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  • DAILY DIARY LISTS THIS AS CALL TO "MR. ARNOLD"; LBJ ASKS ROBERT MCNAMARA TO LISTEN ON ANOTHER PHONE; CONTINUES ON NEXT 3 RECORDINGS; POOR SOUND QUALITY; FORTAS IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR
  • FORTAS DISCUSSES HIS DISAGREEMENTS WITH CABLE 1208 ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TALKS; DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CABLE AND SAN JUAN AGREEMENT WITH GUZMAN AND JUAN BOSCH ON CONTROL OF COMMUNISTS; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT CONGRESSIONAL CRITICISM OF AGREEMENT; OAS ROLE
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7812, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/23/1965, 5:10PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • DAILY DIARY LISTS THIS AS CALL TO "MR. ARNOLD"; ROBERT MCNAMARA IS MEETING WITH LBJ, HAS BEEN LISTENING TO CONVERSATION AND SPEAKS TO FORTAS; CONTINUES FROM 2 PREVIOUS RECORDINGS AND CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • FORTAS EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT OAS ROLE AS DISCUSSED IN CABLE 1208 ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NEGOTIATIONS; LBJ GIVES HIS VIEWS ON TALKS WITH IMBERT, OAS INVOLVEMENT; DEPORTATION OF COMMUNISTS; JOSE MORA'S ROLE IN TALKS; VIEWS OF GEORGE BALL, STATE DEPT
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7814, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/23/1965, 5:10PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "3, 1130-1200 AM" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL AND LBJ IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • LBJ (HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND) DICTATES STATEMENT FOR PRESS ABOUT ALLEGED ACTIONS OF US TROOPS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO FORTAS WHO DICTATES IT TO REEDY; STATEMENT REPEATS LBJ'S STANDING ORDERS ON NEUTRALITY, REFERS QUESTIONS TO CYRUS VANCE
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7963, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "CONTINUATION OF JUSTICE FORTAS CALL (FIRST PART OF HIS CALL NOT RECORDED)"; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • DISCUSSION OF COMPOSITION OF US DELEGATION TO FUNERAL OF INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER SHASTRI, DEAN RUSK'S DESIRE TO GO, QUESTION OF LBJ GOING; FORTAS SUGGESTS EARL WARREN FOR DELEGATION; UK DELEGATION; MIRIAM OTTENBERG'S ARTICLE ON BOBBY BAKER
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 9476, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 1/10/1966, 8:40PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "ARNOLD-?"; "2, 10:45-11:15" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT"; SPEED VARIES ON ORIGINAL RECORDING; BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION WHILE FORTAS IS ON HOLD FOR CALL TO LBJ; CONTINUES FROM REF #7938
  • TELEPHONE OPERATOR TELLS FORTAS LBJ IS NOT TAKING CALLS; FORTAS ASKS HER TO PLACE CALL TO GEORGE REEDY; REEDY, FORTAS DISCUSS WHAT REEDY WILL SAY IN 11:00A PRESS BRIEFING ABOUT NYT, WASHINGTON POST STORIES ON US FORCES AIDING IMBERT IN DOMINICAN
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7940, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and GEORGE REEDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "ARNOLD-PRES."; INAUDIBLE OFFICE CONVERSATION WHILE FORTAS IS ON HOLD; FORTAS IS APPARENTLY MEETING WITH ROBERT MCNAMARA AT TIME OF CALL; CONVERSATION WITH LBJ RECORDED ON REF #7794; PARTIAL CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7974
  • FORTAS ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO LBJ; INAUDIBLE OFFICE CONVERSATION WITH "BOB" (MCNAMARA?) WHILE FORTAS IS ON HOLD
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7973, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • SLIP LISTS THIS CALL AS "ARNOLD TO VANCE"; POOR SOUND QUALITY; FORTAS ON HOLD 0:22; VANCE AND BUNDY ARE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • FORTAS TELLS VANCE TRAVEL PLANS FOR WIDOW OF COL. RAFAEL FERNANDEZ DOMINGUEZ TO FUNERAL IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; POSSIBLE ANTI-US REACTION TO HIS DEATH; FORTAS TELLS BUNDY THAT JUAN BOSCH MAY MAKE SPEECH ON RADIO SANTO DOMINGO IF IT IS UNDER OAS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7789, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/20/1965, 12:51AM
  • "[TELEPHONE] 426-19 MAY"; FORTAS ON HOLD 1:20; OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL
  • FORTAS TELLS MCNAMARA THAT MCGEORGE BUNDY MAY REQUEST THAT JAIME BENITEZ TRAVEL FROM SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FORTAS ASKS MCNAMARA TO ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION, GIVES HIM TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR BENITEZ, JUAN BOSCH
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7904, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/19/1965, time unknown
  • "[TELEPHONE] 426-19 MAY"; SLIP LISTS CALL AS "ARNOLD-VANCE (2 CALLS)"; VANCE IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FORTAS PUTS VANCE ON HOLD TO TALK TO LBJ ON OTHER LINE (REF #7915); CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • VANCE TELLS FORTAS THEY ARE PREPARING RESPONSE TO LBJ'S QUESTIONS ON EXTENT OF US MILITARY ACTIVITY IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FORTAS DISCUSSES UPCOMING WH MEETING, TOM MANN'S RECOMMENDATION; DISCUSSION OF CAPTURE OF RADIO SANTO DOMINGO AND OF CABLE
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7913, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/19/1965, time unknown
