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Telephone conversation # 758, sound recording, LBJ and HOUSTON HARTE, 12/26/1963, 9:42PM (Item)
  • "#13"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994
  • HOLIDAY GREETINGS; LBJ DISCUSSES FEDERAL ECONOMY, CUTBACK OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES; HARTE'S UPCOMING TRIP TO LBJ RANCH; DISCUSSION OF BELDEN, GALLUP, HARRIS POLLS; LBJ'S MEETING WITH NEW YORK DAILY NEWS; OMAR BURLESON AND CLOSING OF ABILENE, TEXAS
Telephone conversation # 1907, sound recording, LBJ and FRANK STANTON, 2/6/1964, 12:31PM (Item)
  • CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; STANTON ON HOLD 0:50; DAILY DIARY INDICATES STANTON IS IN OVAL ROOM AT WH; RECORDING MADE FROM ORIGINAL REEL-TO-REEL TAPE
  • New York
  • REMODELING LBJ'S OFFICE; FBI REPORT ON ALINE SAARINEN; NEW YORK TRIP; NYT'S EDITORIAL BOARD; ARTHUR SULZBERGER; TFX, BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATIONS; PRESS STORIES ON LBJ'S RETURN FROM DALLAS, 11/22/63; POLLS, REPUBLICAN SUPPORT FOR LBJ, BUSINESS
Telephone conversation # 1909, sound recording, LBJ and FRANK STANTON, 2/6/1964, 12:30PM (Item)
  • "FROM NYC"; LBJ ALMOST INAUDIBLE; DAILY DIARY INDICATES STANTON IS AT WH; PARTIAL CONCURRENT RECORDING ON DICTABELT OF REF #1907 AND REF #1908; PREVIOUSLY OPENED ON TAPE K64.01, PNO 9
  • New York
  • FBI REPORT ON ALINE SAARINEN; NEW YORK TRIP; NYT'S EDITORIAL BOARD; ARTHUR SULZBERGER; TFX, BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATIONS; PRESS STORIES ON LBJ'S RETURN FROM DALLAS, 1/22/63; POLLS, REPUBLICAN SUPPORT FOR LBJ, BUSINESS CONFIDENCE
Telephone conversation # 1912, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/6/1964, 1:01PM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA IS MEETING WITH CLARK CLIFFORD AT TIME OF CALL; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING MADE FROM ORIGINAL REEL-TO-REEL TAPE; FORMERLY CLOSED IN PART - A
  • New York
Telephone conversation # 4903, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 8/13/1964, 10:32AM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH KEN O'DONNELL AT TIME OF CALL
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT RFK AND NEW YORK SENATE RACE; REEDY ASKS PERMISSION TO ANNOUNCE LBJ'S PARTICIPATION IN CHRISTENING OF SHIP, USS CASIMIR PULASKI
Telephone conversation # 4719, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/5/1964, 10:52AM (Item)
  • CALL NOT LISTED ON SLIP; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; YOUNGBLOOD ANSWERS TELEPHONE, ASKS IF MCNAMARA CAN HOLD; MCNAMARA ON HOLD ABOUT 4:00; MCNAMARA AND LBJ ARE DIFFICULT TO HEAR
  • New York
Telephone conversation # 6320, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 11/11/1964, 10:50AM (Item)
  • "LBJ RANCH"; DAILY DIARY LISTS CALL AT 10:41P
  • LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT CLOSING DEFENSE FACILITIES IN EL PASO, ORLANDO, NEW ENGLAND; POLITICAL, ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF CLOSING PORTSMOUTH NAVY YARD; POSSIBLE USE OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS TO EASE EFFECTS AS IN SOUTH BEND LITTON PROJECT; EDMUND MUSKIE
Telephone conversation # 5881, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/14/1964, 8:32PM (Item)
  • "NYC"; SLIP LISTS THIS AS CALL WITH CLARK CLIFFORD, 8:32P, DAILY DIARY AS CALL TO FORTAS, 8:38P; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH CLIFFORD BUT CLIFFORD DOES NOT SPEAK; LBJ SPEAKS WITH GEORGE REEDY DURING CALL
  • New York
Telephone conversation # 5891, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 10/15/1964, 7:26AM (Item)
  • "NYC"; DAILY DIARY LISTS TIME AS 7:16A; CONTINUES ON NEXT 3 RECORDINGS
  • New York
Telephone conversation # 5892, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 10/15/1964, 7:26AM (Item)
  • "NYC"; DAILY DIARY LISTS TIME AS 7:16A; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING AND ON NEXT 2 RECORDINGS
  • New York
