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Telephone conversation # 1520, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MONRONEY, 1/24/1964, 1:00PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS MONRONEY'S OPINION ON SEC APPOINTMENT FOR HUGH OWENS OR TOM FINNEY; DISCUSSION OF CLARK CLIFFORD'S ABILITY TO SPOT ABLE MEN; LBJ EXPRESSES WISH TO HELP OKLAHOMA; MONRONEY ASKS LBJ TO CONSIDER APPOINTING BUD WILKINSON TO A FEDERAL POST
Telephone conversation # 4210, sound recording, LBJ and SPESSARD HOLLAND, 7/10/1964, 12:50PM (Item)
  • HOLLAND THANKS LBJ FOR BIRTHDAY MESSAGE, PRAISES APPOINTMENT OF LEROY COLLINS TO COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE, RECOMMENDS APPOINTMENT OF LINTON COLLINS TO COURT OF CLAIMS; LBJ EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR LINTON COLLINS, DISCUSSES OTHER POSSIBLE POSTS
Telephone conversation # 4905, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 8/13/1964, 10:50AM (Item)
  • DIRKSEN REPORTS ON STATE DEPT ACQUIESCENCE ON COFFEE BILL; DISCUSSION OF FPC VACANCY, DIRKSEN'S CANDIDATE TO FILL POST; LBJ DISCUSSES POSSIBLE POLITICAL CRITICISM HE MIGHT FACE IN FILLING POSITION
Telephone conversation # 6302, sound recording, LBJ and CLINTON ANDERSON, 11/9/1964, 11:15AM (Item)
  • ANDERSON RECOMMENDS APPOINTMENT OF JOHN KELLY AS INTERIOR UNDERSECRETARY AND THAT POST-APOLLO SPACE PROGRAM BE CONSOLIDATED AND BASED ON APOLLO PROGRAM; AIR FORCE WORK ON MANNED ORBITING LAB; ALASKA ELECTION RESULTS; ERNEST GRUENING; ANTONIO TAYLOR
Telephone conversation # 5499, sound recording, LBJ and EDWIN WEISL, SR., 9/5/1964, 11:35AM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS FOR REPORT ON CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION; RFK'S NEW YORK SENATE CAMPAIGN, REQUEST FOR FUNDS; POSSIBLE ENDORSEMENT OF LBJ BY HEARST NEWSPAPERS; OTHER PRESS ENDORSEMENTS; NEW CHARGES IN BOBBY BAKER CASE; CANDIDATES FOR JUSTICE DEPT POSTS; RAMSEY
Telephone conversation # 6870, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 2/24/1965, 9:28AM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS WILLIAM CAHILL DECLINED WASHINGTON, DC, JUDGESHIP; OTHER JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS; PRESS STORY ON POST OFFICE CAMPAIGN FUND-RAISING; SENATE PROBE OF BANK FAILURES; VOTING RIGHTS BILL; EDWARD LONG'S MAIL COVER INVESTIGATION; IMMIGRATION BILL
Telephone conversation # 7166, sound recording, LBJ and LEE WHITE, 3/26/1965, 9:27AM (Item)
  • LBJ TELLS WHITE TO CALL STEWART UDALL ABOUT NEED TO APPOINT CALIFORNIANS TO FEDERAL POSTS, POSSIBLY AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF INTERIOR; LBJ'S PERSONAL INTERVENTION IN INTERTIE DECISION; ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA FEUD
Telephone conversation # 6755, sound recording, LBJ and DON COOK, 1/29/1965, 2:25PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT OF EDWIN WEISL, JR., TO FEDERAL POST IN TREASURY OR JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, POSSIBLY AS DELEGATE TO WORLD BANK; RFK AND WEISLS
Telephone conversation # 6855, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 2/17/1965, 6:20PM (Item)
  • POST
Telephone conversation # 8861, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 9/14/1965, 7:21PM? (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT 1964 CAMPAIGN, POST OFFICE SUMMER EMPLOYMENT, JACK MILLER'S SPEECH CRITICIZING DAVID BRESS APPOINTMENT; TELEPHONE OPERATOR REPORTS ON STATUS OF LBJ'S CALL TO ABE FORTAS; LBJ ASKS HER TO PLACE CALL TO NICHOLAS KATZENBACH
Telephone conversation # 8906, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 9/28/1965, 8:12PM (Item)
  • EMANUEL CELLER'S RECOMMENDATION OF EDWARD WEINFELD FOR US APPEALS COURT; APPOINTMENT OF WILFRED FEINBERG TO POST; PRESS STORIES ABOUT FRANCIS MORRISSEY APPOINTMENT; RFK'S REQUEST THAT LBJ APPOINT MORRISSEY, PARDON FRANK BOYKIN; DAVID BRESS
Telephone conversation # 9038, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 10/22/1965, 6:39PM (Item)
