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Telephone conversation # 2603, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE FORRESTAL, 3/21/1964, 5:21PM (Item)
  • FORRESTAL REPORTS ON CAMBODIAN ACCOUNT OF RECENT BOMBING, SOUTH VIETNAM'S APOLOGY, PROPOSED US RESPONSE TO INCIDENT, SIHANOUK'S REQUEST FOR US COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES; FORRESTAL SAYS HE HAS SENT ROBERT MCNAMARA'S VIETNAM SPEECH TO LBJ FOR NIGHT
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 # 13618, transcripts, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 10/31/1968, 6:05PM (Item)
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Telephone conversation # 9807, sound recording, LBJ and RUSSELL LONG, 3/1/1966, 2:40PM (Item)
  • SENATE HANDLING OF WAYNE MORSE'S AMENDMENT TO RESCIND TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION; LBJ READS PROPOSED STATEMENT REAFFIRMING HIS AUTHORITY, WANTS STATEMENT MADE PRIOR TO VOTE TO TABLE AMENDMENT, READS JOHN MCCORMACK'S STATEMENT TODAY SUPPORTING VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 13603, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/26/1968, 12:16PM (Item)
  • LBJ SAYS HE LOOKED AT BENJAMIN READ'S REPORT ON CYRUS VANCE, AVERELL HARRIMAN AND VIETNAM PEACE TALKS
Telephone conversation # 1815, sound recording, LBJ and SARGENT SHRIVER, 2/1/1964, 6:28PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS PRESS COMMENTS ON HIS PRESS CONFERENCE; ORGANIZING WAR ON POVERTY; PEACE CORPS; JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH; EVALUATIONS OF JACK VAUGHN, BILL MOYERS, ROBERT MCNAMARA; PANAMA; VIETNAM; DIEM COUP; FRANCE; VP SELECTION; LBJ COMMENTS ON RUNNING
Telephone conversation # 2441, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 3/9/1964, 9:45PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS PROPOSED PANAMA AGREEMENT, NEGOTIATIONS TO DATE; THOMAS MANN; REMOVING SUBVERSIVES AT GUANTANAMO NAVAL BASE, CUBA; QUESTION OF REVISING PANAMA CANAL TREATY; POSSIBLE COUP IN PANAMA; LBJ PROPOSES MEETING ON VIETNAM AFTER ROBERT MCNAMARA
Telephone conversation # 2190, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/25/1964, 11:40AM (Item)
  • LBJ READS REVISIONS OF SECTIONS OF RUSK'S SPEECH ON VIETNAM, CUBA; PRESS STORIES ON PANAMA, WESTERN EUROPE; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT PRESS LEAKS BY STATE DEPT, NEED FOR WH TO RECEIVE INFORMATION FIRST
Telephone conversation # 3027, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 4/14/1964, 1:00PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS UPI STORY ON RICHARD NIXON'S CALL TO "UNLEASH" SOUTH VIETNAM; BUNDY'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH WALTER LIPPMANN; CHINA; NGUYEN KHAHN; NEED FOR MESSAGE TO WILLIAM BUNDY TO CLARIFY VIETNAM POLICY FOR HENRY CABOT LODGE; LODGE'S POSSIBLE
Telephone conversation # 2320, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 3/2/1964, 8:50PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS ADVICE ON APPOINTING WILL MITCHELL TO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION; RICHARD RUSSELL'S TV APPEARANCE; LBJ'S PRESS CONFERENCE; PANAMA; CYPRUS; US ECONOMY; LBJ'S MEETING WITH HAROLD WILSON OF UK; LBJ READS VIETNAM STATEMENT PREPARED BY ROBERT
Telephone conversation # 3793, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 6/19/1964, 7:03PM (Item)
  • REEDY READS UPI STORY ON US POLICY OF RISKING WAR WITH RED CHINA BY FIGHTING SPREAD OF COMMUNISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA; COMPARISON TO BERLIN CRISIS; BROMLEY SMITH TOLD REEDY THAT STORY IS BASED ON OFF-THE-RECORD BRIEFING BY DEAN RUSK AT OVERSEAS PRESS
