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Telephone conversation # 9020, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/5/1965, 7:29PM (Item)
  • FORTAS ON HOLD 1:45; LBJ ASKS OFFICE SECRETARY TO HAVE FORTAS HOLD
  • FORTAS ASKS ABOUT ANNOUNCEMENT (OF GALL BLADDER SURGERY?); KENTUCKY DELEGATION'S VOTES ON BILLBOARD AMENDMENTS TO HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION BILL; WILLIAM NATCHER'S INTENTION TO AMEND BILL; EARLE CLEMENTS' ASSOCIATES' SUPPORT FOR ADMINISTRATION; HEAD
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 9020, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/5/1965, 7:29PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 8532, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/11/1965, 7:37PM (Item)
  • 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
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/6/1965 (Thursday) (Item)
  • in a ll the V irg in Islan d s and th at th ey s o m e tim e s have a s m an y a s 10, 000 to u r ists on a b u sy s ea so n d ay. I had ask ed Abe and C arol to com e ov er and d is c u s s w ith m e the fin a l d isp o sitio n o f M r s. Joh n son 's alb
  • speech; meeting with Abe & Carol Fortas about Rebekah Johnson's book; supper with the Fortases and Valentis; LBJ tell stories from his youth
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/19/1965 (Friday) (Item)
  • a c k a t the W hite H ouse I had lunch w ith Abe and an opportunity to ta lk w ith h im for about two h ou rs on th e L ib ra ry , the Joh nson C ity h o u se, w h eth er w e shou ld p u b lish M r s . Joh n son 's book, and, m o s t im p ortan t, w h
  • Lady Bird works on "chores" and buys gift certificate for Lynda Johnson's 21st birthday; Lady Bird lunches with Abe Fortas to discuss LBJ Library, Johnson City House, publishing Rebekah Johnson's book, and the ABC TV show on beautification; Lady
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/14/1966 (Monday) (Item)
  • 's R o o m , th is w a s h e r la s t s to r y b e fo r e h a v in g a b ab y, in abou t a w e e k o r tw o . She had b e e n c o u r te o u s enough' to se n d roe q u e s tio n s b e fo r e hand, and th ey w e r e the s o r t that e lic it e d
  • ; visit with Luci Johnson about Christmas gift list; beautification program benefits nurseries; dinner party at Abe Fortas' home; Fortas meeting with Jacqueline Kennedy about Kennedy Center; Lady Bird swims
Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 2 (II), 7/19/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • him had supported the establishment of this commission, he told you to talk to Abe Fortas. L: Yes. He did, yes. G: Do you recall your conversation with Abe Fortas, and what he told you to do? L: Was it [Myer] Feldman again who was the counsel
Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • people that day, but at least I was one of them. And I said I was coming to Washington, and he said, "Why don't you come for dinner Sunday night?" And I did. F: At The Elms? L: At The Elms. Abe Fortas was there, and the child of the governor
Oral history transcript, Oscar L. Chapman, interview 1 (I), 8/15/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • -- I -- 10 ran that column for about a year and then he began to quit. began to quit him is what happened. The papers Then he began doing some writing, special articles and things. Now rather interesting, Abe Fortas was under secretary under Ickes
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/21/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • s i n e s s o v e r a lu n c h of s c r a m b l e d e g g s a n d b a c o n . • And th en I h a d a s e s s i o n w ith Abe F o r t a s . H e r e a d the p r o p o s a l of the U n i v e r s i t y of T e x a s a b o u t the L i b r a r y - Q andi n
  • Lady Bird discusses business with LBJ; Lady Bird to the dentist; meeting with Clark Clifford about the LBJ Library; meetings about artwork for the White House; Lady Bird meets with Abe Fortas about LBJ Library; Arthur Goldberg and Supreme Court
Oral history transcript, Katharine Graham, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , had advised him over the years. I remember going to dinner in which either Jim Rowe, or Tommy Corcoran, or Abe Fortas were the guests. Or quite often it was the staff--Walter Jenkins, or whoever were the secretaries at the time. dinner. He just
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/26/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • i p a n d s p e e c h - - c e r t a i n l y l a s t f o r a lo n g , lo n g tim e . I s a w a p a r t of A m e r i c a th a t I knew the l e a s t of a l l - - O r e g o n - - th e f a r N o r th w e s t, A nd t h i r d , L yn do n n a m e d Abe F o
  • Lady Bird to Portland, Oregon, for last trip & speech; LBJ nominates Abe Fortas as Chief Justice & Homer Thornberry for Associate Justice of Supreme Court; Lady Bird gives speech to American Institute of Architects; Orville Freeman is in panel
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/24/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • ; Abe Fortas' Supreme Court nomination; Lynda Robb tells stories about her family; New York Times interview on LBJ Library; tea with American Association of Nurserymen; reception for Junior Army Navy Guild Organization members; Clark Cliffords to dinner
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/14/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • LBJ meets with Clark Clifford & Abe Fortas about 1968 election; arrival ceremony for Prime Minister & Mrs. Egal of Somalia; Lady Bird works on Women Doers' Luncheon on child health; LBJ gives speech & awards to Federal Career Women group; Lady Bird
Folder, "Beautification Summary - The Committee for a More Beautiful Capital, 1965 - 1968," White House Social Files, Beautification Files, Box 22 (Item)
  • of a president, Mrs. Lasker, and six trustees, Conrad Wirth, Mrs. Abe Fortas, Will P. Rogers, Ralph Becker, and Polly Shackleton. It would serve as a clearing house for gifts for projects which might be more wide­ spread than the Park Service could undertake. Mrs
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/2/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Abe Fortas' nomination as Chief Justice; arrival ceremony for President Tombalbaye of Chad; Luci & Lyn Nugent are photographed by the press; LBJ signs bills creating Wild and Scenic Trails, Wild & Scenic Rivers, and two National Parks; LBJ gives
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth Rowe, interview 2 (II), 6/16/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh E. Rowe--U--12 fairy godmother and would underwrite great planting. marvelous person. She's a And of course she had done some planting in New York. G: How about Carol Agger Fortas? R: She was not too active
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/12/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • ; speeches by Stewart Udall, Carol Fortas, Nash Castro & Lady Bird; Lady Bird Johnson Park; drive by Columbia Island; Beautification Committee meeting at Rockefeller home; National Street Hardware Study; Anacostia Park; overlook at LBJ Library; toasts