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Telephone conversation # 13723, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 11/8/1968, 9:23PM (Item)
  • "KEY BISCAYNE, FLA"; "TRANSCRIBED" ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; LBJ ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PUT CALL FROM NIXON THROUGH ON THIS TELEPHONE; CONTINUES ON NEXT 2 RECORDINGS
  • NIXON SAYS HE TALKED WITH HHH TODAY, THANKS LBJ FOR CONGRATULATIONS; LBJ DISCUSSES REPORTS THAT NIXON'S ASSOCIATES ARE URGING SOUTH VIETNAM NOT TO JOIN PEACE TALKS UNTIL AFTER NIXON TAKES OFFICE, ASKS NIXON TO CONTACT BUI DIEM; LBJ PRAISES RICHARD
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
  • Telephone conversation # 13723, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 11/8/1968, 9:23PM
  • RICHARD NIXON
Telephone conversation # 13433, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 9/30/1968, 6:45PM (Item)
  • NIXON STATES HIS POSITION ON VIETNAM BOMBING HALT; LBJ READS LATEST CABLE FROM CREIGHTON ABRAMS ON BOMBING EFFECTIVENESS, POSSIBLE ADVERSE AFFECTS OF HALT; LBJ SAYS HE IS TRYING TO RUN THE WAR, NOT THE CAMPAIGN, DISCUSSES CONDITIONS NECESSARY
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
  • Telephone conversation # 13433, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 9/30/1968, 6:45PM
  • RICHARD NIXON
Telephone conversation # 13432, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 9/30/1968, 6:45PM (Item)
  • "6:45-7:10PM"; "(TRANSCRIBED)"; NIXON ON HOLD 1:25; JIM JONES ASKS NIXON TO HOLD BECAUSE LBJ IS IN A MEETING; WALT ROSTOW IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • NIXON ASKS ABOUT HHH'S SALT LAKE CITY SPEECH ON HALTING BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM, ASKS IF US POSITION HAS CHANGED; LBJ READS FROM CREIGHTON ABRAMS' CABLE ON POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF BOMBING HALT; PEACE NEGOTIATIONS; ROSTOW SUMMARIZES ABRAMS' MORE RECENT
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
  • Telephone conversation # 13432, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 9/30/1968, 6:45PM
  • RICHARD NIXON
Telephone conversation # 13548, sound recording, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 10/16/1968, 11:41AM (Item)
  • RICHARD NIXON
  • "CONFERENCE CALL"; "TO HON HUBERT HUMPHREY, HON RICHARD NIXON, HON GEORGE WALLACE"; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; LBJ IS ON SPEAKERPHONE
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Telephone conversation # 13612, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 10/30/1968, 10:25AM (Item)
  • NIXON'S CONTACTS WITH SOUTH VIETNAM GOVT; MELVIN LAIRD; JOHN MITCHELL; ANNA CHENNAULT; HISTORY OF BOMBING HALT NEGOTIATIONS; CREIGHTON ABRAMS' SUPPORT FOR HALT; NIXON'S STATEMENT URGING SOVIETS, OTHERS JOIN TALKS; DELAY IN SOUTH VIETNAM GOVT JOINING
Telephone conversation # 13708, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 11/3/1968, 1:25PM (Item)
  • SMATHERS' TALK WITH UNNAMED PERSON (RICHARD NIXON) ON REPORTS THAT JOHN TOWER, ANNA CHENNAULT ENCOURAGED SOUTH VIETNAM NOT TO JOIN PEACE TALKS; LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT NIXON CAMPAIGN'S COMMENTS, REVIEWS NEGOTIATIONS AND REPORTS OF CHENNAULT'S
