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Telephone conversation # 10243, sound recording, LBJ and SAMUEL NABRIT, 6/17/1966, 7:10PM (Item)
  • LBJ TELLS NABRIT THAT NEWS OF NABRIT'S APPOINTMENT TO AEC HAS BEEN LEAKED TO WASHINGTON POST BEFORE ALL CLEARANCES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, ASKS NABRIT TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT DISCUSSING POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT
Telephone conversation # 11653, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 3/25/1967, 11:10AM (Item)
  • JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH'S WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE ON CIA IN INDIA; DISCUSSION OF NEWS PROGRAMMING ON EDUCATIONAL TV, POSSIBLE COMPETITION WITH NETWORK TV, USE OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR ALLEGEDLY SLANTED COVERAGE; MILTON EISENHOWER AS HEAD OF PUBLIC TV
Telephone conversation # 10912, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/3/1966, 8:16AM (Item)
  • RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; LBJ BRIEFLY INTERRUPTS CONVERSATION TO LISTEN TO NEWS BROADCAST THAT IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; PREVIOUSLY OPENED ON TAPE K66.03, PNO 1; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • UNNAMED POST
Telephone conversation # 5243, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 8/28/1964, 1:31AM (Item)
  • New Jersey
  • HOUSTON POST STORY THAT REEDY RESIGNED BECAUSE LBJ WENT TO CONVENTION 8/26 AS PIERRE SALINGER SUGGESTED; RICHARD DALEY; MFDP; STORY THAT THOMAS DODD WILL REPLACE RFK; PRESS INQUIRY ABOUT HHH FLYING IN SAME PLANE WITH LBJ TO TEXAS; LBJ'S SCHEDULE
Telephone conversation # 2182, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 2/25/1964, 11:00AM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS ON CONVERSATION WITH WILLIAM CROCKETT ABOUT LATIN AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE POST FOR HHH'S ASSOCIATE; LBJ ADVISES HHH ON CIVIL RIGHTS BILL, FARM BILL, TAX BILL; LBJ EMPHASIZES NEED FOR TV APPEARANCES TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION
Telephone conversation # 2985, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH DUNGAN, 4/10/1964, 12:30PM (Item)
  • POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF AMOS BOHMAN? TO UNNAMED POST; JOSE (JOSEPH) ERAZO; LBJ EVALUATES ADAM CLAYTON POWELL; POWELL'S WORK ON COTTON-WHEAT FARM BILL, POVERTY BILL; SWEARING-IN OF WOMEN APPOINTEES; APPOINTMENTS OF PHILIP NICHOLS, MARY KEYSERLING
Telephone conversation # 3820, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 6/23/1964, 12:45PM (Item)
  • 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 # 4210, sound recording, LBJ and SPESSARD HOLLAND, 7/10/1964, 12:50PM (Item)
  • HOLLAND THANKS LBJ FOR BIRTHDAY MESSAGE, PRAISES APPOINTMENT OF LEROY COLLINS TO COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE, RECOMMENDS APPOINTMENT OF LINTON COLLINS TO COURT OF CLAIMS; LBJ EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR LINTON COLLINS, DISCUSSES OTHER POSSIBLE POSTS
Telephone conversation # 6870, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 2/24/1965, 9:28AM (Item)
  • 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 # 7093, sound recording, LBJ and STUART SYMINGTON, 3/18/1965, 4:31PM (Item)
  • POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF HOWARD WOODS, NEGRO INDEPENDENT, TO REPUBLICAN FCC VACANCY; NEED TO APPOINT NEGROES TO REGULATORY COMMISSIONS; SYMINGTON EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR WOODS; WOODS' PREVIOUS POST WITH PCEEO; SYMINGTON AND INTEGRATION OF AIR FORCE
