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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 # 615, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 12/20/1963, 10:36PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS IF MCCORMACK GOT OTTO PASSMAN'S SIGNED AGREEMENT ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS; MCCORMACK SAYS PASSMAN ORALLY AGREED BUT DID NOT SIGN ANYTHING; LBJ DISCUSSES PRESS COVERAGE OF AGREEMENT
Telephone conversation # 628, sound recording, LBJ and PIERRE SALINGER, 12/21/1963, 5:37PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • SALINGER APOLOGIZES FOR PRESS STORY INVOLVING CHARLES HALLECK, CLARIFIES HIS USE OF TERM "BACKGROUND INFORMATION" WHICH MEANS THAT REPORTERS CAN ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION TO WH WITHOUT USING A SPECIFIC NAME
Telephone conversation # 641, sound recording, LBJ and HALE BOGGS, 12/21/1963, 8:07PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • BOGGS RECOUNTS EVENTS IN CONGRESS ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL, PRAISES JOHN MCCORMACK AND CARL ALBERT, DERIDES CHARLES HALLECK; GERALD FORD'S ACCUSATION THAT DOD PROVIDED TRANSPORT FOR DEMOCRATS ONLY; LBJ ADVISES BOGGS ON PRESS COVERAGE
Telephone conversation # 269, sound recording, LBJ and LUTHER HODGES, 12/4/1963, 9:35AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • DISCUSSION OF CRITICAL PRESS STORY; HODGES SAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH KERMIT GORDON ABOUT POSSIBLE SLOW DOWN IN SOME FEDERAL EXPENDITURES UNTIL TAX BILL TAKES EFFECT; LBJ ASKS IF EXPENDITURES FOR ROADS IN KENTUCKY, WEST VIRGINIA CAN
Telephone conversation # 345, sound recording, LBJ and DAVID LAWRENCE, 12/9/1963, 9:55AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ TELLS LAWRENCE ABOUT CLOSING PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD, OTHER DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS, TO CUT FEDERAL SPENDING; PRESS RUMORS ABOUT POLITICIANS' LACK OF ENTHUSIASM FOR LBJ; LBJ DISCUSSES WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORT HE HAS; BILL GREEN'S ILLNESS
Telephone conversation # 159, sound recording, LBJ and LESLIE ARENDS, 11/29/1963, 6:15PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE JFK ASSASSINATION; LBJ SAYS HE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT SOMEONE (CHARLES HALLECK?) BEFORE MAKING ANNOUNCEMENT, ASKS ARENDS TO TRY TO CONTACT THAT PERSON, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT PRESS
Telephone conversation # 453, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 12/12/1963, 3:14PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • MCNAMARA REPORTS ON HIS PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT CLOSING DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS, SAYS HE ANNOUNCED ONLY SAN DIEGO NAVY YARD WILL BE CLOSED AT THIS TIME; GERALD FORD'S QUESTION TO MCNAMARA ABOUT WHY OTHER NAVY YARDS WILL NOT BE CLOSED
Telephone conversation # 675, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 12/23/1963, 3:01PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS BUNDY TO CONTACT AL FRIENDLY, DAVID BRINKLEY, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PRESS ABOUT CHARLES HALLECK AND THE FIGHT IN THE HOUSE ON THE FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL, WHEAT AMENDMENT, DISCUSSES EFFECT OF THE BILL ON FOREIGN POLICY
Telephone conversation # 491, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 12/14/1963, 12:25PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ SAYS PIERRE SALINGER WILL BE ASKED BY PRESS ABOUT RELEASE OF BOBBY BAKER'S TAX RETURN TO SENATE INVESTIGATORS, EXPRESSES CONCERN THAT WH HAS NOT YET RECEIVED IT; JENKINS DISCUSSES EFFORTS TO GET IT
