Oral history transcript, Claude J. Desautels, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1980, by Michael L. Gillette

Set-up of White House Congressional liaison office; handling of Congressional mail; comparison of Eisenhower, JFK and LBJ liaison offices; procedure; leadership agenda; guest lists; bill signings; meetings with agency liaisons; intervention of Larry O'Brien; involvement of the President; Wilbur Mills; honeymoon period; effect of Vietnam on the operation; notification of Congressman and Senators of awards from the Pentagon; Margaret Chase Smith; coordination with agencies and departments; importance of White House tours; state dinners; value of using the Sequoia; receptions and stag dinners for Congress at the White House; Lady Bird; Air Force One travel; appointments and congressional recommendations; LBJ's persuasive powers; Everett Dirksen; dealings with various Senators and Congressman