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Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 2 (II), 6/28/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • ? Very detailed scenarios were worked out with these telephone conversations. Then we honed, revised, modified the scenarios a little bit further, and then prepared that for the President. Then we made the trip. After each day's trip, I was on the phone
Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 3 (III), 6/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • wrong. I'm going to tell him thus and so." I'd figure it was just going to be a knock-down-drag-out between the President and Ramsey Clark. They'd get over in the Oval Office and sip coffee or Fresca or whatever, and have the most cordial conversation
  • influence on LBJ to be greater than it actually was; LBJ’s love of telephones; LBJ’s “earthy” language and storytelling ability; LBJ’s private nature; LBJ’s relationship with the press; night reading; keeping LBJ’s schedule.
Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 4 (IV), 1/28/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • to the conversation. There was a part of the conversation that dealt with Vietnam and dealt with how it was affecting the Democrats' chances and all of that, but I was just in and out so I don't recall making any notes on the conversation. G: Was there anything