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Folder, "The Message - Vol. I [1 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 1 (Item)
  • , ......... .. . . > .....-~ .. FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM Joe Califano John Connor •ubmitted the following name• a• po••ibilitle• to chair the Committee to promote a Department of Tran•portation. I . have indicated with an aeterbk the more likely Chairmen in my mind. I can mOTe out from Would you
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Folder, "The Message - Vol. I [2 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 1 (Item)
  • .. .q.e,&&e. private The number and of private has almost doubled. Twenty years. ago commercial they fly a billion miles. airlines flew 209 million miles. Today r I - 4 - Thus investment Research and ~elopment towards that permits
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Folder, "The Message - Vol. II [2 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 2 (Item)
  • . Ervin Non-coinm.ittal. Gruening Okay. Muskie Sounds pretty go6d, but warns that Scn~tors will bo conce1·ned ahout rol of cc1·tain existing agencies such as FA.A, after trans!e1· to new Dopt,.2/: All the way with us I •Ribicoff Harris Open mind
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Folder, "Passage and Signature," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 3 (Item)
  • ~aritime A1ministrator serving as Chairman, and two other Presidentially appomted members, to handle maritime subsidy matters. AGENCIES AND FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED S. 3010, as amended, would trans{ er to the new Department the following agencies
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Folder, "The Message - Vol. II [1 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 2 (Item)
  • Today there miles of paved roads and are 2.: 7.million surfaced miles, miles. were 38,000 active are more than 90,000. aircraft, private The number and of private doubled. commercial they fly a billion miles • . were airlines flew 2.09
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Folder, "The 1964 Task Forces," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 1 (Item)
  • to one side, important increased and construction the world and will save an estimated Statistics traffic project are available that in 1963 merchant of the 41, 000-mile is now open to the public, is underway, While few figures Z% and barge
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Folder, "Foundation For Action - 1965 Task Forces [1 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 1 (Item)
  • FOR 0 Alan S.~ ~oyd .., Thi• will confirm that the meetin1 on Tran•portation acheduled for 6:00 thla eyen­ ln1 by BW Moyer•' memorandum of July 23 baa been reacheduled for 8:30 a.m., Tue ■day, Augu■ t 3, 1965. Joaeph A. CalUano, Jr. Spectal A■ alatant
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Folder, "Legislative Struggle - Vol. II [2 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 3 (Item)
  • and programs conducive 2 to the provision of fast, safe, efficient, and convenient trans- 3 portatiop at the lowest cost consistent therewith and -with 4 other national objectives, including the efficient •u~ilization 5 nnd conservation of the N ntion's
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Folder, "Decision on Transportation," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 1 (Item)
  • fleet are of World Viar II vintage and must be scrapped within the next several years. (At present subsidy rates, replacement in U.S. yards would cost $4. 5 billion. ) Labor Strife - - A major shipping and long shore strike occurred injunctions involved
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Folder, "Volume I – Narrative History, The Administrative History of the Department of Transportation Act [1 of 2]," Department of Transportation Administrative History, Box 1 (Item)
  • , to have an impact upon the nation's our most outstanding are easily and persuasion; fruition. that for a Department structure' to achieve trans- has social the great can be baneful. It is true that if we system of automobile insurance
