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Telephone conversation # 8168, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/21/1965, 12:15PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • MCNAMARA REPORTS BASE-CLOSING SECTION DROPPED FROM BILL, BRIEFING TO BE HELD ON B-52 RAID; LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO TALK TO RFK ABOUT HIS ALLEGED CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY; CALL FOR NEW CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE, BOMBING PAUSE; LBJ'S DOUBTS ABOUT VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 9602, sound recording, LBJ and EUGENE MCCARTHY, 2/1/1966, 9:20AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • EFFECT OF CONGRESSIONAL, PRESS CRITICISM ON NORTH VIETNAM; CONSULTATION WITH JAMES GAVIN; LBJ'S EFFORTS TO SEEK PEACE, OPPOSITION TO OVERTHROW OF DIEM; IMPROVEMENT IN STABILITY OF SOUTH VIETNAM GOVT, POSSIBLE ELECTIONS; INFLUENCE OF NYT; STATE DEPT
Telephone conversation # 10254, sound recording, LBJ and BIRCH BAYH, 6/23/1966, 6:45PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • BAYH ASKS ADVICE ON INDIANA DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM, POSSIBLE ANTI-VIETNAM SPEECH BY VANCE HARTKE; LBJ DISCUSSES HARTKE, DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S RECORD, NEED TO HONOR TREATY COMMITMENTS, REFERS TO LOUIS LUDLOW'S PEACE PETITION, PATRICK NUGENT'S BROTHER
Telephone conversation # 9649, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/20/1966, 10:10AM? (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • RFK'S RECENT STATEMENT SUGGESTING VIET CONG BE INCLUDED IN SOUTH VIETNAM GOVT; CLARK CLIFFORD'S VIEWS ON POSSIBLE NEW CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION ON VIETNAM; PRESIDENTIAL WAR POWERS; MCNAMARA'S VIEWS ON LIMITING US OBJECTIVES IN VIETNAM, PESSIMISM
Telephone conversation # 7016, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/4/1965, 10:41AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • DEMONSTRATIONS AT US EMBASSY IN MOSCOW; LBJ TELLS RUSK TO CONFER WITH FULBRIGHT, REEDY ON RESPONSE, SUGGESTS RUSK AND OTHER US OFFICIALS GIVE REGULAR REPORTS TO PRESS, DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON VIETNAM POLICY; BUDDHIST PROTESTS; RESPONSE TO CRITICISM
Telephone conversation # 7147, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY CABOT LODGE, 3/25/1965, 8:52AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • SELMA TO MONTGOMERY MARCH; LODGE OFFERS TO RETURN AS US AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM; LBJ OUTLINES QUALITIES NEEDED BY AMBASSADOR; JOHN MCNAUGHTON AS POSSIBLE CHIEF OF STAFF, ALEXIS JOHNSON AS DEPUTY AMBASSADOR; PRESS STORIES ON TEAR GAS; CONFLICTS
Telephone conversation # 7633, sound recording, LBJ and ADLAI STEVENSON, 5/12/1965, 10:57AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS STEVENSON TO TALK IN CONFIDENCE TO U THANT ABOUT VIETNAM BOMBING PAUSE CONTINGENT UPON CESSATION OF INFILTRATION; LBJ'S DOUBTS ABOUT EFFECTIVENESS OF PAUSE; POSSIBLE DOMESTIC, CONGRESSIONAL REACTION; CALL FOR CEASEFIRE BY U THANT OR POPE
Telephone conversation # 7720, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 5/17/1965, 9:07AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR VIETNAM POLICY; ANDERSON'S MEETING WITH EISENHOWER; DELAY IN PANAMA NEGOTIATIONS DUE TO DOMINICAN CRISIS; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT NYT COVERAGE, DISCUSSES SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ANDERSON COMPARES IT WITH LEBANON CRISIS
Telephone conversation # 10225, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE BROWN, 6/13/1966, 12:30PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • PROGRESS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND ITS NEGATIVE EFFECT ON COMMUNISTS; NBC PROGRAM ON FRINGE POLITICS; DANGEROUS EFFECTS OF VIETNAM CRITICISM ON MORALE; PLAN TO INCREASE MILITARY EFFORT; DEMOCRATIC FUND-RAISING; JOHN MECOM AND SALE OF HOUSTON
