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Telephone conversation # 7567, sound recording, LBJ and KARL MUNDT, 5/4/1965, 11:59AM (Item)

MUNDT MAKES SUGGESTIONS FOR HANDLING LBJ'S REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL MILITARY APPROPRIATIONS, SENATE OPPOSITION TO VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ READS MESSAGES FROM BILLY GRAHAM, TOM WATSON PRAISING HIS SPEECH LAST NIGHT ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Folder, "July 18, 1967 - 6:06 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Rostow, Bundy, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

all of the holdings in their area and that they (France) will come in and help. The President said that report came to him from Robert Anderson on Monday night. r. The President said it did not appear the Arabs were willing to sit down and talk. Mc

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/9/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)

for the youngest ·ones instead of g.o ing to the ~peech. ·By 11 ;30 Lyndon was· into his night reading. He is captive all the . :J ·1 ~----------------.-~....-:1.:J. \ week nights, a~.d what a_ glorious relief we.ekends are.!

Folder, "NSAM # 356: Implementation of Korry Report on Development Policies and Programs in Africa, 10/5/1966," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 9 (Item)

the operation. I think it will do the job. Jj.(Rostow BKS' s office Returned to clear your records. EKH's memo left here Mon. night to go to WWR for signature and then on to the President. Under stand the Pres. did approve the NSAM dene DEPARTMENT

Oral history transcript, Barry Goldwater, interview 1 (I), 6/26/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

vote, finally. Did Johnson ever show his hand on that particularly? G: No, but I'll tell you something I don't think I've ever told publicly. Price Daniel came to me one night in the middle of the debate over whether to censure Joe or not, and he said

Oral history transcript, Luther H. Hodges, Sr., interview 1 (I), 10/10/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

the speech to the Jefferson-Jackson Day Annual Dinner and he and Mrs. Johnson spent the night with Mrs. Hodges and me at the mansion. We had a chance to know them pretty intimately, and he made a good impression at the Jackson Day Dinner because he

Oral history transcript, George Meany, interview 1 (I), 8/4/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

o'clock in the afternoon. body back here that night. As you know, they brought his President Johnson--of course he immediately became President--called me quite early, somewhere between 8 and 9 o'clock on Saturday morning, the very next morning

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 5 (V), 5/2/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

always trying to gerrymander Mr. Rayburn's district, to put him in a district where they could defeat him, which was dumb. look at the big picture. tive [press]. But they don't They believe what they read in the conserva- Your papers were totally

Telephone conversation # 605, sound recording, LBJ and DAVID BELL, 12/20/1963, 7:17PM (Item)

BELL READS TWO ALTERNATIVES FOR LANGUAGE OF FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL PROVISION THAT WOULD PERMIT EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GUARANTEES OF SALES TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES; DISCUSSION OF LEGALITY OF THE PROVISION; BELL DICTATES PROVISION TO LBJ

Telephone conversation # 608, sound recording, YOLANDA BOOZER and CARL ALBERT, 12/20/1963, 7:30PM (Item)

ALBERT DICTATES HHH'S PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR PROVISION OF FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL CONCERNING EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GUARANTEES FOR SALES TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES, THEN READS LANGUAGE OF SIMILAR PROVISION IN 1962 ACT

Telephone conversation # 609, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 12/20/1963, 7:38PM (Item)

LBJ READS LANGUAGE OF PROVISION OF FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL CONCERNING EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GUARANTEES OF SALES TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES; JOHN MCCORMACK'S TALKS WITH OTTO PASSMAN ON ISSUE; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT WORLD SITUATION, MILITARY ASSISTANCE

Telephone conversation # 390, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 12/10/1963, 4:40PM (Item)

O'BRIEN REPORTS THAT SENATE VOTED TO ACCEPT CONFERENCE REPORT ON HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES BILL; DISCUSSION OF REFERING TO BILL AS "MORSE-GREEN BILL"; STATUS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION BILL; LBJ READS CARL ALBERT'S MEMO ON OTTO PASSMAN AND FOREIGN

Telephone conversation # 665, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 12/23/1963, 1:50PM (Item)

LBJ READS PROPOSED STATEMENT ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL; MCCORMACK SAYS VOTE IS NOT A DEFEAT FOR DEMOCRATS; LBJ SAYS HE HOPES TO SEE MCCORMACK AND LEW DESCHLER AT WH RECEPTION THIS AFTERNOON

