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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/13/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • ; exchange of State gifts; receiving line; Lady Bird mentions many guests; LBJ's toast about our form of government; Sir Alec Douglas-Home's toast about Cuba; the "Strolling Strings" and dancing
Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 2:30 a.m. Meeting with the President's Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • agreement, will this be an advantage militarily? General Abrams: Yes. The President: Will it compensate for lack of bombing up to the 19° parallel? General Abrams: Yes, sir, it will. We think they have shifted tactics from the battlefield
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/20/1966 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird explores New Zealand's Governor General's home; Sir Bernard and Lady Ferguson show Lady Bird the grounds; exchange of gifts; morning with Mrs. Holyoke and Mrs. Powell; Lady Bird describes flowers; ride in cable car; motorcade to Civic
Telephone conversation # 8846, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL DOUGLAS, 9/10/1965, 11:30AM (Item)
  • DOUGLAS ASKS FEHMER IF HE CAN SPEAK BRIEFLY WITH LBJ
  • DOUGLAS THANKS LBJ FOR PARDONING MARINE SGT. CARL BUCK; DOUGLAS DESCRIBES CASE AS MODERN-DAY DREYFUS CASE; LBJ THANKS DOUGLAS FOR HIS SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY FOR PUTTING LBJ'S CIVIL RIGHTS SPEECHES IN CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
  • Douglas, Paul H. (Paul Howard), 1892-1976
  • Telephone conversation # 8846, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL DOUGLAS, 9/10/1965, 11:30AM
  • PAUL DOUGLAS
Telephone conversation # 7102, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL DOUGLAS, 3/18/1965, 5:36PM (Item)
  • HENRY "JOE" FOWLER IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; DOUGLAS ON HOLD 0:39
  • DOUGLAS CONGRATULATES LBJ ON VOTING RIGHTS SPEECH, EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR BILL; LBJ SAYS HE HAS NOMINATED HENRY "JOE" FOWLER AS TREASURY SECRETARY; PROBLEMS WITH NOMINATING DAVID ROCKEFELLER; LBJ PRAISES DOUGLAS' SON'S WORK WITH JUSTICE DEPT IN SELMA
  • Douglas, Paul H. (Paul Howard), 1892-1976
  • Telephone conversation # 7102, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL DOUGLAS, 3/18/1965, 5:36PM
  • PAUL DOUGLAS
Telephone conversation # 1250, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLAS DILLON, 1/8/1964, 4:42PM (Item)
  • Dillon, C. Douglas (Clarence Douglas), 1909-2003
  • Telephone conversation # 1250, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLAS DILLON, 1/8/1964, 4:42PM
  • DOUGLAS DILLON
Telephone conversation # 3438, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLAS DILLON, 5/13/1964, 4:35PM (Item)
  • Dillon, C. Douglas (Clarence Douglas), 1909-2003
  • Telephone conversation # 3438, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLAS DILLON, 5/13/1964, 4:35PM
  • DOUGLAS DILLON
Telephone conversation # 6321, sound recording, LBJ and SIDNEY WEINBERG, 11/11/1964, 1:32PM (Item)
  • DOUGLAS DILLON
  • "LBJ RANCH"; WEINBERG ON HOLD 0:35; DOUGLAS DILLON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL
  • Dillon, C. Douglas (Clarence Douglas), 1909-2003
Telephone conversation # 53, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 11/25/1963, 4:00PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS BUNDY TO SPEAK TO DOUGLAS DILLON, WILLIAM MCCHESNEY MARTIN ABOUT ISSUING STATEMENT TO REASSURE FINANCIAL MARKETS; LBJ'S MEETING TOMORROW WITH LATIN AMERICAN LEADERS, PRIVATE MEETINGS TODAY WITH CHARLES DE GAULLE, LESTER PEARSON, HAYATO