Telephone conversation # 10249, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/22/1966, 9:15PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • 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 # 9446, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 1/6/1966, 5:02PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • 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 # 12103, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN KNIGHT, 8/23/1967, 9:50AM (Item)
  • "JOHN S. KNIGHT, AKRON, OHIO"; "RE; BEING ON COMMITTEE TO GO TO VIETNAM"; SECOND SLIP CONTAINING NOTATION "PRES IN HIS BEDROOM---WED. AUG 23, 1967" AND SHORTHAND NOTES ACCOMPANIES DICTABELT; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 11030, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 11/11/1966, 9:20AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ'S HEALTH, UPCOMING SURGERY; MANSFIELD'S PROPOSAL FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON VIETNAM; LBJ DISCUSSES PEACE EFFORTS, VIEWS OF US SOLDIERS IN VIETNAM; NORODOM SIHANOUK AND CAMBODIA; MANSFIELD'S PROPOSED VISIT TO CHINA, HANOI, USSR, OUTER
Telephone conversation # 13323, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 8/27/1968, 11:15AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • DIRKSEN WISHES LBJ HAPPY BIRTHDAY; DIRKSEN'S OPPONENT; LBJ'S HEALTH; DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; PARIS PEACE TALKS; CANCELLATION OF POPE PAUL'S VIETNAM TRIP; ADVERSE EFFECT OF BOMBING HALT; APPOINTMENTS OF ABE FORTAS AS CHIEF JUSTICE, DIRKSEN'S FCC
Telephone conversation # 13406, sound recording, LBJ and EDMUND MUSKIE, 9/6/1968, 2:47PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • GOLFING; MUSKIE ASKS TO MEET WITH LBJ; SITUATION IN EASTERN EUROPE; CHARLES ROBB'S EXPERIENCE IN VIETNAM; US OFFER TO STOP ALL BOMBING IF ENEMY WILL STOP INFILTRATION, ROCKETING OF DMZ; PRIVATE TALKS IN PARIS; POPE PAUL'S PEACE EFFORTS; PAUL
Telephone conversation # 10045, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 4/21/1966, 1:30PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • EFFORT TO ARRANGE EUGENE BLACK VISIT TO CAMBODIA; LBJ ASKS TO MEET WITH MANSFIELD ABOUT MAXWELL TAYLOR MEMO QUOTING MANSFIELD'S 1954 VIETNAM REPORT; BLACK'S PEACE EFFORTS; KARL MUNDT'S SPEECH ON ORVILLE FREEMAN, EFFECT OF INDIAN FOOD AID ON US FOOD
Telephone conversation # 10029, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 4/9/1966, 9:48AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • DISCUSSION OF LBJ ATTENDING CEREMONY DEDICATING LINCOLN STATUE IN MEXICO CITY; SECURITY IN MEXICO CITY; NEED FOR SOUTH VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO QUELL BUDDHIST UPRISINGS; CHURCHILL STATUE DEDICATION; LBJ'S CONCERN ABOUT VIETNAM; AMBASSADORIAL
Telephone conversation # 10590, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLAS DILLON, 8/8/1966, 12:38PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LUCI'S WEDDING; LBJ ASKS DILLON TO SERVE AS UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE, HEAD TASK FORCE ON VIETNAM; OTHER VACANCIES IN STATE DEPT; DEAN RUSK'S SUPPORT FOR DILLON; WILLIAM FULBRIGHT'S CRITICISM OF STATE DEPT; CHARLES DE GAULLE AND FRANCE'S GOLD POLICY
Telephone conversation # 13002, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 5/2/1968, 10:47AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • SITE FOR VIETNAM PEACE TALKS; PROBLEMS WITH WARSAW AS SITE; COMMUNISTS' MISINTERPRETATION OF PRESS STORIES; US CONTACTS WITH NORTH VIETNAMESE IN LAOS, INDONESIA; INEFFECTIVENESS OF HARRY ASHMORE; LBJ READS LETTER FROM CHARLES ROBB TO LYNDA JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 13003, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 5/2/1968, 10:47AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ READS LETTER FROM CHARLES ROBB TO LYNDA JOHNSON ROBB; INCREASE IN NORTH VIETNAMESE TROOP MOVEMENTS; CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF SITE FOR VIETNAM PEACE TALKS; POPE PAUL'S PEACE EFFORTS
Telephone conversation # 11011, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 11/3/1966, 5:35PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS HEALTH AND UPCOMING SURGERY, REPORTS ON SUCCESS OF MANILA CONFERENCE AND ASIAN TRIP; VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS; TALKS WITH ANDREI GROMYKO; LBJ'S HEAVY SCHEDULE
