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Telephone conversation # 12607, sound recording, LBJ and BEN HEINEMAN, 1/21/1968, 1:16PM (Item)
  • "IN CHICAGO
  • HEINEMAN DECLINES APPOINTMENT (AS HEW SECRETARY) BECAUSE OF HIS COMMITMENTS TO NEW COMPANY; LBJ DISCUSSES ALTERNATIVES UNTIL HEINEMAN IS AVAILABLE; APPOINTMENT OF WILBUR COHEN AS ACTING SECRETARY; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS MANAGEMENT STYLE AS PRESIDENT
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/21/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • the ranch country; Gwen Gibson of the New Y ork H erald Tribune; and M ary Packinham of the Chicago Tribune; and M u riel Dobbins of the B altim ore Sun, Karen K le in felter, the best thing that happene d to the Dallas N ew s in years; and Norm a Ekdahl
Telephone conversation # 9429, sound recording, LBJ and ROY WILKINS, 1/5/1966, 4:55PM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • WILKINS THANKS LBJ FOR CHRISTMAS GIFT, PRAISES GREAT SOCIETY SPEECH; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT BUDGET, FUNDING NEW PROGRAMS; CONGRESSIONAL CRITICISM OF GREAT SOCIETY; COMMUNITY ACTION; WILKINS PRAISES HEAD START; OVERSEAS HEAD START PROGRAM; ROBERT
Telephone conversation # 5416, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 9/2/1964, 10:58AM (Item)
  • MANSFIELD REPORTS ON VOTES FOR MEDICARE AMENDMENT TO SOCIAL SECURITY BILL, ASKS LBJ TO ASK CARL HAYDEN FOR HIS VOTE; LBJ TELLS MANSFIELD TO TALK WITH DIRKSEN ABOUT NEW CHARGES IN BOBBY BAKER CASE, POSSIBLE INVESTIGATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO GOLDWATER
Telephone conversation # 5417, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 9/2/1964, 11:05AM (Item)
  • STATUS OF MEDICARE AMENDMENT TO SENATE SOCIAL SECURITY BILL; HEAD COUNT; CARL HAYDEN'S VOTE; HERBERT WALTERS; BOBBY BAKER CASE, FBI INVESTIGATION; JOSEPH CLARK'S REQUEST TO HEAD PENNSYLVANIA CITIZENS FOR LBJ GROUP; MATTHEW MCCLOSKEY; NEW YORK
Telephone conversation # 5429, sound recording, LBJ and ALEX ROSE, 9/2/1964, 5:32PM (Item)
  • ROSE CONGRATULATES LBJ ON NOMINATION, VP SELECTION, DISCUSSES POLL ON HHH-WILLIAM MILLER, RFK NEW YORK SENATE RACE, ASKS LBJ'S LEGAL VOTING ADDRESS; DISCUSSION OF SENATE VICTORY OF MEDICARE AMENDMENT; LBJ ASKS ADVICE ON HANDLING PUBLICITY ON BOBBY
Telephone conversation # 5430, sound recording, LBJ and B. EVERETT JORDAN, 9/2/1964, 5:36PM (Item)
  • LBJ THANKS JORDAN FOR OFFER TO PAIR HIS VOTE ON MEDICARE AMENDMENT TO SOCIAL SECURITY BILL; JORDAN ASKS IF LBJ HAS ASKED FBI TO INVESTIGATE NEW CHARGES BY DON REYNOLDS IN BOBBY BAKER CASE; POLITICAL NATURE OF CHARGES; JOHN BYRNES' INVOLVEMENT
Telephone conversation # 5470, sound recording, LBJ and CARL ALBERT, 9/3/1964, 6:06PM (Item)
  • ALBERT GIVES PESSIMISTIC REPORT ON HOUSE VOTE ON SENATE MEDICARE AMENDMENT TO SOCIAL SECURITY BILL, OPTIMISTIC REPORT ON SUPPORT FOR LBJ IN OKLAHOMA; SENATE RACE BETWEEN FRED HARRIS, BUD WILKINSON; EFFECT OF NEW CHARGES IN BOBBY BAKER CASE; CIVIL
Telephone conversation # 7308, sound recording, LBJ and WILBUR COHEN, 4/1/1965, 11:01AM (Item)
  • LBJ PRAISES COHEN, DISCUSSES APPOINTING HIM UNDERSECRETARY OF HEW; REPLACEMENT FOR COHEN AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY; NEED FOR BETTER ADMINISTRATION AT HEW BECAUSE OF ENACTMENT OF NEW PROGRAMS; HENRY LOOMIS; IVAN NESTINGEN; PAT MCNAMARA'S CONFLICTS
Telephone conversation # 6718, sound recording, LBJ and EDWARD KENNEDY, 1/9/1965, 11:32AM (Item)
  • KENNEDY DISCUSSES HIS INTEREST IN REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR NEW ENGLAND AFTER PASSAGE OF APPALACHIAN PROGRAM; LBJ ADVISES KENNEDY TO WAIT BEFORE DISCUSSING FORMAL PLAN BECAUSE OF BUDGETARY CONCERNS; RICHARD RUSSELL'S COMMENTS