Telephone conversation # 1234, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER HELLER, 1/7/1964, 6:54PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF UNIDENTIFIED LETTER CONCERNING ISSUANCE OF BONDS; TIMING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE; THE ECONOMY; INTEREST RATES; DOUGLAS DILLON
Telephone conversation # 4187, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 7/8/1964, 3:56PM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS ON CONVERSATIONS WITH EVERETT DIRKSEN, DOUGLAS DILLON, CLINTON ANDERSON ON INTEREST EQUALIZATION TAX BILL; O'BRIEN SAYS HE WILL CALL GEORGE SMATHERS ABOUT BILL
Telephone conversation # 3536, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 5/28/1964, 11:03AM (Item)
  • REEDY ASKS ABOUT ITEMS FOR PRESS BRIEFING: LBJ AND DOUGLAS DILLON'S STATEMENTS AT CEREMONY THIS MORNING; LBJ'S MEETINGS THIS MORNING WITH JOHN MCCONE ON WORLD SITUATION, WITH WILLARD WIRTZ ON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, POVERTY, EMPLOYMENT SITUATION
Telephone conversation # 3327, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER HELLER, 5/4/1964, 5:10PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF 4:30 SPEECHES AT LABOR LEADERS DINNER TONIGHT BY HELLER, WILLIAM MCCHESNEY MARTIN, WILLARD WIRTZ, DOUGLAS DILLON ON BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, INTEREST RATES; LBJ JOKES TO WH PRESS CORPS ABOUT GOING FOR A WALK
Telephone conversation # 4452, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 7/30/1964, 8:50PM (Item)
  • REACTION TO LBJ'S STATEMENT EXCLUDING CABINET MEMBERS FROM VP NOMINATION; RFK; UPCOMING LIFE MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON LBJ'S PERSONAL FINANCES; JACQUELINE KENNEDY AT CONVENTION; SUPPORT FOR LBJ IN LOUISIANA, VERMONT, SOUTH; CATHOLIC AS VP NOMINEE; DOUGLAS
Telephone conversation # 5244, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/28/1964, 8:28AM (Item)
  • JENKINS REPORTS ON FAVORABLE REACTION TO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS; LBJ DISCUSSES VIETNAM SITUATION, ASKS FOR NUMBER OF TIMES HIS SPEECH WAS INTERRUPTED BY APPLAUSE; INVITES SAM FORE, MRS. FORE, DOUGLAS WYNN TO GO TO LBJ RANCH WITH HIM
Telephone conversation # 6161, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 11/4/1964, 10:34AM (Item)
  • POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF ADAM YARMOLINSKY TO WH STAFF; OTHER WH APPOINTMENTS; LBJ PRAISES CLARK CLIFFORD AS ADVISER; LEE WHITE; CABINET RESIGNATION LETTERS; LUTHER HODGES; DOUGLAS DILLON; ROBERT ROOSA; ATTORNEY GENERAL APPOINTMENT; WH SALARIES
Telephone conversation # 7057, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 3/11/1965, 9:16AM (Item)
  • NOMINATION OF SUCCESSOR TO DOUGLAS DILLON AS TREASURY SECRETARY; PRESS LEAKS; DON COOK; WRIGHT PATMAN AND FRB; JOHN LOEB; DAVID "KENDALL" (KENNEDY?); RUDOLPH PETERSON; DAVID ROCKEFELLER; WILLIAM MCCHESNEY MARTIN; MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE; MONETARY
Telephone conversation # 8872, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 9/15/1965, 12:35PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS SMATHERS TO ANSWER FULBRIGHT'S SPEECH ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, DISCUSSES INACCURACIES IN SPEECH, COMMUNIST ROLE IN REVOLT; OBJECTIONS OF VANCE HARTKE, PAUL DOUGLAS, ALBERT GORE TO CANADIAN AUTO PARTS AGREEMENT IN SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Telephone conversation # 9535, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 1/26/1966, 9:54AM (Item)
  • VIETNAM PEACE FEELER FROM MAYOR OF MILAN, ITALY; QUESTION OF WILLIAM DOUGLAS MEETING INFORMALLY WITH HO CHI MINH; LBJ EVALUATES VIETNAM SITUATION; LACK OF ENEMY RESPONSE TO BOMBING HALT; CONGRESSIONAL VIEWS ON VIETNAM POLICY; POSSIBLE CHINESE
