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Telephone conversation # 4615, sound recording, LBJ and DAVID MCDONALD, 8/1/1964, 3:06PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ ASKS FOR LABOR'S ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING VOTES FOR POVERTY BILL, ESPECIALLY WITH REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN FROM BUFFALO, NEW YORK, AND FROM NEW JERSEY; DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S RECENT STATEMENT ON VP NOMINATION; HHH
Telephone conversation # 5225, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCKEE, 8/26/1964, 4:25PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ REPORTS HIS MEETING WITH WALTER REUTHER CONCERNED POVERTY PROGRAM, NOT POSSIBLE STRIKE; MCKEE DISCUSSES HIS PLANS TO WORK IN LBJ'S CAMPAIGN, AUTO MAKERS' POSITION ON UAW NEGOTIATIONS; LBJ STRESSES HIS DESIRE FOR PRICE STABILITY; MICHIGAN
Telephone conversation # 5279, sound recording, LBJ and DICK WEST, 8/31/1964, 9:52AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • DISCUSSION OF SCHOOL DESEGREGATION IN MISSISSIPPI AND IN ST. HELENA PARISH, LOUISIANA; LBJ DISCUSSES CUTS IN FEDERAL BUDGET, GREAT SOCIETY POVERTY PROGRAMS, RECENT NYC RIOTS AND NEED TO COMBAT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
Telephone conversation # 4827, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/8/1964, 12:49PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • O'BRIEN REPORTS ON SCHEDULING SENATE VOTE ON POVERTY BILL MONDAY; CONCERNS OF ADAM YARMOLINSKY, OTHERS, THAT LOYALTY OATH AMENDMENT WILL UNDERMINE WORK-STUDY PROVISION OF BILL; FARM LOAN AMENDMENT; NEED FOR SENATE TO ACCEPT HOUSE BILL TO AVOID
Telephone conversation # 4833, sound recording, LBJ and PHIL LANDRUM, 8/9/1964, 8:25AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ CONGRATULATES LANDRUM ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF POVERTY BILL, ASKS HIS HELP WITH IMPLEMENTATION IN SOUTH; POSSIBLE PROBLEMS IN SENATE; LOYALTY OATH, FARM LOAN AMENDMENTS; CHARLES HALLECK; EDITH GREEN; GEORGIA UAW PROBLEMS AND LANDRUM'S RE-ELECTION
Telephone conversation # 4839, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/9/1964, 8:51AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • NEED FOR SENATE TO CONCUR ON HOUSE POVERTY BILL TO AVOID CONFERENCE; PHIL LANDRUM'S RE-ELECTION; STEEL PRICES; NEED FOR FAVORABLE PRESS ON CONGRESS' RECORD; RALPH YARBOROUGH; MEDICARE; SOCIAL SECURITY; DNC AND LBJ'S CAMPAIGN; VOTER REGISTRATION
Telephone conversation # 4650, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 8/3/1964, 8:22PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • TEXAS DELEGATION VOTES ON POVERTY BILL; NAM OPPOSITION; RECOMMITTAL MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE FRELINGHUYSEN BILL; LOBBYING BY MINEWORKERS' UNION; PROPOSAL TO HAVE GEORGE MEANY LEAD INTENSIVE LABOR LOBBYING EFFORT; GEORGIA DELEGATION VOTES, DAM PROJECTS
Telephone conversation # 4669, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 8/4/1964, 11:34AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • PRESS BRIEFING ITEMS; APPOINTMENTS OF US ATTORNEY IN OREGON, CONNECTICUT JUDGES, FDR III TO ELEANOR ROOSEVELT FOUNDATION BOARD; UPI REQUEST TO PHOTOGRAPH NSC MEETING; TONKIN GULF ATTACK; DROP IN UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES, POSSIBLE EFFECT ON POVERTY BILL
Telephone conversation # 4309, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 7/22/1964, 7:53PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • O'BRIEN REPORTS ON MEETING WITH ABRAHAM RIBICOFF, GEORGE SMATHERS, RUSSELL LONG, MIKE MANSFIELD, HHH ON MEDICARE BILL, MEETING WITH ANDREW BIEMILLER; POVERTY BILL, PLANNED SPEECH BY GOLDWATER, HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE ACTION, FARM GRANT IN SENATE
Telephone conversation # 4325, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 7/23/1964, 6:17PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ REPORTS ON CONVERSATION WITH JOHN CONNALLY; HHH REPORTS ON POVERTY BILL, HIS CONVERSATION WITH WALTER REUTHER ON ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI DELEGATIONS; RFK AS VP NOMINEE; LBJ'S, HHH'S RECENT MEETINGS WITH BUSINESSMEN; LOSS OF SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC
