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Telephone conversation # 9322, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 12/16/1965, 10:11AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • BUNDY REPORTS ON INQUIRIES HE MADE TO NSC STAFF ABOUT LEAK TO DOUGLAS KIKER ON VIETNAM BOMBING PAUSE; LBJ TELLS BUNDY JUNIOR STAFF SHOULD REFER PRESS CALLS TO BUNDY OR MOYERS, DISCUSSES ORIGIN OF "SPUTTERING MAD" PRESS STORY ON ALUMINUM CRISIS
Telephone conversation # 8189, sound recording, LBJ and CYRUS VANCE, 6/24/1965, 10:20AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • VANCE REPORTS ON PRESS LEAKS, SUMMARIZES DOD RESPONSE TO CRITICISM OF EFFECTIVENESS OF RECENT B-52 RAIDS IN SOUTH VIETNAM; LBJ ASKS VANCE, MCNAMARA TO CONVEY TO MILITARY, DOD OFFICIALS HIS STRONG OBJECTIONS TO PRESS LEAKS
Telephone conversation # 7833, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 5/26/1965, 3:35PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ TELLS MOYERS TO TELL MCGEORGE BUNDY TO GIVE BACKGROUND PRESS BRIEFING NOT PRESS CONFERENCE ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT BUNDY VIOLATING EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE IF HE GIVES PUBLIC BRIEFING; WH MEETING TONIGHT
Telephone conversation # 7843, sound recording, LBJ and CYRUS VANCE, 5/31/1965, 8:44AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS VANCE IF US TROOP WITHDRAWAL IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS SAFE, JUSTIFIED; OAS MEETING; QUESTION OF SENDING ELLSWORTH BUNKER TO ASSIST JOSE MORA; PRESS STORY CALLING FOR SUBPOENA OF MCGEORGE BUNDY; PRESS LEAKS; VIETNAM MILITARY SITUATION
Telephone conversation # 7845, sound recording, LBJ and CYRUS VANCE, 5/31/1965, 8:44AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS VANCE IF US TROOP WITHDRAWAL IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS SAFE, JUSTIFIED; OAS MEETING; QUESTION OF SENDING ELLSWORTH BUNKER TO ASSIST JOSE MORA; PRESS STORY CALLING FOR SUBPOENA OF MCGEORGE BUNDY; PRESS LEAKS; VIETNAM MILITARY SITUATION
Telephone conversation # 7942, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Press relations
  • PRESS STORIES ON ALLEGED US AID TO IMBERT; DEATH OF COL. RAFAEL FERNANDEZ DOMINGUEZ; BUNDY'S TALKS WITH GUZMAN; CABLES 1824 AND 1830; POSSIBLE SPEECH BY JUAN BOSCH; TRIP BY "YLF" (JAIME BENITEZ); PRESS BRIEFING IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BY VANCE, BUNDY
Telephone conversation # 7949, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Press relations
  • MCNAMARA, REEDY DISCUSS STATEMENTS FOR REEDY'S WH PRESS BRIEFING AND FOR US OFFICIALS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO MAKE ABOUT PRESS STORIES ON ALLEGED ACTIONS BY US TROOPS SUPPORTING IMBERT; DISCUSSION OF CREDIBILITY OF DENIALS, POSSIBLE INVESTIGATION
Telephone conversation # 7950, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Press relations
  • RESPONSE TO PRESS STORIES ON ALLEGED ACTION BY US TROOPS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN SUPPORT OF IMBERT; REEDY RECOMMENDS THAT LBJ ANNOUNCE INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT; MCNAMARA RECOMMENDS REEDY REFER PRESS QUESTIONS ABOUT INCIDENT TO DOD OR TO CYRUS
Telephone conversation # 7957, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and JOE LAITIN, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Press relations
  • REEDY ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO JOE LAITIN; OFFICE CONVERSATION CONCERNING LBJ AND THE PRESS WHILE REEDY ON HOLD; REEDY TELLS LAITIN THAT HE WILL BE UP TO THE PRESS BRIEFING SOON
Telephone conversation # 7961, sound recording, JACK VALENTI and DAVID BRINKLEY, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Press relations
  • VALENTI ASKS BRINKLEY'S REACTION TO YESTERDAY'S LUNCH WITH LBJ, ASKS HIM TO RATE LBJ'S PERFORMANCE THERE; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CRISIS; PRESS CONTACTS WITH JUAN BOSCH; BRINKLEY RATES LBJ'S PERFORMANCE HIGHLY BUT SAYS HE IS TOO CONCERNED ABOUT NYT
