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Telephone conversation # 7567, sound recording, LBJ and KARL MUNDT, 5/4/1965, 11:59AM (Item)
  • MUNDT MAKES SUGGESTIONS FOR HANDLING LBJ'S REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL MILITARY APPROPRIATIONS, SENATE OPPOSITION TO VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ READS MESSAGES FROM BILLY GRAHAM, TOM WATSON PRAISING HIS SPEECH LAST NIGHT ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Telephone conversation # 4643, sound recording, JUANITA ROBERTS and THOMAS MORRIS, 8/3/1964, 4:50PM (Item)
  • MORRIS READS FIGURES ON DOD BEEF PURCHASES IN 1963, 1964 TO ROBERTS
Telephone conversation # 215, sound recording, LBJ and KERMIT GORDON, 12/1/1963, 4:45PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS DRAFT PRESS RELEASE ABOUT LBJ'S LETTER TO DEFENSE CONTRACTORS AND STATEMENT TO MILITARY ON COST-CONSCIOUSNESS, THRIFT IN GOVT OPERATIONS; GORDON SAYS HE THINKS FEDERAL BUDGET CAN BE KEPT BELOW $100 BILLION, DISCUSSES ROLE OF COMPTROLLER
Telephone conversation # 218, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CAMPBELL, 12/1/1963, 5:10PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS HIS PROPOSED STATEMENT ON COST-CONSCIOUSNESS, THRIFT IN DEFENSE CONTRACTS, MILITARY EXPENDITURES; COMPTROLLER GENERAL CAMPBELL EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR STATEMENT AND LBJ
Telephone conversation # 240, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCLELLAN, 12/2/1963, 3:47PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS MCCLELLAN TO INVESTIGATE WASTE IN GOVT CONTRACTS, READS LETTER TO CONTRACTORS ABOUT REDUCING DEFENSE SPENDING; MCCLELLAN SAYS HE WILL EMPHASIZE FRUGALITY IN SPEECHES, WILL CUT PROGRAMS IN HIS STATE IF NEEDED, ASKS TO MEET WITH LBJ
Telephone conversation # 827, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 12/31/1963, 1:40PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS NAJEEB HALABY'S MEMO ON EUGENE BLACK-STANLEY OSBORNE REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT OF SST; QUESTION OF NOTIFYING COMPANIES THAT HAD BEEN INVITED TO SUBMIT DESIGNS; BOEING'S POSITION; LBJ RECOMMENDS THAT MCNAMARA HEAD AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER SST
Telephone conversation # 1237, sound recording, LBJ and FRED KAPPEL, 1/8/1964, 11:14AM (Item)
  • LBJ READS PORTION OF STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE ABOUT FEDERAL BUDGET; TAX BILL; PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN ECONOMY; BUSINESS COUNCIL STAG DINNER OF 1/7/64 AT WH
Telephone conversation # 9190, sound recording, LBJ and PHIL CARTER, 11/26/1965, 9:11PM (Item)
  • "(NEWSWEEK)"; NOTE FROM JAKE JACOBSEN TO LBJ ATTACHED TO DICTABELT REMINDS LBJ HE AGREED TO TALK TO CARTER FOR NEWSWEEK ARTICLE ON ROBERT MCNAMARA; SHORTHAND NOTATION READS "HE WILL TALK TO HIM TONIGHT"; CARTER ON HOLD 0:40; MUSIC AUDIBLE
Telephone conversation # 10125, sound recording, LBJ and DON COOK, 5/14/1966, 7:48AM (Item)
  • QUESTION OF PASSING TAX INCREASE IN ELECTION YEAR; INCREASES IN APPROPRIATIONS, FEDERAL DEFICIT; PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO SET PRIORITIES FOR MILITARY SPENDING; VIETNAM MILITARY SITUATION; LBJ READS REPORT ON ECONOMIC SITUATION; INTEREST RATES
Telephone conversation # 10209, sound recording, LBJ and FRANK "TED" MOSS, 6/3/1966, 1:04PM (Item)
  • POSSIBLE VETO OF BILL AUTHORIZING CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LANDS BORDERING GREAT SALT LAKE TO UTAH; MOSS ASKS LBJ TO OVERRIDE ADVICE AND SIGN BILL; LBJ READS PROPOSED VETO STATEMENT EMPHASIZING FEDERAL INTERESTS IN MINERAL LEASES AND COMPENSATION
Telephone conversation # 10217, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN COWLES, 6/8/1966, 11:51AM (Item)
  • LBJ CONTINUES TO READ REPORTS ON US LABOR SUPPLY, COMPARISON OF US CONSUMER PRICE INDEX WITH THAT OF MAJOR INDUSTRIAL NATIONS; NEED FOR CONGRESS TO STAY WITHIN FEDERAL BUDGET; LBJ TELLS COWLES TO DIRECT CORRESPONDENCE FOR LBJ TO MARVIN WATSON
Telephone conversation # 10437, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM BEVERLY MURPHY, 7/27/1966, 9:09AM (Item)
  • AIRLINE STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS; WAGE, PRICE INCREASES; MURPHY SAYS TAX INCREASE MAY BE NEEDED DUE TO ECONOMY; LBJ DISCUSSES INCREASES IN FEDERAL BUDGET DUE TO UPCOMING BILLS, VIETNAM SPENDING; POSSIBLE NEED FOR BILL TO END STRIKE; LBJ READS MEMO
Telephone conversation # 11563, sound recording, LBJ and DEWITT GREER, 2/24/1967, 8:09PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS CHARLES SCHULTZE'S MEMO ON RELEASE OF SOME DEFERRED HIGHWAY FUNDS, ASKS GREER'S OPINION OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS; GREER SAYS RELEASE OF FUNDS FOR HARD-HIT STATES MAY BE CRITICIZED, RECOMMENDS LANGUAGE BE INCLUDED TO ALLOW WORK ON HIGHWAY
Telephone conversation # 11573, sound recording, LBJ and JENNINGS RANDOLPH, 2/27/1967, 10:35PM (Item)
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF CONGRESSIONAL DISCONTENT, SENATE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON DEFERRAL OF HIGHWAY FUNDS; RANDOLPH COMPLAINS ABOUT CHARLES SCHULTZE; LBJ DEFENDS HIS POLICY, READS CRITICAL PRESS STORY ON HEARINGS; FEDERAL DEBT LIMIT BILL
Telephone conversation # 10926, sound recording, LBJ and WILBUR MILLS, 10/6/1966, 12:32PM (Item)
  • STATUS OF INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT SUSPENSION, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, FOREIGN INVESTMENT TAX BILLS; MILLS' CONCERN OVER UNNECESSARY SENATE AMENDMENTS TO TAX BILLS; DISCUSSION OF FEDERAL BUDGET, EXPENDITURES; LBJ READS FROM GARDNER ACKLEY'S SPEECH
Telephone conversation # 13833, sound recording, LBJ and WILBUR MILLS, 12/31/1968, 7:46AM (Item)
  • FEDERAL BUDGET; PROJECTED SAVINGS IN VIETNAM; CHALLENGES TO HOUSE, SENATE LEADERSHIP; LBJ READS LETTER TO CONGRESS SUBMITTING TREASURY DEPT STUDY OF TAX REFORMS BUT SAYS HE IS NOT RECOMMENDING CHANGES BECAUSE THEY SHOULD BE LEFT TO NIXON