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  • DISCUSSION OF PRESS LEAK OF LBJ'S UPCOMING MEETING IN LOS ANGELES WITH PRESIDENT OF MEXICO ; ARRANGMENTS FOR LUNCHEON AFTER MEETING; QUESTION OF MAYOR SAM YORTY SPEAKING AT MEETING; BROWN SAYS HE WANTS TO TALK TO LBJ ABOUT CALIFORNIA DELEGATION
  • Telephone conversation # 773, sound recording, PIERRE SALINGER and EDMUND G. "PAT" BROWN, 12/27/1963, time unknown
  • Telephone conversation # 6857, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/18/1965, time unknown
  • TIME FROM WH OPS LOGS; RECORDING ENDS BEFORE CONVERSATION BETWEEN LBJ AND HHH IS RECORDED; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH WILLIAM FULBRIGHT AND HARRY MCPHERSON AT TIME OF CALL
  • "B. 1 - BUNDY(?)"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; MUSIC AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES
  • TAYLOR ON HOLD 0:20; LBJ IS MEETING WITH MCNAMARA AT TIME OF CALL
  • LBJ DISCUSSES US DOMESTIC CONCERNS ABOUT VIETNAM, ASKS TAYLOR'S VIEWS ON EXTENSION OF BOMBING HALT, PEACE EFFORTS; TAYLOR SAYS HE OPPOSES PAUSE BUT SAYS THIS IS BEST TIME FOR IT IF IT IS NECESSARY; U. S. GRANT SHARP'S OPPOSITION TO PAUSE; MILITARY
  • SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS DATE AND TIME AS 2/18/1967, 2:44P; DATE AND TIME DETERMINED FROM CONTENT OF CALL AND DAILY DIARY
  • RUSK UPDATES LBJ ON VIETNAM PEACE NEGOTIATIONS INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF HAVING NLF, SOUTH VIETNAM IN PEACE TALKS AND OF TIMING OF BOMBING HALT AND BEGINNING OF TALKS; LBJ QUESTIONS TIMING OF BOMBING HALT AND PERCEPTION LBJ IS TRYING TO INFLUENCE
  • "SUMMARIZED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; ROSTOW IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; LBJ ON SPEAKERPHONE; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • LBJ'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH CREIGHTON ABRAMS; TIMING OF ORDERING BOMBING HALT, ANNOUNCING IT, AND BRIEFING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS; NEED TO GIVE NGUYEN VAN THIEU, ALLIES ADVANCE NOTICE; ELLSWORTH BUNKER'S MEETING WITH THIEU
  • "FROM PAUL 2/8/68"; "DAMAGE TO NUCLEAR SHIP, BATTLES-KAISANG, ATTACK ON OUR EMBASSY, RETALIATION..." DATE DETERMINED FROM CONTENT OF CALL; TIME UNCERTAIN; DAILY DIARY LISTS CALLS WITH MCNAMARA AT 7:24A, 7:38A; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS
  • Telephone conversation # 12617, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/31/1968, time unknown
  • Telephone conversation # 6856, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/18/1965, time unknown
  • SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS CALL AT 11:40A; DAILY DIARY LISTS TIME OF CALL AS 12:40A; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES TIME IS 12:40A; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; MARKS IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR
  • SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS CALL AT 11:40A; DAILY DIARY LISTS TIME OF CALL AS 12:40A; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES TIME IS 12:40A; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; MARKS IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR
  • BUNDY ON HOLD 2:12; BUNDY IS MEETING WITH CYRUS VANCE, "JACK" VALENTI? AT TIME OF CALL; OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT CHRISTMAS TRUCE IN VIETNAM WHILE BUNDY ON HOLD; TV OR RADIO AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES
  • Telephone conversation # 12506, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE CHRISTIAN, 12/11/1967, time unknown
  • "CC HAD CHANCE TO LOOK THROUGH FILE OF JACK CONNOR...; DATE, "LISTENED TO YB" AND INCORRECT TIME 9:16A WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; TV OR RADIO AUDIBLE; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; 0:24 MACHINE NOISE
  • "FR BEDROOM 3/23/68"; TIME FROM WH OPS LOGS; SLIP AND DAILY DIARY LIST CALL AT 1:50P BUT CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES TIME IS EARLIER; CONTINUES FROM 2 PREVIOUS RECORDINGS
  • "FROM BEDROOM 4-1-68"; "RE PRES.'S MARCH 31ST SPEECH"; POOR SOUND QUALITY; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; IVO SPARKMAN? SPEAKS AFTER LBJ HANGS UP
