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Telephone conversation # 11204, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 12/26/1966, 10:17AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • PRESS STORIES ON ADVERSE PORTRAYAL OF LBJ IN WILLIAM MANCHESTER'S BOOK; LBJ DISCUSSES RESIGNATIONS OF WH STAFF; POSSIBLE RESPONSE TO PRESS ABOUT NEWSWEEK ARTICLE; ROWLAND EVANS' STORY ON GEORGE MEANY'S MEETING WITH LBJ; MARVIN WATSON; PRESS SOURCES
Telephone conversation # 4819, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/8/1964, 8:24AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • PRESS CONFERENCE ITEMS; POSSIBLE CRITICISM OF LBJ'S TRIP TO RANCH DURING CRISES; MCNAMARA BRIEFS LBJ ON CYPRUS CRISIS, POSSIBLE DIPLOMATIC EFFORT BY HENRY LABOUISSE, DEAN ACHESON; GREECE; TURKEY; PRESS STORIES ON LBJ'S TONKIN GULF ADDRESS, OPLAN 34A
Telephone conversation # 6740, sound recording, LBJ and GERALD FORD, 1/19/1965, 2:29PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ CONGRATULATES FORD ON ELECTION AS HOUSE MINORITY LEADER; PRESS STORY THAT FORD COMPLAINED ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT BRIEFED HIM; LBJ'S PLANS TO WORK WITH REPUBLICAN LEADERS AS HE WORKED WITH EISENHOWER; BELGIAN PRESS LEAKS; FORD'S SUPPORT
Telephone conversation # 7660, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 5/13/1965, 9:15PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • NEED TO IMPROVE WH PRESS RELATIONS, FOCUS ON VIETNAM, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; TODAY'S CABINET MEETING; ECONOMIC REPORT; ALLEGED OVERUSE OF TV BY LBJ; FRANK STANTON'S REACTION TO TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE; NEED FOR BETTER RESEARCH IN WH; WAYNE PHILLIPS
Telephone conversation # 7832, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 5/26/1965, 3:26PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ DISCUSSES MILTON EISENHOWER'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; QUESTION OF MCGEORGE BUNDY GIVING BACKGROUND PRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS; EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE CONCERNS IF BUNDY GIVES ON-THE-RECORD BRIEFING; RUSK'S PRESS BRIEFING; JOHN B
Telephone conversation # 8568, sound recording, LBJ and LEONARD MARKS, 8/19/1965, 11:05AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • WH PRESS TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS; CUT IN USIA PRESS SUBSCRIPTIONS; MOVIES FOR US TROOPS IN VIETNAM; TV BROADCASTS FOR SOUTH VIETNAMESE; POSSIBLE MARKS' MEETINGS WITH MILTON, DWIGHT EISENHOWER; RADIO FOR COMMUNIST CHINA; USIA APPOINTMENTS, BUDGET
Telephone conversation # 9130, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 11/9/1965, 6:06PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • MOYERS DISCUSSES PRESS HANDLING OF NORTHEAST US POWER FAILURE; PRESS QUESTIONS ABOUT FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OF CAUSE, POSSIBLE SABOTAGE, RUFUS YOUNGBLOOD'S PRESENCE IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, AND RUMORS HE HAS BEEN FIRED; SECRET SERVICE REORGANIZATION
Telephone conversation # 9133, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 11/9/1965, 6:38PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • ANNOUNCEMENT THAT JOE SWIDLER WILL TEMPORARILY ASSIST CALIFANO; CONFUSION OVER WHETHER SWIDLER WILL WORK ON ALUMINUM SITUATION OR NORTHEAST POWER FAILURE; PRESS QUESTIONS ABOUT RUFUS YOUNGBLOOD; WH PRESS CORPS' COMMENTS ON LBJ'S HANDLING OF POWER
Telephone conversation # 7833, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 5/26/1965, 3:35PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ TELLS MOYERS TO TELL MCGEORGE BUNDY TO GIVE BACKGROUND PRESS BRIEFING NOT PRESS CONFERENCE ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT BUNDY VIOLATING EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE IF HE GIVES PUBLIC BRIEFING; WH MEETING TONIGHT
