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KCMO News Segments

… the filming of jack benny's show at the harry s. truman library on september 3, 1959; fourth of july ceremonies; and an interview with mr. truman's friend tom evans. date(s) 1959 - 1968 sd-quality copies of already digitized motion pictures are available for $20, and hd-quality …

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Muehlebach Hotel

… he had asked his political associate and friend harry easley to come to kansas city from his home in webb city and stay with him. "he wanted to visit with me," easley remembered. "i went up there [to kansas city] and they had the penthouse there … it just scared the very devil out of him. i think it frightened him, even the thought of it." (harry easley oral history interview, truman library, 1967.) image after truman became president on april 12, 1945, he and his staff conducted the … been split between himself and republican candidate thomas e. dewey. the day before the election, truman's close friend tom evans came up to the presidential suite to talk to him. "what do you actually and honestly believe?" evans asked truman. …

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Tom L. Evans Oral History Interview, August 13, 1963

… tom l. evans oral history interview, august 13, 1963 oral history interview with tom l. evans kansas city businessman; friend of …

Oral History

Jackson Democratic Club

… jackson democratic club image tom pendergast's office, identified on exterior window signs as the "jackson democratic club," was on the second floor of … upstairs, though, serious political business was carried on. truman's friend and kansas city businessman tom l. evans met with pendergast in his second-story office on several occasions. "...you went up a flight of steps, turned to your left and … he would be there real early in the morning. there was always a lot of people to see him...." (tom l. evans oral history interview, truman library, 1962-63.) evans was in the waiting room one morning, probably in 1928, when he heard truman and …

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Merle Miller Interview with Harry S. Truman, Tape 3

… merle miller interview with harry s. truman, tape 3 running time 43 minutes 3 seconds recording speed 7-1/2 ips original format(s) reel-to-reel … bean, louis h. (louis hyman), 1896-1994 biffle, leslie l., 1889-1966 dewey, thomas e. (thomas edmund), 1902-1971 evans, tom l. (thomas lynn), 1896-1970 myers, francis john, 1901-1956 spina, frank e., 1887-1972 taft, robert a. (robert alphonso), …

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Tom L. Evans Oral History Interview, December 10, 1963

… tom l. evans oral history interview, december 10, 1963 oral history interview with tom l. evans kansas city businessman; friend of …

Oral History

Tom L. Evans Oral History Interview, September 18, 1963

… tom l. evans oral history interview, september 18, 1963 oral history interview with tom l. evans kansas city businessman; friend of …

Oral History

Tom L. Evans Oral History Interview, August 8, 1962

… tom l. evans oral history interview, august 8, 1962 oral history interview with tom l. evans kansas city businessman; friend of …

Oral History

Tom L. Evans Oral History Interview, December 19, 1963

… tom l. evans oral history interview, december 19, 1963 oral history interview with tom l. evans kansas city businessman; friend of …

Oral History

Tom L. Evans Oral History Interview, April 17, 1963

… tom l. evans oral history interview, april 17, 1963 oral history interview with tom l. evans kansas city businessman; friend of …

Oral History

Aylward, James P. Papers

… 1934-1940; democratic national committeeman from missouri, 1936-1944 the papers of james p. aylward relate to his work with the democratic party in missouri during the 1932 and 1936 presidential campaigns, and the 1934 senatorial campaign of … headquarters in washington, urging maximum effort in the 1934 and 1936 elections. see also james p. aylward oral history interview . [ administrative information | biographical sketch | collection description | series descriptions | folder title … and most efficient political organizations in the state. during this time, aylward served as an adviser to democratic boss tom pendergast and his nephew james. pendergast urged aylward to run for the u.s. senate in 1934, but aylward declined and …

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Harry S. Truman Library

… he looked it over and said, "ain't no use wastin' good farmland on any old dang library." (george elsey oral history interview, truman library, 1964-70.) in early 1954, truman changed his mind and decided he wanted his library to be in … about a half mile north of truman's home, comprised primarily of a city park. truman liked the site. he walked around it with the mayor of independence and some friends in august 1954. "he was just as pleased as anything i've ever seen," truman's close friend tom evans, who was with him that day, remembered. "i think he was more pleased and happy about that than even he was election …

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Tom L. Evans Oral History

… tom l. evans oral history oral history interviews with tom l. evans     kansas city businessman; friend of harry s. truman … s. truman library, inc.; and treasurer of the harry s. truman library institute for national and international affairs. interview transcripts 1962 august 8 | november 28 1963 april 17 | june 13 | august 13 | september 18 december 10 | december …

Oral History

Tom L. Evans Oral History Interview, June 13, 1963

… tom l. evans oral history interview, june 13, 1963 oral history interview with tom l. evans kansas city businessman; friend of harry …