  • "? NEED TO IDENTIFY"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; SLIP, DAILY DIARY, WH OPS LOG LIST CALL TO HHH AT 10:18A (EASTERN TIME) BUT CALL WAS RECORDED ON DICTABELT BEFORE 9:30A CENTRAL TIME CALL TO RICHARD NIXON; HHH IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE
  • "#1"; CARL ALBERT IS MEETING WITH MCCORMACK AT TIME OF CALL; FORMERLY CLOSED IN PART-DONOR'S DEED OF GIFT (C)
  • "#4"; LBJ IS MEETING WITH WALTER JENKINS AT TIME OF CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY AFTER LBJ PUTS CALL ON SPEAKERPHONE; FORMERLY CLOSED IN PART-DONOR'S DEED OF GIFT (C)
  • "#6"; "CALLS ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT-APPROX. 6 OR 7 CALLS"; "'MERRY CHRISTMAS' CALLS"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; STONE ON HOLD 0:35; STONE IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994
  • FULBRIGHT DISCUSSES KENNEDY CENTER BILL, EXPRESSES CONCERN THAT REPUBLICAN SUPPORT FOR IT MAY WEAKEN IN TIME; LBJ DISCUSSES ARTHUR SCHLESINGER'S, AVERELL HARRIMAN'S OPPOSITION TO APPOINTMENT OF THOMAS MANN AS COORDINATOR OF LATIN AMERICAN AFFAIRS
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; LBJ IS MEETING WITH ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, BILL MOYERS? AT TIME OF CALL; LBJ ON HOLD 1:15
  • LBJ'S RESPONSE TO GOLDWATER'S CHARGE THAT LBJ AUTHORIZED USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN TONKIN GULF; PROCEDURES FOR USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS; SECURITY BRIEFINGS FOR CANDIDATES, FORMER PRESIDENTS; TIMING OF LBJ'S SPEECH ON TONKIN GULF RETALIATION; CHINA
  • DISCUSSION OF TIMING OF LBJ'S SPEECH ON TONKIN GULF RETALIATION; CHARLES HALLECK'S STATEMENT ABOUT LBJ'S ANNOUNCEMENT; GOLDWATER'S STATEMENT ABOUT CHOICE OF REPUBLICAN VP CANDIDATE WILLIAM MILLER
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; LBJ IS APPARENTLY MEETING WITH JACK VALENTI AT TIME OF CALL
  • "TRANSCRIBED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH ELMO ROPER AT TIME OF CALL
  • DISCUSSION OF ED FOREMAN'S SPEECH ON HOUSE FLOOR CRITICIZING TIMING OF LBJ'S ADDRESS ON RETALIATORY STRIKES FOLLOWING TONKIN GULF ATTACKS; MCNAMARA LISTS POINTS JUSTIFYING DECISION TO MAKE ADDRESS; LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO CALL CARL VINSON, CARL ALBERT
  • BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH RICHARD NELSON AT TIME OF CALL
  • "SEP 21 PRESS CONFERENCE"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; CONTINUES ON NEXT 2 RECORDINGS; RECORDING STARTS AFTER PRESS CONFERENCE HAS BEGUN
  • RUSK'S RECENT TRIP; LBJ ASKS RUSK TO BRING MATERIAL ON 10 ACTS CONCERNING PEACE WHEN HE COMES TO WH TODAY, ASKS HIM TO REVIEW TEXT OF LBJ'S 9/16/64 SEATTLE SPEECH IN LIGHT OF RECENT TIME MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE NUCLEAR
  • RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH EUGENE BLACK, MARVIN WATSON, JIMILU MASON AT TIME OF CALL; LBJ INTRODUCES BLACK TO MASON DURING CALL
  • "END OF SECOND BELT" ("SECOND BELT" WRITTEN IN SHORTHAND; GOLDBERG IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; LBJ IS MEETING WITH CLIFFORD AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • BUNDY ON HOLD 1:20; INAUDIBLE OFFICE CONVERSATION AMONG TELEPHONE OPERATORS WHILE BUNDY ON HOLD; MUSIC AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES
  • "SUMMARIZED"; SYMINGTON ON HOLD 0:45; BILL MOYERS IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL
  • "EARLY A.M."; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • "FROM BEDROOM 4-1-68"; "RE PRES'S MARCH 31ST SPEECH"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; POOR SOUND QUALITY; STANTON IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE; FINAL PORTION OF THIS CALL IS ALSO RECORDED ON REF #12859
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT OF BLACK AS US AMBASSADOR TO UN; LBJ SUGGESTS BLACK CONSULT CLARK CLIFFORD ABOUT BLACK TAKING LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM HIS BUSINESS; TIMING ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF ARTHUR GOLDBERG'S
  • VIETNAM PEACE TALKS; LBJ REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH RICHARD RUSSELL WHO SAYS US MUST PLACE CONDITIONS ON BOMBING HALT, TALKS; QUESTION OF BRINGING CREIGHTON ABRAMS OR ELLSWORTH BUNKER TO WASHINGTON, DC TO BRIEF CONGRESS ON DECISION; TIMING OF HALT