Oral history transcript, Phyllis Bonanno, interview 4 (IV), 2/18/1984, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Phyllis Bonanno, interview 4 (IV), 2/18/1984, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

28

Description:

LBJ's attempts at negotiation with the USSR and North Vietnam; LBJ's treatment of Hubert Humphrey in the final months of LBJ's administration; Humphrey's personality; LBJ's decision to not attend the Democratic National Convention and support Humphrey; LBJ's desire to be liked and needed; cancelled plans to go to the Soviet Union for negotiations; mistake regarding letters to Congress members following the signing of the Nonproliferation Treaty; the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia; LBJ consulting with Clark Clifford; transition activities the last two months of LBJ's administration; miscommunications between LBJ and Nixon and their staffs; Henry Kissinger's criticism of LBJ's foreign policy; Nelson Rockefeller; LBJ's frustration with the Soviets; Abe Fortas' nomination as Supreme Court chief justice; the bombing halt in October 1968 and subsequent failed negotiations with the North Vietnamese; Averell Harriman and Cyrus Vance as negotiators; LBJ's inability to get what he wanted from the North Vietnamese; difficulties related to being the president; female staff members postponing motherhood for their careers; the day of Nixon's inauguration; making arrangements for LBJ to attend Marie Fehmer Chiarodo's wedding.

Contributor:

Bonanno, Phyllis

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

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Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with Phyllis Bonanno

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted: see deed at end of transcript for details