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Telephone conversation # 8392, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCLELLAN, 7/26/1965, 3:51PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • APPOINTMENT OF OREN HARRIS TO JUDGESHIP, POSSIBLE EFFECT ON PENDING LEGISLATION; MCCLELLAN'S CONCERNS ABOUT VIETNAM; ABRAHAM RIBICOFF AND PASSAGE OF "URBAN AFFAIRS BILL" (HUD CREATION?); LBJ TEASES ABOUT ASKING NORMA MCCLELLAN TO GO FOR BOAT RIDE
Telephone conversation # 10049, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 4/26/1966, 10:05AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • EVERETT DIRKSEN'S SUPPORT FOR PROMOTION FOR JOHN MCCAIN, JR.; MCNAMARA DISCUSSES MIG ATTACKS AGAINST US PLANES IN VIETNAM, FAILURE OF US MISSILES, RECENT US PLANE LOSSES; QUESTION IF MIGS PILOTED BY CHINESE OR NORTH VIETNAMESE; RICHARD RUSSELL
Telephone conversation # 10138, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 5/25/1966, 11:30AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • DIRKSEN'S PROPOSAL THAT LBJ MEET WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ON VIETNAM; RUSK'S MEETINGS WITH REPUBLICAN LEADERS; PRESS LEAKS; DIRKSEN'S HEALTH; PATRICK NUGENT'S MOTHER'S ADMIRATION OF DIRKSEN; LIST OF POSSIBLE APPOINTEES; RFK AND WIRETAPS
Telephone conversation # 10029, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 4/9/1966, 9:48AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • DISCUSSION OF LBJ ATTENDING CEREMONY DEDICATING LINCOLN STATUE IN MEXICO CITY; SECURITY IN MEXICO CITY; NEED FOR SOUTH VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO QUELL BUDDHIST UPRISINGS; CHURCHILL STATUE DEDICATION; LBJ'S CONCERN ABOUT VIETNAM; AMBASSADORIAL
Telephone conversation # 9675, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY "JOE" FOWLER, 2/25/1966, 4:02PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 9811, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 3/1/1966, 7:15PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 9820, sound recording, YOLANDA BOOZER and ROBERT KOMER?, 3/2/1966, time unknown (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • UNIDENTIFIED MALE (ROBERT KOMER?) TELLS BOOZER HE IS TRYING TO CATCH UP ON PAPERWORK TO BE SENT TO LBJ, ASKS BOOZER IF LBJ HAS RECEIVED DRAFT NSAM ON APPOINTMENT OF VIETNAM CIVIL DIRECTOR; BOOZER DISCUSSES OTHER MEMOS, SAYS SHE WILL CHECK LBJ'S DESK
Telephone conversation # 9831, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE AIKEN, 3/4/1966, 9:02AM (Item)
  • Vietnam criticism
  • APPOINTMENTS FOR NEW ENGLAND REPUBLICANS; MCNAMARA'S MEETING WITH SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE; INCREASED PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HAWK POSITION; LODGE'S REPORT ON PROGRESS, MORALE IN VIETNAM; USSR AND BOMBING PAUSE; AIKEN'S TRIP TO CAMBODIA
Telephone conversation # 9849, sound recording, LBJ and U. ALEXIS JOHNSON, 3/7/1966, 2:55PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS JOHNSON TO DRAFT LETTERS TO ABBA SCHWARTZ ACCEPTING HIS RESIGNATION AND TO AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER THANKING HIM FOR TROOPS FOR VIETNAM; NEED FOR MORE KOREAN, PHILIPPINE TROOPS; CANDIDATES FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AFRICAN
Telephone conversation # 9850, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/7/1966, 3:00PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • ABBA SCHWARTZ' RESIGNATION; NEED FOR MORE AUSTRALIAN, KOREAN TROOPS FOR VIETNAM; JOSEPH PALMER OR WAYNE FREDERICKS AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS; NEED TO APPOINT NEGROES IN STATE DEPT; FRANKLIN WILLIAMS; FULBRIGHT'S CHINA STUDY
