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Telephone conversation # 10252, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 6/23/1966, time unknown (Item)
  • Telephone conversation # 10252, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 6/23/1966, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 10266, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/28/1966, 7:59AM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA ON HOLD 0:25; TV OR RADIO AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES
  • MCNAMARA ASKS FOR AUTHORITY TO BOMB POL TARGETS IN HANOI, HAIPHONG; LBJ'S CONCERN ABOUT TIMING OF MISSION, USSR'S RESPONSE IF SOVIET TANKER HIT; EFFECTS OF BOMBING ON MILITARY EFFORT, MORALE OF US TROOPS; ENEMY MORALE AND MILITARY EFFORT IN SOUTH
Telephone conversation # 9351, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 12/31/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Telephone conversation # 9351, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 12/31/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 12307, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/22/1967, 5:50PM (Item)
  • "RE MATERIAL TO SEE BEFORE MEETING...; ALSO WILL SEND OVER DRAFT OF A REPLY TO KOSYGIN. 'HIS LETTER DOESN'T AMOUNT TO MUCH.'"; "TRANSCRIBED IN FULL YB 4/7/70"; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS DATE AS 11/2/67; DATE, TIME OF CALL DETERMINED FROM CONTENT, DAILY
  • RUSK SAYS HE IS PREPARING MATERIAL FOR LBJ'S MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP, DISCUSSES TIMING OF MEETING; LBJ TELLS RUSK HE HAS INVITED SENATE LEADERSHIP TOMORROW; DISCUSSION OF ALEXSEI KOSYGIN'S RECENT LETTER TO LBJ AND DRAFT RESPONSE
Telephone conversation # 12912, sound recording, LBJ and RAMSEY CLARK, 4/6/1968, 5:50PM? (Item)
  • "ALL SUMMARIZED YB"; "TIME ?"; TIME FROM WH OPS LOGS; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
Telephone conversation # 11559, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/20/1967, 5:20PM (Item)
  • SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS DATE AND TIME AS 2/18/1967, 2:44P; DATE AND TIME DETERMINED FROM CONTENT OF CALL AND DAILY DIARY
Telephone conversation # 11525, sound recording, GEORGE CHRISTIAN and DEAN RUSK, 2/9/1967, time unknown (Item)
  • Telephone conversation # 11525, sound recording, GEORGE CHRISTIAN and DEAN RUSK, 2/9/1967, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 13598, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/26/1968, 11:05AM (Item)
  • RUSK UPDATES LBJ ON VIETNAM PEACE NEGOTIATIONS INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF HAVING NLF, SOUTH VIETNAM IN PEACE TALKS AND OF TIMING OF BOMBING HALT AND BEGINNING OF TALKS; LBJ QUESTIONS TIMING OF BOMBING HALT AND PERCEPTION LBJ IS TRYING TO INFLUENCE
Telephone conversation # 13606, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/28/1968, 10:45AM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; ROSTOW IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; LBJ ON SPEAKERPHONE; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • LBJ'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH CREIGHTON ABRAMS; TIMING OF ORDERING BOMBING HALT, ANNOUNCING IT, AND BRIEFING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS; NEED TO GIVE NGUYEN VAN THIEU, ALLIES ADVANCE NOTICE; ELLSWORTH BUNKER'S MEETING WITH THIEU
Telephone conversation # 13324, sound recording, JIM JONES? and HORACE BUSBY, 8/27/1968, time unknown (Item)
  • Telephone conversation # 13324, sound recording, JIM JONES? and HORACE BUSBY, 8/27/1968, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 13566, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 10/19/1968, 10:41AM? (Item)
  • CALL NOT LISTED ON SLIP; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES DATE AND TIME ARE 10/19/1968, 10:41A; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY
Telephone conversation # 12605, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/14/1968, time unknown (Item)
  • "FROM BEDROOM 1-17-68"; THIS CALL RECORDED ON DICTABELT WITH 12/19/1967 CALL WITH HENRY "JOE" FOWLER (REF #12508, 12509); DATE DETERMINED FROM CONTENT OF CALL; TIME UNCERTAIN; DAILY DIARY LISTS CALLS WITH ROBERT MCNAMARA AT 10:11A AND 4:49P
  • Telephone conversation # 12605, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/14/1968, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 12617, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/31/1968, time unknown (Item)
  • "FROM PAUL 2/8/68"; "DAMAGE TO NUCLEAR SHIP, BATTLES-KAISANG, ATTACK ON OUR EMBASSY, RETALIATION..." DATE DETERMINED FROM CONTENT OF CALL; TIME UNCERTAIN; DAILY DIARY LISTS CALLS WITH MCNAMARA AT 7:24A, 7:38A; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS
  • Telephone conversation # 12617, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/31/1968, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 11803, transcript, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/11/1967, 9:40AM (Item)
  • = Robert McNamara. DATE: 5/11/67 TIME: 9:40 AM CALLER: Robert McNamara Pages of Transcript: 2 pages Barbara Cline Archivist SERVICE SET . it . . ~~ r ,.) \. . B And just carry them out and depos t them across the street where we have allowed
  • *TRANSCRIPT ONLY OF THIS CONVERSATION; THERE IS NO RECORDING; TRANSCRIPT IS UNDATED AND DOES NOT IDENTIFY CALLER; NAME, DATE AND TIME OF CALL DETERMINED FROM CONTENT OF TRANSCRIPT AND DAILY DIARY
Telephone conversation # 1359, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/14/1964, 11:35AM (Item)
  • "TRANS"; DURING CONVERSATION LBJ SPEAKS TO WALTER REUTHER WHO IS IN HIS OFFICE AT THE TIME OF THE CALL
Telephone conversation # 1834, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/3/1964, 5:25PM (Item)
  • TIME FROM DAILY DIARY
Telephone conversation # 1914, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/6/1964, 3:04PM (Item)
  • TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING MADE FROM ORIGINAL REEL-TO-REEL TAPE
Telephone conversation # 1952, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/7/1964, 7:18PM (Item)
  • TIME FROM DAILY DIARY
Telephone conversation # 2905, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 4/8/1964, 11:20AM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH FOY KOHLER AT TIME OF CALL
Telephone conversation # 7319, sound recording, LBJ and WH SITUATION ROOM, 4/6/1965, 4:45AM (Item)
  • RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; TIME AND DATE FROM DAILY DIARY
Telephone conversation # 7374, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 4/29/1965, 8:42AM (Item)
  • TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
Telephone conversation # 8213, sound recording, LBJ and PENTAGON COMMAND CENTER, 6/30/1965, 4:15PM (Item)
  • RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; TIME AND DATE FROM DAILY DIARY
Telephone conversation # 11365, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/17/1967, 5:00PM (Item)
  • CALL NOT LISTED ON SLIP; TIME AND DATE FROM DAILY DIARY
Telephone conversation # 596, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 12/20/1963, 6:06PM (Item)
  • "#4"; MCCORMACK ON HOLD 1:19; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH ELMER STAATS, KERMIT GORDON AT TIME OF CALL, SPEAKS WITH THEM BEFORE CALL; CARL ALBERT IS MEETING WITH MCCORMACK AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; PREVIOUSLY OPENED
Telephone conversation # 713, sound recording, LBJ and DWIGHT EISENHOWER, 12/25/1963, 1:16PM (Item)
  • "#2"; DAILY DIARY LISTS TIME AS 1:10P; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ, MAMIE WITH DWIGHT EISENHOWER AT TIME OF CALL; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994
Telephone conversation # 736, sound recording, LBJ and AMON CARTER, JR., 12/25/1963, 8:39PM (Item)
  • "7"; "'MERRY CHRISTMAS' CALLS ON DEC. 25, 1963 BY PRES."; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; CARTER ON HOLD 01:05; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994
Telephone conversation # 4808, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 8/7/1964, 3:01PM (Item)
  • "(LEGISLATION-POVERTY-VIETNAM)"; MCCORMACK IS MEETING WITH HARRY SHEPPARD, BERNIE SISK, CECIL KING AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • PARLIAMENTARY DELAYING TACTICS ON POVERTY BILL; ROBERT JONES; CHARLES HALLECK; CLIFFORD DAVIS' DEFEAT IN TENNESSEE PRIMARY; TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION; ED FOREMAN'S SPEECH CRITICIZING TIMING OF LBJ'S TONKIN GULF ADDRESS; GALLUP POLL; LBJ GREETS
