Biographical information; First impressions of LBJ as President; functioned initially as McPherson’s deputy; farm programs; free trade; Kennedy Round; draft system; personal opinion of President; authority in dealing with departments and agencies; LBJ’s efforts to get bills through Congress; Secretary Freeman and Secretary Udall resented staff arrangement; Udall’s proposal to use Antiquities Act to acquire land for national monuments; Secret Service protection legislation for Presidential candidates; Fortas confirmation hearings; LBJ and RFK Commission on Vietnam; speech writing; legal work for President; Trans-Pacific Route Case
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