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Telephone conversation # 4173, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 7/7/1964, 12:04PM (Item)
  • PROSPECT FOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON UNIDENTIFIED LEGISLATION (POVERTY BILL?)
Telephone conversation # 12848, sound recording, LBJ and WILBUR MILLS, 3/24/1968, 5:19PM (Item)
  • LBJ MENTIONS HIS MANY PROBLEMS, REVIEWS CRITICISM OF HIS ADMINISTRATION AND HENRY "JOE" FOWLER'S CONCERNS ABOUT NATION'S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, ASKS MILLS' VIEWS ON SENATE ACTION ON TAX BILL, SPENDING CUTS; MILLS RECOMMENDS SENATE ACTION NOW
Telephone conversation # 5014, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 8/18/1964, 12:36PM (Item)
  • ACTION ON BILL SUSPENDING FCC EQUAL TIME RULE TO ALLOW PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES; ACCELERATED PUBLIC WORKS, ARA BILLS; SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION FOR CANDIDATES; CHARLES ENGELHARD; ZAMBIA'S INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S TRIP TO WESTERN
Telephone conversation # 4806, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/7/1964, 2:55PM (Item)
  • LBJ TELLS O'BRIEN OF ROBERT JONES' DECISION TO VOTE FOR POVERTY BILL; O'BRIEN PRAISES JONES, REPORTS ON DELAYING ACTION ON HOUSE FLOOR ON BILL; DISCUSSION OF LATEST HEAD COUNT, POSSIBILITY THAT VOTE WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL TOMORROW
Telephone conversation # 5688, sound recording, LBJ and CLINTON ANDERSON, 9/24/1964, 8:50PM (Item)
  • 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 # 5804, sound recording, LBJ and ALBERT GORE, SR., 10/2/1964, 11:25AM (Item)
  • GORE TELLS LBJ ABOUT HIS STATEMENT ON MEDICARE ISSUE, REPORTS ON ACTION IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON BILL, SENATE ADJOURNMENT; LBJ DISCUSSES POSSIBLY RECALLING CONGRESS FOLLOWING ELECTION TO PASS BILL; TENNESSEE POLITICAL SITUATION; NEGRO VOTE
Telephone conversation # 9856, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL DOUGLAS, 3/9/1966, 9:15AM (Item)
  • ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK; LBJ THANKS DOUGLAS FOR HIS ACTION YESTERDAY (ON TAX BILL?), DISCUSSES FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY OF RECENT BILLS; GEORGE MEANY'S SUGGESTION ON TIMING, RATE OF MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES IN PENDING BILL; EFFECT OF BILL ON ELECTIONS
Telephone conversation # 10572, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 8/5/1966, 1:00PM (Item)
  • NEED TO COUNTERACT RFK'S INFLUENCE WITH PRESS, EMPHASIZE SENATE INACTION ON VARIOUS ADMINISTRATION BILLS FOR CITIES; MCNAMARA'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNNAMED POST: DOUGLAS DILLON, JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH, ARJAY MILLER; LBJ'S ACTIONS ON AIRLINE STRIKE
Telephone conversation # 11139, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 12/14/1966, 11:42AM (Item)
  • EDMUND MUSKIE'S WORK ON UNNAMED BILL (DEMONSTRATION CITIES?); DOUBLING OF SPENDING ON POVERTY PROGRAMS BY LBJ ADMINISTRATION; FEDERAL DEFICIT; POSSIBLE TAX INCREASE, SPENDING CUTS; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT SARGENT SHRIVER'S, RFK'S ACTIONS; AEC FACILITY
Telephone conversation # 8555, sound recording, LBJ and DWIGHT EISENHOWER, 8/18/1965, 6:15PM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; EISENHOWER ON HOLD 1:30; OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH CHARLES SCHULTZE, ELMER STAATS, JOSEPH CALIFANO AT TIME OF CALL