Oral History

Tom L. Evans Oral History Interview, November 28, 1962

… tom l. evans oral history interview, november 28, 1962 oral history interview with tom l. evans kansas city businessman; friend of …

Oral History

Edward D. McKim Oral History Interviews

… edward d. mckim oral history interviews   oral history interviews with edward d. mckim served under capt. harry s. truman, battery d, 129th field artillery regiment, 1917-19, and, … of the board of directors of the panama canal company, 1950-53; and close personal friend of mr. truman since world war i. interview transcripts february 17 | & february 19, 1964 [ notices and restrictions | list of subjects discussed ]   notice … dwight d., 129 , 130 , 131 , 142 , 155 england, clarence, 42 eppley, eugene, 150 , 151 evans, milton r., 23 evans, tom l., 100 , 101 , 116-117 , 118 fawcett, william, 52-53 fisher, frank, 49 flaherty, daniel l., 15 flannigan, mike, 60 ft. …

Oral History

Randall S. Jesse Oral History Interview, December 23, 1975

… randall s. jesse oral history interview, december 23, 1975 oral history interview with randall s. jesse mr. jessee was a reporter for wdaf-tv when he met then president harry s. truman. the close personal … lot more about that than i did, because i suppose i felt by that time i knew him much better than [7] they did. we invited tom benton and his wife--the artist and rita benton--they were neighbors of ours, so we invited them for the same dinner. …

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A. J. Stephens Oral History Interview

… a. j. stephens oral history interview oral history interview with a. j. stephens kansas city entrepreneur and friend of harry s. truman since the early twenties. paradise valley, arizona … mr. truman became president i became better acquainted with many of his friends there like eddie jacobson, ted marks, and tom evans. fuchs: you met most of these people after he was president? stephens: i met most of these people after he was …

Oral History

Marvin Jones Oral History Interview

… marvin jones oral history interview oral history interviews with judge marvin jones member of u.s. house of representatives (from texas), 1917-40; judge, u.s. court of claims, 1940-43; … james f.: carter, amon, 307-308 clark, champ, 13-14 , 32 , 85 clifford, clark, 298 congress hall hotel, 59-60 connally, tom, 85-86 coolidge, calvin: and democratic national convention of 1944, 117-120 as director, office of economic …

Oral History

Mr. and Mrs. Randall S. Jessee Oral History Interview

… mr. and mrs. randall s. jessee oral history interview   oral history interview with mr. and mrs. randall s. jessee   kansas city friends of president and mrs. harry s. truman   may 19, 1964 by dr. philip … and went on up, and fred went barging on into the presidential suite. there the president was, sitting and talking to tom mcgee, louis mcgee's father and long time friend of the president's. so, after mr. mcgee had finished visiting with him, …

Oral History

Rufus B. Burrus Oral History Interviews

… rufus b. burrus oral history interviews     oral history interviews with rufus b. burrus longtime friend and legal counselor to harry s. truman; assistant county counselor, 1927-41; member, u.s. army reserve, 1927-75; officer in u.s. army in world war ii; attorney in private practice, 1921 to present. interview transcripts october 22, 1985 | november 8, 1985 | november 20, 1985 by niel m. johnson, harry s. truman library [ … james m., 15-16 canfil, fred, 110-111 , 188-189 carrol, ed, 32 clark, bennett, 141 , 159 , 164-166 clark, mark, 266 clark, tom, 193-195 churchill, winston, 176 clifford, clark, 123 community savings and loan association, 42-43 , 59-60 , 62-64 …

Oral History

Charles F. Curry Oral History Interview

… charles f. curry oral history interview oral history interview with charles f. curry kansas city, missouri businessman and longtime friend of harry s. truman. kansas city, missouri … be done, but did not have the cash. by the time of the sale, i had only two others committed -- e. kemper carter and tom evans, and i decided to go ahead and bid it in and take a four-sixths interest for myself. i advised vivian that i would …

Oral History

Richard W. Bolling Oral History Interview

… richard w. bolling oral history interview     oral history interview with richard w. bolling us congressman, fifth district of missouri, 1949-1983. october 21, 1988 and april 20, 1989 by niel m. … had been wounded, we were for a broad-gauge social program, more like the new deal. johnson: of course, your meeting with tom evans was a fateful one and it has been written up in an interview that we have here, about how this came about, how you …

Oral History

General Harry H. Vaughan Oral History Interviews

… general harry h. vaughan oral history interviews   oral history interviews with general harry h. vaughan personal friend of harry s. truman since 1917; military associate in world war i and … officer for the truman committee, 1944; and military aide to mr. truman when he was vice-president and president, 1945-53. interview transcripts january 14 | & january 16, 1963 see also harry vaughan papers finding aid and interview conducted by … aide to the president, 134-136 and the white house staff, 100 erkin, feridun c., 117 evans, m. r. (bob), 39-40 evans, tom l., 39 fair deal, 153 fields, alonzo, 102 first national bank, st. louis, mo., 41 "five-percenters inquiry", 104-107 …