Telephone conversation # 13711, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 11/3/1968, 2:18PM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS ON HIS TALKS WITH GEORGE SMATHERS, RICHARD NIXON ABOUT NIXON'S ASSOCIATES ENCOURAGING SOUTH VIETNAM NOT TO JOIN PEACE TALKS; CHARGE THAT LBJ'S MOTIVES IN HALTING BOMBING ARE POLITICAL; SPIRO AGNEW'S ROLE IN CONTACTS WITH SOUTH VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 13549, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 10/16/1968, 1:40PM (Item)
  • DIRKSEN SAYS NIXON HEADQUARTERS HAS ASKED HIM ABOUT VIETNAM PEACE TALKS, ASKS LBJ ABOUT PROGRESS OF NEGOTIATIONS; LBJ SAYS THERE HAS BEEN NO BREAKTHROUGH, DISCUSSES HIS CONFERENCE CALL TO HHH, RICHARD NIXON AND GEORGE WALLACE TO BRIEF THEM
Telephone conversation # 13547, sound recording, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 10/16/1968, 11:41AM (Item)
  • RICHARD NIXON
  • "CONFERENCE CALL"; "TO HON HUBERT HUMPHREY, HON RICHARD NIXON, HON GEORGE WALLACE"; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; LBJ IS MEETING WITH WALT ROSTOW AT TIME OF CALL AND SPEAKS WITH HIM BEFORE CONFERENCE CALL; LBJ IS ON SPEAKERPHONE AND IS ON HOLD 0:40
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Telephone conversation # 13744, sound recording, LBJ and WILBUR MILLS, 11/16/1968, 12:01PM (Item)
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF 1970 FEDERAL BUDGET, NIXON'S OPPOSITION TO SURTAX EXTENSION; MILLS SUGGESTS LBJ ASK CONGRESS TO POSTPONE HALF OF MANDATED SALARY INCREASES AND TELL CONGRESS HE WILL NOT SUBMIT BUDGET THAT INCLUDES SURTAX THAT NIXON DOES
Telephone conversation # 13514, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/6/1968, 10:49PM (Item)
  • "RE MTG W/NIXON, HARRIMAN-VANCE, PLANS FOR HONOLULU, RUSK MTG W/PM'S"; "TRANSCRIBED-YB"; BEGINNING OF THIS RECORDING REPEATS PARTS OF REF #13512 AND #13513; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; TV AUDIBLE AT TIMES; CONTINUES ON NEXT
  • NIXON'S REQUEST FOR MEETING; LBJ'S CONCERN ABOUT AVERELL HARRIMAN'S ROLE IN HHH'S SALT LAKE CITY SPEECH ON VIETNAM BOMBING HALT; GEORGE BALL; CYRUS VANCE; PRESS LEAKS; EFFECT OF SPEECH ON HANOI; HONOLULU MEETING AND RUSK'S MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN
Telephone conversation # 13909, transcript, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 1/10/1969, 5:11 PM (Item)
  • November 20, 2008 Reference No. 13909 Processing Note A: represents President Johnson; B: represents Richard Nixon. Transcript only of this conversation; there is no recording. A copy of this transcript was interfiled on this date from the Alpha
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS UPCOMING STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE AND STATEMENT HE WANTS NIXON TO ISSUE IN SUPPORT OF LBJ'S REMARKS IN THE MESSAGE ON THE SURTAX
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
  • Telephone conversation # 13909, transcript, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 1/10/1969, 5:11 PM
  • RICHARD NIXON
Telephone conversation # 13618, transcripts, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 10/31/1968, 6:05PM (Item)
  • RICHARD NIXON
