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Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 58, 1 August 1994," LBJ Library (Item)

King. Jr. and Robert Kennedy, and riots in the cities. But even when LBJ became a lame-duck president by taking himself out of the political picture in March, be continued to get legislation through the Congress. When he delivered his State

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 63, 1 August 1996," LBJ Library (Item)

changing selections from .the Library's holdings. Currently, an exchange of letters between President Johnson and Senator Robert P. Kennedy captures a poignant moment in a frequently tense relationship. Text of RFK Letter Dated January 1966, to LBJ

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 67, 15 December 1997," LBJ Library (Item)

the entries she wrote after the tragic day in Dallas in 1963 when President Kennedy was assassinated and her husband, Governor John Connally, was wounded. Mrs. Connally put the notes aside after writing them and only discovered them last year. 7

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 22 (XXII), 1/8/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

speculation, actually. G: Regarding Robert Kennedy and his presidential aspirations. R: Right. I don't think anybody quite said it, but there had been a number of columnists who had left a very clear inference that Kennedy was engaged in trying to dump
in other military tactics, such as rocket power and supersonic speeds; Robert Kennedy's presidential aspirations in 1963; LBJ's reaction to criticism in the press; assumptions in 1963 about President Kennedy's political future; Barry Goldwater's chances

President's Daily Diary entry, 9/24/1964 (Item)

Fla Bundy Room to receive members calls carded Thurs of Warren Commission and to receive the Commission's Report on the Assassination of President Kennedy. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren Senator Richard Russell Senator John

President's Daily Diary entry, 12/2/1964 (Item)

Douglas Geo December House Robert McNamara office The President of Zambia His Excellency Kenneth Kaunda Hon G Mennen Williams Angier Biddle Duke H E Peter Matoka Minister of Information The Hon Valentine S Musakanya Under Secy Ministry of Foreign

President's Daily Diary entry, 2/22/1967 (Item)

_^ WhiteHouse ^ e Mal echek - LBJ Ranch __ i 9:24a _____ t i 9:30a t < • Hlarry • ' ' • • McPherson 9:41a t 10:16a f 10:23a f ! Robert Joe ' | 10:34a To i .— — Hon. 10:55a t 11:00a . To ,—, work - __ f : & Christian on statement

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/17/1966 (Item)

a happy anniversary - his 35th yr w/AP in Senate Departed the Office --for the Mansion DINNER - alone Chrm John Macy (returning the Pres.'s call) AG Katzenbach (B.2) re . statements Ramsey Clark Bill Moyers Retired 17, l966 Senator Robert Kennedy

Oral history transcript, Sterling Tucker, interview 1 (I), 4/21/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

could be more establishment than a federal agency. So the kind of people who were put together in that Civil Rights Division was really remarkable. B: You mean people like Robert Kennedy himself and John Doar and Burke Marshall? T: Yes. B

Oral history transcript, Whitney M. Young, Jr., interview 1 (I), 6/18/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

General Robert Kennedy or some of the other staff members? Y: I would say they were sort of lumped together. You sort of thought of them as the clique or the clan, the Eastern Establishment. I guess the more unkind characterizations have been the Mafia

Oral history transcript, James W. Symington, interview 1 (I), 7/14/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, to a good friend of mine, the nephew of ~y godfather, a boy named John Husted; that was before she met Jack Kennedy and cancelled those plans. In 1952 Dad decided to leave government. I think he was going to go back into business, but he was, by a few
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
to food and China; the problem of being under a committee system; East-West trade and U.S. trade policies; Nixon’s proposal to open international trade; the Department of Agriculture; how Symington became assistant to Attorney General Robert Kennedy

Oral history transcript, Dean Rusk, interview 1 (I), 7/28/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Rusk -- Interview I -- 13 M: Particularly the story of the personal blow-up that Mr. Johnson allegedly had at Robert Kennedy at the first Cabinet meeting. Do you think that's false? R: I don't remember or recollect
Detailed recollections of LBJ as President; reflections on his role as Majority Leader and VP; LBJ and Rusk’s personal and professional relationship; LBJ, RFK and certain Kennedy staff members; LBJ and foreign leaders; the Tuesday Lunch; LBJ’s

Folder, "Task Forces: Membership Lists," Reference File (Item)

and Veterans 1968 Task Force on Workmen's Disability Income Stewart Orville Udall Freeman 12/1/67 10/26/67 Sargent Shriver Alan Boyd Robert McNamara 1/19/68 No date 11/22/67 10/19/67 Betty Furness Ramsey Clark No date 10/68 Eugene V. Ros tow Wilbur

Oral history transcript, James W. Symington, interview 2 (II), 9/17/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

domestic programs, and perhaps in the civil rights field, schools, and so on. When I was in Justice under Robert Kennedy, he was the head of a delegation, I think, to discuss a Peace Corps equivilence throughout the Caribbean, down in Puerto Rico
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968

Oral history transcript, Everett Mattson, interview 1 (I), 7/7/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

committed themselves to Kennedy, although the majority of the delegation was for President Johnson. Mc: I've heard that the people from the Texas delegation were rather surprised by the organization of the Kennedy people . . I've gotten the impression
on housing (Suburbia) in 1965; impressions of Robert Wood and Charles M. Haar; evaluation of task forces; service on the advisory committee of the Federal National Mortgage Association.

