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Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 14 (XIV), 6/22/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, R. Sargent Shriver, interview 3 (III), 7/1/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

a little conversation about it and she said, "Well, I'll let you know." 15 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http

Oral history transcript, Jesse Curry, interview 1 (I), 8/18/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

? C: Yes. M: And the vtc.e presidential car also went out there, with Lyndon Johnson in it. C: Yes. r~: Then at the hospital, did you talk with Lyndon Johnson at all? C: No~ not any particular conversation. I might have had a word or two

Oral history transcript, Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., interview 1 (I), 11/1/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of the Vice President in those days? You didn't have a long time with him as vice president. A: No. I certainly did not. I did not know him at all, really. I saw him from a distance, and I saw him around, but I really had had no conversations with him

Oral history transcript, John G. Tower, interview 2 (II), 9/22/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

the devil's advocate with you? T: No, I don't recall that he did. Now that's not to say that he didn't, I just simply don't recall it. I can't remember too much of the substance of my conversations with him because they were usually addressed to what

Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 2 (II), 2/28/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of the conversation was. G: Probably disagreement over some tactic, I guess. Did you ever hear Mr. Johnson talk about challenging Shivers? Did he ever seem reluctant? That was a pretty difficult assignment. 8 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org

Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 6 (VI), 5/8/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in black tie and—also I think the kind of conversation that he liked a lot was talking to other men about politics. I don't think that kind of formal social life was the kind of social life that he enjoyed most. He enjoyed being with old friends and more

Oral history transcript, Margaret Mayer Ward, interview 2 (II), 4/22/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

wouldn't interrupt them. It was an amiable conversation; it was not two adversaries at all. And I've often thought that there was more compatibility in their fight than there was animosity. G: Shivers that year had endorsed interposition and had used

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 9 (IX), 9/22/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

know what was going on. I was orally reporting to him every night. G: What was the tone of your conversations with him? Was he seeking more detail? Was he intensely interested? C: Well, his standing was at stake; yes, he was interested

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 33 (XXXIII), 6/13/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that conversation? C: I mean it was just one of . . . G: This was in August. August 9 [1965]. Not long after you arrived. C: I think the President very much wanted the beautification bill and I think he told about five people to take it over. I mean, I was one

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 47 (XLVII), 6/13/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

this as a patriotic duty using your name, saying you cut out losses. . . . Jim Wright . . . make us leave them there." And then back here-Well, these notes on third of February just reflects his desire to do something about impacted school areas and that conversation

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 49 (XLIX), 7/18/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in a conversation about the automobile safety legislation. And the President said, "Tell GSA [General Services Administration] to take everything we think a car should have as a safety feature and put it on their cars or else. I want GSA to set strong safety

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 52 (LII), 8/15/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, "Ackley says this is within the guidelines. Don't tell me it isn't." He wanted that as well. That locked his people in. As I said, Connor wouldn't play. Ackley did not give me anything the next day, and I remember lots of conversations with Ackley after

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 63 (LXIII), 4/17/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

support in the beginning. I think the conversation in which [James] LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http

Oral history transcript, Ben Wattenberg, interview 1 (I), 11/23/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, yes sir." That was about the extent of my conversation until Moyers--I had mentioned some certain ideas for speeches to Moyers at lunch, and Moyers finally saw that it was the President talking, not me, and he wanted me to say something, I guess. He

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 11 (XI), 7/24/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

on it. The only subject of discussion had been this Senate situation, which I did not seriously consider. I am sure I would not have run for the Senate. So the Johnson procedure and style came into play, and we had a long conversation which really was sort of one

Oral history transcript, David L. Hackett, interview 1 (I), 4/15/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

community action has been overstressed and overblown. Just like this conversation taking place here, part of the reason we were unable to convince the task force that the approach that we were talking about made any sense, I don't think it's that difficult

Oral history transcript, Kenneth E. BeLieu, interview 1 (I), 10/11/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the military to be shortchanged on this, and you'll be able to keep Lyndon from doing that." Well, that was just a conversation. I admired Bridges, but he was not my boss; Russell was. I went to Russell and said, "I've been offered this job," and he said, "Yes

Oral history transcript, Hyman Bookbinder, interview 2 (II), 5/19/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

materials, and I suppose it's collectible. There is a memo I may have mentioned in an earlier conversation, one that we used to kid about, written by Paul Jacobs, and I think Pat Moynihan and a few others, in the very early days, a memo to Shriver. I

Oral history transcript, John Fritz Koeniger, interview 1 (I), 11/12/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

-- 8 So Walter Crider) Ben's older brother, joined a group in which Sam Johnson was in conversation and Walter, in the conversation, asked Johnson if he'd heard from Lyndon. So Sam Johnson is said to have declared, "Well, no, we haven't, Walter

