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Telephone conversation # 13205, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 7/11/1968, 8:26AM

PRESS INQUIRIES ABOUT DIRKSEN, SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES CONTROL BOARD AND ABE FORTAS, HOMER THORNBERRY SUPREME COURT NOMINATIONS; DISCUSSION OF RICHARD RUSSELL AND ALEXANDER LAWRENCE JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT AND VARIOUS PENDING JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS

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Telephone conversation # 13207, sound recording, LBJ and LEONARD MARKS, 7/13/1968, 10:25AM

MARKS REPORTS ON TALK WITH "DREW" (PEARSON) ABOUT JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS FOR DAVID BRESS, HOMER THORNBERRY, ABE FORTAS; FCC RULINGS; AT&T INVOLVEMENT IN MARYLAND SENATE RACE; PHOTOS OF LBJ IN US EMBASSIES; USIA DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS; PRESS REVIEWS OF…

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Telephone conversation # 13208, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 7/13/1968, 5:22PM

DALEY MAKES RECOMMENDATION FOR NEW US AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND; LBJ ASKS DALEY TO SEND INFORMATION TO JIM JONES, COMPLIMENTS DALEY ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHICAGO; NEGOTIATIONS WITH LOCAL TELEPHONE WORKERS UNION; EUGENE…

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Telephone conversation # 13209, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 7/13/1968, 5:22PM

EUGENE MCCARTHY CAMPAIGN; ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION; DALEY'S WISH TO PROHIBIT TV COVERAGE ON FLOOR OF CONVENTION; LBJ ASKS DALEY ABOUT RICHARD NIXON'S PROSPECTS; DALEY SAYS NIXON IS STRONG IN ILLINOIS BUT HE THINKS DEMOCRATS…

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Telephone conversation # 13210, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 7/15/1968, 5:52PM

DIRKSEN REPORTS ON HIS MEETING WITH STROM THURMOND, PROGRESS IN JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ON ABE FORTAS NOMINATION, GUN CONTROL BILL; LBJ SAYS HE WILL SEND UP JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS; DIRKSEN ASKS LBJ TO MEET WITH ADMIRAL JOHN MCCAIN, JR.; US AMBASSADOR TO…

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Telephone conversation # 13211, sound recording, LBJ and TOMMY CORCORAN, 7/17/1968, 7:53AM

DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE TOPIC; CORCORAN APPARENTLY DISCUSSES VOTE OF UNNAMED SENATOR ON CONFIRMATION OF ABE FORTAS AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT AND PROMOTION OR TRANSFER OF UNNAMED NAVAL OFFICER?

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Telephone conversation # 13214, sound recording, LBJ and JIM WRIGHT, 7/24/1968, 9:55AM

LBJ DISCUSSES HIS MEETING IN HONOLULU, ASKS ABOUT WILLIAM CRAMER'S ACTION ON BILLBOARD PENALTY PROVISIONS OF HIGHWAY AID BILL IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE; TRINITY RIVER BILL; TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY LETTER TO LBJ; BELL LEASE AGREEMENT

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Telephone conversation # 13215, sound recording, LBJ and BAREFOOT SANDERS, 7/24/1968, 10:00AM

LBJ DISCUSSES HIS TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH JIM WRIGHT ON CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ACTION ON BILLBOARD PROVISIONS OF HIGHWAY AID BILL

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Telephone conversation # 13216, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 7/24/1968, 10:15AM

LBJ'S HONOLULU MEETING; MIKE MANSFIELD'S LETTER CRITICIZING VIETNAM POLICY; OPPOSITION TO GUN CONTROL BILL BY JAMES EASTLAND, STROM THURMOND; JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ACTION ON NOMINATIONS INCLUDING JOHN CROOKER'S APPOINTMENT TO CAB; EDSON SESSIONS…

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Telephone conversation # 13217, sound recording, LBJ and HAYWOOD SMITH, 7/25/1968, 3:43PM

SMITH REPORTS ON BOB PIERPOINT'S INQUIRY ABOUT CHARLES ROBB; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT PIERPOINT, ASKS HOW PIERPOINT HEARD RUMOR ABOUT ROBB, TELLS SMITH TO HAVE PIERPOINT MAKE ANY FURTHER INQUIRIES TO GEORGE CHRISTIAN

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Telephone conversation # 13218, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 7/25/1968, 11:30PM

