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Telephone conversation # 3807, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 6/22/1964, 6:05PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • APPOINTMENT OF HAMER BUDGE TO REPUBLICAN VACANCY ON SEC; OBJECTIONS TO BUDGE APPOINTMENT FROM WILLIAM PROXMIRE, PAUL DOUGLAS; FEDERAL PAY BILL; PAROLE MATTER; RETURN OF HENRY CABOT LODGE FROM VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 3820, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 6/23/1964, 12:45PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • APPOINTMENTS OF MAXWELL TAYLOR, U. ALEXIS JOHNSON TO POSTS IN VIETNAM; REQUESTS FROM WILLIAM RYAN, OGDEN REID THAT LBJ MEET WITH PARENTS OF ANDREW GOODMAN, MICHAEL SCHWERNER; STATUS OF SEARCH IN MISSISSIPPI FOR MISSING CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS
Telephone conversation # 3821, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 6/23/1964, 12:45PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • 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 # 3828, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 6/23/1964, 1:52PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ DESCRIBES HIS CONVERSATION WITH RFK ABOUT RFK'S TRIP TO POLAND; RFK AS POSSIBLE AMBASSADOR TO USSR; ALLEGED MEETINGS ABOUT RFK AS PRESIDENTIAL OR VP NOMINEE; APPOINTMENTS OF MAXWELL TAYLOR, U. ALEXIS JOHNSON TO VIETNAM TO REPLACE HENRY CABOT
Telephone conversation # 3847, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 6/23/1964, 4:43PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS RUSK'S ADVICE ON APPOINTING SAM GILSTRAP AS AMBASSADOR TO FINLAND, NOT CAREER MAN RECOMMENDED; LBJ ASKS IF RUSK TALKED TO GEORGE AIKEN ABOUT ALLEGED PROBLEMS IN VIETNAM AND HENRY CABOT LODGE'S RESIGNATION; CYPRUS, TURKEY'S PRESIDENT ISMET
Telephone conversation # 3854, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/23/1964, 5:40PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • MCNAMARA SUGGESTS CREIGHTON ABRAMS, HAROLD JOHNSON AS POSSIBLE ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF; RECOMMENDATIONS BY EARLE WHEELER; VIETNAM; MCNAMARA RECOMMENDS RECONNAISSANCE MISSION OVER LAOS; LBJ MENTIONS FIGHT ON FOREIGN AID BILL IN APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
Telephone conversation # 3656, sound recording, LBJ and CARL ALBERT, 6/9/1964, 4:44PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • ALBERT REPORTS OPINIONS OF BERNIE SISK ON HAMER BUDGE AS SEC APPOINTMENT AND CALIFORNIA DELEGATION'S STANCE ON FEDERAL PAY BILL; FOREIGN AID BILL, USE OF DEFENSE MONEY FOR VIETNAM, LAOS; TIP O'NEILL'S SCHEDULED DEPARTURE FROM WASHINGTON, DC
Telephone conversation # 3734, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/13/1964, 5:07PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS ABOUT PRESS REPORTS ON RETURN OF MAXWELL TAYLOR FROM EUROPE; AIR FORCE JETS STORY; VIETNAM; LAOS; POSSIBLE SUCCESSORS TO HENRY CABOT LODGE: TERRY SANFORD, GEORGE BALL, WILLIAM WESTMORELAND, NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, ROBERT ANDERSON; PRESS LEAKS
Telephone conversation # 3748, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 6/15/1964, 7:56PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • PRESS LEAK ON POSSIBLE SUCCESSORS TO HENRY CABOT LODGE AS VIETNAM AMBASSADOR: ROSWELL GILPATRIC, MAXWELL TAYLOR, WILLIAM WESTMORELAND, GEORGE BALL, JOHN MCCLOY, FRED EATON, HOWARD PETERSEN, GEORGE WOODS, EUGENE BLACK; PRESS LEAKS FROM STATE DEPT
Telephone conversation # 3759, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 6/17/1964, 6:38PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • BUNDY CHECKS WITH LBJ ON STORY BY JAMES "SCOTTY" RESTON ABOUT POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF RFK AS AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM; HENRY CABOT LODGE