Telephone conversation # 13559, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/17/1968, 4:47PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS RUSK'S VIEWS ON PROGRESS AT PARIS PEACE TALKS; PRESS LEAKS; ALLEGED US DIFFERENCES WITH SAIGON; FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT WEIZMANN INSTITUTE IN ISRAEL; NIXON'S POSITION ON VIETNAM; ABBA EBAN VISIT; SALE OF PHANTOM JETS TO ISRAEL
Telephone conversation # 9812, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 3/2/1966, 6:05PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • HHH REPORTS ON MEETING WITH SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON FOREIGN AID PROGRAM, HHH'S RECENT TRIP, VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS, VIET CONG, COMMUNISTS' ROLE IN WAR; COMMENTS BY WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, ALBERT GORE, SR., JOSEPH CLARK, EUGENE
Telephone conversation # 12401, sound recording, LBJ and DWIGHT EISENHOWER, 11/4/1967, 10:05AM (Item)
  • Vietnam criticism
  • EISENHOWER DECLINES INVITATION TO DINNER FOR EISAKU SATO; EISENHOWER'S WH PORTRAIT; VIETNAM PROGRESS; BUTTERCUP PEACE EFFORT; SOUTH VIETNAMESE ELECTIONS; POW EXCHANGE; RFK; MLK; RIOTS; ANTIWAR MOVEMENT; EISENHOWER SAYS HE IS PLEASED WITH VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 11605, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 3/2/1967, 3:04PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ DISCUSSES RFK'S SENATE SPEECH PROPOSING BOMBING HALT TO BRING ABOUT VIETNAM PEACE NEGOTIATIONS; PAST US BOMBING PAUSES, PEACE EFFORTS; LBJ'S MESSAGES TO HO CHI MINH; HAROLD WILSON-ALEXSEI KOSYGIN PEACE EFFORT; BACKGROUND OF 37-DAY BOMBING PAUSE
Telephone conversation # 8885, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 9/18/1965, 1:27PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 8352, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 7/19/1965, 6:07PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • ; VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 9345, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 12/28/1965, 11:42AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ TEASES GOLDBERG ABOUT HIS VACATION, PURCHASE OF LOT ON LAKE LBJ, ASKS HIM TO UNDERTAKE TRIP TO DISCUSS VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS WITH U THANT, POPE PAUL, DE GAULLE; OTHER DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS; GOLDBERG OFFERS CONGRATULATIONS ON LUCI JOHNSON'S
Telephone conversation # 12901, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 4/1/1968, 4:03PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 13129, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 6/21/1968, 3:48PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • FORTAS' VIEWS ON VIETNAM?; CYRUS EATON AND USSR; ARMAND HAMMER; CONTRIBUTIONS TO LBJ LIBRARY; WH LUNCHEON YESTERDAY; STUART SYMINGTON AND SALE OF PHANTOM JETS TO ISRAEL; ARMS TALKS WITH USSR; ABE FEINBERG; ARTHUR KRIM; POSSIBLE APPOINTEES TO SUPREME
Telephone conversation # 8355, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 7/19/1965, 8:28PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 8356, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 7/19/1965, 8:35PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 8357, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 7/19/1965, 8:45PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 8358, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 7/19/1965, 8:45PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 11913, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 6/22/1967, 10:45PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 13132, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 6/22/1968, 8:02AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 13133, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 6/23/1968, 8:43AM? (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 8560, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 8/18/1965, 8:05PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 9167, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 11/13/1965, 8:51AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 12508, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY "JOE" FOWLER, 12/19/1967, 9:17AM (Item)
  • Vietnam