Telephone conversation # 7843, sound recording, LBJ and CYRUS VANCE, 5/31/1965, 8:44AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS VANCE IF US TROOP WITHDRAWAL IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS SAFE, JUSTIFIED; OAS MEETING; QUESTION OF SENDING ELLSWORTH BUNKER TO ASSIST JOSE MORA; PRESS STORY CALLING FOR SUBPOENA OF MCGEORGE BUNDY; PRESS LEAKS; VIETNAM MILITARY SITUATION
Telephone conversation # 7845, sound recording, LBJ and CYRUS VANCE, 5/31/1965, 8:44AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS VANCE IF US TROOP WITHDRAWAL IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS SAFE, JUSTIFIED; OAS MEETING; QUESTION OF SENDING ELLSWORTH BUNKER TO ASSIST JOSE MORA; PRESS STORY CALLING FOR SUBPOENA OF MCGEORGE BUNDY; PRESS LEAKS; VIETNAM MILITARY SITUATION
Telephone conversation # 7961, sound recording, JACK VALENTI and DAVID BRINKLEY, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Press relations
  • VALENTI ASKS BRINKLEY'S REACTION TO YESTERDAY'S LUNCH WITH LBJ, ASKS HIM TO RATE LBJ'S PERFORMANCE THERE; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CRISIS; PRESS CONTACTS WITH JUAN BOSCH; BRINKLEY RATES LBJ'S PERFORMANCE HIGHLY BUT SAYS HE IS TOO CONCERNED ABOUT NYT
Telephone conversation # 675, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 12/23/1963, 3:01PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS BUNDY TO CONTACT AL FRIENDLY, DAVID BRINKLEY, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PRESS ABOUT CHARLES HALLECK AND THE FIGHT IN THE HOUSE ON THE FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL, WHEAT AMENDMENT, DISCUSSES EFFECT OF THE BILL ON FOREIGN POLICY
Telephone conversation # 1708, sound recording, LBJ and MARSHALL MCNEIL, 1/31/1964, 9:00PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • CRITICISM OF LBJ IN THE PRESS; LBJ SUMMARIZES HIS MEETINGS AND PHONE CALLS ON FOREIGN POLICY; INDONESIA; CYPRUS; VIETNAM; PANAMA
Telephone conversation # 2982, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 4/10/1964, 11:15AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ REQUESTS FOREIGN POLICY BRIEFING FOR REPUBLICAN GOVS.; FOREIGN POLICY, CIA BRIEFINGS FOR MAJOR CANDIDATES, FORMER PRESIDENTS; AVERELL HARRIMAN'S PRESS CONFERENCE ON AFRICA, COMMUNISTS; MLF MEETING THIS AFTERNOON; DOUGLAS DILLON
Telephone conversation # 4899, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 8/12/1964, 6:01PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE RESPONSE TO WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLE ON JOHNSON FAMILY BUSINESS; RELEASE OF AUDITOR'S REPORT; BARRY GOLDWATER'S STATEMENT ON USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS; POSSIBLE PRESS QUESTION ON SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION FOR PRESIDENTIAL
Telephone conversation # 5686, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 9/24/1964, 8:39PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ TEASES MCNAMARA ABOUT HIS TEXAS TRIP, GOLDWATER'S REMARKS ABOUT "JOHNSON'S WAR"; DISCOURAGING CABLES FROM MAXWELL TAYLOR ABOUT VIETNAM; DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS ISSUE; MANLIO BROSIO VISIT TO SAC HEADQUARTERS; PRESS
Telephone conversation # 5533, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 9/8/1964, 5:35PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT MILITARY AIDE'S STATEMENTS TO NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE REPORTER DURING TRIP TO DETROIT YESTERDAY; DISCUSSION OF PRESS QUESTIONS ABOUT CURRENT STATUS OF HONEY FITZ, OTHER PRESIDENTIAL YACHT; LBJ SAYS HE HAS NO USE FOR YACHTS
