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Telephone conversation # 12802, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 3/7/1968, 4:10PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ'S 3/6/68 MEETING WITH FULBRIGHT, MANSFIELD, HICKENLOOPER, AIKEN, AND SPARKMAN ON VIETNAM; FULBRIGHT'S VIEWS ON VIETNAM; SENATE DEBATE ON WAR; STUDY OF RESERVE CALL-UP, MORE TROOPS IN VIETNAM; VIETNAMESE DRAFT AGE; SENATE HEARINGS ON TONKIN GULF
Telephone conversation # 8104, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/5/1965, 4:50PM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; "(RE VIETNAM) & (RE DOM. REP & DOD MATTERS, LEGISLATION)"; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • Vietnam
  • US FORCES IN VIETNAM; CAM RANH BAY FACILITY; PROPOSAL TO BOMB IL-28S; NORTH VIETNAM BOMBING TARGETS; MARGUERITE HIGGINS' STORY ON IL-28S; US TROOP WITHDRAWAL FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; VIEWS OF MENDEL RIVERS, JOHN STENNIS ON MILITARY PAY BILL; BASE
Telephone conversation # 9650, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY LUCE, 2/21/1966, 9:35AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY; HONOLULU CONFERENCE; LBJ'S IMPRESSIONS OF WESTMORELAND; GUERRILLA WARFARE; US TROOP COMMITMENTS; IMPACT OF WEATHER ON BOMBING CAMPAIGN, BOMBING PAUSE; LBJ'S VIEWS ON NORTH VIETNAM; LUCE CITES US FAILURE TO IDENTIFY
Telephone conversation # 9651, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY LUCE, 2/21/1966, 9:35AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • US ISOLATIONISM; SENATE CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY; RFK'S SUPPORT FOR INCLUDING VIET CONG IN SOUTH VIETNAM GOVT; SENATE PLAN TO ASK THAT PRESIDENT SEEK SENATE APPROVAL BEFORE ESCALATING WAR; WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Telephone conversation # 9653, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY LUCE, 2/21/1966, 11:56AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LUCE DESCRIBES HEDLEY DONOVAN EDITORIAL ON VIETNAM IN NEW ISSUE OF LIFE MAGAZINE; LBJ TELLS LUCE THAT CRISIS IN CONFIDENCE IN LEADERSHIP ON VIETNAM POLICY IS DEVELOPING, CITES SENATE OPPOSITION, DISSENT IN PRESS; POSSIBLE TROOP INCREASES; RFK; JAMES
Telephone conversation # 9678, sound recording, LBJ and RUSSELL LONG, 2/26/1966, 5:50PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LONG DISCUSSES SENATE ACTION TODAY ON VIETNAM AUTHORIZATION BILL; LBJ ASKS LONG TO TALK TO EVERETT DIRKSEN ABOUT PASSING VIETNAM BILLS, DISCUSSES DELAYS IN PASSING THEM, HHH'S MANY BRIEFINGS, POLICY THAT VP DOES NOT TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS; TAX BILL
Telephone conversation # 9610, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/2/1966, 5:29PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS IN BURMA, UN; LBJ'S MEETING WITH B. K. NEHRU ON EMERGENCY FOOD AID TO INDIA; NEED FOR CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION, AID FROM OTHER COUNTRIES; POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF CLARK CLIFFORD; CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY BY FULBRIGHT
Telephone conversation # 10254, sound recording, LBJ and BIRCH BAYH, 6/23/1966, 6:45PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • BAYH ASKS ADVICE ON INDIANA DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM, POSSIBLE ANTI-VIETNAM SPEECH BY VANCE HARTKE; LBJ DISCUSSES HARTKE, DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S RECORD, NEED TO HONOR TREATY COMMITMENTS, REFERS TO LOUIS LUDLOW'S PEACE PETITION, PATRICK NUGENT'S BROTHER
Telephone conversation # 9683, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 2/28/1966, 8:53AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • SENATE CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY; RFK'S VIEWS ON VIETNAM; O'BRIEN'S COMPARISON OF RFK, JFK; POSITIVE REACTION TO O'BRIEN'S VIETNAM SPEECH; LBJ TELLS O'BRIEN TO TALK TO DIRKSEN, MANSFIELD ON PASSING VIETNAM BILLS, HANDLING WAYNE MORSE AMENDMENT
Telephone conversation # 3681, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 6/11/1964, 12:26PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER PROJECT; CALIFORNIA; BARRY GOLDWATER; CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; SPEECHES BY RUSSELL, ROBERT BYRD; ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, MLK; LAOS RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS; RUSSELL'S, LBJ'S VIEWS OF VIETNAM; POSSIBLE UN INVOLVEMENT; U THANT; DOMINO
