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Telephone conversation # 3839, sound recording, LBJ and LUTHER HODGES, 6/23/1964, 4:14PM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS JAMES EASTLAND'S OPINION OF LEROY COLLINS AS POSSIBLE APPOINTEE TO HEAD COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE; COLLINS' ACTIONS AT 1960 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Telephone conversation # 8166, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/21/1965, 12:05PM (Item)
  • Latin America
  • RESULTS OF GROUND, AIR ACTION AGAINST VIET CONG IN SOUTH VIETNAM; POOR PRESS COVERAGE OF RAID; GUAM OR OKINAWA AS AIR OPERATIONS BASE; BRIEFING FOR CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ON RAID; LABOR STRIKE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ANNOUNCEMENT OF VIETNAM TROOP
Telephone conversation # 11363, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 1/16/1967, 6:17PM (Item)
  • Latin America
  • LESTER MADDOX'S REQUEST TO MEET WITH LBJ ON HIGHWAY FUNDS; RUSSELL PRAISES MADDOX'S ACTIONS AS GOV.; LBJ'S EFFORTS TO HOLD DOWN SPENDING; DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AUTHORIZATIONS, EXPENDITURES; HOUSING, HIGHWAY FUNDS; COPPER SHORTAGE; US ECONOMY
Telephone conversation # 3649, sound recording, LBJ and CARL ALBERT, 6/9/1964, 12:44PM (Item)
  • FEDERAL DEBT CEILING LEGISLATION; RULES COMMITTEE ACTION ON POVERTY BILL; RULES COMMITTEE ACTION ON CIVIL RIGHTS BILL CONFERENCE REPORT FOLLOWING SENATE PASSAGE; JURY TRIAL AMENDMENT; LBJ INFORMS ALBERT OF RETALIATORY AIR STRIKES IN LAOS LAST NIGHT
Telephone conversation # 7054, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/10/1965, 9:32PM? (Item)
  • CONDITION OF JAMES REEB; STATUS OF COURT ACTION IN SELMA, ALABAMA; MLK DECISION TO DEDICATE MARCH TO REEB; WH MEETING WITH RELIGIOUS LEADERS; HHH MEMO; POSSIBLE FEDERAL ACTION, ARREST OF AL LINGO, JIM CLARK; MANSFIELD, DIRKSEN AND VOTING RIGHTS BILL
Telephone conversation # 12807, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 3/12/1968, 5:36PM (Item)
  • NEED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON GOLD COVER BILL BEFORE ACTION ON TAX BILL, EXPENDITURE CUTS; SENATE PLAN TO ADD TAX SURCHARGE TO EXCISE TAX BILL; NEED TO WORK WITH WILBUR MILLS; DIFFICULTY OF CUTTING SPENDING; RESERVE CALL-UP; REACTION TO RUSK'S
Telephone conversation # 12848, sound recording, LBJ and WILBUR MILLS, 3/24/1968, 5:19PM (Item)
  • LBJ MENTIONS HIS MANY PROBLEMS, REVIEWS CRITICISM OF HIS ADMINISTRATION AND HENRY "JOE" FOWLER'S CONCERNS ABOUT NATION'S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, ASKS MILLS' VIEWS ON SENATE ACTION ON TAX BILL, SPENDING CUTS; MILLS RECOMMENDS SENATE ACTION NOW
Telephone conversation # 190, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 11/30/1963, 1:30PM (Item)
  • LBJ SAYS HE HOPES HOUSE WILL REPORT TAX BILL TO SENATE BEFORE CONGRESS ADJOURNS; DOD BUDGET; BUDGET "GIMMICKS"; HOWARD SMITH'S OBSTRUCTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; ROY WILKINS' VIEWS; LBJ'S CONCERN THAT LACK OF ACTION ON BILL WILL LEAD TO CIVIL UNREST
Telephone conversation # 2000, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 2/10/1964, 11:06AM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS ON HIS CONVERSATION WITH RUSSELL LONG ON CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON TAX BILL; HOUSE ACTION ON CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; MIKE MANSFIELD; JOHN WILLIAMS; HARRY BYRD
Telephone conversation # 2952, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 4/9/1964, 4:34PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF STRATEGY ON IMPENDING RAILROAD STRIKE; EFFECT OF CIVIL RIGHTS BILL ON POSSIBLE CONGRESSIONAL ACTION