Telephone conversation # 4360, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE MEANY, 7/28/1964, 10:15AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ ASKS MEANY TO HELP OBTAIN LIBERAL REPUBLICAN VOTES IN HOUSE ON POVERTY BILL, EMPHASIZES NUMBER OF JOBS THAT WILL BE CREATED BY THE BILL
Telephone conversation # 4365, sound recording, LBJ and SARGENT SHRIVER, 7/28/1964, 5:11PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • DISCUSSION OF DIFFICULTIES IN PASSING POVERTY BILL CAUSED BY DOD LETTER INFORMING HUGH CAREY, NEW YORK DELEGATION, THAT JOBS WILL BE ELIMINATED AT BROOKLYN NAVY YARD; LBJ DESCRIBES OTHER PROBLEMS IN PASSING BILL; EFFECT OF LETTER ON RULES COMMITTEE
Telephone conversation # 4366, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 7/28/1964, 5:16PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • DISCUSSION OF DIFFICULTIES IN PASSING POVERTY BILL CAUSED BY DOD LETTER INFORMING HUGH CAREY, NEW YORK DELEGATION, THAT 500 JOBS WILL BE ELIMINATED AT BROOKLYN NAVY YARD
Telephone conversation # 4752, sound recording, LBJ and PORTER HARDY, 8/5/1964, 3:59PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • POVERTY BILL; GOVERNOR'S VETO AMENDMENT; CONCERNS THAT CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS WILL HURT LOCAL GOVT; HARDY'S PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF COTTON BILL, DEFENSE CUTBACKS IN HIS DISTRICT, INABILITY TO SEE LBJ; CANCELLATION OF BROOKLYN NAVY YARD
Telephone conversation # 4756, sound recording, LBJ and MYER FELDMAN, 8/5/1964, 4:10PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ REPORTS THAT HAROLD COOLEY IS WAVERING ON POVERTY BILL, MAY AFFECT VOTES OF DAVID HENDERSON, HORACE KORNEGAY; NAM LOBBYING AGAINST BILL; PAST ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT FOR COTTON TEXTILE BILL; CONCERNS THAT ADAM YARMOLINSKY WILL HEAD JOB TRAINING
Telephone conversation # 4767, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/5/1964, 7:06PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • HEAD COUNT ON POVERTY BILL; RUSSELL TUTEN'S STATEMENT TO LBJ TONIGHT; WALTER REUTHER'S LOBBYING EFFORTS WITH JOHN LECINSKI; JOHN MCCORMACK'S, THOMAS "TIP" O'NEILL'S REACTIONS TO TONIGHT'S EVENT
Telephone conversation # 4771, sound recording, LBJ and HARRY VAN ARSDALE, 8/6/1964, 10:50AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ ASKS VAN ARSDALE'S HELP IN GETTING NEW YORK VOTES ON POVERTY BILL TOMORROW; VAN ARSDALE REPORTS HE HAS MET WITH JOHN LINDSAY ABOUT BILL, SAYS HIS ORGANIZATION IS CONCENTRATING ITS EFFORTS ON NYC CONGRESSMEN
Telephone conversation # 4802, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT JONES, 8/7/1964, 2:24PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT HHH'S PRESS LEAKS ABOUT EVENTS SURROUNDING TONKIN GULF ATTACKS; JONES TELLS LBJ HIS CONSCIENCE DICTATES THAT HE VOTE FOR POVERTY BILL DESPITE POSSIBLE ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES; LBJ THANKS JONES, ASSURES HIM OF HIS SUPPORT
Telephone conversation # 5099, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/21/1964, 3:50PM? (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • POSSIBLE MEETING WITH REUTHER ON TUESDAY; LABOR SUPPORT FOR LBJ; REUTHER'S INABILITY TO ATTEND POVERTY BILL SIGNING BECAUSE OF UAW NEGOTIATIONS; SEATING MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA DELEGATIONS; MFDP; LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT PLATFORM PLANK; JOE RAUH
Telephone conversation # 6240, sound recording, LBJ and A. PHILIP RANDOLPH, 11/5/1964, 3:27PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • RANDOLPH CONGRATULATES LBJ ON ELECTION; LBJ THANKS HIM FOR HIS SUPPORT IN CAMPAIGN; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S WHISTLESTOP CAMPAIGN; LBJ ASKS TO CONSULT WITH RANDOLPH LATER ON POVERTY PROGRAM AND APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
