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Telephone conversation # 3517, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 5/27/1964, 10:40AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • CONDOLENCE LETTERS UPON DEATH OF INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER JAWAHARLAL NEHRU; DEAN RUSK TO ATTEND FUNERAL; EVERETT DIRKSEN; PROBLEM WITH TELEPROMPTER AT DEMOCRATIC GALA LAST NIGHT; CANDIDATES FOR ASSISTANT WH PRESS SECRETARY; PRESS COVERAGE FOR NY
Telephone conversation # 5857, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 10/10/1964, 12:25PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • PRESS GUIDANCE FOR FINAL WEEKS OF CAMPAIGN; HECKLING OF LADY BIRD JOHNSON ON WHISTLESTOP TRIP; LBJ'S NEW ORLEANS SPEECH; DAVID RABINOVITZ WISCONSIN JUDGESHIP; HARRIS POLL; NIXON'S STATEMENTS; WHISTLESTOP PRESS COVERAGE; LUCI JOHNSON'S CAMPAIGN
Telephone conversation # 6361, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 11/16/1964, 11:20AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • NEED TO IMPROVE WH PRESS OFFICE; WAY THAT THOSE IN WASHINGTON, DC PERCEIVE EVENTS DIFFERENTLY THAN REST OF COUNTRY; RUMORS THAT PIERRE SALINGER WILL HEAD USIA, CARL ROWAN TO HEAD HEW; INFLUENCE OF WASHINGTON, DC CLIQUE; PRESS LEAKS; OTHER WH
Telephone conversation # 7037, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 3/8/1965, 11:00AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • 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 # 10245, sound recording, LBJ and GLENN SEABORG, 6/18/1966, 10:45AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS TALKS WITH CHET HOLIFIELD, CLINTON ANDERSON, JOHN PASTORE ABOUT APPOINTMENT OF SAMUEL NABRIT TO AEC; PRESS LEAKS ABOUT APPOINTMENT; PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT; HOLIFIELD'S SUPPORT FOR WILFRID JOHNSON FOR POST; REAPPOINTMENT OF GERALD TAPE
Telephone conversation # 12105, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN LINDSAY, 8/24/1967, 10:02AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ SAYS HE REGRETS LINDSAY TOLD PRESS WALTER WASHINGTON WILL BE APPOINTED HEAD OF WASHINGTON, DC GOVT, SAYS FBI INVESTIGATION OF WASHINGTON IS NOT COMPLETE AND HE WILL NOT ANNOUNCE APPOINTMENT UNTIL IT IS; LINDSAY DEFENDS HIS PRESS STATEMENT
Telephone conversation # 12506, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE CHRISTIAN, 12/11/1967, time unknown (Item)
  • "FROM MACHINE AT RANCH 12-11-67"; "PRES. J. & GEORGE CHRISTIAN RE WHAT TO TELL PRESS ABOUT PENDING SOCIAL SEC. LEG."; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • Press relations
  • LBJ DISCUSSES ADMINISTRATION'S POSITION ON CONFERENCE REPORT ON SOCIAL SECURITY BILL FOR CHRISTIAN'S PRESS BRIEFING; PRESS LEAKS; LBJ'S ACTIVITIES; ANNOUNCEMENT OF VARIOUS APPOINTMENTS, UPCOMING VISIT BY LEVI ESHKOL; LBJ'S VISIT TO KILLEEN, TEXAS
Telephone conversation # 1844, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/3/1964, 6:20PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • APPOINTMENT OF UNDERSECRETARY OF THE ARMY; PAUL IGNATIUS; DAN LUEVANO, FINANCE COMMISSIONER OF CALIFORNIA; JOHN MCCLELLAN; RELATIONS WITH MEXICAN-AMERICANS; DON REYNOLDS, BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION; EUGENE ZUCKERT; JACK ANDERSON; PRESS LEAKS
Telephone conversation # 1197, sound recording, LBJ and WHITNEY YOUNG, 1/6/1964, 3:55PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES; PRESS STORIES ON LBJ'S RELATIONS WITH NEGRO COMMUNITY; LBJ ASKS YOUNG ABOUT GERRI WHITTINGTON AND DISCUSSES JET MAGAZINE ARTICLE ABOUT HER
Telephone conversation # 3031, sound recording, LBJ and OLIN JOHNSTON, 4/14/1964, 6:12PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • PRESS STORIES ON APPOINTING ROBERT HEMPHILL, CHARLES SIMONS TO JUDICIARY IN SOUTH CAROLINA; STROM THURMOND; WILLIAM DOHERTY; FEDERAL PAY BILL
