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Telephone conversation # 3961, sound recording, LBJ and KERMIT GORDON, 6/30/1964, 12:18PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS GORDON TO PREPARE REPORT ON CHARGES MADE IN CHICAGO DAILY NEWS ARTICLE THAT EXPENSES OF WH EXECUTIVE MANSION AND OF EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT EXCEED THOSE OF JFK ADMINISTRATION
Telephone conversation # 4978, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 8/17/1964, 9:36AM (Item)
  • BOMBINGS, RACIAL TROUBLE IN CHICAGO SUBURBS; DALEY REPORTS ON ILLINOIS POLITICAL SITUATION, COMPARISON WITH 1960; DALEY'S LIAISON WORK WITH NEGRO COMMUNITY; BUSINESS' NEED TO CREATE NEW JOBS; VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN; WHITE BACKLASH ISSUE
Telephone conversation # 5988, sound recording, LBJ and MAX BROOKS, 10/30/1964, 6:45PM (Item)
  • "CHICAGO"; "AUSTIN, TEX."; "OUTGOING"; POOR SOUND QUALITY; BROOKS ON HOLD 1:15, DIFFICULT TO HEAR
  • BROOKS REPORTS ON STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FEDERAL BUILDING IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, AND PLANS FOR RALLY FOR LBJ UPON ARRIVAL IN AUSTIN BEFORE ELECTION DAY
Telephone conversation # 5450, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 9/3/1964, 11:39AM (Item)
  • REEDY ASKS ABOUT REPORTS THAT LBJ WILL ADDRESS POLISH-AMERICAN ALLIANCE IN CHICAGO; LBJ DISCUSSES POLICY OF NOT ANNOUNCING APPEARANCES IN ADVANCE, ASKS ABOUT REACTION TO GOLDWATER'S STATEMENT ON NEW CHARGES IN BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION
Telephone conversation # 12607, sound recording, LBJ and BEN HEINEMAN, 1/21/1968, 1:16PM (Item)
  • "IN CHICAGO
  • HEINEMAN DECLINES APPOINTMENT (AS HEW SECRETARY) BECAUSE OF HIS COMMITMENTS TO NEW COMPANY; LBJ DISCUSSES ALTERNATIVES UNTIL HEINEMAN IS AVAILABLE; APPOINTMENT OF WILBUR COHEN AS ACTING SECRETARY; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS MANAGEMENT STYLE AS PRESIDENT
Telephone conversation # 10912, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/3/1966, 8:16AM (Item)
  • RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; LBJ BRIEFLY INTERRUPTS CONVERSATION TO LISTEN TO NEWS BROADCAST THAT IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; PREVIOUSLY OPENED ON TAPE K66.03, PNO 1; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • NAMING RAMSEY CLARK AS ATTORNEY GENERAL; JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS; CHARLES HORSKY; SUPREME COURT LAW AND ORDER CASES; STOKELY CARMICHAEL; TV SHOWS ON BLACK POWER, RIOTS, POLICE IN CLEVELAND, CHICAGO; THURGOOD MARSHALL; CLARK CLIFFORD'S DECLINING
Telephone conversation # 13208, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 7/13/1968, 5:22PM (Item)
  • DALEY MAKES RECOMMENDATION FOR NEW US AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND; LBJ ASKS DALEY TO SEND INFORMATION TO JIM JONES, COMPLIMENTS DALEY ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHICAGO; NEGOTIATIONS WITH LOCAL TELEPHONE WORKERS UNION; EUGENE
Telephone conversation # 10410, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 7/15/1966, 9:15PM (Item)
  • FUND-RAISING TO PAY OFF DNC DEBT; RFK'S CLAIM FOR PART OF MONEY RAISED IN NEW YORK; LBJ'S NEGATIVE VIEWS OF DNC; PRESS STORIES THAT PRESIDENT'S CLUB INFLUENCES DOJ ACTION IN ANTITRUST CASES; ANHEUSER-BUSCH CASE; GANGS AND CHICAGO RIOTS; MLK; THOMAS
