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Telephone conversation # 6868, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/22/1965, 8:48AM (Item)
  • "ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES OF STRIKE IN VN DURING INTERIM PERIOD"; "WHAT SOVIETS ARE DOING"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY
  • TIMING OF POSSIBLE AIRSTRIKE IN VIETNAM IN LIGHT OF UK-USSR PROPOSAL; PRESS REPORTS OF MOVEMENT OF USSR ANTI-AIRCRAFT; MCNAMARA'S UPCOMING CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY; LBJ DISCUSSES TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION AS STATEMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF US
Telephone conversation # 6857, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/18/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Telephone conversation # 6857, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/18/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 9314, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 12/11/1965, 12:18PM (Item)
  • "B. 1 - BUNDY(?)"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; MUSIC AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES
Telephone conversation # 9339, sound recording, LBJ and MAXWELL TAYLOR, 12/27/1965, 8:56PM (Item)
  • 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
Telephone conversation # 8319, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 7/8/1965, 5:35PM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT JOHN NANCE GARNER'S VIEWS OF VICE PRESIDENCY PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH ROBERT THOMPSON OF LA TIMES AT TIME OF CALL; MCNAMARA ON HOLD 1:00
Telephone conversation # 10266, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/28/1966, 7:59AM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA ON HOLD 0:25; TV OR RADIO AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES
  • MCNAMARA ASKS FOR AUTHORITY TO BOMB POL TARGETS IN HANOI, HAIPHONG; LBJ'S CONCERN ABOUT TIMING OF MISSION, USSR'S RESPONSE IF SOVIET TANKER HIT; EFFECTS OF BOMBING ON MILITARY EFFORT, MORALE OF US TROOPS; ENEMY MORALE AND MILITARY EFFORT IN SOUTH
Telephone conversation # 9351, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 12/31/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Telephone conversation # 9351, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 12/31/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 6856, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/18/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Telephone conversation # 6856, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/18/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 9337, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 12/25/1965, 12:50PM (Item)
  • 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 # 8302, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 7/2/1965, 8:41AM (Item)
  • "FROM BEDROOM" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS DATE AND TIME AS 7/14/1965, 6:15P; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES TIME AND DATE ARE 7/2/65, 8:41A; MUSIC AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; PREVIOUSLY OPENED IN PART ON TAPE SO.02
Telephone conversation # 9810, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 3/1/1966, 7:15PM (Item)
  • MARVIN WATSON IS APPARENTLY MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL AND ANSWERS THE TELEPHONE; RECORDING OF CONVERSATION IS BRIEFLY INTERRUPTED IN MIDDLE OF THE CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY AT TIMES; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
Telephone conversation # 12717, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 2/14/1968, 9:46AM (Item)
  • "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
Telephone conversation # 12817, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/15/1968, 8:11AM (Item)
  • "BEDROOM D. DALEY 3/14/68 OR 3/15"; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES DATE IS 3/15/68; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; 0:15 MACHINE NOISE PRECEDES CALL; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; TV OR RADIO AUDIBLE AT TIMES
Telephone conversation # 7028, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 3/6/1965, 2:32PM (Item)
  • TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
Telephone conversation # 8502, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 8/2/1965, 10:33AM (Item)
  • "RANCH"; "SUMMARIZED"; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS DATE AND TIME AS 7/31/65, 8:17A; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #8501
Telephone conversation # 8506, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/4/1965, 1:35PM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; "RE HIS TESTIFYING BEFORE ARMED SERVICES AND APPROPRIATIONS CMTEE"; BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATIONS PRECEDE AND FOLLOW CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH MAXWELL TAYLOR AT TIME OF CALL
Telephone conversation # 8865, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 9/14/1965, 8:00PM (Item)
  • RUSSELL IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR AT TIMES; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
Telephone conversation # 9317, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 12/11/1965, 12:58PM (Item)
  • TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