Telephone conversation # 2320, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 3/2/1964, 8:50PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • 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 # 3046, sound recording, JUANITA ROBERTS and ABE FORTAS, 4/16/1964, 6:30PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • FORTAS ASKS ROBERTS TO RELAY TO LBJ HIS PRAISE FOR LBJ'S PRESS CONFERENCE, CIVIL RIGHTS STATEMENT, APPOINTMENT OF ROGER STEVENS AS LBJ'S SPECIAL ASSISTANT ON ARTS
Telephone conversation # 4109, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH DUNGAN, 7/1/1964, 5:37PM? (Item)
  • Press relations
  • POSSIBLE APPOINTEES ALBERT MITCHELL, MARVIN JONES, WILLIAM BATTEN, THURMAN ARNOLD TO NATIONAL FOOD MARKETING COMMISSION; SIGNING OF CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; PRESS COVERAGE OF HOUSE VOTE ON MOTION BY OTTO PASSMAN TO RECOMMIT FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Telephone conversation # 3835, sound recording, LBJ and BURKE MARSHALL, 6/23/1964, 3:51PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE APPOINTEES TO HEAD COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE, INCLUDING WILLIAM SIMKIN IN LABOR DEPT; LBJ READS PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT HE MADE ABOUT MISSING CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS JAMES CHANEY, ANDREW GOODMAN, MICHAEL SCHWERNER
Telephone conversation # 4196, sound recording, LBJ and LUTHER HODGES, 7/10/1964, 9:40AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS HODGES TO CORRECT INACCURACIES IN PRESS STORY ABOUT ALLEGED WH DEMANDS THAT FORMER EMPLOYER OF LEROY COLLINS CONTINUES PAYING COLLINS' SALARY FOLLOWING HIS APPOINTMENT AS HEAD OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE
Telephone conversation # 3878, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL JOHNSON, 6/23/1964, 8:21PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ SAYS HE WILL SEND ALLEN DULLES AS OBSERVER IN SEARCH FOR JAMES CHANEY, ANDREW GOODMAN, MICHAEL SCHWERNER; JOHNSON DESCRIBES MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITIES' COOPERATION WITH FBI IN SEARCH OF SWAMP, HIS PRESS STATEMENT, MISSISSIPPI'S DILEMMA, TENSION THERE
Telephone conversation # 3879, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL JOHNSON, 6/23/1964, 8:21PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ SAYS HE WILL SEND ALLEN DULLES AS OBSERVER IN SEARCH FOR JAMES CHANEY, ANDREW GOODMAN, MICHAEL SCHWERNER; JOHNSON DESCRIBES MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITIES' COOPERATION WITH FBI IN SEARCH OF SWAMP, HIS PRESS STATEMENT, MISSISSIPPI'S DILEMMA, TENSION THERE
Telephone conversation # 3301, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 5/1/1964, 11:50AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • POSSIBLE TOPICS AT PRESS BRIEFING: APPOINTMENT OF JOHN P. MCCONNELL AS AIR FORCE VICE CHIEF OF STAFF: BALTIMORE SUN STORY ON LBJ "DRESSING DOWN" HHH ON CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; A. W. MOURSUND, DOVE HUNTING; APPROVAL OF BILL ON CHAMIZAL TREATY WITH MEXICO
Telephone conversation # 4823, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/8/1964, 10:52AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • SEATING OF MFDP AT CONVENTION; VANCE HARTKE, INDIANA POLITICS; HOUSE PASSAGE OF POVERTY BILL; RFK'S FUTURE; NEED FOR SENATE APPROVAL OF HOUSE POVERTY BILL AMENDMENTS ON LOYALTY OATH, EDITH GREEN'S FARM PROVISIONS; PRESS QUESTION ABOUT ADAM
Telephone conversation # 6325, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 11/11/1964, 7:38PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • CANDIDATES FOR TEXAS CIRCUIT COURT; MANDATORY RETIREMENT OF JUDGES AT 70; ANTHONY CELEBREZZE'S INTEREST IN APPOINTMENT TO DC COURT OF APPEALS, WH PRESS LEAKS ON HIS RESIGNATION; NEW DC POLICE CHIEF; LBJ EXPRESSES BELIEF THAT WALTER JENKINS
