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Telephone conversation # 9802, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 3/1/1966, 9:42AM (Item)
  • "RE HANDLING OF THE MORSE AMENDMENT TO RESCIND THE PRESIDENT'S AUTHORITY IN VIETNAM"
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS TALK WITH RICHARD RUSSELL ON HANDLING OF WAYNE MORSE'S AMENDMENT TO RESCIND TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION, EXPRESSES HIS CONCERN THAT MOTION TO TABLE AMENDMENT MIGHT IMPLY DILUTION OF RESOLUTION AND UNDERMINE HIS AUTHORITY AS COMMANDER
Telephone conversation # 9806, 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 DISCUSSES ADVANTAGE OF TABLING MORSE'S AMENDMENT, SUGGESTS LONG MAKE STATEMENT THAT TABLING THE AMENDMENT LEAVES RESOLUTION AND LBJ'S AUTHORITY IN VIETNAM UNDILUTED
Telephone conversation # 9803, sound recording, LBJ and GALE MCGEE, 3/1/1966, 12:49PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HANDLING OF WAYNE MORSE'S AMENDMENT TO RESCIND TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION, ASKS MCGEE TO MAKE STATEMENT THAT MOTION TO TABLE AMENDMENT DOES NOT IMPLY DILUTION OF LBJ'S AUTHORITY IN VIETNAM; CONCERNS OF US OFFICERS IN VIETNAM ABOUT SENATE
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 # 9811, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 3/1/1966, 7:15PM (Item)
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF SENATE VOTE ON WAYNE MORSE'S AMENDMENT TO RESCIND TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION; MIKE MANSFIELD; FARRIS BRYANT
Telephone conversation # 9810, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 3/1/1966, 7:15PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS SMATHERS' ADVICE ON APPOINTMENT FOR FARRIS BRYANT; BRYANT'S CIVIL RIGHTS RECORD; WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, SENATE VOTE ON WAYNE MORSE'S AMENDMENT TO RESCIND TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION; POSSIBLE JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT FOR BRYANT; RFK, EDWARD KENNEDY'S
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/1/1966 (Item)
  • ) Senator Mike Mansfield(b.2)re handling of Morse amendment to rescind the President's authority in VNam ! left j said -J ! Then placed call to Senator George Smathers (was told enroute to office -word ). and to Senator Russell Long (was told in Finance