SMATHERS REPORTS ON JUDICIARY COMMITTEE DISCUSSION OF ABE FORTAS' VOTES ON SUPREME COURT PORNOGRAPHY CASES; STROM THURMOND'S OPPOSITION TO FORTAS' NOMINATION AS CHIEF JUSTICE; SENATORS' VIEWING OF ALLEGED PORNOGRAPHIC MOVIE; JUDICARY COMMITTEE…

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Telephone conversation # 13219, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 7/30/1968, 9:57AM

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE RESPONSE TO POPE PAUL'S STATEMENT OPPOSING US FOREIGN AID FUNDS FOR FAMILY PLANNING; CABLE FROM AVERELL HARRIMAN, CYRUS VANCE PROPOSING BOMBING HALT AND RUSK'S RESPONSE; LBJ SUGGESTS RUSK ADDRESS ISSUE AT UPCOMING PRESS…

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Telephone conversation # 13220, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 7/30/1968, 11:54AM

DISCUSSION OF RUSK'S STATEMENT ON VIETNAM POLICY AT HIS PRESS CONFERENCE; LBJ SAYS NORTH VIETNAMESE HAVE NOT CHANGED THEIR POSITION SINCE MARCH 31ST SPEECH AND THEIR ATTACKS AND INFILTRATION OF SOUTH VIETNAM CONTINUE

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Telephone conversation # 13221, sound recording, LBJ and EARLE CLEMENTS, 7/30/1968, 2:31PM

CLEMENTS SAYS JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WILL NOT VOTE ON ABE FORTAS' NOMINATION AS SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY; JOHN MCCLELLAN'S OPPOSITION; LBJ ASKS ABOUT RICHARD RUSSELL'S VIEWS, DISCUSSES CRITICISM OF ALEXANDER LAWRENCE NOMINATION

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Telephone conversation # 13222, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD HUGHES, 7/30/1968, 8:46PM

LBJ DISCUSSES NEED TO CONTINUE BOMBING NORTH VIETNAM, POSSIBLE NEW ENEMY OFFENSIVE, CANDIDATE HHH'S VIEWS ON VIETNAM; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT EFFECT OF PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ON VIETNAM; RICHARD HUGHES' CONCERNS ABOUT VIETNAM; SOVIET PRESSURE ON VIETNAM

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Telephone conversation # 13302, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 8/8/1968, 2:01PM

DISCUSSION OF ARRANGING MEETING BETWEEN HHH AND LBJ AT LBJ RANCH; LBJ SAYS HE HAS PLANS TO INSPECT AUSTIN HOUSING PROJECT BUT WILL TRY TO RESCHEDULE THEM; HHH EXPRESSES SURPRISE AT SELECTION OF SPIRO AGNEW AS REPUBLICAN VP NOMINEE

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Telephone conversation # 13304, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 8/8/1968, 4:09PM

LBJ CONGRATULATES NIXON ON RECEIVING REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION, OFFERS HIM BRIEFING ON VIETNAM; LBJ'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH HHH; TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR BRIEFING FOR NIXON AT LBJ RANCH BY DEAN RUSK, CYRUS VANCE; NIXON'S VIEWS ON VIETNAM

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Telephone conversation # 13305, sound recording, LBJ and UNIDENTIFIED MALE, 8/18/1968, time unknown

LBJ TELLS UNIDENTIFIED MALE TO HAVE UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE RETURN BEFORE THE 27TH

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Telephone conversation # 13306, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 8/18/1968, 5:01PM

LBJ'S HEALTH; CANCELLATION OF POPE PAUL'S TRIP TO VIETNAM; CLARK CLIFFORD'S STATEMENT ON BOMBING PAUSE; LETTER FROM UNNAMED MALE (MCGEORGE BUNDY?); COMMENTS ON EUGENE MCCARTHY'S PROPOSED VIETNAM PLATFORM PLANK BY NSC, DEAN RUSK; DWIGHT EISENHOWER'S…

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Telephone conversation # 13307, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 8/18/1968, 5:23PM

CANCELLATION OF POPE PAUL'S TRIP TO VIETNAM; HHH'S STATEMENT ABOUT VIETNAM ON FACE THE NATION; LBJ DISCUSSES INCREASED ENEMY INFILTRATION DURING BOMBING PAUSES; DEAN RUSK'S COMMENTS ON EUGENE MCCARTHY'S PROPOSED DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM PLANK ON…