Telephone conversation # 5607, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 9/18/1964, 7:54PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • PRESS STORIES ON LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S OHIO TRIP, LYNDA JOHNSON'S TRIP TO GREECE; STROM THURMOND'S SWITCH TO REPUBLICAN PARTY; SOUTHERN NEGRO VOTE; PENTAGON REACTION TO TONKIN GULF INCIDENT; POLARIS A-3 MISSILE; GOLDWATER CAMPAIGN; PHOTOS OF LBJ
Telephone conversation # 6468, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 11/24/1964, 1:20AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • BUNDY REPORTS ON SUCCESSFUL PROGRESS OF US-BELGIUM HOSTAGE RESCUE OPERATION IN CONGO; US STATEMENT ON OPERATION AND PRESS COVERAGE; BUNDY TELLS LBJ HE WILL NOT REPORT FURTHER TONIGHT UNLESS WORD IS RECEIVED ON US HOSTAGES
Telephone conversation # 6469, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 11/24/1964, 3:05AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • BUNDY REPORTS THAT US MISSIONARY PAUL CARLSON HAS APPARENTLY BEEN KILLED AND REBELS HAVE KILLED WHITES IN HOTEL IN STANLEYVILLE, BUT 5 US OFFICIALS IN CONGO ARE APPARENTLY SAFE; OVERALL MILITARY SUCCESS OF US-BELGIUM RESCUE OPERATION; PRESS REACTION
Telephone conversation # 6487, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 11/26/1964, 11:57AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • AND PRESS
Telephone conversation # 5969, sound recording, LBJ and KERMIT GORDON, 10/27/1964, 1:32PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ PRAISES GORDON'S PRESS STORY ON FEDERAL BUDGET BUT TELLS HIM ALWAYS TO REFER TO HIM AS "PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON," NOT "THE PRESIDENT," ASKS FOR MORE STORIES ON UNEMPLOYMENT AND CUTTING GOVT WASTE, REMINISCES ABOUT PUBLICITY LBJ GENERATED
Telephone conversation # 6868, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/22/1965, 8:48AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • TIMING OF POSSIBLE AIRSTRIKE IN VIETNAM IN LIGHT OF UK-USSR PROPOSAL; PRESS REPORTS OF MOVEMENT OF USSR ANTI-AIRCRAFT; MCNAMARA'S UPCOMING CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY; LBJ DISCUSSES TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION AS STATEMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF US
Telephone conversation # 7140, sound recording, LBJ and DREW PEARSON, 3/23/1965, 11:35AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ'S RECENT MEETING WITH GEORGE WALLACE ON SELMA, ALABAMA SITUATION; LBJ READS HIS RECENT PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT ON US POLICY ON VIETNAM; LBJ'S COMMITMENT TO PEACE, HIS HEAVY SCHEDULE; LBJ ASKS FOR PEARSON'S REACTION TO VOTING RIGHTS SPEECH
Telephone conversation # 7655, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/13/1965, 7:45PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ATTACK ON REBEL RADIO STATION BY LOYALISTS; EISENHOWER'S RESPONSE TO BRIEFING ON BOMBING PAUSE IN VIETNAM; PRESS QUESTIONS ON PAUSE; COMMUNICATION FROM USSR ON PAUSE; TAD SZULC'S COMMUNICATIONS WITH CAAMANO
Telephone conversation # 7414, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 4/30/1965, 12:29PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • BUNDY REPORTS MRS. JUAN BOSCH HAS CALLED OFF PRESS CONFERENCE, ADLAI STEVENSON WILL COME TO WASHINGTON, ANDREW GOODPASTER WILL BRIEF EISENHOWER, AVERELL HARRIMAN IS AT EDWARD MURROW'S FUNERAL; LBJ ASKS THAT CARL ROWAN ATTEND MEETINGS ON DOMINICAN
Telephone conversation # 8621, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 8/23/1965, 4:07PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS RIVERS' ADVICE ON NEW POLICY ON DRAFTING MARRIED MEN, READS PRESS STORY ON ISSUE; LANGUAGE OF NEW MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION BILL PROVISION REQUIRING CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF BASE CLOSINGS; MILITARY PAY BILL
