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Telephone conversation # 2709, sound recording, LBJ and ANN GARGAN, 3/30/1964, 11:55AM (Item)
  • JOSEPH KENNEDY, SR.
  • LBJ RELAYS CONGRATULATIONS ON EDWARD KENNEDY'S "MEET THE PRESS" APPEARANCE TO JOSEPH KENNEDY, SR., WHO IS BRIEFLY ON THE LINE
  • Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969
Oral history transcript, Ramsey Clark, interview 1 (I), 10/30/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • the final decision was made. B: Sir, that brings up a question. There has been a good deal of speculation about the relationship between Mr. Johnson and Robert Kennedy. Did you see, during these years, the years of Mr. Johnson's vice presidency, any sign
Oral history transcript, Marjorie Lawson, interview 1 (I), 6/11/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • is the best way to achieve your goals, and people will differ about that. G: Did the members of the committee, particularly you yourself, feel that Vice President Johnson had a different approach than, say, Robert Kennedy here? Would Kennedy have liked
  • Lawson's work for John F. Kennedy in 1958-1959; gaining support for JFK among African American delegates; Kennedy's announcement that LBJ would be the vice-presidential nominee; Mary McLeod Bethune's opinion of LBJ; Lawson's recommendation
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/6/1968 (Item)
  • 11 In Out Lo 3&kS2a 11:52a to ./11:55a To f or t Activity y (include visited by) LD Oval Ofc - w/ Jim Jones Fish Room for TAPING of statement on the death o f Senator Robert Kennedy 11:59a Back 12: 10p To 12:11p 12:22p The 'a in Oval Ofc
Oral history transcript, Terry Sanford, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , and history is knocking in thi s opportunity to associ ate with Kennedy." I talked to Ben Roney, who is administrative assistant to our present Governor Scott, Governor Robert Scott, and was secretary and later administrative assistant for Governor
President's Daily Diary entry, 8/19/1966 (Item)
  • [ REMARKS by the President List of p atform guests to DT -- (7 applauses) but guests included Cong. Robert (During this time, Senators Kennedy and Javits arrived--had been in Washingto Jones and his congressional on Demonstration Cities bill -- however
Oral history transcript, Perle Mesta, interview 1 (I), 10/4/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • me all about it. M: It was going to be a very stupid convention. It was going to be a convention that was going to try to put Kennedy in again-F: Well, they were pushing Robert Kennedy. M: Robert Kennedy, that's what it was. So I rented
  • Biographical information; envoy to Luxembourg; 1960 campaign; Eleanor Roosevelt; selling her house to LBJ when he was VP; Democratic Women for Nixon in 1960; Mrs. Rose Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy; Democratic factions
President's Daily Diary entry, 10/14/1966 (Item)
  • Gaylord Nelson i # Senator Sam Ervin, Jr. ^Senator Robert Kennedy Senator John Pastore Senator Paul J. Fannin Senator Thomas Kuchel Senator Claiborne 3Bexx Pell Senator Senator Senator Senator Senator Senator Senator Senator Senator Senator // William
Oral history transcript, Andrew Young, interview 1 (I), 6/18/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • was involved directly or indirectly in any of the things you were going through here in the South? Y: No, I don't think so. Not to my knowledge. Actually, largely our work was through President Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Burke Marshall, John Doar and others. B
Oral history transcript, Edwin W. Pauley, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • anybody. F: Did you see any of the Kennedys besides John after that. Apparently Robert was not enthusiastic. P: I didn't talk to them--I didn't talk to them--any of them. As a matter of fact my sole contact came from Joe, his father. F: Did you get
Oral history transcript, Luther H. Hodges, Sr., interview 1 (I), 10/10/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • : http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 16 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
