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  • FORTAS ASKS "ANNA" TO TELL MRS. FORTAS THAT HE WILL BE GOING HOME IN FIVE MINUTES
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7929, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and ABE FORTAS' RESIDENCE, 5/19/1965, time unknown
  • ABE FORTAS' RESIDENCE
  • "LARGER BAND: 6:06 P.M. TO JUSTICE ABE FORTAS"; "DISCUSSED THE CLOTURE VOTE AND WHAT TO DO NOW AND NEXT."; "TRANSCRIBED-YB"; LBJ ASKS OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO FORTAS; RECORDING OF FORTAS CALL STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN AND ENDS BEFORE
  • DISCUSSION OF FAILURE OF CLOTURE VOTE TO END DEBATE ON FORTAS' CONFIRMATION AS SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE; OPPOSITION TO FORTAS FROM RIGHT; FORTAS SAYS HE WILL WITHDRAW HIS NAME; DISCUSSION OF WHETHER LBJ SHOULD SUBMIT ANOTHER NOMINEE; POSSIBLE
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 13509, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/1/1968, 6:06PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "LBJ RANCH"; FORTAS ON HOLD 1:15
  • LBJ INVITES FORTAS TO FLY TO LBJ RANCH TOMORROW WITH ROBERT MCNAMARA AND CYRUS VANCE, ASKS HIM TO BRING CLARK CLIFFORD ALSO
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 6290, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 11/8/1964, 11:25AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • LBJ ASKS FORTAS TO COME TO WH TO WATCH LBJ'S PRESS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON, TELLS HIM NOT TO BE SURPRISED BY WHAT HE ANNOUNCES (FORTAS' APPOINTMENT TO SUPREME COURT)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8406, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 7/28/1965, 11:48AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • CALL NOT LISTED ON SLIP; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; LBJ APPARENTLY PUTS FORTAS ON SPEAKERPHONE BUT RECORDING OF FORTAS IS INAUDIBLE; RECORDING ENDS BEFORE CONVERSATION IS OVER
  • OFFICE SECRETARY TELLS LBJ THAT HE HAS CALLS FROM ABE FORTAS AND JACK VAUGHN AND ASKS IF SHE CAN BRING IN HIS BRIEFING; LBJ SAYS HE WILL TAKE FORTAS CALL NOW; CANNOT DETERMINE TOPIC OF FORTAS CONVERSATION
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8883, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 9/17/1965, 2:31PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "ABE FORTAS (NY) TALKED TO MJDR"; FORTAS IS IN NYC; DAILY DIARY ONLY INDICATES AT 6:55P YOLANDA BOOZER "GAVE HIM EYE GLASSES & NOTE FR. MJDR RE ABE FORTAS CALL."
  • FORTAS ASKS ROBERTS TO RELAY TO LBJ HIS PRAISE FOR LBJ'S PRESS CONFERENCE, CIVIL RIGHTS STATEMENT, APPOINTMENT OF ROGER STEVENS AS LBJ'S SPECIAL ASSISTANT ON ARTS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 3046, sound recording, JUANITA ROBERTS and ABE FORTAS, 4/16/1964, 6:30PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • LBJ ASKS FORTAS IF HE IS READY TO COME TO WH, OFFERS TO SEND CAR TO PICK HIM UP
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 212, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 12/1/1963, 3:50PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON HHH'S ARRIVAL SCHEDULE; DISCUSSION OF BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION, INABILITY TO CONTACT HHH
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 1662, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 1/30/1964, 5:47PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS WANTS TO BRING JACOB BLAUSTEIN, PRESIDENT OF STANDARD OIL OF INDIANA, TO MEET LBJ; LBJ COMMENTS ABOUT HIS BUSY SCHEDULE
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 1816, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 2/3/1964, 11:02AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS RELAYS THURMAN ARNOLD'S ADVICE ON UNIDENTIFIED ISSUE
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 1498, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 1/23/1964, 4:32PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON SALE OF THE ELMS, NEED TO REFER QUESTIONS TO A. W. MOURSUND CONCERNING JOHNSON FAMILY BUSINESS, TRUSTEESHIP
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 2639, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 3/24/1964, 6:05PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • DISCUSSION OF FORTAS' PLANNED LUNCHEON MEETING WITH BILL MOYERS, "CLARK" (CLIFFORD?) TO DISCUSS LBJ'S SPEECH SCHEDULE
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 5423, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 9/2/1964, 11:45AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • VALENTI ASKS FORTAS TO COME TO LBJ'S BEDROOM
