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Telephone conversation # 11526, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 2/11/1967, 9:15AM (Item)
  • ROSTOW READS PROPOSED INSTRUCTIONS FROM ROBERT MCNAMARA ABOUT RESUMPTION OF BOMBING IN VIETNAM AFTER CONCLUSION OF ALEXSEI KOSYGIN'S UK VISIT; LBJ ASKS ROSTOW FOR HIS ANALYSIS OF KOSYGIN-HAROLD WILSON PEACE INITIATIVE, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT PRESS
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
  • Telephone conversation # 11526, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 2/11/1967, 9:15AM
  • WALT ROSTOW
Telephone conversation # 11544, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 2/15/1967, 9:24AM (Item)
  • ROSTOW READS HO CHI MINH'S REPLY TO LBJ'S MESSAGE; PRESS LEAKS OF PEACE FEELER, LBJ'S MEETING WITH RFK; ETIENNE MANAC'H; RAMPARTS MAGAZINE STORY; COMMITTEE TO STUDY CIA FUNDING OF PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS; STUDY OF BAY OF PIGS; INCREASED BOMBING
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
  • Telephone conversation # 11544, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 2/15/1967, 9:24AM
  • WALT ROSTOW
Telephone conversation # 13606, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/28/1968, 10:45AM (Item)
  • WALT ROSTOW
  • "SUMMARIZED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; ROSTOW IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; LBJ ON SPEAKERPHONE; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
Telephone conversation # 13607, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/28/1968, 10:45AM (Item)
  • WALT ROSTOW
  • "SUMMARIZED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; ROSTOW IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; LBJ ON SPEAKERPHONE; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
Telephone conversation # 13714, sound recording, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 11/4/1968, 12:27PM (Item)
  • WALT ROSTOW
  • CLARK CLIFFORD SUGGESTS THAT HE TALK DIRECTLY WITH DEAN RUSK ABOUT HOW TO RESPOND TO SAVILLE DAVIS' INQUIRIES ABOUT NIXON ASSOCIATES' CONTACTS WITH SOUTH VIETNAM; LBJ SAYS HE WILL SAY NOTHING AND THAT WALT ROSTOW WILL NOT MEET WITH DAVIS
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
Telephone conversation # 13432, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 9/30/1968, 6:45PM (Item)
  • WALT ROSTOW
  • "6:45-7:10PM"; "(TRANSCRIBED)"; NIXON ON HOLD 1:25; JIM JONES ASKS NIXON TO HOLD BECAUSE LBJ IS IN A MEETING; WALT ROSTOW IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • 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
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
Telephone conversation # 13713, sound recording, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 11/4/1968, 12:27PM (Item)
  • WALT ROSTOW
  • "SUMMARIZED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; JIM JONES IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; HE AND LBJ ARE ON HOLD 1:12 WHILE DEAN RUSK, CLARK CLIFFORD, WALT ROSTOW ARE CONNECTED; RUSK AND CLIFFORD CANNOT HEAR EACH OTHER; CONTINUES ON NEXT
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
Telephone conversation # 2301, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 3/2/1964, 11:00AM (Item)
  • GOLDWATER CHARGES, AIR FORCE, NAVY DISPUTE ON MISSILE RELIABILITY; US POLICY IN VIETNAM, PRESS COVERAGE, CONGRESSIONAL REACTION; LBJ'S SPEECH IN LA; WALT ROSTOW; MCGEORGE BUNDY; SUPPORT FOR KHANH REGIME; HENRY CABOT LODGE, PAY INCREASE FOR SOLDIERS
Telephone conversation # 11517, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/6/1967, 4:04PM (Item)
  • LBJ'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH RFK AND NICHOLAS KATZENBACH ABOUT VIETNAM PEACE FEELER RFK RECEIVED RECENTLY; DISCUSSION OF WHETHER WALT ROSTOW SHOULD ATTEND MEETING; RUSK ADVISES LBJ TO WARN RFK ABOUT NEED FOR SECRECY IF PEACE FEELERS ARE TO SUCCEED
Telephone conversation # 13547, sound recording, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 10/16/1968, 11:41AM (Item)
  • "CONFERENCE CALL"; "TO HON HUBERT HUMPHREY, HON RICHARD NIXON, HON GEORGE WALLACE"; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; LBJ IS MEETING WITH WALT ROSTOW AT TIME OF CALL AND SPEAKS WITH HIM BEFORE CONFERENCE CALL; LBJ IS ON SPEAKERPHONE AND IS ON HOLD 0:40
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/31/1968 (Sunday) (Item)
  • speech; LBJ's decision not to run again; LBJ meets with Walt Rostow, Averell Harriman & Ambassador Dobrynin; relationship of LBJ with Luci & Pat; LBJ makes speech in Oval Office; Johnsons receive several calls; Lady Bird discusses LBJ Library; LBJ meets