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  • FORTAS IS IN WH SITUATION ROOM, ON HOLD 0:55; SEE ALSO REF #7973, #7974
  • FORTAS TELLS LBJ THAT JUAN BOSCH WILL CONTACT GUZMAN ABOUT REOPENING NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LBJ DISCUSSES PRESS STORIES ABOUT ALLEGED ACTIONS BY US TROOPS, ASKS THAT CYRUS VANCE EXAMINE STORIES AND CLEAR UP INACCURACIES
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7794, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/20/1965, 12:40PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "3, 1130-1200 AM" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL AND LBJ IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • LBJ (HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND) DICTATES STATEMENT FOR PRESS ABOUT ALLEGED ACTIONS OF US TROOPS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO FORTAS WHO DICTATES IT TO REEDY; STATEMENT REPEATS LBJ'S STANDING ORDERS ON NEUTRALITY, REFERS QUESTIONS TO CYRUS VANCE
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7963, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "ARNOLD-?"; "2, 10:45-11:15" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT"; SPEED VARIES ON ORIGINAL RECORDING; BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION WHILE FORTAS IS ON HOLD FOR CALL TO LBJ; CONTINUES FROM REF #7938
  • TELEPHONE OPERATOR TELLS FORTAS LBJ IS NOT TAKING CALLS; FORTAS ASKS HER TO PLACE CALL TO GEORGE REEDY; REEDY, FORTAS DISCUSS WHAT REEDY WILL SAY IN 11:00A PRESS BRIEFING ABOUT NYT, WASHINGTON POST STORIES ON US FORCES AIDING IMBERT IN DOMINICAN
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7940, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and GEORGE REEDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH BILL MOYERS, ROBERT MCNAMARA AT TIME OF CALL
  • FORTAS SAYS PRESS BRIEFING BY BUNDY IS INADVISABLE, DISCUSSES CABLE FORTAS IS SENDING TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, REQUESTS TEXT OF CYRUS VANCE'S PRESS BRIEFING; BUNDY REPORTS ON MEETING WITH GUZMAN AND ON ARRIVAL OF "YLF" (JAIME BENITEZ); CABINET
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8005, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "4, 1145-1215" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL AND LBJ IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7964, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • ABE FORTAS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8002, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and GEORGE REEDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • FORTAS EXPRESSES DISMAY OVER DEATH OF COL. RAFAEL FERNANDEZ DOMINGUEZ, PRESS REPORTS OF US TROOPS' ACTION FAVORING IMBERT; MUNOZ-MARIN TELLS FORTAS TO TELL LBJ US ACTION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS DISHONORING HIM; MAYOBRE'S VIEWS; NEGOTIATIONS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7935, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and LUIS MUNOZ-MARIN, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • "1, 9AM-10:45" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; OFFICE CONVERSATION WHILE FORTAS IS ON HOLD; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES DATE IS 5/20/1965; CONTINUES ON REF #7940
  • FORTAS ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO LBJ; OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT GEORGE REEDY'S WHEREABOUTS AND ABOUT CABLE TO BE SENT TO ELLSWORTH BUNKER CONCERNING SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7938, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "FORTAS [CROSSED OUT] ARN.-BONITAS"; "4, 1145-1215" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; FORTAS ON HOLD 6:20; BENITEZ IS IN PUERTO RICO AND IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7968, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and JAIME BENITEZ, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • "[TELEPHONE] 426"; "ARNOLD-BUNDY"; ROBERT MCNAMARA IS MEETING WITH FORTAS AT TIME OF CALL; BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH "YLF" (JAIME BENITEZ) ABOUT REPORTS TO JUAN BOSCH THAT US, NOT GUZMAN, HAS BROKEN OFF NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; DISCUSSION OF TRIP BY BENITEZ TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, RESPONSE TO PRESS STORIES ON US TROOPS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7970, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • "[TELEPHONE] 1230 RED"; "ARNOLD-BUNDY"; "SUMMARIZED" WRITTEN ON SLIP BUT CONVERSATION NOT TRANSCRIBED; BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ROBERT MCNAMARA IS MEETING WITH FORTAS AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • PRESS BRIEFING BY CYRUS VANCE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ABOUT ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING US TROOPS' ACTIONS; BUNDY EXPRESSES RESERVATIONS ABOUT PROPOSED TRIP BY "YLF" (JAIME BENITEZ) TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, TELLS FORTAS HE WILL CALL HIM BACK LATER
