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Telephone conversation # 2190, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/25/1964, 11:40AM (Item)

LBJ READS REVISIONS OF SECTIONS OF RUSK'S SPEECH ON VIETNAM, CUBA; PRESS STORIES ON PANAMA, WESTERN EUROPE; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT PRESS LEAKS BY STATE DEPT, NEED FOR WH TO RECEIVE INFORMATION FIRST

Telephone conversation # 2205, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 2/26/1964, 12:10PM (Item)

LBJ READS BUNDY'S MEMO ON PANAMA CANAL TREATY, COSTA RICAN PROPOSAL, ASKS RUSSELL'S ADVICE ON PANAMA, FIDEL CASTRO, CUBA, GUANTANAMO SITUATION; APPOINTMENT OF W.TAPLEY BENNETT AS AMBASSADOR TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; GENERAL SITUATION IN LATIN AMERICA

Telephone conversation # 2715, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/30/1964, 8:35PM (Item)

RUSK REPORTS ON SITUATION IN BRAZIL, READS DRAFT MESSAGE TO BE SENT TO LINCOLN GORDON; JOAO GOULART; RELEASE OF 1/64 HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT ON BRAZIL; DISCUSSION OF MCGEORGE BUNDY CABLE ON PANAMA, WILLIAM FULBRIGHT'S RECENT SPEECH

Telephone conversation # 3027, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 4/14/1964, 1:00PM (Item)

LBJ READS UPI STORY ON RICHARD NIXON'S CALL TO "UNLEASH" SOUTH VIETNAM; BUNDY'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH WALTER LIPPMANN; CHINA; NGUYEN KHAHN; NEED FOR MESSAGE TO WILLIAM BUNDY TO CLARIFY VIETNAM POLICY FOR HENRY CABOT LODGE; LODGE'S POSSIBLE

Telephone conversation # 2242, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/29/1964, 4:11PM (Item)

LBJ TEASES ABOUT RUMORS THAT JACK VALENTI WILL SUCCEED PIERRE SALINGER; LBJ READS FBI REPORT TO BUNDY; BUNDY ASKS TO MEET WITH LBJ ON THOMAS MANN'S PANAMA NEGOTIATIONS

Telephone conversation # 2320, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 3/2/1964, 8:50PM (Item)

LBJ ASKS ADVICE ON APPOINTING WILL MITCHELL TO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION; RICHARD RUSSELL'S TV APPEARANCE; LBJ'S PRESS CONFERENCE; PANAMA; CYPRUS; US ECONOMY; LBJ'S MEETING WITH HAROLD WILSON OF UK; LBJ READS VIETNAM STATEMENT PREPARED BY ROBERT

Telephone conversation # 2564, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 3/19/1964, 1:00PM (Item)

DISCUSSION OF UK TRADE WITH CUBA AND LBJ'S MEETING WITH UK PRIME MINISTER HOME; BUNDY READS STATE DEPT PRESS STATEMENT ON PANAMA

Telephone conversation # 2582, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/21/1964, 12:16PM (Item)

RUSK'S MEETING WITH MORMON PRESIDENT MCKAY; RUSK'S MEETING WITH DOBRYNIN ON RELEASE OF US PILOTS SHOT DOWN OVER EAST GERMANY; LBJ READS PROPOSED PRESS STATEMENT ON PANAMA, RUSK SUGGESTS REVISIONS; MOYERS DICTATES STATEMENT TO RUSK'S SECRETARY

Telephone conversation # 2588, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 3/21/1964, 1:32PM (Item)

LBJ READS AND DEFENDS HIS STATEMENT ON PANAMA, REFERS TO HIS MEETING WITH BARBARA WARD EARLIER, HIS CALL TO NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER IN MACON, GEORGIA; RUSSELL COMMENTS ON POPULAR OPINION, PRESS SUPPORT FOR LBJ'S POSITION ON PANAMA; UN; OAS

Telephone conversation # 2595, sound recording, LBJ and THOMAS MANN, 3/21/1964, 3:35PM (Item)

LBJ READS TRANSCRIPT OF QUESTIONS AND HIS ANSWERS CONCERNING PANAMA, RESIGNATION OF PIERRE SALINGER, WARREN COMMISSION, CUBA FROM HIS PRESS CONFERENCE EARLIER TODAY

