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Oral history transcript, Jesse Kellam, interview 2 (II), 2/26/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

great respect for the other man's judgment. Now he'll make his own final judgment, but he wants facts and figures and therefore he will guide the conversation along 1 inles of interest to his guests and along lines and subjects with which the guest

Oral history transcript, Javier Baz Manero, interview 1 (I), 1/19/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

: Right. 8: But I had envisioned he was running the United States on another scale. F: Right. He really had a facility, I think, of keeping several conversations going at once. I'm sure, you know, he's not so busy running the Ranch that he's

Oral history transcript, Alfred Melinger, interview 1 (I), 4/14/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to me now, Mike, that I only heard the conversations later. it was a vigorous discussion. in staff meetings. Lyndon wanted to move to Austin, and It was not conducted, as I remember, Probably conducted in the privacy of Mr. Drought's office, although

Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 3 (III), 9/9/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

did. F: Why didn't he go on the plane? C: Because by that time he knew he wasn't going to be. By that time he knew about the Bobby Kennedy conversation. F: Which Bobby Kennedy conversation? C: The Bobby Kennedy conversation, I've told you

Oral history transcript, Edward C. Crafts, interview 2 (II), 5/12/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

of Secretary Hickel's assistants a briefer run-down from the more lengthy one. I was told later that Hickel had not read it, and wouldn't because he doesn't like to read things. It's mostly through across the table conversations that he gets his

Oral history transcript, William Gorham, interview 1 (I), 3/24/1986, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

. And then suddenly a new office was started that was entering the conversation, not as advocates for particular programs, but really as analysts of the value of programs. So that the space had to be made, really, from Jim's world. And it was made. I hired three very

Oral history transcript, Bui Diem, interview 2 (II), 8/14/1986, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

. Luyen. I spent plenty of time with him telling him I was in conversations with his brother for quite a long time already, even before he formed his government. Well, I tried to help him a lot in the sense that, if it can be done, we will try to rely

Oral history transcript, Ruth Booker, interview 1 (I), 8/14/1986, by Christie L. Bourgeois (Item)

Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Booker -- I -- 5 was very domineering and very dominating of the conversation. I don't care what the conversation

Oral history transcript, Barnaby Conrad Keeney, interview 1 (I), 4/14/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

: Sure. M: Was there any effort to get out the people? K: I dare say there was, but I didn't do it. M: Were you anticipating such a crowd? K: No. M: Did you have any conversations with him during this time? K: Oh, sure. M: Would you tell me

Oral history transcript, Michael A. Geissinger, interview 1 (I), 12/16/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to get back into photographing because I started listening to the conversation. like, "If we'd only done this--" And it was one of the things "If this hadn't happened here--" we'd started this a little sooner--" "If "If we'd done this kind of thing

Oral history transcript, Larry Temple, interview 4 (IV), 8/7/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

on a conversation he n- ',"13 doing the signing. So he didn't raise never corr.plaincd about: Lt. bitterly a';()ut b;}vin::; to 8i[:n rt,: n;:'.~::2 ':111)' question about I think that I Hould have complained so much or hav2 my picture made i ~;OPV iSJ

Oral history transcript, Ronald Goldfarb, interview 1 (I), 10/24/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

talking about money. But I wasn't in on those conversations, so I don't know. G: How about congressional input? Did you have any input from the Hill before the legislation was submitted? RG: Yes, definitely. G: Who was involved with that? RG

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 20 (XX), 4/23/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to the point where any action had been taken. Conversations took place of an informal nature, but anything in an organizational sense had not occurred. That is awfully late. So it has to be people in their spare moments giving some thought to a campaign

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 24 (XXIV), 7/22/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

should be retained to produce some spots. O: Yes, I did meet with him. We went over in detail what I envisioned to be the thrust. We met with others who were involved doing the bio. G: Tell me about your conversations with Tony Schwartz and your

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 12 (XII), 10/29/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

had twenty-five conversations with Roy Wilkins or Whitney Young for every one I had with Dr. King. King was a little bit lofty, a little bit off up there. Even if I look at the pictures I've got of meetings with black leaders, King is not there nearly

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 1 (I), 9/18/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that gave him a true belief that he had a good shot at the nomination. I don't recall now, but I remember Johnson and I discussing specific states in conversations over the intervening years. G: North Carolina, Arizona. . . . 11 LBJ Presidential Library

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 4 (IV), 12/4/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to the reality of attempting to enact a specific program. I made no specific comment that I can recall, and the conversation terminated when we reached the Oval Office. That was a passing commentary that I thought was indicative of some concern that the father

Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 7 (VII), 6/16/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of a mutuality of interest in, and agreement on, Viet Nam. At one stage he had come to me and had commented on the fact that he was exceedingly concerned at the direction the Administration was taking on Viet Nam. We had a long conversation. I think he was very

Oral history transcript, Willard Deason, interview 7 (VII), 4/6/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Deason -- VII -- 4 D: . . . be a different item. I've just finished telling you about my conversation with the President when I agreed that I would take and he would give to me the appointment

Oral history transcript, Bui Diem, interview 1 (I), 6/5/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

in many conversations in view of uniting all the Nationalists and by then, the Dai Viet Party established a school of military cadre in Chapa in the northern part of Vietnam in the province of Lao Cai, very close to the border to China. And it was a very

