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Telephone conversation # 4268, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 7/17/1964, 6:26PM

LBJ TELLS MOYERS TO TALK TO (DREW?) "PEARSON" ABOUT KKK, GET HIS VIEWS FOR PROPOSED STATEMENT BY LBJ; DISCUSSION OF NEED FOR A MORE BALANCED STATEMENT THAN GOLDWATER'S STATEMENT ON EXTREMISM

Telephone conversation # 4269, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 7/17/1964, 8:25PM

LBJ DISCUSSES ACTIVITIES SINCE ARRIVING AT LBJ RANCH: DINNER PLANS, BOATING, MEETING WITH JOHN CONNALLY; ARRANGEMENTS FOR OUTDOOR PRESS CONFERENCE AT LBJ RANCH TOMORROW MORNING; PRESS STATEMENT BY KERMIT GORDON

Telephone conversation # 4270, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 7/17/1964, 8:52PM

MCNAMARA ASKS FOR LBJ'S APPROVAL OF NIGHT RECONNAISSANCE MISSION OVER LAOS; MCNAMARA, CONNALLY EXCHANGE GREETINGS TO EACH OTHER, THEIR WIVES

Telephone conversation # 4271, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 7/18/1964, 9:14AM

MCNAMARA GIVES LBJ INFORMATION TO PROVIDE PRESS IF ASKED ABOUT NYT ARTICLE BY HANSON BALDWIN ON USSR MISSILE DEVELOPMENTS; US MISSILE PROGRAM; PRESS LEAKS; LBJ ASKS ABOUT US RESPONSE TO USSR'S FIRING ON AND BOARDING OF US WHEAT SHIP SISTER KATINGO

Telephone conversation # 4272, sound recording, LBJ and C. V. "TED" CLIFTON, 7/18/1964, 11:20AM

LBJ ASKS CLIFTON ABOUT CBS INQUIRY INTO SPENDING FOR WH PHOTOGRAPHERS, PHOTO LAB, INSTRUCTS CLIFTON THAT ALL REPRINTS OF PHOTOS OF LBJ MUST BE APPROVED; UNFAVORABLE DALLAS MORNING NEWS STORY ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRIP TO LBJ RANCH

Telephone conversation # 4273, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 7/18/1964, 9:00PM

REEDY REPORTS ON TODAY'S PRESS COVERAGE; ITEMS FOR PRESS BRIEFING TOMORROW: LBJ'S CHURCH ATTENDANCE, BOATING, HORACE BUSBY MEMO ON CONGRESS; DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S PRESS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING

Telephone conversation # 4274, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 7/19/1964, 1:02PM

ITEMS FOR PRESS BRIEFING: HORACE BUSBY MEMO; RUMORS THAT RFK BUGGED LBJ'S OFFICE; WITHDRAWAL FROM CAMPAIGN BY GEORGE WALLACE, EFFECT ON ALABAMA DELEGATION TO CONVENTION; LBJ'S UPCOMING PENTAGON VISIT, CHURCH ATTENDANCE, ACTIVITIES TODAY, RETURN TO DC

Telephone conversation # 4277, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 7/20/1964, 10:30AM

ANDERSON'S, CORCORAN'S PLANS TO ORGANIZE CAMPAIGN SUPPORT FOR LBJ; BENNO SCHMIDT; LBJ ADVISES CONTACTING JOHN CONNALLY; DISCUSSION OF DISPUTES OVER ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI DELEGATIONS, RFK AS VP CANDIDATE, SUPPORT FOR BARRY GOLDWATER IN SOUTH, JIM ROWE…

Telephone conversation # 4280, sound recording, LBJ and RUSSELL LONG, 7/20/1964, 5:32PM

LONG REPORTS THAT OLIN TEAGUE WILL SUPPORT VETERANS INSURANCE BILL IF LBJ WISHES; LONG'S POSITION ON TIDELANDS ISSUE; STATEMENT BY LOUISIANA GOV. JOHN MCKEITHEN YESTERDAY ON GEORGE WALLACE; DISCUSSION OF LOUISIANA POLITICS, CIVIL RIGHTS SITUATION IN…