Telephone conversation # 10945, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 10/14/1966, 4:28PM (Item)
  • DALEY INVITES LBJ TO CHICAGO FOR RALLY, PRAISES LBJ'S SPEECH ON SOCIAL SECURITY, TELLS HIM NOT TO WORRY ABOUT NEGATIVE POLLS; DISCUSSION OF ILLINOIS CONGRESSIONAL RACES; PAUL DOUGLAS' RE-ELECTION CHANCES; LBJ'S UPCOMING TRIP TO MANILA CONFERENCE
Telephone conversation # 106, sound recording, LBJ and JOE KILGORE, 11/27/1963, 5:21PM (Item)
  • KILGORE PRAISES LBJ'S SPEECH TO CONGRESS TODAY; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS BUSY SCHEDULE AND HIS MEETINGS TODAY WITH PRIME MINISTER OF DENMARK AND PRIME MINISTER OF CAMBODIA; DISCUSSION OF PLANS FOR KILGORE AND HIS WIFE TO COME TO JOHNSONS' HOME FOR DINNER
Telephone conversation # 220, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER LIPPMANN, 12/1/1963, 5:46PM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT PUBLISHING LBJ'S SPEECHES, LBJ'S 1943 VOTE AGAINST OIL PRICE INCREASE; LBJ ASKS IF HE CAN STOP BY LIPPMANN'S HOME ON HIS WAY TO DINNER
Telephone conversation # 5672, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS?, 9/24/1964, 4:45PM (Item)
  • "VOICES...RECORD RALPH DUNGAN; WALTER JENKINS-JUANITA ROBERTS; J. ROBERTS-ASHTON GONELLA; PRESIDENT, LEE WHITE & 3 WOMEN FROM MCCOMB, MISS. RE BOMBING...HOMES"; STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
Telephone conversation # 6420, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 11/19/1964, 7:26PM (Item)
  • "LBJ RANCH"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; DAILY DIARY INDICATES THAT LBJ IS AT FRANK ERWIN HOME IN AUSTIN AT TIME OF CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
Telephone conversation # 8825, sound recording, LBJ and KATHARINE GRAHAM, 9/3/1965, 12:42PM (Item)
  • GRAHAM CONGRATULATES LBJ ON SIGNING OF WASHINGTON, DC HOME RULE DISCHARGE PETITION; LBJ DISCUSSES OPPOSITION TO FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF BILL, PRAISES AL FRIENDLY'S WORK ON BILL; LBJ'S STATEMENT EMPHASIZING HIS PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH WASHINGTON, DC
Telephone conversation # 8668, sound recording, LBJ and AL FRIENDLY, 8/28/1965, 4:15PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES NEED TO PASS LEGISLATION TO REMEDY BASIC PROBLEMS IN IMPOVERISHED AREAS AND TO PASS WASHINGTON, DC HOME RULE BILL; REACTION OF PRESS TO LBJ'S RECENT STATEMENT ON WATTS, CIVIL DISORDERS
Telephone conversation # 8667, sound recording, LBJ and AL FRIENDLY, 8/28/1965, 4:15PM (Item)
  • WASHINGTON, DC HOME RULE DISCHARGE PETITION; OBJECTION TO PETITION BY COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN, HOUSE LEADERSHIP; LBJ'S PHILOSOPHY AS SENATE POLICY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN TO PERMIT VOTES ON BILLS, CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC REACTION WHEN BILLS ARE BOTTLED UP
From Lyndon Johnson. Statement on the Pearl Harbor Attack, 12/8/1941 (Item)
  • we have been Hitler. Our job is now clear. ' line will use men and materials which in America. of us will be needed to answer the the Sabbath Day Assassins. All every war home to every man, woman, and ohild million M. C. to clean up
Record copy, Address, Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, Clarksburg, West Virginia, 5/7/60 (Item)
  • to cut foreign aid spending by one red cent. Then, without a pause for breath, it warned Congress that it would be disastrous not tX>cut spending for so-called "special" groups here at home. It is difficult to understand the double standard which says
Record copy, Speech by Senator Johnson at Farmers Home Administration Meeting in Dallas, Texas, 10/9/52 (Item)
