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Telephone conversation # 4366, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 7/28/1964, 5:16PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF DIFFICULTIES IN PASSING POVERTY BILL CAUSED BY DOD LETTER INFORMING HUGH CAREY, NEW YORK DELEGATION, THAT 500 JOBS WILL BE ELIMINATED AT BROOKLYN NAVY YARD
Telephone conversation # 4369, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 7/28/1964, 5:29PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF DIFFICULTIES IN PASSING POVERTY BILL CAUSED BY DOD LETTER INFORMING NEW YORK DELEGATION OF ELIMINATION OF JOBS AT BROOKLYN NAVY YARD; EFFECT OF JOB LOSS ON HUGH CAREY'S RE-ELECTION; LBJ EMPHASIZES HIS PERSONAL INTEREST IN POVERTY BILL
Telephone conversation # 4372, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 7/28/1964, 6:23PM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA REPORTS THAT REDUCTION-IN-FORCE NOTICES TO BROOKLYN NAVY YARD HAVE BEEN CANCELLED; LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO INFORM HUGH CAREY
Telephone conversation # 4374, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 7/28/1964, 6:24PM (Item)
  • LBJ TELLS O'BRIEN THAT MCNAMARA HAS CANCELLED REDUCTION-IN-FORCE NOTICES AT BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, ASKS O'BRIEN TO HANDLE NOTIFICATION OF HUGH CAREY FOR MAXIMUM EFFECTIVENESS
Telephone conversation # 5097, sound recording, LBJ and FREDERICK KAPPEL, 8/21/1964, 3:07PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF KAPPEL'S EFFORTS TO PERSUADE WILLIAM "BEV" MURPHY TO JOIN COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENTS FOR LBJ; POSSIBILITY THAT SIDNEY WEINBERG OR JACK CONNOR COULD PERSUADE HIM; MURPHY'S CONCERNS ABOUT BACKING HUGH SCOTT, WILLIAM SCRANTON
Telephone conversation # 6147, sound recording, LBJ and FRANCIS "FRANK" SMITH, 11/4/1964, 1:06AM (Item)
  • SMITH CONGRATULATES LBJ, REPORTS ON VOTES IN PHILADELPHIA; GENEVIEVE BLATT'S LOSS TO HUGH SCOTT IN PENNSYLVANIA SENATE RACE; REGINA SMITH CONGRATULATES LBJ; LADY BIRD JOHNSON THANKS MRS. SMITH FOR HER HELP
Telephone conversation # 6150, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 11/4/1964, 2:24AM (Item)
  • LBJ THANKS O'BRIEN FOR HIS CAMPAIGN WORK; POSSIBLE DEMOCRATIC GAINS IN CONGRESS; VOTE AS MANDATE FOR LBJ; NEW YORK VOTE; PIERRE SALINGER'S DEFEAT; DEFEAT OF BRUCE ALGER, ED FOREMAN IN TEXAS; HUGH SCOTT'S, JOHN WILLIAMS' VICTORIES; LBJ THANKS ELVA
Telephone conversation # 5675, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH YARBOROUGH, 9/24/1964, 5:26PM (Item)
  • YARBOROUGH ASKS IF HE CAN FLY WITH LBJ TO EL PASO TOMORROW; LBJ DISCUSSES PLANS, TELLS HIM THAT HE PROBABLY WILL BE ABLE TO GO; YARBOROUGH THANKS LBJ FOR TELEGRAM READ BY SARAH HUGHES IN DALLAS; LBJ TELLS YARBOROUGH TO WORK TOGETHER WITH JOHN
Telephone conversation # 5557, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM SCRANTON, 9/9/1964, 5:40PM (Item)
  • SCRANTON REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN GETTING VOTES FOR APPALACHIA BILL IN HOUSE, ASKS LBJ TO CALL WEST VIRGINIA GOV. WILLIAM BARRON ABOUT JOINT STATEMENT OF APPALACHIAN GOVS. IN SUPPORT OF BILL; LBJ ASKS SCRANTON TO CONTACT HUGH SCOTT ABOUT SENATE VOTE
Telephone conversation # 5985, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCLEAN, 10/29/1964, 10:32PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS MCLEAN'S OPINION ABOUT PENNSYLVANIA POLITICAL SITUATION, ASKS MCLEAN'S HELP IN GETTING OUT THE VOTE; HUGH SCOTT'S SENATE RACE; INCREASE IN NEGRO VOTE
Telephone conversation # 5516, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM SCRANTON, 9/7/1964, 4:10PM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS THAT APPALACHIA BILL IS 25 VOTES SHORT OF PASSAGE IN HOUSE, DISCUSSES STRATEGY OF SENATE PASSAGE FIRST; SCRANTON DISCUSSES LACK OF SUPPORT BY TERRY SANFORD, ALBERTIS HARRISON; HUGH SCOTT'S HELP; LBJ TEASES SCRANTON ABOUT BEING
Telephone conversation # 6803, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 2/5/1965, 3:00PM (Item)
  • SELMA, ALABAMA DEMONSTRATIONS DESPITE COURT ORDER; MLK; CANDIDATES FOR TEXAS JUDGESHIPS; RALPH YARBOROUGH; T. WHITFIELD DAVIDSON; RFK AND GUSTAVE ROSENBERG APPOINTMENT; SAM RAYBURN AND SARAH HUGHES APPOINTMENT; CONSTITUTIONALITY OF EDUCATION BILL