Oral history transcript, D.B. Hardeman, interview 2 (II), 3/12/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • , the leaders of the two parties, ever since Reconstruction days to let sleeping dogs lie. And some of the men, I know, feel that the man who broke the truce was Robert Brownell as attorney general. So when the Republicans started to make a political issue
Oral history transcript, McGeorge Bundy, interview S-I, 3/30/1993, by Robert Dallek (Item)
  • : Robert Dallek PLACE: New York City, New York Tape 1 of 1, Side 1 B: What are you doing with this [material]? D: I am working on volume two of my Johnson biography. Volume one, Lone Star Rising, came out-- B: Yes, I remember. I haven't read
  • Robert Dallek's work on LBJ biographies; LBJ's personality; comparing JFK's and LBJ's knowledge of foreign affairs; LBJ's relationships with Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, and JFK during his vice presidency
  • Oral history transcript, McGeorge Bundy, interview S-I, 3/30/1993, by Robert Dallek
Oral history transcript, Hodding Carter, Jr., interview 1 (I), 11/8/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 5 B: Well. let's see. Robert Kennedy? C: Marshall-John Doar. I did. Burke Marshall? John Doar? Robert Kennedy
  • Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
  • independence; wife's opinion of Lady Bird; strong Kennedy supporter; supper with RFK the night before his assassination; incident on plane after RFK's death; relationship between RFK and LBJ
Oral history transcript, Paul B. Johnson, Jr., interview 1 (I), 9/8/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • extent relegated to the background. The Kennedys wanted either to do all of it or none of it in anything that was done while Robert Kennedy was there as attorney general and President Kennedy was serving as president. B: Did you ever get the impression
Telephone conversation # 338, sound recording, LBJ and JACQUELINE KENNEDY, 12/7/1963, 5:20PM (Item)
  • Copyright to the unpublished writings of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is held by Caroline Kennedy. In accordance with NARA regulations at 36 C.F.R. 1252.62, it is the researcher's responsibility to obtain any necessary permissions and to determine
  • PRESS COVERAGE OF LBJ'S FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE; LBJ PRAISES NEW YORK DAILY NEWS PHOTO OF JACQUELINE KENNEDY AND HER CHILDREN; JOHNSON FAMILY'S MOVE TO WH TODAY; LBJ INVITES MRS. KENNEDY TO VISIT HIM AT WH, SENDS HIS LOVE TO HER CHILDREN
  • Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994
  • Telephone conversation # 338, sound recording, LBJ and JACQUELINE KENNEDY, 12/7/1963, 5:20PM
  • JACQUELINE KENNEDY
Telephone conversation # 237, sound recording, LBJ and JACQUELINE KENNEDY, 12/2/1963, 2:42PM (Item)
  • Copyright to the unpublished writings of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is held by Caroline Kennedy. In accordance with NARA regulations at 36 C.F.R. 1252.62, it is the researcher's responsibility to obtain any necessary permissions and to determine
  • LBJ EXTENDS HIS GREETINGS TO JACQUELINE KENNEDY; MRS. KENNEDY THANKS LBJ FOR HIS RECENT LETTER TO HER AND FOR HIS SUPPORT; LBJ DISCUSSES IMPORTANT ROLE OF WOMEN, REMINISCES ABOUT SUPPORT HE RECEIVED FROM HIS MOTHER, WIFE, AND SISTERS AFTER 1948
  • Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994
  • Telephone conversation # 237, sound recording, LBJ and JACQUELINE KENNEDY, 12/2/1963, 2:42PM
  • JACQUELINE KENNEDY
Oral history transcript, John A. Schnittker, interview 1 (I), 11/21/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • . 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
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/6/1964 (Item)
  • Friday (Cont'd) Mr. William H. Ruffin. Pres., Erwin Mills. Durham. N. C. Mr. Robert C. Jackson, Exe. VPres., American Textile Manufacturers Inst., Wash DC ----Discussions were had re 1) The Kennedy program for the textile industry announced in May 1961
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/9/1968 (Item)
  • : 25pTo 1: IQp guests WhiteHouse ~ f or t Activity LD x11:50a The 12:41p f 1968 th e second floor - for coffee Mrs. Robert Kennedy - began leaving-- all out byl:35p - w/ Mrs. Johnson Luci Houston Johnson Dr. Billy Graham Dr. T W Wilson Mr. and Mrs
Vice-President's Daily Diary entry, 12/7/1962 (Item)
