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Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… on the staff. You drew a very good, subtle picture of what the perspective was, what the world of Kennedy’s office … staff was pleased and excited. It was my first day on the job. There was a party that evening at his home, so I …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… he had been in the Senate from '63, just over four years. What he was doing, on a day-to-day basis, is beyond belief … him [Kennedy], in February of '67—my second month on the job—to make a number of proposals off of the President's …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… format, we’ll just go where we want to go, and see what happens. Knott Yes. Perhaps the best place to start … charge of industries, and my mother actually worked many jobs. They both were not educated but very smart. My mother …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… talk about the [William] Clinton moment in health care and what preceded that and what happened to it. That will … Steve sought Chayes’ advice about taking the job on Kennedy’s staff. Chayes told Steve, That’s the wrong …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… James Sterling Young What we're trying to do in this project is to get many … cases and I was getting ready to move on. I took the job at the White House, in speechwriting and one thing and …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… get a sense of how the person got to the administration, what route you took. Let’s go back if we can to your … Sorensen—I used to think, Wouldn’t it be a blast to have a job like that? Perry And you made it come true. Take us on …
Oral History Interviews
| George W. Bush Project… 43 administration, so that we'll have a better sense about what your personal relations were. Powell Our relationship? … and Rumsfeld came in. Rumsfeld did interview me for that job and he said to me--and we have a famous picture of you, …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… until the day he died, he didn't really want to talk about what he felt were private, intimate moments that weren't … think Dad got a tremendous amount of satisfaction from his job, I really do. So I see that, but I also see the …
Presidential Biographies
… it the dominant branch of government. This is exactly what Wilson had in mind when he assumed office. He intended … a massive labor exchange program that matched workers and jobs around the country. The labor system achieved nearly …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… something you say today and you want to pull it out of what would be the public record, you’re free to do that as … a period of time. For a couple of years, I worked summer jobs later on in my life for the Lowell Gas Company. So we …
Oral History Interviews
| Ronald Reagan Project… all out.” That’s how I got to know him personally. Knott: What were your initial impressions of Ronald Reagan as a … I know that some of them would kind of zing you with, “What’s the capital of Zimbabwe?” or whatever. Clark: No. …
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| Ronald Reagan Project… facilitated my ability to write arrangements and know what key somebody was going to be playing in or listen to the … guys that didn’t have that background—that I could get a job with the dance band that had hired him for a couple of … lakes. Lake Huron—although Lake Huron was around Detroit. What’s the lake around Chicago? Knott Superior or Michigan. …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… sure that was the reason he was leaving, but that’s what I recall. It was clear, in any event, that he was not … that were designed to make sure that you were doing your job. You could usually tell which category the question fell …
Oral History Interviews
| Bill Clinton Project… point for that position? Altman I honestly don’t. Young What was his platform, if he had one? Altman I can’t recall … personnel—present him possible choices for the senior jobs in the department. He was named the first week of …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… his attitude and for the way he’s gone about this, from what I can tell. I’m not nearly as plugged in to that on a … go at least partway with them on it. Was that part of your job, to get him to hold the line? Daschle It was. You don’t …
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| Bill Clinton Project… It really is. You assume, you hope, that they know you for what you stand for and for your—I don’t even want to use the … hard time placing their people. Every one of my people got jobs. Martin That’s great. Margolies I had the best staff. I …
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| Ronald Reagan Project… appreciate the generous time you’re giving us, and we know what that means to a busy person. Deaver The only other … Well, I have a little head. I said, What do you mean, what’s that got—? Well, he said, they told me in Hollywood …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… visas were so important? Adams Let me give you an idea of what was happening in Ireland at that time, if I may. And by … that the Republican has his point of view, and part of the job is to try to see if there’s any common ground, to get …
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| Edward M. Kennedy Project… stood next to me and was just looking at me. I said, "Joe, what's the matter? How are you?" He said, "I'm depressed. I … said about these poor Haitians, and they were losing their jobs. Their kids were thrown out of school or were harassed, …
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| George W. Bush Project… at one of the press conferences. Franks I don’t remember what I said, but I probably would not have been too excited … He simply went to the people he thought could get the job done. He would send somebody from the State Department in …