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Telephone conversation # 13307, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 8/18/1968, 5:23PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • CANCELLATION OF POPE PAUL'S TRIP TO VIETNAM; HHH'S STATEMENT ABOUT VIETNAM ON FACE THE NATION; LBJ DISCUSSES INCREASED ENEMY INFILTRATION DURING BOMBING PAUSES; DEAN RUSK'S COMMENTS ON EUGENE MCCARTHY'S PROPOSED DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM PLANK
Telephone conversation # 8145, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/16/1965, 12:12PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • MCNAMARA REPORTS ON HAROLD WILSON'S CONCERN THAT TIMING OF UPCOMING B-52 VIETNAM RAID WILL AFFECT ANNOUNCEMENT OF UK COMMONWEALTH PEACE INITIATIVE; LBJ DISCUSSES UK, GERMAN POLLS ON VIETNAM; MCNAMARA'S MEETING WITH RELIGIOUS GROUP PROTESTING WAR
Telephone conversation # 9602, sound recording, LBJ and EUGENE MCCARTHY, 2/1/1966, 9:20AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • EFFECT OF CONGRESSIONAL, PRESS CRITICISM ON NORTH VIETNAM; CONSULTATION WITH JAMES GAVIN; LBJ'S EFFORTS TO SEEK PEACE, OPPOSITION TO OVERTHROW OF DIEM; IMPROVEMENT IN STABILITY OF SOUTH VIETNAM GOVT, POSSIBLE ELECTIONS; INFLUENCE OF NYT; STATE DEPT
Telephone conversation # 13306, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 8/18/1968, 5:01PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ'S HEALTH; CANCELLATION OF POPE PAUL'S TRIP TO VIETNAM; CLARK CLIFFORD'S STATEMENT ON BOMBING PAUSE; LETTER FROM UNNAMED MALE (MCGEORGE BUNDY?); COMMENTS ON EUGENE MCCARTHY'S PROPOSED VIETNAM PLATFORM PLANK BY NSC, DEAN RUSK; DWIGHT EISENHOWER'S
Telephone conversation # 9649, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/20/1966, 10:10AM? (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • RFK'S RECENT STATEMENT SUGGESTING VIET CONG BE INCLUDED IN SOUTH VIETNAM GOVT; CLARK CLIFFORD'S VIEWS ON POSSIBLE NEW CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION ON VIETNAM; PRESIDENTIAL WAR POWERS; MCNAMARA'S VIEWS ON LIMITING US OBJECTIVES IN VIETNAM, PESSIMISM
Telephone conversation # 7016, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/4/1965, 10:41AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • DEMONSTRATIONS AT US EMBASSY IN MOSCOW; LBJ TELLS RUSK TO CONFER WITH FULBRIGHT, REEDY ON RESPONSE, SUGGESTS RUSK AND OTHER US OFFICIALS GIVE REGULAR REPORTS TO PRESS, DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON VIETNAM POLICY; BUDDHIST PROTESTS; RESPONSE TO CRITICISM
Telephone conversation # 7147, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY CABOT LODGE, 3/25/1965, 8:52AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • SELMA TO MONTGOMERY MARCH; LODGE OFFERS TO RETURN AS US AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM; LBJ OUTLINES QUALITIES NEEDED BY AMBASSADOR; JOHN MCNAUGHTON AS POSSIBLE CHIEF OF STAFF, ALEXIS JOHNSON AS DEPUTY AMBASSADOR; PRESS STORIES ON TEAR GAS; CONFLICTS
Telephone conversation # 7633, sound recording, LBJ and ADLAI STEVENSON, 5/12/1965, 10:57AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS STEVENSON TO TALK IN CONFIDENCE TO U THANT ABOUT VIETNAM BOMBING PAUSE CONTINGENT UPON CESSATION OF INFILTRATION; LBJ'S DOUBTS ABOUT EFFECTIVENESS OF PAUSE; POSSIBLE DOMESTIC, CONGRESSIONAL REACTION; CALL FOR CEASEFIRE BY U THANT OR POPE