Telephone conversation # 3663, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/9/1964, 6:20PM (Item)

MCNAMARA REPORTS ON HIS MEETINGS WITH CONGRESS ON LAOS, VIETNAM; CONCERNS OF LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, GEORGE MAHON ABOUT PUBLIC OPINION; LBJ READS LETTER FROM MIKE MANSFIELD ON VIETNAM, LAOS; HENRY CABOT LODGE; CRITICAL PROVINCE PROGRAM; LBJ'S 1961

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 # 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 # 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 # 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 # 9656, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/22/1966, 9:04AM (Item)

ARTHUR GOLDBERG; LBJ'S VIEWS ON UN; WH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING; WAYNE MORSE'S VIETNAM RESOLUTION; LBJ READS FROM MEMO ON FULBRIGHT'S VIEWS; EDWIN REISCHAUER; RAY CLINE; WILLIAM "RED" RABORN; MANSFIELD REPORT; J. EDGAR HOOVER'S REPORTS ON VIETNAM

Telephone conversation # 9671, sound recording, LBJ and RUSSELL LONG, 2/25/1966, 3:36PM (Item)

SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE VIETNAM HEARINGS; POSSIBLE TESTIMONY BY MCNAMARA, HHH; LBJ OBJECTS TO HHH TESTIFYING, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT DELAY ON FOREIGN AID BILL, READS INTELLIGENCE REPORT; LONG ASKS FOR MEMO ON URGENCY OF FOREIGN AID, TAX

Telephone conversation # 10419, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANATOS, 7/22/1966, 4:10PM (Item)

MANATOS SAYS MANSFIELD IS DEFENDING LBJ IN SENATE AGAINST FULBRIGHT'S CRITICISM OF FOREIGN AID, VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ READS LIST OF LEGISLATION, TREATIES AUTHORIZING US ACTION IN ASIA WHICH FULBRIGHT SUPPORTED; LBJ'S RECENT SPEECH TO AMERICAN ALUMNI

Telephone conversation # 11501, sound recording, LBJ and B. K. NEHRU, 2/2/1967, 9:52AM (Item)

INCIDENT CONCERNING INDIAN PLANE SHOOTING DOWN A PAKISTANI PLANE; LBJ READS AND DISCUSSES MESSAGE TO CONGRESS ON FOOD AID TO INDIA, NEED FOR MULTINATIONAL FOOD AID, INDIAN SELF-HELP, CONTINUING ECONOMIC AID; NEHRU THANKS LBJ FOR ASSISTANCE

Telephone conversation # 11035, sound recording, LBJ and WILBUR MILLS, 11/12/1966, 9:21AM (Item)

LBJ DISCUSSES HIS HEALTH, UPCOMING SURGERY, REPORTS ON HIS TRIP TO ASIA, MANILA CONFERENCE AND ON ECONOMIC PROGRESS IN ASIA; DISCUSSION OF FEDERAL DEFICIT, VIETNAM EXPENDITURES, SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS; LBJ READS MEMO ON US ECONOMY

Telephone conversation # 607, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 12/20/1963, 7:24PM (Item)

LBJ READS ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE TO FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL PROVISION ON EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GUARANTEES OF SALES TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES; MIKE MANSFIELD AND SINE DIE SENATE ADJOURNMENT; MCNAMARA'S CONCERNS ABOUT MILITARY ASSISTANCE CUTS; OTTO

Telephone conversation # 381, sound recording, LBJ and ALLEN ELLENDER, 12/10/1963, 12:45PM (Item)

ELLENDER SAYS SENATE WILL NOT PASS COOLEY COTTON BILL; LBJ READS B.O.B. MEMO SUPPORTING TALMADGE BILL; ELLENDER DISCUSSES OPPOSITION TO TALMADGE BILL, SAYS SENATE WILL NOT PASS COTTON BILL BEFORE CIVIL RIGHTS, TAX BILLS; NEED TO PASS FOREIGN AID

Telephone conversation # 1345, sound recording, LBJ and ORVILLE FREEMAN, 1/13/1964, 1:25PM (Item)

