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Folder, "Misc. Correspondence - 1966," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 1 (Item)

the above appreciated. Sincerely, ~i.~ Leon L. Motor 3,6 Atwood Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 L. Motor· 356 Atwood St• Pittsburgh,i · Pennsylvania 15213 PRESIDENTLYDONB• JOHNSON The Whitehouse Washington, D. C. I I .. . I '' September

Telephone conversation # 7983, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and MARVIN WATSON, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)

WATSON SAYS THAT LBJ HAS ASKED HIM TO CHECK WITH REEDY ABOUT PRESS RELEASE ON POSTAL RATE INCREASES AND CONSTRUCTION OF DALLAS POST OFFICE; REEDY ADVISES AGAINST WH PRESS RELEASE AND SUGGESTS THAT POST OFFICE DEPT ISSUE ROUTINE PRESS RELEASE

Telephone conversation # 2841, sound recording, BILL MOYERS and GEORGE REEDY, 4/2/1964, time unknown (Item)

MOYERS GIVES REEDY LBJ'S GUIDELINES FOR INFORMING PRESS, CARROLL KILPATRICK OF WASHINGTON POST, ABOUT APPOINTING HORACE BUSBY TO WH STAFF

Telephone conversation # 4347, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 7/27/1964, 12:50PM (Item)

DISCUSSION OF NY POST INQUIRY ABOUT LBJ'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH SUPERINTENDENTS OF EDUCATION, PRESS HANDLING OF LBJ'S MEETINGS WITH SUCH GROUPS

Telephone conversation # 5246, sound recording, LBJ and OVETA CULP HOBBY, 8/28/1964, 11:20AM (Item)

VALENTI TELLS HOBBY THAT HOUSTON POST STORY THAT GEORGE REEDY RESIGNED IS FALSE, ASKS WHEN POST WILL ENDORSE LBJ; HOBBY ASKS IF SHE CAN SEND PHOTOGRAPHERS TO RANCH TO TAKE COLOR PHOTOS OF LBJ AND HHH, CONGRATULATES HHH AND LBJ; LBJ INVITES HOBBY

Telephone conversation # 1410, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 1/17/1964, 7:40PM (Item)

DISCUSSION OF TIMING OF RELEASE OF PRESS STORY ON DON REYNOLDS' TESTIMONY IN BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION; WASHINGTON POST INQUIRY ON REYNOLDS; DIFFERING VIEWS OF SALINGER, REEDY ON HANDLING STORY; JENKINS DISCUSSES REYNOLDS' TESTIMONY ON ALBERT GEORGE

Telephone conversation # 1441, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 1/20/1964, time unknown (Item)

DISCUSSION OF FIGURES ON SALARY FOR UNIDENTIFIED POST; JENKINS REPORTS ON PRESS STORIES ON UNIDENTIFIED ISSUE (POSSIBLY BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION), ABE FORTAS CALL TO "MR. NOYES"

Telephone conversation # 1533, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN GRONOUSKI, 1/25/1964, 11:40AM (Item)

GRONOUSKI RECOMMENDS FRED BELEN FOR APPOINTMENT AS DEPUTY POSTMASTER GENERAL; LBJ STRESSES IMPORTANCE IN UPCOMING ELECTION OF LBJ DESIGNATING HIS OWN APPOINTEES, ASKS GRONOUSKI TO CONSIDER MARVIN WATSON FOR POSITION IN POST OFFICE DEPT

Telephone conversation # 1915, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 2/6/1964, 6:47PM (Item)

BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION; SALE OF THE ELMS; BEEF IMPORTS; "WORKING GIRL'S AMENDMENT" TO TAX BILL; RALPH YARBOROUGH, TEXAS POST OFFICE APPOINTMENTS; GORDON MCLENDON; ALINE SAARINEN; LBJ ON WALTER CRONKITE; CHET HUNTLEY, DAVID BRINKLEY; CONGRESSIONAL

Telephone conversation # 5263, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 8/30/1964, 1:24PM (Item)