Telephone conversation # 7965, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and DEAN RUSK, 5/20/1965, 11:52AM? (Item)
  • Press relations
  • REEDY CHECKS WITH RUSK ON WORDING OF WH STATEMENT FOR PRESS ABOUT ALLEGED ACTIONS BY US TROOPS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; BALL SAYS THAT HE HAS ASKED CYRUS VANCE TO REPORT BACK ON COMMENTS OF PRESS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Telephone conversation # 7966, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and JAMES GREENFIELD, 5/20/1965, 11:55AM? (Item)
  • Press relations
  • REEDY READS WH STATEMENT FOR PRESS ABOUT ALLEGED ACTIONS BY US TROOPS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; GREENFIELD REPORTS THAT HE HAS SPOKEN WITH CYRUS VANCE, SENT HIM US PRESS STORIES, AND HAS TOLD HIM TO MAKE SURE HIS REMARKS ARE ACCURATE
Telephone conversation # 7989, sound recording, BILL MOYERS and THOMAS MANN, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Press relations
  • MOYERS ASKS MANN'S VIEWS ON MCGEORGE BUNDY GIVING PRESS BRIEFING IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON POLITICAL ASPECTS OF SITUATION; MANN DISCUSSES PRESS COVERAGE; MOYERS READS BUNDY'S MEMO ABOUT BRIEFING; MANN UPDATES MOYERS ON OAS CONCERNS ABOUT BUNDY
Telephone conversation # 8005, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Press relations
  • FORTAS SAYS PRESS BRIEFING BY BUNDY IS INADVISABLE, DISCUSSES CABLE FORTAS IS SENDING TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, REQUESTS TEXT OF CYRUS VANCE'S PRESS BRIEFING; BUNDY REPORTS ON MEETING WITH GUZMAN AND ON ARRIVAL OF "YLF" (JAIME BENITEZ); CABINET
Telephone conversation # 8033, sound recording, BILL MOYERS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/20/1965, 10:30PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • MOYERS RELAYS LBJ'S DECISION THAT VANCE HOLD OFF ON PRESS BACKGROUNDER FOR ERIC SEVAREID AND JOHN HIGHTOWER IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FOR NOW AND RELAYS LBJ'S PRAISE OF VANCE'S PRESS BRIEFING TODAY
Telephone conversation # 9620, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLASS CATER, 2/4/1966, 6:40PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • CATER SUGGESTS HE INCLUDE INFORMATION ON PACIFICATION IN PRESS BRIEFING HE WILL GIVE ABOARD PRESS PLANE TO HONOLULU CONFERENCE TOMORROW; LBJ TELLS CATER TO CLEAR IT WITH APPROPRIATE US OFFICIALS, AVOID ANY LANGUAGE THAT WILL OFFEND SOUTH VIETNAMESE
Telephone conversation # 9454, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 1/7/1966, 11:04AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ DISCUSSES PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT OF DATE, TIME OF STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; GEORGE AIKEN'S STATEMENT ON RESUMPTION OF BOMBING IN VIETNAM; PRESS STORY ON DURATION OF PAUSE; LBJ EMPHASIZES DURATION IS INDEFINITE; LBJ'S MEETING WITH MANSFIELD
Telephone conversation # 12608, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/22/1968, 8:27AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • MCNAMARA REPORTS ON CRASH OF B-52 CARRYING NUCLEAR WEAPONS NEAR GREENLAND, PRESS RELEASE REGARDING CRASH, EFFECT ON DENMARK'S ELECTIONS, ATTACK ON KHE SANH; LBJ ASKS ABOUT PRESS REPORT ON HEAVY ENEMY CASUALTIES IN VIETNAM, LEAKS TO GEORGE WILSON
Telephone conversation # 12702, sound recording, LBJ and JACK HORNER, 2/5/1968, 8:34AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • HORNER ASKS ABOUT SOUTH KOREAN PRESS REPORT ON PANMUNJON TALKS ON USS PUEBLO; LBJ SAYS PRESS IS LYING, COMPLAINS ABOUT MARVIN KALB, DREW PEARSON COLUMN ON WILLIAM WESTMORELAND; TET OFFENSIVE; SOUTH KOREAN TROOPS IN VIETNAM; MCNAMARA'S STATEMENT
