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- Boyd's political career, starting in the 1930s; how Boyd came to work for Sam Rayburn; LBJ's 1948 U.S. Senate election; the 1948 Texas Democratic Convention in Fort Worth and Coke Stevenson's defeat in the primary; Sam Rayburn's…
- Montague's appointment to West Point; Montague's background and experience relating to nuclear weapons development; Montague's work as assistant senior adviser to the 21st Vietnamese Infantry Division under Jack Cushman; Montague…
- Information dissemination in the Congress and White House; the public relations value of getting information early; the importance of a president-elect's staff and cabinet choices; O'Brien's meetings with cabinet members to reiterate…
- Biographical information; period as chancellor and president of University of California at Berkeley; Kerr’s appointments during LBJ Administration; relationship with LBJ; offer of appointment as secretary of HEW; establishment of medical school…
- Knowlton's military background; working in the office of Secretary of the General Staff, Harold K. Johnson, in the mid-1960s; Knowlton joining Joe Califano's staff when Califano was special assistant to the secretary and, later, deputy…
- an overview of Jacobson's military career 1954-1975; Jacobson's opinion of Ed Lansdale, General John W. "Iron Mike" O'Daniel and General Samuel T. Williams; Williams' abilities as a diplomat in Vietnam; comparing…
- Timmes' work as advisor in Korea 1956-1958 and Vietnam in the early 1960s; problems facing American advisors in Vietnam, such as a lack of familiarity with the Vietnamese language, culture, and military training; the threat of insurgency in…
- Allen Dulles' 1960 visit to the LBJ Ranch; LBJ's visit with JFK in Hyannis Port following the 1960 Democratic National Convention; LBJ's attempts to identify with farmers on the campaign trail; Congress' inability to make…
- Biographical information; Mayhew's career leading up to his work at Stanford University and other education-related entities; Mayhew's areas of expertise and his published works; Mayhew's involvement in the 1965 White House Conference…