Telephone conversation # 5622, sound recording, LBJ and EDWARD WELSH, 9/21/1964, 11:50AM (Item)
  • WELSH ON HOLD 1:39; OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH DICK WEST OF DALLAS MORNING NEWS AT TIME OF CALL
Telephone conversation # 5625, sound recording, LBJ and OFFICE CONVERSATION, 9/21/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH DICK WEST OF DALLAS MORNING NEWS; BRIEF CONVERSATION BETWEEN UNIDENTIFIED FEMALES INTERRUPTS RECORDING
Telephone conversation # 6612, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 12/14/1964, 11:30AM (Item)
  • TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • NEW IDEAS FROM JUSTICE DEPT FOR LBJ'S AGENDA FOR NEXT 4 YEARS; POSSIBLE USE OF CLOSED DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS FOR CONSERVATION, RECREATION; LBJ REMINISCES ABOUT AUSTIN SLUM CLEARANCE PROJECT; DON REYNOLDS' CHARGES IN BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION
Telephone conversation # 5930, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 10/20/1964, 6:40PM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION DURING CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING EDWIN WEISL, SR., AT TIME OF CALL; LBJ INTERRUPTS MCNAMARA TO LISTEN TO TV NEWS DURING CALL
Telephone conversation # 6852, sound recording, LBJ and DWIGHT EISENHOWER, 2/16/1965, 6:09PM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; "GEN. EISENHOWER IN NEW YORK"; "RE MEETING TOGETHER IN WASH."; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY
Telephone conversation # 7599, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/7/1965, 11:15AM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; DAILY DIARY LISTS CALL WITH MCNAMARA AT 12:15P
  • MCNAMARA RECOMMENDS DEAN RUSK NOT ATTEND NATO MEETING BECAUSE OF CONTINUING CRISIS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, VIETNAM SITUATION; GEORGE BALL; LBJ'S UPCOMING SPEECH ON EUROPE; OAS; "WISE MEN" DELEGATION TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; NEW AIRPLANE FOR PRESS
Telephone conversation # 7730, sound recording, LBJ and BROMLEY SMITH, 5/17/1965, 4:45PM (Item)
  • SMITH REPORTS THAT TAD SZULC OF NYT HAS FILED STORY ABOUT MCGEORGE BUNDY'S TRIP TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO NEGOTIATE WITH GUZMAN, JUAN BOSCH ABOUT POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT OF CRISIS, AND THAT SIMILAR STORY IS IN WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS
Telephone conversation # 9317, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 12/11/1965, 12:58PM (Item)
  • TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • APPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM BENNETT AS AMBASSADOR TO PORTUGAL; GEORGE ANDERSON; CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS' VIEWS ON POSSIBLE NEW VIETNAM CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION, BOMBING PAUSE; LBJ'S OPPOSITION TO PAUSE; PRESS LEAKS; SCHEDULE FOR UPCOMING HAROLD WILSON
Telephone conversation # 736, sound recording, LBJ and AMON CARTER, JR., 12/25/1963, 8:39PM (Item)
  • "7"; "'MERRY CHRISTMAS' CALLS ON DEC. 25, 1963 BY PRES."; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; CARTER ON HOLD 01:05; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994
  • HOLIDAY GREETINGS; CARTER MENTIONS INCREASED SUPPORT FOR LBJ; UPCOMING BBQ; LADY BIRD DISCUSSES WESTERN ART FOR WH, MARY LASKER'S ASSISTANCE; LBJ DISCUSSES FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS, NEED FOR GOOD TEXAS WH PRESS COVERAGE; UPCOMING SPECIAL NEWS SECTION
Telephone conversation # 9649, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/20/1966, 10:10AM? (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS DATE AS 02/22/1966; CONTENT OF CONVERSATION INDICATES DATE IS 02/20/1966; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • RFK'S RECENT STATEMENT SUGGESTING VIET CONG BE INCLUDED IN SOUTH VIETNAM GOVT; CLARK CLIFFORD'S VIEWS ON POSSIBLE NEW CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION ON VIETNAM; PRESIDENTIAL WAR POWERS; MCNAMARA'S VIEWS ON LIMITING US OBJECTIVES IN VIETNAM, PESSIMISM