  • Pentagon Pad. Depart Pentagon Pad via helicopter - YB, MF, Dr. Robert Seamans, Agent Johns. Arrive Andrews AFB - Mats Terminal. Depart Andrews AFB - AF Jetstar - Dr. Robert Seamans, YB, MF, Paul Glynn, Agents Youngblood, Rundell, Ivan Sinclair. Arrive
Oral history transcript, Michael V. DiSalle, interview 1 (I), 2/4/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • that would try to take the edge off the speech. B: D: This type of thing. Was there any justification for that attitude tmvard Robert Kennedy? There might have been as far as Johnson is concerned. I would imagine he was concerned about him
  • Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
  • /31 announcement; draft movement for Edward Kennedy; Chicago convention; LBJ
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/22/1966 (Item)
  • to Amb. Amarillo off record Jay Taylor Ernest Schwarzenbach President, Sony Corporation Bob Fleming in Sen. Robert Kennedy, MW in. (The President was prepared for this meeting by a memorandum written by Mr. Rostow dated June 21, re Sen Kennedy's
Oral history transcript, Ralph Dungan, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • the attitude .of his constitue~cy th~ Mr. Yarborough, ' for instance. M: What ·about · the alleged strain on relations with Robert Kennedy and Mr • . Johnson which some people say date f~o~ this vice presid~nt decision? Was . this the first instnace
  • Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
  • and LBJ's first days as president; LBJ mistreats staff aides; difficulty in getting proper appointees; Robert McNamara characterized; Liz Carpenter; JFK and LBJ administrations compared; newspaper leaks; Panama; McGeorge. Bundy operation; civil service
Oral history transcript, C. Douglas Dillon, interview 1 (I), 6/29/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • knew you were also of a previous period so you were not the same kind of a Kennedy man as some of the others. Do you have any insights on his relationship with the real Kennedy people when he first carne to office, particularly with Robert Kennedy
Telephone conversation # 7006, sound recording, LBJ and EDWARD KENNEDY, 3/1/1965, 4:15PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HISTORY, PROSPECTS OF APPALACHIA BILL, SUGGESTS KENNEDY LOBBY FOR BILL IN ORDER TO PASS NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BILL; EDWARD BOLAND'S MEETING WITH MCNAMARA ON CLOSING OF SPRINGFIELD ARMORY IN MASSACHUSETTS; NEW ENGLAND STUDY
  • Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009
  • Telephone conversation # 7006, sound recording, LBJ and EDWARD KENNEDY, 3/1/1965, 4:15PM
  • EDWARD KENNEDY
Oral history transcript, Donald J. Cronin, interview 8 (VIII), 5/16/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • /oh Cronin -- VIII -- 8 Senator did not, and wisely not, because at his age then he--being a senator from Alabama, he was a target. G: Later in June you had the assassination of Robert Kennedy out in Los Angeles. Do you remember that? C: I do. I
  • involving Vietnam; the riots in Washington, D.C., following Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death; Robert F. Kennedy's death and his personality; Abe Fortas' nomination as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; the 1968 presidential election; George Wallace's
Oral history transcript, Edmund Gerald (Pat) Brown, interview 1 (I), 2/20/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • Kennedy in California two years previously in the campaign for the presidency . [I] then succumbed to the motion picture actor Ronald Reagan, myself, when I sought a third term . Since that time, I have been in the private practice of law . been
Oral history transcript, Lyndon B. Johnson, 8/19/1969, by Harry Middleton (Item)
  • any better there by 1963. Kennedy thought our election was in danger. I knew it was. - - - - · - ~ - - - - - - ·--·-·--· ----- LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 6 (VI), 2/11/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • at the efforts expended up to 1963 and then later, we did it the right way. G: What was Robert Kennedy's role in the 1963 civil rights bill? Do you recall his confrontation with John Lindsay and--? 12 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org More