Telephone conversation # 8574, sound recording, LBJ and ABRAHAM RIBICOFF, 8/19/1965, 5:33PM (Item)
  • RIBICOFF PRAISES LBJ; LBJ ASKS RIBICOFF TO HELP JOHN GARDNER; RIBICOFF DISCUSSES NEED TO REORGANIZE FEDERAL GOVT IN LIGHT OF NEW PROGRAMS, COMPLAINS ABOUT CONFUSION IN POVERTY PROGRAM; LBJ SUGGESTS RIBICOFF MEET WITH SARGENT SHRIVER OR CHARLES
Telephone conversation # 8326, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 7/9/1965, 2:00PM (Item)
  • ANNOUNCING APPOINTMENT OF CONSTANCE MOTLEY TO COURT OF APPEALS WITHOUT LEAKING APPOINTMENT OF THURGOOD MARSHALL; APPOINTMENTS OF ANTHONY CELEBREZZE TO CIRCUIT COURT AND OF NEW HEW SECRETARY; LBJ ASKS KATZENBACH TO PREPARE STATEMENT ON VOTING RIGHTS
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 # 13835, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 12/31/1968, 3:02PM (Item)
  • LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT FEDERAL BUDGET; MANDATORY INCREASES FOR MEDICAID, HIGHWAYS, FEDERAL PAY, CRIME CONTROL, SOCIAL SECURITY; DOD BUDGET CUTS; CHINESE NUCLEAR TEST; SENTINEL PROGRAM; NEW YEAR'S WISHES; LBJ ASKS CLIFFORD TO WORK ON STATE OF UNION
Telephone conversation # 7141, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 3/23/1965, 4:54PM (Item)
  • MILLS REPORTS HOUSE TO INTRODUCE NEW MEDICARE BILL TOMORROW; COFFEE AGREEMENT; CANADIAN AUTO PARTS BILL; LBJ ASKS MILLS TO ENACT BILLS BY EASTER; COHEN SUMMARIZES MEDICARE BILL'S PROVISIONS; OPPOSITION OF AMA, INSURANCE COMPANIES; EFFECT ON FEDERAL
Telephone conversation # 7142, sound recording, LBJ and WILBUR COHEN, 3/23/1965, 5:00PM (Item)
  • LBJ CHECKS WITH COHEN ABOUT TIME OF INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEDICARE BILL; PROPRIETY OF ISSUING PRESS STATEMENT TONIGHT CONGRATULATING WILBUR MILLS, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BILL; LBJ TELLS COHEN TO DICTATE STATEMENT; LBJ ASKS MILLS ABOUT CANADIAN AUTO PARTS
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/10/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • T U ESD A Y , JANUARY 10, 1967 p ag e 1 T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 10th w a s th e S ta te of th e U nion. N ot u n til .it ;' ■„ .^ i t is o v e r do you r e a l l y f e e l th e New Y e a r h a s b eg u n . It i s a n o b s ta c le , a m o u n
  • of Congressman John Fogarty; impeachment of Adam Clayton Powell; new African-American Senator, William Brooke; Lady Bird describes reaction to speech; Lady Bird answers press questions; Johnsons to Speaker's Room & White House with guests for supper
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/20/1964 (Monday) (Item)
  • then, the only p o s s ib le new a s p e c t o f the speech w a s som e s ta tis tic s on how our cou n try is turning into an urban s o c ie ty ; that the annual g ro w th o f the m a j o r c it ie s in this co u n try is 8% g r e a t e r than the gro w th
  • -Cleveland Hotel for speech at YWCA convention; Lady Bird refers to "War on Poverty"; reception for Cleveland women-doers; back to D.C. via car; dinner at a Howard Johnson's; LBJ to New York
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/4/1965 (Thursday) (Item)
  • and Hartman ranches; Hartman House - LBJ's "own poverty project;" LBJ talks to Mr. Hartman about birth control pills; Lady Bird calls Mary Lasker about New York benefit dinner
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/21/1968 (Sunday) (Item)
  • to Arlington, Virginia, to see Lynda and Chuck Robb's home; At Lynda & Chuck Robb's new home; Lynda tells humorous tale of neighborhood children watching them through the window; photo of Patrick Lyndon Nugent in the newspaper; the Arthur Krims are houseguests