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  • t w h a t m a t t e r s to m e . I ts b e i n g t h e r e f o r m e to r e m e m b e r a n d lo o k a t a n d a l l o u r f r i e n d s a n d th e J o h n s o n L i b r a r y a n d m a y b e s c h o l a r s o f the f u t u r e , f o r t h i s p e r
  • "ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES OF STRIKE IN VN DURING INTERIM PERIOD"; "WHAT SOVIETS ARE DOING"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY
  • TIMING OF POSSIBLE AIRSTRIKE IN VIETNAM IN LIGHT OF UK-USSR PROPOSAL; PRESS REPORTS OF MOVEMENT OF USSR ANTI-AIRCRAFT; MCNAMARA'S UPCOMING CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY; LBJ DISCUSSES TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION AS STATEMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF US
  • Telephone conversation # 6857, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/18/1965, time unknown
  • "B. 1 - BUNDY(?)"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; MUSIC AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES
  • TAYLOR ON HOLD 0:20; LBJ IS MEETING WITH MCNAMARA AT TIME OF CALL
  • LBJ DISCUSSES US DOMESTIC CONCERNS ABOUT VIETNAM, ASKS TAYLOR'S VIEWS ON EXTENSION OF BOMBING HALT, PEACE EFFORTS; TAYLOR SAYS HE OPPOSES PAUSE BUT SAYS THIS IS BEST TIME FOR IT IF IT IS NECESSARY; U. S. GRANT SHARP'S OPPOSITION TO PAUSE; MILITARY
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT JOHN NANCE GARNER'S VIEWS OF VICE PRESIDENCY PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH ROBERT THOMPSON OF LA TIMES AT TIME OF CALL; MCNAMARA ON HOLD 1:00
  • MCNAMARA ON HOLD 0:25; TV OR RADIO AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES
  • MCNAMARA ASKS FOR AUTHORITY TO BOMB POL TARGETS IN HANOI, HAIPHONG; LBJ'S CONCERN ABOUT TIMING OF MISSION, USSR'S RESPONSE IF SOVIET TANKER HIT; EFFECTS OF BOMBING ON MILITARY EFFORT, MORALE OF US TROOPS; ENEMY MORALE AND MILITARY EFFORT IN SOUTH
  • Telephone conversation # 9351, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 12/31/1965, time unknown
  • "FROM PAUL 2/8/68"; "DAMAGE TO NUCLEAR SHIP, BATTLES-KAISANG, ATTACK ON OUR EMBASSY, RETALIATION..." DATE DETERMINED FROM CONTENT OF CALL; TIME UNCERTAIN; DAILY DIARY LISTS CALLS WITH MCNAMARA AT 7:24A, 7:38A; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS
  • Telephone conversation # 12617, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/31/1968, time unknown
  • Telephone conversation # 6856, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/18/1965, time unknown
  • BUNDY ON HOLD 2:12; BUNDY IS MEETING WITH CYRUS VANCE, "JACK" VALENTI? AT TIME OF CALL; OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT CHRISTMAS TRUCE IN VIETNAM WHILE BUNDY ON HOLD; TV OR RADIO AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES
  • "FROM BEDROOM" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS DATE AND TIME AS 7/14/1965, 6:15P; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES TIME AND DATE ARE 7/2/65, 8:41A; MUSIC AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; PREVIOUSLY OPENED IN PART ON TAPE SO.02
  • MARVIN WATSON IS APPARENTLY MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL AND ANSWERS THE TELEPHONE; RECORDING OF CONVERSATION IS BRIEFLY INTERRUPTED IN MIDDLE OF THE CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY AT TIMES; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • "CC HAD CHANCE TO LOOK THROUGH FILE OF JACK CONNOR...; DATE, "LISTENED TO YB" AND INCORRECT TIME 9:16A WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; TV OR RADIO AUDIBLE; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; 0:24 MACHINE NOISE
  • DAILY DIARY LISTS TIME OF CALL AS 8:05P; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • "TRANSCRIBED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH ELMO ROPER AT TIME OF CALL
  • DISCUSSION OF ED FOREMAN'S SPEECH ON HOUSE FLOOR CRITICIZING TIMING OF LBJ'S ADDRESS ON RETALIATORY STRIKES FOLLOWING TONKIN GULF ATTACKS; MCNAMARA LISTS POINTS JUSTIFYING DECISION TO MAKE ADDRESS; LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO CALL CARL VINSON, CARL ALBERT
  • BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH KEN O'DONNELL, LARRY O'BRIEN, JACK VALENTI AT TIME OF CALL
  • "2/19?"; "B.1B 2-20-65" WRITTEN IN GREASE PENCIL ON DICTABELT; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS DATE AS 2/20/64; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES IT TOOK PLACE ON 2/18/65; TIME AND DATE FROM DAILY DIARY
  • TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • SLIP AND DAILY DIARY LIST CALLER AS "MR. C.J. DAVIDSON"; POOR SOUND QUALITY AT TIMES; CONTINUES FROM REF #7700 AND ON NEXT RECORDING
  • "RANCH"; "SUMMARIZED"; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS DATE AND TIME AS 7/31/65, 8:17A; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #8501
  • "SUMMARIZED"; "RE HIS TESTIFYING BEFORE ARMED SERVICES AND APPROPRIATIONS CMTEE"; BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATIONS PRECEDE AND FOLLOW CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH MAXWELL TAYLOR AT TIME OF CALL
  • RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH EUGENE BLACK, MARVIN WATSON, JIMILU MASON AT TIME OF CALL; LBJ INTRODUCES BLACK TO MASON DURING CALL
  • RUSSELL IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR AT TIMES; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • "SUMMARIZED"; LBJ ON SPEAKERPHONE?; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH JOHN GRONOUSKI AT TIME OF CALL
  • TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • BUNDY ON HOLD 1:20; INAUDIBLE OFFICE CONVERSATION AMONG TELEPHONE OPERATORS WHILE BUNDY ON HOLD; MUSIC AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES
  • 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
  • SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS DATE AS 5/28/65; BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH HHH AT TIME OF CALL
  • "SUMMARIZED"; DURING CALL LBJ SPEAKS WITH SOMEONE IN HIS OFFICE ABOUT DRAFTING SPEECH ON VIETNAM; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH CORNELIUS GALLAGHER AT TIME OF CALL
  • "SUMMARIZED"; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH CORNELIUS GALLAGHER AT TIME OF CALL
  • "9-13-66" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; OFFICE NOISE PRECEDES CALL; MCNAMARA IS MEETING WITH EARLE WHEELER AT TIME OF CALL
  • 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
  • BOMBING OF POL TARGETS IN NORTH VIETNAM; LBJ SAYS HE WANTS IT MADE CLEAR THAT JCS HAVE CHOSEN TIME, MILITARY ASPECTS OF MISSION IN LIGHT OF PREVIOUS PRESS LEAKS; WASHINGTON STAR'S DEFERRAL OF RICHARD FRYKLUND STORY ON BOMBING; SOURCE OF LEAKS
  • GOLDBERG'S DENIAL OF PRESS LEAK; TIMING OF BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM POL TARGETS; MILITARY FRUSTRATION ABOUT TARGET LIMITS; NORTH VIETNAMESE COMMENTS ON US OPPOSITION TO WAR; NEED FOR SUFFICIENT MILITARY FORCES; POSSIBLE EMERGENCY MEASURES IF WAR
  • CALL NOT LISTED ON SLIP; TIME AND DATE FROM DAILY DIARY
  • "SUMMARIZED"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; POOR SOUND QUALITY AT TIMES