Telephone conversation # 7365, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 4/26/1965, 8:45PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT OF US AMBASSADOR TO UN MISSION AT GENEVA AND OF PATRICIA HARRIS TO AMBASSADORIAL OR STATE DEPT POST; LBJ STRESSES THAT HE WANTS TO APPOINT NEGROES AND WOMEN; RICHARD GARDNER
Telephone conversation # 8892, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 9/21/1965, 12:40PM (Item)
  • US DELEGATION TO UN; JAMES ROOSEVELT'S RESIGNATION FROM CONGRESS; GOLDBERG'S TALKS WITH JOSEPH KRAFT, MARY MCGRORY ABOUT RECENT COLUMNS; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT WASHINGTON POST'S ERRORS, EVANS-NOVAK COLUMN ON WILLIAM FULBRIGHT'S RECENT SPEECH; BEN
Telephone conversation # 9038, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 10/22/1965, 6:39PM (Item)
  • 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 # 9112, sound recording, LBJ and LEONARD MARKS, 11/8/1965, 9:11AM (Item)
  • USIA APPOINTMENT FOR MITCHELL WOLFSON; HOWARD WOODS' REQUEST TO MAKE INSPECTION TRIP OF USIA POSTS; MARKS ASKS TO GO TO VIETNAM TO PERSUADE USIA PERSONNEL TO EXTEND TOURS OF DUTY; BARRY ZORTHIAN'S REQUEST TO RETURN TO US; TRAVEL TO VIETNAM BY US
Telephone conversation # 9886, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/14/1966, 1:00PM (Item)
  • 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 # 9891, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/15/1966, 4:35PM (Item)
  • RUSK'S CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY; RUSK SUGGESTS INVITING DEAN ACHESON TO WH MEETING TOMORROW; WAYNE FREDERICKS AND AID POST; FOREIGN AID FOR AFRICA; RESIGNATION OF ITALIAN CABINET; MIKE MANSFIELD'S SPEECH ON NATO; ABBA SCHWARTZ; FRANCES KNIGHT
Telephone conversation # 10764, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 9/13/1966, 6:50PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS ABOUT APPOINTMENT OF HENRY MCGEE AS ACTING POSTMASTER IN CHICAGO; O'BRIEN SAYS PAUL DOUGLAS, RICHARD DALEY, DEMOCRATIC AND POST OFFICE OFFICIALS RECOMMENDED MCGEE WHO IS A NEGRO; LBJ ASKS O'BRIEN TO GET DIRKSEN'S VOTE ON HOUSING BILL
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 # 10245, sound recording, LBJ and GLENN SEABORG, 6/18/1966, 10:45AM (Item)
  • 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 # 12713, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 2/12/1968, 8:30AM (Item)
  • POSSIBLE COMMITTEE TO STUDY VIETNAM SITUATION; ROBERT WEAVER'S RESIGNATION FROM HUD AND POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF EDGAR KAISER AS HIS REPLACEMENT; CRITICISM IF NEGRO IS NOT APPOINTED TO POST; WHITNEY YOUNG; DALEY RECOMMENDS CLIFFORD CAMBELL
Telephone conversation # 6400, sound recording, LBJ and KATHARINE GRAHAM, 11/18/1964, 5:30PM (Item)
  • GERALD SIEGEL'S POSSIBLE RESIGNATION FROM WASHINGTON POST TO TAKE UNNAMED FEDERAL JOB; LBJ JOKES THAT PHILIP GRAHAM SHOULD HAVE HIRED HIM; APPOINTMENT OF WASHINGTON, DC, POLICE CHIEF; WALTER TOBRINER'S FAILURE TO CONSULT WH; BOBBY BAKER; RFK
Telephone conversation # 6736, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 1/15/1965, 12:06PM (Item)
  • MLK PRAISES STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; LBJ'S LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY FOR GREAT SOCIETY BILLS; IMPORTANCE OF VOTING RIGHTS; MLK ASKS LBJ TO APPOINT NEGRO TO CABINET; LBJ'S PLAN TO MAKE HUD A CABINET POST, APPOINT [ROBERT] WEAVER; APPOINTMENTS OF NEGROES