REEDY ASKS LBJ FOR HHH'S DEPARTURE TIME IN ORDER TO INFORM PRESS, REPORTS ON PRESS COMPLAINTS BECAUSE OF HANDLING OF EVENTS YESTERDAY, HOUSTON POST PHOTOS; DISCUSSION OF REASSIGNING PRESS SECRETARY'S DUTIES TO OTHER STAFF MEMBERS; REEDY'S

Telephone conversation # 6288, sound recording, LBJ and MAC KILDUFF, 11/8/1964, 10:49AM (Item)

KILDUFF COMPLAINS ABOUT DOUGLAS KIKER'S STORY ON LBJ, WH STAFF IN HOUSTON POST; ITEMS FOR PRESS BRIEFING; LBJ'S MEETING WITH COMMERCE SECRETARY YESTERDAY AND VISIT TODAY WITH HIS SISTER LUCIA ALEXANDER; PRESS COVERAGE OF LBJ'S CHECKUP YESTERDAY

Telephone conversation # 5879, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 10/14/1964, 8:02PM (Item)

LBJ REPORTS ON EXTENT OF KNOWLEDGE OF WALTER JENKINS' ARREST ON MORALS CHARGE; DISCUSSION OF WH REACTION TO ARREST; JENKINS' RESIGNATION; COVERAGE OF JENKINS' ARREST, HOSPITALIZATION BY NYT, WASHINGTON POST, OTHER PAPERS; JENKINS' 1959 ARREST

Telephone conversation # 6349, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 11/12/1964, 12:00PM (Item)

POST

Telephone conversation # 7018, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES "JIMMY" WECHSLER, 3/4/1965, 11:16AM (Item)

LBJ DISCUSSES US VIETNAM POLICY, HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH PRESS; WALTER LIPPMANN; DREW PEARSON; NYT STORY ON LBJ ADVISERS; CLARK CLIFFORD; DEAN ACHESON; JAMES ROWE; TOMMY CORCORAN; SATURDAY EVENING POST STORY; FDR COMMENT ON INFLUENCE OF CORCORAN, BEN

Telephone conversation # 8102, sound recording, LBJ and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 6/4/1965, 10:36AM (Item)

HOOVER DISCUSSES SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; JOSE MORA'S AND OAS' ROLE IN NEGOTIATIONS; COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LBJ ASKS HOOVER TO INVESTIGATE PRESS LEAKS TO WASHINGTON POST, NYT; ARRANGEMENTS FOR HOOVER TO MEET WITH LBJ

Telephone conversation # 13593, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 10/24/1968, 11:00AM (Item)

APPOINTMENT OF LOUIS HECTOR OR JOHN CROWN TO UNNAMED POST; POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR TO WILLARD WIRTZ IF LBJ ACCEPTS WIRTZ' RESIGNATION; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLE ON WH STAFF BEING OFFERED LUCRATIVE JOBS, SAYS STAFF SHOULD NOT TALK

Telephone conversation # 44, sound recording, LBJ and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 11/25/1963, 10:30AM (Item)

LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT WASHINGTON POST'S CALL FOR PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE JFK ASSASSINATION, SUGGESTS FBI MAKE FULL REPORT ON ITS INVESTIGATION AND SAYS TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL HOLD COURT OF INQUIRY; LBJ ASKS HOOVER TO TALK TO PRESS

Telephone conversation # 2528, sound recording, LBJ and EDWIN WEISL, SR., 3/18/1964, 8:09AM (Item)

LBJ'S COLD; 3/15 TV APPEARANCE; REPUBLICAN CONTENDERS, HENRY CABOT LODGE; SATURDAY EVENING POST; STEWART ALSOP COLUMN ON WH STAFF; GALLUP POLL; POSSIBLE REPUBLICAN WOMAN FOR EXPORT-IMPORT BANK APPOINTMENT; KEITH FUNSTON; HUGH OWENS; SEC; MARIANNE

Telephone conversation # 5243, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 8/28/1964, 1:31AM (Item)