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Anthony A. Buford Oral History Interview

… anthony a. buford oral history interview oral history interview with anthony a. buford admitted missouri state bar association, 1929; secretary, missouri ozark chamber of commerce; … you mentioned jim aylward, and that you were a friend of his. in 1934, as you know it was up for consideration as to whom tom pendergast would select for the candidate. it's been written that james aylward -- and i believe shannon, and perhaps …

Oral History

James R. Fuchs Oral History Interview, June 20, 1979

… james r. fuchs oral history interview, june 20, 1979 oral history interview with james r. fuchs oral history at the harry s. truman library with james r. fuchs. history of the harry s. truman library. … any other personalities that stick out in your mind during the years that truman was still around? fuchs: well, of course, tom evans was very close to him as you may know--a kansas city millionaire and one-time drugstore magnate, and then . . . …

Oral History

Miller, Merle Papers

… library concern his “oral biography” of harry s. truman, plain speaking, and include manuscripts and manuscript fragments, interview transcripts, research notes, correspondence, printed reviews of the book, and other printed materials. [ … television series on truman, to be produced by david susskind's company, talent associates 1964   only you, dick daring! (with evan rhodes) 1974   plain speaking: an oral biography of harry s. truman 1980   lyndon: an oral biography 1986 (june 10) … dean bradley, omar bronson, mrs. brown, robert burrus, rufus chiles family donnelly, eugene duncan, richard evans, tom flynn, mike gould, sgt. graham, wallace grandma moses of ex-presidents [description of conversation with harry s. truman …

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General Harry H. Vaughan Oral History Interview, January 14, 1963

… general harry h. vaughan oral history interview, january 14, 1963 oral history interview with general harry h. vaughan personal friend of harry s. truman since 1917; military associate in world war i and … truman. he brought harry truman down and introduced him to his uncle, and that's the first connection truman had. old tom pendergast wanted to have some window dressing and truman was really window dressing for him because he could say, "well, …

Oral History

Robert L. Sweeney Oral History Interview

… robert l. sweeney oral history interview oral history interview with robert l. sweeney life-long friend of harry s. truman; first black supervisor appointed in the kansas city postal … office employee. i sent out invitations. an invitation was sent to mr. truman. mr. truman didn't come, but he sent mr. tom evans to represent him at my retirement. i retired in the postmaster's office. congressman bolling was there. randall …

Oral History

Lewis T. Barringer Oral History Interview

… lewis t. barringer oral history interview oral history interview with lewis t. barringer longtime personal friend of harry s. truman and treasurer for his 1944 vice-presidential campaign. … long to settle who was going to be the vice president. the delegates moved very quickly to take mr. truman. fuchs: did tom evans first make your acquaintance at the 1944 convention, or did you know him prior to this? barringer: i believe it was …

Oral History

George E. Allen Oral History Interview

… george e. allen oral history interview   oral history interview with george e. allen commissioner of the district of columbia, 1933-39; treasurer of the democratic national committee, … in. there was a boy named -- the druggist that joined us on the train too, what was his name? from kansas city -- evans, tom l. evans. and a lot of other fellows came in. but they were nominated. my friends had been the roosevelt people up until …

Oral History

John W. Snyder Oral History Interview, December 8, 1967

… john w. snyder oral history interview, december 8, 1967 oral history interview with john w. snyder secretary of the treasury in the truman administration, 1946-53. other federal positions once held … of the state. who helped function in that part of the state? snyder: well, now, there was his great friend a druggist, tom evans. tom was a longtime, loyal friend, very helpful throughout mr. truman's career and still is a very, very …

Oral History

Frederick J. Bowman Oral History Interview

… frederick j. bowman oral history interview oral history interview with frederick j. bowman a sergeant in battery d, 129th field artillery regiment, commanded by captain harry s. truman in … in the meantime, of course, all the time when i remember when mr. truman was first running for the senate in kansas city, tom [thomas e.] murphy, who was one of the fellows in that battery, called me up one day and said, "we're trying to raise a …

Oral History

Harry H. Vaughan, March 20, 1976 Oral History Interview

… harry h. vaughan, march 20, 1976 oral history interview oral history interview with harry h. vaughan general vaughan was president truman's military aide in the white house. he served as truman's … was walking with me that time i met truman. he and i were over in the 130th. jim pendergast, who was the nephew of old tom, was a great admirer of truman's, and great friend of his. they'd served together; and jim persuaded his uncle to back …

