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Telephone conversation # 1455, sound recording, LBJ and KERMIT GORDON, 1/22/1964, 12:00PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • FEDERAL BUDGET AND POVERTY PROGRAM, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, MANPOWER TRAINING; LBJ REQUESTS ROUGH ESTIMATE OF PROPOSED EXPENDITURES FOR POVERTY PROGRAM FOR MEETING TOMORROW
Telephone conversation # 3215, sound recording, LBJ and SARGENT SHRIVER, 4/30/1964, 7:38PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ WORRIES ABOUT DELAYS ON POVERTY BILL IN HOUSE; HOWARD SMITH'S OPPOSITION TO YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES SECTION OF POVERTY BILL; PHIL LANDRUM; SENATE COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON BILL; TIMING OF POVERTY BILL, CIVIL RIGHTS BILL IN SENATE; LISTER HILL
Telephone conversation # 4723, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/5/1964, 2:30PM (Item)
  • "LEGISLATION - POVERTY BILL"
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • O'BRIEN REPORTS ON EFFORTS TO GET VOTES FOR POVERTY BILL; RULES COMMITTEE VOTE TO SEND IMPORTED MEAT QUOTA BILL TO CONFERENCE; RETURN OF TENNESSEE DELEGATION FOR POVERTY BILL VOTE; LABOR'S LOBBYING EFFORTS; O'BRIEN PRAISES LBJ'S STATEMENT ON TONKIN
Telephone conversation # 4727, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/5/1964, 2:54PM (Item)
  • "LEGISLATION - POVERTY BILL"; REUTHER IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • REUTHER CONGRATULATES LBJ ON HIS TONKIN GULF STATEMENT; DISCUSSION OF EFFORTS TO GET VOTES FOR POVERTY BILL; LBJ COMPARES POVERTY BILL VOTE TO FDR'S DEFEAT ON SUPREME COURT-PACKING BILL; NEED FOR LIBERAL REPUBLICAN VOTES IN NEW YORK; UAW
Telephone conversation # 10904, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 10/1/1966, 10:03AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL WORKERS STRIKE AT GENERAL ELECTRIC; EFFECT OF STRIKE ON VIETNAM; DISCUSSION OF POVERTY APPROPRIATIONS, POSSIBLE RESHUFFLING OF POVERTY PROGRAMS; BACKLASH ON POVERTY; LACK OF SUPPORT FROM GOVS. EXCEPT NELSON ROCKEFELLER
Telephone conversation # 2121, sound recording, LBJ and ALEX ROSE, 2/19/1964, 1:11PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • PRESS STORIES ON LBJ; NYT; LBJ ASKS ADVICE ON PROPOSED TRIP TO POVERTY-STRICKEN AREAS OF NYC TO INCREASE SUPPORT FOR POVERTY BILL; COMPARISON WITH FDR TRIPS; LBJ COMMENTS ON ACCUSATIONS OF COMMERCIALIZING PRESIDENCY; WILLIAM WEXLER?; DAVID DUBINSKY
Telephone conversation # 2169, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES FARMER, 2/24/1964, 6:10PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ REPORTS HE DISCUSSED FARMER'S CONCERNS ABOUT BRACEROS WITH MEXICO'S PRESIDENT ADOLFO LOPEZ MATEOS; FARMER REPORTS ON MEETING WITH ELECTRICAL WORKERS UNION ABOUT POVERTY PROGRAM, EXPRESSES APPROVAL OF SARGENT SHRIVER AS HEAD OF POVERTY PROGRAM
Telephone conversation # 4624, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/1/1964, 7:06PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ'S MEETING WITH ROBERT WAGNER; POVERTY PROGRAM IN NEW YORK; LBJ ASKS REUTHER'S AID IN GETTING VOTES FOR POVERTY BILL; REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION TO BILL, LABOR'S LOBBYING EFFORTS; FARMERS' UNION; UAW NEGOTIATIONS; RFK; RECENT POLL ON LBJ, VP
Telephone conversation # 4369, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 7/28/1964, 5:29PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • DISCUSSION OF DIFFICULTIES IN PASSING POVERTY BILL CAUSED BY DOD LETTER INFORMING NEW YORK DELEGATION OF ELIMINATION OF JOBS AT BROOKLYN NAVY YARD; EFFECT OF JOB LOSS ON HUGH CAREY'S RE-ELECTION; LBJ EMPHASIZES HIS PERSONAL INTEREST IN POVERTY BILL
Telephone conversation # 4735, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/5/1964, 3:20PM (Item)
  • "LEGISLATION - POVERTY BILL"; SCRATCHING SOUNDS ON RECORDING CAUSED BY HEAVY GREASE PENCIL WRITING ON DICTABELT
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • DISCUSSION OF WALTER REUTHER'S LOBBYING EFFORTS ON POVERTY BILL, ESPECIALLY WITH JOHN LINDSAY, OTIS PIKE; DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE PRESS ASSISTANCE IN GETTING VOTES; LBJ REPORTS ON HIS CONVERSATIONS WITH GEORGE MAHON, JOHN FLYNT