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 5942, sound recording, JACK VALENTI and ABE FORTAS, 10/23/1964, 10:59AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • LBJ ASKS FORTAS TO TALK WITH "JIM" (ROWE?) AND "WALTER" (JENKINS?)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 5466, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 9/3/1964, 1:43PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS GIVES ADVICE ON LBJ'S UPCOMING MEETING TODAY WITH LUIS MUNOZ-MARIN, JOSE FIGUERES ABOUT SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7627, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/11/1965, 4:25PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • LBJ CONGRATULATES FORTAS ON UNANIMOUS SENATE COMMITTEE VOTE IN FAVOR OF HIS NOMINATION TO SUPREME COURT
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8527, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/10/1965, 1:30PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS ON HOLD 3:40
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 11142, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 12/16/1966, 9:56AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "NEW YORK C."; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH CLARK CLIFFORD AT TIME OF CALL; CLIFFORD IS LISTED ON SLIP BUT DOES NOT SPEAK; POOR SOUND QUALITY; LBJ HOARSE, FORTAS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • FORTAS TELLS LBJ THAT WALTER JENKINS HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOR NERVOUS EXHAUSTION FOLLOWING HIS ARREST LAST WEEK ON MORALS CHARGE; FORTAS' AND CLIFFORD'S EFFORTS TO SUPPRESS NEWS STORIES OF ARREST; JENKINS' 1959 ARREST; POSSIBLE EFFECTS ON CAMPAIGN
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 5876, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/14/1964, 3:56PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS DATE AS 4/29/65; FORTAS ON HOLD 0:50
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON HIS CONVERSATION WITH JAIME BENITEZ ABOUT JUAN BOSCH'S CONCERNS ABOUT MOVEMENT OF US TROOPS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FORTAS ASKS IF TROOPS CAN REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL AFTER CEASEFIRE IS DECLARED; LBJ TELLS FORTAS TO CALL MCNAMARA
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7418, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 1:10PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • OFFICE SECRETARY REMINDS LBJ THAT FORTAS IS HOLDING; POOR SOUND QUALITY; FORTAS IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE
  • LBJ ASKS FORTAS' EVALUATION OF THEODORE TANNENWALD AS POSSIBLE APPOINTEE TO TAX COURT; FORTAS RECOMMENDS TANNENWALD, TELLS LBJ THAT CAROL AGGER ALSO RECOMMENDS CHARLES SIMPSON; ALMOST INAUDIBLE DISCUSSION OF QUALIFICATIONS OF BOTH MEN
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8329, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 7/9/1965, 2:22PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • VERY POOR SOUND QUALITY; FORTAS IS INAUDIBLE AND LBJ IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR AT TIMES
  • FORTAS' LETTER WITHDRAWING HIS NAME FOR CONSIDERATION FOR SUPREME COURT; LBJ ASKS FORTAS' ADVICE ON OTHER POSSIBLE APPOINTEES; FULBRIGHT'S HEARINGS ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INTERVENTION; LUIS MUNOZ-MARIN'S UPCOMING TESTIMONY; FORTAS' RECENT FBI CHECK
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8370, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 7/21/1965, 4:31PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "TO JUSTICE FORTAS IN HOSP. (MAY BE MRS J. ONLY)"; FORTAS ON HOLD 0:50; OFFICE SECRETARY RELAYS CALL TO LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON TELLS FORTAS SHE HAS FORGOTTEN WHY SHE TRIED TO CALL HIM YESTERDAY; FORTAS TELLS LADY BIRD JOHNSON HE IS IN HOSPITAL FOR CHECKUP, RECOMMENDS DR. MARLYN VOSS WHO IS REPLACING DR. JAMES M. YOUNG AS WH PHYSICIAN
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 10440, sound recording, LADY BIRD JOHNSON and ABE FORTAS, 7/27/1966, 6:00PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "CONV. ABE FORTAS & MARIE FEHMER BEFORE ABOVE"; "SUMMARIZED"; TIME FROM WH OPS LOG; SECRETARY PUTS FORTAS ON HOLD BRIEFLY DURING CALL
  • FORTAS DICTATES MESSAGE FOR LBJ ON SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, SUGGESTING APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF ROMULO BETANCOURT, JOSE FIGUERES FERRER, AND JOHN B. MARTIN IF OAS DOES NOT ACT
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7503, sound recording, OFFICE SECRETARY and ABE FORTAS, 5/1/1965, 10:05AM?