Oral History

Oral History Interviews

… and times. the interviews are available in transcript form and range in length from fewer than 10 to over 1,000 pages, with most being between 20 and 200 pages. most of the interviews include a name and subject index attached to the transcript. … not include information about specific copyright or donor restrictions. this information is included with the individual interview transcripts. interviews that were conducted by an oral history program other than the library's are properly … cooperation. 38 pages. clague, ewan. commissioner of labor statistics, department of labor, 1946-54. 125 pages. clark, tom c. attorney general of the united states, 1945-49; associate justice of the u.s. supreme court, 1949-67. two interviews, …

Oral History

Robert P. Weatherford, Jr. Oral History Interview

… robert p. weatherford, jr. oral history interview   oral history interview with robert p. weatherford, jr. mayor, independence, missouri, 1950-58. independence, missouri june 11, 1976 james r. fuchs [ … foundation formed here in independence in 1948, or '49? what do you recall of that? [17] weatherford: mayor sermon and tom evans had talked about this. so mayor sermon set up a non-profit foundation, and we sold little brass medallions in an …

Oral History

Sir Cuthbert Clegg Oral History Interview

… sir cuthbert clegg oral history interview oral history interview with sir cuthbert clegg member, lancashire mission to india, 1936; cotton industry working party, 1945-46; cotton … with us. there was arthur deakin, who was in the same union that mr. bevin had built up, the transport union workers, and tom williamson, lord williamson now, who was the head of the general and municipal workers and will lawther who was the mine …

Oral History

John W. Snyder Oral History Interviews

… john w. snyder oral history interviews   oral history interviews with john w. snyder secretary of the treasury in the truman administration, 1946-53. other federal positions once held … was a longtime close friend of harry s. truman beginning with their service in the u.s. army reserves after world war i. interview transcripts   filter for 1967 1967 november 8 november 22 december 8 december 27   filter for 1968, january through … views of, 1260-1261 civil rights, in the truman administration, 1259-1263 , 1271-1274 clark, bennett, 75-77 clark, tom, as u.s. attorney general, 774-775 clark, tom, foreign aid, role in, 1179 clark, vernon l., 636 , 1653 clayton, william …

Oral History

Rufus B. Burrus Oral History Interview, November 8, 1985

… rufus b. burrus oral history interview, november 8, 1985 oral history interview with rufus b. burrus longtime friend and legal counselor to harry s. truman; assistant county counselor, 1927-41; member, … a newspaper once in a while, which is out of context probably, without any real support. johnson: i suppose you did meet tom pendergast on occasion. do you have some recollections of his demeanor, what [150] kind of person he seemed to be? …

Oral History

E.W. Kenworthy Oral History Interview

… e.w. kenworthy oral history interview oral history interview with e.w. kenworthy official in the office of war information, 1942-45; editorial writer for the baltimore evening-sun , … in washington, and the idea of having a kind of a daily letter to the ambassadors abroad originated with a man named tom eliot who had served in the embassy in london as special assistant to ambassador winant, and he brought the idea back. …

Oral History

Robert G. Nixon Oral History Interview, October 30, 1970

… robert g. nixon oral history interview, october 30, 1970 oral history interview with robert g. nixon news correspondent with the international news service, 1930-58; served as editor of the service for a … he represented the wealthy classes. hess: the wall street classes. nixon: yes. that was his image. i had no criticism of tom dewey. i knew him well in earlier years when he was attorney general of new york and later governor. but i'm trying to …

Oral History

Stephen J. Spingarn Oral History Interview, March 29, 1967

… stephen j. spingarn oral history interview, march 29, 1967 oral history interview with stephen j. spingarn attorney, u.s. treasury dept., 1934-41; asst. to the attorney general of the united states, 1937-38; … security bill, justice sponsored, subsequently, 1949, introduced as s-595, 81st congress. horan, justice, powwow with tom lynch and me. that's a reference to the fact that a young lawyer named mike horan from justice came over and tried to …

Oral History

Brooks, Philip C. Papers

… mary g. - georgia department of archives and history buck, solon j. c connor, r.d.w. crittendon, christopher d e evans, tom l. f g h harriman, w. averell i j johnson, lyndon box 3 k l lee, guy lloyd, david d. mc m n o p posner, dr. ernst m. q … continental congress and constitutional convention papers definitions: records and other terms european recovery program - interview project by dr. brooks evaluation - dr. philip c. brooks file federal records center - san francisco, california … - 1955 panama project - canal zone records panama project - dependencies panama project - grandi, estels - correspondence with, 1954-1971 panama project - lectures by dr. philip c. brooks panama project - ley de archives panama project - …

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Edward D. McKim Oral History Interview, February 19, 1964