Oral history transcript, Sim Gideon, interview 1 (I), 3/21/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 22. something stronger because in the course of conversation he said, "Well, the good has to help pay for the bad, and your project is such a good project so we'll let you have your bonds

Oral history transcript, Maxwell D. Taylor, interview 2 (II), 6/1/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Oral history transcript, Eric Tolmach, interview 1 (I), 3/5/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

negotiating with other agencies and preparation for our requests to the Hill. He began having conversations. It was necessary to find sponsors for the legislation, and Shriver's ability in dealing with the Hill, I think, was put to use at that. time. His role

Oral history transcript, E. Ernest Goldstein, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

into Lyndon Johnson? G: It was shortly after I came to Texas in '55. I first ran across him through conversation before actually seeing him in the flesh; and I think for the record I should tell the story of the first real confrontation with the reality

Oral history transcript, Barry Goldwater, interview 1 (I), 6/26/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

you remember any conversations with Johnson on this? I think you and he generally voted together. G: That's right. I talked to Johnson and I talked to Knowland to see if we couldn't divide the so-called foreign aid bill into three. One would

Oral history transcript, Walter G. Hall, interview 1 (I), 6/30/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

not going to spend my energies in the past." That was about the nature of the conversation. He always had a tremendously effective staff. I could write to him about a problem of one of my friends and the thing was taken care of so LBJ Presidential

Oral history transcript, George Hartzog, Jr., interview 1 (I), 12/20/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

a conversation, even though we have had that conversation. F: Yes. "I just drove two thousand miles from Cincinnati." H: Yes, and we've had that in Yellowstone this year, in which we said, "You know, when that campground is full, it's full, and nobody else

Oral history transcript, Laurance Rockefeller, interview 1 (I), 8/5/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, Frederick Nolting, interview 1 (I), 11/11/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

. Did you see Colonel Lansdale at this time? I understand he accompanied-N: Ed Lansdale? G: Well, it would have been Brigadier General Lansdale I guess by that time. N: Yes. I saw him once in Vietnam, but I had many conversations with him before

Oral history transcript, Will Wilson, interview 1 (I), 6/18/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

counted me out, and maybe rightly so, from the chance of winning. But in any event Price decided he wanted to run again, and there was a sharp conflict between Price and me on that,because we'd had some conversations about that subject. I regarded

Oral history transcript, Antonio Carrillo-Flores, interview 1 (I), 7/24/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

that, but that it is an emotional more than a purely economic problem, so this conversation developed in that line. But you know Senator Johnson, and at the moment I, not knowing him very well, I said, well, if he's raising his voice, I also have to raise my voice a little

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 4 (IV), 5/13/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

drives with just the two of us in the car. G: What would he tal k about on these occasions? J: Everything. I remember one conversation he tal ked about sex. was kind of shocking to me. he worded it, let me see now. correctly. It He said that he--I

Oral history transcript, Murrey Marder, interview 1 (I), 5/25/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

irritated him greatly. So that was rather par for the course. If we had a conversation, he was bound to be irritated, it seemed. And he said, "You know damn well what editorial I'm talking about." And I said, "I frankly don't really know what editorial

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 13 (XIII), 2/29/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that position, but he told me [that] and he was right. G: Another memo that you have describes a conversation that you had with Arthur Goldberg. R: Yes. That was rather amusing in a way. Arthur in that. I don t know what had gotten 1 I think he was just

Oral history transcript, Darrell Royal, interview 1 (I), 4/29/1987, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

grandkids. We talked about his childhood, my childhood. We just visited, and conversation seemed to flow. It never did 14 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781

Oral history transcript, Dean Rusk, interview 4 (IV), 3/8/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

situation, and the President was going to take part in those conversations himself. So the President took a very active part in the consideration of the Middle Eastern crisis, both before it broke out and of course when the fighting actually started. M

Oral history transcript, Anthony J. Celebrezze, interview 1 (I), 1/26/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Oral history transcript, Ray S. Cline, interview 2 (II), 5/31/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

on that possibility? C: Yes, we were involved always a little elliptically. In other words, I was always involved in that kind of planning, either as advisory to the 000 or to the Director, mostly to McCone himself. But I had lots of conversations on those

Oral history transcript, Horace V. (Dick) Bird, interview 1 (I), 5/16/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

high on Lyndon ; he was sort of a protégé . I think probably Lyndon was his favorite congressman, so they talked to each other quite frequently . ticular conversation . I don't recall any par But, anyway, Roosevelt of course was all for building

Oral history transcript, William M. Blackburn, interview 1 (I), 5/21/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

significant conversations with congressmen or senators--how they were feeling and what were their complaints, � � � � � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More