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Telephone conversation # 5462, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 9/3/1964, time unknown (Item)

LBJ IS ON HOLD, WAITING FOR CALLS TO BE PLACED TO ABE FORTAS, CLARK CLIFFORD; OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT LBJ'S TALK WITH JOHN CONNALLY ABOUT RALPH YARBOROUGH AND HANDLING TEXAS PATRONAGE

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 5/23/1964 (Item)

for Andrews to Lexington and Roanoke, Virginia 4:00 Return to White House 5:15 To Jean-Louis 8:30 To Abe Fortas' party w/ President and Valentis 11:00 Return to White House 11:30 Retired Page No:

Telephone conversation # 7017, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES "JIMMY" WECHSLER, 3/4/1965, 11:16AM (Item)

LBJ PROTESTS WECHSLER'S COLUMN ABOUT LBJ'S FRIENDSHIP WITH WILLIAM S. WHITE, EFFECT ON WHITE'S COLUMN ON U THANT, VIETNAM; US AID TO BURMA; NYT STORY ABOUT LBJ'S CLOSEST ADVISERS; ABE FORTAS; CLARK CLIFFORD; TOMMY CORCORAN; JAMES ROWE; WALTER

Telephone conversation # 7362, sound recording, LBJ and THOMAS MANN, 4/26/1965, 9:35AM (Item)

MANN REPORTS ON CRISIS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; POSSIBLE NEED FOR US FORCES; ABE FORTAS; JUAN BOSCH'S POSSIBLE RETURN TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; AID TO PANAMA; PANAMA CANAL NEGOTIATIONS; EFFECT OF LOW SUGAR PRICES ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; INACCURATE PRESS

Telephone conversation # 7624, sound recording, LBJ and THOMAS MANN, 5/11/1965, 11:24AM (Item)

OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT OAS INACTION; MANN READS MEMO ON US POSITION ON POSSIBLE TALKS ABOUT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WITH JUAN BOSCH'S REPRESENTATIVE; MANN RECOMMENDS HARRY SHLAUDEMAN ASSIST WITH TALKS; LBJ TELLS MANN TO HAVE ABE FORTAS ARRANGE TALKS

Telephone conversation # 7648, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/13/1965, 1:25PM (Item)

LBJ UPDATES MCNAMARA ON CAAMANO'S CONCERNS ABOUT US TROOPS, ABE FORTAS' NEGOTIATIONS WITH JUAN BOSCH; BUNDY TELLS LBJ HE IS CHECKING ON TRUTH OF REBEL COMPLAINTS ABOUT ALLEGED MOVEMENT OF US TROOPS TO ELECTRIC PLANT IN SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN

Telephone conversation # 7698, sound recording, LBJ and BROMLEY SMITH, 5/15/1965, 11:25AM (Item)

SMITH REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES OF MCGEORGE BUNDY, "MR. DAVIDSON" (ABE FORTAS), THOMAS MANN, JACK VAUGHN IN PUERTO RICO AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, DISCUSSES RELEASE OF LBJ'S STATEMENT AND PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT OF THEIR TRIP TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Telephone conversation # 7511, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/1/1965, 5:31PM (Item)

TAPLEY BENNETT'S RECENT CABLE ON CURRENT SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HIS CONCERNS ABOUT CONSEQUENCES OF CEASEFIRE; LBJ ASKS FOR CLARIFICATION FROM BENNETT, BRUCE PALMER ON CEASEFIRE, SUGGESTS ABE FORTAS CONTACT JUAN BOSCH ABOUT BENNETT'S

Telephone conversation # 7502, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/1/1965, 9:05AM (Item)

UPCOMING OAS MEETING ON DOMINICAN CRISIS; RECOMMENDATION FOR MORE US TROOPS; EFFORTS TO SEND BRAZILIAN, OTHER LATIN AMERICAN TROOPS; ABE FORTAS' ROLE IN NEGOTIATIONS; JOHN B. MARTIN'S CONTACTS WITH JUAN BOSCH, JAIME BENITEZ; PRESS COVERAGE OF CRISIS

