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  • ago the person who said that Johnson grabbed lapels was Hubert Humphrey. And the first time I saw President Johnson in action was actually in the Senate in 1956 when I was working for another Senator. And I loved to go down on the floor. And I watched
  • Latin America
  • LBJ LOBBIES FOR PASSAGE OF SUPPLEMENTAL MILITARY APPROPRIATIONS BILL; BILL AS SHOW OF CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR VIETNAM POLICY; MAHON'S CONCERNS ABOUT TERRORISM; LBJ DEFENDS US ACTION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; OAS ROLE; ENEMY CASUALTIES IN VIETNAM
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF OTTO PASSMAN'S ACTIONS IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETING ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL; PASSMAN'S AGREEMENT WITH LBJ ON BILL; LBJ DISCUSSES DIFFERENCES WITHIN DEMOCRATIC PARTY ON ISSUE; POSSIBLE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
  • "B.2"; "RE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS IN LABOR DEPT, ASKING SECY TO SUSPEND SUCH ACTIONS"; SMALL PORTION OF THIS CALL ALSO RECORDED ON REF #13580; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • LBJ TELLS REYNOLDS TO TELL WILLARD WIRTZ TO REVERSE ORDER REORGANIZING LABOR DEPT, SAYS HE DISAPPROVES OF PLAN, WANTS TO LET NEXT ADMINISTRATION REORGANIZE DEPT; JAMES CALIFANO'S, JAMES GAITHER'S ROLE IN PLAN; REYNOLDS DEFENDS WIRTZ' ACTION
  • DISCUSSION OF TEXAS FEDERAL PROJECTS IN BUDGET; OTTO PASSMAN'S ACTIONS IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL; LBJ EXPRESSES IRRITATION WITH PASSMAN, DISCUSSES AGREEMENT HE HAD REACHED WITH PASSMAN ON WHEAT AMENDMENT
  • LBJ ASKS EASTLAND WHAT ACTIONS SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IS TAKING ON INVESTIGATION OF ASSASSINATION OF JFK; EASTLAND SAYS THEY PLAN TO HOLD HEARINGS; LBJ DISCUSSES APPOINTING PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE ASSASSINATION, ITS POSSIBLE
  • RESTON'S STORY ON RFK OFFERING TO GO TO VIETNAM; US INVOLVEMENT IN VIETNAM: OPINIONS OF RESTON, LBJ, MIKE MANSFIELD, FRANK CHURCH, ERNEST GRUENING, WAYNE MORSE; LBJ REFLECTS ON ACTIONS AND ADVICE OF DWIGHT EISENHOWER; DE GAULLE ON NEUTRALIZATION
  • ACTION ON BILL SUSPENDING FCC EQUAL TIME RULE TO ALLOW PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES; ACCELERATED PUBLIC WORKS, ARA BILLS; SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION FOR CANDIDATES; CHARLES ENGELHARD; ZAMBIA'S INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S TRIP TO WESTERN
  • POSSIBLE VETO OF MILITARY, CIVILIAN PAY BILLS; APPROPRIATIONS BILLS; RUSSELL SUGGESTS LBJ IMPOUND FUNDS; IMPACTED AREAS SCHOOL AID; SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM; REA; INFLATION; COMMUNITY ACTION; MIDTERM ELECTIONS; DROP IN LBJ'S APPROVAL RATING; JOB CORPS
  • LONG DISCUSSES SENATE ACTION TODAY ON VIETNAM AUTHORIZATION BILL; LBJ ASKS LONG TO TALK TO EVERETT DIRKSEN ABOUT PASSING VIETNAM BILLS, DISCUSSES DELAYS IN PASSING THEM, HHH'S MANY BRIEFINGS, POLICY THAT VP DOES NOT TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS; TAX BILL