Telephone conversation # 9628, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER HELLER, 2/9/1966, 1:45PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • ATHERTON BEAN'S SUPPORT FOR ADMINISTRATION'S MONETARY POLICIES; POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF BEAN TO FRB; HELLER CONGRATULATES LBJ ON HIS REMARKS LAST NIGHT UPON RETURN FROM HONOLULU CONFERENCE ON VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 10590, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLAS DILLON, 8/8/1966, 12:38PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LUCI'S WEDDING; LBJ ASKS DILLON TO SERVE AS UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE, HEAD TASK FORCE ON VIETNAM; OTHER VACANCIES IN STATE DEPT; DEAN RUSK'S SUPPORT FOR DILLON; WILLIAM FULBRIGHT'S CRITICISM OF STATE DEPT; CHARLES DE GAULLE AND FRANCE'S GOLD POLICY
Telephone conversation # 10597, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLAS DILLON, 8/9/1966, 10:05AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • DILLON DECLINES UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE APPOINTMENT; LBJ REGRETS DILLON'S DECISION, ASKS HIS ADVICE ON FRANCE; TIMING OF POL BOMBING; LBJ ASKS DILLON TO JOIN GROUP TO ADVISE ON VIETNAM; PEACE EFFORTS; RECOMMENDATION OF DILLON BY SIDNEY WEINBERG
Telephone conversation # 10602, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 8/10/1966, 3:30PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 10603, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 8/10/1966, 3:30PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • WILLIAM WESTMORELAND AS POSSIBLE AMBASSADOR TO SOUTH VIETNAM; LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT ABRAHAM RIBICOFF'S HEARINGS ON CITIES, POSSIBLE RIOTING; RFK AND DEMOCRATIC PARTY POLITICS; RICHARD DALEY'S CONCERNS ABOUT ILLINOIS DEMONSTRATIONS
Telephone conversation # 10607, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 8/11/1966, 7:50PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • ALLEGATIONS OF ELECTION LAW VIOLATIONS; ELECTION REFORM BILLS; GIFTS TO LBJ LIBRARY; EDWIN REISCHAUER'S COMMENT ON VIETNAM; ECONOMIC CONTROLS; LBJ PRAISES KATZENBACH; CANDIDATES FOR UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE; JOHN GARDNER; CYRUS VANCE; ORVILLE FREEMAN
Telephone conversation # 10637, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 8/24/1966, 10:00AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 10638, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE MEANY, 8/24/1966, 11:47PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ TEASES MEANY, THANKS HIM FOR AFL-CIO VIETNAM RESOLUTION; LBJ DISCUSSES EFFORTS TO RESOLVE OPPOSITION BY PAUL HALL AND OTHERS TO MARITIME ADMINISTRATION PROVISIONS OF BILL CREATING TRANSPORTATION DEPT; APPOINTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY
Telephone conversation # 10795, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 9/17/1966, 5:59PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • DISCUSSION OF MEETING WITH UNNAMED PERSON (EUGENE ROSTOW?); LBJ DISCUSSES NEED FOR REORGANIZATION IN AMBASSADORSHIPS IN VIETNAM, FRANCE, USSR; WILLIAM WESTMORELAND; HENRY CABOT LODGE; FOY KOHLER; CHARLES BOHLEN; CREIGHTON ABRAMS
Telephone conversation # 10526, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 8/2/1966, 3:43PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ'S MEETING WITH DEAN RUSK ON APPOINTMENT OF DAVID BRUCE OR ELLSWORTH BUNKER TO UNNAMED POST, ARTHUR GOLDBERG'S VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS, IRAN, NGUYEN CAO KY; RFK, SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE AIRLINE STRIKE BILL AND CONSEQUENCES OF 30, 60 OR 90-DAY