Telephone conversation # 4219, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER HELLER, 7/11/1964, 6:35PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS HELLER IF HE LEAKED STORY TO UPI ABOUT TASK FORCE ON POSSIBLE USES OF SURPLUS MONEY IN FEDERAL TREASURY, READS PARTS OF STORY, DISCUSSES POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF STORY; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT PRESS LEAKS ON VIETNAM, 1964 ELECTION CAMPAIGN
Telephone conversation # 4236, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 7/14/1964, 5:36PM (Item)
  • LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT PRESS LEAKS FROM US MILITARY IN VIETNAM; LBJ READS FROM DISPATCH 101
Telephone conversation # 3663, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/9/1964, 6:20PM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA REPORTS ON HIS MEETINGS WITH CONGRESS ON LAOS, VIETNAM; CONCERNS OF LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, GEORGE MAHON ABOUT PUBLIC OPINION; LBJ READS LETTER FROM MIKE MANSFIELD ON VIETNAM, LAOS; HENRY CABOT LODGE; CRITICAL PROVINCE PROGRAM; LBJ'S 1961
Telephone conversation # 3889, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 6/23/1964, 10:20PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS RUSK IF HE TALKED TO GEORGE AIKEN ABOUT PRESS STORY ON AIKEN'S STATEMENT ABOUT HENRY CABOT LODGE; LBJ READS PRESS STATEMENT BY HENRY CABOT LODGE RESIGNING AS AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM TO ASSIST WILLIAM SCRANTON'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
Telephone conversation # 3164, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM BUNDY, 4/28/1964, 6:50PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS LETTER FROM WIFE OF SOUTH VIETNAMESE AMBASSADOR (MADAM NHU'S MOTHER) BEGGING HELP FOR HER SON, TRAN VAN KHIEM, ARRESTED BY NGUYEN KHANH; CLEMENCY FOR NGO DINH CAN
Telephone conversation # 4826, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 8/8/1964, 12:18PM (Item)
  • BUNDY UPDATES LBJ ON CYPRUS AND CONGO; DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO END CYPRUS CRISIS; GREECE; TURKEY; REQUEST FROM US AMBASSADOR TO CONGO FOR ASSISTANCE; BUNDY READS PROPOSED LETTER TO JORDAN'S KING HUSSEIN; PLANS FOR TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION SIGNING
Telephone conversation # 4900, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 8/12/1964, 6:06PM (Item)
  • BUNDY READS SUGGESTED RESPONSE BY SECRETARIES OF STATE, DEFENSE TO BARRY GOLDWATER'S STATEMENT ON AUTHORIZATION FOR MILITARY COMMANDERS TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS DURING TONKIN GULF INCIDENT; DISCUSSION OF SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION FOR PRESIDENTIAL
Telephone conversation # 4632, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 8/3/1964, 9:46AM (Item)
  • ANDERSON READS LIST OF REPUBLICAN BUSINESSMEN FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT LBJ; SAM RAYBURN FOUNDATION; JUSTICE DEPT OBJECTION TO MANUFACTURERS HANOVER TRUST MERGER; DISCUSSION OF TONKIN GULF INCIDENT, POSSIBLE POLITICAL EFFECTS
Telephone conversation # 4715, sound recording, LBJ and BARRY GOLDWATER, 8/4/1964, 10:06PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS GOLDWATER HIS PROPOSED STATEMENT ON US RESPONSE TO TONKIN GULF ATTACKS, DISCUSSES TIMING OF STATEMENT TO AVOID ENDANGERING US FORCES; GOLDWATER EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR LBJ'S ACTIONS
