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Telephone conversation # 5169, sound recording, TELEPHONE OPERATOR and UNKNOWN, 8/24/1964, time unknown

OPERATOR APPARENTLY TRIES TO PLACE CALL TO UNKNOWN PERSON; OFFICE CONVERSATION AMONG OPERATORS WHILE CALL IS BEING PLACED

Telephone conversation # 5167, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 8/24/1964, time unknown

OPERATOR TELLS LBJ THAT VERMONT GOV. PHILIP HOFF IS ON THE TELEPHONE FOR HIM; LBJ ASKS HER TO TELL HOFF THAT HE IS AT DINNER, THAT HOFF SHOULD SPEAK WITH WALTER JENKINS, AND LBJ WILL SPEAK WITH JENKINS LATER

Telephone conversation # 5166, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/24/1964, 8:34PM

JENKINS UPDATES LBJ ON DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, REPORTS THAT DAVID LAWRENCE IS MEETING WITH EDMUND G. "PAT" BROWN, ROBERT WAGNER, FRANK SMITH, RICHARD DALEY, OTHERS; LBJ SUGGESTS "JOHN" (CONNALLY?) JOIN MEETING; MISSISSIPPI DELEGATE DOUGLAS WYNN

Telephone conversation # 5165, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/24/1964, 8:25PM

REUTHER DISCUSSES PLANS TO FLY TO ATLANTIC CITY TO HELP IN SETTLEMENT OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP ISSUE FOLLOWING UAW NEGOTIATIONS, ASKS TO MEET WITH LBJ; LBJ SAYS ISSUE HAS SET NEGRO CAUSE BACK 100 YEARS, DISCUSSES NORTHERN WHITE BACKLASH

Telephone conversation # 5164, sound recording, LBJ and MARSHALL MCNEIL, 8/24/1964, 7:56PM

MCNEIL TELLS LBJ THAT HE THINKS LBJ'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESS CONCERNING VP NOMINATION WOULD MAKE A GOOD STORY, WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH HIM ABOUT IT; LBJ SAYS HE IS TOO BUSY NOW BUT WILL MEET WITH HIM LATER; LBJ'S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

Telephone conversation # 5163, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES "SCOTTY" RESTON, 8/24/1964, 7:16PM

LBJ ASKS SULZBERGER'S VIEWS ON CONVENTION, MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION ISSUE; MFDP; RESTON ASKS TO MEET WITH LBJ WHEN HE DECIDES ON VP NOMINEE BECAUSE NYT NEEDS TIME TO PREPARE DETAILED ACCOUNT OF DECISION-MAKING FOR THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Telephone conversation # 5162, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES "SCOTTY" RESTON, 8/24/1964, 7:16PM

RESTON ASKS IF LBJ HAS SELECTED HHH FOR VP; LBJ TELLS HIM HE HAS NOT DECIDED; TIMING OF ANNOUNCEMENT COMPARED WITH 1960 CONVENTION; LBJ ASKS RESTON'S, SULZBERGER'S VIEWS ON CONVENTION, PLATFORM, MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP, MENTIONS SOUTH VIETNAM…

Telephone conversation # 5161, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/24/1964, 7:08PM

DISCUSSION OF CONTINUED CONTROVERSY OVER SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP; WIRES BEING SENT TO VARIOUS STATE DELEGATIONS ON MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION ISSUE; POSTPONEMENT OF DECISION UNTIL TOMORROW

Telephone conversation # 5160, sound recording, MARIE FEHMER and TOMMY CORCORAN, 8/24/1964, time unknown

FEHMER TELLS CORCORAN THAT LBJ CANNOT SPEAK WITH HIM RIGHT NOW BUT WILL CALL HIM BACK

Telephone conversation # 5159, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES PATTON, 8/24/1964, 4:44PM

LBJ ASKS PATTON'S ADVICE ON VP NOMINATION; PATTON TELLS LBJ HE PREFERS HHH, ALSO LIKES EUGENE MCCARTHY, BUT WILL ACCEPT LBJ'S DECISION; PATTON RECOMMENDS LBJ SELECT SOMEONE WHO CAN BATTLE REPUBLICANS WHILE LBJ RUNS THE COUNTRY

Telephone conversation # 5158, sound recording, LBJ and HERSCHEL NEWSOM, 8/24/1964, 4:41PM

LBJ ASKS NEWSOM'S ADVICE ON VP NOMINATION; NEWSOM TELLS LBJ HE PREFERS EUGENE MCCARTHY BECAUSE HHH IS TOO VALUABLE WHERE HE IS

Telephone conversation # 5157, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/24/1964, 4:31PM?

CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP; PRICE DANIEL'S VIEWS; EDITH GREEN'S HEAD COUNT SHOWING SUPPORT FOR MINORITY REPORT ON MFDP ISSUE; KEN O'DONNELL

Telephone conversation # 5156, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/24/1964, 4:31PM?

JENKINS REPORTS ON HHH'S MEETING WITH MLK, AARON HENRY ON COMPROMISE ON SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP; NEED TO ISSUE CREDENTIALS FOR ALL BUT MISSISSIPPI; LBJ DECLINES TO MEET WITH MFDP, RECOMMENDS THEY ACCEPT JOE RAUH'S PROPOSED COMPROMISE

Telephone conversation # 5155, sound recording, LBJ and TOMMY CORCORAN, 8/24/1964, 4:25PM?

CORCORAN COMPLAINS LBJ VETOED EVERETT DIRKSEN'S BILL (S 1451) ON COURT OF CLAIMS JURISDICTION, ASKS LBJ TO RECONSIDER, SAYS WALTER JENKINS WAS SUPPOSED TO BRIEF LBJ ON BILL; LBJ TELLS CORCORAN HE WILL NOT RECONSIDER, ALL DEPTS RECOMMENDED VETO

Telephone conversation # 5154, sound recording, LBJ and CHARLES SHUMAN, 8/24/1964, 4:20PM

LBJ ASKS SHUMAN'S ADVICE ON VP NOMINATION FROM PERSPECTIVE OF FARMERS, MIDWEST; SHUMAN EVALUATES APPEAL OF CANDIDATES: EDMUND G. "PAT" BROWN, EUGENE MCCARTHY, MIKE MANSFIELD, HHH; ORVILLE FREEMAN; RFK; LBJ ASKS SHUMAN TO MEET WITH HIM ON FARM POLICY

Telephone conversation # 5153, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/24/1964, 1:11PM

UPCOMING MEETING BETWEEN HHH, MLK ON SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP; DISCUSSION OF PROPOSAL THAT NEIL STAEBLER AND A WOMAN GIVE SECONDING SPEECHES FOR LBJ'S NOMINATION; TIMING OF VP ACCEPTANCE SPEECH, JFK TRIBUTE FILM

Telephone conversation # 5152, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/24/1964, 1:11PM

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBILITY OF DOUGLAS WYNN RESIGNING FROM REGULAR MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, BEING REPLACED BY MEMBER OF MFDP; HEAD COUNT OF VOTES ON MFDP ISSUE IN CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE; ALABAMA DELEGATION; MLK; NEED FOR POSITIVE PRESS STORIES ON…

Telephone conversation # 5151, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 8/24/1964, time unknown

LBJ ASKS OPERATORS TO PLACE CALLS TO CHARLES SHUMAN, HERSCHEL NEWSOM, JAMES PATTON, JAY TAYLOR, LUTHER HODGES, JAMES WEBB, AND WALTER JENKINS

Telephone conversation # 5150, sound recording, LBJ and CHARLES MURPHY, 8/24/1964, 1:04PM

LBJ ASKS MURPHY WHICH FARM, CATTLEMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS HE SHOULD CONTACT FOR ADVICE ON VP NOMINATION; MURPHY RECOMMENDS LBJ CALL CHARLES SHUMAN AND OTHERS, DISCUSSES VIEWS OF VARIOUS GROUPS ON HHH AS VP NOMINEE; LBJ ASKS MURPHY IF COST OF BREAD WILL…

Telephone conversation # 5149, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 8/24/1964, time unknown

OPERATOR TELLS LBJ THAT ORVILLE FREEMAN IS WITH THE MINNESOTA DELEGATION AT THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN ATLANTIC CITY

Telephone conversation # 5148, sound recording, LBJ and LADY BIRD JOHNSON, 8/24/1964, time unknown

LBJ ASKS LADY BIRD JOHNSON TO JOIN HIM ON HIS WALK WITH THE PRESS; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S SCHEDULE

Telephone conversation # 5146, sound recording, LBJ and PALMER HOYT, 8/24/1964, 12:56PM

DISCUSSION OF HOW TO HANDLE UNIDENTIFIED COLORADO MEMBERS OF CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE; LBJ SUGGESTS GETTING THEM TO VOTE TO SEAT MFDP, BUT NOT SIGN MINORITY REPORT; LBJ DISCUSSES POLITICAL IMPACT OF ISSUE

Telephone conversation # 5145, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 8/24/1964, time unknown