Folder, "CQ - HUD," Department of Housing and Urban Development 1965 Files, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 1 (Item)

Almanac p. 81, 392; 1964 Almanac p. 77, 425, 879. . In 1961, President Kennedy proposed legislation /to create a Department of Urban Affairs and Housing. He promised to make HHFA Administrator Robert C. Weaver, a Negro, Secretary of the new Department

Oral history transcript, Robert D. S. Novak, interview 1 (I), 11/15/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

, 1971 INTERVIEWEE: ROBERT NOVAK INTERVIEWER: Paige Mulhollan PLACE: Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 M: I've already identified you on the tape, but just to get the credentials on here as well, you are Robert Novak and you are a syndicated columnist
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Career history; Novak's private meetings with LBJ; economic advisor Paul Douglas; LBJ drunk; Sam Shaffer and Newsweek; press coverage of the senate vs. the presidency; LBJ's attitude during the vice-presidency; Kennedy staff's disregard for LBJ
Novak, Robert D.
Oral history transcript, Robert D. S. Novak, interview 1 (I), 11/15/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Robert D. S. Novak

Oral history transcript, William J. Hopkins, interview 1 (I), 6/6/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

and retired I believe early in President Kennedy's time went back to the Wilson Administration. So there is a great deal of continuity. B: Do your duties involve anything pertaining to the mansion itself, the LBJ Presidential Library http

Folder, "Gen CO 263 Republic of Senegal," WHCF CO, Box 66 (Item)

Development and Trans port, ~aga t te o, sent the X. President several of the John F. Kennedy commemorative stamps issued by the Senegalese Post Office. Enclosed with the letter, in fact, were five first day covers, one plate block of four stamps and three

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 26 (XXVI), 8/26/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that, but was infinitesimal in comparison, occurred the night that Bobby Kennedy lost the Oregon primary. It's not very pleasant to move through a losing election night, because at the presidential level, I've always considered election night somewhat comparable to the final
opinion of Citizen Hughes author Michael Drosnin and falsehoods in the book; Hughes' $25,000 donation through O'Brien to Robert Kennedy's campaign; O'Brien's trip to Ireland after the 1968 election.

Oral history transcript, Owen Donley, interview 1 (I), 6/8/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

: Well, I think that it basically stemmed from a mid-1960 visit that then-Senator Joseph Clark of Pennsylvania and Robert Kennedy--trips that they made to Mississippi. G: In April 1967? D: I think it would be about that, yes. Those two senators were

Oral history transcript, Loyd Hackler, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

, the first personal association with President Johnson was in New Mexico. He came out to speak. Now I've forgotten the year, but this was when the President [Lyndon Johnson] and John Kennedy were both working for the nomination. He came to speak
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968

Oral history transcript, Allen E. Barrow, interview 1 (I), 6/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, 1972 INTERVIEWEE : ALLEN BARROW INTERVIEWER : JOE B . FRANTZ PLACE : The home of James Jones in Tulsa, Oklahoma . Tape 1 of 1 F: Judge Barrow, first of all, how did you get involved with Senator [Robert S .] Kerr? B: It was in his 1948
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Early involvement with Senator Robert Kerr; first contact with LBJ; Sam Rayburn and Kerr; managing Kerr campaigns; Kerr's early interest in LBJ for president; LBJ's work for Oklahoma; organizing Oklahoma for LBJ; 1960 Democratic National Convention

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krim, interview 3 (III), 6/29/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Krim -- III -- 4 Committee, that I had had some contacts, considerable contacts actually during the Kennedy years, and I felt that it was important for him
exaggeration and last minute decisions, stubbornness and secrecy. Addendum: 3/29/1968 call from LBJ about polling to determine where LBJ stood against Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy; early hints that LBJ would not run in 1968; reasons LBJ had

Oral history transcript, Robert Short, interview 1 (I), 8/22/1979, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, 1979 INTERVIEWEE: ROBERT E. SHORT INTERVIEWER: Joe B. Frantz PLACE: Mr. Short's office, Minneapolis, Minnesota Tape 1 of 1 S: --the majority leader of the Senate. F: Yes. You don't look old enough for that. S: Oh, yes, I am old enough
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Short, Robert
Oral history transcript, Robert Short, interview 1 (I), 8/22/1979, by Joe B. Frantz
Robert Short

Oral history transcript, Luther Holcomb, interview 2 (II), 7/8/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh July 8, 1969 B: This is a continuation, the second interview with Rev. Holcomb. Sir, we left this after about 1961 or so. The next thing would be in '62 when you were appointed by President Kennedy as chairman of the Texas

Folder, "Garrison Investigation, New Orleans, 1967-1968," Papers of John B. Connally, Box 324 (Item)

