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Telephone conversation # 11618, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH YARBOROUGH, 3/7/1967, 5:50PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS YARBOROUGH'S OPINION OF CANDIDATES FOR AFRICAN DIPLOMATIC POST, KARL ROLVAAG AS AMBASSADOR TO ICELAND; YARBOROUGH'S TEXAS TRIP, VISIT WITH WALTER HALL; YARBOROUGH'S RECORD OF SUPPORTING LBJ; AIRLINE STRIKE BILL; RAMSEY CLARK AS ATTORNEY
Telephone conversation # 11653, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 3/25/1967, 11:10AM (Item)
  • JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH'S WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE ON CIA IN INDIA; DISCUSSION OF NEWS PROGRAMMING ON EDUCATIONAL TV, POSSIBLE COMPETITION WITH NETWORK TV, USE OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR ALLEGEDLY SLANTED COVERAGE; MILTON EISENHOWER AS HEAD OF PUBLIC TV
Telephone conversation # 10812, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 9/20/1966, 7:20PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS RUSK IF ANATOLY DOBRYNIN IS IN NEW YORK OR PARIS AND ABOUT WHETHER TO PROCEED WITH APPOINTMENT OF UNNAMED PERSON (EUGENE ROSTOW?) TO UNNAMED POST
Telephone conversation # 11130, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 12/13/1966, 5:40PM (Item)
  • APPOINTMENT OF ARTHUR "TEX" GOLDSCHMIDT TO UN POST; LBJ INVITES GOLDBERG TO WH MEETING ON VARIOUS MATTERS INCLUDING VIETNAM, JOKES ABOUT J. FRANK DOBIE'S INABILITY TO SLEEP WHEN HE STAYED IN LINCOLN BEDROOM; GOLDBERG'S MEETING WITH ISRAELIS
Telephone conversation # 11063, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 11/29/1966, 6:41PM (Item)
  • LBJ CONGRATULATES GOLDBERG ON UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOTE REJECTING RESOLUTION TO EXPEL NATIONALIST CHINA AND SEAT COMMUNIST CHINA IN UN; CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S THREAT TO WITHDRAW FROM UN; POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF ARTHUR "TEX" GOLDSCHMIDT TO UN POST
Telephone conversation # 13593, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 10/24/1968, 11:00AM (Item)
  • APPOINTMENT OF LOUIS HECTOR OR JOHN CROWN TO UNNAMED POST; POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR TO WILLARD WIRTZ IF LBJ ACCEPTS WIRTZ' RESIGNATION; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLE ON WH STAFF BEING OFFERED LUCRATIVE JOBS, SAYS STAFF SHOULD NOT TALK
Telephone conversation # 13749, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 11/21/1968, 3:33PM (Item)
  • SMATHERS DISCUSSES RICHARD NIXON'S REQUEST TO BUY SMATHERS' HOUSE, NIXON'S PLAN TO OFFER UN POST TO HHH; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HHH, PROBLEMS OF PRESIDENCY, HIS REGRET ABOUT NOT REPLACING JFK APPOINTEES, OFFERS ADVICE TO NIXON; DNC'S
Telephone conversation # 13751, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 11/21/1968, 3:33PM (Item)
  • RICHARD NIXON'S OFFER TO NAME HHH TO UN POST; LBJ ADVISES NIXON TO KEEP CAREER CIVIL SERVANTS AT VA, GSA, FBI, CIA; J. EDGAR HOOVER; CARTHA "DEKE" DELOACH; NIXON'S FRIENDSHIP WITH BEBE REBOZO; SALE OF SMATHERS' HOUSE TO NIXON; SMATHERS' PERSONAL
Telephone conversation # 13752, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 11/21/1968, 4:06PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS TALK WITH GEORGE SMATHERS ABOUT RICHARD NIXON'S OFFER TO NAME HHH TO UN POST; HHH'S ROLE AS HEAD OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY; LBJ ASKS TO MEET WITH HHH ABOUT HHH'S FUTURE, OFFERS HIS ASSISTANCE TO HHH
