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- 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…
- Biographical information; 1941 and 1948 Senate campaigns; John Connally; Irving Goldberg; 1960 campaign; assassination; Presidency; John Connally; Arthur Krim; 1968 campaign; HHH
- How Short met LBJ; Short's involvement in the Minnesota Committee on Rocketry; LBJ accepting JFK's offer to be his vice presidential running mate before a deal could be worked out with Orville Freeman; LBJ's vice presidential duties…
- Impressions of LBJ as VP; State Dinner invitations; dancing with LBJ; expansive personality; use of LBJ abroad; LBJ's relationship with RFK; trip to Texas in 1963; John Connally; aftermath of assassination; moving from the White House;…
- Biographical information; working for Price Daniel; Jacobsen’s personal political philosophy; 1940’s and 1950’s political climate in Texas; LBJ’s reputation as a congressman; LBJ’s early advisers and associates; law suit involving the…
- Military biography; flights with LBJ when Majority Leader, VP, President and as permanent pilot; appointment in July 1965 as military aide to LBJ; military aides for White House social events; operations of presidential flights; communications on…
- LBJ's trips to Vietnam in 1966 and 1967; LBJ's mood about Vietnam; LBJ's relationship with the military; LBJ and LeMay, McConnell, Wheeler, Moymer, Abrams, Westmoreland and Haig; aspects of the role of a military aide; LBJ and…
- LBJ's election to Congress in 1937 and Franklin Roosevelt's (FDR's) appreciation for his support in Texas; LBJ's appointment to the Naval Affairs Committee and FDR's feelings regarding the appointment; Roosevelt's…
- Working on the War on Poverty Task Force; JFK’s plans for “Widening Participation in Prosperityâ€; Economic Opportunity Bill; land reform proposal; extension service; urban vs. rural poverty; lack of support for rural communities; division in…
- Starting work for Marvin Watson; Jones’ work responsibilities; logging White House calls; LBJ cutting expenses; turning off the lights at the White House; reviewing FBI reports on prospective hires/appointees; LBJ’s desire to appear honest and…