Telephone conversation # 5597, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 9/18/1964, 1:55PM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA READS PRESS STATEMENT ON ATTACK ON US DESTROYERS IN TONKIN GULF; LBJ ASKS ABOUT PLANS FOR MEETING OF MCNAMARA, RUSK, MCGEORGE BUNDY ON INCIDENT AND TIMING OF RELEASE OF MCNAMARA'S STATEMENT
Telephone conversation # 7028, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 3/6/1965, 2:32PM (Item)
  • DECISION TO SEND MARINES TO DANANG; LBJ READS PART OF MCGEORGE BUNDY MEMO ON POSSIBLE PEACE TALKS, UK VIEWS ON VIETNAM; NYT STORY ON POSSIBLE NEGOTIATIONS BASED ON RUSK'S PRESS BRIEFING; PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF SENDING MARINES; MIKE MANSFIELD
Telephone conversation # 7329, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR "TEX" GOLDSCHMIDT, 4/8/1965, 10:27AM (Item)
  • JOHNS HOPKINS SPEECH ON ASIAN DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH VIETNAMESE NEGATIVE REACTION; LBJ READS CRITICAL CABLES ON SPEECH; LBJ'S REPORT ON 1961 VIETNAM TRIP; MEKONG DELTA; EUGENE BLACK AND UN TASK FORCE; LBJ ASKS ELIZABETH GOLDSCHMIDT TO DRAFT MEDICARE
Telephone conversation # 7140, sound recording, LBJ and DREW PEARSON, 3/23/1965, 11:35AM (Item)
  • LBJ'S RECENT MEETING WITH GEORGE WALLACE ON SELMA, ALABAMA SITUATION; LBJ READS HIS RECENT PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT ON US POLICY ON VIETNAM; LBJ'S COMMITMENT TO PEACE, HIS HEAVY SCHEDULE; LBJ ASKS FOR PEARSON'S REACTION TO VOTING RIGHTS SPEECH
Telephone conversation # 6848, sound recording, LBJ and HARRY TRUMAN, 2/16/1965, 12:35PM (Item)
  • TRUMAN READS PORTION OF STATEMENT HE HAS WRITTEN SUPPORTING LBJ'S VIETNAM POLICY; TRUMAN OFFERS TO MEET WITH LBJ IF NEEDED BUT HIS DOCTOR PREFERS HE NOT TRAVEL; LBJ THANKS HIM FOR SUPPORT, OFFERS TO COME TO MISSOURI OR CALL HIM FOR ADVICE
Telephone conversation # 7683, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 5/14/1965, 8:26PM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT VIETNAM; REEDY READS LBJ PROPOSED STATEMENT ON DEATH OF FRANCES PERKINS; LBJ TELLS REEDY TO HAVE CALLS DIRECTED TO HORACE BUSBY INSTEAD OF JOE LAITIN TOMORROW WHEN REEDY IS OUT OF THE OFFICE, TELLS REEDY TO AVOID CALLS
Telephone conversation # 7565, sound recording, LBJ and WH SITUATION ROOM, 5/4/1965, 8:16AM (Item)
  • DUTY OFFICER READS REPORTS ON SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; OAS COMMISSION; US FORCES, CASUALTIES IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EVACUATION STATISTICS; HUMANITARIAN AID; UN SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION; OAS FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING; VIETNAM AIR MISSIONS
Telephone conversation # 7406, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 11:30AM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS THAT MRS. JUAN BOSCH IS GOING TO GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE; COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO VIETNAM; COMMUNIST REACTION TO LBJ'S JOHNS HOPKINS SPEECH; LBJ READS INTELLIGENCE REPORT ON LATIN AMERICA
Telephone conversation # 7423, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 4/30/1965, 4:55PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS UPI 157 PRESS STORY ON JOHN TOWER'S STATEMENT RECOMMENDING US AIR, HELICOPTER PILOTS RECEIVE COMBAT CREDIT FOR AIR MISSIONS IN VIETNAM; JOHN MCCLELLAN'S RECENT STATEMENT; LBJ RECOMMENDS WH OR DOD ISSUE STATEMENT THAT THIS ACTION HAS BEEN