Telephone conversation # 11146, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 12/17/1966, 9:48AM (Item)
  • "CHICAGO"; POOR SOUND QUALITY; DALEY IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; DALEY IS DISCONNECTED AND LBJ ASKS OPERATOR TO CALL DALEY BACK BUT CALL IS NOT RECORDED
  • LBJ DISCUSSES DIFFICULTY GETTING APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEMONSTRATION CITIES IN NEW CONGRESS; DALEY SUGGESTS MONEY BE SPENT ON PROJECTS, NOT PLANNING; MLK'S TESTIMONY AT RIBICOFF HEARINGS; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT FEDERAL BUDGET, DEFICIT, US ECONOMY; LBJ'S
Telephone conversation # 5528, sound recording, LBJ and OFFICE CONVERSATION, 9/8/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH HHH AND TIMOTHY COSTELLO, HARRY YVELLER, MENDLE ZUCKER OF NEW YORK LIBERAL PARTY AT TIME OF CALL
  • DISCUSSION OF GOLDWATER'S RECENT APPEARANCE IN NEW YORK, WILLIAM MILLER'S STATEMENT ON IMMIGRATION
Telephone conversation # 758, sound recording, LBJ and HOUSTON HARTE, 12/26/1963, 9:42PM (Item)
  • "#13"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994
  • HOLIDAY GREETINGS; LBJ DISCUSSES FEDERAL ECONOMY, CUTBACK OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES; HARTE'S UPCOMING TRIP TO LBJ RANCH; DISCUSSION OF BELDEN, GALLUP, HARRIS POLLS; LBJ'S MEETING WITH NEW YORK DAILY NEWS; OMAR BURLESON AND CLOSING OF ABILENE, TEXAS
Telephone conversation # 530, sound recording, LBJ and HOUSTON HARTE, 12/18/1963, 3:10PM (Item)
  • LBJ PRAISES STORY IN ONE OF HARTE'S PAPERS; HARTE ASKS LBJ TO MEET WITH JACK FLYNN, PRESIDENT OF NEW YORK DAILY NEWS; LBJ SAYS HE WILL MEET FLYNN, COMPLAINS ABOUT TED LEWIS' COLUMNS, SAYS HE WANTS TO MEET LEWIS ALSO; FURTHER DISTRIBUTION OF STORY
Telephone conversation # 1907, sound recording, LBJ and FRANK STANTON, 2/6/1964, 12:31PM (Item)
  • CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; STANTON ON HOLD 0:50; DAILY DIARY INDICATES STANTON IS IN OVAL ROOM AT WH; RECORDING MADE FROM ORIGINAL REEL-TO-REEL TAPE
  • New York
  • REMODELING LBJ'S OFFICE; FBI REPORT ON ALINE SAARINEN; NEW YORK TRIP; NYT'S EDITORIAL BOARD; ARTHUR SULZBERGER; TFX, BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATIONS; PRESS STORIES ON LBJ'S RETURN FROM DALLAS, 11/22/63; POLLS, REPUBLICAN SUPPORT FOR LBJ, BUSINESS
Telephone conversation # 1909, sound recording, LBJ and FRANK STANTON, 2/6/1964, 12:30PM (Item)
  • "FROM NYC"; LBJ ALMOST INAUDIBLE; DAILY DIARY INDICATES STANTON IS AT WH; PARTIAL CONCURRENT RECORDING ON DICTABELT OF REF #1907 AND REF #1908; PREVIOUSLY OPENED ON TAPE K64.01, PNO 9
  • New York
  • FBI REPORT ON ALINE SAARINEN; NEW YORK TRIP; NYT'S EDITORIAL BOARD; ARTHUR SULZBERGER; TFX, BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATIONS; PRESS STORIES ON LBJ'S RETURN FROM DALLAS, 1/22/63; POLLS, REPUBLICAN SUPPORT FOR LBJ, BUSINESS CONFIDENCE
Telephone conversation # 1156, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY BELLMON, 1/2/1964, 3:30PM (Item)
  • "RE MEAT EXPORT/IMPORT W/ AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND"; BELLMON'S VOICE IS FAINT; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY
  • POSSIBLE PUBLIC MEETING ON BEEF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS WITH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OFFICIALS
Telephone conversation # 5070, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT WAGNER, 8/21/1964, 11:32AM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH MIKE MANSFIELD AT TIME OF CALL