Telephone conversation # 12205, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 9/28/1967, 9:54AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ DISCUSSES CRITICISM OF LBJ'S VIETNAM POLICY BY WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, CLIFFORD CASE, THRUSTON MORTON; WESTMORELAND'S REQUEST TO INCREASE BOMBING OF DMZ; US PEACE INITIATIVES; NORTH VIETNAMESE ATTITUDE TOWARD PEACE PROPOSALS; NYT STORY ABOUT VICTOR
Telephone conversation # 12504, sound recording, LBJ and GALE MCGEE, 12/9/1967, 11:00AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ PRAISES MCGEE, ASKS HIM TO CONSIDER ACCEPTING APPOINTMENT AS UN AMBASSADOR; POSSIBILITY THAT REPUBLICAN WOULD SUCCEED MCGEE AS SENATOR; LBJ DISCUSSES DIFFICULTIES OF UN JOB, REVIEWS PROBLEMS IN MIDDLE EAST, CYPRUS, VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 12713, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 2/12/1968, 8:30AM (Item)
  • Vietnam criticism
  • POSSIBLE COMMITTEE TO STUDY VIETNAM SITUATION; ROBERT WEAVER'S RESIGNATION FROM HUD AND POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF EDGAR KAISER AS HIS REPLACEMENT; CRITICISM IF NEGRO IS NOT APPOINTED TO POST; WHITNEY YOUNG; DALEY RECOMMENDS CLIFFORD CAMBELL
Telephone conversation # 12834, sound recording, LBJ and EARLE WHEELER, 3/23/1968, 10:01AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 12940, sound recording, LBJ and EARLE WHEELER, 4/28/1968, 11:10AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS FOR WILLIAM WESTMORELAND'S ASSESSMENT OF VIETNAM SITUATION SINCE 3/31/68 SPEECH; QUESTION OF RESUMING BOMBING BETWEEN 19TH, 20TH PARALLELS; PEACE EFFORTS; NYT STORY ABOUT DISCONTENT IN DOD; WESTMORELAND'S APPOINTMENT AS ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF
Telephone conversation # 13101, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 6/3/1968, 11:45AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 11637, sound recording, LBJ and EDMUND MUSKIE, 3/13/1967, 6:48PM (Item)
  • "(RETURNING PRESIDENT'S CALL)"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; POOR SOUND QUALITY; MUSKIE IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE; TV OR RADIO BROADCAST OF VIETNAM PROTESTS, CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND
  • Vietnam criticism
Telephone conversation # 11653, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 3/25/1967, 11:10AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 11703, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY "SCOOP" JACKSON, 4/4/1967, 10:14AM (Item)
  • Vietnam criticism
  • LEE METCALF'S RECENT STATEMENT ON CHARLES LUCE; LBJ RECOMMENDS NO FURTHER ACTION BE TAKEN ON WEAKENED RESOLUTION ON LATIN AMERICAN FOREIGN AID, PUNTA DEL ESTE SUMMIT; VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS; CONGRESSIONAL VIEWS ON SST; BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONCERNS
Telephone conversation # 11388, sound recording, LBJ and DWIGHT EISENHOWER, 1/21/1967, 12:50PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • EISENHOWER'S GALL BLADDER SURGERY; EISENHOWER ASKS IF JUSTICE DEPT WILL OVERRULE FCC APPROVAL OF ITT, ABC MERGER; MILITARY SITUATION IN VIETNAM; PEACE FEELERS; LBJ ASKS FOR MILTON EISENHOWER'S ADVICE ON LATIN AMERICA; ELLSWORTH BUNKER
Telephone conversation # 11405, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 1/25/1967, 7:45PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 11157, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 12/19/1966, 9:25AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • UK VIEWS ON US BOMBING OF VIETNAM; LBJ ASKS RUSK TO GIVE PRESS EXAMPLES OF HORRIBLE ENEMY ACTIONS TO COUNTER CRITICISM OF US; MESSAGE TO KURT KIESINGER; MARQUIS CHILDS AND RUMOR CLARK CLIFFORD WILL REPLACE RUSK; RFK, CRITICISM OF LBJ AT GOVS