Telephone conversation # 7792, sound recording, LBJ and WH SITUATION ROOM, 5/20/1965, 6:31AM (Item)
  • WH SITUATION ROOM DUTY OFFICER REPORTS ON RESULTS OF AIR MISSION IN VIETNAM, DEATH OF COLONEL RAFAEL FERNANDEZ DOMINGUEZ IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, AND READS LATEST CABLE (SANTO DOMINGO 1830) FROM MCGEORGE BUNDY ON SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Telephone conversation # 8529, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 8/11/1965, 8:15AM (Item)
  • LBJ CONGRATULATES FULBRIGHT ON SUCCESS OF HIS TRIP TO BRAZIL, READS JACK VALENTI'S REPORT ON TRIP; FULBRIGHT'S TRIP TO SEARCY, ARKANSAS, FOLLOWING FIRE IN TITAN MISSILE SILO; LBJ REPORTS ON WH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS ON VIETNAM, US PEACE EFFORTS
Telephone conversation # 8621, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 8/23/1965, 4:07PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS RIVERS' ADVICE ON NEW POLICY ON DRAFTING MARRIED MEN, READS PRESS STORY ON ISSUE; LANGUAGE OF NEW MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION BILL PROVISION REQUIRING CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF BASE CLOSINGS; MILITARY PAY BILL
Telephone conversation # 8624, sound recording, LBJ and CYRUS VANCE, 8/23/1965, 6:52PM (Item)
  • VANCE DISCUSSES MENDEL RIVERS' CURRENT POSITION ON LANGUAGE OF PROVISION OF NEW MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION BILL REQUIRING CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF BASE CLOSINGS, READS PROPOSED NEW LANGUAGE; TIMING OF VOTE ON NEW BILL IN HOUSE
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 # 8155, sound recording, LBJ and GERALD FORD, 6/17/1965, 7:50PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS GOODPASTER'S REPORT OF HIS BRIEFING OF EISENHOWER ON VIETNAM, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FORD EXPRESSES SUPPORT OF B-52 RAID, SPEAKS BRIEFLY TO THOMAS DEWEY; LBJ JOKES WITH FORD ABOUT TRADING MELVIN LAIRD FOR WAYNE MORSE
Telephone conversation # 8195, sound recording, LBJ and PENTAGON COMMAND CENTER, 6/26/1965, 7:28AM (Item)
  • PENTAGON COMMAND CENTER READS MORNING MILITARY SITUATION REPORT; VIET CONG ATTACKS IN SOUTH VIETNAM; US, AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES IN BIEN HOA ACCIDENT; US CASUALTIES IN SAIGON RESTAURANT BOMBING; GAINS BY IMBERT FORCES IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EL TORO
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 # 10005, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 4/2/1966, 10:14AM (Item)
  • MANSFIELD READS HIS PROPOSED REPLY TO GROMYKO'S STATEMENT ABOUT USSR'S POSITION ON PEACE IN VIETNAM, RECOMMENDS RECONVENING GENEVA CONFERENCE; LBJ SAYS US WILL STOP BOMBING, WITHDRAW TROOPS IF COMMUNISTS CEASE AGGRESSION, ASKS MANSFIELD TO CONSULT
Telephone conversation # 10013, sound recording, LBJ and WH SITUATION ROOM, 4/5/1966, 4:51AM (Item)
  • WH SITUATION ROOM READS LBJ UPDATES ON BUDDHIST UPRISING IN SOUTH VIETNAM; KY'S MEETINGS WITH BUDDHIST LEADERS IN SAIGON, DANANG; SITUATION IN SAIGON, HUE, DANANG, DALAT, NHA TRANG; US, SOUTH KOREAN MILITARY OPERATIONS IN VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 9647, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 2/19/1966, 1:50PM (Item)
  • POSSIBLE FUTURE TROOP COMMITMENTS IN VIETNAM; OPPOSITION TO VIETNAM POLICY BY LABOR LEADERS JACOB POTOFSKY, WALTER REUTHER; LBJ READS REPORT ON BATTLE AT AN KHE, VIETNAM; MARITIME UNION RESOLUTION ON BOYCOTTING SHIPS; TAFT-HARTLEY 14-B; WAGE