Telephone conversation # 7329, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR "TEX" GOLDSCHMIDT, 4/8/1965, 10:27AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • JOHNS HOPKINS SPEECH ON ASIAN DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH VIETNAMESE NEGATIVE REACTION; LBJ READS CRITICAL CABLES ON SPEECH; LBJ'S REPORT ON 1961 VIETNAM TRIP; MEKONG DELTA; EUGENE BLACK AND UN TASK FORCE; LBJ ASKS ELIZABETH GOLDSCHMIDT TO DRAFT MEDICARE
Telephone conversation # 7140, sound recording, LBJ and DREW PEARSON, 3/23/1965, 11:35AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ'S RECENT MEETING WITH GEORGE WALLACE ON SELMA, ALABAMA SITUATION; LBJ READS HIS RECENT PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT ON US POLICY ON VIETNAM; LBJ'S COMMITMENT TO PEACE, HIS HEAVY SCHEDULE; LBJ ASKS FOR PEARSON'S REACTION TO VOTING RIGHTS SPEECH
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 # 7574, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN STENNIS, 5/4/1965, 1:05PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ STRESSES NEED TO QUICKLY PASS SUPPLEMENTAL MILITARY APPROPRIATIONS BILL TO DEMONSTRATE SUPPORT FOR VIETNAM POLICY, EXPLAINS HOW MONEY WILL BE SPENT; STENNIS PRAISES LBJ'S CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING, SPEECH ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Telephone conversation # 7582, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE MAHON, 5/5/1965, 11:55AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ LOBBIES FOR PASSAGE OF SUPPLEMENTAL MILITARY APPROPRIATIONS BILL; BILL AS SHOW OF CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR VIETNAM POLICY; MAHON'S CONCERNS ABOUT TERRORISM; LBJ DEFENDS US ACTION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; OAS ROLE; ENEMY CASUALTIES IN VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 9644, sound recording, LBJ and RUSSELL LONG, 2/17/1966, 7:35PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LONG'S REMARKS IN SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE HEARINGS ANSWERING SENATE CRITICS OF VIETNAM POLICY; WAYNE MORSE; WILLIAM FULBRIGHT; ALBERT GORE'S RESPONSE TO LONG'S SPEECH; SENATE DEBATE ON TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION; JAMES GAVIN; GEORGE KENNAN
Telephone conversation # 10229, sound recording, LBJ and EDMUND G. "PAT" BROWN, 6/13/1966, 12:50PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • CALIFORNIA SAVINGS AND LOAN SITUATION AND NEED FOR INTEREST RATE BILL; POSSIBLE TRIP BY LBJ TO CALIFORNIA; POSSIBLE USE OF CALIFORNIA PENSION FUNDS TO HELP CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; WESTMORELAND'S SPEECH ON EFFECT OF VIETNAM CRITICISM ON WAR EFFORT
Telephone conversation # 10273, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/28/1966, 5:33PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • 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
Telephone conversation # 10419, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANATOS, 7/22/1966, 4:10PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • MANATOS SAYS MANSFIELD IS DEFENDING LBJ IN SENATE AGAINST FULBRIGHT'S CRITICISM OF FOREIGN AID, VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ READS LIST OF LEGISLATION, TREATIES AUTHORIZING US ACTION IN ASIA WHICH FULBRIGHT SUPPORTED; LBJ'S RECENT SPEECH TO AMERICAN ALUMNI
Telephone conversation # 10421, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 7/22/1966, 8:05PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ DISCUSSES REISCHAUER'S RESIGNATION AS AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN; MANSFIELD URGES REISCHAUER NOT TO RESIGN; OTHER POSITIONS FOR REISCHAUER; LBJ THANKS MANSFIELD FOR REMARKS IN SENATE TODAY ANSWERING FULBRIGHT'S CRITICISM OF FOREIGN AID, VIETNAM POLICY
Telephone conversation # 12804, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/8/1968, 10:35AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ'S 3/6/68 MEETING WITH FULBRIGHT, MANSFIELD, HICKENLOOPER, AIKEN, SPARKMAN; SENATE DEBATE ON VIETNAM YESTERDAY; LBJ'S TALK WITH RICHARD RUSSELL; AUGUST 1964 TONKIN GULF ATTACKS; NEED FOR MORE TROOPS; DOD BUDGET; NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY; RESERVE
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 # 5245, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 8/28/1964, 10:17AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • BUNDY UPDATES LBJ ON SITUATIONS IN SOUTH VIETNAM, CONGO, CYPRUS; BUDDHIST AND STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS; TRI QUANG; NGUYEN KHANH'S POLITICAL POSITION; FOREIGN AID BILL; POLICY ON USE OF COURIER PLANE; BUNDY CONGRATULATES LBJ ON HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Telephone conversation # 4879, sound recording, LBJ and HORACE BUSBY, 8/11/1964, 10:45AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS BUSBY TO WRITE STATEMENT ON ADMINISTRATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN PAST WEEK, PAST 8 MONTHS: RANGER VII, VIETNAM, POVERTY, HIGHWAY BILLS; DISCUSSION OF FUTURE GOALS, POSSIBLE TAX CUT; ROPER POLL; WHITE BACKLASH; REPUBLICAN BACKLASH; VP