Telephone conversation # 3643, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 6/9/1964, 10:00AM (Item)

LBJ READS BUNDY PROPOSED STATEMENT ON ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT TO BE ISSUED BY WILLIAM FOSTER IN GENEVA, QUESTIONS RELEASE OF STATEMENT ON DISARMAMENT IN LIGHT OF EVENTS IN LAOS; BUNDY SUGGESTS REVISIONS, RECOMMENDS STATEMENT BE HELD

Telephone conversation # 3705, sound recording, LBJ and LUTHER HODGES, 6/12/1964, 10:34AM (Item)

HODGES REPORTS MEETING WITH LUDWIG ERHARD, NEGOTIATIONS WITH GERMANY IN KENNEDY ROUND ON GRAIN, COAL; LBJ TO MEET WITH ERHARD; HODGES ASKS FOR LBJ'S VIEWS ON UPCOMING ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA, HANDLING PRESS; BARRY GOLDWATER; LBJ READS RECENT

Telephone conversation # 3164, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM BUNDY, 4/28/1964, 6:50PM (Item)

LBJ READS LETTER FROM WIFE OF SOUTH VIETNAMESE AMBASSADOR (MADAM NHU'S MOTHER) BEGGING HELP FOR HER SON, TRAN VAN KHIEM, ARRESTED BY NGUYEN KHANH; CLEMENCY FOR NGO DINH CAN

Telephone conversation # 4826, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 8/8/1964, 12:18PM (Item)

BUNDY UPDATES LBJ ON CYPRUS AND CONGO; DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO END CYPRUS CRISIS; GREECE; TURKEY; REQUEST FROM US AMBASSADOR TO CONGO FOR ASSISTANCE; BUNDY READS PROPOSED LETTER TO JORDAN'S KING HUSSEIN; PLANS FOR TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION SIGNING

Telephone conversation # 6417, sound recording, LBJ and DON COOK, 11/19/1964, 2:20PM (Item)

LBJ READS CABLE FROM UK PRIME MINISTER HAROLD WILSON ABOUT UK MONETARY CRISIS, DISCUSSES POSSIBLE RESPONSE; POSSIBLE NEED FOR UK TO RAISE DISCOUNT RATE OR SEEK IMF LOAN; FRB ROLE IN RAISING US RATE; J. EDGAR HOOVER STATEMENT ON WARREN COMMISSION

Telephone conversation # 5475, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 9/3/1964, 7:12PM (Item)

LBJ ASKS FORTAS' OPINION OF PUBLIC REACTION TO NOMINATION OF RAUL CASTRO AS AMBASSADOR TO EL SALVADOR, READS FORTAS NEW GALLUP POLL ON INCREASE IN REPUBLICAN FRONTLASH SUPPORT FOR LBJ AND DECREASE IN BACKLASH DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT FOR GOLDWATER

Telephone conversation # 6895, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/27/1965, 11:12PM (Item)

RUSK ASKS LBJ TO READ CABLES FROM AVERELL HARRIMAN ON HIS MEETING WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER LEVI ESHKOL ABOUT US ARMS SALES TO JORDAN; HARRIMAN NEEDS RESPONSE BEFORE NEXT MEETING; WEST GERMAN TANK SALES TO ISRAEL; ISRAELI REQUEST FOR B-66

Telephone conversation # 7028, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 3/6/1965, 2:32PM (Item)

DECISION TO SEND MARINES TO DANANG; LBJ READS PART OF MCGEORGE BUNDY MEMO ON POSSIBLE PEACE TALKS, UK VIEWS ON VIETNAM; NYT STORY ON POSSIBLE NEGOTIATIONS BASED ON RUSK'S PRESS BRIEFING; PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF SENDING MARINES; MIKE MANSFIELD

Telephone conversation # 7329, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR "TEX" GOLDSCHMIDT, 4/8/1965, 10:27AM (Item)

JOHNS HOPKINS SPEECH ON ASIAN DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH VIETNAMESE NEGATIVE REACTION; LBJ READS CRITICAL CABLES ON SPEECH; LBJ'S REPORT ON 1961 VIETNAM TRIP; MEKONG DELTA; EUGENE BLACK AND UN TASK FORCE; LBJ ASKS ELIZABETH GOLDSCHMIDT TO DRAFT MEDICARE