Telephone conversation # 11515, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/6/1967, 3:30PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ DISCUSSES RFK'S REQUEST FOR A MEETING WITH LBJ ABOUT VIETNAM PRESS FEELER RFK RECEIVED DURING HIS TRIP TO FRANCE; RFK'S LEAKS TO PRESS; RUSK GIVES LBJ EVALUATION OF PEACE FEELER, ADVISES LBJ TO MEET WITH RFK
Telephone conversation # 13715, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH YARBOROUGH, 11/4/1968, 2:54PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • YARBOROUGH SAYS PRESS REPORT THAT HE BELIEVES LBJ WILL RUN AGAINST HIM IN 1970 IS UNTRUE; LBJ JOKES ABOUT REPORT, TELLS STORY ABOUT TEXAS POSTMASTER; HHH RALLY IN HOUSTON; PRESS REPORT JOHN CONNALLY BACKS NIXON; POLL SHOWING INCREASED SUPPORT
Telephone conversation # 13817, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 12/17/1968, 5:23PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF PRESS LEAKS, PRESS STORIES THAT LBJ WAS ANGRY WITH CLARK CLIFFORD AT MEETING TODAY ABOUT CLIFFORD'S RECENT STATEMENT ON VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 13818, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 12/17/1968, 5:26PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ DISCUSSES PRESS STORIES THAT LBJ WAS ANGRY WITH CLARK CLIFFORD AT MEETING TODAY OVER CLIFFORD'S RECENT REMARKS ABOUT US DISAGREEMENT WITH NGUYEN CAO KY; PARIS PEACE TALKS; LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT PRESS LEAKS AND STORIES OF DIVISION WITH OUR
Telephone conversation # 8182, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/23/1965, 8:41AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • JOSEPH ALSOP'S COLUMN ABOUT EFFECTIVENESS OF RECENT B-52 RAIDS IN SOUTH VIETNAM; PRESS LEAKS AT STATE, DOD; ACCURACY OF INFORMATION RELEASED TO PRESS; ALSOP'S RESENTMENT OF CLAMP DOWN ON ACCESS TO SOURCES; 1961 LEAK OF RUSK LETTER TO MCNAMARA; PAUL
Telephone conversation # 13566, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 10/19/1968, 10:41AM? (Item)
  • Press relations
  • ROSTOW SAYS WILLIAM JORDEN HAS SPOKEN WITH NORTH VIETNAMESE PRESS MAN IN PARIS WHO SAYS NORTH VIETNAMESE DENY RECENT PRESS REPORTS THAT THEY HAVE REPLIED TO US PEACE PROPOSAL
Telephone conversation # 4312, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 7/23/1964, 10:13AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • ANNOUNCEMENT OF INCREASED MILITARY REINFORCEMENTS FOR VIETNAM AT NEXT PRESS CONFERENCE, NEED TO TELL NGUYEN KHANH PRIOR TO ANNOUNCEMENT
Telephone conversation # 8002, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and GEORGE REEDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Press relations
  • REEDY REPORTS THAT HIS AFTERNOON PRESS BRIEFING ON SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WAS ROUGHER THAN THIS MORNING'S BRIEFING
Telephone conversation # 641, sound recording, LBJ and HALE BOGGS, 12/21/1963, 8:07PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • BOGGS RECOUNTS EVENTS IN CONGRESS ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL, PRAISES JOHN MCCORMACK AND CARL ALBERT, DERIDES CHARLES HALLECK; GERALD FORD'S ACCUSATION THAT DOD PROVIDED TRANSPORT FOR DEMOCRATS ONLY; LBJ ADVISES BOGGS ON PRESS COVERAGE
Telephone conversation # 310, sound recording, LBJ and PIERRE SALINGER, 12/6/1963, 11:11AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • SALINGER DISCUSSES PRESS BRIEFING ON LBJ'S 10:00A MEETING WITH DEAN RUSK, GEORGE BALL, ROBERT MCNAMARA, LIVINGSTON MERCHANT, OTHERS; LBJ ASKS THAT MORE SUBSTANCE BE ADDED TO BRIEFING; BALTIMORE SUN'S FAVORABLE STORY ON LBJ'S SPEECH AT STATE DEPT
Telephone conversation # 375, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 12/10/1963, 11:55AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • DISCUSSION OF DAVID NES' APPOINTMENT AS DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION, SAIGON; APPOINTMENT OF THOMAS MANN TO NEW STATE DEPT POST; LBJ ASKS RUSK ABOUT US HOSTAGES IN BOLIVIA, DISSENSION AMONG SOUTH VIETNAMESE LEADERS; HENRY CABOT LODGE'S PRESS COMMENTS