  • OBJECTIONS IN SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO APPOINTMENTS OF JAMES WATSON TO CUSTOMS COURT, WILFRED FEINBERG TO APPEALS COURT; RECESS APPOINTMENTS; ROMAN HRUSKA'S DEFENSE OF DAVID BRESS; PRESS LEAKS BY JOHN WILLIAMS; CARL CURTIS; JUDICIAL POST
Telephone conversation # 9112, sound recording, LBJ and LEONARD MARKS, 11/8/1965, 9:11AM (Item)
  • USIA APPOINTMENT FOR MITCHELL WOLFSON; HOWARD WOODS' REQUEST TO MAKE INSPECTION TRIP OF USIA POSTS; MARKS ASKS TO GO TO VIETNAM TO PERSUADE USIA PERSONNEL TO EXTEND TOURS OF DUTY; BARRY ZORTHIAN'S REQUEST TO RETURN TO US; TRAVEL TO VIETNAM BY US
Telephone conversation # 9894, sound recording, LBJ and HERMAN TALMADGE, 3/17/1966, 8:35AM (Item)
  • QUESTION OF CARL SANDERS RUNNING AGAINST RICHARD RUSSELL IN GEORGIA SENATE RACE; LBJ'S MEETING WITH SANDERS; POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF SANDERS TO JUDICIAL POST; TALMADGE COMPLIMENTS LBJ ON KEEPING HIS WEIGHT DOWN
Telephone conversation # 10764, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 9/13/1966, 6:50PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS ABOUT APPOINTMENT OF HENRY MCGEE AS ACTING POSTMASTER IN CHICAGO; O'BRIEN SAYS PAUL DOUGLAS, RICHARD DALEY, DEMOCRATIC AND POST OFFICE OFFICIALS RECOMMENDED MCGEE WHO IS A NEGRO; LBJ ASKS O'BRIEN TO GET DIRKSEN'S VOTE ON HOUSING BILL
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 # 12706, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER MONDALE, 2/7/1968, 7:54AM (Item)
  • MONDALE EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR APPOINTMENT OF LEE LOEVINGER TO FEDERAL JUDGESHIP; LBJ DISCUSSES POLICY ON APPOINTMENTS TO WASHINGTON, DC CIRCUIT COURT, DISCUSSES OTHER POSSIBLE JUDICIAL POSTS, EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR LOEVINGER, MONDALE, HHH, ORVILLE
Telephone conversation # 11618, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH YARBOROUGH, 3/7/1967, 5:50PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS YARBOROUGH'S OPINION OF CANDIDATES FOR AFRICAN DIPLOMATIC POST, KARL ROLVAAG AS AMBASSADOR TO ICELAND; YARBOROUGH'S TEXAS TRIP, VISIT WITH WALTER HALL; YARBOROUGH'S RECORD OF SUPPORTING LBJ; AIRLINE STRIKE BILL; RAMSEY CLARK AS ATTORNEY
Telephone conversation # 13749, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 11/21/1968, 3:33PM (Item)
  • SMATHERS DISCUSSES RICHARD NIXON'S REQUEST TO BUY SMATHERS' HOUSE, NIXON'S PLAN TO OFFER UN POST TO HHH; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HHH, PROBLEMS OF PRESIDENCY, HIS REGRET ABOUT NOT REPLACING JFK APPOINTEES, OFFERS ADVICE TO NIXON; DNC'S
Telephone conversation # 13751, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 11/21/1968, 3:33PM (Item)
  • RICHARD NIXON'S OFFER TO NAME HHH TO UN POST; LBJ ADVISES NIXON TO KEEP CAREER CIVIL SERVANTS AT VA, GSA, FBI, CIA; J. EDGAR HOOVER; CARTHA "DEKE" DELOACH; NIXON'S FRIENDSHIP WITH BEBE REBOZO; SALE OF SMATHERS' HOUSE TO NIXON; SMATHERS' PERSONAL
Telephone conversation # 13752, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 11/21/1968, 4:06PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS TALK WITH GEORGE SMATHERS ABOUT RICHARD NIXON'S OFFER TO NAME HHH TO UN POST; HHH'S ROLE AS HEAD OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY; LBJ ASKS TO MEET WITH HHH ABOUT HHH'S FUTURE, OFFERS HIS ASSISTANCE TO HHH
Telephone conversation # 13753, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 11/21/1968, 4:15PM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH HHH ABOUT RICHARD NIXON'S OFFER TO NAME HHH TO UN POST; LBJ SAYS IDEA DID NOT APPEAL TO HHH BUT THAT HE WILL CONSIDER IT AND WILL MEET WITH LBJ TOMORROW
Telephone conversation # 6736, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 1/15/1965, 12:06PM (Item)
  • MLK PRAISES STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; LBJ'S LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY FOR GREAT SOCIETY BILLS; IMPORTANCE OF VOTING RIGHTS; MLK ASKS LBJ TO APPOINT NEGRO TO CABINET; LBJ'S PLAN TO MAKE HUD A CABINET POST, APPOINT [ROBERT] WEAVER; APPOINTMENTS OF NEGROES