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Telephone conversation # 13135, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 6/23/1968, 9:09AM (Item)
  • JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT FOR ALEXANDER LAWRENCE; APPOINTMENT OF ABE FORTAS AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT; FORTAS' RECENT SPEECH ON CIVIL DISSENT; LBJ READS LIST OF CANDIDATES TO SUCCEED FORTAS, SUGGESTS REAPPOINTING TOM CLARK AND DISMISSING RAMSEY
Telephone conversation # 6304, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 11/9/1964, 11:57AM (Item)
  • GEORGIA, NATIONAL ELECTION RESULTS; POLLS; LBJ ASKS FOR ADVICE ON VIETNAM, SELECTION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL; CLARK CLIFFORD; WALTER JENKINS; TRANSITION; POSSIBLE DEFENSE CUTS; LYNDA AND LUCI JOHNSON'S CAMPAIGN WORK; MARGARET CHASE SMITH ADS
Telephone conversation # 5881, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/14/1964, 8:32PM (Item)
  • "NYC"; SLIP LISTS THIS AS CALL WITH CLARK CLIFFORD, 8:32P, DAILY DIARY AS CALL TO FORTAS, 8:38P; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH CLIFFORD BUT CLIFFORD DOES NOT SPEAK; LBJ SPEAKS WITH GEORGE REEDY DURING CALL
Telephone conversation # 6420, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 11/19/1964, 7:26PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS FORTAS TO REVIEW LEGALITY OF DNC HANDLING OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS; CRYPTIC DISCUSSION OF UNNAMED PERSON; POSSIBLE FORMATION OF CABINET ETHICS COMMITTEE; "EARLE" (CLEMENTS?); BOBBY BAKER?; CLARK CLIFFORD AS CIA DIRECTOR; "DON" (COOK?)
Telephone conversation # 9039, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 10/22/1965, 6:39PM (Item)
  • LBJ JOKES ABOUT RAMSEY CLARK'S OBJECTIONS TO APPOINTMENTS; DAVID BRESS; VETO MESSAGES; APPOINTMENT FOR ROMAN HRUSKA; REPUBLICAN SENATE LEADERSHIP; APPOINTMENT OF LADY BIRD'S COUSIN; PROSECUTION OF DRAFT DODGERS; RONNIE DUGGER; SHERMAN ADAMS; DONALD
Telephone conversation # 13501, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 10/1/1968, 10:31AM (Item)
  • HHH'S SALT LAKE CITY SPEECH ON BOMBING HALT; CURRENT US VIETNAM POLICY, NEGOTIATING CONDITIONS; EFFECT OF SPEECH ON ELECTION; REPUBLICAN VACANCIES; JAMES RUSSELL WIGGINS' APPOINTMENT TO UN; ABE FORTAS; POSSIBLE NOMINATION OF TOM CLARK AS CHIEF