Telephone conversation # 4137, sound recording, LBJ and CARL ALBERT, 7/2/1964, 2:29PM (Item)
  • LBJ CONGRATULATES ALBERT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; ALBERT DESCRIBES HOUSE ACTION ON BILL; LBJ ASKS ALBERT TO THANK VAUGHAN GARY FOR HIS WORK ON (FOREIGN AID?) BILL; DISCUSSION OF PENDING LEGISLATION, JUDGE HOWARD SMITH
Telephone conversation # 3821, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 6/23/1964, 12:45PM (Item)
  • REQUESTS FROM WILLIAM RYAN, OGDEN REID THAT LBJ MEET WITH PARENTS OF ANDREW GOODMAN, MICHAEL SCHWERNER; LBJ'S MEETINGS ON CYPRUS CRISIS; RESIGNATION OF HENRY CABOT LODGE AS US AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM; LBJ STRESSES NEED FOR ACTION ON OUTSTANDING BILLS
Telephone conversation # 3859, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 6/23/1964, 6:22PM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS ON HIS CONVERSATION WITH GEN. JACKSON GRAHAM ABOUT KASKASKIA RIVER NAVIGATION PROJECT; LBJ ASKS FOR REPUBLICAN SUPPORT FOR EXCISE TAX BILL; DIRKSEN'S ACTIONS ON CIVIL RIGHTS BILL
Telephone conversation # 3456, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 5/14/1964, 8:30PM (Item)
  • ADJOURNMENT OF HOUSE COMMITTEE ON POVERTY BILL; ADAM CLAYTON POWELL; HUGH CAREY; NEA CONCERN THAT AID TO PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS WILL UNDERMINE SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS; COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM; JOKES FOR UPCOMING LBJ SPEECHES; BOB HOPE
Telephone conversation # 5804, sound recording, LBJ and ALBERT GORE, SR., 10/2/1964, 11:25AM (Item)
  • GORE TELLS LBJ ABOUT HIS STATEMENT ON MEDICARE ISSUE, REPORTS ON ACTION IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON BILL, SENATE ADJOURNMENT; LBJ DISCUSSES POSSIBLY RECALLING CONGRESS FOLLOWING ELECTION TO PASS BILL; TENNESSEE POLITICAL SITUATION; NEGRO VOTE
Telephone conversation # 5530, sound recording, LBJ and THOMAS DEWEY, 9/8/1964, 5:05PM (Item)
  • DEWEY REPORTS ON MEETING WITH J. EDGAR HOOVER, OFFERS TO EDIT HOOVER'S REPORT ON RIOTS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FEDERAL ACTION; FBI; DEWEY'S EXPERIENCE WITH HARLEM RIOTS, WISH TO KEEP HIS WORK ON REPORT SECRET; WALTER JENKINS AS WH LIAISON
Telephone conversation # 5556, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 9/9/1964, 5:30PM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS THAT HE HAS ASKED J. EDGAR HOOVER FOR COMPILATION OF FBI REPORTS ON URBAN RIOTS FOR USE BY LBJ, POSSIBLE USE BY SMALL GROUP INCLUDING KATZENBACH, FOR FORMULATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION; LBJ EXPRESSES COMPLETE CONFIDENCE
Telephone conversation # 5433, sound recording, LBJ and THEODORE MCKELDIN, 9/2/1964, 6:30PM (Item)
  • LBJ TELLS BALTIMORE MAYOR MCKELDIN HE HAS RECEIVED WIRE FROM MCKELDIN AND MARYLAND GOV. MILLARD TAWES CONCERNING POSSIBLE RIOTING IN BALTIMORE, HAS REFERRED IT TO NICHOLAS KATZENBACH AND FBI FOR ACTION
Telephone conversation # 5435, sound recording, LBJ and MILLARD TAWES, 9/2/1964, 6:55PM (Item)
  • LBJ TELLS MARYLAND GOV. TAWES HE HAS RECEIVED WIRE FROM TAWES AND BALTIMORE MAYOR MCKELDIN CONCERNING POSSIBLE RIOTING IN BALTIMORE, HAS REFERRED IT TO NICHOLAS KATZENBACH AND FBI FOR ACTION
Telephone conversation # 7029, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/8/1965, 8:10AM (Item)
  • SITUATION IN SELMA, ALABAMA; ACTIONS OF SHERIFF, STATE TROOPERS YESTERDAY; MLK; POSSIBLE COURT ORDER TO ALLOW MARCH; INJURIES TO MARCHERS, FBI AGENT; LISTER HILL; LBJ SUGGESTS BUFORD ELLINGTON MEET WITH GEORGE WALLACE; JOHN LEWIS; JACK ROSENTHAL
