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DATE RANGE
- 1969x
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TIME PERIOD
- Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)x
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- Director of Central Intelligence, wears two hats: Director of Central Intelligence and Chairman of the United States Intelligence Board; 1965 appointed by LBJ as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence under Admiral Raborn; June 1966 made Director;…
- Biographical information; contact with LBJ; contrast between JFK and LBJ; LBJ’s temper; Alaska earthquake; Senator Anderson; White House Task Force on Education; transformation of the Office of Education; Atomic Energy Conference; LBJ incident in…
- Biographical information; departed government in 1964 over policy in Vietnam; JFK, Harriman, Forrestal and Hilsman were all for a political approach while LBJ was for a military approach; LBJ: “It’s the only war we’ve got;†Rostow and…
- LBJ's knowledge of, and experience with, foreign affairs; LBJ's decision-making process; LBJ's vice presidential trip to Berlin; Walt Rostow and Bundy supporting LBJ as vice president; how Bundy was able to meet influential people…
- Watts riots 1965; history of Community Relations Service and its appropriate setting; White House Conference on Civil Rights 1966; Open Housing Bill
- Family political history; early recollections of the Johnsons; campaigning in 1952 and 1960 for/with his father, Stuart Symington; biographical information; 1960 convention and their belief that Stuart Symington would be asked to run for VP; LBJ’s…
- Detailed account of U.S. participation in Vietnam
- White House reaction to Watts riots; LBJ’s speech to the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission regarding rioters; Clark group’s report on Watts; LBJ-HHH relationship; Roger Wilkins; death of MLK; LBJ’s feelings about MLK; Louis Martin;…