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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 # 1915, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 2/6/1964, 6:47PM (Item)
  • New York
  • BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION; SALE OF THE ELMS; BEEF IMPORTS; "WORKING GIRL'S AMENDMENT" TO TAX BILL; RALPH YARBOROUGH, TEXAS POST OFFICE APPOINTMENTS; GORDON MCLENDON; ALINE SAARINEN; LBJ ON WALTER CRONKITE; CHET HUNTLEY, DAVID BRINKLEY; CONGRESSIONAL
Telephone conversation # 10243, sound recording, LBJ and SAMUEL NABRIT, 6/17/1966, 7:10PM (Item)
  • LBJ TELLS NABRIT THAT NEWS OF NABRIT'S APPOINTMENT TO AEC HAS BEEN LEAKED TO WASHINGTON POST BEFORE ALL CLEARANCES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, ASKS NABRIT TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT DISCUSSING POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT
Telephone conversation # 650, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN GRONOUSKI, 12/23/1963, 12:15PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES NEED TO CUT POST OFFICE BUDGET, SAYS HE WANTS TO APPOINT TYLER ABELL AS ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL, DISCUSSES ABELL'S BACKGROUND, QUALIFICATIONS; POSTAL UNIONS' PRESSURE FOR FEDERAL PAY RAISE; NEED FOR POST OFFICE TO OPERATE
Telephone conversation # 294, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH DUNGAN, 12/5/1963, 2:50PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS DUNGAN TO INQUIRE INTO BACKGROUND OF MIKE MANSFIELD'S SUPPORT FOR APPOINTMENT OF UNNAMED MAN TO UNNAMED POST, ASKS DUNGAN'S OPINION OF APPOINTMENT OF BURKE KNAPP OR THOMAS MANN TO ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS POSTS
Telephone conversation # 13015, sound recording, LBJ and HAROLD LINDER, 5/22/1968, 10:30AM (Item)
  • "FROM THE BEDROOM 5/22/68 WEDNESDAY"; "(IN PUERTO RICO)"; "RE APMT. TO AN AMBASSADORIAL POST"; "TAX CUT MATTERS ALSO"; "$4 B TO $6 B"; LINDER IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE
  • LBJ PRAISES LINDER, ASKS ABOUT LINDER'S WISH TO ACCEPT AMBASSADORSHIP; POSSIBILITY OF APPOINTMENT TO POST IN CANADA, THE NETHERLANDS, OR DENMARK; CONGRESSIONAL IMPASSE ON TAX BILL; CALL FOR $6 BILLION SPENDING CUT; LINDER'S SUCCESSOR AT EXPORT
Telephone conversation # 238, sound recording, LBJ and CARL ALBERT, 12/2/1963, 2:50PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS ALBERT ABOUT APPOINTMENT OF FRANK COFFIN TO UNNAMED POST
Telephone conversation # 1502, sound recording, LBJ and CARL ALBERT, 1/23/1964, 5:10PM (Item)
  • ALBERT REPORTS ON BACKGROUND OF HUGH OWENS, NOMINEE FOR UNNAMED POST; DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT ON BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION, CONGRESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Telephone conversation # 2180, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM CROCKETT, 2/25/1964, 10:58AM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS CROCKETT TO PLACE UNIDENTIFIED ASSOCIATE OF HHH IN LATIN AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE POST
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 # 2182, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 2/25/1964, 11:00AM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS ON CONVERSATION WITH WILLIAM CROCKETT ABOUT LATIN AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE POST FOR HHH'S ASSOCIATE; LBJ ADVISES HHH ON CIVIL RIGHTS BILL, FARM BILL, TAX BILL; LBJ EMPHASIZES NEED FOR TV APPEARANCES TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION
Telephone conversation # 2985, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH DUNGAN, 4/10/1964, 12:30PM (Item)
  • POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF AMOS BOHMAN? TO UNNAMED POST; JOSE (JOSEPH) ERAZO; LBJ EVALUATES ADAM CLAYTON POWELL; POWELL'S WORK ON COTTON-WHEAT FARM BILL, POVERTY BILL; SWEARING-IN OF WOMEN APPOINTEES; APPOINTMENTS OF PHILIP NICHOLS, MARY KEYSERLING
Telephone conversation # 3820, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 6/23/1964, 12:45PM (Item)
  • APPOINTMENTS OF MAXWELL TAYLOR, U. ALEXIS JOHNSON TO POSTS IN VIETNAM; REQUESTS FROM WILLIAM RYAN, OGDEN REID THAT LBJ MEET WITH PARENTS OF ANDREW GOODMAN, MICHAEL SCHWERNER; STATUS OF SEARCH IN MISSISSIPPI FOR MISSING CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS
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 # 3935, sound recording, LBJ and MYER FELDMAN, 6/29/1964, 11:54AM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS FELDMAN TO MEET WITH MORRIS? ABRAM OF AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE AT JOHN MCCORMACK'S REQUEST; LBJ'S BUSY SCHEDULE; DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT OF DR. EDWARD DEMPSEY TO UNIDENTIFIED POST; SUPPORT FOR DEMPSEY BY MARY LASKER
