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  • MCCORMACK ASKS LBJ TO SPEAK WITH D. B. HARDEMAN ABOUT POSSIBLE LETTER FROM GOVERNORS ON APPALACHIA BILL; LBJ ASKS MCCORMACK TO HAVE HARDEMAN SPEAK WITH WALTER JENKINS INSTEAD BECAUSE HE IS MEETING WITH MAXWELL TAYLOR
  • BUILDING SUPPORT FOR SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS OF ABE FORTAS, HOMER THORNBERRY; PRESS INQUIRIES ABOUT FORTAS' ROLE IN WALTER JENKINS INCIDENT; JOHN MCCLELLAN'S UNHAPPINESS WITH LBJ ABOUT HANDLING OF SIGNING OF UNNAMED BILL (CRIME BILL?)
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  • MANSFIELD ASKS LBJ TO SIGN MANPOWER BILL AND SEND SENATORS BACK FOR A VOTE; LBJ'S LETTER OPPOSING MUNDT AMENDMENT TO FOREIGN AID BILL; COTTON BILL; LBJ STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF SENATE PASSAGE OF TAX BILL BEFORE SENATE RECEIVES CIVIL RIGHTS BILL
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  • ALBERT SAYS JOHN MCCORMACK ASKED HIM TO CALL LBJ TO SET UP MEETING OF DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP ON FOREIGN AID BILL; LBJ SAYS HE CAN MEET WITH THEM TOMORROW, DISCUSSES ARRANGING MEETING
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  • LBJ SAYS HE HAS JUST TALKED TO DEAN RUSK WHO WILL BE CALLING BELL ABOUT FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL; LBJ TELLS BELL TO TALK TO RUSK, THEN CALL LBJ BACK ABOUT BILL
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  • MANSFIELD, PASTORE DISCUSS NEGOTIATIONS WITH HOUSE ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL, AMENDMENT ON TRADE WITH USSR; OTTO PASSMAN'S STAND ON BILL; LBJ SAYS IT IS BETTER TO HAVE NO BILL AT ALL THAN ACCEPT CUTS, AMENDMENT; MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE
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  • DEAN RUSK REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH DAVID BELL ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL, RECOMMENDS FUNDING AMOUNT ADMINISTRATION SHOULD ACCEPT AND SAYS THAT ADMINISTRATION SHOULD ACCCEPT HHH'S COMPROMISE ON AMENDMENT ON TRADE WITH USSR BUT REJECT HOUSE
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  • LBJ RELAYS DEAN RUSK'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON FUNDING IN FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL AND ON AMENDMENT ON TRADE WITH USSR, SUGGESTS MANSFIELD ASK GERALD FORD TO CALL LBJ ABOUT FUNDING LEVEL OF BILL
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  • LBJ DISCUSSES AGREEMENT HE HAD REACHED WITH OTTO PASSMAN ABOUT FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS CONFERENCE REPORT; FORD DISCUSSES HIS UNDERSTANDING OF PASSMAN'S VIEWS; COMPROMISE LANGUAGE ON WHEAT AMENDMENT ON TRADE WITH USSR; NEED TO PASS BILL BEFORE
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  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF WYOMING WATER, IRRIGATION PROJECTS; MCGEE REPORTS ON CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETING ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL AND OTTO PASSMAN'S REFUSAL TO COMPROMISE ON AMENDMENT ON TRADE WITH COMMUNIST COUNTRIES
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  • LBJ SAYS FLORIDA FEDERAL PROJECTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN BUDGET; HOLLAND REPORTS ON CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETING ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL; OTTO PASSMAN, REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION TO COMPROMISE; GERALD FORD'S POSITION; LBJ ASKS FOR HOLLAND'S HELP
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  • DISCUSSION OF TEXAS FEDERAL PROJECTS IN BUDGET; OTTO PASSMAN'S ACTIONS IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL; LBJ EXPRESSES IRRITATION WITH PASSMAN, DISCUSSES AGREEMENT HE HAD REACHED WITH PASSMAN ON WHEAT AMENDMENT
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  • BELL READS TWO ALTERNATIVES FOR LANGUAGE OF FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL PROVISION THAT WOULD PERMIT EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GUARANTEES OF SALES TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES; DISCUSSION OF LEGALITY OF THE PROVISION; BELL DICTATES PROVISION TO LBJ