Oral history transcript, Lindy Boggs, interview 1 (I), 2/15/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and wonderful conversations, oftentimes Hale playing the devil's advocate to get them to talk and to argue. Always children were allowed, and I keep feeling that the Johnson children, the Boggs children, and all the other children whose lives Mr. Sam and Lyndon

Oral history transcript, John W. Gardner, interview 1 (I), 12/20/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

and went out. And our conversation went right on. a dramatic experience. This was kind of He never said what he wanted, never said what his purpose was in calling me down. But it was a very good get-acquainted visit and it was clear he had something

Oral history transcript, James W. Symington, interview 3 (III), 11/3/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

screwed up. He was an instinctual man, and I think that this was good for us because F: Did you sit in on the conversations when he received them in the Ova 1 Office? S: Occasionally, yes. I was there. F: Were they fairly easy going? S: Oh, yes, he

Oral history transcript, Robert Taft, Jr., interview 1 (I), 5/21/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

of fact, Mr. Johnson in numerous conversations that I've had with him since coming down to Congress in the last few years has made mention of that fact, and talked with some humor about the bargain that my father attempted to pull on him with regard

Oral history transcript, Ashton Gonella, interview 3 (III), 11/21/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

can think of. MG: Let me ask you to describe his conversations about her. AG: Do you mean while she was alive or afterwards? MG: Both, both. AG: Well, I've said before while she was alive he was very proud to introduce her to people and brag

Oral history transcript, Juanita Roberts, interview 1 (I), 4/28/1965, by Eric F. Goldman (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Roberts--I--5 G: Was this conversation held in the Johnson City home or after she had moved to Austin? R: It was here in Washington. She had come on a long automobile trip with her daughter, Lucia Alexander, and Lucia’s

Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 6 (VI), 12/9/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

have any conversations with him about that, as to why he didn't sign it? R: I don't remember. it. I may have. It seemed to me as he shouldn't sign I don't even remember if I was surprised that he didn't sign it. He and one other [southern] senator

Oral history transcript, (Sir) Robert Gordon Menzies, interview 1 (I), 11/24/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

and had discussed various matters with him--and I had a very high opinion of him, if I may say so. He was an admirable man to talk with because it was a two-sided conversation with him. We were, in spite of our differences of age, sympathetic to each

Oral history transcript, Richard E. Neustadt, interview 1 (I), undated, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

-damned professor, I! and soothed him down. H: He did finally trace it to you. N: Oh, sure. M: Did he have anything to say to you directly? N: No, I don't think I talked to him about it. Ken traced i t to me--if I recall the conversation, traced

Oral history transcript, James Cato Pattillo and Nettie Pattillo Woodyard, interview 1 (I), 6/27/1968, by A.K. Johnson (Item)

were great. And I said, "How about Andrew Johnson?" She said, "I hope you don't call him a great man." So that ended the conversation then. J: Now is this Mrs. Johnson's mother that you're speaking of now specifically? P: Yes. J: All right, sir

Oral history transcript, Cyrus Vance, interview 2 (II), 12/29/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

heard that the meetings were being held with the opposition leaders, but we received no call from the Foreign Minister [Ihsan S.] Caglayangil or others in the Turkish government that they were prepared to pick up the conversations again. This dragged

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 23 (XXIII), 3/15/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

" [Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy or Ship Construction Navy] stands for. And he'd like to reconsider the carrier question. The President said he did not want to reconsider anything until he got the figure down below sixty-one billion which was his way of really

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 31 (XXXI), 7/11/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

as they thought it was going to be. But I do remember the day after, McNamara--I had very few personal conversations with McNamara when I was his assistant. It wasn't until after I got out of the Pentagon that we became personal friends. But I remember the day

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 39 (XXXIX), 12/20/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

/show/loh/oh Califano -- XXXIX -- 3 either after I met with the President or the day before and then I must have talked to them again, but he clearly, because I refer to an earlier conversation that day. The reason I'm hesitant about

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 54 (LIV), 9/11/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in the auto industry, they've got to be worried about safety. There are people out there. This is all the Department of Transportation. I do not think we talked to them early on about auto safety. I think most of our conversations on the Hill were with people

Oral history transcript, Lyndon B. Johnson, 3/8/1969, by Jack Valenti and Robert L. Hardesty (Item)

histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh NATIONAL ARCHNES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON LIBRARY Legal Agreement Pertaining to the Conversation of LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON, JACK VALENTI, and ROBERT HARDESTY Subject to the terms

Oral history transcript, Lyndon B. Johnson, 4/16/1970, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was presented to him, and he invited me to ride back on the train. I did ride back with him. We had a good conversation on the train. We talked about my election; we talked about my future in Washington, including my committee assignments and other matters

Oral history transcript, Fredrick L. Deming, interview 2 (II), 1/17/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Oral history transcript, Robert H. Montgomery, interview 1 (I), 8/19/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

was carr'yin~ j s

Oral history transcript, David G. Nes, interview 2 (II), 3/25/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Nasser as a person? Vietnam primarily. Now you said that of course you didn't have direct conversations with him, but you observed him in action, I'm sure, in conversations with ambassadors. N: He was certainly very charismatic. palm of his hand. He