It was reached persons: McNamara, Secretary Chief of the Secret tlme, who crune to tho Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense, Douglas J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the and Attoznay CIA; James Reilly, General, at that Robert Kennedy. ThG investigation

Oral history transcript, Hugh Sidey, interview 1 (I), 7/22/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

are the author of books on both the Kennedy Administration and President Johnson, as well as a weekly column for Life on the presidency since 1966, May 1966 about. S: Yes. M: You mentioned in numerous of your writings your original contact with Mr. Johnson
and Presidential work; Sidey’s coverage of 1960 Presidential election; Sidey’s contact with LBJ during the vice-presidency; how LBJ was treated by Kennedy staff and family; LBJ’s interaction with Sidey and other press during the presidency; LBJ’s difficulty

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 32 (XXXII), 12/11/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

through it. It had some negative references, probably to all the Kennedys, Bobby Kennedy. I didn't read it in detail. There was no need to because I had never seen that memo before. It was not the memo Bob Maheu had shown me so I simply stated, "I've never
and Harold Geneen of ITT, and other memos that would be harmful if leaked; Mitchell's and Kleindienst's denials of knowledge or involvement in ITT; Terry Lenzner's and Sam Dash's demand that Robert Maheu's replacement, Chester Davis, provide them

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 21 (XXI), 2/22/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

attitude. C: And maybe some contrasts. During the--at least my experience on the receiving end in the Pentagon during the Kennedy administration was that they were--they pressed hard to be deeply involved in awarding contracts and who they went to. Indeed

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 44 (XLIV), 1/26/1996, by Harry Middleton (Item)

was stopped on the highway, and there is just something peculiarly poignant in that. Here was a man running for vice president and trying very hard to help the man he was serving, President Kennedy, in becoming president. And stopped in a funeral procession
. Johnson's appreciation for the variety in lifestyles around the United States; voting and election day 1960; the Johnsons' activities in the days following the election, including John F. Kennedy's visit to the LBJ Ranch; the apartment on the fifth floor

Oral history transcript, Ruth Prokop, interview 1 (I), 12/4/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

.] Kennedy in the spring, headed by Eleanor Roosevelt as the chairman, and Esther Peterson as vice chairman. I worked at the Commission until it finished its report, and I do not, quite frankly, remember the date. It was somewhere in the fall of 1963, because
Prokop's career history; LBJ's vice presidential staff and Prokop's duties; LBJ's dissatisfaction with his vice presidency; how President Kennedy's staff viewed LBJ and his staff; Kennedy staff's lack of appreciation for LBJ's talents; why Prokop

Oral history transcript, Eugene M. Zuckert, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

Angeles. Well, as it turned out, of course, they didn't and we didn't. I think that people always had the feeling that Kennedy would come back to them, that he couldn't possibly get nominated, and the momentum of that steamroller was pretty badly

Oral history transcript, Daniel K. Inouye, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

it. animosity. There was never a time I felt that there was any There are stories about certain people picking on him, like the late Robert Kennedy, but I did not see this personally. M: Did he ever talk about that with you? I: No. M: How would you rate

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 81, June 2003," LBJ Library (Item)

Watkins, Ambas sador Richard Holbrooke, and LBJ biog rapher Robert Caro. The thirty-minute programs began airing in May. 4 Lewis and Clark Exhibition Opens It took an heroic effort. but the Mu seum staff linished on schedule: Discov ering America

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

Jacob•en worked up all these a.nawera. Don't yuu have them? HARDESTY: l have all of tboae. JOHNSON: Who told ua to get on Air Force 1, Ken O'Donnell, wa•n't it? HARDESTY: Ken O'Donnell. JOHNSON: I ta.lk.ed to Kennedy and he called me back and I
Oral history transcript, Lyndon B. Johnson, 3/8/1969, by Jack Valenti and Robert L. Hardesty

President's Daily Diary entry, 4/10/1967 (Item)

/ TheVPres Senator Lister Hill Senator Wayne Morse Senator Ralph Yarborough \ • Senator Jennings Randolph Senator Harrison Williams • Senator £ftaJ-B_ria___aiiB-hi-i Claiborne Pell I Senator Edward Kennedy II Senator Robert Griffin jf Senator Winston Prouty

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 24, 1 January 1982," LBJ Library (Item)

premises and offer new solutions. The leaders of the party, Fritz Mondale and T ddy Kennedy, each continues o be, in different ways, a Roosevelt legatee. No one then will any longer live in FDR's shadow as Lyndon Johnson did, but it may be sometime still

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 27 (XXVII), 4/19/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Ribicoff off. G: Was there a Kennedy versus Johnson element to those hearings because Robert Kennedy was very prominent and it seems that the witnesses associated with the Kennedys received a much lighter treatment than those who were not, or had not been

Oral history transcript, Richard H. Rovere, interview 1 (I), 5/6/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

in that way. Johnson seemed Generally with politicians the public and the private, you know, what you'd see on television and what you'd see face to face is more or less the same. I mean, Kennedy, Eisenhower and the rest that I've known were what you

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