Oral history transcript, Phyllis Bonanno, interview 2 (II), 4/6/1983-4/7/1983, by Michael L. Gillette

LBJ's relationship with Presidents Eisenhower, Truman, and Nixon; LBJ's 1968 speech to the Ladies Garment Workers in Atlantic City; LBJ's meeting with Australian Prime Minister John Gorton and U.S. relations with Australia; LBJ inviting Bonanno's parents to a state dinner; negotiating the details of Paris peace talks with the North Vietnamese; Hubert Humphrey's lack of involvement in Vietnam peace talks; leaking information to the press; LBJ's secrecy; the issue of a ten per cent federal income surtax and Wilbur Mills; LBJ's concern for the people at the 1968 Poor People's Campaign demonstration; gun control; LBJ's view on wiretaps and his relationship with J. Edgar Hoover; mistake regarding letters to Congress members following the signing of the Nonproliferation Treaty; LBJ's wish to improve the world for future generations; LBJ's reflective nature; recordings LBJ's son-in-law, Charles Robb, sent to LBJ discussing Vietnam; LBJ's concern over events in Vietnam; protocol surrounding the presentation of Distinguished Service Medals; LBJ's preference for organization and good management of time; LBJ signing photographs and his use of photography; LBJ's teasing; how Bonanno learned from LBJ to use her temper to her advantage; LBJ's moods; Lady Bird Johnson's ability to cheer LBJ up; how LBJ's staff tried to improve his mood.