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Oral history transcript, Juanita Roberts, interview 4 (IV), 4/6/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the President's speech because of the mechanics of getting the call through. Somebody had to tell him what it was all about. G: Now shortly after that, Martin Luther King was assassinated, a period of three or four days. R: Yes. G: Well, I guess even before
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

Oral history transcript, Chester Bowles, interview 1 (I), 11/11/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

who in the twenties said that he would keep the British out of Lake Michigan if he were elected, and everybody applauded greatly over that . The night before election he went further and said that, "If King George tries to get into Chicago, I'll
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

Oral history transcript, Herbert J. Kramer, interview 1 (I), 3/10/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

Holmes Brown who had come down to Washington with McNamara. He had been the public relations director of Martin-Marietta and then Ford. He came down here and spent somewhat less than a year, and then retired to go to American Airlines as their public

Oral history transcript, James Davis, interview 1 (I), 11/3/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

straightening up things either. G: Tell me about the pillow now. 0: Oh, oh, the pillow. Tell me about the pillow. Well, you see, even before king-sized beds and things was in, he always had his beds made long and made his pillows bigger. You notice

was rea lly su l king all through the trip in Texas . M: And not helpful. 0: He was against go ing to the ministers , as the Speaker 1•1as . The Speaker and I sat together and watched it on TV and he was stunned, because he was totally against

Oral history transcript, James M. Nabrit, interview 1 (I), 3/28/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

: Who were some of those people? N: I mean, people on his staff; people who were heads of various organizations that he would invite down, like Young or Wilkins or King or anybody. And he had people on his staff--Alexander and all the se fe Hows • G

up to New Hampshire for that primary that was in full swing, and I came back and reported to him the feeling that the sort of regular Democrats had up -there, that his people, the governor of New Hampshire, Sovernor King, et c e t e r a a , were

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