… edward d. mckim oral history interview, february 19, 1964 oral history interview with edward d. mckim served under capt. harry s. truman, battery d, 129th field artillery regiment, 1917-19, and, … it was either wednesday or thursday -- one or two days in there, they escape me at the moment... fuchs: excuse me, was tom evans up there at this time? mckim: no, not at that time. fuchs: did you know tom evans then? [101] mckim: yes. fuchs: …

Oral History

Robert G. Nixon Oral History

… robert g. nixon oral history oral history interviews with robert g. nixon news correspondent with the international news service (ins), 1930-58; ins state department and foreign … 1943; quebec conference, 1944; and potsdam, 1945. washington correspondent covering the white house beginning 1944.   interview transcripts 1970 october: 9 , 16 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 28 , 29 , 30 november: 4 , 5 , 6 , 20 , 23 [ notices … dwight david (mamie), 967 eisenhower, john, 142 elbe, 304 , 307 , 308 elsey, george, 288 , 391 , 566 , 616 evans, tom l., 690 excelsior springs, missouri, 681-682     f fair deal, 696 fala speech. see white house correspondents dinner, …

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Charles S. Murphy Oral History Interviews

… charles s. murphy oral history interviews oral history interviews with charles s. murphy     former staff member in the office of the legislative counsel of the u.s. senate, 1934-46; … murphy served as under secretary of agriculture, 1960-65; and chairman of the civil aeronautics board, 1965-68. interview transcripts may 2, 1963 | june 3, 1963 | july 24, 1963 | may 21, 1969 | june 24, 1969 | july 15, 1969 | july 25, … party platform in 1952, 368-369 , 371-374 civil rights program, 224-231 clark, champ, 54 clark, john, 122 clark, tom, 328 , 333-334 clay, lucius, 319 , 320 clifford, clark, 2 , 3 , 13 , 26 , 30 , 71 , 78 , 90 , 91 , 92-93 , 117 , 118 , …

Oral History

Matthew Connelly Oral History Interviews

… matthew connelly oral history interviews     oral history interviews with matthew connelly chief investigator for the senate special committee to investigate the national defense program (the … to senator and vice president truman, july 1944-april 1945; and appointments secretary to the president, 1945-53. interview transcripts november 28, 1967 | november 30, 1967 | august 21, 1968 by jerry n. hess [ notices and restrictions | … clark, bennett, 138 clark, charles patrick, 5 , 9 , 13 , 22 , 31 , 42 , 46 , 50 , 56 , 60 background of, 15-16 clark, tom c., 162 , 164 , 358 clayton, william c., 390 cleveland, mississippi, 391 , 392 clifford, clark, 150-151 , 153 , 155 , 157 …

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Vere C. Leigh Oral History Interview

… vere c. leigh oral history interview   oral history interview with vere c. leigh member of battery "d", 129th field artillery regiment which was led by captain harry s. truman in france … office? [ 71] leigh:  there's no secrets in this world.  it's pretty well-known that through jimmy pendergast truman met tom pendergast, although it seems to me that shannon was in the picture someplace in there.  shannon was strong in the …

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Andrew J. Biemiller Oral History Interview

… andrew j. biemiller oral history interview   oral history interview with andrew j. biemiller member, wisconsin legislature, 1936-42; with war production board, 1942-44; member 79th, 81st u.s. … zablocki along. so, we went on down to the white house, and i had been advised previously by the former [ 19] justice tom clark, who was then the attorney general, and by my old friend oscar chapman of the interior department, that i had …

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Eugene Donnelly and Edward Meisburger Oral History Interview

… eugene donnelly and edward meisburger oral history interview oral history interview with eugene donnelly and edward meisburger mr. donnelly served as a corporal and mr. meisburger as a sergeant under captain … of him by 8,000 votes. so that was probably his toughest political campaign. and then, of course, at that time, you know, tom pendergast had fallen from grace up here and been sentenced to the united states penitentiary for income tax evasion. …

Oral History

Harry S. Truman Collection

… size: 10 linear feet (approximately 20,000 pages). access: open. copyright: no donation of copyright was received with these papers. documents written by u.s. government officials in the course of their duties are in the public domain. the … benner benton, senator thomas hart: handwritten letter dated 1837 and related items [ghdc 102, 127] benton, thomas hart: interview with milton perry, april 21, 1964 [mhdc 65]. donated by thomas hart benton benton, william: correspondence with … mhdc 323] clark, harry c.: letter from harry s. truman, june 30, 1943 [donated by tony mortynowicz, mhdc 1024] clark, tom c.: address at dinner honoring harry s. truman, oct. 4, 1972 [mhdc 161] clark, tom c.: note to harry s. truman, may 8, …

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Charles S. Murphy Oral History Interview, July 15, 1969

… charles s. murphy oral history interview, july 15, 1969 oral history interview with charles s. murphy former staff member in the office of the legislative counsel of the u.s. senate, 1934-46; … at that time, john snyder was secretary of the treasury, and the chairman of the federal reserve board at that time was tom [thomas b.] mccabe, a man who had been appointed by president truman on the recommendation of john snyder and he was an …