  • ABE FORTAS
  • VERY POOR SOUND QUALITY; FORTAS IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF OPPOSITION TO SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS OF ABE FORTAS, HOMER THORNBERRY AND LBJ'S MEETING WITH TIME MAGAZINE REPORTER LAST NIGHT; LBJ'S PERSONAL ASSOCIATION WITH FORTAS; PRESS STORIES ON CHARGES OF CRONYISM IN NOMINATIONS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 13149, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 6/28/1968, 8:53AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • SIGNAL CORPS OPERATOR TELLS FORTAS THAT CALL CANNOT BE PLACED TO CYRUS VANCE AT THIS TIME; FORTAS ASKS OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO VANCE AT AMBASSADOR BENNETT'S RESIDENCE
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7926, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and SIGNAL CORPS OPERATOR, 5/19/1965, time unknown
  • FORTAS ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALLS TO BILL MOYERS, THEN TO JACK VALENTI; OPERATOR TELLS FORTAS THAT BOTH ARE ON OTHER CALLS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7936, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • "[TELEPHONE] 426"; "NOTHING"; "4, 11:45" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; PARTIAL CONCURRENT RECORDING OF #7973; CONVERSATION BETWEEN FORTAS AND LBJ RECORDED ON REF #7794
  • FORTAS ASKS OPERATOR TO CONNECT HIM TO LBJ
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7974, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 6421, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 11/19/1964, 7:26PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 5566, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 9/10/1964, 11:26AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 9428, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 1/5/1966, time unknown
  • ABE FORTAS
  • LBJ ASKS FORTAS' ADVICE ABOUT APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF COUNSEL OF IRS, ASKS IF CAROL AGGER WOULD BE INTERESTED IN JOB; LBJ TEASES FORTAS ABOUT TAKING OFF EARLY TO HAVE DRINK WITH OVETA CULP HOBBY; FORTAS SAYS HE IS WORKING ON DRAFT OF LETTER ON UNNAMED
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 365, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 12/9/1963, 5:50PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS PROPOSES THAT APPOINTMENTS TO REGULATORY AGENCIES BE APPROVED BY COMMITTEE SIMILAR TO ABA COMMITTEE THAT APPROVES JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS; LBJ SAYS HE CANNOT DISCUSS FORTAS' IDEA NOW BECAUSE OF HIS BUSY SCHEDULE, ASKS FORTAS TO WRITE MEMO
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 423, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 12/11/1963, 5:00PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "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
  • FORTAS TELLS LBJ THAT UPI TICKER HAS COMPLETE STORY OF WALTER JENKINS' ARREST ON MORALS CHARGE; REPUBLICAN STATEMENT THAT ARREST MAY ENDANGER NATIONAL SECURITY; POSSIBLE WH STATEMENT; JENKINS' RESIGNATION; EDWIN WEISL, SR.'S VIEWS ON RESIGNATION
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 5881, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/14/1964, 8:32PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • SLIP LISTS THIS AS CALL TO "MR. DAVIDSON"; BUNDY, ROBERT MCNAMARA ARE MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; FORTAS IS IN PUERTO RICO; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7652
