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Folder, "[September 19, 1967 - 8:36 a.m. Congressional Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • and have to borrow this money it would not be good. It would also not be good to have a $30 billion deficit. He said we are trying to figure out how to cut expenditures. We have over $100 billion that we can not touch of funds such as Treasury, Post Office
Telephone conversation # 10015, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM MCCHESNEY MARTIN, 4/5/1966, 9:28AM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES FEDERAL BUDGET; SPACE PROGRAM, USDA EXPENDITURES; EXPECTED DECREASES IN FOOD PRICES; HOUSING COSTS; EFFORTS TO CUT PUBLIC WORKS EXPENDITURES, DOD AND POST OFFICE CONSTRUCTION; NEED TO RETAIN INVESTMENT CREDIT, HOLD DOWN WAGE INCREASES
Telephone conversation # 10764, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 9/13/1966, 6:50PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS ABOUT APPOINTMENT OF HENRY MCGEE AS ACTING POSTMASTER IN CHICAGO; O'BRIEN SAYS PAUL DOUGLAS, RICHARD DALEY, DEMOCRATIC AND POST OFFICE OFFICIALS RECOMMENDED MCGEE WHO IS A NEGRO; LBJ ASKS O'BRIEN TO GET DIRKSEN'S VOTE ON HOUSING BILL
Telephone conversation # 10572, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 8/5/1966, 1:00PM (Item)
  • NEED TO COUNTERACT RFK'S INFLUENCE WITH PRESS, EMPHASIZE SENATE INACTION ON VARIOUS ADMINISTRATION BILLS FOR CITIES; MCNAMARA'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNNAMED POST: DOUGLAS DILLON, JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH, ARJAY MILLER; LBJ'S ACTIONS ON AIRLINE STRIKE
Telephone conversation # 6736, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 1/15/1965, 12:06PM (Item)
  • MLK PRAISES STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; LBJ'S LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY FOR GREAT SOCIETY BILLS; IMPORTANCE OF VOTING RIGHTS; MLK ASKS LBJ TO APPOINT NEGRO TO CABINET; LBJ'S PLAN TO MAKE HUD A CABINET POST, APPOINT [ROBERT] WEAVER; APPOINTMENTS OF NEGROES