Telephone conversation # 4779, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 8/6/1964, 2:03PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • MCCORMACK REPORTS ON OPPOSITION TO ADAM YARMOLINSKY APPOINTMENT; POVERTY BILL HEAD COUNT; TIMING OF VOTES ON TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION, POVERTY BILL; DROP IN UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES; YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT; ROBERT SIKES; MCCORMACK THANKS LBJ FOR REMARKS LAST
Telephone conversation # 4625, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/1/1964, 7:06PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • DISCUSSION OF HHH AND HIS APPEAL TO ELECTORATE, PARTY WORKERS; CATHOLIC VOTE, ISSUE OF CATHOLIC AS VP NOMINEE; WORKING CLASS VOTE; HHH'S WAR RECORD AS CAMPAIGN ISSUE; PRESIDENTIAL OR VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE; LBJ'S CHANCES IN SOUTH; MFDP; POVERTY
Telephone conversation # 4336, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 7/25/1964, 10:01AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • DISCUSSION OF RFK, VP NOMINATION; LBJ REPORTS ON CONVERSATIONS WITH SOUTHERN, BORDER, MIDWESTERN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS; PENNSYLVANIA LABOR SUPPORT FOR RFK; MIDWEST DEFENSE CONTRACTS; OTTO KERNER'S ROLE AT CONVENTION; WAR ON POVERTY PROGRAMS
Telephone conversation # 685, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 12/23/1963, 9:18PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • QUESTION OF G. MENNEN "SOAPY" WILLIAMS RUNNING FOR GOV. OF MICHIGAN; LBJ ASKS REUTHER FOR IDEAS ON STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE, POVERTY PROGRAM, RECOMMENDATION FOR REPLACEMENT FOR HOBART TAYLOR, JR., DISCUSSES CIVIL RIGHTS AND TAX BILLS; CUTS IN DOD
Telephone conversation # 1381, sound recording, LBJ and KERMIT GORDON, 1/16/1964, 12:54PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • WH DINNER FOR SENATORS; TAX BILL; DEFENSE SPENDING; POVERTY; EDUCATION; YOUTH EMPLOYMENT; DOMESTIC PEACE CORPS; AEC EXPENDITURES; REA BUDGET; SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET REQUESTS; PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS; INTEREST RATES AND HOUSING MARKET; PRESS; ELLIOTT BELL
Telephone conversation # 2091, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER HELLER, 2/15/1964, 6:50PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • ADMINISTRATION OF POVERTY PROGRAM, POSSIBILITY OF GIVING CONTROL TO DEFENSE DEPT; TED SORENSEN; SARGENT SHRIVER, CONGRESS & EXECUTIVE DEPTS; EFFECT OF TAX BILL ON FARMERS, WORKERS, BUSINESS, STOCK MARKET; UK TRADE WITH CUBA; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT
Telephone conversation # 1220, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 1/7/1964, 11:30AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • TAX BILL; BUSINESS COMMUNITY'S SUPPORT FOR LBJ; US ECONOMY; REDUCTIONS IN DEFENSE BUDGET; NASA BUDGET; INCREASES IN JOB TRAINING; POVERTY PROGRAM; VALUE OF THE DOLLAR; GOLD PRICE; TRADE; ARMS REDUCTION; FRB; SEYMOUR HARRIS; THOMAS MANN
Telephone conversation # 1625, sound recording, LBJ and KERMIT GORDON, 1/29/1964, 12:20PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • GORDON REPORTS ON STATUS OF HOUSE BUDGET SUPPLEMENTALS ON IMPACTED AREAS, NDEA, BRACEROS; ABOLITION OF ALBERT THOMAS SUBCOMMITTEE; LBJ INSTRUCTS GORDON TO TELL CABINET TO TALK TO COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN; ADMINISTERING POVERTY PROGRAM; JOHN KENNETH
Telephone conversation # 2479, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 3/11/1964, 2:20PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ INVITES O'BRIEN FOR SWIM, TO DINNER WHEN LADY BIRD JOHNSON RETURNS; WILLARD WIRTZ' CONCERNS ABOUT POVERTY BILL; TONIGHT'S WH CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION; BRUCE ALGER; CIVIL RIGHTS; NEW HAMPSHIRE, WISCONSIN PRIMARIES; PAUL CORBIN; MARY MCGRORY
