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Telephone conversation # 19, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE ROMNEY, 11/23/1963, 3:22PM (Item)
  • "TRANSCRIBED"; IBM BELT; DAT RECORDING MADE FROM REEL-TO-REEL TAPE RECORDED FROM ORIGINAL BELT IN ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE IMPROVED SOUND QUALITY; PREVIOUSLY RELEASED ON K6311.01, PNO 15 AND ON K6311.01A, PNO 16; ROMNEY ON HOLD 0:45 AND IS DIFFICULT
  • LBJ THANKS ROMNEY FOR HIS CALL AND HIS SUPPORT; ROMNEY EXPRESSES HIS SUPPORT FOR LBJ
  • Romney, George W., 1907-1995
  • Telephone conversation # 19, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE ROMNEY, 11/23/1963, 3:22PM
  • GEORGE ROMNEY
Telephone conversation # 12004, sound recording, LBJ and RAMSEY CLARK, 7/24/1967, time unknown (Item)
  • "RE DETROIT RIOTS & ROMNEY"; "(PLEASE RECHECK THIS ONE TO VERIFY--)"; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS CALLER AS WARREN CHRISTOPHER, 7/25/1967, 7:15A; CALLER IS RAMSEY CLARK; DATE, TIME UNCERTAIN; DAILY DIARY LISTS SEVERAL CALLS WITH CLARK ON 7/24/1967
  • CLARK DISCUSSES HIS TALKS WITH UNNAMED PEOPLE ABOUT DETROIT RIOTS; LBJ ADVISES CLARK TO KEEP A RECORD OF HIS CONVERSATIONS WITH GEORGE ROMNEY TO AVOID MISUNDERSTANDINGS; CLARK SAYS HE WILL TALK TO ROMNEY IN ABOUT AN HOUR
Folder, "July 29, 1967 - 11:05 a.m. President and Cyrus Vance, Vice President," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • .. \ ., JULY 29, 1967 - 11:05 a.m. DETROIT RIOT Vice President Cyrus Vance, George Christian '·. ,, ( . ~. ' ;_:.,. ' v··~· ~"'.1 --1 I MEMORANDUM ~-- THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON GO~TYIDEN"rIA L July 29, 1967 MEMORANDUM
Telephone conversation # 1310, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 1/10/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO MCGEORGE BUNDY; LBJ TALKS TO "TED" (SORENSEN?) AND "KEN" (O'DONNELL?) IN THE OFFICE WHILE OPERATOR PLACES CALL; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM; GEORGE ROMNEY; WALTER REUTHER; INTEREST RATES
Telephone conversation # 6249, sound recording, LBJ and NEIL STAEBLER, 11/5/1964, 10:14PM (Item)
  • LBJ COMMISERATES WITH STAEBLER ABOUT HIS DEFEAT BY GEORGE ROMNEY IN MICHIGAN GUBERNATORIAL RACE; STAEBLER REPORTS ON MICHIGAN ELECTION RESULTS, INCLUDING DEMOCRATIC GAINS IN HOUSE AND STATE LEGISLATURE
Telephone conversation # 9839, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/5/1966, 9:34AM (Item)
  • POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF BILL SLAYTON TO UNNAMED POST; LBJ INVITES DALEY TO VISIT HIM IN WASHINGTON, DC, ASKS DALEY TO INFLUENCE JEROME CAVANAGH TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN AGAINST GEORGE ROMNEY, NOT FOR THE SENATE AGAINST G. MENNEN WILLIAMS
Telephone conversation # 12008, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 7/26/1967, 3:15PM (Item)
  • POSSIBLE RIOTING IN CHICAGO, COOK COUNTY; ROBERT GRIFFIN'S CRITICISM OF LBJ; LEGALITY OF SENDING FEDERAL FORCES INTO STATES; GEORGE ROMNEY'S RELUCTANCE TO CERTIFY NEED FOR FEDERAL TROOPS; FBI INVESTIGATIONS INTO RIOTS; FEDERAL RESPONSE TO DETROIT
Telephone conversation # 12912, sound recording, LBJ and RAMSEY CLARK, 4/6/1968, 5:50PM? (Item)
  • CALL FROM GOV. SHAPIRO ABOUT FEDERAL TROOPS TO CONTROL CHICAGO RIOTS AFTER MLK ASSASSINATION; LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR REQUEST; DETAILS OF TROOP MOVEMENTS; POSSIBLE CRITICISM BY GOV. GEORGE ROMNEY COMPARING RESPONSE TO DETROIT RIOTS; WASHINGTON, DC
Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 10:35 a.m. McNamara, Fortas, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • ' '. ·- -- .JULY 24, 1967 - 10:35 a.m. REPRESENTATIVE TO SEND TO DETROIT I, Secretary McNamara Abe Fortas George Christian ,.., .,. , ' S ' r.:.. , ; ' !' 57. - MEMORANDUM 5~ THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON ,. -..._. GOnFIDE~i'FIAL
Telephone conversation # 1987, sound recording, LBJ and JACK VALENTI, 2/9/1964, 8:45PM (Item)
  • ARTHUR GOLDBERG, UNITED JEWISH APPEAL; GUANTANAMO WATER CRISIS, CUBA; THE DAY'S PRESS STORIES; BARRY GOLDWATER, GEORGE ROMNEY TV APPEARANCES; JOHN CONNALLY, JOE KILGORE; HORACE BUSBY, SPEECHWRITERS; HOUSING SPEECH; "LAND AND PEOPLE" TOUR; DON
Telephone conversation # 8581, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/20/1965, 6:03PM (Item)
  • REUTHER SUGGESTS G. MENNEN "SOAPY" WILLIAMS BE APPOINTED TO US-CANADIAN BORDER COMMISSION; GEORGE ROMNEY'S PRESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS; PAT MCNAMARA AND POVERTY BILL; FULBRIGHT COMPLAINS ABOUT LABOR, RIGHT-WING VIEWS ON WHEAT SHIPMENTS TO USSR, CONSULAR
Telephone conversation # 11650, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 3/18/1967, 5:30PM (Item)
  • HHH'S UPCOMING TRIP TO EUROPE; LBJ OFFERS DEFENSE OF US POLICY ON NATO, VIETNAM, DISCUSSES UK CRITICISM OF US; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT PRESS LEAKS FROM HHH'S OFFICE; HAROLD WILSON; KURT KIESINGER'S CRITICISM OF US; GOVS. CONFERENCE TODAY; GEORGE ROMNEY
Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 11:15 a.m. Detroit Riots - Clark, McNamara, Christopher, Fortas, Wilkins, Doar," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • '• - •' l JULY 24, 1967 - 11:15 a. m. ­ DETROIT RIOTS \Attorney General Clark l ·-Sec. McNamara Warren Christopher Abe Fortas Larry Levinson George Christian Roger Wilkins John Doar Tom Johnson ,,.. MEMORANDUM r.,....,_ .. 60
President's Daily Diary entry, 5/22/1964 (Item)
  • f Elli s Hendricks^ Gerald E. Behn - USSS Roy Kellerma n - Usss Stu Stout Arrived Detroi t Metropolitan Airport - approx. 30,000 people greeted - met by Recep. Comm consisting of: George Romney , Gov. of Michigan Bisho p Germanos, 7th Diocene Mayor
President's Daily Diary entry, 2/6/1964 (Item)
  • with Averill Harriman, Pierre Salinger and JV. - Arr'g 9:50 pm. Airborne for Andrews AFB with: Bill Moyers & Mrs. Moyers, JV, Pierre Salinger, Dr. Georg e Burkley, Ted Sorensen, Gov. Averill Harriman, Mrs. Ted Kennedy, Mrs. Mike Mansfield (Cont'd ) page 1 10
Folder, "City of Detroit - Presentation," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 77 (Item)
  • ~, .. l Ol)fftre nt tqr AttorneyC6rnentl Dlaal}tngt.ott, I. Cit. ) ( • ,,.a.,ti August 5, 1967 ~~J---- Honorable George Romney· Governor of Michigan Lansing, Michigan Dear • Governor: At the President's request, I am writing you
Oral history transcript, Jerome P. Cavanagh, interview 1 (I), 3/22/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • of fact at the airport--Governor Romney. Because apparently one of my staff, who was in charge of the airport arrangements and lining the people up to meet the President as he came off the plane, had naturally, since he was a good staff man, put me
President's Daily Diary entry, 7/24/1964 (Item)
  • , Minnesota George Romney, Mich. William L. Guy, North Dakota See Kermit Gordon memo dated 7-23-64 Governors Individual pics taken w/ governors out at at James Webb's secy asking her to have mr Webb contact Gov Rolvaag re an appearance in Minneapolis Sept 11
Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 10 p.m. Detroit crisis - President's activities from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • of Copyright . '!1 1:1 J '. \ C r !. si3 t.:;e :c : c ·~~ : i 0 p . rn . :: o l 2 : 2 Ci 2. . ~---i . l::l.oldeF1 W. 'fhomos Johnson NOTES OF THE P R ES I D E:,~T S A CTIVITIES DURING THE DE TIZ OlT C R3IS 1 Jul y 2 4 , 1 96 7 At 10 p. in. George Chr i
