooms

Oral history transcript, Ralph G. Newman, interview 1 (I), 9/2/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

/exhibits/show/loh/oh Newman -- I -- 4 Jake Jacobsen. I went to Washington and called Jake Jacobsen, and he said, "Well, really, the person for you to call is Juanita Roberts." So I called Juanita, and she made arrangements for me to come in and I met

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