Folder, "Volume I – Narrative History, The Administrative History of the Department of Transportation Act [2 of 2]," Department of Transportation Administrative History, Box 1 (Item)
  • transfer policy I _,lq~\)'{ •• l i I 7 (72 ~a~. "subject control General, \...,~,.i":", • T • Sec;retary ••. over subsidy to local "# 4o6(b) of the Federal ~ 1• \&• ,... - ~- in order to airlines. Relates to Act of 1958~ as amended
Telephone conversation # 4179, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM DOHERTY, 7/7/1964, 8:25PM (Item)
  • HR 6455 GIVING TAX BENEFIT TO UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS' RETIREMENT HOME IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA, POSSIBLE VETO, POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS; CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL PAY BILL, MORRIS UDALL AMENDMENT; SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES; A.I.D
Telephone conversation # 4263, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM DOHERTY, 7/17/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • LBJ READS RECOMMENDATION TO VETO HR 6455 GIVING TAX BENEFIT TO UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS' RETIREMENT HOME IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA; TELLS DOHERTY HE WILL SIGN BILL ANYWAY, IS SIGNING IT AS THEY SPEAK; DOHERTY ASKS ABOUT SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES
Folder, "Foundation For Action - 1965 Task Forces [2 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 1 (Item)
  • movcmentat 8. Eliminate economic regulation of small shipments (less than 300 pounds). What vould the impact be on carriers? REA?UPS? Post Office? tation? On Service? Would analysis Bus Motor carriers? companies? Airlines? On Tariffs? Freight
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Folder, "I," Department of Housing and Urban Development 1965 Files, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 2 (Item)
Telephone conversation # 10581, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH BEIRNE, 8/5/1966, 6:20PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES NEED TO QUICKLY REACH NON-INFLATIONARY AIRLINE STRIKE SETTLEMENT, ASKS BEIRNE TO GET GEORGE MEANY INVOLVED; STEEL PRICE INCREASE; P. L. SIEMILLER'S INEFFECTIVENESS; LBJ'S SUPPORT FOR WORKING CLASS; CARRIERS' SUPPORT FOR AIRLINE STRIKE
Telephone conversation # 10584, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE MEANY, 8/5/1966, 6:32PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES NEED TO QUICKLY SETTLE AIRLINE STRIKE, POSSIBLE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF AIRLINE STRIKE BILL ON JOHN MCCORMACK, OTHER CONGRESSMEN; STEEL PRICE INCREASE; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT INFLATION; MEANY TELLS LBJ HE HAS CONTACTED P. L. SIEMILLER
Telephone conversation # 10457, sound recording, LBJ and WAYNE MORSE, 7/29/1966, 9:40PM (Item)
  • LBJ'S UPCOMING TV APPEARANCE TO ANNOUNCE AIRLINE STRIKE AGREEMENT; STATUS OF BILL TO END STRIKE IN SENATE COMMITTEE; LBJ PRAISES MORSE'S WORK ON AIRLINE STRIKE
Telephone conversation # 10511, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 8/1/1966, 8:40PM (Item)
  • "INAUDIBLE"; 1:46 OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT AIRLINE STRIKE BILL PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH JOSEPH CALIFANO AT TIME OF CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY; MANSFIELD IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR
  • LBJ COMPLAINS THAT SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON AIRLINE STRIKE IS LABOR-BAITING POLITICS, SAYS HE MAY VETO BILL OR NOT MAKE USE OF PROVISION ALLOWING PRESIDENT TO ORDER UNION BACK TO WORK; RFK'S, EDWARD KENNEDY'S ACTION ON BILL; WAYNE
Telephone conversation # 10561, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 8/4/1966, 7:37PM (Item)
