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Telephone conversation # 3050, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD GOODWIN, 4/17/1964, 12:00PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS GOODWIN TO DRAFT LETTER OF APPRECIATION TO WILLIAM DOUGLAS FOR 25 YEARS AS ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, LIFETIME OF PUBLIC SERVICE
Telephone conversation # 9020, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/5/1965, 7:29PM (Item)
  • FORTAS ASKS ABOUT ANNOUNCEMENT (OF GALL BLADDER SURGERY?); KENTUCKY DELEGATION'S VOTES ON BILLBOARD AMENDMENTS TO HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION BILL; WILLIAM NATCHER'S INTENTION TO AMEND BILL; EARLE CLEMENTS' ASSOCIATES' SUPPORT FOR ADMINISTRATION; HEAD
Telephone conversation # 13140, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 6/25/1968, 4:53PM (Item)
  • DIRKSEN DISCUSSES MEETING ON SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS, PRECEDENTS ON RECESS APPOINTMENTS OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES; LBJ SAYS HE WILL NAME ABE FORTAS AS CHIEF JUSTICE, HOMER THORNBERRY AS ASSOCIATE JUSTICE; DIRKSEN REPORTS ON MEETING WITH "JOHN
Telephone conversation # 13141, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH YARBOROUGH, 6/25/1968, 5:35PM (Item)
  • APPOINTMENT OF HOMER THORNBERRY AS SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE; THORNBERRY'S BACKGROUND, EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE; CHARGE OF CRONYISM; YARBOROUGH ENDORSES THORNBERRY; YARBOROUGH DISCUSSES APPOINTMENT FOR HARRY WEAR?; JAMES ALLRED'S SUPPORT FOR LBJ
Telephone conversation # 13143, sound recording, LBJ and LEON JAWORSKI, 6/25/1968, 5:56PM (Item)
  • LBJ SAYS HE WILL APPOINT ABE FORTAS AS CHIEF JUSTICE AND HOMER THORNBERRY AS ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT, DISCUSSES THORNBERRY'S JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE, ASKS JAWORSKI TO SUPPORT THORNBERRY'S APPOINTMENT; JAWORSKI SAYS HE WILL DO SO
Telephone conversation # 13149, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 6/28/1968, 8:53AM (Item)
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF OPPOSITION TO SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS OF ABE FORTAS, HOMER THORNBERRY AND LBJ'S MEETING WITH TIME MAGAZINE REPORTER LAST NIGHT; LBJ'S PERSONAL ASSOCIATION WITH FORTAS; PRESS STORIES ON CHARGES OF CRONYISM IN NOMINATIONS
Telephone conversation # 11342, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 1/11/1967, 7:12PM (Item)
  • MCCORMACK PRAISES STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; TESTIMONY ABOUT CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS IN BOBBY BAKER TRIAL; LBJ DISCUSSES RFK, BOB KERR, WIRETAPS, HIS ASSOCIATION WITH BAKER; RFK'S FEUD WITH J. EDGAR HOOVER; ADAM CLAYTON POWELL; HOUSE VOTE ON 21-DAY
Telephone conversation # 13148, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 6/28/1968, 8:53AM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF OPPOSITION TO SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS OF ABE FORTAS, HOMER THORNBERRY; NEED FOR SENATE LEADERSHIP ON NOMINATIONS; SENATE COMMITTEE VOTE YESTERDAY ON GUN CONTROL BILL; HEAD COUNT ON NOMINATIONS; LBJ'S PAST ASSOCIATION WITH FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 13138, transcript, LBJ and EDWIN WEISL, SR., 6/25/1968, 1:05PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF UNNAMED PERSON'S VIEWS ON CHANCES OF SENATE APPROVAL OF HOMER THORNBERRY, CYRUS VANCE OR HENRY "JOE" FOWLER AS SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE; LBJ TELLS WEISL HE IS MEETING WITH AVERELL HARRIMAN ABOUT PARIS PEACE TALKS
Telephone conversation # 13146, transcript, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 6/26/1968, 11:10AM (Item)
  • LBJ SAYS ABA HAS FOUND ABE FORTAS, HOMER THORNBERRY HIGHLY ACCEPTABLE APPOINTEES AS SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE, ASKS DIRKSEN TO TALK WITH ROMAN HRUSKA ABOUT APPOINTMENTS; VIEWS OF RICHARD RUSSELL, JAMES EASTLAND ON FORTAS