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Telephone conversation # 4900, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 8/12/1964, 6:06PM (Item)
  • BUNDY READS SUGGESTED RESPONSE BY SECRETARIES OF STATE, DEFENSE TO BARRY GOLDWATER'S STATEMENT ON AUTHORIZATION FOR MILITARY COMMANDERS TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS DURING TONKIN GULF INCIDENT; DISCUSSION OF SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION FOR PRESIDENTIAL
Telephone conversation # 10125, sound recording, LBJ and DON COOK, 5/14/1966, 7:48AM (Item)
  • QUESTION OF PASSING TAX INCREASE IN ELECTION YEAR; INCREASES IN APPROPRIATIONS, FEDERAL DEFICIT; PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO SET PRIORITIES FOR MILITARY SPENDING; VIETNAM MILITARY SITUATION; LBJ READS REPORT ON ECONOMIC SITUATION; INTEREST RATES
Telephone conversation # 13135, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 6/23/1968, 9:09AM (Item)
  • JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT FOR ALEXANDER LAWRENCE; APPOINTMENT OF ABE FORTAS AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT; FORTAS' RECENT SPEECH ON CIVIL DISSENT; LBJ READS LIST OF CANDIDATES TO SUCCEED FORTAS, SUGGESTS REAPPOINTING TOM CLARK AND DISMISSING RAMSEY
Telephone conversation # 11036, sound recording, LBJ and WILBUR MILLS, 11/12/1966, 9:21AM (Item)
  • FEDERAL BUDGET; REORGANIZING POVERTY PROGRAM; EFFECT OF RECENT CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS; LBJ READS LIST OF REPUBLICAN VOTES ON PAST DOMESTIC LEGISLATION; FUNDING FOR NEW AND EXISTING DOMESTIC PROGRAMS; PROPORTION OF PRESIDENT'S PARTY IN CONGRESS
Telephone conversation # 13318, sound recording, JIM JONES and DEAN RUSK'S SECRETARY, 8/26/1968, 10:25AM? (Item)
  • JONES ASKS DEAN RUSK'S SECRETARY TO READ RUSK'S CHANGES TO DRAFT SPEECH THAT LBJ MAY DELIVER TO DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION; SECRETARY DICTATES CHANGES TO JONES
Telephone conversation # 13321, sound recording, LBJ and MARVIN WATSON, 8/26/1968, 10:39AM (Item)
  • LBJ READS PART OF SPEECH ON VIETNAM BOMBING HE WILL MAKE AT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION; PLANS FOR LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON TO ATTEND CONVENTION; POSSIBLE NEED FOR FEDERAL TROOPS TO CONTROL DEMONSTRATORS; EFFORTS TO DRAFT LBJ OR EDWARD KENNEDY
Telephone conversation # 13324, sound recording, JIM JONES? and HORACE BUSBY, 8/27/1968, time unknown (Item)
  • BUSBY READS DRAFT SPEECH FOR LBJ TO DELIVER AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, RECOMMENDS LBJ DELIVER THE SPEECH TONIGHT
Telephone conversation # 13433, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 9/30/1968, 6:45PM (Item)
  • NIXON STATES HIS POSITION ON VIETNAM BOMBING HALT; LBJ READS LATEST CABLE FROM CREIGHTON ABRAMS ON BOMBING EFFECTIVENESS, POSSIBLE ADVERSE AFFECTS OF HALT; LBJ SAYS HE IS TRYING TO RUN THE WAR, NOT THE CAMPAIGN, DISCUSSES CONDITIONS NECESSARY
Telephone conversation # 13523, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 10/7/1968, 5:11PM (Item)
  • NIXON'S VISIT WITH DWIGHT EISENHOWER; LBJ SAYS EISENHOWER SUPPORTS VIETNAM POLICY, READS MEMO ON 1954 GENEVA TALKS AND CLARK CLIFFORD'S MEMO ON HHH'S, MELVIN LAIRD'S STATEMENTS ON TROOP LEVELS; DISCUSSION OF NYT STORIES, US CONDITIONS FOR BOMBING
Telephone conversation # 13315, sound recording, LBJ and CHARLES MURPHY, 8/26/1968, 8:04AM (Item)
  • LBJ'S POSITION ON DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM PLANK ON HALTING ALL BOMBING IN VIETNAM; EFFECT OF BOMBING HALT ON INFILTRATION; INCREASED DANGER TO US TROOPS; LBJ READS DRAFT OF SPEECH HE MAY DELIVER TO CONVENTION; HHH'S VIEWS ON PLANK
Telephone conversation # 13432, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 9/30/1968, 6:45PM (Item)
  • NIXON ASKS ABOUT HHH'S SALT LAKE CITY SPEECH ON HALTING BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM, ASKS IF US POSITION HAS CHANGED; LBJ READS FROM CREIGHTON ABRAMS' CABLE ON POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF BOMBING HALT; PEACE NEGOTIATIONS; ROSTOW SUMMARIZES ABRAMS' MORE RECENT