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 # 8532, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/11/1965, 7:37PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS FOR REUTHER'S HELP ON BEAUTIFICATION BILL; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEETING WITH LBJ; REUTHER REPORTS ON HIS RECENT MEETING WITH WORLD TRADE UNION CONGRESS ON VIETNAM, CONGRATULATES LBJ ON APPOINTMENTS OF ABE FORTAS, ARTHUR GOLDBERG, JOHN GARDNER
Telephone conversation # 9349, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 12/31/1965, 9:44AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • POVERTY PROGRAM, DOD BUDGET; INACCURATE PRESS STORY ON LBJ'S TALK WITH CANADA'S LESTER PEARSON; ARRANGEMENTS FOR WH PRESS CORPS TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON, DC; LBJ CAUTIONS MOYERS ABOUT WH STAFF TALKING TO PRESS ABOUT BUDGET, VIETNAM PEACE MOVES; PRESS
Telephone conversation # 11169, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 12/20/1966, 12:16PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • ON VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 7659, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 5/13/1965, 9:15PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • PROPOSED STATEMENT ON TAX REDUCTION; TODAY'S MEETING ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LEAKS FROM ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CLOSING OF VETERANS HOSPITALS; MCGEORGE BUNDY'S UPCOMING APPEARANCE AT VIETNAM TEACH-IN; WASHINGTON, DC CRIME BUDGET MESSAGE; RFK; DOUGLASS
Telephone conversation # 13007, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 5/4/1968, 10:13AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • INCREASED ENEMY INFILTRATION IN VIETNAM; CLIFFORD'S UPCOMING TESTIMONY BEFORE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AID; WILLIAM FULBRIGHT'S REACTION TO MARCH 31ST SPEECH, PEACE TALKS; SELECTION OF PARIS AS SITE OF TALKS; PROMOTION FOR JAMES
Telephone conversation # 11612, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN CONNALLY, 3/2/1967, 9:22PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • ON VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 11239, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 12/31/1966, 8:23AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • RESPONSE TO STUDENT LEADERS' LETTER TO LBJ ON THE DRAFT AND PEACE IN VIETNAM; LBJ ASKS GOLDBERG'S VIEWS ON FEDERAL BUDGET, TAX BILL; GOLDBERG SAYS LBJ SHOULD INCREASE TAXES, MAKE SPEECH REAFFIRMING COMMITMENT TO GREAT SOCIETY; US PROSPERITY
Telephone conversation # 4808, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 8/7/1964, 3:01PM (Item)
  • "(LEGISLATION-POVERTY-VIETNAM)"; MCCORMACK IS MEETING WITH HARRY SHEPPARD, BERNIE SISK, CECIL KING AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 7336, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE BALL, 4/9/1965, 9:30AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 8515, sound recording, LBJ and CARL ALBERT, 8/6/1965, 6:16PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 8578, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 8/20/1965, 5:10PM (Item)
  • Vietnam criticism
  • CLOSE VOTES ON POVERTY BILL; THOMAS KUCHEL'S LETTER ON WATTS RIOTS; MLK'S MEETINGS WITH CALIFORNIA LEADERS; NEED FOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY; WH CIVIL RIGHTS CONFERENCE; HOWARD UNIVERSITY SPEECH; MLK'S VIEWS ON VIETNAM POLICY; PEACE
Telephone conversation # 8301, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 7/1/1965, 9:55AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 7847, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/31/1965, 10:42AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • US TROOP WITHDRAWAL IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; POSSIBLE PROVISIONAL GOVT LEADERS; PRESS LEAKS; OAS TALKS; ELLSWORTH BUNKER'S ROLE; W. TAPLEY BENNETT'S RETURN; MAXWELL TAYLOR'S RETURN FROM VIETNAM; ALLEGED INACCURACIES IN LBJ'S MAY 2 SPEECH; CALL
Telephone conversation # 9895, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/17/1966, 10:02PM (Item)
  • Vietnam criticism
  • RFK'S REQUEST TO KATZENBACH TO BE ASKED TO MEETINGS; LBJ'S VIEWS ON DNC, CAMPAIGN FINANCES; LBJ'S RELATIONSHIP WITH KENNEDYS; 1964 VP SELECTION, NY SENATE RACE; UPCOMING ELECTIONS; LBJ AND BAY OF PIGS, CUBAN MISSILE CRISES; RFK'S RECENT VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 9810, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 3/1/1966, 7:15PM (Item)
  • Vietnam