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Folder, "Notes and Transcripts of Johnson Conversations, 1951," Pre-Presidential Telephone Conversations and Meetings, Box 1 (Item)
  • committee hold of the Air Force now) -- we don't you should either /4/.f attention to the committee have a very few Democrats feel it is their duty to (I am trying to get --- we don't make allegations until we have confronted the individuals involved
Folder, "March 20, 1968 - 2:52 p.m. Meeting on fiscal policy - Fowler, Bundy, Martin, Okun, Freid, Zwick, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • Committee: Senators Hayden and Young. I would talk to Congressmen Mills, Mahon, Byrnes and Bow. THE PRESIDENT: I do not believe you could get anything. Tell them for eight months your proposals have been up. The Democratic leadership has been unable
Telephone conversation # 12810, sound recording and transcript, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/13/1968, 5:00PM (Item)
  • . B It was one of the most He 1 s a very decent fellow. What about the Present situation? Let me ask you. Can you in any way entertain that idea of a appointing a Committee? I tell you why•••• Kennedy called me, and he says a lot of people
  • National politics
  • ON COMMITTEE
Folder, "November 20, 1967 - 5:05 p.m. Bipartisan Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • . To underscore my interest and concern, I took these steps: I met with the leadership of both Houses and the ranking majority and minority members of the tax and appropria­ tions committee. On August 8, 9 and 1 7, I invited every House Democrat and at least 50
Folder, "July 2, 1968 1:20-2:35 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • eaident: All members of the Democratic Policy Committee feel this should be done. Senator Russell and I talked about this last week. He was very blunt about it. Senator Mansfield feels we haven't kept faith by pulling out aa many as we should have. All
  • A (National Security)-SANITIZED
Oral history transcript, George Christian and Harry Middleton, interview S-1, 4/1/1996 (Item)
  • skills of knitting together, mobilizing, organizing, winding your way through a complex set of human and political interactions that he had mastered." "He knew what was happening in most of the committees everyday. He knew what progress was being
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/2/1966 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • some o f the problem s o f the d a y . , D e m o cr a tic Committee i s f u l l o f p ro b lem s and d e e p l y i n d e b t. The N a t i o n a l A rth u r Krim has been l a b o r i n g v a l i a n t l y to b e h e l p f u l . n Neh rIid a r u had
  • National politics
  • and Roy White about the LBJ Library; LBJ and Lady Bird have dinner at Bill White's home; guests discuss Richard Russell; LBJ talks of Democratic National Committee problems; article about White House art
Folder, "March 19, 1968 - 1:01 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • your committee of senior advisers. They met prior to the Tet offensive. They were briefed -- you met with them. You had . unanimous expr e.s.sion for carrying on as you were in Vietnam. A lot has taken place. I wonder if it would be of value
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/17/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • acro ss to any m em bers of the Committee who might care what labor thought, th eir hopes in favor of the beautification legislation, and that he would think about a donation to the National Capital, and he wanted me to think about being chairman
Telephone conversation # 12816, transcript, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/14/1968, 5:57PM (Item)
  • of your announcing your own committee headed by Clifford? -5­ P: They say that will just pull the rug out from under us and be the most encouraging thing Hanoi has had. We have said in public testimony that Clifford is examining this from A to Z
  • National politics
  • MONETARY CRISIS; CLARK CLIFFORD'S MEETING WITH RFK TODAY; RFK'S DEMAND FOR REAPPRAISAL OF VIETNAM POLICY; DEAN ACHESON'S ADVICE TO LBJ; DALEY SUGGESTS LBJ APPOINT HIS OWN COMMITTEE TO STUDY POLICY; RFK'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY; NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY
Folder, "September 17, 1968 - Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors ," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • Ambassador Harriman Secretary Rusk Secretary Clifford General Wheeler Walt Rostow CIA Director Helms George Christian Tom Johnson Secretarv Clifford: We met with the Senate Committee this morning. They spent one and a-half hours on Vietnam. CIA Director Helms
  • A (National Security)-SANITIZED
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/12/1964 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • Johnson's Diary May 1-14, 1964 [Book 7] Folder Title Box Number 1 Restriction Codes (A) Closed by Executive Order 13292 governing access to national security information. (B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. (C) Closed
  • of the Senate Rules Committee and the Ways and Means Committee; LBJ goes to REA meeting; Lady Bird has dinner with Tony Taylor and Dr. Hurst; Lady Bird discusses family problem with LBJ