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ON DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION; WAGNER ASKS LBJ ABOUT SELECTION OF ED WEISL, SR., AS NEW YORK NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN; WAGNER'S STATEMENT ON RFK; RFK'S ANNOUNCEMENT AS NEW YORK SENATE CANDIDATE, WITHDRAWAL AS MASSACHUSETTS
Telephone conversation # 1914, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/6/1964, 3:04PM (Item)
  • TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING MADE FROM ORIGINAL REEL-TO-REEL TAPE
  • New York
Telephone conversation # 338, sound recording, LBJ and JACQUELINE KENNEDY, 12/7/1963, 5:20PM (Item)
  • PRESS COVERAGE OF LBJ'S FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE; LBJ PRAISES NEW YORK DAILY NEWS PHOTO OF JACQUELINE KENNEDY AND HER CHILDREN; JOHNSON FAMILY'S MOVE TO WH TODAY; LBJ INVITES MRS. KENNEDY TO VISIT HIM AT WH, SENDS HIS LOVE TO HER CHILDREN
Telephone conversation # 818, sound recording, LBJ and CARL ALBERT, 12/30/1963, 1:25PM (Item)
  • "#25"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; ALBERT IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994
  • ALBERT DISCUSSES PRECEDENTS FOR SIGNING PUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATION BILL DESPITE UNCONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION, IMPORTANCE OF BILL FOR ALL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, POSSIBILITY NEW BILL WILL BE WORSE; CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; CHARLES HALLECK'S RECENT STATEMENT
Telephone conversation # 831, sound recording, LBJ and HOUSTON HARTE, 12/31/1963, 2:56PM (Item)
  • TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; PIERRE SALINGER IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994
  • LBJ, SALINGER PRAISE HARTE'S STORY AND EDITORIAL ON LUDWIG ERHARD VISIT TO LBJ RANCH; HARTE MENTIONS BOB KLEBERG FINANCING NEW MAGAZINE SECTION; LBJ DISCUSSES WHAT HE CONSIDERS GOOD NEWSPAPER WRITING, WH STAFF MEMBER FROM SAN ANGELO (VICKI MCCAMMON?)
Telephone conversation # 1902, sound recording, LBJ and THOMAS MANN, 2/6/1964, 9:33AM (Item)
  • BACKGROUND BUZZ ON RECORDING; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING MADE FROM ORIGINAL REEL-TO-REEL TAPE; FORMERLY CLOSED IN PART - A
  • New York
Telephone conversation # 1904, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/6/1964, 12:08PM (Item)
  • BACKGROUND BUZZ ON RECORDING; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING MADE FROM ORIGINAL REEL-TO-REEL TAPE; FORMERLY CLOSED IN PART - A
  • New York
Telephone conversation # 1908, sound recording, LBJ and FRANK STANTON, 2/6/1964, 12:31PM (Item)
  • "TAPE RAN OUT"; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; DAILY DIARY INDICATES STANTON IS IN OVAL ROOM AT WH; RECORDING MADE FROM ORIGINAL REEL-TO-REEL TAPE WHICH LISTS REF #1911 AS THE FIRST CALL
  • New York
Telephone conversation # 1912, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/6/1964, 1:01PM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA IS MEETING WITH CLARK CLIFFORD AT TIME OF CALL; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING MADE FROM ORIGINAL REEL-TO-REEL TAPE; FORMERLY CLOSED IN PART - A
  • New York
Telephone conversation # 1913, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/6/1964, 1:25PM (Item)
  • TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; VALENTI ANSWERS TELEPHONE, TRANSFERS CALL TO LBJ; RECORDING MADE FROM ORIGINAL REEL-TO-REEL TAPE; FORMERLY CLOSED - A
  • New York
Telephone conversation # 1142, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 1/2/1964, 11:15AM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; FORMERLY CLOSED IN PART - A
  • LBJ WILL APPOINT ELLSWORTH BUNKER AMBASSADOR TO OAS; THOMAS MANN; NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV MESSAGE TO ALL HEADS OF STATE; ARTHUR KROCK STORY ON LUDWIG ERHARD VISIT; USSR; GERMANY; TRADE WITH CUBA; LBJ EXPRESSES NEED FOR NEW IDEAS
Telephone conversation # 1152, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 1/2/1964, 3:00PM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; "KHRUSHCHEV"; BUNDY ON HOLD FOR 2:00, OFFICE CONVERSATION ON BUNDY'S SIDE WHILE ON HOLD; RE-RECORD ON REF #1153; SKIPPING IN RECORDING; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY
  • LBJ INSTRUCTS BUNDY TO MEET WITH RUSK AND OTHER EXPERTS TO FORMULATE NEW PEACE INITIATIVES AND PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE TO NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV'S PROPOSAL; USSR; LBJ REFERS TO HIS ADVISERS AS "WISE MEN"; WALTER LIPPMANN
Telephone conversation # 1153, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 1/2/1964, 3:00PM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; "KHRUSHCHEV"; BUNDY ON HOLD FOR 2:00, OFFICE CONVERSATION ON BUNDY'S SIDE WHILE ON HOLD; SKIPPING IN RECORDING, RE-RECORD OF REF #1152; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY
  • LBJ INSTRUCTS BUNDY TO MEET WITH RUSK AND OTHER EXPERTS TO FORMULATE NEW PEACE INITIATIVES AND PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE TO NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV'S PROPOSAL; USSR; LBJ REFERS TO HIS ADVISERS AS "WISE MEN"; WALTER LIPPMANN
Telephone conversation # 1166, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 1/3/1964, 11:25AM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; LBJ SPEAKS TO PIERRE SALINGER WHO IS IN THE OFFICE WITH HIM AT TIME OF CALL; RUSK ON HOLD 1:15; RE-RECORD ON REF #1167; SKIPPING IN RECORDING; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY
  • SARGENT SHRIVER TRIP TO ISRAEL AND JORDAN; SCHEDULING HEAD OF STATE VISITS BY JORDAN, ISRAEL; STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV'S MESSAGE TO LBJ; GUBERNATORIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL CONCERN OVER AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND MEAT IMPORTS; USSR
Telephone conversation # 1167, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 1/3/1964, 11:25AM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; LBJ SPEAKS TO PIERRE SALINGER WHO MEETING WITH HIM AT TIME OF CALL; RUSK ON HOLD 1:15; RE-RECORD OF REF #1166; SKIPPING IN RECORDING; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY
  • SARGENT SHRIVER TRIP TO ISRAEL AND JORDAN; SCHEDULING HEAD OF STATE VISITS BY JORDAN, ISRAEL; STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV'S MESSAGE TO LBJ; GUBERNATORIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL CONCERN OVER AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND MEAT IMPORTS; USSR
Telephone conversation # 1916, sound recording, LBJ and A. W. MOURSUND, 2/6/1964, 7:00PM (Item)
  • TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING MADE FROM ORIGINAL REEL-TO-REEL TAPE