Telephone conversation # 4344, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 7/27/1964, 12:32PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM "BOZO" MCKEE TO NASA POSITION; PRESS REACTION TO REUTERS NEWS STORY ON INCREASE IN US ASSISTANCE TO VIETNAM; AMBASSADOR LEONARD UNGER'S OPPOSITION TO OPERATION IN PANHANDLE OF LAOS
Telephone conversation # 6234, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 11/5/1964, 2:48PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ THANKS MCNAMARA FOR HELP IN CAMPAIGN; ELECTION RESULTS IN TEXAS AND ORLANDO, FLORIDA; JOHN CONNALLY; RALPH YARBOROUGH'S DEFEAT OF GEORGE BUSH; RECRUITING NEW TALENT FOR GOVT VACANCIES; VIETNAM SITUATION AND POSSIBLE CHANGE IN US POLICY
Telephone conversation # 6302, sound recording, LBJ and CLINTON ANDERSON, 11/9/1964, 11:15AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 6304, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 11/9/1964, 11:57AM (Item)
  • Vietnam criticism
  • GEORGIA, NATIONAL ELECTION RESULTS; POLLS; LBJ ASKS FOR ADVICE ON VIETNAM, SELECTION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL; CLARK CLIFFORD; WALTER JENKINS; TRANSITION; POSSIBLE DEFENSE CUTS; LYNDA AND LUCI JOHNSON'S CAMPAIGN WORK; MARGARET CHASE SMITH ADS
Telephone conversation # 6342, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 11/12/1964, 9:40AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • RUSK REPORTS ON DEVELOPMENTS IN VIETNAM, APPOINTMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO MEXICO (INAUGURATION); DIAZ ORDAZ VISIT TO RANCH; US RESPONSE TO MEXICO'S POSITION ON CUBA; LBJ WANTS RUSK TO CONTINUE AS SECRETARY OF STATE, MCNAMARA AS DOD
Telephone conversation # 6607, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 12/9/1964, 11:50AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • RICHARD RUSSELL; DOD PROGRAM FOR DRAFT REJECTEES; DON REYNOLDS' CHARGES ON TFX, GRUMMAN IN BOBBY BAKER CASE; AIR FORCE PLANE CRASH YESTERDAY; REQUEST FOR DEFENSE BUDGET BREAKDOWN FOR GROMYKO MEETING; UK; MLF; SOUTH VIETNAM POLITICS; NEED FOR WH
Telephone conversation # 7037, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 3/8/1965, 11:00AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • RESPONSE TO PRESS ABOUT DELAY IN TRIP TO LATIN AMERICA; PROTECTION FOR SOVIET, OTHER EMBASSIES; APPOINTMENTS TO POVERTY PROGRAM; OTHER APPOINTMENTS; POSSIBLE LBJ PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY, FOCUSING ON VIETNAM, SITUATION IN SELMA, ALABAMA
Telephone conversation # 7056, sound recording, LBJ and DON COOK?, 3/10/1965, 10:20PM? (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • COOK? REPORTS ON WALL STREET JOURNAL INQUIRY ABOUT COOK'S WITHDRAWAL AS CANDIDATE FOR TREASURY SECRETARY DUE TO HIS WIFE'S HEALTH, ADVERSE INFORMATION IN HIS BACKGROUND CHECK; PRESS LEAKS; KERMIT GORDON; VIETNAM AIR STRIKE; SELMA, ALABAMA; DUPONT
Telephone conversation # 7175, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCONE, 3/27/1965, 12:40PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • MCCONE SUGGESTS GUS LONG AS POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR AS CIA DIRECTOR; POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DUE TO LONG'S OIL INTERESTS; LBJ'S IMAGE AS OIL MAN; MCCONE OFFERS TO BRIEF EISENHOWER ON VIETNAM; LBJ EXPRESSES HIS RESPECT FOR EISENHOWER
Telephone conversation # 7191, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN CHANCELLOR, 3/31/1965, 11:16AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF INACCURATE NBC STORY BY BOB GORALSKI THAT MAXWELL TAYLOR WILL SOON RESIGN AS AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM; INACCURATE STORY ON TREASURY SECRETARY NOMINEE; LBJ EMPHASIZES THAT PRESS SHOULD CHECK TIPS WITH HIM; EFFECT ON ALEXIS
Telephone conversation # 7192, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/31/1965, 11:20AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT NBC STORY BY BOB GORALSKI THAT MAXWELL TAYLOR WILL SOON RESIGN AS AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM, ASKS RUSK TO INVESTIGATE PRESS LEAK FROM STATE DEPT