  • POSSIBLE AIRLINE STRIKE SETTLEMENT; LBJ'S TALK WITH GEORGE BROWN ON CARRIERS' LOSSES; WIRTZ' CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY ON AIRLINE STRIKE BILL; WAYNE MORSE'S NEGATIVE COMMENTS; ADMINISTRATION OPPOSITION TO COMPULSORY ARBITRATION; LEGAL CONCERNS ABOUT
Telephone conversation # 10568, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE MEANY, 8/5/1966, 11:50AM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES URGENCY OF SETTLING AIRLINE STRIKE; STATUS OF AIRLINE STRIKE LEGISLATION; ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF STRIKE, STEEL PRICE INCREASE; LBJ URGES MEANY TO CALL P. L. SIEMILLER, OTHER UNION LEADERS IMMEDIATELY ABOUT POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT
Telephone conversation # 10570, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 8/5/1966, 12:42PM (Item)
  • WIRTZ REPORTS GEORGE MEANY HAS EXERTED PRESSURE TO SETTLE AIRLINE STRIKE; ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF STRIKE, STEEL PRICES; LBJ'S IMPATIENCE WITH LABOR; AIRLINE STRIKE BILL; QUESTIONS ABOUT FAA ROLE, USE OF MILITARY PLANE TO SHIP FLOWERS FOR LUCI'S WEDDING
Telephone conversation # 10525, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 8/2/1966, 11:23AM (Item)
  • UPDATE ON SENATE ACTION ON AIRLINE STRIKE BILL; POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES, POSSIBLE UNCONSTITUTIONALITY OF SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE BILL; RFK; WAYNE MORSE'S SUBSTITUTE BILL; NEED FOR AIRLINE CARRIERS' SUPPORT; SPEECHES FOR SENATORS; 1963 RAILROAD STRIKE
Telephone conversation # 10222, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 6/10/1966, 8:45AM (Item)
  • STATUS OF BILLS; WAYNE MORSE, AIRLINE LABOR DISPUTE; DIRKSEN'S CALL FOR BIPARTISAN VIETNAM MEETING; RICHARD HELMS AS REPLACEMENT FOR WILLIAM "RED" RABORN AS CIA DIRECTOR; CIA WATCHDOG COMMITTEE; MANSFIELD'S VIEWS ON VIETNAM; BOMBING PROGRAM; PEACE
Telephone conversation # 10580, sound recording, LBJ and SIDNEY WEINBERG, 8/5/1966, 5:55PM (Item)
  • WEINBERG'S IDEAS FOR STATE DEPT POSTS: ELISHA GRAY II, FRANKLIN MURPHY, FRED EATON, TOM GATES, WALTER THAYER; ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF STEEL PRICE INCREASE, AIRLINE STRIKE; WEINBERG SUGGESTS SELECTIVE ECONOMIC CONTROLS AS USED IN KOREAN WAR; CHARLES
Telephone conversation # 10586, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE BROWN, 8/5/1966, 7:03PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES EFFORT TO REACH NON-INFLATIONARY AIRLINE STRIKE SETTLEMENT, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT VANCE HARTKE'S REPORT OF SETTLEMENT BY TWA, ASKS BROWN TO CONTACT CHARLES TILLINGHAST; LBJ JOKES ABOUT TILLINGHAST'S NAME, CRITICIZES HARTKE; LUCI'S
Telephone conversation # 10593, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 8/8/1966, 10:55PM (Item)
  • WIRTZ' PESSIMISTIC REPORT ON AIRLINE STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS; ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS ON STEEL PRICES, GUIDELINES; P. L. SIEMILLER; W. W. HEATH'S INQUIRY ABOUT BRANIFF'S POSITION; STATUS OF BILL IN HOUSE; GEORGE MEANY; WH STATEMENT ABOUT INITIAL
Telephone conversation # 10594, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 8/8/1966, 10:55PM (Item)
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF LACK OF PROGRESS IN AIRLINE STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS; LABOR'S ANGER WITH WAYNE MORSE; EFFECT OF JOHN CONNOR'S COMMENTS ON STEEL PRICE INCREASE ON LABOR'S DEMANDS; FEUD BETWEEN P. L. SIEMILLER AND JOSEPH RAMSEY; GEORGE MEANY'S ROLE
Telephone conversation # 10598, sound recording, LBJ and JAKE PICKLE, 8/9/1966, 6:17PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS ABOUT STATUS OF AIRLINE STRIKE BILL IN HOUSE COMMITTEE, OFFERS ADVICE ON HOW TO HANDLE BILL, RECOMMENDS GEORGE MEANY TESTIFY; LABOR'S INFLUENCE ON HARLEY STAGGERS; EFFECT OF SETTLEMENT ON OTHER UNIONS' DEMANDS, ECONOMY; NEED TO SETTLE
Telephone conversation # 10600, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 8/9/1966, 7:30PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS MEETING WITH GEORGE MEANY ON AIRLINE STRIKE, PROMOTING JAMES REYNOLDS TO LABOR UNDERSECRETARY, MOVING JOHN HENNING? TO OTHER POST; P. L. SIEMILLER; COST OF SETTLEMENT; LBJ'S LUNCHEON WITH NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS; TED DEALEY'S REMARKS
