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Telephone conversation # 8370, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 7/21/1965, 4:31PM (Item)
  • VERY POOR SOUND QUALITY; FORTAS IS INAUDIBLE AND LBJ IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR AT TIMES
  • FORTAS' LETTER WITHDRAWING HIS NAME FOR CONSIDERATION FOR SUPREME COURT; LBJ ASKS FORTAS' ADVICE ON OTHER POSSIBLE APPOINTEES; FULBRIGHT'S HEARINGS ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INTERVENTION; LUIS MUNOZ-MARIN'S UPCOMING TESTIMONY; FORTAS' RECENT FBI CHECK
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8370, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 7/21/1965, 4:31PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7751, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERTO SANCHEZ-VILELLA, 5/18/1965, 11:25AM (Item)
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "GOVERNOR SANCHEZ-VILELLA IN PR TO ABE FORTAS"; SANCHEZ-VILELLA ON HOLD 0:42; BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION BETWEEN LBJ AND ABE FORTAS PRECEDES CALL; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7750
  • FORTAS AND SANCHEZ-VILELLA DISCUSS FORTAS' PLANS TO COME TO PUERTO RICO; SANCHEZ-VILELLA TELLS FORTAS ABOUT INTELLIGENCE REPORT
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
Telephone conversation # 7750, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and ROBERTO SANCHEZ-VILELLA, 5/18/1965, 11:25AM (Item)
  • SLIP LISTS CALLERS AS "MR. DAVIDSON AND GOVERNOR MUNOZ-MARIN" AT 11:20A, BUT CALLERS ARE ABE FORTAS AND ROBERTO SANCHEZ-VILELLA; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7751
  • DISCUSSION OF FORTAS' PLANS TO COME TO PUERTO RICO; SANCHEZ-VILELLA TELLS FORTAS ABOUT INTELLIGENCE REPORT
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7750, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and ROBERTO SANCHEZ-VILELLA, 5/18/1965, 11:25AM
Telephone conversation # 7767, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/18/1965, 6:40PM (Item)
  • "(PART OF FORTAS MISSING)"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; RECORDING OF CALL IS INTERRUPTED BY RECORDING OF FOLLOWING CALL
  • DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LUIS MUNOZ-MARIN'S, JAIME BENITEZ' CALLS TO BOSCH; JUAN BOSCH'S POSITION WITH CAAMANO'S FORCES; FORTAS' RECOMMENDATION TO BUNDY ABOUT TOUGHENING OF US NEGOTIATING STRATEGY; DOMINICAN CABINET
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7767, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/18/1965, 6:40PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7776, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/19/1965, 10:57AM (Item)
  • FORTAS IS IN BROMLEY SMITH'S OFFICE; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; CABINET APPOINTEES; DEPARTURE OF REBEL LEADERS; ROLE OF JUAN BOSCH, GUZMAN IN GOVT; LBJ TELLS FORTAS TO CONTACT MCGEORGE BUNDY, VANCE, PALMER ABOUT ALLEGED US TROOP ASSISTANCE TO LOYALISTS, TELL THEM TO STOP
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7776, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/19/1965, 10:57AM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 9476, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 1/10/1966, 8:40PM (Item)
  • "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 conversation # 5889, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/15/1964, 1:13AM (Item)
  • "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
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?)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 6420, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 11/19/1964, 7:26PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 9477, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 1/10/1966, 8:40PM (Item)
  • 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
Telephone conversation # 7907, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and WILLIAM "RED" RABORN, 5/19/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • FORTAS DISCUSSES NEED TO HAVE FBI AND CIA CHECK ON POSSIBLE COMMUNIST AFFILIATION OF CABINET APPOINTEES IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; RABORN TELLS FORTAS HE HAS ALREADY GIVEN REPORT TO BILL MOYERS, JACK VALENTI
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7907, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and WILLIAM "RED" RABORN, 5/19/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 7908, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 5/19/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154-19 MAY"; FORTAS ON HOLD 1:30
  • FORTAS DISCUSSES NEED TO HAVE FBI AND CIA CHECK ON POSSIBLE COMMUNIST AFFILIATION OF CABINET APPOINTEES IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7908, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 5/19/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 7702, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/16/1965, 12:30PM (Item)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7702, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/16/1965, 12:30PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7906, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CARTHA "DEKE" DELOACH, 5/19/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • FORTAS DISCUSSES NEED TO HAVE FBI CHECK ON POSSIBLE COMMUNIST AFFILIATION OF CABINET APPOINTEES IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ASKS DELOACH TO HAVE SOMEONE TAKE DOWN LIST OF POSSIBLE APPOINTEES
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7906, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CARTHA "DEKE" DELOACH, 5/19/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 7911, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and LBJ, 5/19/1965, 11:40AM (Item)
  • FORTAS SAYS HE HAS RECEIVED CIA REPORT ON POSSIBLE CABINET APPOINTEES IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THAT HE HAS SPOKEN WITH J. EDGAR HOOVER, OTHERS, ABOUT IMPORTANCE OF ASSURING THAT NO APPOINTEES HAVE COMMUNIST AFFILIATION
  • Telephone conversation # 7911, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and LBJ, 5/19/1965, 11:40AM
Telephone conversation # 7915, sound recording, BILL MOYERS and LBJ, 5/19/1965, 12:30PM (Item)
  • ABE FORTAS
  • LBJ ASKS MOYERS, VAUGHN TO 2:45P WH MEETING ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THOMAS MANN, ABE FORTAS ON US POLICY; CONGRESSIONAL CRITICISM; LBJ READS CABLE 1801 ON RADIO SANTO DOMINGO; FORTAS RECOMMENDS DELAY ON ACTION ON STATION; FBI
  • Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
Telephone conversation # 5910, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 10/17/1964, 8:47PM (Item)
  • 0:45 OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH ABE FORTAS AT TIME OF CALL
Telephone conversation # 7780, sound recording, LBJ and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 5/19/1965, 12:00PM (Item)
  • HOOVER READS INTELLIGENCE REPORTS ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LBJ CRITICIZES STATE DEPT, DISCUSSES ABE FORTAS' ROLE IN NEGOTIATIONS AND LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT COMMUNISTS IN NEW DOMINICAN GOVT
Telephone conversation # 7954, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and LBJ, 5/20/1965, 11:25AM (Item)
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "3, 1130-1200 AM" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; REEDY ON HOLD 1:00; OFFICE CONVERSATION WITH ABE FORTAS PRECEDES CALL; RECORDED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH REF #7955
Telephone conversation # 6741, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 1/22/1965, 11:15AM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS RUSSELL'S ADVICE ON ATTORNEY GENERAL APPOINTMENT; NICHOLAS KATZENBACH; CLARK CLIFFORD; ABE FORTAS' BACKGROUND, LONGTIME ROLE AS ADVISER TO LBJ, HIS ROLE IN BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION; MCNAMARA TESTIMONY ON AUTHORIZATION BILLS; FEDERAL PAY