Telephone conversation # 5613, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 9/19/1964, 2:27PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS ABOUT KATZENBACH'S MOTHER, PRAISES HIS RECENT TELEVISED SPEECH, ASKS HIM TO MAKE OTHER APPEARANCES TO DISCUSS CRIME-FIGHTING EFFORTS, ADDRESS LABOR'S FEARS OF CIVIL RIGHTS ACT CAUSING LOSS OF JOBS TO NEGROES; PRESS REPORTS OF CABINET
Telephone conversation # 6870, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 2/24/1965, 9:28AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ REPORTS WILLIAM CAHILL DECLINED WASHINGTON, DC, JUDGESHIP; OTHER JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS; PRESS STORY ON POST OFFICE CAMPAIGN FUND-RAISING; SENATE PROBE OF BANK FAILURES; VOTING RIGHTS BILL; EDWARD LONG'S MAIL COVER INVESTIGATION; IMMIGRATION BILL
Telephone conversation # 7056, sound recording, LBJ and DON COOK?, 3/10/1965, 10:20PM? (Item)
  • Press relations
  • 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 # 7165, sound recording, LBJ and LEE WHITE, 3/26/1965, 9:27AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • WHITE REPORTS ON CALL TO ANTHONY LIUZZO, WIDOWER OF CIVIL RIGHTS WORKER VIOLA LIUZZO; LBJ TELLS WHITE TO SUPPLY MORE ITEMS TO PRESS; HARRY MCPHERSON; NEED TO APPOINT CALIFORNIAN AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF INTERIOR; STEWART UDALL
Telephone conversation # 7066, sound recording, LBJ and HARRY BYRD, SR., 3/13/1965, 4:41PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • BYRD PRAISES LBJ'S PRESS CONFERENCE ON SELMA SITUATION; LBJ ASKS BYRD'S ADVICE ON CANDIDATES FOR TREASURY SECRETARY; DON COOK; KERMIT GORDON; MONETARY CONCERNS; PRICE SUPPORTS; LUCI JOHNSON AS AZALEA QUEEN; KENNETH ROYALL; RICHARD RUSSELL'S HEALTH
Telephone conversation # 7122, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE MOORE, 3/18/1965, 7:31PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ TELLS MOORE THAT HENRY "JOE" FOWLER WILL GO TO WORLD BANKERS' MEETING AT PRINCETON TOMORROW, ASKS MOORE TO MAKE PUBLIC STATEMENTS SUPPORTING FOWLER'S NOMINATION AS TREASURY SECRETARY; NEED FOR FAVORABLE STORIES DUE TO SELMA; PRESS LEAK BY WILBUR
Telephone conversation # 7147, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY CABOT LODGE, 3/25/1965, 8:52AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • SELMA TO MONTGOMERY MARCH; LODGE OFFERS TO RETURN AS US AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM; LBJ OUTLINES QUALITIES NEEDED BY AMBASSADOR; JOHN MCNAUGHTON AS POSSIBLE CHIEF OF STAFF, ALEXIS JOHNSON AS DEPUTY AMBASSADOR; PRESS STORIES ON TEAR GAS; CONFLICTS
Telephone conversation # 7160, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/25/1965, 11:25PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • KATZENBACH REPORTS ON SHOOTING OF VIOLA LIUZZO; LBJ SUGGESTS LEROY COLLINS GO TO ALABAMA AS MEDIATOR; REPUBLICAN COMMENTS ON VOTING RIGHTS BILL; UPCOMING PRESS STORY ON GERALD FORD; VETERANS HOSPITALS HEARINGS; TAX COURT APPOINTMENT; SAMUEL "JACK
Telephone conversation # 8890, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 9/19/1965, 11:08PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ READS JOSEPH KRAFT COLUMN CRITICIZING GOLDBERG, UN ROLE IN INDIA-PAKISTAN KASHMIR CRISIS, JAMES ROOSEVELT'S APPOINTMENT TO UN DELEGATION, ARTICLE 19 SETTLEMENT; LBJ PRAISES PRESS COVERAGE GOLDBERG HAS RECEIVED
Telephone conversation # 9038, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 10/22/1965, 6:39PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • OBJECTIONS IN SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO APPOINTMENTS OF JAMES WATSON TO CUSTOMS COURT, WILFRED FEINBERG TO APPEALS COURT; RECESS APPOINTMENTS; ROMAN HRUSKA'S DEFENSE OF DAVID BRESS; PRESS LEAKS BY JOHN WILLIAMS; CARL CURTIS; JUDICIAL POST