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7971, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "BUNDY-ARNOLD, SMITH 20/1600?"; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES IT FOLLOWS CONVERSATION BETWEEN LBJ AND FORTAS ON REF #7948; FORTAS, SMITH ARE IN WH SITUATION ROOM; BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; CONTINUES ON NEXT 2 RECORDINGS
  • SMITH TELLS BUNDY THAT FORTAS IS WORKING ON RESPONSE TO PRESS STORIES ABOUT ALLEGED ACTION BY US TROOPS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; BUNDY TELLS SMITH AND FORTAS THAT HE HAS JUST RECEIVED MEMO FROM GUZMAN BREAKING OFF NEGOTIATIONS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • VALENTI TELLS FORTAS THAT IF POSSIBLE LBJ WANTS JUAN BOSCH OR JAIME BENITEZ TO GIVE INFORMATION TO PRESS THAT WIDOW OF COL. RAFAEL FERNANDEZ DOMINGUEZ WILL TRAVEL ON US PLANE TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FOR HER HUSBAND'S FUNERAL
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7934, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and JACK VALENTI, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • DISCUSSION OF PRESS STORIES THIS MORNING IN WASHINGTON POST ABOUT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; CABLE FROM MCGEORGE BUNDY ABOUT HIS POSSIBLE RETURN TO WASHINGTON; MCNAMARA TELLS FORTAS HE WILL COME TO WH FOLLOWING HIS MEETING WITH NEW ZEALAND DEFENSE MINISTER
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7941, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • "[TELEPHONE] 426"; "ARNOLD-BUNDY"; "1, 9-11:15" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; FORTAS AND SMITH ARE IN WH SITUATION ROOM; BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7942, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • "[TELEPHONE] 426"; "ARNOLD-BUNDY 11:15"; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES IT FOLLOWS CONVERSATION BETWEEN LBJ AND FORTAS ON REF #7948; CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS 2 RECORDINGS; BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7953, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, 11:15AM?
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "FORT [CROSSED OUT] ARN -MOYER"; "4, 1145-1215" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; FORTAS ON HOLD WITH BILL MOYERS' OFFICE FOR 0:29
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7967, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and BILL MOYERS, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • FORTAS REPORTS "YLF" (JAIME BENIITEZ) SAYS JUAN BOSCH WILL ASK GUZMAN TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; BUNDY SAYS US MUST HAVE WRITTEN, NOT ORAL, CONFIRMATION OF TALKS DESPITE EMOTIONAL NATURE OF CRISIS; BUNDY DICTATES MEMO ON PRESS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7976, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, 12:55PM?
  • STATUS OF NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; BUNDY REPEATS REQUEST TO GIVE PRESS BRIEFING ON POLITICAL SITUATION; BUNDY'S TALKS WITH "YLF" (JAIME BENITEZ), GUZMAN; DEPORTATION OF REBEL LEADERS; FORTAS REQUESTS REPORT FROM CYRUS VANCE, BRUCE PALMER
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8012, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • BUNDY REPORTS ON HIS, "YLF'S" (JAIME BENITEZ) TALKS WITH GUZMAN, DISCUSSES NEW UNNAMED PERSON (DELEON?) AS POSSIBLE CABINET APPOINTEE; FORTAS ASKS IF BUNDY HAS KEPT OAS REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED OF TALKS; OAS PARTICIPATION; US TROOP ACTIONS; PRESS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8027, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, 8:00PM
  • VANCE REPORTS UNNAMED PERSON (DELEON?) HE RECOMMENDED EARLIER HAS AGREED TO ACCEPT POSITION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ASKS IF HE SHOULD BRIEF ERIC SEVAREID; FORTAS SAYS BILL MOYERS WILL CALL VANCE WITH ANSWER; REACTION AT WH MEETING TO VANCE'S PRESS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8032, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/20/1965, 10:15PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • LBJ ON HOLD 0:31; MOYERS, FORTAS, MCNAMARA ARE IN WH SITUATION ROOM; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #8017; RECORDED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH REF #8012
  • LBJ TELLS MOYERS TO KEEP STATE DEPT INFORMED OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EVENTS; MOYERS, FORTAS UPDATE LBJ ON MCGEORGE BUNDY'S TALKS WITH GUZMAN, CYRUS VANCE'S PRESS BRIEFING, LOYALIST ADVANCES, CEASEFIRE; MCNAMARA DISCUSSES VANCE'S ACTIVITIES, US TROOP
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • "ARNOLD-PRESIDENT"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH ROBERT MCNAMARA AT TIME OF CALL
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FLASH CABLE ON POSSIBLE LOYALISTS' ACCEPTANCE OF GUZMAN GOVT, POSSIBLE US MILITARY ACTION TO STOP IMBERT'S ADVANCE IF NECESSARY; GEORGE BALL MEMO ON ALTERNATIVES, OAS; BRIEFINGS BY REEDY, CYRUS
  • Telephone conversation # 8006, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and LBJ, 5/20/1965, 5:10PM
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7977, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, 12:55PM?