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 6/12/1965 (Item)

THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place) Ranch Entry No. Time Date Date Saturday, June 12, 1965 Activity 10:00 Tour of ranch with Pat Taylor, Abe and Carol Fortas - Joined

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 7/9/1964 (Item)

:00 Meeting w/ Walter, Bess, Cliff re: invitation, list etc. 5:30 To Oval Room for Rebekah's party - (Eva Gabor, Jean-Pierre Aumont) Called Abe Fortas re: transcript of November 22 Called John Connally 9:30 Dinner w/ President 11:00 Retired Page No:

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 7/12/1964 (Item)

City Christian Church 1:00 Lunch w/ President 6:00 To Mary Margaret and Jack's w/ President 7:00 Jim Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Clifford, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Fortas, and Walter Jenkins 8:10 Dinner w/ President and above 11:00 Guests list 11:30 Retired Page No:

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 11/9/1964 (Item)

and Mildred 1:15 Arrive Bergstrom 1:35 To Hausmann's Beauty Shop 3:30 To Bergstrom and chopper to ranch 4:00 Arrive ranch 5:00 Left ranch in chopper w/ President for Governor Connally's ranch - Secretary McNamara, Abe Fortas, Clark Clifford, Cy Vance - dinner

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 11/10/1964 (Item)

/ President to Lewis Ranch - Then by car to Logan Ranch and Scharnhorst 7:45 Returned to ranch w/ President - A.W.'s car Dinner w/ President, Mariallen and A.W., Abe Fortas, Clark Clifford, J.C. Kellam, Marvin Watson, Mildred, Vicky and Marie Page No:

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 12/13/1964 (Item)

with the President 11:45 To St. Mark's Church with Roxanne George Stopped by for visit at Jack Valenti's home 2:00 Lunch with President with Mr. and Mrs. Clark Clifford, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Fortas, Secretary and Mrs. McNamara and Roxanne George 8:30 Dinner

Telephone conversation # 7744, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 5/18/1965, 9:45AM (Item)

RUSK REPORTS ON PESSIMISTIC CALLS FROM MCGEORGE BUNDY, JACK VAUGHN ON NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; GUZMAN'S ULTIMATUM ABOUT LOYALISTS' MILITARY ACTIVITIES; ROLE OF CAAMANO, JUAN BOSCH IN TALKS; LBJ TELLS THEM TO CALL ABE FORTAS ABOUT

Telephone conversation # 7745, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE BALL, 5/18/1965, 10:35AM (Item)

BALL REPORTS ON TALKS WITH THOMAS MANN, MCGEORGE BUNDY FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ABOUT STATUS OF NEGOTIATIONS; SHIFT IN REBEL POSITION ON AGREEMENT; GUZMAN'S CEASEFIRE DEMAND; DOUBTS ABOUT JUAN BOSCH'S ABILITY TO CONTROL REBELS; ABE FORTAS CHANNEL

Telephone conversation # 7753, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/18/1965, 11:55AM (Item)

BUNDY READS GUZMAN'S MESSAGE SUSPENDING TALKS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, PROTESTING ALLEGED US AID TO SAN ISIDRO, IMBERT FORCES; INCREASED REBEL ACTIVITY; DOUBTS OF GUZMAN'S ABILITY TO CONTROL GOVT; ABE FORTAS CHANNEL TO JUAN BOSCH; PROPOSED US TROOP

Telephone conversation # 7773, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/18/1965, 9:21PM (Item)

BUNDY REPORTS ON IMPROVEMENT IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, GUZMAN'S WISH TO RESUME TALKS, SUGGESTS "MR. ARNOLD"(ABE FORTAS) RESUME HIS TALKS; CYRUS VANCE'S, THOMAS MANN'S CONTACTS; US, UN POSITIONS; BUNKER'S OAS STATEMENT; QUESTION OF REPLACEMENTS FOR US

Telephone conversation # 7774, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/18/1965, 9:21PM (Item)

