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- in the office just to the east of
the large Attorney General's office where Robert Kennedy made his
office.
morning.
I manned those phones most all of the night until early
My recollection is that when I began, nobody was writing
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- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
- that arises in connection with the presidential
years is the relationship between Lyndon Johnson and Robert Kennedy.
Would you say that there there grew up the same kind of rivalry that
existed earlier?
K:
Well, he knew that [Robert] Kennedy tried to prevent
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Rusk, number one--he had the number one rank; and Mr. [Robert] McNamara,
because they brought in all the questions ftOm the Defense Department;
and Mr. Robert Kennedy always usually had a point of view
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
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much on a personal basis.
But it was conducted very
Ted Kennedy came into the State; Senator
Robert Kennedy came into the State; and a lot of workers were picked
to travel the State.
were also named.
Partisans of Senator Johnson and Senator
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
- ; contact with LBJ; Lady Bird; access to the President; Kennedy Round; comparison of LBJ and JFK staffs; support of RFK after 3/31 announcement; LBJ request not to actively support a candidate; difference in general agricultural policy between LBJ and JFK
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H:
That's quite right.
F:
You didn't assign additional people to McCarthy or Robert Kennedy?
H:
No, I should say not.
F:
At the convention in '68, did you see evidence of the alleged heavy-hand
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- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
- ; reputation as a hawk in Vietnam erroneous; Robert Kintner; rivalry between RFK and LBJ; Presidential press secretaries; LBJ seeking professional advice on TV style; conscious of Texas twang; Barry Goldwater; George Wallace; 3/31 speech; evaluation of LBJ
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P:
The only time I really ever campaigned for him was in the 1960 election.
I was in law school in 1948. And so, yes, in the 1960 campaign as he
and Mr. Kennedy were running, I did do some rather modest [campaigning], and all in Texas, nothing
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
- Washington-newcomer Purcell to many people; Bobby Kennedy; the JFK assassination; Luci Johnson babysitting for the Purcells; the hard-working staff of the White House; the JFK to LBJ transition; Meat Inspection Act; LBJ communication problems with mass media