Telephone conversation # 5852, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 10/10/1964, 10:38AM (Item)
  • "CONT."; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING AND ON NEXT 3 RECORDINGS; MOYERS IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL
Telephone conversation # 6856, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/18/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Telephone conversation # 6856, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/18/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 7759, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/18/1965, 2:05PM (Item)
  • "APPROX FIRST 5 MIN WAITING TIME"; "BELTS MARKED 1 & 2 INSIDE"; BUNDY ON HOLD 5:10; FORTAS, RUSK, MCNAMARA, GEORGE BALL ARE MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
Telephone conversation # 9147, sound recording, LBJ and NELSON ROCKEFELLER, 11/9/1965, 9:15PM (Item)
  • LBJ IS MEETING WITH LADY BIRD JOHNSON AT TIME OF CALL AND SHE IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; MARGARETTA "HAPPY" ROCKEFELLER IS MEETING WITH NELSON ROCKEFELLER AT TIME OF CALL
Telephone conversation # 9167, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 11/13/1965, 8:51AM (Item)
  • TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; ROBERT MCNAMARA IS MEETING WITH JOSEPH CALIFANO AT TIME OF CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY; MCNAMARA, CALIFANO ARE DIFFICULT TO HEAR
Telephone conversation # 9337, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 12/25/1965, 12:50PM (Item)
  • BUNDY ON HOLD 2:12; BUNDY IS MEETING WITH CYRUS VANCE, "JACK" VALENTI? AT TIME OF CALL; OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT CHRISTMAS TRUCE IN VIETNAM WHILE BUNDY ON HOLD; TV OR RADIO AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES
Telephone conversation # 8302, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 7/2/1965, 8:41AM (Item)
  • "FROM BEDROOM" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS DATE AND TIME AS 7/14/1965, 6:15P; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES TIME AND DATE ARE 7/2/65, 8:41A; MUSIC AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; PREVIOUSLY OPENED IN PART ON TAPE SO.02
Telephone conversation # 9810, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 3/1/1966, 7:15PM (Item)
  • MARVIN WATSON IS APPARENTLY MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL AND ANSWERS THE TELEPHONE; RECORDING OF CONVERSATION IS BRIEFLY INTERRUPTED IN MIDDLE OF THE CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY AT TIMES; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
Telephone conversation # 9462, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN CONNOR, 1/7/1966, 6:30PM (Item)
  • HENRY "JOE" FOWLER IS MEETING WITH CONNOR AT TIME OF CALL; DAILY DIARY LISTS CALL AT 6:36P; TV OR RADIO AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
Telephone conversation # 12716, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 2/14/1968, 9:46AM (Item)
  • "CC HAD CHANCE TO LOOK THROUGH FILE OF JACK CONNOR...; DATE, "LISTENED TO YB", INCORRECT TIME 9:16A WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; TV OR RADIO AUDIBLE; CONTINUES
Telephone conversation # 12717, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 2/14/1968, 9:46AM (Item)
  • "CC HAD CHANCE TO LOOK THROUGH FILE OF JACK CONNOR...; DATE, "LISTENED TO YB" AND INCORRECT TIME 9:16A WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; TV OR RADIO AUDIBLE; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; 0:24 MACHINE NOISE
Telephone conversation # 12807, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 3/12/1968, 5:36PM (Item)
  • "3-13-68"; "RE GOLD BILL & LEGISLATION"; "SUMMARIZED"; "FROM BEDROOM MARCH 13, 1968" AND "LISTENED TO-YB" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; TV OR RADIO AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
Telephone conversation # 12817, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/15/1968, 8:11AM (Item)
  • "BEDROOM D. DALEY 3/14/68 OR 3/15"; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES DATE IS 3/15/68; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; 0:15 MACHINE NOISE PRECEDES CALL; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; TV OR RADIO AUDIBLE AT TIMES