Telephone conversation # 4281, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 7/20/1964, 6:50PM

RUSK REPORTS ON MEETING WITH JAMES EASTLAND ON OTTO OTEPKA CASE; UPCOMING VOTE ON OAS RESOLUTION REGARDING CUBAN ARMS SHIPMENTS TO VENEZEULA; ALLEGED US SHOOTING OF CUBAN SENTRY AT GUANTANAMO NAVAL BASE; CYPRUS; PRESS STORIES ON PLANS FOR VIETNAM

Telephone conversation # 4282, sound recording, LBJ and OTIS CHANDLER, 7/20/1964, 7:05PM

LBJ INVITES CHANDLER TO VISIT HIM PRIOR TO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; CHANDLER EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT POLITICAL SITUATION TO VALENTI; LBJ ASKS CHANDLER'S RECOMMENDATION FOR VP NOMINEE; CHANDLER RECOMMENDS ROBERT MCNAMARA OR HHH

Telephone conversation # 4286, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 7/20/1964, 7:40PM

SENATE CONSIDERATION OF ETHICS RESOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION; LBJ'S CONCERN ABOUT EFFECTS OF RIOTS, DEMONSTRATIONS IN NYC, MASSACHUSETTS ON VOTE IN SOUTH; CAMPAIGN STRATEGY; GOLDWATER'S REQUEST FOR MEETING; REEDY'S PRESS…

Telephone conversation # 4287, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 7/21/1964, time unknown

LBJ ASKS OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO ACTING MAYOR PAUL SCREVANE OF NYC

Telephone conversation # 4288, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT KENNEDY, 7/21/1964, 12:25PM

DISCUSSION OF FEDERAL PROTECTION FOR MLK AT UPCOMING SPEECH IN GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI; RELATIONS BETWEEN J. EDGAR HOOVER, RFK, JUSTICE DEPT; NYC RIOTS, NEED FOR FBI INVESTIGATION, COMPARISON WITH SITUATION IN SOUTH; LBJ READS PROPOSED STATEMENT ON…

Telephone conversation # 4289, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL SCREVANE, 7/21/1964, 12:35PM

LBJ SAYS FBI WILL INVESTIGATE VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL LAW IN NYC DURING RIOTS IN HARLEM JUST AS FBI DID IN SOUTH; LBJ READS HIS PROPOSED STATEMENT

Telephone conversation # 4290, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATORS, 7/21/1964, time unknown

IN TWO SEPARATE CALLS, LBJ ASKS OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO ROY WILKINS, THEN TO J. EDGAR HOOVER

Telephone conversation # 4291, sound recording, LBJ and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 7/21/1964, 12:40PM

OFFICE CONVERSATION REGARDING TELEGRAMS WH RECEIVED ABOUT RIOTS IN NYC

Telephone conversation # 4292, sound recording, LBJ and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 7/21/1964, 12:40PM

LBJ READS HIS PROPOSED STATEMENT ON NYC RIOTS, ASKS HOOVER TO CONTACT NYC OFFICIALS ABOUT NEED FOR FBI TO INVESTIGATE THERE AS IN SOUTH; HOOVER OFFERS TO GO TO NYC; NEED TO PROVIDE FEDERAL PROTECTION FOR MLK AT UPCOMING SPEECH IN GREENWOOD,…

Telephone conversation # 4294, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT KENNEDY, 7/21/1964, 1:00PM

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBILITY OF J. EDGAR HOOVER GOING TO NYC TO HANDLE INVESTIGATION OF HARLEM RIOTS; RFK COMPARES NYC SITUATION WITH GEORGIA INCIDENT RATHER THAN MISSISSIPPI INCIDENT, QUESTIONS NEED FOR HOOVER HIMSELF TO GO TO NYC

Telephone conversation # 4295, sound recording, LBJ and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 7/21/1964, 1:06PM

OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT LBJ'S CONVERSATION WITH RFK; DISCUSSION OF ADVISABILITY OF HOOVER HIMSELF GOING TO NYC TO HANDLE INVESTIGATION OF RIOTS IN HARLEM; LBJ READS PORTIONS OF SEVERAL TELEGRAMS RECEIVED FROM PUBLIC REGARDING RIOTS

Telephone conversation # 4297, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 7/21/1964, 3:29PM

LBJ'S STATEMENT ON NYC RIOTS; CIVIL RIGHTS SITUATION IN CHICAGO; UNIDENTIFIED FEDERAL PROJECT IN CHICAGO; POLL SHOWING INCREASE IN GOLDWATER SUPPORT; DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION SPEAKERS; VOTER REGISTRATION IN CHICAGO; DISCUSSION OF RFK, VP…

Telephone conversation # 4298, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 7/21/1964, 3:29PM

DISCUSSION OF RFK, VP NOMINATION, CAMPAIGN STRATEGY, ESPECIALLY IN MIDWEST; FURTHER DISCUSSION OF RECENT POLL ON GOLDWATER; DALEY REPORTS GROWING NUMBER OF DEMOCRATIC VOLUNTEERS IN CHICAGO, INCLUDING FORMER REPUBLICANS; DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION,…

Telephone conversation # 4299, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT KENNEDY, 7/21/1964, 8:00PM

RFK REPORTS TWO LAWYERS FROM LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS ARE MISSING IN MISSISSIPPI; NEED FOR OUTSIDE LAWYERS TO HELP NEGROES IN SOUTH; REQUEST FROM BARRY GOLDWATER FOR MEETING WITH LBJ; EFFECT OF CIVIL RIGHTS ON SOUTHERN VOTE; CAMPAIGN…

Telephone conversation # 4300, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT KENNEDY, 7/21/1964, 8:25PM

RFK REPORTS THAT TWO LAWYERS FROM LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS WHO WERE PRESUMED MISSING IN MISSISSIPPI HAVE BEEN SEEN

Telephone conversation # 4303, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT KENNEDY, 7/21/1964, 9:31PM

RFK REPORTS THAT TWO LAWYERS FROM LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS WHO WERE PRESUMED MISSING IN MISSISSIPPI HAVE BEEN FOUND

Telephone conversation # 4304, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT WAGNER, 7/22/1964, 8:39AM

DISCUSSION OF RIOTS IN NYC, POSSIBILITY THAT RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS ARE BEHIND DEMONSTRATIONS, RIOTS; WAGNER REPORTS ON CURRENT SITUATION IN NYC; DISCUSSION OF EFFECT OF SPEECH ON EXTREMISM BY BARRY GOLDWATER; FBI ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Telephone conversation # 4305, sound recording, LBJ and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 7/22/1964, 9:26AM

HOOVER REPORTS ON HIS CONVERSATION WITH ROBERT WAGNER ABOUT NYC RIOTS, SUCCESSFUL PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE DURING MLK VISIT TO GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI; LBJ ASKS ABOUT NEW YORK NEWS STORY BY JACK MALLON ON COMMUNIST, RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST SUPPORT FOR…

Telephone conversation # 4306, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 7/22/1964, time unknown

LBJ ASKS OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO ROBERT MCNAMARA, WHO IS TESTIFYING BEFORE CONGRESS AND IS NOT AVAILABLE

Telephone conversation # 4307, sound recording, LBJ and HORACE BUSBY, 7/22/1964, 11:11AM

LBJ TELLS BUSBY THAT WELCOMING SPEECHES, TOASTS, MUST HAVE SUBSTANTIVE CONTENT, MUST BE SHORT, QUOTABLE; LBJ CRITICIZES STATE DEPT DRAFTS, DISCUSSES HIS SPEECH STYLE, COMMENTS FAVORABLY ON RECENT SPEECH BY HENRY LUCE ON GREAT SOCIETY

Telephone conversation # 4309, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 7/22/1964, 7:53PM