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7978, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, 12:55PM?
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7979, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, 12:55PM?
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8024, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/20/1965, 6:30PM
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8028, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/20/1965, 8:15PM
  • POSSIBLE WH STATEMENT TO PRESS IN RESPONSE TO NYT, WASHINGTON POST STORIES ON US TROOPS' ALLEGED AID TO IMBERT IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LBJ TELLS FORTAS HE WANTS ALL QUESTIONS REFERRED TO ROBERT MCNAMARA, ASKS WHAT MCNAMARA HAS LEARNED ABOUT INCIDENT
  • Telephone conversation # 7947, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and LBJ, 5/20/1965, 11:05AM
  • LBJ RELAYS MCNAMARA'S VIEWS ON WH RESPONSE TO PRESS STORIES ON US TROOPS' ALLEGED AID TO IMBERT IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; CYRUS VANCE'S VIEW THAT STORIES ARE NOT TRUE; LBJ TELLS FORTAS TO HAVE QUESTIONS REFERRED TO DOD AND TO REITERATE LBJ'S STANDING
  • Telephone conversation # 7948, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and LBJ, 5/20/1965, 11:15AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "PRES-MCN, BUNDY [MOYERS], ARNOLD"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; FORTAS, MCNAMARA ARE MEETING WITH MOYERS AT TIME OF CALL; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7796, RECORDED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH REF #8012
  • LBJ TELLS MOYERS TO KEEP STATE DEPT INFORMED OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EVENTS; MOYERS, FORTAS UPDATE LBJ ON MCGEORGE BUNDY'S TALKS WITH GUZMAN, CYRUS VANCE'S PRESS BRIEFING, LOYALIST ADVANCES, CEASEFIRE; MCNAMARA DISCUSSES VANCE'S ACTIVITIES, US TROOP
  • Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • REEDY ASKS GADDIS IF ABE FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ, ASKS GADDIS TO HAVE FORTAS CALL REEDY RIGHT AWAY, EVEN IF IT MEANS INTERRUPTING LBJ
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "2, 10:45-11:15" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; SPEED VARIES ON ORIGINAL RECORDING; OFFICE CONVERSATION WITH JACK VALENTI, ABE FORTAS ABOUT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WHILE REEDY WAITS FOR CALLS
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "3, 1130-1200 AM" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; REEDY ON HOLD 1:00; OFFICE CONVERSATION WITH ABE FORTAS PRECEDES CALL; RECORDED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH REF #7955
  • REEDY ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO "SERGEANT" (KEN GADDIS); OPERATOR TELLS REEDY SHE CANNOT LOCATE GADDIS; REEDY ASKS HER TO LEAVE WORD WITH GADDIS TO HAVE ABE FORTAS CALL HIM IMMEDIATELY
  • LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO JOIN HIM FOR LUNCH WITH THE COWLES PUBLISHING GROUP, DISCUSSES DIFFICULTY INVOLVED WITH ASKING "MR. ARNOLD" (FORTAS) TO JOIN GROUP AND ASKS MCNAMARA TO TELL FORTAS THEY WILL MEET AFTER LUNCH
  • LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO JOIN HIM FOR LUNCH WITH THE COWLES PUBLISHING GROUP, DISCUSSES DIFFICULTY INVOLVED WITH ASKING "MR. ARNOLD" (FORTAS) TO JOIN GROUP AND ASKS MCNAMARA TO TELL FORTAS THEY WILL MEET AFTER LUNCH
  • with McNamara, Fortas, Vaughan, Ball and Raborn; Lynda Johnson's dance for Princess Christina; desk work; Luci Johnson plays piano