Oral Histories
Mathilde Krim
2014-02-16T14:59:58-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNDRhXC8yMDE0MDIxNjE1MDQ1MjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Mathilde Krim, whose husband Arthur was a major fundraiser for the Democratic Party and chair of United Artists in the 1960s, spoke about meeting Lyndon Johnson when he was vice president. Their two families became close friends and the Krim’s visited the White House and the Johnson ranch frequently. She said the couple was present when President Johnson told his family that he was considering not running for a second term. Mathilde Krim received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000 for her AIDS work. She was a founding chair of the American Foundation for AIDS Research.
Mathilde Krim, whose husband Arthur was a major fundraiser for the Democratic Party and chair of United Artists in the 1960s, spoke about me…
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Mathilde Krim, whose husband Arthur was a major fundraiser for the Democratic Party and chair of United Artists in the 1960s, spoke about meeting Lyndon Johnson when he was vice president. Their two families became close friends and the Krim’s visited the White House and the Johnson ranch frequently. She said the couple was present when President Johnson told his family that he was considering not running for a second term. Mathilde Krim received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000 for her AIDS work. She was a founding chair of the American Foundation for AIDS Research. close
Mathilde Krim, whose husband Arthur was a major fundraiser for the Democratic Party and chair of United Artists in the 1960s, spoke about me… read more
Mathilde Krim, whose husband Arthur was a major fundraiser for the Democratic Party and chair of United Artists in the 1960s, spoke about meeting Lyndon Johnson when he was vice president. Their two families became close friends and the Krim’s visited the White House and the Johnson ranch frequently. She said the couple was present when President Johnson told his family that he was considering not running for a second term. Mathilde Krim received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000 for her AIDS work. She was a founding chair of the American Foundation for AIDS Research. close
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