  • New York
Telephone conversation # 2514, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 3/16/1964, 4:40PM (Item)
  • TIME FROM DAILY DIARY
  • BUNDY REPORTS ON PANAMA AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS; DISCUSSION OF PRESS REPORT THAT PANAMANIAN MINISTER SOLIS EXPECTS REVISION OF PANAMA CANAL TREATY, APPOINTING NEW AMBASSADOR TO PANAMA, OAS; BUNDY REPORTS ON HIS MEETING WITH JOHN HIGHTOWER; THOMAS
Telephone conversation # 2117, sound recording, LBJ and ALEC DOUGLAS HOME, 2/19/1964, 12:00PM (Item)
  • "ENGLAND"; "BOTTOM"; "SIGNAL TAPE" WRITTEN ON BELT; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; PARTIAL CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #2115; SOUND QUALITY BETTER THAN REF #2115; FORMERLY CLOSED - A
  • LBJ DISCUSSES UK, US RECOGNITION OF NEW ZANZIBAR GOVT WITH UK PRIME MINISTER HOME
Telephone conversation # 3543, sound recording, LBJ and FRED HARRIS, 5/28/1964, 6:10PM (Item)
  • "NYC TRIP"; POOR SOUND QUALITY; SLIP LISTS TIME OF CALL AS 4:15P; DAILY DIARY LISTS TIME OF CALL AS 6:10P; CONTEXT OF CONVERSATION INDICATES TIME OF CALL AS 6:10P
  • New York
Telephone conversation # 5008, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 8/17/1964, 8:10PM (Item)
  • DAILY DIARY LISTS TIME OF CALL AS 8:05P; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • POSSIBLE COMPOSITION OF FUNERAL DELEGATION IF ITALY'S PRESIDENT ANTONIO SEGNI DIES: LADY BIRD JOHNSON, EARL WARREN, EISENHOWER; POLICY THAT LBJ WILL NOT LEAVE COUNTRY; CHANGES IN VIETNAM GOVT; RFK, ADLAI STEVENSON, ROBERT WAGNER AND NEW YORK SENATE
Telephone conversation # 5009, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 8/17/1964, 8:10PM (Item)
  • DAILY DIARY LISTS TIME OF CALL AS 8:05P; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • RFK'S POLITICAL AMBITIONS, VP NOMINATION, NEW YORK SENATE RACE; AVERELL HARRIMAN'S RECEPTION FOR JACQUELINE KENNEDY AT CONVENTION; RICHARD DALEY; BEN MCELWAY AND WASHINGTON STAR; JACK HEINZ; RUSK UPDATES LBJ ON CYPRUS, CONGO, INDONESIA; SUKARNO'S
Telephone conversation # 4903, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 8/13/1964, 10:32AM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH KEN O'DONNELL AT TIME OF CALL
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT RFK AND NEW YORK SENATE RACE; REEDY ASKS PERMISSION TO ANNOUNCE LBJ'S PARTICIPATION IN CHRISTENING OF SHIP, USS CASIMIR PULASKI
Telephone conversation # 4904, sound recording, LBJ and CARL SANDERS, 8/13/1964, 10:40AM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ON RFK, HIS DECISION TO RUN FOR NEW YORK SENATE SEAT PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH KEN O'DONNELL AT TIME OF CALL
Telephone conversation # 4719, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/5/1964, 10:52AM (Item)
  • CALL NOT LISTED ON SLIP; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; YOUNGBLOOD ANSWERS TELEPHONE, ASKS IF MCNAMARA CAN HOLD; MCNAMARA ON HOLD ABOUT 4:00; MCNAMARA AND LBJ ARE DIFFICULT TO HEAR
  • New York
Telephone conversation # 6262, sound recording, LBJ and HERSCHEL NEWSOM, 11/6/1964, 11:13AM (Item)
  • "LBJ RANCH"; NEWSOM ON HOLD 4:20; DAILY DIARY LISTS CALL AT 11:26A
  • NEWSOM CONGRATULATES LBJ, ASKS APPROVAL FOR DICK RUDDER TO ATTEND MEETING IN NEW ZEALAND; LBJ EXPRESSES DISAPPROVAL OF TRAVEL BY FEDERAL OFFICIALS; NEWSOM INVITES LBJ TO NATIONAL GRANGE MEETING; LBJ'S HEAVY SCHEDULE; CONGRESSIONAL SPENDING