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Telephone conversation # 13309, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 8/20/1968, 11:22PM

LBJ'S MEETING WITH ANATOLY DOBRYNIN ON SOVIET INVASION OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA; US NEGOTIATIONS WITH USSR ON ARMS CONTROL ISSUES; THREAT OF SOVIET INVASION TO US INTERESTS; CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY BY DEMOCRATS; NIXON'S CONCERN ABOUT COMMENTS BY HHH

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Telephone conversation # 13310, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 8/20/1968, 11:22PM

LBJ OFFERS SUGGESTION FOR STATEMENT NIXON CAN GIVE THE PRESS ABOUT THEIR CONVERSATION ON SOVIET INVASION OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA

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Telephone conversation # 13313, sound recording, LBJ and CHARLES MURPHY, 8/26/1968, 8:04AM

MURPHY READS HALE BOGGS' PROPOSED DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM PLANK ON BOMBING IN VIETNAM, SAYS HHH ACCEPTS IT; LBJ SAYS HE CANNOT ACCEPT PLANK THAT IMPLIES BOMBING WILL STOP, THAT IT MAY ENDANGER US TROOPS, SAYS HE DOES NOT WANT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO…

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Telephone conversation # 13314, sound recording, LBJ and CHARLES MURPHY, 8/26/1968, 8:04AM

BOGGS, JONES DISCUSS PROPOSED DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM PLANK ON BOMBING IN VIETNAM; BOGGS EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN HHH AND LBJ, CHAOS AT CONVENTION IF PLATFORM COMMITTEE CANNOT REACH AGREEMENT; LBJ DISCUSSES PROPOSED PLANK WITH…

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Telephone conversation # 13315, sound recording, LBJ and CHARLES MURPHY, 8/26/1968, 8:04AM

LBJ'S POSITION ON DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM PLANK ON HALTING ALL BOMBING IN VIETNAM; EFFECT OF BOMBING HALT ON INFILTRATION; INCREASED DANGER TO US TROOPS; LBJ READS DRAFT OF SPEECH HE MAY DELIVER TO CONVENTION; HHH'S VIEWS ON PLANK

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Telephone conversation # 13317, sound recording, LBJ and JIM JONES, 8/26/1968, time unknown

LBJ ASKS JONES TO LISTEN IN ON CONVERSATION BUT CALL IS APPARENTLY DISCONNECTED; LBJ ASKS JONES TO HAVE CALL RECONNECTED

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Telephone conversation # 13320, sound recording, LBJ and MARVIN WATSON, 8/26/1968, 10:39AM

WATSON SAYS RICHARD DALEY WILL SUPPORT LBJ'S NOMINATION AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; DRAFT EDWARD KENNEDY MOVEMENT IF HHH DOES NOT GET NOMINATION ON FIRST BALLOT; LBJ EXPRESSES SKEPTICISM ABOUT DRAFT LBJ EFFORT; VIETNAM PLATFORM PLANK; POSSIBLE VOTES…

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Telephone conversation # 13321, sound recording, LBJ and MARVIN WATSON, 8/26/1968, 10:39AM

LBJ READS PART OF SPEECH ON VIETNAM BOMBING HE WILL MAKE AT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION; PLANS FOR LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON TO ATTEND CONVENTION; POSSIBLE NEED FOR FEDERAL TROOPS TO CONTROL DEMONSTRATORS; EFFORTS TO DRAFT LBJ OR EDWARD KENNEDY AS…

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Telephone conversation # 13323, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 8/27/1968, 11:15AM

DIRKSEN WISHES LBJ HAPPY BIRTHDAY; DIRKSEN'S OPPONENT; LBJ'S HEALTH; DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; PARIS PEACE TALKS; CANCELLATION OF POPE PAUL'S VIETNAM TRIP; ADVERSE EFFECT OF BOMBING HALT; APPOINTMENTS OF ABE FORTAS AS CHIEF JUSTICE, DIRKSEN'S FCC…

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Telephone conversation # 13326, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 8/27/1968, 3:47PM

DISCUSSION OF LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON ATTENDING DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION; LBJ'S EFFORTS TO REACH PEACE AGREEMENT IN VIETNAM, HIS CONCERNS ABOUT VIETNAM PLATFORM PLANK AND THAT POLITICAL DISAGREEMENTS WILL AFFECT PEACE NEGOTIATIONS