  • Reference No. 13618a November 25, 2008 Processing Note . Transcript only of this conversation; there is no recording. DATE: 10/31168 TIME: 6:05 PM CALLER: Hubert Humphrey, Richard Nixon, George Wallace Pages ofTranscript: 15 pages Barbara Cline
  • *TRANSCRIPT ONLY OF THIS CONVERSATION; THERE IS NO RECORDING; LBJ IS MEETING WITH JIM JONES AT TIME OF CALL; HHH, RICHARD NIXON, AND GEORGE WALLACE WERE REACHED BY TELEPHONE; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Telephone conversation # 1472, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 1/22/1964, 6:45PM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ON PLANS FOR PROGRESS SPEECH ON FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT OF MINORITIES; JENKINS REPORTS ON NAPOLITAN POLL ON WILLIAM SCRANTON, NELSON ROCKEFELLER, NIXON, GOLDWATER; ROWLAND EVANS; POLL RESULTS BASED ON ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS
Telephone conversation # 5857, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 10/10/1964, 12:25PM (Item)
  • PRESS GUIDANCE FOR FINAL WEEKS OF CAMPAIGN; HECKLING OF LADY BIRD JOHNSON ON WHISTLESTOP TRIP; LBJ'S NEW ORLEANS SPEECH; DAVID RABINOVITZ WISCONSIN JUDGESHIP; HARRIS POLL; NIXON'S STATEMENTS; WHISTLESTOP PRESS COVERAGE; LUCI JOHNSON'S CAMPAIGN
Telephone conversation # 5562, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 9/10/1964, 11:10AM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF INVITATION TO LBJ, GOLDWATER, WILLIAM MILLER TO ADDRESS POLISH-AMERICAN CONGRESS; LBJ EXPRESSES WISH NOT TO SPEAK AT SAME EVENT AS GOLDWATER, MILLER; DALEY ADVISES LBJ TO ATTEND, COMPARES WITH SIMILAR VISITS BY JFK, NIXON; CHARLES
Telephone conversation # 9350, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 12/31/1965, 10:00AM (Item)
  • RUSK ASKS LBJ'S ADVICE ABOUT ATTENDING OPEN-AIR MEETING IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, WHERE PETITION ON VIETNAM WILL BE PRESENTED, SAYS RICHARD NIXON WILL BE INVITED IF RUSK DOES NOT GO; LBJ SUGGESTS RUSK ATTEND BUT REVIEW FOREIGN POLICY, NOT ACCEPT PETITION
Telephone conversation # 13613, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 10/30/1968, 10:25AM (Item)
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF BOMBING HALT NEGOTIATIONS AND RICHARD NIXON'S CONTACTS WITH SOUTH VIETNAM GOVT; LBJ SAYS HE PLANS TO ANNOUNCE BOMBING HALT AND SAY THAT SOUTH VIETNAM GOVT MAY ATTEND NOVEMBER 6 PARIS MEETING; ELLSWORTH BUNKER'S
Telephone conversation # 13614, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 10/31/1968, 4:09PM (Item)
  • LBJ REVIEWS RECENT PEACE TALKS WITH NORTH VIETNAM; US CONDITIONS FOR BOMBING HALT; EFFECT OF PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ON TALKS; NIXON'S ASSOCIATES' CONTACTS WITH SOUTH, NORTH VIETNAM; APPROVAL OF BOMBING HALT OF NORTH VIETNAM BY MILITARY, CREIGHTON
Telephone conversation # 13701, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 11/1/1968, 8:31AM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA PRAISES LBJ'S SPEECH ANNOUNCING VIETNAM BOMBING HALT; DISCUSSION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CREIGHTON ABRAMS, ELLSWORTH BUNKER; EFFECT OF STATEMENTS, ACTIVITIES OF HHH AND NIXON ON PEACE TALKS; RELUCTANCE OF SOUTH VIETNAM TO JOIN PEACE TALKS
Telephone conversation # 13706, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 11/2/1968, 9:18PM (Item)
  • TO NIXON