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  • BELL CONTINUES TO DICTATE ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE FOR FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL PROVISION CONCERNING EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GUARANTEES FOR SALES TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES, SAYS DEAN RUSK AND ROSWELL GILPATRIC AGREE TO LANGUAGE
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  • ALBERT DICTATES HHH'S PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR PROVISION OF FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL CONCERNING EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GUARANTEES FOR SALES TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES, THEN READS LANGUAGE OF SIMILAR PROVISION IN 1962 ACT
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  • LANGUAGE OF PROVISION OF FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL ON EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GUARANTEES OF SALES TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES; CARL ALBERT SAYS OTTO PASSMAN WILL BE CONTINUING PROBLEM; LBJ REMINISCES ABOUT VOTE ON GUAM; ALBERT THOMAS' TALKS WITH PASSMAN
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  • LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT FRED DUTTON AND ABOUT CIRCULATION OF VARIOUS VERSIONS OF LANGUAGE OF FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL PROVISION ON EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GUARANTEES OF SALES TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES
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  • PASTORE REPORTS ON MEETING ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL AND PROVISION ON EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GUARANTEES OF SALES TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT HHH, THANKS JOHN PASTORE, MIKE MANSFIELD; LBJ ASKS TO MEET WITH MANSFIELD ON BRAZIL
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  • LBJ ASKS IF MCCORMACK GOT OTTO PASSMAN'S SIGNED AGREEMENT ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS; MCCORMACK SAYS PASSMAN ORALLY AGREED BUT DID NOT SIGN ANYTHING; LBJ DISCUSSES PRESS COVERAGE OF AGREEMENT
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  • LBJ COMMENTS ON ACTIONS OF CONGRESS IN REGARD TO FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL
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  • CARL ALBERT ASKS FOR A LETTER FROM LBJ EXPRESSING HIS PREFERENCE FOR CONFERENCE REPORT LANGUAGE ON PROVISION IN FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL ON EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GUARANTEES TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES; LBJ SAYS THERE IS NO ONE AVAILABLE TO WRITE
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  • O'BRIEN SAYS THERE IS SLIGHT CHANGE IN CONFERENCE REPORT ON PROVISIONS OF THE FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL ON EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GUARANTEES OF WHEAT SALES TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES, BUT SAYS HE THINKS CHANGE IS ACCEPTABLE
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  • MCCORMACK EXPRESSES OUTRAGE THAT CHARLES HALLECK INSISTS CONGRESS ADJOURN WITHOUT TAKING ACTION ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL; REPUBLICAN POLITICAL TACTICS; GERALD FORD'S COMMENT THAT DOD IS PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION FOR DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMEN
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  • LBJ MENTIONS IMPASSE OVER FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL, ASKS ANDERSON'S ADVICE ON POSSIBLE CUTS IN FUNDS FOR ROVER PROGRAM; ANDERSON SAYS PARTS OF PROGRAM CAN BE DEFERRED; POSSIBLE CLOSING OF NUCLEAR REACTORS AT HANFORD, SAVANNAH RIVER; TAX BILL
  • Foreign aid
  • LBJ ASKS HOW CLOSING SAVANNAH RIVER REACTOR WOULD AFFECT GEORGIA ECONOMY; EXCESS NUCLEAR MATERIAL, BOMBS; DISPUTE WITH CHARLES HALLECK OVER FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL; RUSSELL'S EFFORTS TO CONTACT E.L. FORRESTER ABOUT AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS
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  • LBJ ASKS BOGGS IF VOTE IN HOUSE ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL IS GOING AS EXPECTED; BOGGS SAYS WEATHER IS PREVENTING SOME MEMBERS FROM ARRIVING FOR VOTE; LBJ SAYS HE WANTS TO INVITE ALL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO WH FOR COFFEE AND COOKIES AFTER
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  • LBJ ASKS MCCORMACK'S ADVICE ABOUT INVITING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO WH FOR COFFEE AND COOKIES AFTER VOTE ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL; MCCORMACK SAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE INVITATION BEFORE VOTE; TEXAS DELEGATION'S VOTE ON CONSIDERATION
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  • LBJ THANKS MCCORMACK FOR STATEMENTS IN CONGRESSIONAL RECORD AND BOSTON GLOBE; DISCUSSION OF TIMING OF CONGRESSIONAL ADJOURNMENT; REPUBLICAN STRATEGY; NEED TO PASS EDUCATION, APPROPRIATION BILLS BEFORE ADJOURNMENT; INTEREST EQUALIZATION, FOREIGN AID
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  • LBJ ASKS FOR FULBRIGHT'S VIEWS; FULBRIGHT DISCUSSES KENNEDY CENTER BILL; FUNDING FOR CENTER; AMENDMENTS TO FOREIGN AID BILL ON YUGOSLAVIA, POPULATION CONTROL; LBJ ASKS FOR ADVICE ABOUT ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS, CUBA, VIETNAM; HENRY CABOT LODGE; LAOS
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  • MCCORMACK SAYS HE IS MEETING WITH OTTO PASSMAN AND CARL ALBERT; LBJ SAYS HE CAN MEET WITH OTTO PASSMAN TOMORROW (ABOUT FOREIGN AID BILL?)
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  • ALMOST INAUDIBLE DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE CANCELLATION OF MEETING TODAY, MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, LBJ'S MEETING WITH OTTO PASSMAN LAST NIGHT, AID TO INDIA
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  • BALL SAYS THERE IS NO SUBSTANCE TO RUMOR OF COUP IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, DISCUSSES TIMING OF RECOGNITION OF GOVT THERE WITH SENATE VOTE ON FOREIGN AID BILL, POSSIBLE OPPOSITION BY WAYNE MORSE, OTHERS; LBJ SUGGESTS WH MEETING WITH MORSE AND OTHER
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  • LBJ ASKS MANSFIELD TO COME TO WH FOR MEETING (ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC); MANSFIELD SAYS SENATE MAY BE MEETING ON FOREIGN AID BILL; LBJ SAYS WAYNE MORSE HAS ALREADY AGREED TO COME, ASKS MANSFIELD IF EVERETT DIRKSEN, BOURKE HICKENLOOPER SHOULD ALSO
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  • O'BRIEN SAYS LUCIUS CLAY WILL CALL GERALD FORD ABOUT FOREIGN AID BILL; SUGGESTION THAT LBJ ASK DWIGHT EISENHOWER TO CALL FORD, CHARLES HALLECK; OTTO PASSMAN'S COMMENTS ABOUT HIS MEETING WITH LBJ; TAX BILL; COFFEE AGREEMENT; VISIT OF PRESIDENT
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  • LBJ INVITES MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO WH AFTER VOTE ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL THEN LEARNS MANSFIELD IS IN FLORIDA; MANSFIELD PRAISES LBJ'S SPEECH LAST NIGHT; WAYNE MORSE, JACK MILLER AND SCHEDULING SENATE VOTE ON BILL AFTER HOUSE PASSAGE
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  • LBJ READS PROPOSED STATEMENT ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL; MCCORMACK SAYS VOTE IS NOT A DEFEAT FOR DEMOCRATS; LBJ SAYS HE HOPES TO SEE MCCORMACK AND LEW DESCHLER AT WH RECEPTION THIS AFTERNOON
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  • O'BRIEN DISCUSSES HOUSE VOTE ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL, REPUBLICAN VOTES FOR ADMINISTRATION POSITION, DEMOCRATIC ABSENCES; LBJ DISCUSSES ABSENTEES, TELLS STORY ABOUT SAM RAYBURN'S REACTION TO WARREN MAGNUSON'S FAILURE TO SHOW UP FOR CRUCIAL
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  • O'BRIEN REPORTS ON TIME OF VOTE TOMORROW MORNING; LBJ TELLS O'BRIEN TO CALL PIERRE SALINGER WITH REPORT ON HOUSE VOTE ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL
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  • 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