Folder, "January 26, 1968 - 11 a.m. Pueblo 7 - Senior advisors - McNamara, Katzenbach, Wheeler, Helms, Nitze, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • . A diplomatic situation report by Under Secretary Katzenbach. 3. A summary of the military proposals on aircraft movement and other actions by Secretary McNamara and General Wheeler. 4. A discussion of the merits of a Presidential address to the Nation. S
  • A (National Security)-SANITIZED
  • United Nations
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/19/1966 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • dinner with Harry McPherson and Joe Califano; Indira Gandhi was name India's Prime Minister; Inaugural Committee completed its work LBJ talks about hostility in newspaper stories, including one on Tony Taylor
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/23/1966 (Sunday) (Item)
  • ith A r t h u r Kr i m . hav e b e e n . And a d i s t u r b i n g one i t m u st Krim h ad been a n a l y z i n g t h e s t a t e o f a f f a i r s a t t h e D e m o c ra tic N a t i o n a l Committee and th e y a r e bad. H e a v i ly i n d e b t
  • LBJ and Lady Bird attend National Christian Church with guests; LBJ whispers a joke to Lady Bird during the service; press stories about Johnson family; lunch at White House and watching Senator Russell Long and Averell Harriman on television; Lady
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/16/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird performs doctor-recommended exercises; luncheon for women; Helen Hayes; Luci Johnson, National Cathedral School and eye problems; dinner for Senate Committee heads and leadership; briefing for men and tour of WH for women; Margaret Chase
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/2/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • LBJ has Congressional Leadership Breakfast; Lady Bird meets Ladies Committee of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; planning for the Women Doers' Luncheon on child health; photos with the National Association for Retarded Children and their poster child
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/2/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • 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
Telephone conversation # 13112, transcript, LBJ and MIKE MONRONEY, 6/5/1968, 12:00PM (Item)
  • call from Senator Mike r.t>nroney relative to meeting of the Senate Appropriations Committee to amend the Treasury Post Office . and Executive Offices Appropriation Bill, wlich includes the Secret Service. ..( ~ ;j ,• .. . •'• . Pit 1 I I . I
Folder, "March 5, 1968 - 1:14 p.m. Tuesday luncheon meeting - Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, Helms, Taylor, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • -1'7·'t'i ' .. -1­ THE PRESIDENT: I will be meeting with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee tomorrow evening. Senator Fulbright, Sparkman, Aiken, and Hie kenlooper. SECRETARY RUSK: You should remind them that we were not bombing
Folder, "November 26, 1968 10:21-11:11 Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • of a fellow Socialist Republic. We think it would be good for the President and Kosygin to meet. We want to know about the NPT coming back. 1. Would a new committee hearing be needed? 2. What kind of vote would you expect? 3. How much
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/4/1969 (Saturday) (Item)
  • Harry Middleton in the Yellow Oval Room about our films, a never-ending project. And then on into the Treaty Room for our last meeting of the Audio-Visual Committee. I think when this is over I want to declare a long moratorium on several words
  • Brief conference with Abe Fortas; meeting with Henry Middleton about films; meeting of LBJ Library Audiovisual Committee; to theater to view "The President's House;" office work & telephone calls; hair styled; portrait party at the White House; Lady
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/2/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird meets with J.B. West about household matters; office work; swims laps in pool; seventh Congressional reception; Education Bill is out of committee; Congressmen to briefing and wives to theater and second floor; funny story about Mrs. Ralph
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/11/1965 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Tea for and meeting of the Committee on Beautification; the second Congressional reception; dinner with the George Mahons, Hubert Humphreys, et al; Buford Ellington to head the Office of Emergency Management
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/9/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • Second Beautification Committee meeting; participants take tour of Washington for possible beautification projects; office work; nap; Selma, Alabama, and Voting Rights; ninth Congressional Reception; Selma incident
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/25/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird watches Chancellor Adenauer's funeral on television; annual meeting of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House; Oveta Culp Hobby donates Waterford Crystal chandelier; Lady Bird is in receiving line at Senate Ladies Luncheon
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/8/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Office work; Promotions for Women in Armed Forces bill signing ceremony; LBJ presents Bronze Star to Major Marie Rodgers, an African-American, and a Legion of Merit to Colonel Ethel Hefley; Committee for Preservation of the White House meeting