Telephone conversation # 7195, sound recording, LBJ and WAYNE HAYS, 3/31/1965, 5:27PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS CALLS TO KEY CONGRESSMEN YESTERDAY PRIOR TO ISSUING STATEMENT ABOUT BOMBING OF US EMBASSY IN VIETNAM; DISCUSSION OF PLANS TO MOVE OR REPLACE EMBASSY BUILDING; LBJ'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH MAXWELL TAYLOR; HAYS' TENNESSEE WALKING
Telephone conversation # 7313, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 4/2/1965, 8:45AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • WISCONSIN JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS; JOHN STENNIS' CANDIDATE FOR FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS VACANCY; LBJ'S MEETING TODAY WITH ADA ON VIETNAM, CIVIL RIGHTS; JOE RAUH; MLK'S PROPOSED ECONOMIC BOYCOTT; BURKE MARSHALL AS POSSIBLE CIA DIRECTOR; PAT COYNE
Telephone conversation # 7320, sound recording, LBJ and CYRUS VANCE, 4/6/1965, 3:45PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • VANCE REPORTS ON RESULTS OF US AND SOUTH VIETNAMESE AIR ATTACKS IN VIETNAM; LBJ QUESTIONS EFFECTIVENESS OF RAIDS, ASKS ABOUT NEED FOR MORE TRAINING FOR US PILOTS, ASKS FOR VANCE'S ASSESSMENT OF ADMIRAL WILLIAM "RED" RABORN AS POSSIBLE CIA DIRECTOR
Telephone conversation # 7064, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 3/13/1965, 9:22AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO DEVELOP ANSWERS TO VIETNAM QUESTIONS, DISCUSSES HIS TALK WITH KERMIT GORDON ABOUT APPOINTMENT AS TREASURY SECRETARY; GORDON'S CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING JOB; LBJ SUGGESTS MCNAMARA ENCOURAGE GORDON TO ACCEPT NOMINATION; SELMA
Telephone conversation # 7145, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY CABOT LODGE, 3/24/1965, 3:35PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS LODGE TO FILL REPUBLICAN FCC VACANCY, DISCUSSION OF DUTIES OF POST; PUBLIC SERVICE COMPONENT OF TV; COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE BOARD; UK TV SYSTEM; SUCCESSOR TO MAXWELL TAYLOR AS AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM; NEED FOR CIVILIAN APPOINTEE; ALEXIS
Telephone conversation # 7153, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/25/1965, 10:55AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS CONVERSATION WITH HENRY CABOT LODGE ABOUT POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF LODGE TO REPLACE MAXWELL TAYLOR AS AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM; LBJ'S INITIAL INTENTION TO APPOINT LODGE TO FCC
Telephone conversation # 6834, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/14/1965, 1:02PM (Item)
  • "JORDAN"; "VIETNAM"
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 7641, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 5/12/1965, 4:45PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • APPOINTMENT OF LAWSON KNOTT AS HEAD OF GSA; DEWITT GREER; CARL BAGGE'S APPOINTMENT TO FPC; COFFEE AGREEMENT; LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT LATIN AMERICA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, VIETNAM; VOTING RIGHTS BILL
Telephone conversation # 7673, sound recording, LBJ and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 5/14/1965, 7:05PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • DISCUSSION OF INTELLIGENCE REPORTS ABOUT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HOOVER'S DISCUSSIONS WITH JOHN MCCORMACK ABOUT GEORGE FELDMAN APPOINTMENT AND WITH JOHN ROONEY ABOUT FUNDS FOR USIA PROPAGANDA ACTIVITY IN VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 8412, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 7/28/1965, 7:20PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • GOLDBERG CONGRATULATES LBJ ON PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT ON VIETNAM, ABE FORTAS' APPOINTMENT TO SUPREME COURT; UN RESPONSE TO STATEMENT; GOLDBERG'S TALK WITH U THANT ON PEACE EFFORTS; AVERELL HARRIMAN'S RECENT REPORT; HOUSE REPEAL OF SECTION 14-B