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Telephone conversation # 13327, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 8/27/1968, 4:08PM

DISCUSSION OF VP NOMINEES; LBJ SUGGESTS HHH CONSIDER JOSEPH ALIOTO IN ORDER TO CARRY CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, CITIES, ITALIAN VOTE; DALEY RECOMMENDS SARGENT SHRIVER; SELECTION OF NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIRMAN TO REPLACE JOHN BAILEY

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Telephone conversation # 13328, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN CRISWELL, 8/27/1968, 4:15PM

ARRANGEMENTS FOR PEOPLE ATTENDING DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION (WHEN LBJ ADDRESSES CONVENTION?); LBJ SUGGESTS JOSEPH ALIOTO AS VP NOMINEE; CRISWELL SUGGESTS ARTHUR KRIM TALK TO ALIOTO; RICHARD DALEY'S COMMENTS ON DEMONSTRATORS; LBJ'S APPEARANCE AT…

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Telephone conversation # 13329, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 8/27/1968, 4:40PM

JONES ASKS HHH TO HAVE OTHERS LEAVE ROOM BEFORE LBJ TALKS; LBJ SAYS HE WILL NOT ATTEND CONVENTION TONIGHT BUT MAY COME LATER, OFFERS ADVICE ON HANDLING PRESS, RECOMMENDS HHH CONSIDER JOSEPH ALIOTO AS VP NOMINEE; VOTE TONIGHT ON VIETNAM PLATFORM PLANK

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Telephone conversation # 13330, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 8/29/1968, 10:41AM

LBJ PRAISES MURIEL HUMPHREY; HHH ASKS ADVICE ON VP NOMINATION; LBJ PRAISES HHH AS VP, EMPHASIZES NEED FOR LOYALTY AND HIS REGRET ABOUT NOT APPOINTING HIS OWN MEN; POSSIBLE NOMINEES: EDMUND MUSKIE, HALE BOGGS, DANIEL INOUYE, TERRY SANFORD, FRED HARRIS

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Telephone conversation # 13331, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 8/29/1968, 10:41AM

CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF CANDIDATES FOR VP NOMINATION; ADVANTAGES OF EITHER EDMUND MUSKIE OR FRED HARRIS; HHH PRAISES TEXAS DELEGATION; LBJ SAYS HE WILL WORK TO GET PEACE IN VIETNAM BEFORE NOVEMBER

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Telephone conversation # 13332, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN CRISWELL, 8/29/1968, 11:01AM

LBJ PRAISES CRISWELL'S WORK AT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, INVITES HIM TO LBJ RANCH; DISCUSSION OF CANDIDATES FOR VP NOMINEE, INCLUDING EDMUND MUSKIE, FRED HARRIS, DANIEL INOUYE, HALE BOGGS; LBJ AND CRISWELL SAY THEY FAVOR INOUYE

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Telephone conversation # 13333, sound recording, LBJ and TERRY SANFORD, 8/29/1968, 11:08AM

LBJ PRAISES SANFORD'S WORK AT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION; LBJ SAYS HE WILL WORK FOR PEACE IN VIETNAM, EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR SANFORD AS VP NOMINEE, SUGGESTS SANFORD SERVE IN CABINET IF ORVILLE FREEMAN OR OTHER CABINET MEMBER RESIGNS

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Telephone conversation # 13334, sound recording, LBJ and RAMSEY CLARK, 8/29/1968, 11:29AM

CLARK REPORTS ON FBI BACKGROUND CHECKS OF POSSIBLE VP NOMINEES EDMUND MUSKIE, FRED HARRIS, DANIEL INOUYE; LBJ ASKS CLARK'S EVALUATION OF THOSE THREE AND TERRY SANFORD, CARL SANDERS; RIOTS IN CHICAGO AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; PRESS COVERAGE OF…

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Telephone conversation # 13335, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 8/29/1968, time unknown

LBJ ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO HUBERT HUMPHREY

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Telephone conversation # 13337, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 8/29/1968, 11:45AM

LBJ REPORTS ON FBI CHECKS ON POSSIBLE VP NOMINEES, EMPHASIZES NEED FOR LOYALTY, EVALUATES HIS TOP CHOICES: EDMUND MUSKIE, FRED HARRIS, DANIEL INOUYE, TERRY SANFORD, CARL SANDERS; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT THE KENNEDYS AND ABOUT LARRY O'BRIEN AS DNC…

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