Oral History Interviews with Eben A. Ayers
		Seventeen year veteran with the Associated Press. Later news editor and acting managing editor of the Providence (Rhode Island) Journal-Bulletin, after which he served in the White House as liaison for the press-radio division of the Office of Inter-American Affairs. In January, l945, he became part of the White House staff as a press officer until he retired at the end of the Truman administration. See also Eben A. Ayers Papers and Files finding aids.

Interview Transcripts January 12, 1967 | January 20, 1967 | February 1, 1967 | April 19, 1967 | May 16, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | June 20, 1967 | March 26, 1968 | August 6, 1968 | August 15, 1969 | June 30, 1970 by Jerry N. Hess [Notices and Restrictions | List of Subjects Discussed] NOTICE These are transcripts of tape-recorded interviews conducted for the Harry S. Truman Library. A draft of each transcript was edited by the interviewee but only minor emendations were made; therefore, the reader should remember that these are essentially transcripts of the spoken, rather than the written word. As an electronic publication of the Truman Library, users should note that features of the original, hardcopy versions of the oral history interviews, such as pagination and indexing, could not be replicated for the online version of the Ayers transcripts. The finding aid for the Eben A. Ayers Papers is also available for viewing through the Library web site. RESTRICTIONS These oral history transcripts may be read, quoted from, cited, and reproduced for purposes of research. They may not be published in full except by permission of the Harry S. Truman Library. List of Subjects Discussed This subject list currently covers only the first six interview transcripts of the Eben Ayers oral history. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause researchers. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X-Y-Z Allen, George January 20, 1967; April 19, 1967 Atomic bomb: announcement of use against Japan January 20, 1967 President Truman's knowledge of January 20, 1967 Ayers, Eben: accreditation of reporters, role in of January 20, 1967 background of January 12, 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts, in Presidential campaign of 1948 April 19, 1967 in Kansas City, research and report on Harry S. Truman's background February 1, 1967 Presidential campaign of 1948, duties in April 19, 1967 Truman, Harry S., first meeting with January 12, 1967 Truman, Harry S., relationship with May 16, 1967 White House correspondence, role in January 20, 1967; May 16, 1967 Barkley, Alben W. May 16, 1967 and Democratic convention of 1948 April 19, 1967 Bevin, Ernest January 20, 1967 Biffle, Leslie May 16, 1967 Blake, Tom January 20, 1967 Bolivar, Missouri, speech in Presidential campaign of 1948 April 19, 1967 Boston, Massachusetts, and Presidential campaign of 1948 April 19, 1967 Byrnes, James F. January 20, 1967; May 16, 1967; June 12, 1967 Canfil, Fred January 12, 1967 Carr, Albert April 19, 1967 Clifford, Clark April 19, 1967 Connelly, Matthew January 12, 1967; May 16, 1967 estimation of January 12, 1967 Crane, John M. C. April 19, 1967 Cushing, Archbishop Richard J., and Presidential campaignof 1948 April 19, 1967 Daniels, Jonathan January 12, 1967; April 19, 1967; May 16, 1967 Dawson, Donald April 19, 1967 Democratic National convention of 1948 April 19, 1967 Douglas, William 0. April 19, 1967 Drescher, George C. January 12, 1967 Early, Stephen January 12, 1967; January 20, 1967; June 12, 1967 Eisenhower, Dwight D., and declining of candidacy in Presidential campaign of 1948 April 19, 1967 Elsey, George April 19, 1967 Ernst, Morris June 12, 1967 Flynn, Edward J. April 19, 1967 Flythe, William April 19, 1967 Fox, Joseph April 19, 1967 Fulton, Hugh January 12, 1967 Graham, Dr. Wallace May 16, 1967 Hassett, William January 20, 1967; May 16, 1967 Hillman, William May 16, 1967 Hume, Paul May 16, 1967 Jamieson, Frank January 12, 1967 Key West: press conferences at May 16, 1967 security controversy involving blimp May 16, 1967 vacation routine at May 16, 1967 vacation trip of November-December 1951 May 16, 1967 Krock, Arthur, and exclusive interview with President Truman February 1, 1967 Krug, Julius April 19, 1967 "Leaks" of news from the White House January 20, 1967 Long, Dewey April 19, 