Telephone conversation # 9429, sound recording, LBJ and ROY WILKINS, 1/5/1966, 4:55PM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • WILKINS THANKS LBJ FOR CHRISTMAS GIFT, PRAISES GREAT SOCIETY SPEECH; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT BUDGET, FUNDING NEW PROGRAMS; CONGRESSIONAL CRITICISM OF GREAT SOCIETY; COMMUNITY ACTION; WILKINS PRAISES HEAD START; OVERSEAS HEAD START PROGRAM; ROBERT
Telephone conversation # 12403, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD BERLIN, 11/4/1967, 12:34PM (Item)
  • SLIP ACCOMPANYING DICTABELT CONTAINS NOTE ON SUBJECT OF CONVERSATION, INCORRECTLY INDENTIFIES CALLER AS J. EDGAR HOOVER, 11/5/67, 6:15P; CONTENT INDICATES CALLER IS RICHARD BERLIN; DATE, TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING ENDS BEFORE CONVERSATION
  • BERLIN TELLS LBJ THAT ALLEGED BACKING OF RFK BY NEW ENGLAND PUBLISHER (WILLIAM LOEB) IS NOT ACCURATE; LOEB'S TIES TO STYLES BRIDGES; SENATE PREPAREDNESS SUBCOMMITTEE INVESTIGATION OF RELATIVE OF LOEB?; BERLIN OFFERS TO CONTACT BRIDGES' WIDOW ABOUT
Telephone conversation # 12812, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/13/1968, 10:49PM (Item)
  • "JUANITA"; "FROM BEDROOM 3-14-68"; "TRANSCRIBED BY CAROL CURRIE (1 COPY)"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • DALEY'S TALK WITH RFK ABOUT RFK'S FUTURE, VIETNAM COMMISSION; LBJ SUGGESTS RFK MEET WITH CLARK CLIFFORD ON VIETNAM; RFK'S CRITICISM OF LACK OF SPENDING ON CITIES, KERNER COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS; NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY; LBJ'S MEETING WITH EDWARD
Telephone conversation # 7006, sound recording, LBJ and EDWARD KENNEDY, 3/1/1965, 4:15PM (Item)
  • "RE APPALACHIAN PROGRAM AND RELATED TO NEW ENGLAND"
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HISTORY, PROSPECTS OF APPALACHIA BILL, SUGGESTS KENNEDY LOBBY FOR BILL IN ORDER TO PASS NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BILL; EDWARD BOLAND'S MEETING WITH MCNAMARA ON CLOSING OF SPRINGFIELD ARMORY IN MASSACHUSETTS; NEW ENGLAND STUDY
Telephone conversation # 8624, sound recording, LBJ and CYRUS VANCE, 8/23/1965, 6:52PM (Item)
  • VANCE DISCUSSES MENDEL RIVERS' CURRENT POSITION ON LANGUAGE OF PROVISION OF NEW MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION BILL REQUIRING CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF BASE CLOSINGS, READS PROPOSED NEW LANGUAGE; TIMING OF VOTE ON NEW BILL IN HOUSE
Telephone conversation # 4343, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 7/27/1964, 10:45AM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF REUTERS NEWS REPORT OF INCREASE IN US SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, ADVISERS TO VIETNAM; WH, DOD RESPONSE TO NEWS STORY
Telephone conversation # 8621, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 8/23/1965, 4:07PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS RIVERS' ADVICE ON NEW POLICY ON DRAFTING MARRIED MEN, READS PRESS STORY ON ISSUE; LANGUAGE OF NEW MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION BILL PROVISION REQUIRING CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF BASE CLOSINGS; MILITARY PAY BILL
Telephone conversation # 10612, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/12/1966, 12:30PM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA'S VACATION PLANS; CYRUS VANCE; LBJ'S DESIRE TO GET NEW IDEAS IN GOVT, FOREIGN POLICY, STATE DEPT; PROPOSED SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURAL EXCHANGE WITH COMMUNIST CHINA; TOMMY CORCORAN'S PLANTING NEW DEAL MEN IN DEPTS; PRESS REPORT ON CAMBODIA
Telephone conversation # 13561, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/18/1968, 2:40PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS ABOUT NEWS STORY THAT HANOI HAS REPLIED TO LATEST US PEACE PROPOSALS, READS PORTIONS OF STORY, NOTES NEWS STORIES THAT JACQUELINE KENNEDY WILL MARRY ARISTOTLE ONASSIS; DEROGATORY REMARKS ABOUT RUSK MADE BY SARGENT SHRIVER IN PARIS