Telephone conversation # 2495, sound recording, BILL MOYERS and LARRY O'BRIEN, 3/12/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • O'BRIEN REPORTS ON MEETING WITH SARGENT SHRIVER, GEORGE MEANY, AND ANDY BIEMILLER ON POVERTY BILL; O'BRIEN ASKS MOYERS TO CALL LANE KIRKLAND OR MEANY; PHIL LANDRUM
Telephone conversation # 2538, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 3/18/1964, 3:57PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • MCNAMARA ASKS ABOUT LBJ'S COLD, ASKS TO MEET WITH LBJ TODAY, REPORTS ON HIS CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY ON POVERTY PROGRAM, JOB CORPS, DRAFT REJECTEES
Telephone conversation # 2374, sound recording, LBJ and ORVILLE FREEMAN, 3/6/1964, 8:08PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • PASSAGE OF FARM BILL; FOOD STAMP BILL; HOUSE DIVISIONS ON AGRICULTURE; TEXTILES; COTTON; WHEAT; MEAT; LABOR LOBBY; HAROLD COOLEY; BOB POAGE; ARA; TOBACCO; LEAKS ON POVERTY PROGRAM; LBJ INSTRUCTS FREEMAN TO INCREASE USDA MEAT PURCHASES; DOD MEAT
Telephone conversation # 2985, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH DUNGAN, 4/10/1964, 12:30PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF AMOS BOHMAN? TO UNNAMED POST; JOSE (JOSEPH) ERAZO; LBJ EVALUATES ADAM CLAYTON POWELL; POWELL'S WORK ON COTTON-WHEAT FARM BILL, POVERTY BILL; SWEARING-IN OF WOMEN APPOINTEES; APPOINTMENTS OF PHILIP NICHOLS, MARY KEYSERLING
Telephone conversation # 4126, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 7/2/1964, 12:56PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • HANDLING OF CARL CURTIS, MIKE MANSFIELD AMENDMENTS ON IMPORTED MEAT QUOTA, INCREASE IN US EXPORTS; TIMING OF CIVIL RIGHTS BILL SIGNING; STATUS OF REMAINING BILLS: FEDERAL PAY, HOUSING, POVERTY BILLS; WAYNE MORSE, FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Telephone conversation # 3536, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 5/28/1964, 11:03AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • 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 # 3422, sound recording, LBJ and SARGENT SHRIVER, 5/13/1964, 2:45PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • STRATEGY FOR POVERTY BILL IN HOUSE; AID TO PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS; SOUTHERN, NORTHERN CONGRESSMEN'S VIEWPOINTS; FRANCIS CARDINAL SPELLMAN; TIP O'NEILL, HUGH CAREY, CLOSING OF NAVY YARDS IN BOSTON, BROOKLYN; LBJ REPORTS ON TEXAS DELEGATION LUNCHEON TODAY
Telephone conversation # 3435, sound recording, LBJ and CARL ALBERT, 5/13/1964, 4:21PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • IDA VOTE; POVERTY BILL; AID TO PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS ISSUE; LBJ'S NYA WORK WITH CATHOLICS; LBJ WANTS COMPROMISE LANGUAGE IN REPORT, NOT BILL; CLOSING DEFENSE FACILITIES; HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE ACTION ON FEDERAL PAY BILL; RESIGNATIONS OF FEDERAL
Telephone conversation # 3452, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 5/14/1964, 9:50AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • POVERTY BILL; QUESTION OF PUTTING LANGUAGE ON AID TO PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS IN REPORT RATHER THAN BILL; HUGH CAREY; TIP O'NEILL, CLOSING DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS; FRANCIS CARDINAL SPELLMAN; ALABAMA PROPERTY OWNED BY LADY BIRD JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 3660, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 6/9/1964, 4:58PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ TELLS O'BRIEN ABOUT REPORT FROM CARL ALBERT THAT TIP O'NEILL WILL LEAVE WASHINGTON, DC BEFORE IMPORTANT VOTE IN RULES COMMITTEE ON POVERTY BILL, SAYS KARL MUNDT WILL VOTE FOR CLOTURE ON CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; O'BRIEN MENTIONS REPORT BY STEELWORKERS
Telephone conversation # 3667, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 6/9/1964, 7:03PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • PRELIMINARY HEAD COUNT FOR CLOTURE ON CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; REPORT BY STEELWORKERS ON VOTE; MEETING BETWEEN SARGENT SHRIVER, PAT MCNAMARA ON SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS ON POVERTY BILL; DELAY BY OLIN JOHNSTON IN REPORTING FEDERAL PAY BILL OUT