Telephone conversation # 492, sound recording, LBJ and MYER FELDMAN, 12/14/1963, 12:35PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION, LBJ'S INSURANCE POLICY, JOHNSON FAMILY BUSINESS; LBJ ASKS FELDMAN ABOUT STATUS OF REQUEST FOR BOBBY BAKER'S INCOME TAX RETURN; FELDMAN DISCUSSES RESPONSE TO PRESS ABOUT PROCESS FOR RELEASING TAX
Telephone conversation # 502, sound recording, LARRY O'BRIEN, 12/16/1963, 9:49AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • O'BRIEN ASKS IF LBJ WANTS TO HOLD CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST BEFORE LEAVING FOR UN TOMORROW; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT PRESS STORIES ON FOREIGN AID; OTTO PASSMAN'S AGREEMENT ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS; LBJ ASKS ABOUT GERALD FORD'S VIEWS ON BILL
Telephone conversation # 520, sound recording, WALTER JENKINS and MYER FELDMAN, 12/17/1963, time unknown (Item)
  • Press relations
  • JENKINS SAYS LBJ HAS SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDER ON RELEASE OF BOBBY BAKER'S INCOME TAX RECORDS TO SENATE COMMITTEE, ASKS IF IT CAN BE RELEASED TO PRESS; FELDMAN SAYS ORDER CAN BE ANNOUNCED BUT IT MUST ALSO GO TO FEDERAL REGISTER
Telephone conversation # 528, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN CONNALLY, 12/18/1963, 11:45AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS ABOUT CONNALLY'S HEALTH, TEASES HIM ABOUT CHRISTMAS PRESENT; CONNALLY COMPLAINS TO LBJ ABOUT MEAT IMPORTS, THEN DISCUSSES TEXAS POLITICS WITH JENKINS, COMPLAINS ABOUT PRESS STORIES OF LBJ'S MEETINGS WITH RALPH YARBOROUGH; UPCOMING TEXAS
Telephone conversation # 1364, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 1/15/1964, 4:30PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • ; PRESS
Telephone conversation # 1381, sound recording, LBJ and KERMIT GORDON, 1/16/1964, 12:54PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • WH DINNER FOR SENATORS; TAX BILL; DEFENSE SPENDING; POVERTY; EDUCATION; YOUTH EMPLOYMENT; DOMESTIC PEACE CORPS; AEC EXPENDITURES; REA BUDGET; SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET REQUESTS; PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS; INTEREST RATES AND HOUSING MARKET; PRESS; ELLIOTT BELL
Telephone conversation # 1836, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/3/1964, 5:31PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • EUGENE ZUCKERT; AIR FORCE LEAKS TO PRESS ABOUT UNIDENTIFIED PERSON (DON REYNOLDS?) UNDER INVESTIGATION BY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE; DREW PEARSON; ARTHUR SYLVESTER; BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION
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 # 2111, sound recording, LBJ and ORVILLE FREEMAN, 2/19/1964, 11:25AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • FREEMAN RECOMMENDS BOB LEWIS TO REPLACE ROWLAND RENNE AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; LBJ'S DESIRE TO APPOINT WOMAN; WOMEN'S VOTE; PRESS; WILLIAM PROXMIRE; GAYLORD NELSON; STATUS OF FARM BILL, ALLEN ELLENDER; LBJ PRAISES JANE
Telephone conversation # 2113, sound recording, LBJ and THOMAS MANN, 2/19/1964, 11:32AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • SOCIAL EVENT FOR LATIN AMERICAN AMBASSADORS; OAS; PRESS STORIES ON US-LATIN AMERICA RELATIONS; INTERAMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS COMMITTEE; GUANTANAMO WATER CRISIS, CUBA; PANAMA; BOLIVIA; HONDURAS; PERU; ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; NYT; WASHINGTON POST
Telephone conversation # 1176, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 1/4/1964, 9:40AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • POSSIBLE STATE VISITS BY PHILIPPINES, JORDAN, ISRAEL; SHRIVER TRIP; ROBERT BARNES AS AMBASSADOR TO JORDAN; PRESS STORY ON BRUSSELS AGREEMENT, COMMON MARKET; POSSIBLE VISIT WITH DE GAULLE; FRANCE; TRADE WITH CUBA; GERMANY; STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH
Telephone conversation # 1177, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 1/4/1964, 9:40AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • POSSIBLE STATE VISITS BY PHILIPPINES, JORDAN, ISRAEL; SHRIVER TRIP; ROBERT BARNES AS AMBASSADOR TO JORDAN; PRESS STORY ON BRUSSELS AGREEMENT, COMMON MARKET; POSSIBLE VISIT WITH DE GAULLE; FRANCE; TRADE WITH CUBA; GERMANY; STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH
Telephone conversation # 1235, sound recording, LBJ and KERMIT GORDON, 1/8/1964, 10:37AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • FEDERAL BUDGET; PRESS AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY SUPPORT; DISARMAMENT; TAX BILL; POVERTY PROGRAM; LBJ WANTS ANDERSON TO TALK WITH EISENHOWER, HARRY BYRD, JOHN WILLIAMS, AND JOHN BYRNES; LATIN AMERICAN POLICY
Telephone conversation # 1250, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLAS DILLON, 1/8/1964, 4:42PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • ACTION IN SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON TAX BILL; DIVIDEND CREDIT; DILLON WANTS LBJ TO TALK WITH VANCE HARTKE AND ABE RIBICOFF ABOUT THE DIVIDEND CREDIT; GEORGE SMATHERS; LBJ ASKS DILLON TO GET PRESS TO COVER ALBERT GORE FILIBUSTER
Telephone conversation # 1257, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 1/8/1964, 6:05PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS FOR ADVICE ON LBJ POSSIBLY MEETING WITH DE GAULLE IN FRANCE OR MARTINIQUE; RUSSELL RECALLS WWII CASABLANCA MEETING BETWEEN DE GAULLE, CHURCHILL, AND FDR; TROUBLES OF PRESIDENCY; PRESS; SALE OF THE ELMS; GERALD SIEGEL; WASHINGTON POST; DEAN
Telephone conversation # 1281, sound recording, LBJ and TED SORENSEN, 1/8/1964, 8:00PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • NUMBER OF APPLAUSES IN STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE; BARRY GOLDWATER'S STATEMENT; PRESS REACTION; LBJ COMPLIMENTS SORENSEN AS SPEECHWRITER FOR STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE
Telephone conversation # 1288, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 1/8/1964, 8:15PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • MRS. ANDERSON PRAISES LBJ'S STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE; FEDERAL BUDGET; THE ECONOMY; TAX BILL; ANDERSON REPORTS ON HIS TALKS WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS, PRESS, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND EISENHOWER
Telephone conversation # 1297, sound recording, LBJ and KERMIT GORDON, 1/9/1964, 11:35AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ REPORTS ON HIS CONVERSATION WITH CARL ALBERT ON NEED TO GET AUTHORIZATION BILLS PASSED IN CONGRESS; PRESS RELATIONS ON THE FEDERAL BUDGET; GORDON DISCUSSES SHIFT IN EMPHASIS IN FEDERAL BUDGET FROM DEFENSE, SPACE AND INTEREST TO DOMESTIC PROGRAMS
Telephone conversation # 1919, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 2/7/1964, 11:17AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • CUBA; LBJ ASKS FOR ADVICE ON GUANTANAMO WATER CRISIS, DISCUSSES STEPS HE IS TAKING; POSSIBLE PRESS REACTION; USSR; CUBAN NATIONALS ON BASE; CUBAN FISHERMEN IN CUSTODY IN FLORIDA
Telephone conversation # 2476, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/11/1964, 1:05PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • DISCUSSION OF FILM FOR CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION TONIGHT; RUSK REPORTS ON CYPRUS, PANAMA, VIETNAM; RUSK SUGGESTS PRESS CONFERENCE BY LBJ; REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES, HENRY CABOT LODGE, LBJ SUGGESTS RUSK CONTACT MCNAMARA IN VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 2489, sound recording, LBJ and CARTHA "DEKE" DELOACH, 3/12/1964, 2:15PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS FOR REPORT ON JANET LEIGH AS NOMINEE FOR AMBASSADOR TO FINLAND; DELOACH REPORTS ON SPEECH ABOUT PAUL CORBIN, POSSIBLY CRITICAL OF RFK, BY AUGUST JOHANSEN ON HOUSE FLOOR TODAY; DISCUSSION OF PRESS STORIES ON BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION
Telephone conversation # 2511, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 3/16/1964, 11:20AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • JENKINS REPORTS THAT HUGH SCOTT WILL MAKE SENATE SPEECH ON BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION; DISCUSSION OF HANDLING THE ISSUE IN SENATE RULES COMMITTEE AND IN PRESS; POSSIBLE ABSENCES IN RULES COMMITTEE TOMORROW; ALLEGATIONS OF IRS TAX RETURN FORGERY
Telephone conversation # 2525, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 3/17/1964, 12:49PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS ABOUT REEDY'S HEALTH; REEDY CRITIQUES DRAFT OF LBJ'S SPEECH FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY DINNER; BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION IN SENATE RULES COMMITTEE; STEWART ALSOP COLUMN, OTHER UNFAVORABLE PRESS STORIES; RFK; "TEXAS MAFIA" VS. "IRISH MAFIA" ON WH
Telephone conversation # 2553, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM GAUD, 3/18/1964, 7:06PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS FOR REPORT ON PRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL HANDLING OF FOREIGN AID MESSAGE, ASKS WHY DAVID BELL IS OUT OF TOWN WHEN MESSAGE IS COMING UP; LBJ INSTRUCTS GAUD TO HAVE CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS MAKE SPEECHES IN SUPPORT OF MESSAGE
Telephone conversation # 2557, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM GAUD, 3/19/1964, 10:11AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • GAUD REPORTS ON PRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL HANDLING OF FOREIGN AID MESSAGE, EFFORTS TO HAVE CONGRESSMEN MAKE SPEECHES IN SUPPORT OF BILL; WILLIAM FULBRIGHT'S OPPOSITION
Telephone conversation # 2409, sound recording, LBJ and ANTHONY CELEBREZZE, 3/9/1964, 12:30PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • CELEBREZZE REPORTS ON HIS TESTIMONY BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE; SUGGESTION THAT LBJ MEET WITH NEGRO NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSN AND AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSN; HEW LEAKS TO PRESS ON MEDICARE AND POVERTY PROGRAM; AP STORY ON LOWERING DRAFT AGE TO 17; WILBUR MILLS
Telephone conversation # 2411, sound recording, LBJ and MYER FELDMAN, 3/9/1964, 3:15PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • FARM BILL IN HOUSE, COTTON AND WHEAT SECTIONS; LBJ INSTRUCTS FELDMAN TO CONTACT TEXTILE LOBBY FOR NEEDED VOTES; POSSIBLE TIMING CONFLICTS WITH CIVIL RIGHTS BILL IN SENATE; UPI PRESS STORY ON FARM BILL
Telephone conversation # 2446, sound recording, LBJ and LADY BIRD JOHNSON, 3/10/1964, 11:55AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON ASKS LBJ'S ADVICE ON HER PROPOSED TRIP TO MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA SPACE FACILITIES; CIVIL RIGHTS; JOHN STENNIS' RECOMMENDATIONS; REQUEST THAT SHE BE HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF BANQUET SPONSORED BY CAPITAL PRESS CLUB; RFK; HARRY TRUMAN'S
Telephone conversation # 2127, sound recording, LBJ and ORVILLE FREEMAN, 2/19/1964, 5:55PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ EMPHASIZES NEED TO PASS FARM BILL IN SENATE, COMPLAINS ABOUT SENATE OPERATIONS; HHH; ALLEN ELLENDER'S OPPOSITION TO COTTON PROVISIONS OF FARM BILL; TAX BILL; TIMING OF FARM BILL AND CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; STORIES IN PRESS
Telephone conversation # 2128, sound recording, LBJ and ORVILLE FREEMAN, 2/19/1964, 5:55PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ EMPHASIZES NEED TO PASS FARM BILL IN SENATE, COMPLAINS ABOUT SENATE OPERATIONS; HHH; ALLEN ELLENDER'S OPPOSITION TO COTTON PROVISIONS OF FARM BILL; TAX BILL; TIMING OF FARM BILL AND CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; STORIES IN PRESS