  • FORTAS ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO ROBERT MCNAMARA WHOSE LINE IS BUSY; OPERATOR ASKS FORTAS IF HE IS "MR. ARNOLD" TODAY; FORTAS REPLIES THAT HE IS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7932, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH BILL MOYERS, ROBERT MCNAMARA AT TIME OF CALL
  • FORTAS SAYS PRESS BRIEFING BY BUNDY IS INADVISABLE, DISCUSSES CABLE FORTAS IS SENDING TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, REQUESTS TEXT OF CYRUS VANCE'S PRESS BRIEFING; BUNDY REPORTS ON MEETING WITH GUZMAN AND ON ARRIVAL OF "YLF" (JAIME BENITEZ); CABINET
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8005, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • "NYC"; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE BRIEFLY INTERRUPTS FORTAS, LBJ
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 5889, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/15/1964, 1:13AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • 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?)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 6420, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 11/19/1964, 7:26PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS' TALK WITH LUIS MUNOZ-MARIN ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; CONCERNS ABOUT OAS; POSSIBLE STATEMENT BY LBJ TO OAS ASKING OAS TO SEND TEAM; VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION TO SENDING ROMULO BETANCOURT; QUESTION OF HHH, LBJ, OR RUSK ATTENDING INTERAMERICAN MEETING
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7617, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/10/1965, 12:40PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • LBJ REPORTS ON MEETING WITH LUIS MUNOZ-MARIN, JOSE FIGUERES ON DOMINICAN CRISIS; POSSIBLE FORMATION OF COUNCIL OF STATE; LBJ SAYS HE JOKED WITH THEM ABOUT FORTAS' ABILITIES, RECOMMENDED THEY CONSULT HIM; JUAN BOSCH; LBJ'S TRIP TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7631, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/11/1965, 6:55PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS' TALKS WITH JUAN BOSCH ON POSSIBLE POLITICAL SOLUTION TO DOMINICAN CRISIS; RAFAEL FERNANDEZ' TRIP TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; NEED FOR CONTINGENCY PLAN IF CAAMANO WILL NOT ACCEPT PLAN
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7653, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/13/1965, 5:35PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON HIS TALKS WITH JUAN BOSCH ABOUT POSSIBLE POLITICAL SOLUTION TO CRISIS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; BOSCH'S VIEWS ON CONTACTING BALAGUER
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7667, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 2:45PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF FORTAS' TALKS WITH JUAN BOSCH ABOUT SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7682, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 7:29PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • SLIP AND DAILY DIARY LIST THIS AS CALL FROM "MR. DAVIDSON"; FORTAS IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; CONTINUES FROM 2 PREVIOUS RECORDINGS AND ON NEXT RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7689, #7690
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7686, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 8:45PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • DISCUSSION OF STRATEGY FOR NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FORTAS OFFERS TO TALK WITH GUZMAN, JUAN BOSCH, IN PUERTO RICO; PROPOSED TRIP BY CYRUS VANCE, JACK VAUGHN, THOMAS MANN TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; JUNTA'S AGREEMENT TO SETTLEMENT
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7687, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 8:45PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "POTUS CONVERSATION WITH MR. DAVIDSON 9:51-9:59"; FORTAS ON HOLD 0:40; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7692, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 9:51PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON HIS TALKS WITH JAIME BENITEZ, OTHERS, ON CRISIS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LBJ REPORTS ON DETERIORATING SITUATION, REBEL ATTACK ON EMBASSY; STATEMENT BY JUAN BOSCH, APPEARANCE ON MEET THE PRESS; OAS; POSSIBILITY OF MRS. BOSCH COMING
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7388, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/29/1965, 4:45PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON TALKS WITH LUIS MUNOZ-MARIN AND ROBERTO SANCHEZ VILELLA ABOUT JUAN BOSCH AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CRISIS; COMMUNIST ROLE IN CRISIS; POSSIBLE CEASEFIRE, OAS PEACEKEEPING TEAM; VENEZUELA'S CONCERNS ABOUT CASTRO; PAPAL NUNCIO'S EFFORTS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7402, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 10:05AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; FORTAS IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE; MCNAMARA IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7405, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 10:50AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS SUGGESTS THAT ADLAI STEVENSON WORK WITH UN AND WITH FOREIGN MINISTER OF COSTA RICA ON HANDLING OF CRISIS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7412, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 12:01PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON POSSIBLE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT; BOSCH'S CONCERNS ABOUT WESSIN Y WESSIN; JOHN B. MARTIN'S NEGOTIATIONS; LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT STATE DEPT DELAYS; OAS; CANCELLATION OF MRS. BOSCH'S PRESS CONFERENCE