Telephone conversation # 9906, sound recording, LBJ and RAMSEY CLARK, 3/24/1966, 8:01AM (Item)
  • CLARK REPORTS ON TALKS WITH RALPH YARBOROUGH ABOUT UPCOMING JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS; DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS CANDIDATES: JACK ROBERTS, SARAH HUGHES, BEN CONNALLY, IRVING GOLDBERG, THAD HUTCHESON, DUB SINGLETON, ERNEST MORGAN; AGE FACTOR IN COURT
Telephone conversation # 9907, sound recording, LBJ and RAMSEY CLARK, 3/24/1966, 8:01AM (Item)
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF RALPH YARBOROUGH'S VIEWS ON TEXAS JUDICIAL AND US ATTORNEY APPOINTMENTS; SARAH HUGHES' DESIRE TO BE APPOINTED TO CIRCUIT COURT; POSSIBLE CANDIDATES: HENRY WADE, BAREFOOT SANDERS, IRVING GOLDBERG, JACK ROBERTS
Telephone conversation # 13132, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 6/22/1968, 8:02AM (Item)
  • RESIGNATION OF CHIEF JUSTICE EARL WARREN AND APPOINTMENT OF ABE FORTAS AS HIS SUCCESSOR; LBJ DISCUSSES CANDIDATES TO REPLACE FORTAS: RAMSEY CLARK, CLARK CLIFFORD, THOMAS KUCHEL, RICHARD HUGHES, CYRUS VANCE, HOMER THORNBERRY, HENRY "JOE" FOWLER
Telephone conversation # 10913, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/3/1966, 8:16AM (Item)
  • RICHARD HUGHES, JAMES ROWE AS DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL; RFK AND POLL QUESTIONING WARREN COMMISSION REPORT; LEE RANKIN; POSSIBILITY OSWALD WANTED TO SHOOT LBJ AND THAT JFK'S CLOTHES MAY SHOW BULLET DIRECTION; RFK'S HANDLING OF JFK ASSASSINATION
Telephone conversation # 13764, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 11/23/1968, 1:08PM (Item)
  • HUGH SCOTT'S ALLEGATION THAT LBJ'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF VIETNAM BOMBING HALT WAS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED; CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S MEETING WITH HHH ABOUT RICHARD NIXON'S OFFER TO NAME HHH AS UN AMBASSADOR; SMATHER'S PERSONAL PROBLEMS
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 # 3686, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 6/11/1964, 3:55PM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; CONVERSATION MOSTLY WITH MILLS; MILLS IS MEETING WITH O'BRIEN AT TIME OF CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH HUGH SIDEY, REEDY; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
Telephone conversation # 6719, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT WAGNER, 1/11/1965, 10:21AM (Item)
  • DOCKWORKERS STRIKE; WAGNER, WEISL RECOMMEND GUSTAVE ROSENBERG AS FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE; RFK'S ALLEGED OPPOSITION; NEW YORK PATRONAGE; AGE LIMIT FOR JUDICIAL APPOINTEES; SAM RAYBURN'S ROLE IN SARAH HUGHES' APPOINTMENT; NEED FOR SENATORIAL CONSENT
Telephone conversation # 6720, sound recording, LBJ and EDWIN WEISL, SR., 1/11/1965, 10:21AM (Item)
  • APPOINTMENT OF GUSTAVE ROSENBERG AS FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE; AGE FACTOR; NEED TO OBTAIN RFK'S APPROVAL; WILLIAM VANDEN HEUVEL AS NEW YORK POVERTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR; NEWSWEEK STORY ON KENNEDYS' REACTION TO STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; SARAH HUGHES
Telephone conversation # 10654, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/29/1966, 9:30AM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF RESPONSE TO ACCOUNT IN WILLIAM MANCHESTER'S UPCOMING BOOK THAT LBJ TOOK OATH OF OFFICE ON KENNEDY FAMILY BIBLE THAT WAS NOT RETURNED; ARCHIVAL HANDLING BY LBJ STAFF OF CATHOLIC MISSAL THAT WAS USED; SARAH HUGHES' RECOLLECTION OF EVENTS
Telephone conversation # 10656, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/29/1966, 9:30AM (Item)
  • RESPONSE TO ACCOUNT IN WILLIAM MANCHESTER'S BOOK THAT LBJ TOOK OATH OF OFFICE ON KENNEDY FAMILY BIBLE; MOYERS SAYS RFK TOLD RICHARD GOODWIN TO REVIEW MANCHESTER'S MANUSCRIPT; SARAH HUGHES', LARRY O'BRIEN'S RECOLLECTIONS; LOOK MAGAZINE PUBLICITY
Telephone conversation # 12816, transcript, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/14/1968, 5:57PM (Item)
  • . week. He (Kennedy) went out there last He has been going around the country. He went to Iowa. He had Governor Hughes meet hi.tn out there. He is trying his best to get these things and he saw that McCarthy got some votes: He has misjudged it, • I