Telephone conversation # 7567, sound recording, LBJ and KARL MUNDT, 5/4/1965, 11:59AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • MUNDT MAKES SUGGESTIONS FOR HANDLING LBJ'S REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL MILITARY APPROPRIATIONS, SENATE OPPOSITION TO VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ READS MESSAGES FROM BILLY GRAHAM, TOM WATSON PRAISING HIS SPEECH LAST NIGHT ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Telephone conversation # 7720, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 5/17/1965, 9:07AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR VIETNAM POLICY; ANDERSON'S MEETING WITH EISENHOWER; DELAY IN PANAMA NEGOTIATIONS DUE TO DOMINICAN CRISIS; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT NYT COVERAGE, DISCUSSES SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ANDERSON COMPARES IT WITH LEBANON CRISIS
Telephone conversation # 10225, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE BROWN, 6/13/1966, 12:30PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • PROGRESS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND ITS NEGATIVE EFFECT ON COMMUNISTS; NBC PROGRAM ON FRINGE POLITICS; DANGEROUS EFFECTS OF VIETNAM CRITICISM ON MORALE; PLAN TO INCREASE MILITARY EFFORT; DEMOCRATIC FUND-RAISING; JOHN MECOM AND SALE OF HOUSTON
Telephone conversation # 10741, sound recording, LBJ and MALCOLM TARLOV, 9/10/1966, 4:05PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT JEWISH TELEGRAPH AGENCY STORY THAT LBJ TOLD TARLOV US SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL IS TIED TO JEWISH-AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR US POLICIES IN VIETNAM; TARLOV SAYS HE WAS MISQUOTED; JEWISH WAR VETERANS RESOLUTION
Telephone conversation # 10742, sound recording, LBJ and FELIX PUTTERMAN, 9/10/1966, 4:20PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS CONVERSATION WITH MALCOLM TARLOV ABOUT JEWISH TELEGRAPH AGENCY STORY QUOTING LBJ AS SAYING THAT US SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL IS TIED TO JEWISH-AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR US POLICIES IN VIETNAM; JEWISH WAR VETERANS RESOLUTION
Telephone conversation # 10249, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/22/1966, 9:15PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • TIMING OF US BOMBING OF POL TARGETS IN NORTH VIETNAM; NEED TO GIVE ALLIES ADVANCE NOTICE OF BOMBING, POSSIBLE LEAKS AND DANGER TO US FORCES; ARTHUR GOLDBERG'S COMMENTS AT TODAY'S NSC MEETING ABOUT HIS POSSIBLE RESIGNATION; RABBI J. J. WEINSTEIN'S
Telephone conversation # 9446, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 1/6/1966, 5:02PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • RUSK TELLS LBJ HE HAS NO WORD YET ON GARCIA GODOY, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; CBS STORY ON THAILAND, VIETNAM; PRESS STORIES ON BOMBING PAUSE; GOVT OPPOSITION TO PAUSE; BACKGROUND OF LBJ'S DECISION; LODGE, TIME MAGAZINE; STATE OF THE UNION; PEACE
Telephone conversation # 12103, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN KNIGHT, 8/23/1967, 9:50AM (Item)
  • "JOHN S. KNIGHT, AKRON, OHIO"; "RE; BEING ON COMMITTEE TO GO TO VIETNAM"; SECOND SLIP CONTAINING NOTATION "PRES IN HIS BEDROOM---WED. AUG 23, 1967" AND SHORTHAND NOTES ACCOMPANIES DICTABELT; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 8312, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 7/7/1965, 8:05PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • MLK DISCUSSES IMPORTANCE OF VOTING RIGHTS BILL, EFFORTS TO REGISTER NEGROES; POLL TAX ISSUE; NEED TO RE-BUILD SUPPORT FOR BILL; MLK DISCUSSES INACCURATE PRESS INTERPRETATION OF HIS RECENT STATEMENT ON VIETNAM; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS CONCERNS ABOUT
Telephone conversation # 6470, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 11/24/1964, 7:20AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • MCNAMARA REPORTS ON CONGO RESCUE OPERATION; REBEL ATTACKS ON WHITES; APPARENT DEATH OF MISSIONARY PAUL CARLSON; US, AFRICAN REACTION TO US ROLE; MAXWELL TAYLOR INTERVIEW ON VIETNAM POLICY; STEEL PRICE INCREASE; SIGMA DELTA CHI STORY ON WH PRESS