President's Daily Diary entry, 7/31/1967 (Item)
  • Room 8:01a t Director Leonard Marks George Christian - pl 9:25a t 1967 9:55a "/" Secretary Fowler '^/ Schultze 10:10 £ Director 10:15a f Joe 10:20a «fc|_£__; 10:26a f Secy Harry 11:10a To 11:18 ••Hi were To Vance - Detroit, Mich
President's Daily Diary entry, 8/1/1967 (Item)
  • his da y at (Place) Day Time Te 11 In Out Lo 11: 50a t •; 12:01p f Joe Sanders Mike 12:10p t George I ~ | 12:14p George 12:36p 1:30p 1:01p - t 1:31p i 1 i1 j 1:33p -j 1:35p Califano - pl (just prior to this call, mf had taken in a red tag
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/1/1967 (Item)
  • : Telephon 1 tL oL 11:41a ~ • eI Th a| y° Wednesda y Expendie y (includ e visite d by ) tur D Code W (pl ) Georg 11:44a 11:50 °USe Da Activit t ~M 11:43a t e Whit e H Georg e Christia n (pl) e Christia n i n 11:49a Th e President aske
Folder, "[September 15, 1967 - 7:27 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • of labor leaders today. "George Meany and tib.e labor people were just wonderful. I wanted to get two of you {Rusk and McNamara) here to hear the good things they were saying. I told them that we have 5 million more working now since I have been President
President's Daily Diary entry, 1/13/1969 (Item)
  • • -to discus s th e B aptist Co llege a t Charleston , S . C. - - h e feel s HU D has renege d o r approval o f a reques t fo r fund s t o buil d a dormitor y there . Christian - p l Christian - Nav v Mes s Larry Levinso n joined Jones - p l Hon. Georg e Romney
President's Daily Diary entry, 11/25/1963 (Item)
  • Hon. J . Millar d Tawes , GOv . of Maryland Hon. Endicot t Peabody , Gov . o f Mass. Hon. Georg e Romney, Gov . o f Michigan Hon. Kar l F . Rolvaag , Gov . o f Minnesota Hon. -Tim Babcock, Gov. of Montana. Hon. Fran k B. Morrison , Gov . o f Nebrask
Folder, "Misc. Correspondence - 1967," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 1 (Item)
  • , George Romney's fate is already apparent. Romney's only chance for the nomination is to sweep the party primaries to support his standings in the Harris and Gallup ;>oils. Until recently it was widely be­ ieved that Romney's big problem was bis failure
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/3/1966 (Item)
  • . Hansen, Cheyenne, Wyo. Gov. George Romney, Lansing, Mich - and Mr. Cornelius J. Bykirk of Gov. Romney' Mr. Walter D. DeVries, Adm. Asst to Gov. Romney Gov. Orval E. Faubus, Little Rock, Ark - and Mr. Darrell V. McGraw of Gov. F's O Mr. W. J. Smith
Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 56 (LVI), 11/21/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • of that was that every governor except [George] Romney, who was the governor of Michigan, came aboard. It does remind me of something else which I want to mention LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral
President's Daily Diary entry, 7/24/1967 (Item)
  • Rooney Attorne 10:00a f s General Ramsey Clark --informed the President of the trouble in Detroit ._, Joe McNamara • McNamara on second floor Califano The President in this meeting w/ Secy McNamara, Justice Fortas, George Christian agreed
Folder, "[September 15, 1967 - Meeting with AFL-CIO Executive Council]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • be open to you -- the labor leaders of America. 11 ­ 2 George Meany To negotiate with the Viet Cong is like negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with an invisible employer. Every responsible citizen must be against withdrawal in Vietnam