Oral History

Mildred Lee Dryden (Mrs. William J.) Oral History Interview

… mildred lee dryden (mrs. william j.) oral history interview oral history interview with mildred lee dryden (mrs. william j.) participant in harry s. truman's first campaign for the senate, 1934, and senator … claimed they'd been in there a lot of times, i could tell you whether they were or weren't.   [57] fuchs: do you recall tom evans visiting him? dryden: in later years i did, but not the first years. he was up there pretty often on business …

Oral History

Oral History Interview

… oral history interview oral history interview with larry hackman director, harry s. truman library, 1995-2000. august 20, 2014 by dr. ray geselbracht [ notices and … kennedy period — nicholas katzenbach, former attorney general; frank mankiewicz, robert kennedy’s former press secretary ; tom wicker of the new york times; sander vanocur of nbc; stewart udall, former secretary of the interior, and others. we …

Oral History

Edward D. McKim Oral History Interview, February 17, 1964

… edward d. mckim oral history interview, february 17, 1964 oral history interview with edward d. mckim served under capt. harry s. truman, battery d, 129th field artillery regiment, 1917-19, and, … breakfast with joe guffey the next morning. then, joe said that president roosevelt was coming through the state and young tom taggart and he and truman drove over to meet the train. i think they met it at, oh, i don't know, up from french lick …

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John M. Leddy Oral History Interview

… john m. leddy oral history interview oral history interview with john m. leddy member of the staff of the trade agreements division, u.s. dept. of state, and participant in the … in the committee at that time.  anyhow, after a period of a week or ten days we put together a good report.  i worked with tom martin who was the staff man in the committee.  mills was successful in getting an 18 to 7 vote in favor of this thing.  …

Oral History

George Tames Oral History Interviews, January 13 through May 16, 1988

… george tames oral history interviews, january 13 through may 16, 1988 oral history interview with george tames washington photographer for the new york times 1945-1985. washington, dc january 13 | january 20 | march 8 … have been concerned, who have had a great influences on their husbands, mrs. frank church had great influence, and mrs. [tom] connally the old texas senator, had great influence. as i see them, the women who have had the greatest influence on the …

Oral History

J. Leonard Reinsch Oral History Interview

… j. leonard reinsch oral history interview oral history interview with j. leonard reinsch former radio adviser to the white house, 1945-52; radio consultant, democratic national convention … drove me to the station. the lamar, missouri acceptance speech was at a location selected by the candidate. i [10] went to tom evans' radio station at the suggestion of the candidate to make arrangements for a rehearsal of his speech. obviously, …

Oral History

Ted J. Sanders Oral History Interview

… ted j. sanders oral history interview   oral history interview with ted j. sanders a longtime friend of the truman family, local wpa administrator, farmer, and horse-trader. cameron, … told this story. pretty big story. i went up on sunday morning, and went into the suite. truman was there along with tom evans, who was a warm friend of truman. he had four crown drugstores in kansas city; that meant quite a bit at that time. …

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Rufus B. Burrus Oral History Interview, November 20, 1985

… rufus b. burrus oral history interview, november 20, 1985 oral history interview with rufus b. burrus longtime friend and legal counselor to harry s. truman; assistant county counselor, 1927-41; member, … "that's right." i said, "twelve o'clock?" "oh yes, oh yes." about fifteen minutes later i had a telephone [233] call from tom evans. tom said, "rufe, did the boss ask you to go to lunch today?" i said, "yes." "did he tell you what he wanted? "no." …

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Edgar G. Hinde Oral History Interview

… edgar g. hinde oral history interview   oral history interview with edgar g. hinde lifetime friend of harry s. truman; fellow officer in the 129th field artillery regiment in world war i; … non-partisan board of engineers, which was composed of old general [e.m.] stayton, who is now dead (he was a democrat) and tom veatch of black and veatch, who was a republican. they supervised this whole process and consequently, they got, i think …

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Oscar R. Ewing Oral History

… oscar r. ewing oral history oral history interviews with oscar r. ewing     attorney, hughes, hubbard & ewing, new york, new york, and predecessor firms, 1919-1947; assistant … 1947-53; and organizer and member of an unofficial political policy group during the truman administration, 1947-52. interview transcripts april 29, 1969 | april 30, 1969 may 1, 1969 | may 2, 1969 [ notices and restrictions | list of subjects … rights plank, in the democratic convention platform of 1948, 303-304 clapper, ray(mond), 76 clark, ramsey, 116 clark, tom, 116 , 147-148 , 151 , 164 clifford, clark, 119 , 127 , 140 , 141 , 143-144 , 305 , 306 , 310 , 313 , 316 , 351 ewing, …