Telephone conversation # 7039, sound recording, LBJ and LISTER HILL, 3/8/1965, 4:24PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS HILL'S ADVICE ON SELMA, ALABAMA SITUATION; WALLACE'S ACTION IN UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA DESEGREGATION; KATZENBACH AS POSSIBLE FRIEND OF COURT IN MLK'S SUIT; LBJ'S RECENT MEETING WITH MLK; PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS; LEROY COLLINS AS POSSIBLE
Telephone conversation # 7094, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE WALLACE, 3/18/1965, 4:33PM (Item)
  • WALLACE REPORTS ON INFLUX OF PROTESTERS TO ALABAMA, THEIR INFLAMMATORY ACTIONS, INABILITY OF ALABAMA FORCES TO MAINTAIN ORDER DURING SELMA MARCH; POSSIBLE NEED FOR FEDERAL HELP; LBJ ENCOURAGES WALLACE TO AVOID FURTHER POSTPONEMENT, CALL UP NATIONAL
Telephone conversation # 9675, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY "JOE" FOWLER, 2/25/1966, 4:02PM (Item)
  • EVERETT DIRKSEN; LACK OF SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ACTION ON TAX BILL; TESTIMONY ON TELEPHONE EXCISE TAXES; JOHN WILLIAMS' PROVISION PROHIBITING TAX DEDUCTION FOR ADS IN POLITICAL PROGRAMS; VOTER REGISTRATION EFFORTS; APPOINTMENT OF ANDREW BRIMMER
Telephone conversation # 10601, sound recording, LBJ and JAKE PICKLE, 8/9/1966, 9:05PM (Item)
  • ACTION IN HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AIRLINE STRIKE BILL; NEED FOR CONGRESS TO MAKE FINDING THAT STRIKE ADVERSELY AFFECTS INTERSTATE COMMERCE BUT IS NOT NATIONAL EMERGENCY; PICKLE RELAYS POSITION OF JOHN BELL WILLIAMS, OTHERS ON BILL; GEORGE MEANY
Telephone conversation # 10610, sound recording, LBJ and JAKE PICKLE, 8/12/1966, 10:17AM (Item)
  • PICKLE REPORTS ON ACTION IN HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AIRLINE STRIKE BILL; JOHN BELL WILLIAMS' AND JOHN DINGELL'S SUBSTITUTE BILLS WITH PROVISIONS CONCERNING STRIKE BEING NATIONAL EMERGENCY; POLITICAL REASONS FOR VOTES; HEAD COUNT; NYT INQUIRY ABOUT WH
Telephone conversation # 10572, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 8/5/1966, 1:00PM (Item)
  • NEED TO COUNTERACT RFK'S INFLUENCE WITH PRESS, EMPHASIZE SENATE INACTION ON VARIOUS ADMINISTRATION BILLS FOR CITIES; MCNAMARA'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNNAMED POST: DOUGLAS DILLON, JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH, ARJAY MILLER; LBJ'S ACTIONS ON AIRLINE STRIKE
Telephone conversation # 11139, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 12/14/1966, 11:42AM (Item)
  • EDMUND MUSKIE'S WORK ON UNNAMED BILL (DEMONSTRATION CITIES?); DOUBLING OF SPENDING ON POVERTY PROGRAMS BY LBJ ADMINISTRATION; FEDERAL DEFICIT; POSSIBLE TAX INCREASE, SPENDING CUTS; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT SARGENT SHRIVER'S, RFK'S ACTIONS; AEC FACILITY
Telephone conversation # 11157, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 12/19/1966, 9:25AM (Item)
  • UK VIEWS ON US BOMBING OF VIETNAM; LBJ ASKS RUSK TO GIVE PRESS EXAMPLES OF HORRIBLE ENEMY ACTIONS TO COUNTER CRITICISM OF US; MESSAGE TO KURT KIESINGER; MARQUIS CHILDS AND RUMOR CLARK CLIFFORD WILL REPLACE RUSK; RFK, CRITICISM OF LBJ AT GOVS
Telephone conversation # 11023, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 11/9/1966, 1:01PM (Item)
  • MINNESOTA ELECTION; LBJ'S VIEWS ON DISAPPOINTING ELECTION RESULTS; PUBLIC RESPONSE TO ACTIONS OF LIBERALS, LABOR, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS; WYOMING, IDAHO, MAINE ELECTIONS; KARL ROLVAAG; LBJ READS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR ARTICLE; PROGRESSIVE