  • LBJ TEASES FORTAS ABOUT 1948 SENATE RACE CASE; FORTAS' TALKS WITH JUAN BOSCH ON POLITICAL SOLUTION FOR CRISIS; RAFAEL FERNANDEZ' TRIP TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO TALK WITH CAAMANO; OAS; GUZMAN, BALAGUER AS MEMBERS OF GOVT; HARRY SHLAUDEMAN; FUTURE
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7650, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/13/1965, 5:35PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • SLIP AND DAILY DIARY LIST THIS AS CALL WITH "MR. DAVIDSON"; FORTAS ON HOLD 1:05; MCGEORGE BUNDY IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON TALKS WITH JUAN BOSCH ON SOLUTION TO CRISIS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, SUGGESTS US OFFICIAL CONTINUE TALKS; LBJ TELLS FORTAS TO CONTINUE; OAS ROLE IN SETTLEMENT; TALKS WITH GUZMAN, BALAGUER; DEPORTATION OF COMMUNISTS; RADIO STATION
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7681, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 7:29PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • SLIP AND DAILY DIARY LIST CALLER AS "MR. C.J. DAVIDSON"; FORTAS ON HOLD 1:18; JACK VALENTI SPEAKS WITH FORTAS BEFORE LBJ TAKES CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY AT TIMES; CONTINUES ON REF #7702, #7703
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON NEGOTIATIONS HE, MCGEORGE BUNDY, CYRUS VANCE CONDUCTED WITH JUAN BOSCH, GUZMAN ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; VIEWS OF SAN ISIDRO GROUP; TIMING OF ANNOUNCEMENT OF SETTLEMENT; APPOINTEES TO CABINET OF NATIONAL UNITY; OAS; BOSCH'S CALL
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7700, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/16/1965, 12:30PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS ASKS ABOUT CALL FROM UNIDENTIFIED PERSON, OFFERS TO REPORT ON HIS TALK WITH JAIME BENITEZ ABOUT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LBJ TELLS FORTAS HE IS LATE FOR SPEECH TO AFL-CIO BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES GROUP, ASKS FORTAS TO CALL BACK IN AN HOUR
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7559, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/3/1965, 5:00PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; TV AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; LBJ PUTS FORTAS ON HOLD TO LISTEN TO BROADCAST
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH JUAN BOSCH ABOUT CRISIS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, POSSIBLE CEASEFIRE; OAS TEAM; BOSCH'S SUGGESTION THAT FORTAS TALK WITH MRS. BOSCH WHO IS IN US; BOSCH'S POSSIBLE SUPPORT FOR CEASEFIRE IF WESSIN Y WESSIN ALSO SUPPORTS IT
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7395, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 12:01AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • LBJ PUTS FORTAS ON HOLD BRIEFLY AT BEGINNING OF CALL; FORTAS IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; MCNAMARA IS AT THE WH, JOINS CONVERSATION AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH JAIME BENITEZ ABOUT JUAN BOSCH'S VIEWS ON CRISIS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LBJ REVIEWS CURRENT SITUATION; DISCUSSION OF CUBAN ROLE IN REVOLT AND APPROPRIATE US RESPONSE; OAS AND POSSIBLE INTERNATIONAL FORCE; POSSIBLE
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7404, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 10:50AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS ON HOLD 0:20; LBJ PUTS FORTAS ON HOLD TO TAKE FOLLOWING CALL FROM MCGEORGE BUNDY, THEN LBJ RETURNS TO FINISH CONVERSATION WITH FORTAS ON REF #7407
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7406, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 11:30AM
  • ABE FORTAS