  • ACTION IN HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AIRLINE STRIKE BILL; NEED FOR CONGRESS TO MAKE FINDING THAT STRIKE ADVERSELY AFFECTS INTERSTATE COMMERCE BUT IS NOT NATIONAL EMERGENCY; PICKLE RELAYS POSITION OF JOHN BELL WILLIAMS, OTHERS ON BILL; GEORGE MEANY
  • PICKLE REPORTS ON ACTION IN HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AIRLINE STRIKE BILL; JOHN BELL WILLIAMS' AND JOHN DINGELL'S SUBSTITUTE BILLS WITH PROVISIONS CONCERNING STRIKE BEING NATIONAL EMERGENCY; POLITICAL REASONS FOR VOTES; HEAD COUNT; NYT INQUIRY ABOUT WH
  • LBJ COMPLAINS THAT SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON AIRLINE STRIKE IS LABOR-BAITING POLITICS, SAYS HE MAY VETO BILL OR NOT MAKE USE OF PROVISION ALLOWING PRESIDENT TO ORDER UNION BACK TO WORK; RFK'S, EDWARD KENNEDY'S ACTION ON BILL; WAYNE
  • 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
  • ALLEGATIONS THAT CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS INFLUENCE DOJ ACTION IN ANTITRUST CASES; LBJ'S POLICY THAT DNC, WH NOT BE INVOLVED IN CASES; LBJ DISCUSSES RFK, PRESIDENT'S CLUB; AUGUST BUSCH'S FUND-RAISING; NEED FOR LEGAL ADVICE; JFK'S USE OF WH FOR FUND
  • MORSE REPORTS ON TALKS ON EMERGENCY BILL EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR IMPENDING RAILROAD STRIKE, EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR LBJ'S POSITION; LBJ DISCUSSES GEORGE MEANY'S TALKS WITH UNION LEADERS, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT SENATE ACTION, COMPLAINS ABOUT P. L
  • J. EDGAR HOOVER'S POSITION ON CONSULAR CONVENTION WITH USSR; CLARK GIVES LBJ HISTORY OF REQUESTS FOR PRESIDENTS TO TESTIFY IN COURT; QUESTION OF LBJ TESTIFYING IN BOBBY BAKER TRIAL; SEC ALLEGATIONS ABOUT JAMES QUIGLEY'S ACTIONS ON WATER CONTRACTS
  • LBJ'S HEALTH; APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS OF JOB CORPS, VISTA; JAMES MCCROCKLIN; WILLIAM KELLY; WILLIAM CROOK; LBJ SAYS HE DOES NOT WANT TO MAKE RECESS APPOINTMENTS; SHRIVER'S PRESS CONFERENCE ON COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM; SHRIVER REQUESTS MEETING
  • "MON?"; "RE LTR TO SPEAKER ON SUBMITTING REPORT REQUESTING TAX REFORMS, FOWLER DRAFT"; "ASKING NO CONGR ACTION"; "MILLS CONTINUES"; MILLS' GRANDCHILD IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • "SUMMARIZED"; EISENHOWER ON HOLD 1:30; OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH CHARLES SCHULTZE, ELMER STAATS, JOSEPH CALIFANO AT TIME OF CALL
  • WIRTZ READS PROPOSED WH STATEMENT AND CABLE FROM LBJ ON ENDING BLFE UNION RAILROAD STRIKE, REVIEWS COURT ACTION; LBJ QUESTIONS NEED FOR PRESIDENTIAL INTERVENTION; COMPARISON WITH NYC TRANSIT STRIKE; EFFECT OF STRIKE ON VIETNAM; JOHN MCCORMACK'S
  • UPDATE ON SENATE ACTION ON AIRLINE STRIKE BILL; POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES, POSSIBLE UNCONSTITUTIONALITY OF SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE BILL; RFK; WAYNE MORSE'S SUBSTITUTE BILL; NEED FOR AIRLINE CARRIERS' SUPPORT; SPEECHES FOR SENATORS; 1963 RAILROAD STRIKE