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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
Folder, "[November 4, 1967 - 2:20 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • to do is make a speech from the pamphlet. The group adjourned for lunch and the President opened the luncheon conversation by asking about Buttercup response. "Are both Bunker and Westmoreland coming back?" the President asked. McNamara replied
Folder, "[September 5, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • if the President could sit down for two hours of a relaxed conversation especially concerning the bombing program over the next year and year and a half. It was decided to add Ambassador Eugene Locke to the schedule Wednesday, and George Christian asked if Locke
Folder, "[September 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • of conversations with the Russians, others as a result of special pleas from Senators. One pause lasted for 37 days. During each pause, the enemy took the advantage and moved supplies and troops down and built up his forces. The President said to stop the bombing