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7417, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 12:59PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • LBJ DISCUSSES STATEMENT ON DOMINICAN CRISIS HE HAS JUST DELIVERED, COMPLAINS ABOUT LIGHTING, TELEPROMPTER; FORTAS PRAISES STATEMENT
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7441, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 7:20PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS DISCUSSES BRIEFING BALAGUER ON PROPOSAL FOR PLEBISCITE ON 1963 CONSTITUTION OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PRIOR TO HIS MEETING WITH JUAN BOSCH; QUESTION OF CYRUS VANCE CONTINUING TALKS WITH SAN ISIDRO GROUP; MCGEORGE BUNDY'S TALKS WITH GUZMAN
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7725, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/17/1965, 1:00PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS DISCUSSES NEED FOR STATE DEPT TO CIRCULATE UNNAMED REPORT TO PRESS, LACK OF PRESS INTEREST IN ELLSWORTH BUNKER'S STATEMENT TO OAS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7787, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/19/1965, 8:30PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • NEGOTIATIONS ON ESTABLISHMENT OF PROVISIONAL GOVT IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC UNDER GARCIA-GODOY; QUESTION OF CIVILIAN CONTROL OF ARMY; RETIREMENT OF IMBERT, WESSIN Y WESSIN; US FOREIGN AID; LBJ TELLS FORTAS TO TALK WITH KATZENBACH; NATIONAL CRIME
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8542, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/16/1965, 9:53AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • NEGOTIATIONS ON ESTABLISHMENT OF PROVISIONAL GOVT IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC UNDER GARCIA-GODOY; QUESTION OF CIVILIAN CONTROL OF ARMY; RETIREMENT OF IMBERT, WESSIN Y WESSIN; US FOREIGN AID; LBJ TELLS FORTAS TO TALK WITH KATZENBACH; NATIONAL CRIME
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8543, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/16/1965, 9:53AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • VERY POOR SOUND QUALITY; FORTAS IS INAUDIBLE; RECORDING APPARENTLY STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8171, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 6/21/1965, 4:35PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "4, 1145-1215" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL AND LBJ IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7964, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • ABE FORTAS
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS CONCERNS ABOUT INCREASED COMMUNIST ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BECAUSE US FORCES ARE SPREAD THIN; FORTAS EXPRESSES OPINION THAT USSR IS MORE WORRIED ABOUT CHINA THAN ABOUT THE US; JOHNSON FAMILY BUSINESS?
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 9536, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 1/26/1966, 9:54AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; LBJ LISTENS TO TV NEWS AT TIMES DURING CONVERSATION; FORTAS IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR AT TIMES
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 10553, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/4/1966, 8:25AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • MIRIAM OTTENBERG'S ARTICLE ON BOBBY BAKER; JUSTICE DEPT ATTORNEYS ON BAKER CASE; RFK; FORTAS SUGGESTS HHH AND DEAN RUSK GO WITH US DELEGATION TO FUNERAL OF INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER SHASTRI; UK DELEGATION; PROPOSED DEAN RUSK, AVERELL HARRIMAN TRIP
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 9477, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 1/10/1966, 8:40PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8002, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and GEORGE REEDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "JOINED W/ABE FORTAS - 6:25PM"; OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; FORTAS IS AT HOME; HIGH-PITCHED WHINE OCCURS DURING CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7711, #7712
  • BUNDY REPORTS FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON BREAKDOWN OF "DAVIDSON" (FORTAS) AGREEMENT WITH JUAN BOSCH, GUZMAN; GUZMAN'S CONCERNS ABOUT SELECTING DEFENSE MINISTER, ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF, DISARMING REBELS, HANDLING COMMUNISTS; NEED TO CONTACT JUAN BOSCH
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "JOINED W/ABE FORTAS - 6:25PM"; BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, FORTAS IS AT HOME; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7712
  • BREAKDOWN OF "DAVIDSON" (FORTAS) AGREEMENT WITH JUAN BOSCH, GUZMAN ON SETTLEMENT OF DOMINICAN CRISIS; GUZMAN'S CONCERNS ABOUT HANDLING COMMUNISTS, CHOOSING ARMY CHIEF; LBJ EMPHASIZES NEED TO CONTAIN COMMUNISM; CYRUS VANCE'S TALKS WITH SAN ISIDRO
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • "BENITAS TO FORTAS"; POOR SOUND QUALITY; LOUD HUM AND INTERFERENCE ON ORIGINAL RECORDING
  • BENITEZ REPORTS MRS. JUAN BOSCH HAS OFFERED TO PERSUADE BOSCH TO GO TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PERSONALLY FOR TALKS; WITHDRAWAL OF GUZMAN'S ULTIMATUM; COMMUNICATIONS DIFFICULTIES; CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS; FORTAS EMPHASIZES NEGATIVE EFFECT OF ULTIMATUM
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7763, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and JAIME BENITEZ, 5/18/1965, 4:25PM