HOUSTON POST STORY THAT REEDY RESIGNED BECAUSE LBJ WENT TO CONVENTION 8/26 AS PIERRE SALINGER SUGGESTED; RICHARD DALEY; MFDP; STORY THAT THOMAS DODD WILL REPLACE RFK; PRESS INQUIRY ABOUT HHH FLYING IN SAME PLANE WITH LBJ TO TEXAS; LBJ'S SCHEDULE

Folder, "[November 11, 1968 - 3:00 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors and President-Elect Nixon]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

of leaving ·the Ambassador's post open after he went to the NATO meeting. He would not raise the matter directly with ·willy Brandt, but he would get a feel for the risk of leaving the post open for several months. Mr. Nixon said he planned to appoint

Folder, "Memos to the President – 1968," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 1 (Item)

Dougherty April 13 thru May 13 - Harvey Geor 6 es ). ~ UPI .. Maurice Johnson Jim IJthe rton Frank Cancellare Stanley Stearns All rotate equally, but March .. Stan Stearns April .,. Jr1·ank Canccllare } 1 .;. Wally McNamee Charles del Vecchio.'· Post
Post-Presidency

Folder, "Photo Personnel - Office and Lab - 1968-," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 2 (Item)

. Brief 2:15 p.m. 2:45' p.m. Watson 3:30 p.m. ceremony Depart will be followed Racquet _Dedication (45 minutes) -- Depart by refreshments Post - - Reception Racquet Club. Office with Postmaster General Office 3:45 p.m. -- Arrive Westward Ho

Folder, "Memos to the President – 1966," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 1 (Item)

Fleming I think it is very important that we distribute as soon as possible pictures of the President with his visitor from Malaysia yesterday. Could you provide us with an appropriate photograph to give to the wire services, the Washington Post

Folder, "NSAM # 315: Communications Security Survey [includes information on physical and telecommunications security at the White House and the LBJ Ranch], 10/29/1964 [1 of 2]," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

Service should also be responsible for surveillance Of buildings around the White House vhich might be used as possible listening posts. 4. ·Efforts should be made to obtain a highl.y qualified technical director for the countermeasures program

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/27/1966 (Sunday) (Item)

Johnsons and Valentis attend National City Christian Church; friends invited to dinner; guests bowl or swim; article in Washington Post about White House housekeeping and new chef; Lera Thomas runs for Congress

Folder, "Misc. Correspondence - 1968," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 1 (Item)

All 1·otn.te equnlly, but March .. Stan Stearns April ... lt1·c:mk Cancclla1·e Post .:.Wally McNnmee Chai-les

Oral history transcript, Ralph Dungan, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Folder, "Memos to the President – 1967," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 1 (Item)

of Ambassador Ambassador Tomic to USIA for use in their overseas ApproveL Attachments: A3596-20 A3601-20A 3, 1967 Locke posts? Disapprove and --- MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Wednesday, TO: THE PRESIDENT FROM: Okamoto These night

Folder, "NSAM # 315: Communications Security Survey [includes information on physical and telecommunications security at the White House and the LBJ Ranch], 10/29/1964 [2 of 2]," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

Mr. Powers Maj Odor M.r . West Sft. Ellie S,t. Stadt Sgt. Mapn SMaj R.uaaell Mrs. Lincoln Sllaj Waybrant Ki•• Crucioli Sllaj Putterman -Maj Cro•• -S gt• ..Antiaezzi Maj lta1lalld Mr. Palmer llr. Secor Loui•.l ana ~..U, taos So Post

Folder, "Special Picture Orders," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 2 (Item)

campaign against foreign spies. He was an official U. S. War Correspondent in the Korea, Inda-China War, with assimilated rank of Colonel, U. S. Army. His syndicated column, "After Hours" circles the globe ... other writings appear in Saturday Evening Post

Folder, "Supplies and Equipment," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 2 (Item)

Post-Presidency

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/17/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)

Johnsons have coffee & newspapers; Lady Bird works on guests & menus; phone calls to Marnie Clifford, Lera Thomas & Lynda Johnson; Lady Bird to dentist & dress fitting; call about Karnack Post Office; visit with Lera Thomas about trip to Vietnam