Telephone conversation # 8357, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 7/19/1965, 8:45PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • RUSK REPORTS ON PRESS LEAK TRACED TO EVERETT DIRKSEN; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS TALK WITH DIRKSEN ABOUT APPOINTMENT OF ARTHUR GOLDBERG AS UN AMBASSADOR; POSSIBLE ARAB REACTION TO JEWISH APPOINTMENT; PAUL DOUGLAS
Telephone conversation # 8358, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 7/19/1965, 8:45PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • APPOINTMENT OF ARTHUR GOLDBERG AS UN AMBASSADOR; RUSK ASKS ABOUT GOLDBERG'S WORK WITH ZIONIST ORGANIZATIONS, TELLS LBJ HE APPROVES OF SELECTION OF GOLDBERG; OTHER CANDIDATES; HHH'S PRESS STATEMENT; GEORGE BALL; UN DELEGATION; ANNOUNCEMENT
Telephone conversation # 8360, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 7/19/1965, 9:00PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • ALMOST INAUDIBLE DISCUSSION OF GOLDBERG'S APPOINTMENT AS UN AMBASSADOR; GOLDBERG'S PRIDE IN HIS JEWISH HERITAGE; TIME OF ANNOUNCEMENT; LBJ TELLS GOLDBERG TO AVOID PRESS LEAKS; GOLDBERG'S ZIONIST BACKGROUND; COMPARISON WITH APPOINTMENT OF NEGROES
Telephone conversation # 9886, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/14/1966, 1:00PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • RUSK DISCUSSES APPOINTMENT OF JOSEPH PALMER TO HEAD STATE DEPT BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS DESPITE CONGRESSIONAL, LABOR AND NEGRO COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR WAYNE FREDERICKS; LBJ SUGGESTS FREDERICKS BE OFFERED POST WITH AID, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT PRESS
Telephone conversation # 9677, sound recording, VICKI MCCAMMON and ROBERT WEAVER, 2/26/1966, 1:25PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • MCCAMMON TELLS WEAVER THAT LBJ CANNOT TAKE WEAVER'S CALL NOW BUT WILL CALL HIM LATER, READS LBJ'S ANNOUNCEMENT AT TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT APPOINTMENT OF ANDREW BRIMMER TO FRB, AND RELAYS LBJ'S REQUEST THAT WEAVER CALL BRIMMER
Telephone conversation # 10612, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/12/1966, 12:30PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • MCNAMARA'S VACATION PLANS; CYRUS VANCE; LBJ'S DESIRE TO GET NEW IDEAS IN GOVT, FOREIGN POLICY, STATE DEPT; PROPOSED SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURAL EXCHANGE WITH COMMUNIST CHINA; TOMMY CORCORAN'S PLANTING NEW DEAL MEN IN DEPTS; PRESS REPORT ON CAMBODIA
Telephone conversation # 10792, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 9/17/1966, 5:39PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS MEETING WITH EUGENE ROSTOW ABOUT APPOINTMENT TO STATE DEPT POSITION; APPOINTMENT OF NICHOLAS KATZENBACH AS UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE; KATZENBACH'S ABILITIES TO WORK WITH CONGRESS; LBJ CAUTIONS ROSTOW ABOUT PRESS LEAKS; JAMES MOYERS
Telephone conversation # 10572, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 8/5/1966, 1:00PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • 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 # 13130, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 6/21/1968, 3:48PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ IS APPARENTLY READING PRESS STORY ON SUPREME COURT; HOMER THORNBERRY AND CHARGES OF CRONYISM IF HE IS APPOINTED TO COURT; RELEASE OF EARL WARREN'S RESIGNATION LETTER; HUGO BLACK'S REACTION TO WARREN'S RESIGNATION; OTHER POSSIBLE APPOINTEES
Telephone conversation # 11637, sound recording, LBJ and EDMUND MUSKIE, 3/13/1967, 6:48PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT FOR JOHN REED; CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT OF REPUBLICAN AS ASSISTANT TO FARRIS BRYANT; PRESS STORY ON SENATE DEMOCRATS' CONCERNS ABOUT ASSOCIATION WITH LBJ; MAINE POLITICS; LBJ REMINISCES ABOUT 1957 CIVIL RIGHTS BILL