Telephone conversation # 6351, sound recording, LBJ and KERMIT GORDON, 11/14/1964, 10:47AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LEAKS OF TASK FORCE REPORTS; NEED TO INCREASE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR GREAT SOCIETY PROGRAMS ON CIVIL RIGHTS, EDUCATION, POVERTY, TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR DRAFT REJECTS BUT HOLD BUDGET UNDER $100 BILLION; INCREASED COSTS OF OLDER PROGRAMS; WH TASK FORCE
Telephone conversation # 6729, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 1/14/1965, 10:40AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • , POVERTY
Telephone conversation # 9327, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 12/22/1965, 10:10AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • NEED TO FINALIZE DOD BUDGET; PROPOSAL TO HOLD DOWN DOD BUDGET BY NOT FINANCING VIETNAM MILITARY COSTS BEYOND 1966; POVERTY BUDGET; POSSIBLE NEED FOR TAX INCREASE, EFFECT ON GREAT SOCIETY PROGRAMS; NEED TO INCREASE MILITARY STRENGTH; POSSIBLE PEACE
Telephone conversation # 9329, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 12/24/1965, 10:21AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • CHRISTMAS GREETINGS; LBJ DISCUSSES NEED TO HOLD DOWN FEDERAL BUDGET TO AVOID TAX INCREASE; DALEY EMPHASIZES NEED TO INCREASE JOBS; PROTESTERS AT LBJ RANCH; SARGENT SHRIVER'S POSSIBLE RESIGNATION AS OEO DIRECTOR; POVERTY, VIETNAM BUDGET; RFK; DNC
Telephone conversation # 8374, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 7/23/1965, 3:11PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • ALMOST INAUDIBLE DISCUSSION OF VOTE LAST NIGHT ON POVERTY BILL?, COMMITTEE VOTE ON IMMIGRATION BILL?; LBJ'S CALL TO SAM GIBBONS?; LBJ INVITES MCCORMACK TO LBJ RANCH; GEORGE FELDMAN'S APPOINTMENT AS AMBASSADOR TO MALTA; HIGHER EDUCATION, TAFT-HARTLEY
Telephone conversation # 9432, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 1/6/1966, 8:58AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • WIRTZ REPORTS ON TALKS WITH UNNAMED PERSON ABOUT NYC TRANSIT STRIKE, SUGGESTS HE OR JAMES REYNOLDS GO TO NYC IF THERE IS NO PROGRESS; ARTHUR GOLDBERG'S OFFER TO HELP ON NEGOTIATIONS; ADAM CLAYTON POWELL'S DEMANDS FOR POVERTY BUDGET; BERNARD BOUTIN
Telephone conversation # 12825, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 3/20/1968, 8:36AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ CONTINUES TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS IN VIETNAM; REUTHER EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR LBJ; LBJ DESCRIBES HIS ACHIEVEMENTS ON POVERTY RELIEF, EDUCATION, HEALTH, CIVIL RIGHTS AND DISCUSSES HIS SONS-IN-LAW'S SERVICE IN VIETNAM, PEACE EFFORTS
Telephone conversation # 11560, sound recording, LBJ and PHILIP HART, 2/20/1967, 6:17PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ'S MEETING WITH WALTER REUTHER; UPCOMING BILLS ON CIVIL RIGHTS, MODEL CITIES, RENT SUPPLEMENTS, TEACHER CORPS, POVERTY, CHILDREN'S HEALTH; HART ASKS LBJ'S HELP ON GREAT LAKES GAS TRANSMISSION CASE; LBJ SAYS HE CANNOT GET INVOLVED IN OIL AND GAS
Telephone conversation # 11534, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 2/13/1967, 10:55AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • DALEY EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR LBJ, ASKS IF ANNOUNCEMENT ON CHICAGO HOUSING PROGRAM CAN BE MADE BEFORE MAYORAL ELECTION; LBJ RELAYS REPORT FROM CALIFANO; DALEY ASKS IF LADY BIRD JOHNSON CAN ATTEND BEAUTIFICATION EVENT, DISCUSSES POVERTY PROGRAM
Telephone conversation # 11230, sound recording, LBJ and CHARLES SCHULTZE, 12/30/1966, 12:15PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • SARGENT SHRIVER'S CONCERN ABOUT DELEGATION OF OEO PROGRAMS TO LABOR, HEW; SHRIVER'S POSSIBLE RESIGNATION; HHH, SCHULTZE AS COORDINATORS OF POVERTY FUNDS; HEAD START; APPALACHIAN, OTHER REGIONAL PLANS; HANFORD REACTOR; ROVER PROGRAM; ARGONNE REACTOR