Telephone conversation # 355, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 12/9/1963, 1:15PM (Item)
  • BILL GREEN'S ILLNESS; HOUSE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL DISCHARGE PETITION; ASSIGNMENT OF JOHN YOUNG TO RULES COMMITTEE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION BILLS; LBJ'S CONCERN ABOUT LACK OF CONGRESSIONAL ACTION COMPARED WITH EISENHOWER'S RECORD; OTTO
Telephone conversation # 7055, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/10/1965, 9:32PM? (Item)
  • WASHINGTON RELIGIOUS LEADER'S CRITICAL REMARKS ON TV TONIGHT ABOUT LBJ'S HANDLING OF SELMA, ALABAMA SITUATION; WH MEETING WITH RELIGIOUS LEADERS ABOUT JUSTICE DEPT ACTION, VOTING RIGHTS BILL; PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN USE OF FEDERAL MARSHALS; VIOLENCE
Telephone conversation # 7139, sound recording, LBJ and DREW PEARSON, 3/23/1965, 11:35AM (Item)
  • PEARSON ASKS FOR VIETNAM BRIEFING BEFORE TRIP TO USSR, POLAND, HUNGARY; LBJ SUMMARIZES PAST, PRESENT US POLICY; SEATO TREATY; COMPARISON WITH MUNICH DECISIONS; TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION; LBJ'S CONCERN ABOUT SUGGESTED DIPLOMATIC, MILITARY ACTIONS; TEAR
Telephone conversation # 10011, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 4/3/1966, 9:22AM (Item)
  • WIRTZ READS PROPOSED WH STATEMENT AND CABLE FROM LBJ ON ENDING BLFE UNION RAILROAD STRIKE, REVIEWS COURT ACTION; LBJ QUESTIONS NEED FOR PRESIDENTIAL INTERVENTION; COMPARISON WITH NYC TRANSIT STRIKE; EFFECT OF STRIKE ON VIETNAM; JOHN MCCORMACK'S
Telephone conversation # 10552, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/4/1966, 8:25AM (Item)
  • FORTAS DISCUSSES POLITICS OF AIRLINE STRIKE BILL; ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF STRIKE, STEEL PRICE INCREASE; RFK, JOHN HOOKER AND TENNESSEE GOVERNOR'S RACE; POSSIBLE ANTITRUST ACTION AGAINST US, GERMAN STEEL COMPANIES; COMPANIES' REASONS FOR STEEL PRICE
Telephone conversation # 10410, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 7/15/1966, 9:15PM (Item)
  • FUND-RAISING TO PAY OFF DNC DEBT; RFK'S CLAIM FOR PART OF MONEY RAISED IN NEW YORK; LBJ'S NEGATIVE VIEWS OF DNC; PRESS STORIES THAT PRESIDENT'S CLUB INFLUENCES DOJ ACTION IN ANTITRUST CASES; ANHEUSER-BUSCH CASE; GANGS AND CHICAGO RIOTS; MLK; THOMAS
Telephone conversation # 9429, sound recording, LBJ and ROY WILKINS, 1/5/1966, 4:55PM (Item)
  • WILKINS THANKS LBJ FOR CHRISTMAS GIFT, PRAISES GREAT SOCIETY SPEECH; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT BUDGET, FUNDING NEW PROGRAMS; CONGRESSIONAL CRITICISM OF GREAT SOCIETY; COMMUNITY ACTION; WILKINS PRAISES HEAD START; OVERSEAS HEAD START PROGRAM; ROBERT
Telephone conversation # 12002, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 7/15/1967, 9:15AM (Item)
  • GOLDBERG'S PESSIMISM ABOUT UN; UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOTE ON JERUSALEM; US ABSTENTION; GOLDBERG ADVOCATES TAX INCREASE; NEWARK RIOTS; GUNNAR JARRING AS POSSIBLE MIDEAST MEDIATOR; CONGO; SOVIET ACTIONS IN MIDDLE EAST; TENSE HOT LINE EXCHANGE ON JUNE 10
Telephone conversation # 12819, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY "JOE" FOWLER, 3/17/1968, 3:40PM (Item)
  • FOWLER READS COMMUNIQUE ON GOLD CRISIS FROM GOVS. OF EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANKS; MARTIN REPORTS ON UK ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, CLOSURE OF LONDON GOLD MARKET; LBJ ASKS MARTIN ABOUT UK BUDGET; FOWLER, LBJ DISCUSS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON UNNAMED MATTER (TAX BILL?)