Telephone conversation # 11178, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 12/21/1966, 7:09PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT DEMOCRATIC GOVS. WITH WHOM HE MET TODAY, THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT POVERTY PROGRAM, PATRONAGE AND CIVIL RIGHTS; RUSK REPORTS ON QUESTIONS ON ABM, VIETNAM, FOOD FOR INDIA THAT HE RECEIVED AT HIS PRESS CONFERENCE; LBJ ADVISES RUSK
Telephone conversation # 11191, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL DOUGLAS, 12/22/1966, 9:00PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • DOUGLAS' CONCERNS ABOUT HIS POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT TO COMMITTEE TO STUDY CITY PROBLEMS, CUTS IN GREAT SOCIETY BECAUSE OF VIETNAM; LBJ DISCUSSES INCREASE IN FEDERAL SPENDING ON POOR, POSSIBLE TAX INCREASE; DOUGLAS RECOMMENDS CUTS IN SPACE PROGRAM
Telephone conversation # 11199, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 12/25/1966, 7:45PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • HOLIDAY GREETINGS; ROY MCVICKER'S PLAN FOR STUDY GROUP ON CENTRAL AMERICAN EMERGING NATIONS; LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT HIRING DEFEATED CONGRESSMEN; MARIGOLD PEACE INITIATIVE; CHRISTMAS TRUCE; CARGO PLANE CRASH IN VIETNAM; ADAM RAPACKI; JOHN
Telephone conversation # 10943, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 10/11/1966, 5:20PM (Item)
  • Vietnam criticism
  • FULBRIGHT PRAISES LBJ'S MEETING WITH ANDREI GROMYKO BUT EXPRESSES RESERVATIONS ABOUT US POLICY IN VIETNAM; US RELATIONS WITH FRANCE; NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION; RECENT STATE DEPT APPOINTMENTS; FULBRIGHT'S HEALTH; UPCOMING MANILA CONFERENCE
Telephone conversation # 13733, sound recording, LBJ and CARTHA "DEKE" DELOACH, 11/13/1968, 5:15PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • DELOACH REPORTS ON SPIRO AGNEW'S SCHEDULE, CALLS MADE FROM HIS PLANE IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO ON 11/2/68 ON EFFORTS TO INFLUENCE SOUTH VIETNAM NOT TO ENTER PARIS PEACE TALKS; J. EDGAR HOOVER'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH RICHARD NIXON
Telephone conversation # 13735, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 11/14/1968, 10:56AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • NIXON SAYS HE WILL NOT NAME US AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY NOW, WILL APPOINT ROBERT MURPHY AS HIS REPRESENTATIVE ON FOREIGN POLICY, VIETNAM DURING TRANSITION; LBJ PRAISES MURPHY, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT USSR DURING TRANSITION; NIXON'S CONTACTS
Telephone conversation # 13736, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 11/14/1968, 4:33PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ SAYS ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROBERT MURPHY AS NIXON'S LIAISON WITH STATE DEPT WAS MISCONSTRUED AS AGREEMENT THAT MURPHY, NIXON WOULD APPROVE FOREIGN POLICY DECISIONS; NIXON SAYS HE WILL NOT INTERFERE, HE SUPPORTS LBJ ON VIETNAM, NATO, NON-PROLIFERATION
Telephone conversation # 13764, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 11/23/1968, 1:08PM (Item)
  • Vietnam criticism
  • HUGH SCOTT'S ALLEGATION THAT LBJ'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF VIETNAM BOMBING HALT WAS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED; CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S MEETING WITH HHH ABOUT RICHARD NIXON'S OFFER TO NAME HHH AS UN AMBASSADOR; SMATHER'S PERSONAL PROBLEMS