BUNDY REPORTS IMPROVEMENT IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, GUZMAN'S WISH TO RESUME TALKS; BUNDY SUGGESTS "MR. ARNOLD" (ABE FORTAS) RESUME HIS TALKS; CYRUS VANCE'S, THOMAS MANN'S TALKS; US POSITION

Telephone conversation # 7780, sound recording, LBJ and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 5/19/1965, 12:00PM (Item)

HOOVER READS INTELLIGENCE REPORTS ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LBJ CRITICIZES STATE DEPT, DISCUSSES ABE FORTAS' ROLE IN NEGOTIATIONS AND LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT COMMUNISTS IN NEW DOMINICAN GOVT

Telephone conversation # 8412, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 7/28/1965, 7:20PM (Item)

GOLDBERG CONGRATULATES LBJ ON PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT ON VIETNAM, ABE FORTAS' APPOINTMENT TO SUPREME COURT; UN RESPONSE TO STATEMENT; GOLDBERG'S TALK WITH U THANT ON PEACE EFFORTS; AVERELL HARRIMAN'S RECENT REPORT; HOUSE REPEAL OF SECTION 14-B

Telephone conversation # 8415, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 7/30/1965, 10:00AM (Item)

DISCUSSION OF POSTPONEMENT OF CONFIRMATION HEARING ON ABE FORTAS' APPOINTMENT TO SUPREME COURT BECAUSE OF CAROL AGGER'S OPPOSITION TO APPOINTMENT; LBJ REMINISCES ABOUT PERSUADING FRED VINSON'S WIFE TO AGREE TO VINSON'S SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENT

Telephone conversation # 8514, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 8/6/1965, 6:10PM (Item)

KATZENBACH'S APPEARANCE ON "ISSUES AND ANSWERS," QUESTION ABOUT FEUD BETWEEN LBJ, RFK; ABE FORTAS' TESTIMONY AT SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARING; IMMIGRATION BILL; APPOINTMENTS TO SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES CONTROL BOARD, COMPTROLLER GENERAL, CRIME COMMISSION

Telephone conversation # 8532, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/11/1965, 7:37PM (Item)

LBJ ASKS FOR REUTHER'S HELP ON BEAUTIFICATION BILL; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEETING WITH LBJ; REUTHER REPORTS ON HIS RECENT MEETING WITH WORLD TRADE UNION CONGRESS ON VIETNAM, CONGRATULATES LBJ ON APPOINTMENTS OF ABE FORTAS, ARTHUR GOLDBERG, JOHN GARDNER

Telephone conversation # 8861, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 9/14/1965, 7:21PM? (Item)

OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT 1964 CAMPAIGN, POST OFFICE SUMMER EMPLOYMENT, JACK MILLER'S SPEECH CRITICIZING DAVID BRESS APPOINTMENT; TELEPHONE OPERATOR REPORTS ON STATUS OF LBJ'S CALL TO ABE FORTAS; LBJ ASKS HER TO PLACE CALL TO NICHOLAS KATZENBACH

Telephone conversation # 8355, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 7/19/1965, 8:28PM (Item)

LBJ TELLS GOLDBERG OF REACTION HE RECEIVED TO GOLDBERG AS CANDIDATE FOR UN AMBASSADOR; POSSIBLE ARAB REACTION TO JEWISH APPOINTMENT; ABE FORTAS' LETTER DECLINING SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENT; GOLDBERG ASKS LBJ TO CALL DIRKSEN BEFORE ANNOUNCING

Telephone conversation # 8381, sound recording, LBJ and RAMSEY CLARK, 7/23/1965, 4:25PM (Item)

SUPREME COURT VACANCY CREATED BY ARTHUR GOLDBERG'S RESIGNATION; ABE FORTAS' LETTER DECLINING APPOINTMENT; QUESTION OF MAKING ANOTHER JEWISH APPOINTMENT, APPOINTING WOMAN TO SUPREME COURT; HERBERT WECHSLER; POSSIBLE OTHER VACANCIES; JOHN PASTORE

Telephone conversation # 8382, sound recording, LBJ and RAMSEY CLARK, 7/23/1965, 4:25PM (Item)

