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  • Series > White House Telephone Recordings and Transcripts (remove)
  • Contributor > Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982 (remove)

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Telephone conversation # 5991, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/31/1964, 3:28PM (Item)
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON UNFOUNDED RUMOR FROM FLORIDA RECEIVED BY DREW PEARSON; POSSIBLE LIBEL ACTION IF STORY IS RUN; RUMOR THAT REPUBLICANS WILL MAKE "BOMBSHELL" REPORT TODAY; LBJ ASKS SOMEONE TO CONTACT LES CARPENTER ABOUT SOURCE OF RUMOR
Telephone conversation # 8862, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 9/14/1965, 7:30PM (Item)
  • CRITICISM OF DAVID BRESS APPOINTMENT AS WASHINGTON, DC US ATTORNEY BECAUSE OF PAST SERVICE AS LAWYER FOR SERV-U CORP, BOBBY BAKER; POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS; DREW PEARSON'S OPPOSITION TO BRESS; WH RESPONSE TO PRESS
Telephone conversation # 8676, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/30/1965, 3:44PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS IF FORTAS IS ENJOYING VACATION; LBJ'S MEETING WITH ARTHUR GOLDBERG; STEEL NEGOTIATIONS; POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH DAVID BRESS APPOINTMENT AS US ATTORNEY FOR WASHINGTON, DC DUE TO SERVICE AS LAWYER FOR SERV-U, BOBBY BAKER; DREW PEARSON'S
Telephone conversation # 1593, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 1/27/1964, 8:55PM (Item)
  • JENKINS' PROPOSED PRESS STATEMENT ON BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION, DON REYNOLDS' CHARGES; ADVERSE PRESS REACTION TO LBJ'S STATEMENT; HANDLING STORIES ON INVESTIGATION; WASHINGTON POST; DREW PEARSON; BILL WHITE, ROWLAND EVANS; SARAH MCCLENDON; HELEN