O'BRIEN REPORTS ON MEETING WITH ABRAHAM RIBICOFF, GEORGE SMATHERS, RUSSELL LONG, MIKE MANSFIELD, HHH ON MEDICARE BILL, MEETING WITH ANDREW BIEMILLER; POVERTY BILL, PLANNED SPEECH BY GOLDWATER, HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE ACTION, FARM GRANT IN SENATE…

Telephone conversation # 4310, sound recording, LBJ and ORVILLE FREEMAN, 7/23/1964, 10:00AM

FREEMAN PRAISES CABINET MEETING YESTERDAY, REPORTS ON STATUS OF FOOD STAMP BILL IN HOUSE AGRICULTURE, RULES COMMITTEES; DISCUSSION OF WILBUR MILLS, STRATEGY FOR HANDLING MEAT IMPORT BILL IN HOUSE; FREEMAN'S SPEECH ON INCREASE IN AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS

Telephone conversation # 4312, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 7/23/1964, 10:13AM

ANNOUNCEMENT OF INCREASED MILITARY REINFORCEMENTS FOR VIETNAM AT NEXT PRESS CONFERENCE, NEED TO TELL NGUYEN KHANH PRIOR TO ANNOUNCEMENT

Telephone conversation # 4313, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER HELLER, 7/23/1964, 10:39AM

LBJ ASKS OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO HELLER WHO IS IN WH; HELLER SPEAKS BRIEFLY TO LBJ WHO THEN INVITES HIM INTO HIS OFFICE

Telephone conversation # 4314, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 7/23/1964, 10:50AM

LBJ DISCUSSES LACK OF PRESS COVERAGE OF YESTERDAY'S CABINET MEETING, WAYS TO IMPROVE COVERAGE, COVERAGE OF PEACE CORPS EVENT TODAY; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT INACCURATE PRESS STORIES ON WARREN COMMISSION REPORT, NORTH VIETNAM, PENTAGON PROJECTS, CUBA, NYC…

Telephone conversation # 4315, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 7/23/1964, 10:50AM

LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT INACCURACIES IN PRESS STORIES; DISCUSSION OF TIMING OF PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW, ITEMS FOR INCLUSION: NEWS OF INCREASED AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, STATEMENT ON VIETNAM, ECONOMIC NEWS FROM WALTER HELLER

Telephone conversation # 4316, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 7/23/1964, 11:05AM

BUNDY REPORTS THAT THE CHIEF JUSTICE IS ON VACATION, ASKS ABOUT MEMO ON "TIMING" (OF WARREN COMMISSION REPORT?); LBJ TELLS BUNDY THAT JACK VALENTI SHOULD HAVE RETURNED IT TO HIM THIS MORNING

Telephone conversation # 4317, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 7/23/1964, 12:10PM

O'BRIEN REPORTS ON HOUSE LEADERSHIP MEETING ON STRATEGY FOR HANDLING POVERTY BILL IN HOUSE BY ACCEPTING SENATE BILL WITHOUT FARM GRANT PROVISION TO AVOID CONFERENCE; HEAD COUNTS IN HOUSE, SENATE; STATUS OF OTHER LEGISLATION, ESPECIALLY FOOD STAMP…

Telephone conversation # 4319, sound recording, LBJ and CLIFF CARTER, 7/23/1964, 12:40PM

OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT BUSINESS; DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS PRESS STORIES ON SUPPORT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, AMONG LABOR GROUPS, FOR RFK AS VP NOMINEE, POSSIBLE STRATEGIES FOR HANDLING ISSUE; PRESS LEAK TO MARY MCGRORY

Telephone conversation # 4320, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN CONNALLY, 7/23/1964, 5:31PM

CONNALLY REPORTS GEORGE WALLACE HAS RELEASED HIS DELEGATES TO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, GIVES PESSIMISTIC POLITICAL REPORT FROM SOUTHERN, BORDER STATES; OPPOSITION TO RFK, HHH AS VP NOMINEE; CATHOLIC AS VP NOMINEE; CIVIL RIGHTS BACKLASH IN SOUTH; MFDP,…