CANDIDATES FOR SUPREME COURT VACANCY; AGE FACTOR; REGIONAL CONSIDERATIONS; JOHN PASTORE; WALTER SCHAEFER; OTTO KERNER; ED LEVI; THOMAS DEWEY; ROBERT ANDERSON; LEE RANKIN; HERBERT WECHSLER; SAM ERVIN; HARRY BLACKMUN; ABE FORTAS; ABA REVIEW

Telephone conversation # 7946, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and KEN GADDIS, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)

"[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 conversation # 7954, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and LBJ, 5/20/1965, 11:25AM (Item)

"[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

Telephone conversation # 7959, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)

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

Telephone conversation # 7980, sound recording, ROBERT MCNAMARA and ROBERT MCNAMARA'S OFFICE, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)

"[TELEPHONE] WHITE 1255"; BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION WITH ABE FORTAS WHILE TELEPHONE CALL IS PLACED

Telephone conversation # 9488, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 1/13/1966, 1:27AM (Item)

PRESS STORY THAT MOYERS MAY RESIGN AS WH PRESS SECRETARY; MOYERS', RICHARD GOODWIN'S WORK ON STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE; ALLEGED WH DISSENSION; CONTRIBUTIONS OF ABE FORTAS, CLARK CLIFFORD TO SPEECH; MOYERS' ATTITUDE; MARVIN WATSON

Telephone conversation # 13009, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 5/7/1968, 5:08PM? (Item)

LEGAL BASIS FOR COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORTATION, MEDICAL, SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION, OTHER FEDERAL SERVICES FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS; CLIFFORD'S CONCERNS ABOUT GETTING LEGISLATION ON THE MATTER; ABE FORTAS' ADVICE; DILLON COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

Telephone conversation # 13136, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 6/23/1968, 9:09AM (Item)

REAPPOINTING TOM CLARK TO SUPREME COURT; QUESTION OF NEED TO CONFIRM ABE FORTAS AS CHIEF JUSTICE; LBJ'S DIFFERENCES WITH RAMSEY CLARK OVER RESURRECTION CITY, ALEXANDER LAWRENCE; LBJ'S OPTIONS INCLUDING NOT ACCEPTING WARREN'S RESIGNATION; OTHER

Telephone conversation # 13140, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 6/25/1968, 4:53PM (Item)

DIRKSEN DISCUSSES MEETING ON SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS, PRECEDENTS ON RECESS APPOINTMENTS OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES; LBJ SAYS HE WILL NAME ABE FORTAS AS CHIEF JUSTICE, HOMER THORNBERRY AS ASSOCIATE JUSTICE; DIRKSEN REPORTS ON MEETING WITH "JOHN

Telephone conversation # 13143, sound recording, LBJ and LEON JAWORSKI, 6/25/1968, 5:56PM (Item)

LBJ SAYS HE WILL APPOINT ABE FORTAS AS CHIEF JUSTICE AND HOMER THORNBERRY AS ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT, DISCUSSES THORNBERRY'S JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE, ASKS JAWORSKI TO SUPPORT THORNBERRY'S APPOINTMENT; JAWORSKI SAYS HE WILL DO SO

Telephone conversation # 13145, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 6/26/1968, 9:44AM (Item)

LBJ DISCUSSES ABA APPROVAL OF SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS OF ABE FORTAS, HOMER THORNBERRY; BUILDING SENATE SUPPORT FOR NOMINATIONS; VIEWS OF EVERETT DIRKSEN, RICHARD RUSSELL, JAMES EASTLAND; LBJ ASKS MANSFIELD'S HELP WITH DEMOCRATS ON JUDICIARY

Telephone conversation # 11209, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 12/26/1966, 11:46AM (Item)

MOYERS RELAYS ABE FORTAS' VIEWS ON WH PRESS STATEMENT ABOUT NEWSWEEK ARTICLE ON LBJ AND WILLIAM MANCHESTER'S BOOK ON JFK ASSASSINATION; LBJ EXPRESSES IRRITATION ABOUT PRESS LEAKS AND MANIPULATION OF SOURCES BY THE PRESS