  • John F. Kennedy's (JFK) effort as a young politician to become a better communicator; how Lyndon Johnson's (LBJ) legislative power shifted when he became vice president and then president; JFK's and LBJ's different styles in dealing with members
President's Daily Diary entry, 12/6/1963 (Item)
  • Mrs. Kennedy moved2>t&t*M**. out of the VICE PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON. ^H^A , (jLrv**jdh &&* H ^^no, £ * J'^ WestUJ-o» (s~f
President's Daily Diary entry, 2/19/1966 (Item)
  • -- the President said that he had not had that info and wanted to call Wirtz as soon as he got out of the meeting. . That he had been trying to get him all morning. VM took in to the President -- a ticker saying that Sen. Robert Kennedy had made a statement
Telephone conversation # 12810, sound recording and transcript, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/13/1968, 5:00PM (Item)
  • . B It was one of the most He 1 s a very decent fellow. What about the Present situation? Let me ask you. Can you in any way entertain that idea of a appointing a Committee? I tell you why•••• Kennedy called me, and he says a lot of people
  • Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968
Oral history transcript, Arthur Krim, interview 1 (I), 10/8/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • complimented by that. I don't think we saw him after that at the inauguration. G: Let me ask you one campaign question that we passed over. The President appeared with Robert Kennedy in that [campaign], didn't he, in l964 here in New York? K: I do not know
  • of the President’s Club and its growth; LBJ offering Mrs. Krim Presidential appointments; Krim’s support of Robert Kennedy; fundraising nationwide for LBJ; entertainment celebrities attending political fundraisers; 1964 Democratic National Convention; Don Cook
Oral history transcript, Robert S. McNamara, interview S-1 (I), 3/26/1993, by Robert Dallek (Item)
  • said, "Great, it's a deal." If I had said yes, he might have said, "I'm delighted to know that; I want to think about it." I don't wish to exaggerate. But the fact is he did say that. D: What about the relationship to Robert Kennedy? What about
  • See all online interviews with Robert S. McNamara
  • McNamara, Robert Strange, 1916-2009
  • Oral history transcript, Robert S. McNamara, interview S-1 (I), 3/26/1993, by Robert Dallek
  • Robert S. McNamara
Oral history transcript, John G. Feild, interview 2 (II), 7/23/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • and timetables," the standard reporting forms were very well delineated, construction was involved, utilities were involved, everybody was involved at that point. G: How did the problem of Bobby Troutman generate friction between Johnson and Robert Kennedy? F
Oral history transcript, Roger Stevens, interview 1 (I), 2/15/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • more interested in trying to bring activity down by the department stores that advertised so heavily than in the merits of the case. F: I remember somewhere in there Robert Kennedy was rumored as having some reservations on this Potomac River site. S
  • Stevens' involvement in entertainers that were invited to the White House; how Stevens became Special Assistant on the Arts; Robert Fleming's support in getting Howard Worth "Judge" Smith to support an arts council; John McCormack's assistance
President's Daily Diary entry, 7/6/1964 (Item)
  • Stegall ( trying to locate Walter Jenkins) - Washington, D. C. Attorney General Robert Kennedy (Mass.) Departed LBJ Ranch via chopper for Bergstrom AFB w/ Mrs. Johnson, VM (GW went in w/ another chopper) Judge A. W. Moursund -- saying thank you for week
President's Daily Diary entry, 1/9/1964 (Item)
  • Judge Thornberry - to wish him a happy birthday Meeting w/ Mr. C. L. McNally - Publisher, Sat Evening Post Nat King Cole, Mr. Jones, Andy Hatcher - till 11:22 Mrs. Kennedy Cong. Carl Albert Shook hands w/ Dale Alford Kermit Gordon Fine Arts Commission
President's Daily Diary entry, 1/28/1964 (Item)
  • . Robert Kennedy, Secy McNamara, Secy Ball, Secy. Harriman, Sen Russell, Sen. Saltonstall, Sen. Fulbright, Sen. Hickenlooper, Cong. Vinson, Cong. Arends, Cong. Thomas E. Morgan, Congresswoman Frances Bolton until 10:55 // 10:57 - Andy Hatcher Secy. McNamara