Telephone conversation # 8145, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/16/1965, 12:12PM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA REPORTS ON HAROLD WILSON'S CONCERN THAT TIMING OF UPCOMING B-52 VIETNAM RAID WILL AFFECT ANNOUNCEMENT OF UK COMMONWEALTH PEACE INITIATIVE; LBJ DISCUSSES UK, GERMAN POLLS ON VIETNAM; MCNAMARA'S MEETING WITH RELIGIOUS GROUP PROTESTING WAR
Telephone conversation # 9664, sound recording, LBJ and THOMAS "DOC" MORGAN, 2/22/1966, 6:45PM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; DURING CALL LBJ SPEAKS WITH SOMEONE IN HIS OFFICE ABOUT DRAFTING SPEECH ON VIETNAM; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH CORNELIUS GALLAGHER AT TIME OF CALL
Telephone conversation # 9665, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/22/1966, 6:50PM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH CORNELIUS GALLAGHER AT TIME OF CALL
Telephone conversation # 10762, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 9/13/1966, 6:15PM (Item)
  • "9-13-66" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; OFFICE NOISE PRECEDES CALL; MCNAMARA IS MEETING WITH EARLE WHEELER AT TIME OF CALL
Telephone conversation # 10249, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/22/1966, 9:15PM (Item)
  • TIMING OF US BOMBING OF POL TARGETS IN NORTH VIETNAM; NEED TO GIVE ALLIES ADVANCE NOTICE OF BOMBING, POSSIBLE LEAKS AND DANGER TO US FORCES; ARTHUR GOLDBERG'S COMMENTS AT TODAY'S NSC MEETING ABOUT HIS POSSIBLE RESIGNATION; RABBI J. J. WEINSTEIN'S
Telephone conversation # 10273, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/28/1966, 5:33PM (Item)
  • GOLDBERG'S DENIAL OF PRESS LEAK; TIMING OF BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM POL TARGETS; MILITARY FRUSTRATION ABOUT TARGET LIMITS; NORTH VIETNAMESE COMMENTS ON US OPPOSITION TO WAR; NEED FOR SUFFICIENT MILITARY FORCES; POSSIBLE EMERGENCY MEASURES IF WAR
Telephone conversation # 10288, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/29/1966, 3:44PM (Item)
  • CALL NOT LISTED ON SLIP; TIME AND DATE FROM DAILY DIARY
Telephone conversation # 9446, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 1/6/1966, 5:02PM (Item)
  • RUSK TELLS LBJ HE HAS NO WORD YET ON GARCIA GODOY, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; CBS STORY ON THAILAND, VIETNAM; PRESS STORIES ON BOMBING PAUSE; GOVT OPPOSITION TO PAUSE; BACKGROUND OF LBJ'S DECISION; LODGE, TIME MAGAZINE; STATE OF THE UNION; PEACE
Telephone conversation # 11647, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/18/1967, 10:43AM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; DAILY DIARY LISTS TIME OF CALL AS 10:50P; RUSK ON HOLD 0:25
Telephone conversation # 6869, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCONE, 2/22/1965, 10:45AM (Item)
  • "SAW EISENHOWER"; "JOHN -"; "BRITAIN WANTS A BRIEFING ON VN, PRES. WILL CALL HIM BACK TODAY OR TOMORROW TO TALK FURTHER"; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS SPEAKER AS JOHN ADAMS; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY
Telephone conversation # 8578, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 8/20/1965, 5:10PM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH LEE WHITE AT TIME OF CALL; WHITE SPEAKS BRIEFLY AT BEGINNING OF CALL; MLK ON HOLD 0:35; OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL
Telephone conversation # 8851, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 9/12/1965, 9:26AM? (Item)
  • "9:26A OR 10:30A"; CONTENT OF CALL DOES NOT VERIFY EXACT TIME; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
Telephone conversation # 8885, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 9/18/1965, 1:27PM (Item)
  • RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; LBJ IS MEETING WITH BILL MOYERS AT TIME OF CALL; CONVERSATION BRIEFLY INTERRUPTED BY CONVERSATION BETWEEN UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE, MALE; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
Telephone conversation # 8107, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 6/8/1965, 5:05PM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; MANSFIELD IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR AT TIMES; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT 2 RECORDINGS
Telephone conversation # 8116, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/10/1965, 6:40PM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH HARRY OPPENHEIMER AND IS ALSO APPARENTLY MEETING WITH JACK VALENTI AT TIME OF CALL; POOR SOUND; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; PREVIOUSLY OPENED IN PART
Telephone conversation # 12611, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 1/27/1968, 10:58AM (Item)
  • "RELATIVE TO ROBERT KENNEDY - ALSO SHRIVER APPT TO FRANCE"; "1-29-68"; "FROM BEDROOM" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; HHH IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
Telephone conversation # 12721, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/19/1968, 11:00AM (Item)
  • "SHRIVER'S RESIGNATION, THEN ABOUT DOVES & HAWKS, TROOPS, WESTMORELAND ETC, HARRIMAN"; "LISTENED TO BY YB" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
Telephone conversation # 12812, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/13/1968, 10:49PM (Item)
  • "JUANITA"; "FROM BEDROOM 3-14-68"; "TRANSCRIBED BY CAROL CURRIE (1 COPY)"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING