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Telephone conversation # 3810, sound recording, LBJ and CHARLES HALLECK, 6/22/1964, 6:24PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • APPOINTMENT OF HAMER BUDGE TO SEC; HALLECK COMPLAINS OF LBJ PRESSING HIM TO PASS LEGISLATION, NEED FOR RECESS FOR REPUBLICAN CONVENTION; PASSAGE OF CIVIL RIGHTS BILL, TAX BILL; LBJ ASKS HALLECK TO VOTE POVERTY BILL OUT OF HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE
Telephone conversation # 3851, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 6/23/1964, 4:59PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • GEORGE AIKEN AND HENRY CABOT LODGE'S RETURN FROM VIETNAM TO HELP WILLIAM SCRANTON'S CAMPAIGN; LBJ ASKS MANSFIELD TO TALK TO VANCE HARTKE ABOUT COMMITTEE VOTE ON EXCISE TAX BILL; STATUS OF SEARCH FOR JAMES CHANEY, ANDREW GOODMAN, MICHAEL SCHWERNER
Telephone conversation # 4220, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT KENNEDY, 7/13/1964, 3:22PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • SHOOTING IN GEORGIA, CARL SANDERS' STATEMENT, BODY FOUND IN MISSISSIPPI; FBI CHECKS ON APPOINTEES TO CIVIL RIGHTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE; RFK ASKS LBJ TO INSTRUCT FBI TO KEEP HIM INFORMED; NARCOTICS MEETING; POVERTY BILL; RECALL OF CONGRESS IN 1960
Telephone conversation # 3176, sound recording, LBJ and OREN HARRIS, 4/28/1964, 7:29PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • DEFEAT OF TRANSPORTATION BILL IN HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE; TIP O'NEILL OPPOSED BILL; POSSIBILITY OF PASSING NEW BILL; RAILROAD, TRUCKING VERSUS PORT INTERESTS; JOHN YOUNG; RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN BY HARRIS IN ARKANSAS
Telephone conversation # 4417, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH M. BARR, 7/30/1964, 9:16AM (Item)
  • National politics
  • REPUBLICAN MAYOR OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, HERMAN GOLDNER, WANTS TO HEAD CITIZENS' COMMITTEE FOR LBJ; PITTSBURGH DELEGATES' SUPPORT FOR VP NOMINEE; UAW STRAW VOTE, POLL ON ELECTION; WHITE BACKLASH; NEED FOR REPUBLICAN VOTES IN HOUSE ON POVERTY
Telephone conversation # 4921, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/14/1964, 12:02PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY ON MEDICARE BILL; RIBICOFF AMENDMENT, KING-ANDERSON BILL, POSSIBLE COMPROMISE IN CONFERENCE; RULES COMMITTEE FAILURE TO VOTE ON APPALACHIA BILL; DIRKSEN LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT RIDER TO FOREIGN AID BILL; WILLIAM TUCK
Telephone conversation # 4943, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/15/1964, 10:48AM (Item)
  • National politics
  • PRESS STORY ON MEETING YESTERDAY ON MEDICARE BILL; RIBICOFF AMENDMENT; KING-ANDERSON BILL; LABOR'S POSITION ON MEDICARE; APPALACHIA BILL AND RULES COMMITTEE; NEED FOR JUSTICE DEPT RECOMMENDATION ON LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT LEGISLATION
Telephone conversation # 4995, sound recording, LBJ and CLINTON ANDERSON, 8/17/1964, 12:51PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • ANDERSON'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CAMPAIGN MANAGER: NEWTON MINOW, GEORGE MCGOVERN, MIKE MONRONEY, EDWARD LONG, GEORGE KILLION, EDWIN PAULEY; LBJ SUGGESTS REGIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY JAMES FARLEY; LIFE MAGAZINE STORY ON LBJ'S FINANCES; NUCLEAR
Telephone conversation # 4996, sound recording, LBJ and ORVILLE FREEMAN, 8/17/1964, 5:41PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • FREEMAN REPORTS ON CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ACTION ON IMPORTED MEAT QUOTA BILL; PUBLIC RELATIONS EFFORTS WITH CATTLE INDUSTRY; BILL'S EFFECT ON GATT NEGOTIATIONS; GEORGE BALL; FREEMAN'S TRIP TO GEORGIA TOBACCO MARKETS; NEED TO STRESS AGRICULTURAL
Telephone conversation # 5003, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/17/1964, 6:14PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • SEATING OF MFDP OR REGULAR MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION; ROY WILKINS; LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL'S SUGGESTION BOTH DELEGATIONS BE SEATED; 1944 TEXAS CONVENTION; CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE; KEN O'DONNELL'S SUGGESTION; LBJ'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH CIVIL RIGHTS
Telephone conversation # 5018, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT WAGNER, 8/18/1964, 1:02PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • LYNDA JOHNSON'S NYC TRIP; LBJ ASKS WAGNER'S ADVICE ON UPCOMING MEETING WITH RFK; NEW YORK SENATE RACE; LABOR, WHITE BACKLASH; OLIVER QUAYLE POLL; CONTROVERSY OVER SEATING ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI DELEGATIONS, HANDLING ISSUE IN CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
Telephone conversation # 5019, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT WAGNER, 8/18/1964, 1:02PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • DISCUSSION OF CONTROVERSY OVER SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, HANDLING ISSUE IN CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE; POSSIBLE EFFECT ON SOUTHERN VOTE OF DECISION TO SEAT MFDP; RFK, NEW YORK SENATE RACE; RFK'S POSSIBLE WITHDRAWAL AS MASSACHUSETTS DELEGATE
Telephone conversation # 4631, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 8/3/1964, 9:46AM (Item)
  • National politics
  • ANDERSON READS LIST OF NAMES OF REPUBLICAN BUSINESSMEN HE PLANS TO CONTACT ABOUT FORMING AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF LBJ
Telephone conversation # 4632, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 8/3/1964, 9:46AM (Item)
  • National politics
  • ANDERSON READS LIST OF REPUBLICAN BUSINESSMEN FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT LBJ; SAM RAYBURN FOUNDATION; JUSTICE DEPT OBJECTION TO MANUFACTURERS HANOVER TRUST MERGER; DISCUSSION OF TONKIN GULF INCIDENT, POSSIBLE POLITICAL EFFECTS
Telephone conversation # 4665, sound recording, LBJ and CLINTON ANDERSON, 8/4/1964, 11:12AM (Item)
  • National politics
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ON POVERTY BILL; ANDERSON RECOMMENDS LBJ APPOINT CHAIRMAN OF FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR ALASKA; DISCUSSION OF RIBICOFF AMENDMENT TO KING-ANDERSON MEDICARE BILL; ANDERSON EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR HHH AS VP NOMINEE
Telephone conversation # 4299, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT KENNEDY, 7/21/1964, 8:00PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • 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 # 4365, sound recording, LBJ and SARGENT SHRIVER, 7/28/1964, 5:11PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • DISCUSSION OF DIFFICULTIES IN PASSING POVERTY BILL CAUSED BY DOD LETTER INFORMING HUGH CAREY, NEW YORK DELEGATION, THAT JOBS WILL BE ELIMINATED AT BROOKLYN NAVY YARD; LBJ DESCRIBES OTHER PROBLEMS IN PASSING BILL; EFFECT OF LETTER ON RULES COMMITTEE
Telephone conversation # 4803, sound recording, LBJ and MYER FELDMAN, 8/7/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • National politics
  • OFFICE SECRETARY ASKS FELDMAN TO HOLD FOR LBJ, BUT CALL IS EVENTUALLY DISCONNECTED; LBJ DISCUSSES LABOR'S EFFORTS TO INCREASE VOTER REGISTRATION WITH GEORGE MEANY; MEANY DISCUSSES COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION, ROY REUTHER, HANK BROWN
Telephone conversation # 5130, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/22/1964, 6:21PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • 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
Telephone conversation # 5133, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/23/1964, 3:35PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • 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
Telephone conversation # 5136, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/23/1964, 3:58PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • COMMITTEE
Telephone conversation # 5142, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 8/24/1964, 10:20AM (Item)
  • National politics
  • ANDERSON ASKS LBJ FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION ON ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION OF CITIZENS' COMMITTEE FOR LBJ; DOUGLAS DILLON; SIDNEY WEINBERG; JOHN LOEB
Telephone conversation # 5146, sound recording, LBJ and PALMER HOYT, 8/24/1964, 12:56PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • 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
Telephone conversation # 5152, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/24/1964, 1:11PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • 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
Telephone conversation # 5157, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/24/1964, 4:31PM? (Item)
  • National politics
  • 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
Telephone conversation # 5181, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 8/25/1964, 2:31PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT REGULAR MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION BE SEATED BUT MFDP MEMBERS AARON HENRY, EDWIN KING BE SEATED AS AT-LARGE DELEGATES AS SHOW OF CONSCIENCE, RECOGNITION OF RIGHT TO VOTE; ADOPTION OF NEW OPEN PARTY RULES
Telephone conversation # 5184, sound recording, LBJ and CARL SANDERS, 8/25/1964, 4:32PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF SOUTHERN OBJECTIONS TO MISSISSIPPI COMPROMISE; MFDP; CIVIL RIGHTS AND VOTING RIGHTS IN MISSISSIPPI, SOUTH; RECENT POLLS; SANDERS SUGGESTS ALL DELEGATES BE REQUIRED TO TAKE LOYALTY OATH; ORGANIZATION OF CITIZENS' COMMITTEE
Telephone conversation # 5020, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 8/18/1964, 1:14PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • CONTROVERSY OVER SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP; EFFECT OF ISSUE ON NORTHERN, URBAN STATES; SMATHERS' SPEECH AT PLATFORM COMMITTEE ON LATIN AMERICA, THOMAS MANN; CIVIL RIGHTS PLATFORM LANGUAGE; BILL SUSPENDING FCC EQUAL TIME RULE FOR DEBATES
Telephone conversation # 5081, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 8/21/1964, 12:10PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • ANDERSON REPORTS GEORGE HUMPHREY IS ADMIRER OF LBJ'S BUT FEELS HE MUST SUPPORT GOLDWATER; ANDERSON ASKS LBJ TO CALL JOHN LOEB ABOUT JOINING CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR LBJ; LBJ'S HECTIC SCHEDULE; DIVISION IN JEWISH COMMUNITY; SIDNEY WEINBERG; RECENT
Telephone conversation # 5089, sound recording, LBJ and FREDERICK KAPPEL, 8/21/1964, 1:16PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • OFFICE SECRETARY ANNOUNCES THAT "MR. MCNEELY" OF AT&T IS ON THE TELEPHONE; LBJ ASKS TO SPEAK WITH KAPPEL INSTEAD; LBJ ASKS KAPPEL TO HELP HIM GET WILLIAM "BEV" MURPHY TO JOIN COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENTS FOR LBJ
Telephone conversation # 5097, sound recording, LBJ and FREDERICK KAPPEL, 8/21/1964, 3:07PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • DISCUSSION OF KAPPEL'S EFFORTS TO PERSUADE WILLIAM "BEV" MURPHY TO JOIN COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENTS FOR LBJ; POSSIBILITY THAT SIDNEY WEINBERG OR JACK CONNOR COULD PERSUADE HIM; MURPHY'S CONCERNS ABOUT BACKING HUGH SCOTT, WILLIAM SCRANTON
Telephone conversation # 5107, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/21/1964, 8:30PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • JOE RAUH'S, PRESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT SMALL SIZE OF ROOM FOR CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA DELEGATIONS; MFDP; HHH; JAMES ROWE ON MIKE MANSFIELD AS POSSIBLE VP NOMINEE; DOUGLAS WYNN ON MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION TAKING OATH
Telephone conversation # 5115, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 8/21/1964, 10:00PM (Item)
  • "RE PLATFORM COMMITTEE AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBLES"
  • National politics
Telephone conversation # 6182, sound recording, LBJ and HALE BOGGS, 11/4/1964, 9:59PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • BOGGS CONGRATULATES LBJ, DISCUSSES LOUISIANA CAMPAIGN, ASKS TO BE SPONSOR OF MEDICARE BECAUSE OF NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN BY DOCTORS, ADVOCATES REMOVING JOHN BELL WILLIAMS, OTHERS, FROM COMMITTEES; LINDY BOGGS HAPPY THAT LBJ CARRIED BOGGS' DISTRICT
Telephone conversation # 5831, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM PROXMIRE, 10/3/1964, 9:55AM (Item)
  • National politics
  • PROXMIRE ASKS LBJ TO CONSIDER PERMANENT APPOINTMENT FOR DAVID RABINOVITZ TO WISCONSIN JUDGESHIP WHICH HE HOLDS UNDER RECESS APPOINTMENT; SUPPORT FOR APPOINTMENT IN JUDICIARY COMMITTEE BUT OPPOSITION FROM SAM ERVIN; WISCONSIN POLITICAL SITUATION
Telephone conversation # 5861, sound recording, LBJ and ALEX ROSE, 10/10/1964, 2:22PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • COMMITTEE
Telephone conversation # 5863, sound recording, LBJ and ALEX ROSE, 10/10/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • National politics
  • ROSE PRAISES LBJ'S RECENT TELEVISED SPEECH; PUBLICITY FOR GOLDWATER'S MEMBERSHIP IN JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY SUMMIT COMMITTEE; ROSE COMPLIMENTS LBJ AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON ON THEIR CAMPAIGNING ABILITY
Telephone conversation # 5920, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH KEENAN, 10/20/1964, 11:55AM (Item)
  • National politics
  • DELAWARE CAMPAIGN; POSSIBLE APPEARANCE THERE BY LBJ; NEW REPUBLICAN ALLEGATIONS ABOUT WALTER JENKINS, BOBBY BAKER; POSSIBILITY THAT WALTER JENKINS WAS FRAMED; NEW YORK LABOR COMMITTEE FOR GOLDWATER; NEED FOR INCREASED LABOR INVOLVEMENT AT CAMPAIGN
Telephone conversation # 5688, sound recording, LBJ and CLINTON ANDERSON, 9/24/1964, 8:50PM (Item)
  • National politics
  • CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON MEDICARE PROVISIONS OF SOCIAL SECURITY BILL; WILBUR MILLS' POSITION; ANDERSON RECOMMENDS ACTION BE POSTPONED UNTIL AFTER ELECTION; FOREIGN AID BILL; LBJ ASKS ANDERSON'S ADVICE ON CAMPAIGN STRATEGY, PRAISES ALASKA COMMISSION
Telephone conversation # 5690, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 9/26/1964, 11:17AM (Item)
  • National politics
  • SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM, POSSIBLE COUP AGAINST NGUYEN KHANH; POSSIBLE CHINESE NUCLEAR TEST; REPUBLICAN POLICY COMMITTEE STATEMENT ON DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS; EARLE WHEELER, ANDREW GOODPASTER MEETING WITH EISENHOWER