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Clark Clifford Oral History

… clark clifford oral history   oral history interviews with clark m. clifford assistant to white house naval aide, 1945-46; special counsel to the president, 1946-50. interview transcripts by jerry n. hess march 23, 1971 | april 13, 1971 | april 19, 1971 | may 10, 1971 july 26, 1971 | march … colorado, 337 comintern, 254 , 456 commerce department, 174 , 175-177 commodity credit corporation, 279 connally, senator tom, 143 connelly, matthew j., 276 , 277 , 383 , 450-453 containment, 84-87 the crucial decade , 355 czechoslovakia, 79 , 254 …

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John K. Hulston Oral History Interview

… john k. hulston oral history interview   oral history interview with john k. hulston attorney in springfield, missouri; chairman, greene county democratic central committee, 1946-48; and … on the phone, according to my father, and told that harry was a very fine county judge in jackson county, and that he had tom pendergast’s support, and that he was going to be the next senator of the united states and that he’d like to bring him …

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Harry S. Truman Papers Post-Presidential Papers

… and decided to keep in her own office; the name file, which includes most of mr. truman's exchanges of correspondence with prominent persons; and the very large general correspondence file, which contains public mail and other correspondence … telegrams, primarily related the television program “decision: the conflicts of harry s. truman.” also included is a 1957 interview with edward r. murrow. this project began in 1961 when harry s. truman signed a contract with talent … s. truman eisenhower college election board of eastern jackson county, missouri electoral college amendment box 18 evans, tom - correspondence, 1953-1966 [2011 accretion] evans, tom - general [1 of 2] evans, tom - general [2 of 2] evans, tom - …

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Theodore Achilles Oral History Interview

… theodore achilles oral history interview oral history interview with theodore achilles served as foreign service officer, u.s. department of state, 1931-62. in addition to his other … dean acheson on the whys, wherefores, and provisions of the treaty. he learned fast. our second job was to butter up tom connally, who had succeeded vandenberg as chairman of the committee, and whose nose was slightly out of joint because we …

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Cornelius J. Mara Oral History Interviews

… cornelius j. mara oral history interviews brigadier general cornelius j. mara oral history interview with brigadier general cornelius j. mara air force liaison officer to the white house, 1947-49; and assistant military aide … that he came to washington for assistance from pearson. pearson was on very close terms with the then attorney general, tom clark. and, as a matter of fact, [ 50] pearson gave quite a party for this attorney, and i think clark was at it. but …

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Burrus, Rufus B. Papers

… of jackson county, 1929-41; u.s. army officer and member of the reserve officers association, 1929-75; associated with the harry s. truman library, inc., the harry s. truman library, and the harry s. truman library for national and … museum file), the records of the harry s. truman library, inc., and the papers of philip c. brooks , george m. elsey , tom l. evans , david d. lloyd , and neild somdal associates . a miscellaneous file was added to the collection as an … institute for justice; greetings from family members and friends] personal, 1989 [2 of 3: notes of john k. hulston interview with burrus relating to harry s. truman; responses of alonzo hamby to questions about truman by hulston] box 3 …

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Ambassador William Fletcher Warren Oral History Interviews, Vol I

… ambassador william fletcher warren oral history interviews, vol i oral history interview with ambassador william fletcher warren ambassador to nicaragua, 1945-47; ambassador to paraguay, 1947-50; director, office … from the service, i got to know him [better]. he ran for senator from texas but was defeated, if i remember correctly, by tom connally. he was one of the first important americans that i met there. another one, of course, was general crowder, …

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Matthew J. Connelly Oral History Interview, November 30, 1967

… matthew j. connelly oral history interview, november 30, 1967 oral history interview with matthew j. connelly chief investigator for the senate special committee to investigate the national defense program (the … brought leonard reinsch to kansas city. leonard reinsch and i made [148] arrangements with a friend of mr. truman's, named tom evans, who owned a radio station. he had a studio set aside at his station and we'd have mr. truman come up there to work …

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Keyserling, Leon H. Papers

… in the public domain. copyright interest in documents that do not fall into the above two categories is presumed to remain with the writers of the documents, or their heirs. processed by: dennis e. bilger, raymond h. geselbracht, sharie k. simon, … and welfare programs, includes biographical sketches of the members and staff of the cea, a transcript of an oral history interview keyserling gave to a representative of the harry s. truman library in 1971, and--most important--three folders, … congress, 1st session washington evening star (1949-1950) washington post (1948-1985) westview press (1984) wicker, tom--[columnist]--new york times (1975-1976) wilson, lyle c.--[columnist] (1958) congressional correspondence file, 1946-1987 …