Telephone conversation # 10046, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 4/22/1966, 6:45PM (Item)
  • 1:54 OFFICE NOISE PRECEDES CALL; LBJ IS APPARENTLY LISTENING TO NBC TV NEWS AT TIME OF CALL; GOLDBERG IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; LBJ ASKS OFFICE SECRETARY FOR COPY OF HENRY CABOT LODGE'S WEEKLY REPORT
  • LBJ ASKS GOLDBERG TO TALK TO PAULINE FREDERICK ABOUT STORY ON USSR PROPOSAL FOR PEACE TALKS IF US STOPS VIETNAM BOMBING; GOLDBERG'S OPPOSITION TO BOMBING CAMBODIA; LBJ ASKS FOR NEW US INITIATIVES ON AFRICA, ARAB-ISRAELI DISPUTE; BILL DOUGLAS
Telephone conversation # 141, sound recording, LBJ and DAVID LAWRENCE, 11/29/1963, 3:14PM (Item)
  • LBJ PRAISES US NEWS & WORLD REPORT, THANKS LAWRENCE FOR HIS SUPPORT; LAWRENCE PRAISES LBJ; LBJ ASKS LAWRENCE TO SEND MEMOS ON HIS IDEAS, THANKS HIM FOR HIS PAST SUPPORT, DISCUSSES CHALLENGES OF PRESIDENCY, SAYS HE WILL SEND ARTICLE ON HIS PHILOSOPHY
Telephone conversation # 375, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 12/10/1963, 11:55AM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF DAVID NES' APPOINTMENT AS DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION, SAIGON; APPOINTMENT OF THOMAS MANN TO NEW STATE DEPT POST; LBJ ASKS RUSK ABOUT US HOSTAGES IN BOLIVIA, DISSENSION AMONG SOUTH VIETNAMESE LEADERS; HENRY CABOT LODGE'S PRESS COMMENTS
Telephone conversation # 1911, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/6/1964, 12:52PM (Item)
  • New York
Telephone conversation # 3025, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 4/14/1964, 12:50PM (Item)
  • EAST EUROPE GRAIN SHIPMENTS, GEORGE MEANY, COMMERCE, LABOR DEPTS; LETTER TO BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT CASTELO BRANCO; NEWS STORY ON FULBRIGHT FOR SECRETARY OF STATE; CUBA, PANAMA, BRAZIL, CYPRUS; POLLS; JFK STAFF; RALPH DUNGAN, THOMAS MANN; WALTER LIPPMANN
Telephone conversation # 3220, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 4/30/1964, 7:50PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS ABOUT OPTIMISTIC PRESS REPORTS ON BATTLE IN VIETNAM; USIA IN VIETNAM; HENRY CABOT LODGE; PRESS CRITICISM OF LBJ; UPCOMING TRIP BY MCNAMARA, EARLE WHEELER TO VIETNAM; LBJ WANTS NEW MILITARY IDEAS BESIDES BOMBING; LBJ DETERMINED TO WIN WAR
Telephone conversation # 4832, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/9/1964, 7:25AM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF CYPRUS SITUATION; QUESTION OF LBJ RETURNING TO WASHINGTON, DC, AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRESS PLANE; GREECE; TURKEY; VIETNAM; DISCUSSION OF POSSIBILITY RFK WILL RUN FOR NEW YORK SENATE SEAT; JACQUELINE KENNEDY
Telephone conversation # 4344, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 7/27/1964, 12:32PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM "BOZO" MCKEE TO NASA POSITION; PRESS REACTION TO REUTERS NEWS STORY ON INCREASE IN US ASSISTANCE TO VIETNAM; AMBASSADOR LEONARD UNGER'S OPPOSITION TO OPERATION IN PANHANDLE OF LAOS
Telephone conversation # 6277, sound recording, LBJ and THOMAS MCINTYRE, 11/6/1964, 4:21PM (Item)
  • ELECTION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, NORTHEAST; MCINTYRE REQUESTS MEETING TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE CLOSING OF PORTSMOUTH, MAINE SHIPYARD; LBJ STATES POLICY OF LEAVING DECISIONS ON CLOSING OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS TO ROBERT MCNAMARA; EFFECTS OF CLOSING ON LOCAL
Telephone conversation # 5837, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT WAGNER, 10/3/1964, 8:48PM (Item)
  • WAGNER REPORTS ON RALLY TOMORROW AGAINST CLOSING OF BROOKLYN NAVY YARD; LBJ SAYS THAT DOD IS STUDYING ALL BASE CLOSINGS, WILL ANNOUNCE DECISION NEXT YEAR; COMPARISON OF MCNAMARA WITH ROBERT MOSES; PRESS ENDORSEMENTS OF LBJ; NEW YORK SENATE RACE; RFK
Telephone conversation # 5889, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/15/1964, 1:13AM (Item)
  • New York