Telephone conversation # 11139, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 12/14/1966, 11:42AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • EDMUND MUSKIE'S WORK ON UNNAMED BILL (DEMONSTRATION CITIES?); DOUBLING OF SPENDING ON POVERTY PROGRAMS BY LBJ ADMINISTRATION; FEDERAL DEFICIT; POSSIBLE TAX INCREASE, SPENDING CUTS; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT SARGENT SHRIVER'S, RFK'S ACTIONS; AEC FACILITY
Telephone conversation # 11036, sound recording, LBJ and WILBUR MILLS, 11/12/1966, 9:21AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • FEDERAL BUDGET; REORGANIZING POVERTY PROGRAM; EFFECT OF RECENT CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS; LBJ READS LIST OF REPUBLICAN VOTES ON PAST DOMESTIC LEGISLATION; FUNDING FOR NEW AND EXISTING DOMESTIC PROGRAMS; PROPORTION OF PRESIDENT'S PARTY IN CONGRESS
Telephone conversation # 13806, sound recording, LBJ and BERTRAND HARDING, 12/6/1968, 5:38PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ EXPRESSES HIS CONCERN ABOUT PROVIDING FEDERAL FUNDS THROUGH URBAN LEAGUE FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS UNITED; POSSIBLE CHARGES OF NEPOTISM BECAUSE OF LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S NIECE'S ROLE IN ORGANIZATION; LBJ'S PERSONAL VIEWS ON MISMANAGEMENT OF POVERTY
Telephone conversation # 4246, sound recording, LBJ and MYER FELDMAN, 7/16/1964, 11:15AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • DISCUSSION OF HR 6455 GIVING TAX BENEFIT TO UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS' RETIREMENT HOME IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA; PRESS STORY ON EO DIRECTING PREPARATION OF PROCEDURES FOR TRANSFER OF FAA TO DOD IN EVENT OF WAR, PROTEST FROM AIR TRAFFIC
Telephone conversation # 9194, sound recording, LBJ and RUSSELL LONG, 11/29/1965, 9:35AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • INCREASED FEDERAL BUDGET DUE TO COST OF VIETNAM WAR, GREAT SOCIETY PROGRAMS, LEGISLATED MANDATES; LBJ'S EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN ECONOMIC GUIDEPOSTS; ALUMINUM STOCKPILE REDUCTION; TIDELANDS CASE; JOHN MCKEITHEN; LBJ TELLS LONG TO WORK WITH FOWLER
Telephone conversation # 4822, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/8/1964, 10:52AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ'S MAIL; SIGNING CEREMONIES; SHRIVER'S RECOMMENDATION OF MAURICE MITCHELL TO HEAD JOB CORPS; SMALL BUSINESSMEN RECEPTION; TEXAS DELEGATION VOTES ON POVERTY BILL, ANGER OVER VOTE DELAY; VIETNAM POLL; FUNDING TO PRIVATE GROUPS FOR POVERTY PROGRAMS
Telephone conversation # 8578, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 8/20/1965, 5:10PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • 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 # 12938, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 4/27/1968, 11:41AM (Item)
  • "RE HARWOOD STORY, AND CABINET OFFICIALS IN POLITICS; CALIFANO'S TALK W/SORENSEN; REPORT OF NATL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON POVERTY PROGRAMS; TALKING W/COLUMNISTS; URBAN INSTITUTE"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CALL HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • CALIFANO'S TALK WITH TED SORENSEN; RICHARD HARWOOD'S STORY ON ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS' ROLE IN HHH CAMPAIGN; LBJ'S INSTRUCTIONS TO CABINET; LBJ SUGGESTS CALIFANO TALK TO ROBERT MCNAMARA; POVERTY PROGRAM REPORT; LBJ'S VIEWS ON CAUSE OF RIOTS; PRESS
Telephone conversation # 649, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER HELLER, 12/23/1963, 12:00PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ QUESTIONS HELLER ABOUT EFFECT OF TAX CUT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH; STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT BOONDOGGLE PROJECTS IN POVERTY PROGRAM, REMINISCES ABOUT NYA, TELLS HELLER TO TALK TO PRESS AND EXPRESS OPTIMISM ABOUT ECONOMY
Telephone conversation # 2477, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 3/11/1964, 1:31PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • POVERTY BILL; O'BRIEN GIVES CONGRESS' VIEW ON ROLE OF OEO DIRECTOR VERSUS CABINET DEPTS; PHIL LANDRUM AS SPONSOR OF BILL; LABOR OPINION ON BILL; FEDERAL BUDGET; 1964 ELECTION