Telephone conversation # 10601, sound recording, LBJ and JAKE PICKLE, 8/9/1966, 9:05PM (Item)
  • ACTION IN HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AIRLINE STRIKE BILL; NEED FOR CONGRESS TO MAKE FINDING THAT STRIKE ADVERSELY AFFECTS INTERSTATE COMMERCE BUT IS NOT NATIONAL EMERGENCY; PICKLE RELAYS POSITION OF JOHN BELL WILLIAMS, OTHERS ON BILL; GEORGE MEANY
Telephone conversation # 10610, sound recording, LBJ and JAKE PICKLE, 8/12/1966, 10:17AM (Item)
  • PICKLE REPORTS ON ACTION IN HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AIRLINE STRIKE BILL; JOHN BELL WILLIAMS' AND JOHN DINGELL'S SUBSTITUTE BILLS WITH PROVISIONS CONCERNING STRIKE BEING NATIONAL EMERGENCY; POLITICAL REASONS FOR VOTES; HEAD COUNT; NYT INQUIRY ABOUT WH
Telephone conversation # 10732, sound recording, LBJ and WILBUR MILLS, 9/9/1966, 8:58AM (Item)
  • STEEL INDUSTRY REACTION TO SUSPENSION OF INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT; EFFECT ON AIRLINE INDUSTRY; LBJ SUGGESTS MILLS MEET WITH HENRY "JOE" FOWLER, JOHN CONNOR ON ECONOMIC MEASURES; POSSIBLE TESTIMONY BY GARDNER ACKLEY, WALTER HELLER; SENATE PASSAGE
Telephone conversation # 10437, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM BEVERLY MURPHY, 7/27/1966, 9:09AM (Item)
  • AIRLINE STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS; WAGE, PRICE INCREASES; MURPHY SAYS TAX INCREASE MAY BE NEEDED DUE TO ECONOMY; LBJ DISCUSSES INCREASES IN FEDERAL BUDGET DUE TO UPCOMING BILLS, VIETNAM SPENDING; POSSIBLE NEED FOR BILL TO END STRIKE; LBJ READS MEMO
Telephone conversation # 10448, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 7/29/1966, 3:40PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES PROBLEMS CREATED BY STATEMENTS BY WAYNE MORSE, EVERETT DIRKSEN ON AIRLINE STRIKE BY INTERNATIONAL ASSN OF MACHINISTS; GEORGE MEANY; P. L. SIEMILLER'S DIFFICULTIES IN RATIFYING PROPOSED AGREEMENT; FAVORABLE ECONOMIC TERMS OF AGREEMENT
Telephone conversation # 10449, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 7/29/1966, 3:40PM (Item)
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS IN AIRLINE STRIKE BY INTERNATIONAL ASSN OF MACHINISTS; LBJ READS PRESS REPORT OF EVERETT DIRKSEN'S STATEMENT, ASKS MANSFIELD TO DISCUSS FAVORABLE ECONOMIC TERMS OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT WITH SENATE
Telephone conversation # 10501, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 8/1/1966, 9:42AM (Item)
  • WH MEETING ON AIRLINE STRIKE; LBJ'S EFFORTS TO SETTLE STRIKE; EVERETT DIRKSEN, WAYNE MORSE, ROBERT GRIFFIN RESOLUTIONS; NEGATIVE EFFECT OF GRIFFIN PLAN ON DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS AND ON NEGOTIATIONS; VIEWS OF DEMOCRATS ON LABOR
Telephone conversation # 10502, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 8/1/1966, 11:15AM (Item)
  • DIRKSEN DISCUSSES SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE ACTION ON AIRLINE STRIKE BILL, ASKS LBJ'S VIEWS ON MATTER; LBJ DISCUSSES STATUS OF NEGOTIATIONS, CONCERNS ABOUT ROBERT GRIFFIN'S RESOLUTION, PREFERENCE FOR WAYNE MORSE'S; LEGALITY CONCERNS ABOUT GRIFFIN PLAN
Telephone conversation # 10503, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 8/1/1966, 11:15AM (Item)
  • LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT EFFECT OF ROBERT GRIFFIN RESOLUTION ON AIRLINE STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS, SUGGESTS DIRKSEN TALK WITH HOUSE LEADERSHIP; EFFECT OF 60-DAY PLAN IN GRIFFIN RESOLUTION ON UPCOMING CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS; WAYNE MORSE'S WORK
Telephone conversation # 10504, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH BEIRNE, 8/1/1966, 4:06PM (Item)
  • LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE ACTION ON AIRLINE STRIKE BILL, TELLS BEIRNE STRIKE IS NOT NATIONAL EMERGENCY; RFK'S, JOSEPH CLARK'S SUPPORT FOR ROBERT GRIFFIN'S 60-DAY PLAN; ADMINISTRATION'S PREFERENCE FOR WAYNE MORSE'S PROPOSAL