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Telephone conversation # 5284, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH DUNGAN, 8/31/1964, 12:35PM (Item)
  • LBJ TELLS DUNGAN THAT LAUREN SOTH HAS AGREED TO ACCEPT CHAIRMANSHIP OF NATIONAL FOOD MARKETING COMMISSION, DISCUSSES APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT OF (MARY?) "JONES" TO UNNAMED POST (FTC?); ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 5288, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 8/31/1964, 2:35PM (Item)
  • MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL DESEGREGATION CASE; QUESTION OF LBJ CALLING PAUL JOHNSON; ABE FORTAS' SUGGESTION THAT ASSAULT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, PRESS BE MADE FEDERAL OFFENSE; PHILADELPHIA RIOTS; POSSIBLE MAYORS MEETING; PREVENTING VIOLENCE
Telephone conversation # 5294, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 8/31/1964, 10:30PM (Item)
  • LBJ TELLS KATZENBACH ABOUT THREATENING TELEPHONE CALLS BY KKK TO MISSISSIPPI DELEGATE FRED BERGER, ASKS KATZENBACH TO HAVE FBI INVESTIGATE, AND ASKS KATZENBACH IF HE HAS CONSULTED WITH ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 5133, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/23/1964, 3:35PM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS ON CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE VOTE ON ALABAMA DELEGATION, DISCUSSES EFFECT ON SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP, ABE FORTAS' VIEWS ON MISSISSIPPI SITUATION; EASTLAND OFFERS TO CALL GOV. PAUL JOHNSON; LBJ HUMOROUSLY THREATENS TO CUT FARM
Telephone conversation # 5067, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 8/21/1964, 11:12AM (Item)
  • POSSIBLE PRESS QUESTIONS ABOUT PETER O'DONNELL'S OFFER TO BUY LBJ'S PROPERTY FOR ESTIMATED VALUE OF $4 MILLION, RESELL IT, USE PROFITS TO FINANCE GOLDWATER'S CAMPAIGN; LBJ TELLS REEDY TO CONSULT ABE FORTAS; STATE, DOD, WEEKEND PRESS ITEMS
Telephone conversation # 5113, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/21/1964, 8:56PM (Item)
  • JOE RAUH AND CONTROVERSY OVER SEATING MISSISSIPPI, MFDP DELEGATION, SIZE OF ROOM FOR CREDENTIALS HEARINGS; PRESS COVERAGE OF CONTROVERSY; ABE FORTAS' ADVICE; POLL ON RFK, NEW YORK SENATE RACE; POLLS REFLECTING WHITE BACKLASH, REPUBLICAN "FRONTLASH"
Telephone conversation # 6291, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 11/8/1964, 11:30AM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO BRING ABE FORTAS, CLARK CLIFFORD TO RANCH TOMORROW; POSTPONEMENT OF MCNAMARA'S MEETING WITH OIL INTERESTS ON APPALACHIAN COAL; MCNAMARA'S MEETING TOMORROW WITH MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE DELEGATIONS ON CLOSING OF DEFENSE FACILITIES
Telephone conversation # 6299, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 11/8/1964, 9:05PM (Item)
  • BUNDY DISCUSSES PLANS FOR TRIP TO RANCH BY MCNAMARA, ABE FORTAS, CLARK CLIFFORD TOMORROW AND HIS TRIP WITH DEAN RUSK ON FOLLOWING DAY; REQUEST BY CANADA'S PRIME MINISTER LESTER PEARSON TO CALL LBJ; FAVORABLE PRESS COVERAGE OF LBJ
Telephone conversation # 5855, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 10/10/1964, 10:38AM (Item)
  • CAMPAIGN; PUBLICITY FOR LBJ'S EFFORTS TO CUT GOVT WASTE; JOHN CONNALLY; MARVIN WATSON; ADVANCE WORK FOR UPCOMING TRIPS; PHOENIX TRIP; SCIENTISTS, LAWYERS, WOMEN FOR LBJ; ABE (FORTAS?); LBJ CRITICIZES NEWSPAPER ADS, PRAISES BUSBY FOR NEW ORLEANS
Telephone conversation # 5910, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 10/17/1964, 8:47PM (Item)
  • 0:45 OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH ABE FORTAS AT TIME OF CALL
Telephone conversation # 6431, sound recording, LBJ and CARTHA "DEKE" DELOACH, 11/20/1964, 4:23PM (Item)
  • INVESTIGATIONS OF JOHN MACY, ABE FORTAS, DON COOK; GOLDWATER'S ALLEGED MEETING WITH BOBBY BAKER; J. EDGAR HOOVER'S REMARKS ON WARREN COMMISSION, MLK; ATTORNEY GENERAL CANDIDATES; RFK'S CAMPAIGN STAFF; WASHINGTON DC POLICE CHIEF APPOINTMENT; WALTER
Telephone conversation # 5586, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 9/15/1964, 8:10PM (Item)
  • JENKINS REPORTS ON FACTS ABOUT RESTRICTED RACIAL COVENANTS ON PROPERTY OWNED BY JOHNSONS IN TEXAS, READS STATEMENT ISSUED BY LBJ ABOUT PURCHASE OF THE ELMS; ABE FORTAS' ADVICE THAT KILDUFF ISSUE SIMILAR INFORMAL PRESS STATEMENT ON THIS MATTER
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
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
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