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Acheson, Dean G. Papers

… folder title list ] administrative information size: 71 linear feet, 9 linear inches (about 143,000 pages). access: open, with the exception of a few documents that are closed in whole or in part for reasons of national security. copyright: dean … topics within the memoranda include arab states, atomic energy, australia, austria, belgium, canada, china, communism, tom connally, council of foreign ministers, department of defense, economic cooperation administration, egypt, european … journal – world affairs council award for distinguished service in foreign affairs october 12, 1969 – smith, gaddis, interview with dean acheson november 19, 1969 – rhodesia – statement before house committee on foreign affairs november 24, …

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Tom C. Clark Oral History Interview

… tom c. clark oral history interview oral history interview with tom c. clark   attorney general of the united states, … i was not. so they took all of my work away from me in the department. and then mr. hughes, chief justice [charles evans] hughes, directed the federal trial courts to set down for a trial a backlog of war risk insurance and other cases. all …

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Oscar R. Ewing Oral History Interview, April 29, 1969

… oscar r. ewing oral history interview, april 29, 1969 oral history interview with oscar r. ewing attorney, hughes, hubbard & ewing, new york, new york, and predecessor firms, 1919-1947; assistant … as a candidate that they wanted to pick a winner for 1940. fuchs: who else was mentioned? ewing: both senator taft and tom dewey were sparring for the nomination but both lacked the charisma that willkie possessed. he was very attractive …

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David C. Bell Oral History Interview

… david c. bell oral history interview oral history interview with david c. bell member of the staff of the u.s. bureau of the budget, 1942, 1945-47, 1948-49; special assistant in the … only themselves to blame. hess: in that campaign, mr. truman seems to make the 80th congress his main protagonist and not tom dewey. why do you think that decision was made? why did he, more or less, run against congress rather than against the …

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Dillon S. Myer Oral History Interview, Chap V-VIII

… dillon s. myer oral history interview, chap v-viii oral history interview with dillon s. myer director, war relocation authority, 1942-46; commissioner, federal public housing administration, … the record about the work of county agents. before reporting for duty at evansville, i asked the county agent leader mr. tom coleman what i should do. he said "go down and go to work. you know as much about the job as i do." so i was on my own in …

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John S. Service Oral History Interview, Chap XII-XIV

… john s. service oral history interview, chap xii-xiv oral history interview with john s. service political adviser to the commander in chief of american forces in the china-burma-india theater, … which was more than we hoped for.we left the hearing optimistic that we might win by six to three.we didn't know that [tom] clark was going to disqualify himself.he sat on the bench, but he disqualified himself. levenson:why? j. service:he'd …

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Ewan Clague Oral History Interview

… ewan clague oral history interview memoir dictated by ewan clague director of bureau of employment security, social security board, 1940-46; … because of the excellent start made by president truman in taking over the duties of the office. i was not well acquainted with president truman, but i had had some experience with him as a senator in connection with the work of his committee on … manion, clarence e., 142 mashburn, lloyd, 144 , 146 mitchell, james p., 146 , 154-155 monthly labor review , 134 marray, tom. 74 myers, francis j., 101 national association of manufacturers, 33 , 34 , 35 nixon, richard m., 136 nourse, edwin g., …

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Robert K. Walsh Oral History Interview

… robert k. walsh oral history interview oral history interview with robert k. walsh reporter for the providence (rhode island) journal , 1928-46, and for the washington, d.c. evening star … but charlie ross had these morning briefings and very frequently delegate it to somebody else. there was a fellow named tom blake, does that name sound familiar to you? hess: yes, but... walsh: at the press office ross was always there, but was …

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Democratic National Committee Records

… information size: 97 linear feet, 7 linear inches. access: open. copyright: no donation of copyright was received with this collection. copyright interest in documents presumably belongs to the creators of those documents, or their heirs. … file: communism communism, general clips message to congress on subversives communism in government "red herring quote" --interview in new york with drew pearson, january 1954 comment on communist spy probe (1948) "red herring" statement comment … policy of the u.s. [2 of 2] box 116 foreign policy, u.s.: reviewing american foreign policy since 1945--u.s. senator tom connally foreign policy, u.s.: big three foreign ministers meeting in new york, september 1950 foreign policy, u.s.: …

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Nash, Philleo Papers

… | folder title list ] administrative information size: 89 linear feet (approximately 164,000 pages). access: open, with the exception of a few documents that are closed in accordance with the donor's deed of gift. copyright: no donation of … from his years in the truman white house. a finding aid for these files is available online. the library’s oral history interview with nash is also available online. [ top of the page | administrative information | biographical sketch | … clippings, may 1945-april 1946 redistribution centers for army integrated—news clippings, october 1944 rotnem, vic and tom clark—news release regarding erroneous questions, october 1944 rumors—analysis of rex stout, radio program, october 1942 …

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