Telephone conversation # 13715, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH YARBOROUGH, 11/4/1968, 2:54PM (Item)
  • YARBOROUGH SAYS PRESS REPORT THAT HE BELIEVES LBJ WILL RUN AGAINST HIM IN 1970 IS UNTRUE; LBJ JOKES ABOUT REPORT, TELLS STORY ABOUT TEXAS POSTMASTER; HHH RALLY IN HOUSTON; PRESS REPORT JOHN CONNALLY BACKS NIXON; POLL SHOWING INCREASED SUPPORT
Telephone conversation # 13515, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/6/1968, 10:49PM (Item)
  • "RE MTG W/NIXON, HARRIMAN-VANCE, PLANS FOR HONOLULU, RUSK MTG W/PM'S"; "TRANSCRIBED-YB"; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
Telephone conversation # 13620, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 10/31/1968, 6:52PM (Item)
  • LBJ REVIEWS LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN VIETNAM PEACE TALKS, SAYS HE WILL ISSUE ORDER TONIGHT TO STOP BOMBING; NEGATIVE EFFECT OF NIXON ASSOCIATES' CONTACTS WITH SOUTH, NORTH VIETNAM; US CONDITIONS FOR HALT; RESPONSE TO CHARGE THAT HALT IS POLITICALLY
Telephone conversation # 13702, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 11/1/1968, 11:38AM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF BOMBING HALT, CANDIDATES' REACTIONS; CREIGHTON ABRAMS' STRATEGY; SOUTH VIETNAM'S RELUCTANCE TO JOIN PEACE TALKS FOLLOWING CONTACTS WITH NIXON'S ASSOCIATES; NGUYEN VAN THIEU'S DEMANDS; STATUS OF PRESIDENTIAL
Telephone conversation # 13703, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH YARBOROUGH, 11/1/1968, 1:09PM (Item)
  • YARBOROUGH PRAISES LBJ'S SPEECH ON BOMBING HALT, SAYS COKE STEVENSON, ALLAN SHIVERS WILL ATTEND RICHARD NIXON'S RALLY IN TEXAS, ASKS LBJ TO GET PRICE DANIEL TO ATTEND HHH'S HOUSTON RALLY; LBJ REVIEWS HISTORY OF VIETNAM PEACE TALKS, HIS DECISION
Telephone conversation # 13742, sound recording, LBJ and WILBUR MILLS, 11/16/1968, 12:01PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES EUROPEAN FINANCIAL CRISIS, 1970 FEDERAL BUDGET, NIXON'S OPPOSITION TO SURTAX EXTENSION; MILLS' SPEECH ON BUDGET; LBJ SAYS HE FAVORS SURTAX, OUTLINES HOW HE WOULD ALLOCATE FUNDS; CONCERNS ABOUT MANDATED PAY INCREASES; FUNDS FOR SAFE
Telephone conversation # 13743, sound recording, LBJ and WILBUR MILLS, 11/16/1968, 12:01PM (Item)
  • 1970 FEDERAL BUDGET; NIXON'S OPPOSITION TO SURTAX EXTENSION; LBJ SAYS HE WILL NOT PROPOSE TAX REFORM, SAYS AGENCIES MUST RESTRICT SPENDING, ABSORB MANDATED INCREASES; POSSIBLE DROP IN VIETNAM SPENDING; ENEMY LOSSES SINCE TET OFFENSIVE; PARIS PEACE
Telephone conversation # 13518, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 10/7/1968, 10:25AM (Item)
  • DALEY ASKS ABOUT LBJ'S PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN HHH'S CAMPAIGN; LBJ SAYS HE WILL MAKE RADIO SPEECH TO EMPHASIZE ADMINISTRATION'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, POINT OUT GEORGE WALLACE'S, NIXON'S FAILINGS; DALEY CRITICIZES HHH'S CAMPAIGN; LBJ'S POSSIBLE HONOLULU
Telephone conversation # 13619, transcripts, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 10/31/1968, 6:28PM (Item)
  • because the more united we are the better chance we've got. And all of the candidates have said "We back you, Mr. President." Nixon, Wallace, and Humphrey. Now if they can say it, I don't know why you leaders can't say it loud and c lear. MANSFIELD