Telephone conversation # 7060, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/11/1965, 10:35AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • PRESS CONFERENCE ON SELMA, ALABAMA EVENTS, VOTING RIGHTS BILL; MIKE MANSFIELD'S CRITICISM OF KATZENBACH, ANGER AT CLOSING OF MONTANA VA HOSPITAL; CANCELLATION OF VIETNAM AIR STRIKE; KATZENBACH'S WORK WITH EVERETT DIRKSEN, HHH, ON 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS
Telephone conversation # 6834, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/14/1965, 1:02PM (Item)
  • "JORDAN"; "VIETNAM"
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 7443, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 4/30/1965, 7:31PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • BUNDY ASKS ABOUT HANDLING OF ACCIDENTAL BOMBING OF CAMBODIAN VILLAGE BY US AIRCRAFT; QUESTION OF HAVING SOUTH VIETNAM ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY; REACTION TO LBJ'S STATEMENT ON DOMINICAN CRISIS; JOSE MORA, OAS MISSION TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; CEASEFIRE
Telephone conversation # 9192, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY "JOE" FOWLER, 11/28/1965, 10:29AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • SIZE OF FEDERAL BUDGET, DEFICIT AND POSSIBLE NEED FOR MONETARY ACTION, POSTPONEMENT OF EXCISE TAX REDUCTION; COST OF GREAT SOCIETY PROGRAMS, VIETNAM WAR; TAX REVENUE ESTIMATES; NEED TO WORK WITH WILLIAM MCCHESNEY MARTIN ON INTEREST RATES; MEETING
Telephone conversation # 8165, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 6/21/1965, 10:06AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • RUSK'S MEDICAL CHECKUP; UK COMMONWEALTH PEACE INITIATIVE ON VIETNAM; COUP IN ALGERIA, POSSIBLE EFFECT ON PRIVATE FOOD AID; LABOR STRIKE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT HARLAN CLEVELAND'S LEAK TO JAMES "SCOTTY" RESTON ON LBJ'S UPCOMING UN
Telephone conversation # 10032, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 4/11/1966, 10:50AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • RUSK DISCUSSES PLANS FOR LBJ'S UPCOMING TRIP TO DEDICATION OF LINCOLN STATUE IN MEXICO CITY, GIVES LBJ AN UPDATE ON BUDDHIST CRISIS IN SOUTH VIETNAM AND POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE THERE; DISCUSSION OF US, SOUTH VIETNAMESE SUPPORT FOR NGUYEN CAO KY, KY'S
Telephone conversation # 10406, sound recording, LBJ and WHITNEY YOUNG, 7/5/1966, 3:48PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • YOUNG ASKS FOR STATE, DOD CLEARANCE FOR TRIP TO VISIT WITH NEGRO TROOPS IN VIETNAM, SAYS CATHOLIC AND JEWISH LEADERS HAVE ALREADY VISITED TROOPS; LBJ SAYS HE WILL DISCUSS TRIP WITH MCNAMARA; LBJ'S RESPONSE TO PRESS QUESTION ABOUT BLACK POWER
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 # 12941, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 4/28/1968, 6:45PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ THANKS DALEY FOR HIS HOSPITALITY DURING LBJ'S RECENT VISIT TO CHICAGO, DISCUSSES VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS, INCLUDING CONTACTS WITH POPE PAUL; MRS. DALEY'S ILLNESS; FAVORABLE PRESS COVERAGE OF LBJ'S VISIT TO CHICAGO