Telephone conversation # 7140, sound recording, LBJ and DREW PEARSON, 3/23/1965, 11:35AM (Item)

LBJ'S RECENT MEETING WITH GEORGE WALLACE ON SELMA, ALABAMA SITUATION; LBJ READS HIS RECENT PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT ON US POLICY ON VIETNAM; LBJ'S COMMITMENT TO PEACE, HIS HEAVY SCHEDULE; LBJ ASKS FOR PEARSON'S REACTION TO VOTING RIGHTS SPEECH

Telephone conversation # 6848, sound recording, LBJ and HARRY TRUMAN, 2/16/1965, 12:35PM (Item)

TRUMAN READS PORTION OF STATEMENT HE HAS WRITTEN SUPPORTING LBJ'S VIETNAM POLICY; TRUMAN OFFERS TO MEET WITH LBJ IF NEEDED BUT HIS DOCTOR PREFERS HE NOT TRAVEL; LBJ THANKS HIM FOR SUPPORT, OFFERS TO COME TO MISSOURI OR CALL HIM FOR ADVICE

Telephone conversation # 7624, sound recording, LBJ and THOMAS MANN, 5/11/1965, 11:24AM (Item)

OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT OAS INACTION; MANN READS MEMO ON US POSITION ON POSSIBLE TALKS ABOUT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WITH JUAN BOSCH'S REPRESENTATIVE; MANN RECOMMENDS HARRY SHLAUDEMAN ASSIST WITH TALKS; LBJ TELLS MANN TO HAVE ABE FORTAS ARRANGE TALKS

Telephone conversation # 7683, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 5/14/1965, 8:26PM (Item)

OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT VIETNAM; REEDY READS LBJ PROPOSED STATEMENT ON DEATH OF FRANCES PERKINS; LBJ TELLS REEDY TO HAVE CALLS DIRECTED TO HORACE BUSBY INSTEAD OF JOE LAITIN TOMORROW WHEN REEDY IS OUT OF THE OFFICE, TELLS REEDY TO AVOID CALLS

Telephone conversation # 7703, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/16/1965, 12:30PM (Item)

LBJ READS EMBASSY CABLE FROM SANTO DOMINGO ON SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, DETERIORATING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ACTIONS OF UN AND OAS COMMISSION MEMBERS, VIOLATIONS OF CEASEFIRE; POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT

Telephone conversation # 7565, sound recording, LBJ and WH SITUATION ROOM, 5/4/1965, 8:16AM (Item)

DUTY OFFICER READS REPORTS ON SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; OAS COMMISSION; US FORCES, CASUALTIES IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EVACUATION STATISTICS; HUMANITARIAN AID; UN SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION; OAS FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING; VIETNAM AIR MISSIONS

Telephone conversation # 7406, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 11:30AM (Item)

LBJ REPORTS THAT MRS. JUAN BOSCH IS GOING TO GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE; COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO VIETNAM; COMMUNIST REACTION TO LBJ'S JOHNS HOPKINS SPEECH; LBJ READS INTELLIGENCE REPORT ON LATIN AMERICA

Telephone conversation # 7419, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 4/30/1965, 1:45PM (Item)

LBJ READS PROPOSED LETTER TO OAS SECRETARY GEN. JOSE MORA ABOUT CRISIS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, COMMUNIST ROLE IN REVOLT; BUNDY SUGGESTS LBJ CALL MORA INSTEAD, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT EFFECT OF LANGUAGE IN LETTER ABOUT COMMUNIST ROLE IN REVOLT

Telephone conversation # 7424, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 4/30/1965, 5:00PM (Item)

BUNDY READS AP 176 REPORT ON US CASUALTIES IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, TELLS LBJ THEY HAVE NO CONFIRMATION OF REPORT; LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT PRESS, PUBLIC REACTION TO SITUATION, REQUESTS PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON QUESTION OF COMMUNIST INVOLVEMENT

Telephone conversation # 7425, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 4/30/1965, 5:05PM (Item)

LBJ READS DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON DOMINICAN CRISIS; MCNAMARA SUGGESTS ADDING LANGUAGE ON SAFE EVACUATION ALREADY COMPLETED, ON US SUPPORT FOR CEASEFIRE, SUGGESTS STATEMENT ON CUBAN ROLE IN REVOLT BE MADE BY OTHER OFFICIALS, NOT PRESIDENT