Telephone conversation # 8532, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/11/1965, 7:37PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS FOR REUTHER'S HELP ON BEAUTIFICATION BILL; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEETING WITH LBJ; REUTHER REPORTS ON HIS RECENT MEETING WITH WORLD TRADE UNION CONGRESS ON VIETNAM, CONGRATULATES LBJ ON APPOINTMENTS OF ABE FORTAS, ARTHUR GOLDBERG, JOHN GARDNER
Telephone conversation # 8559, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 8/18/1965, 8:05PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • WH DINNER LAST NIGHT FOR BUSINESS, LABOR LEADERS; GOLDBERG'S BRIEFING OF EISENHOWER ON UN DUES; JOB FOR JOHN EISENHOWER; CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS; WH DINNER FOR UN DELEGATES, MEETING WITH FIRST LADY FOR UN WOMEN; VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS; INDIA
Telephone conversation # 8568, sound recording, LBJ and LEONARD MARKS, 8/19/1965, 11:05AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • WH PRESS TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS; CUT IN USIA PRESS SUBSCRIPTIONS; MOVIES FOR US TROOPS IN VIETNAM; TV BROADCASTS FOR SOUTH VIETNAMESE; POSSIBLE MARKS' MEETINGS WITH MILTON, DWIGHT EISENHOWER; RADIO FOR COMMUNIST CHINA; USIA APPOINTMENTS, BUDGET
Telephone conversation # 8579, sound recording, LBJ and OFFICE CONVERSATION, 8/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ'S TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH MLK ON VIETNAM, WATTS RIOTS; LBJ ISSUES INSTRUCTIONS ON COORDINATING FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO ALLEVIATE WATTS SITUATION; CHARLES FRANKEL APPOINTMENT AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Telephone conversation # 8660, sound recording, LBJ and DWIGHT EISENHOWER, 8/27/1965, 11:30AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • EISENHOWER WISHES LBJ HAPPY BIRTHDAY; LBJ'S HEAVY SCHEDULE; EISENHOWER PRAISES INFORMATION PROGRAMS IN VIETNAM, LAOS; APPOINTMENTS OF WILLIAM RABORN, WILLIAM MCKEE; RFK'S UPCOMING TOUR OF LATIN AMERICA; POSSIBLE VISIT BY MILTON EISENHOWER TO LATIN
Telephone conversation # 9308, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 12/3/1965, 9:31AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEETING OF VIETNAM ADVISERS AT LBJ RANCH; MCGEORGE BUNDY'S RESIGNATION AS NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER; WRIGHT PATMAN'S OPPOSITION TO PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS; DAVID BELL'S RESIGNATION; POSSIBILITY OF BUNDY RETURNING TO WH DURING
Telephone conversation # 8208, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 6/29/1965, 4:32PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS RUSK TO CALL EISENHOWER ABOUT HIS CONCERNS THAT DNC IS CIRCULATING PRIVATE 1954 LETTER FROM EISENHOWER TO WINSTON CHURCHILL ON VIETNAM; HARLAN CLEVELAND; JOSEPH SISCO; LBJ'S RECENT MEETING WITH ADLAI STEVENSON ABOUT LBJ'S UN ANNIVERSARY
Telephone conversation # 9027, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 10/22/1965, 3:05PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • DAVID BRESS' CONFIRMATION; POSSIBLE PUBLIC WORKS BILL VETO; EDMUND MUSKIE'S VIEWS, NEW ENGLAND PROJECT; HOUSE VOTE ON TEACHER CORPS; FULBRIGHT AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; POSSIBLE VIETNAM BOMBING PAUSE; COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA ON LBJ'S HEALTH; CIVILIAN PAY
Telephone conversation # 8320, sound recording, LBJ and JUANITA ROBERTS, 7/9/1965, 8:56AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS ROBERTS IF THERE IS A RECORDING OF HIS TELEPHONE CALL WITH HENRY CABOT LODGE IN APRIL OR MAY 1965 WHEN LODGE AGREED TO RETURN AS AMBASSADOR TO SOUTH VIETNAM, TELLS HER HE NEEDS EXACT DATE OF CONVERSATION AND WHAT WAS SAID