Telephone conversation # 675, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 12/23/1963, 3:01PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS BUNDY TO CONTACT AL FRIENDLY, DAVID BRINKLEY, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PRESS ABOUT CHARLES HALLECK AND THE FIGHT IN THE HOUSE ON THE FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL, WHEAT AMENDMENT, DISCUSSES EFFECT OF THE BILL ON FOREIGN POLICY
Telephone conversation # 711, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 12/25/1963, 12:55PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • RUSK REPORTS ON SITUATION IN CYPRUS INCLUDING MESSAGE FROM TURKISH PRESIDENT GURSEL, STATUS OF AMERICANS ON ISLAND, POSITION OF 3 GUARANTOR POWERS (UK, GREECE, TURKEY), MEETING OF NATO COUNCIL; RUSK GIVES KILDUFF INFORMATION FOR PRESS
Telephone conversation # 470, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 12/13/1963, 3:00PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • PRIOR TO LEAVING TO ATTEND NATO CONFERENCE, MCNAMARA REPORTS ON COVERAGE OF HIS PRESS CONFERENCE ON DEFENSE INSTALLATION CLOSINGS, DOD BUDGET; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS MEETING WITH US DIPLOMATS, PRAISES MCNAMARA, CAUTIONS HIM ABOUT WORKING TOO HARD
Telephone conversation # 1708, sound recording, LBJ and MARSHALL MCNEIL, 1/31/1964, 9:00PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • CRITICISM OF LBJ IN THE PRESS; LBJ SUMMARIZES HIS MEETINGS AND PHONE CALLS ON FOREIGN POLICY; INDONESIA; CYPRUS; VIETNAM; PANAMA
Telephone conversation # 1911, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/6/1964, 12:52PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS FOR UPDATE ON CUBA, GUANTANAMO WATER CRISIS; LBJ ASKS ADVICE ON HIS UPCOMING MEETING WITH NYT EDITORIAL BOARD; QUESTION OF NEUTRALIZATION OF VIETNAM, COMPARED TO LAOS; JOSEPH KRAFT; TED LEWIS; LEAKS TO PRESS ABOUT STAFF ADVICE TO LBJ
Telephone conversation # 2059, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/12/1964, 4:21PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • DISCUSSION OF VISIT BY UK PRIME MINISTER ALEC DOUGLAS HOME, SUCCESS OF LAST NIGHT'S RECEPTION; MCNAMARA INFORMS LBJ OF ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGE IN DEPENDENTS POLICY, DISMISSAL OF WORKERS AT GUANTANAMO NAVAL BASE IN CUBA; VIETNAM; DISCUSSION OF PRESS
Telephone conversation # 1969, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE BALL, 2/8/1964, 11:10AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • BALL REPORTS ON CYPRUS SITUATION, SAYS HE WILL GO TO LONDON TONIGHT; LBJ ASKS FOR REPORT ON PRESS REACTION TO GUANTANAMO WATER CRISIS IN CUBA
Telephone conversation # 2552, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 3/18/1964, 6:53PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • BUNDY REPORTS ON MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM UK? PRIME MINISTER ON NUCLEAR SHARING; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT HIS COLD, INSTRUCTS BUNDY ON HANDLING STAFF MEMOS; BUNDY REPORTS ON PRESS INQUIRY ABOUT PANAMA MEETING
Telephone conversation # 2443, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 3/10/1964, 10:57AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • EXACT WORDING OF PROPOSED PANAMA AGREEMENT; QUESTION OF REVISING PANAMA CANAL TREATY; PRESS STORIES ON PANAMA; US AIR FORCE PLANE SHOT DOWN OVER EAST GERMANY; THOMAS MANN; CYPRUS NEGOTIATIONS
Telephone conversation # 2697, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/28/1964, 3:30PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS RUSK ABOUT HIS PRESS RESPONSE TO WILLIAM FULBRIGHT'S CRITICISM OF US POLICY ON PANAMA, CUBA, CHINA; RUSK REPORTS ON RUMORS REGARDING USSR AND CHINA, RELEASE OF US PILOTS SHOT DOWN OVER EAST GERMANY; DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT OF WOMEN