LBJ ASKS OPERATOR TO PLACE CALLS TO WILLARD WIRTZ AND ORVILLE FREEMAN

Telephone conversation # 5144, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 8/24/1964, 12:50PM

RUSK UPDATES LBJ ON STUDENT PROTESTS IN SOUTH VIETNAM AGAINST THE KHANH GOVT; LBJ THANKS RUSK FOR HIS LETTER ON QUALIFICATIONS HE FEELS ARE NECESSARY FOR VP, TELLS RUSK HHH IS HIS FAVORITE CANDIDATE

Telephone conversation # 5143, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 8/24/1964, 11:10AM

DISCUSSION OF SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; ADOPTION OF PLATFORM PLANK ON CIVIL RIGHTS ACT; POSSIBLE RESPONSES TO MLK'S WIRE TO LBJ; RFK; POLITICS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Telephone conversation # 5142, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 8/24/1964, 10:20AM

ANDERSON ASKS LBJ FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION ON ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION OF CITIZENS' COMMITTEE FOR LBJ; DOUGLAS DILLON; SIDNEY WEINBERG; JOHN LOEB

Telephone conversation # 5141, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/24/1964, 9:10AM

MCNAMARA TELLS LBJ HE HAS RETURNED FROM HIS VACATION; DISCUSSION OF HANDLING PRESS LEAK ON STORY ABOUT NATIONAL BOARD OF ESTIMATES AND VIETNAM

Telephone conversation # 5140, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/24/1964, 8:46AM

REUTHER REPORTS ON STRATEGY FOR HANDLING SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP TO AVOID FLOOR FIGHT; JOE RAUH; MLK; LBJ EXPRESSES FEAR OF SOUTHERN WALKOUT IF LEGALLY ELECTED MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION IS NOT SEATED; POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECT ON LIBERALS

Telephone conversation # 5139, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 8/23/1964, 6:35PM

LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON CONGRATULATE HHH, EUGENE MCCARTHY ON THEIR PERFORMANCE TODAY AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; LBJ TELLS HHH THAT HE AND MCCARTHY SHOULD GET BUSY ON MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP CONTROVERSY

Telephone conversation # 5138, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/23/1964, 4:56PM

EASTLAND REPORTS THAT UNNAMED PERSON (GOV. PAUL JOHNSON?) TOLD MISSISSIPPI REGULAR DELEGATION THEY COULD VOTE AS THEY WANTED WITHOUT REPRISALS; GEORGE WALLACE

Telephone conversation # 5137, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/23/1964, 3:58PM

AL ULLMAN'S SUBSTITUTE MOTION SEATING TOKEN MEMBERS OF MFDP WITH MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION; WEST VIRGINIA MOTION TO SEAT REGULAR DELEGATION; GOV. PAUL JOHNSON; POSSIBLE SOUTHERN WALKOUT IF MFDP SEATED; RICHARD DALEY; EDWIN WEISL, SR.; ROBERT WAGNER; JOE…

Telephone conversation # 5136, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/23/1964, 3:58PM

LBJ REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH JAMES EASTLAND, AND EASTLAND'S TALK WITH GOV. PAUL JOHNSON; JENKINS REPORTS ON AL ULLMAN'S SUBSTITUTE MOTION FOR SEATING TOKEN MEMBERS OF MFDP WITH MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION; DAVID LAWRENCE WILL ASK VOTE OF CREDENTIALS…

Telephone conversation # 5134, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/23/1964, 3:55PM

EASTLAND REPORTS ON HIS CONVERSATION WITH UNNAMED PERSON (GOV. PAUL JOHNSON?) ON DEVELOPMENTS AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION ON SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION; MFDP

Telephone conversation # 5133, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/23/1964, 3:35PM

LBJ REPORTS ON CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE VOTE ON ALABAMA DELEGATION, DISCUSSES EFFECT ON SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP, ABE FORTAS' VIEWS ON MISSISSIPPI SITUATION; EASTLAND OFFERS TO CALL GOV. PAUL JOHNSON; LBJ HUMOROUSLY THREATENS TO CUT FARM…

Telephone conversation # 5131, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/22/1964, 7:10PM

LBJ READS STATEMENT FOR REGULAR MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION ASSURING CONVENTION OF THEIR INTENTION TO SUPPORT NOMINEE; EASTLAND REPORTS ON TALK WITH GOV. PAUL JOHNSON, DISCUSSES STATE CONVENTION'S NEAR ENDORSEMENT OF GOLDWATER, MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICANS;…