BEEF IMPORTS, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, ARGENTINA; FARMERS AND CATTLEMEN; WHEAT BILL; LBJ READS GALLUP POLL OF FARMERS; TVA, COMMODITY CREDIT CORP; BARRY GOLDWATER, THE SOUTH; TAX CUT; HAROLD COOLEY BILL; COTTON; FOOD FOR PEACE; EGYPT; POWER COMPANIES

Telephone conversation # 8555, sound recording, LBJ and DWIGHT EISENHOWER, 8/18/1965, 6:15PM (Item)

EISENHOWER DISCUSSES HIS REMARKS TO THE PRESS ON UN DUES, SAYS HE HAS NOW BEEN BRIEFED BY ARTHUR GOLDBERG; LBJ READS BILL MOYERS' RESPONSE TO PRESS ON ALLEGED DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EISENHOWER AND LBJ ON VIETNAM; EISENHOWER'S SUPPORT FOR VIETNAM POLICY

Telephone conversation # 8898, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 9/22/1965, 12:45PM (Item)

LBJ, GOLDBERG CONGRATULATE EACH OTHER ON INDIA-PAKISTAN CEASEFIRE IN KASHMIR; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS TALK WITH AYUB KHAN, CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP MEETING, READS PRESS STORIES ON CEASEFIRE; PROBLEMS IN SENATE ON REPEAL OF SECTION 14-B OF TAFT-HARTLEY ACT

Memo for Record re South Vietnam Situation, 11/25/63 (Item)

Reading Room.

Memorandum # 279, Military Assistance to India and Pakistan, 2/8/1964 (Item)

we put it. Ins tead, we should indicate to both governments that they should prepare austere minimum five year programs. Then, as their plans mature and as we get a better reading on Congressional attitudes, we canmake a final decision on what MAP

Folder, "[September 15, 1967 - 7:27 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

to the ABM question that morning. The President read a proposed message to the Congress which Charlie Schultze prepared for Secretary McNamara and the President's signatures. He pointed out that perhaps it is not strong enough. The President then asked

Folder, "C.F.- CO 142 Jordan," WHCF Confidential Files, Box 10 (Item)

to Jordan (SECRET) ;QA ~ 10 -1R 1/17/66 :V..alent-i to the .ap-Presitlent e eceilf_vingcredentials of .AmbassadorParhan el Shubaylat C(ONFIDENTIAL-grp 3) /1 j/).11 10/21/65 -A- Memo BenjcIDlifel_ H. Read to McGeorgeBundy (x ref-PO 3-2) 3) -re lanes

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for Tuesday Luncheon, February 6, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

will wish to read also as a backdrop for your 11:00 A. M. appointment with Israeli Ambassador Harman. 5. Other 6. Personnel (Secretary Rusk) W. W. Rostow . llECLL\S

Folder, "NSAM # 279: Military Assistance to India and Pakistan, 2/8/1964," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

ho uld . prepare austere minimum five year programso Then, as th eir plans matu r e a nd as we get a better reading on Cong ress ional attitudes, w e c a1i rnake a final decision on what MAP to p rovide . Further~ore , in the course

Folder, "NSAM # 276: Distribution of Foreign Aid Cuts, 12/26/1963," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

To summarize the report (which it does not seem essential to read), AID and DOD have s read the cuts pretty evenly among the major aid re cipients, while protecting high priority programs an prior commitments .. Because of carryovers, we have $3. 7 billion

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/13/1965 (Friday) (Item)

Johnsons to the swimming pool; Lady Bird reads; LBJ rides around ranch with staff; Lady Bird takes a nap and tours the LBJ Ranch and Boyhood Home; Lady Bird joins LBJ at the Haywood Ranch; Johnsons visit the Charles Urschel house; guests talks

Folder, "NSAM # 297: Latin American Military Aid, 4/22/1964," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/23/1965 (Friday) (Item)

, then reads Louis Auchinclass book, Brownstone Front; LBJ meets with foreign policy advisers about Vietnam; Poverty Bill passes; Adlai Stevenson; Arthur Schlesinger book

Oral history transcript, C. Douglas Dillon, interview 1 (I), 6/29/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

were all visible. But everyone knew what they were because if you read the LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http

Oral history transcript, James C. Hagerty, interview 1 (I), 11/16/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)