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  • Thomas, who had telephone conversations or oral conversations with and I think wrote some letters to Bill Moyers and others advising them of our position in the matter. that was the extent of his [involvement]. But He did not appear for us at any
  • the conversation between you and him? R: It wasn't a conversation; it was a desperate, last-minute letter that I sent to him saying essentially what I have said to you. "This is the situation . . " LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL
  • Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh So we had that type of conversation. He I said, "I think the first thing we have to do is to decide what the potential market is, then to decide how much capital we need to produce
  • conversation at dinner, I said that I had seen the President for the first time in a year and a half that night and that I had been stuck in the White House thinking I was going to be late. And he said, "What do you mean you don't see him?" I said, "He has
  • him had supported the establishment of this commission, he told you to talk to Abe Fortas. L: Yes. He did, yes. G: Do you recall your conversation with Abe Fortas, and what he told you to do? L: Was it [Myer] Feldman again who was the counsel
  • a shorter-term view, clearly we did too many new things and not enough in each one. Conversely, and what you've got to remember is you have a situation now in which the federal government has the legislative authority and the precedent to do almost
  • on natural beauty. Diana had sparked the idea for it and, as a result of our conversations at the luncheon, Mrs. Johnson decided to go ahead and have Diana spearhead the youth conference on natural beauty, to take place in 1966. Liz did a great deal
  • Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Tocker -- I -~ 6 From the material that I have seen, the industry was having conversations with the Department of Commerce in 1963
  • , but there were relatively minor in nature . M: Did he ever comment to you, either at the convention or later, about the nature of the vice presidency, his opinion of it? B: No, not in a personal conversation, nor did I have any occasion to be present in groups
  • of Secretary Hickel's assistants a briefer run-down from the more lengthy one. I was told later that Hickel had not read it, and wouldn't because he doesn't like to read things. It's mostly through across the table conversations that he gets his
  • . But [of] all those early days before the war, I can't think of any specific conversation or anything, except I always looked forward to seeing them, I always knew he was going to be great company. But I can't think of any particular pre -war incident; it rna
  • don't think there's any comparison. I think Lyndon Johnson is head and shoulders above Nixon, in intellectual capacity and feeling . And yet, you know, in personal conversation, Lyndon Johnson is a very warm man, and he's funny as all hell! He's one
  • , enormous. M: Is this just the converse of the way it was with Kennedy, that Kennedy came over well on television and in private-- S: Yes, absolutely, in private, disaster. I don't mean a disaster, but he was, first of all, ill at ease with men of power
  • talked to me, and the conversation was just about this . He said, "Alan, I've been hearing a lot and reading a lot about the Northeast Airlines case . As far as I'm concerned, I want good air service in New England and whatever you do to accomplish
  • ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Lasker -- I -- 28 After several conversations with the President, he did call such a meeting. Dr. Shannon and the individual Institute heads were stunned that they were supposed to get specific results, like lowering
  • I started doing in task force number one, because I knew the congressional committees would ask about it, was to seek a place to put the Secretary. In November 1963 the FAA occupied the building in which we are holding this conversation, FOB lOA