Telephone conversation # 7436, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 4/30/1965, 6:30PM (Item)

DISCUSSION OF WHETHER OR NOT LBJ SHOULD MAKE STATEMENT ON CRISIS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; RUSK ADVISES LBJ NOT TO EMPHASIZE COMMUNIST INVOLVEMENT IN CRISIS; LBJ READS CURRENT DRAFT STATEMENT; RUSK AGREES TO REVISED LANGUAGE

Telephone conversation # 7505, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/1/1965, 11:39AM (Item)

BUNDY APOLOGIZES FOR DELAY IN RELAYING CABLES TO LBJ, REPORTS ON CHESTER BOWLES' VACATION REQUEST; DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT FOR JOHN LEDDY; POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF SAM GILSTRAP AS REPLACEMENT FOR BENJAMIN READ; LBJ INSTRUCTS BUNDY ON PRESS CONTACTS

Telephone conversation # 7753, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/18/1965, 11:55AM (Item)

BUNDY READS GUZMAN'S MESSAGE SUSPENDING TALKS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, PROTESTING ALLEGED US AID TO SAN ISIDRO, IMBERT FORCES; INCREASED REBEL ACTIVITY; DOUBTS OF GUZMAN'S ABILITY TO CONTROL GOVT; ABE FORTAS CHANNEL TO JUAN BOSCH; PROPOSED US TROOP

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 # 7792, sound recording, LBJ and WH SITUATION ROOM, 5/20/1965, 6:31AM (Item)

WH SITUATION ROOM DUTY OFFICER REPORTS ON RESULTS OF AIR MISSION IN VIETNAM, DEATH OF COLONEL RAFAEL FERNANDEZ DOMINGUEZ IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, AND READS LATEST CABLE (SANTO DOMINGO 1830) FROM MCGEORGE BUNDY ON SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Telephone conversation # 7804, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 5/22/1965, 4:01PM (Item)

LBJ ASKS MOYERS TO BRING GEORGE BALL, THOMAS MANN IN FOR MEETING, ASKS MOYERS TO READ PRIVATE MESSAGE FROM MCGEORGE BUNDY THAT HE HAS JUST RECEIVED ON NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Telephone conversation # 7809, sound recording, ROBERT MCNAMARA and GEORGE BALL, 5/23/1965, 1:40PM (Item)

BALL READS DRAFT CABLE 1208 ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH GUZMAN, IMBERT, IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; OAS ROLE IN TALKS; MCNAMARA DISCUSSES CHANGES CONCERNING CONTROL OF COMMUNISTS, REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH MCGEORGE BUNDY, CYRUS VANCE; TIMING OF TALKS WITH IMBERT

Telephone conversation # 7810, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE BALL, 5/23/1965, 2:02PM (Item)

BALL READS REVISED CABLE 1208 ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NEGOTIATIONS AND LBJ EDITS IT; LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT CONGRESSIONAL QUESTIONING OF AGREEMENT; CONTROL OF COMMUNISTS IN ACCORD WITH SAN JUAN AGREEMENT; LBJ TELLS BALL TO ASSURE IMBERT ABOUT

Telephone conversation # 7816, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 5/23/1965, 6:15PM (Item)

OFFICE CONVERSATION BETWEEN MOYERS AND WH SITUATION ROOM DUTY OFFICER "BILL" JOY? ABOUT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; JOY? READS CABLE 1208 ABOUT NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO LBJ

Telephone conversation # 7818, sound recording, LBJ and WH SITUATION ROOM, 5/23/1965, 7:50PM (Item)

LBJ ASKS WH SITUATION ROOM DUTY OFFICER TO READ SECTION OF CABLE 1208 CONCERNING PROPOSED HANDLING OF COMMUNISTS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Telephone conversation # 8529, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 8/11/1965, 8:15AM (Item)

LBJ CONGRATULATES FULBRIGHT ON SUCCESS OF HIS TRIP TO BRAZIL, READS JACK VALENTI'S REPORT ON TRIP; FULBRIGHT'S TRIP TO SEARCY, ARKANSAS, FOLLOWING FIRE IN TITAN MISSILE SILO; LBJ REPORTS ON WH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS ON VIETNAM, US PEACE EFFORTS