Telephone conversation # 3947, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 6/29/1964, 3:00PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • DALEY EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR LBJ; LBJ INVITES DALEY, WIFE TO WH; LBJ REPORTS ON MISSISSIPPI SITUATION, VIETNAM; 1964 CAMPAIGN; BARRY GOLDWATER; ISSUES IN ILLINOIS, UNEMPLOYMENT, MODERNIZATION; CIVIL RIGHTS; INFLUENCE OF PRESS; VP SELECTION; POVERTY
Telephone conversation # 4407, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE MAHON, 7/29/1964, 7:33PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • DISCUSSION OF APPROPRIATION FOR COTTON RESEARCH FUNDS, POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR IT, B.O.B. OBJECTION TO FUNDING, LBJ'S RELUCTANCE TO ASK FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION; LBJ ASKS MAHON'S ASSISTANCE ON POVERTY BILL, EMPHASIZES JOB TRAINING, HIS NYA
Telephone conversation # 4412, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT WAGNER, 7/30/1964, 8:30AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ'S MEETING TODAY WITH JAMES FARMER OF CORE AND FANNIE CHANEY, MOTHER OF MISSING CIVIL RIGHTS WORKER JAMES CHANEY; SUPPORT FOR LBJ'S CHOICE FOR VP NOMINEE; NEED FOR LABOR SUPPORT, REPUBLICAN VOTES IN HOUSE ON POVERTY BILL; JOB-TRAINING ASPECTS
Telephone conversation # 4417, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH M. BARR, 7/30/1964, 9:16AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • REPUBLICAN MAYOR OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, HERMAN GOLDNER, WANTS TO HEAD CITIZENS' COMMITTEE FOR LBJ; PITTSBURGH DELEGATES' SUPPORT FOR VP NOMINEE; UAW STRAW VOTE, POLL ON ELECTION; WHITE BACKLASH; NEED FOR REPUBLICAN VOTES IN HOUSE ON POVERTY
Telephone conversation # 4418, sound recording, LBJ and FRANCIS "FRANK" SMITH, 7/30/1964, 9:55AM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • SMITH REPORTS ON VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE, HIS CONCERNS ABOUT EFFECT OF RACIAL DISORDERS ON VOTE; NEGRO YOUTH KILLED BY PHILADELPHIA POLICEMAN; NEED FOR REPUBLICAN HOUSE VOTES ON POVERTY BILL; PHILADELPHIA DELEGATES' SUPPORT FOR VP NOMINEE; RICHARD
Telephone conversation # 4460, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 7/31/1964, 7:45PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • O'BRIEN READS DISCOURAGING REPORT ON HEAD COUNT IN HOUSE ON POVERTY BILL; CHARLES HALLECK'S OPPOSITION TO BILL; DISCUSSION OF LOBBYING STRATEGY FOR BILL, INCLUDING USING LABOR'S INFLUENCE, LBJ'S PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT; SARGENT SHRIVER
Telephone conversation # 4461, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 7/31/1964, 8:02PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • O'BRIEN'S POVERTY BILL REPORT; SHRIVER'S MORE POSITIVE REPORT; CHARLES HALLECK'S OPPOSITION; PRESS, LABOR, STAN MUSIAL'S HELP ON BILL; COST PER PERSON OF JOB CORPS; UPCOMING SPEECHES; DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM; REACTION TO LBJ'S VP STATEMENT; RFK SENATE
Telephone conversation # 4606, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/1/1964, 11:55AM? (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO INVESTIGATE DECISION TO REFIT USS ALBEMARLE AS HELICOPTER ESCORT FOR VIETNAM USING PRIVATE YARD INSTEAD OF CHARLESTON NAVY YARD; POSSIBILITY THAT FUTURE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN MENDEL RIVERS WILL VOTE FOR POVERTY
Telephone conversation # 4608, sound recording, LARRY O'BRIEN? and UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE, 8/1/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • O'BRIEN? ASKS UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE TO HAVE HENRY HALL WILSON CHECK LIST OF REPUBLICAN VOTES (ON POVERTY BILL?) WHICH MIGHT BE INFLUENCED BY MACHINISTS' UNION
Telephone conversation # 4610, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE MEANY, 8/1/1964, 12:20PM (Item)
  • Welfare and War on Poverty
  • LBJ ASKS MEANY'S ADVICE ABOUT NUMBER OF SPEECHES HE IS SCHEDULED TO MAKE TO LABOR GROUPS THIS FALL; DISCUSSION OF USING LABOR INFLUENCE TO GET REPUBLICAN VOTES FOR POVERTY BILL IN HOUSE