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Telephone conversation # 5124, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/22/1964, 12:27PM

LBJ REQUESTS ESTIMATE OF MINIMUM NUMBER OF DEMOCRATS THAT CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE ELECTED IN HOUSE AND SENATE, WANTS TO MAKE POINT THAT DEMOCRATS WILL RETAIN CONTROL OF CONGRESS

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Telephone conversation # 5126, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 8/22/1964, 12:55PM

REEDY ASKS IF HE CAN ANNOUNCE TO PRESS THAT LBJ WILL GO TO CHURCH WITH BILLY GRAHAM TOMORROW

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Telephone conversation # 5127, sound recording, LBJ and UNKNOWN, 8/22/1964, time unknown

CANNOT DETERMINE TOPIC; ONLY A FEW WORDS OF LBJ'S SIDE OF A CONVERSATION ARE RECORDED

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Telephone conversation # 5128, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH DUNGAN, 8/22/1964, 2:24PM

DUNGAN REPORTS ON HIS CONTACTS WITH JOHN MCCLOY, OTHER REPUBLICANS, AND THEIR RELUCTANCE TO JOIN PEACE COMMITTEE; DUNGAN TELLS LBJ HE THINKS LBJ DOES NOT NEED COMMITTEE TO COUNTERACT GOLDWATER

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Telephone conversation # 5129, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 8/22/1964, 5:32PM

MANSFIELD APOLOGIZES FOR SPEAKING AFTER LBJ SPOKE AT WH EVENT TODAY INVOLVING MONTANA CENTENNIAL BAND; MANSFIELD REPORTS THAT VOTE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BILL IS SCHEDULED FOLLOWING DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

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Telephone conversation # 5130, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/22/1964, 6:21PM

EASTLAND READS E. K. COLLINS' STATEMENT TO CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE ON POSITION OF REGULAR MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION; MFDP; JOE RAUH; LBJ SUGGESTS WORDING FOR STATEMENT; CANDIDATES FOR VP NOMINATION: MIKE MANSFIELD, HHH, EUGENE MCCARTHY; CATHOLIC AS VP…

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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;…

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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…

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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

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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…

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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…

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Telephone conversation # 5147, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 8/24/1964, time unknown

LBJ ASKS OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO UNNAMED PERSON

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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

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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

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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…

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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

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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…

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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