Telephone conversation # 13753, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 11/21/1968, 4:15PM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH HHH ABOUT RICHARD NIXON'S OFFER TO NAME HHH TO UN POST; LBJ SAYS IDEA DID NOT APPEAL TO HHH BUT THAT HE WILL CONSIDER IT AND WILL MEET WITH LBJ TOMORROW
Telephone conversation # 13204, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 7/10/1968, 5:21PM (Item)
  • "RUSK CAME IN TODAY"; "RE SESSIONS AMBASSADORIAL POST"; SHORTHAND NOTES ON SLIP ACCOMPANYING DICTABELT; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS DATE AS 7/3/68; CONTENT INDICATES DATE IS 7/10/68; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; POOR SOUND QUALITY; DIRKSEN IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE
Telephone conversation # 13512, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/3/1968, 10:15AM (Item)
  • "PORTIONS OF 2 BS"; "AT THE UN IN NYC (RE PRES'S VISIT WITH CY VANCE---THE POST ARTICLES BY KRAFT, MURRAY MARDER AND EVANS-NOVAK ON THE VP'S VIETNAM SPEECH
Telephone conversation # 6736, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 1/15/1965, 12:06PM (Item)
  • MLK PRAISES STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; LBJ'S LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY FOR GREAT SOCIETY BILLS; IMPORTANCE OF VOTING RIGHTS; MLK ASKS LBJ TO APPOINT NEGRO TO CABINET; LBJ'S PLAN TO MAKE HUD A CABINET POST, APPOINT [ROBERT] WEAVER; APPOINTMENTS OF NEGROES
Telephone conversation # 8851, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 9/12/1965, 9:26AM? (Item)
  • SEARCH FOR BARGE CARRYING CHLORINE MISSING IN LOUISIANA AFTER HURRICANE BETSY; INDIA-PAKISTAN CONFLICT; CHINA'S REACTION; FOOD AID TO INDIA; PACIFICATION EFFORT AGAINST VIET CONG; US TROOP STRENGTH; AIRCRAFT LOSSES; BOMBING CAMPAIGN; WASHINGTON POST
Telephone conversation # 7837, sound recording, LBJ and VANCE HARTKE, 5/27/1965, 6:30PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS HARTKE TO WITHDRAW MINORITY REPORT OPPOSING LEGISLATION TO PERMIT RETIRED MILITARY OFFICER WILLIAM "BOZO" MCKEE TO ACCEPT CIVILIAN POST AS HEAD OF FAA; GEORGE MARSHALL PRECEDENT; LBJ DISCUSSES IMPORTANCE OF MCKEE TO SST PROGRAM
Telephone conversation # 10587, sound recording, LBJ and W. W. HEATH, 8/8/1966, 9:25AM (Item)
  • HEATH REPORTS ON TALKS WITH BRANIFF OFFICIALS ABOUT AIRLINE STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS; LBJ TELLS HEATH TO SPEAK TO WILLIAM CROCKETT ABOUT AVAILABLE AMBASSADORSHIPS; POSTS HEATH MIGHT ACCEPT; HEATH'S PREFERENCE FOR SPAIN, CANADA; LBJ'S PREFERENCE
Telephone conversation # 13597, sound recording, LBJ and FRANK ERWIN, 10/25/1968, 8:41PM (Item)
  • LBJ MENTIONS UT'S INFLUENCE ON LADY BIRD, LYNDA ROBB; HACKERMAN SAYS UT WILL OFFER FACULTY POSTS TO WALT, ELSPETH ROSTOW; LBJ DISCUSSES WALT ROSTOW'S CRITICS, SAYS ROSTOW IS MEETING WITH ANATOLY DOBRYNIN ON VIETNAM; ERWIN DISCUSSES OFFERS TO ROSTOWS
Telephone conversation # 13513, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/3/1968, 10:15AM (Item)
  • "PORTIONS OF 2 BS"; "AT THE UN IN NYC (RE PRES'S VISIT WITH CY VANCE---THE POST ARTICLES BY KRAFT, MURRAY MARDER AND EVANS-NOVAK ON THE VP'S VIETNAM SPEECH