Folder, "[September 19, 1967 - 8:36 a.m. Congressional Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • interview and the question they asked him on George Romney 1 s brainwashing comment. The Speaker commented 11 it was more than amusing, it was astonishing that anyone who might find himself in the White House could be brainwashed so easily. 11 Albert said he
President's Daily Diary entry, 11/23/1963 (Item)
  • McGeorge Bundy George Meany - see memo from Justice Goldberg 10:21 10:24 Secretary McNamara The First Lady arrives 11:05 11:50 12:10 12:15 12:35 12:55 t 1:10 t (pool photographers taking y e photographs) Depart 274 office w/ Mrs. Johnson w
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/18/1964 (Item)
  • Walker Stone's relative here George Reedy for Walker Stone's dtr's wedding Walter Jenkins To Cabinet Room w/ Jack Valenti says to VM Carol Welch Good morning Are you girls flirting w/ each other Meeting w/ US Ambassadors to Latin America Lincoln Gordon
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/19/1967 (Item)
  • to report on his •••» conversation Mr. Kellam) Jake . w/ 6:18a _6:55a George Christian 6:20a .-6:55a Harry - " ' '" ' ' ' • *"' «' • '"' "" '" •" '" '" 6:20a Take "' ™ " ' •' '"-• ' ' 1 I I « ' •• McPherson The President
President's Daily Diary entry, 9/29/1966 (Item)
  • ) Hon George Romney, Michigan (R) Hon. Farris Bryant, Director, Office of Emergency Planning To Cabinet Room w/ governors for meeting w/ PRESS for PRESS CONFERENCE Number )B 76 (in this press conference, the President indicated to the members of press
President's Daily Diary entry, 11/17/1966 (Item)
  • not be that prominent nationally--Romney, Rockefeller, etc. Datf November 17, 1966 U. S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md. p ^ Thursday . Expend Activity (:nc!ude visited by) ture Code Joe Califano (Mary S in also)^ Bob Kintner , Bill Moyers George Christian
Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 4 (IV), 8/21/1969, by Joe B. Frantz and Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • the command of an army general, and everybody understood that loud and clear. F: As far as you could tell, was Governor [George] Wallace more practical than Governor Barnett? [Did he] have more sophistication with regard to what was going on? C: I think
Folder, "[September 5, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • that the President heard it and is displeased. The President talked about the poll in yesterday's Washington Post front page story which showed the President defeating Romney and Nixon whether George Wallace was in or out of the race. He pointed out that last
Oral history transcript, Wayne L. Hays, interview 1 (I), 3/11/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • . Johnson personally ever get involved in any way in that? H: I don't believe they did on the Powell matter. hazy. My memory is a little I know they got involved on my running feud with George Romney. I thought if they'd stayed the hell out of it, that I
  • liability; press assassinated LBJ politically; JFK legislation; investigation of Adam Clayton Powell; Hays’ feud with Romney; briefing of Foreign Affairs Committee by Secretary of State; LBJ’s hostility toward Senate Foreign Relations Committee; advice
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 6/24/1964 (Item)
  • Hot dog in room w/ Lynda 4:00 Leave for airport for Detroit 5:50 Arrive Detroit (met by Mr. Romney, Mayor and Mrs. Cavanaugh, Mrs. Low) 6:00 Arrive Statler-Hilton Had hairdo 3. 8:00 Arrive Ford Auditorium w/ Mrs. Low - To Green Room to meet dignitaries