1967 Lovett, Robert April 19, 1967 Luckinan, Charles April 19, 1967 McGrath, J. Howard April 19, 1967 McKim, Edward January 12, 1967; April 19, 1967 Maragon, John January 12, 1967 Molotov, Vyacheslav January 20, 1967 Murphy, Charles S., and Presidential campaign of 1948 April 19, 1967 National Broadcasting Company, and speech by James F. Byrnes June 12, 1967 Noyes, David, and Presidential campaign of 1948 April 19, 1967 Omaha, Nebraska, and speech by President Truman in 1948 April 19, 1967 Patterson, Richard, Jr. April 19, 1967 Pearson, Drew May 16, 1967 Perimeter, Irving February 1, 1967 Poker playing of Harry S. Truman May 16, 1967 Porter, Paul June 12, 1967 Potsdam conference, report by President Truman to White House staff January 20, 1967 Presidential appointments list, preparation of January 20, 1967 Presidential campaign of 1948: June trip April 19, 1967 Northeast tour. April 19, 1967 speechwriting procedures. April 19, 1967 "Whistlestop" crowds. April 19, 1967 Press conferences: briefing procedures January 12, 1967 format January 20, 1967 President Truman's first January 12, 1967 Press office in White House January 12, 1967; January 20, 1967 Press opinion on President Truman's electoral chances in 1948 April 19, 1967 Press releases from the White House January 20, 1967 Redding, Jack April 19, 1967 Reilly, Michael F. January 12, 1967 Reinsch, J. Leonard January 12, 1967 Rigdon, William May 16, 1967 Roosevelt, Franklin D.: death of. January 12, 1967 and press conferences. January 12, 1967 Rosenman, Samuel April 19, 1967 Ross, Charles January 12, 1967; January 20, 1967; February 1, 1967; April 19, 1967; May 16, 1967 Secret Service, White House detail January 12, 1967 Security controversy at Key West May 16, 1967 Shoop, Duke January 20, 1967 Short, Joseph January 20, 1967; February 1, 1967 Smith, Walter Bedell, and Presidential campaign of 1948 April 19, 1967 Snyder, John January 12, 1967 Special session of 80th congress April 19, 1967 Speechwriting in the Presidential campaign of 1948 April 19, 1967 Stalin, Joseph January 20, 1967 Steelman, John January 12, 1967; April 19, 1967; May 16, 1967 Stettinius, Edward R., Jr. January 12, 1967 Surles, General Alexander January 20, 1967 Television broadcasts from White House January 20, 1967 Trohan, Walter April 19, 1967 Truman, Harry S.: Ayers, Eben first meeting with January 12, 1967 Ayers' report on Truman's background February 1, 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts, during Presidential campaign of 1948 April 19, 1967 and Byrnes, James F. May 16, 1967; June 12, 1967 and Democratic National Convention of 1948 April 19, 1967 and Eisenhower, Dwight D., in Presidential campaign of 1948 April 19, 1967 as fisherman, at Key West May 16, 1967 Hague, Frank, comment on April 19, 1967 Key West, visits to May 16, 1967 and letter to Paul Hume (music critic) May 16, 1967 and Pearson, Drew May 16, 1967 popularity, decline of February 1, 1967 Potsdam conference, reports to White House staff January 20, 1967 press conference, first January 12, 1967 and press conferences January 20, 1967 and Roosevelt, Franklin D. January 12, 1967 as speechmaker in Presidential campaign of 1948 April 19, 1967 Stalin, Joseph, impression of January 20, 1967 Swearing-in ceremony, as President January 12, 1967 temperament of May 16, 1967 and Vice-Presidential nomination, acceptance of June 12, 1967 and Wallace, Henry A. April 19, 1967; June 12, 1967 Truman, Mrs. Harry S., (Bess) April 19, 1967; May 16, 1967 Truman, Margaret April 19, 1967; May 16, 1967 Tubby, Roger February 1, 1967 "Turnip-Day" session of Congress in 1948 April 19, 1967 Vaccaro, Tony January 20, 1967 Vinson, Chief Justice Fred, and "mission to Moscow" proposal April 19, 1967 Wallace, Henry A.: and "mystic letters" controversy of 1940 June 12, 1967 in Presidential campaign of 1948 April 19, 1967; June 12, 1967 White House correspondence January 20, 1967; May 16, 1967 White House press office, procedures January 20, 1967; February 1, 1967 White House reporters, accreditation of January 20, 1967 White House staff, job titles January 12, 1967 [Top of the Page | Notices and Restrictions | List of Subjects Discussed] For questions, e-mail truman.reference@nara.gov Return to Truman Library Oral History Finding Aid Return to Archival Reference at the Truman Library

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