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 # 4809, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 8/7/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO JOHN SWEETERMAN OF THE WASHINGTON POST; OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT PROPOSED REAPPOINTMENT OF (EDWARD?) "BEARD" TO DC COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS?, LINDLEY BECKWORTH'S DEPARTURE FOR TEXAS, POSSIBLE PAIR
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 # 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 # 7093, sound recording, LBJ and STUART SYMINGTON, 3/18/1965, 4:31PM (Item)
  • POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF HOWARD WOODS, NEGRO INDEPENDENT, TO REPUBLICAN FCC VACANCY; NEED TO APPOINT NEGROES TO REGULATORY COMMISSIONS; SYMINGTON EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR WOODS; WOODS' PREVIOUS POST WITH PCEEO; SYMINGTON AND INTEGRATION OF AIR FORCE
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 # 8892, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 9/21/1965, 12:40PM (Item)
  • US DELEGATION TO UN; JAMES ROOSEVELT'S RESIGNATION FROM CONGRESS; GOLDBERG'S TALKS WITH JOSEPH KRAFT, MARY MCGRORY ABOUT RECENT COLUMNS; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT WASHINGTON POST'S ERRORS, EVANS-NOVAK COLUMN ON WILLIAM FULBRIGHT'S RECENT SPEECH; BEN
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 # 9875, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 3/10/1966, 2:55PM (Item)
  • MOYERS REPORTS ON TALK WITH UNNAMED PERSON (JAMES DEAKIN?) RELAYING REPORT THAT ABBA SCHWARTZ WILL CLAIM AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS THAT HIS RESIGNATION WAS DUE TO ANTI-SEMITISM IN STATE DEPT, WILL DENY BEING OFFERED OTHER POST; PAST CHARGES ABOUT
Telephone conversation # 9876, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE BALL, 3/10/1966, 3:09PM? (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES INFORMATION HE RECEIVED THAT ABBA SCHWARTZ WILL DENY THAT HE WAS OFFERED OTHER POST BY BALL, RUSK AND WILL CHARGE ANTI-SEMITISM IN STATE DEPT; RESIGNATIONS IN OTHER DEPTS BECAUSE OF GOVT REORGANIZATION; LBJ'S POLICY ON ACCEPTING
Telephone conversation # 9886, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/14/1966, 1:00PM (Item)
  • RUSK DISCUSSES APPOINTMENT OF JOSEPH PALMER TO HEAD STATE DEPT BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS DESPITE CONGRESSIONAL, LABOR AND NEGRO COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR WAYNE FREDERICKS; LBJ SUGGESTS FREDERICKS BE OFFERED POST WITH AID, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT PRESS
Telephone conversation # 9891, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/15/1966, 4:35PM (Item)
  • RUSK'S CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY; RUSK SUGGESTS INVITING DEAN ACHESON TO WH MEETING TOMORROW; WAYNE FREDERICKS AND AID POST; FOREIGN AID FOR AFRICA; RESIGNATION OF ITALIAN CABINET; MIKE MANSFIELD'S SPEECH ON NATO; ABBA SCHWARTZ; FRANCES KNIGHT
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 # 10600, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 8/9/1966, 7:30PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS MEETING WITH GEORGE MEANY ON AIRLINE STRIKE, PROMOTING JAMES REYNOLDS TO LABOR UNDERSECRETARY, MOVING JOHN HENNING? TO OTHER POST; P. L. SIEMILLER; COST OF SETTLEMENT; LBJ'S LUNCHEON WITH NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS; TED DEALEY'S REMARKS
Telephone conversation # 10747, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 9/12/1966, 2:14PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS MANSFIELD'S ADVICE ON APPOINTMENT OF EITHER JOHN MCCLOY OR "DEAN" (ARTHUR DEAN?) TO UNNAMED POST; LBJ ALSO ASKS ABOUT OSCAR COX; POSSIBLE VETO OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES LIFE INSURANCE BILL
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 # 10526, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 8/2/1966, 3:43PM (Item)
  • 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 # 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 # 10245, sound recording, LBJ and GLENN SEABORG, 6/18/1966, 10:45AM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS TALKS WITH CHET HOLIFIELD, CLINTON ANDERSON, JOHN PASTORE ABOUT APPOINTMENT OF SAMUEL NABRIT TO AEC; PRESS LEAKS ABOUT APPOINTMENT; PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT; HOLIFIELD'S SUPPORT FOR WILFRID JOHNSON FOR POST; REAPPOINTMENT OF GERALD TAPE
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