Telephone conversation # 13002, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 5/2/1968, 10:47AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • SITE FOR VIETNAM PEACE TALKS; PROBLEMS WITH WARSAW AS SITE; COMMUNISTS' MISINTERPRETATION OF PRESS STORIES; US CONTACTS WITH NORTH VIETNAMESE IN LAOS, INDONESIA; INEFFECTIVENESS OF HARRY ASHMORE; LBJ READS LETTER FROM CHARLES ROBB TO LYNDA JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 11524, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/9/1967, 9:07AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS RUSK'S VIEWS ON ALEXSEI KOSYGIN'S CALL FOR CESSATION OF US BOMBING OF VIETNAM IN SPEECH DURING VISIT TO LONDON; RUSK DISCUSSES BRITISH PEACE PROPOSAL; QUESTION OF NEED FOR BOTH SIDES TO STOP AUGMENTATION OF FORCES; WH RESPONSE TO PRESS
Telephone conversation # 13559, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/17/1968, 4:47PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS RUSK'S VIEWS ON PROGRESS AT PARIS PEACE TALKS; PRESS LEAKS; ALLEGED US DIFFERENCES WITH SAIGON; FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT WEIZMANN INSTITUTE IN ISRAEL; NIXON'S POSITION ON VIETNAM; ABBA EBAN VISIT; SALE OF PHANTOM JETS TO ISRAEL
Telephone conversation # 9812, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 3/2/1966, 6:05PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • HHH REPORTS ON MEETING WITH SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON FOREIGN AID PROGRAM, HHH'S RECENT TRIP, VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS, VIET CONG, COMMUNISTS' ROLE IN WAR; COMMENTS BY WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, ALBERT GORE, SR., JOSEPH CLARK, EUGENE
Telephone conversation # 12401, sound recording, LBJ and DWIGHT EISENHOWER, 11/4/1967, 10:05AM (Item)
  • Vietnam criticism
  • EISENHOWER DECLINES INVITATION TO DINNER FOR EISAKU SATO; EISENHOWER'S WH PORTRAIT; VIETNAM PROGRESS; BUTTERCUP PEACE EFFORT; SOUTH VIETNAMESE ELECTIONS; POW EXCHANGE; RFK; MLK; RIOTS; ANTIWAR MOVEMENT; EISENHOWER SAYS HE IS PLEASED WITH VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 13329, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 8/27/1968, 4:40PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • JONES ASKS HHH TO HAVE OTHERS LEAVE ROOM BEFORE LBJ TALKS; LBJ SAYS HE WILL NOT ATTEND CONVENTION TONIGHT BUT MAY COME LATER, OFFERS ADVICE ON HANDLING PRESS, RECOMMENDS HHH CONSIDER JOSEPH ALIOTO AS VP NOMINEE; VOTE TONIGHT ON VIETNAM PLATFORM
Telephone conversation # 8515, sound recording, LBJ and CARL ALBERT, 8/6/1965, 6:16PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 9345, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 12/28/1965, 11:42AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ TEASES GOLDBERG ABOUT HIS VACATION, PURCHASE OF LOT ON LAKE LBJ, ASKS HIM TO UNDERTAKE TRIP TO DISCUSS VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS WITH U THANT, POPE PAUL, DE GAULLE; OTHER DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS; GOLDBERG OFFERS CONGRATULATIONS ON LUCI JOHNSON'S
Telephone conversation # 13551, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 10/16/1968, 4:40PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • CLIFFORD SAYS EDMUND MUSKIE WANTS BRIEFING ON SOUTHEAST ASIA; LBJ'S BRIEFING OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ON STATUS OF VIETNAM PEACE TALKS; HHH'S RESPONSE; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT MUSKIE; LBJ READS DRAFT SPEECH FOR AL SMITH DINNER, ASKS CLIFFORD'S
Telephone conversation # 7039, sound recording, LBJ and LISTER HILL, 3/8/1965, 4:24PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 7059, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/11/1965, 10:35AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 8355, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 7/19/1965, 8:28PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 8356, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 7/19/1965, 8:35PM (Item)
  • Vietnam