  • loaned to farm families in Texas. These loans are being repaid -- on time. ✓ Through the REA,nearly nine out of every ten Texas farm homes have ligh-1; and electricity. I can recall the day - it was only 20 years ago -- lt.·!ie~., only one out of every
  • Record copy, Speech by Senator Johnson at Farmers Home Administration Meeting in Dallas, Texas, 10/9/52
Record copy, Remarks of the President in Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10/29/1964 (Item)
  • in which he lives or the religion which he has. Tonight, America is a better and a stronger nation for all of us because of that campaign that we waged in '60. Philadelphia is a city of homes and families, just as all of America is a nation of homes
Reading copy, 1964 State of the Union Message, 1/8/64 (Item)
  • policies; - as the session most effective, -•---•wa11nn111r,a program 1111111• ever; which achieved efficient • ••i•i■.-.e foreign the aid 3 ..- and as the session which helped - to build ~bre homes, _.,., • .-.111.-:l
Record copy, 1948 campaign kickoff speech, "The Challenge of a New Day," 5/22/1948 (Item)
  • • Sh.all We SurremerT We know the alternatives. to :make all together, the Godless the World a home tor men in Eurasia. as I was born, I shall bold 1ignpoat1. the greate1t without travel The first there thoae a better strength lies know-how
Reading copy, Remarks of the President Before a Joint Session Congress, House Chamber Capitol, 11/27/63 (Item)
  • ' i us t r a nlP' C.QDs t r uCt i V e . )~,~~ ~ For 32 years, Capitol Hill has been my home. • • . I have shared many moments· of pride with you -- pri-·de in the ability of the Congress of the Untted States to act; to meet any crisis; to distill
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/30/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • erien ce a t Roy a l t y ^ ^ ^ Lu ci a r r iv e d fiv e minutes ahead o f schedule - Oh! Surpr i s e fo r m e ! - thi s m orning, at the im posing white columned b r ic k home of State Senator H a r r y Byrd. The f i r s t big event o f the day
Record copy, Transcript of Recorded Remarks of Radio Broadcast on Civil Rights, 4/11/60 (Item)
  • --the to vote. We have validated the ancient image of this country as the home of freedom under law. We have without reassurance historic to all loud emotional trumpet blasts' given quiet adult the world, that we are moving forward to sustain mission
Record copy, Remarks, Democratic Convention, Spokane, Washington, 5/28/60 (Item)
  • for coming instead of telling us that he ought to apologize for leaving. I'm convinced that he's got trouble at home and because of that, I'm convinced he had two things in mind: He wanted to divide us from our Allies. Well, what happened? His performance
Folder, "9/1/1947, News release on soil productivity," Statements Files, Box 6 (Item)
  • here at home and all and our progressive and con­ and high but stabilized cerrying Much of it is out in the open, subject of farm lands has been made. is simple but cleart We cannot achieve our conservation Why waste them longer. steam ahead
Folder, "5/22/1948, Speech by Congressman Johnson, "The Challenge of a New Day"," Statements Files, Box 6 (Item)
  • • Sh.all We SurremerT We know the alternatives. to :make all together, the Godless the World a home tor men in Eurasia. as I was born, I shall bold 1ignpoat1. the greate1t without travel The first there thoae a better strength lies know-how
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/16/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • a lr e a d y knew and which I a c tu a lly had to t r y to p r y out of him - that we a r e having trouble in A u s tin ,m y so s u c c e s s fu l, so b eloved home town, on the in teg ratio n p ro b le m . It s e e m s the m o re r a d ic a l n eg ro