Telephone conversation # 9317, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 12/11/1965, 12:58PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • APPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM BENNETT AS AMBASSADOR TO PORTUGAL; GEORGE ANDERSON; CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS' VIEWS ON POSSIBLE NEW VIETNAM CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION, BOMBING PAUSE; LBJ'S OPPOSITION TO PAUSE; PRESS LEAKS; SCHEDULE FOR UPCOMING HAROLD WILSON
Telephone conversation # 8154, sound recording, LBJ and GERALD FORD, 6/17/1965, 7:50PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • FORD'S SON'S ACCIDENT; B-52 BOMBING RAID IN SOUTH VIETNAM; MELVIN LAIRD'S STATEMENT; LBJ DISCUSSES PROPOSED ROLE OF US GROUND TROOPS; FORD REQUESTS MEETING ON TROOPS; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT MISLEADING PRESS STORIES, LEAKS; GOODPASTER'S BRIEFING
Telephone conversation # 8221, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/30/1965, 7:35PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • PRESS HANDLING OF MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS TO VIETNAM?; TODAY'S MEETING ON VIETNAM (WITH EISENHOWER?); LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO TALK WITH RFK ABOUT VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ EXPRESSES DOUBTS ABOUT ALTERNATIVES TO CURRENT POLICY; MCNAMARA REMINISCES ABOUT BAY
Telephone conversation # 9653, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY LUCE, 2/21/1966, 11:56AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LUCE DESCRIBES HEDLEY DONOVAN EDITORIAL ON VIETNAM IN NEW ISSUE OF LIFE MAGAZINE; LBJ TELLS LUCE THAT CRISIS IN CONFIDENCE IN LEADERSHIP ON VIETNAM POLICY IS DEVELOPING, CITES SENATE OPPOSITION, DISSENT IN PRESS; POSSIBLE TROOP INCREASES; RFK; JAMES
Telephone conversation # 9684, sound recording, LBJ and RUSSELL LONG, 2/28/1966, 9:32AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LONG REPORTS ON FOREIGN AID BILL IN FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, SUGGESTS HHH, MCNAMARA MEET INFORMALLY WITH SENATORS; LBJ DISCUSSES HISTORY OF POLICY ON VP TESTIMONY BEFORE CONGRESS; PRESS STORIES ABOUT FULBRIGHT'S CRITICISM OF HHH'S ASIAN TRIP
Telephone conversation # 9625, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 2/5/1966, 10:15AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • CONGRESSIONAL CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ TELLS HHH TO KEEP WH INFORMED OF HIS WHEREABOUTS IN CASE LBJ WANTS HIM TO JOIN HONOLULU MEETING; HHH'S TRAVEL PLANS; PRESS REPORTS THAT LBJ, HHH ARE BOTH TRAVELING AT SAME TIME
Telephone conversation # 10572, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 8/5/1966, 1:00PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • 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 # 10290, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM MCCHESNEY MARTIN, 6/30/1966, 9:00AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • MARTIN'S UPCOMING SURGERY; LBJ'S SURGERY; MARTIN REPORTS ON TALKS WITH DIRKSEN, WILBUR MILLS ON US ECONOMY, TAXES; LBJ EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION WITH CONGRESSIONAL SPENDING, PRESS LEAKS BY MILLS; IMPOUNDING FEDERAL FUNDS; LBJ'S SPENDING CUTS; STOCK
Telephone conversation # 9446, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 1/6/1966, 5:02PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • RUSK TELLS LBJ HE HAS NO WORD YET ON GARCIA GODOY, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; CBS STORY ON THAILAND, VIETNAM; PRESS STORIES ON BOMBING PAUSE; GOVT OPPOSITION TO PAUSE; BACKGROUND OF LBJ'S DECISION; LODGE, TIME MAGAZINE; STATE OF THE UNION; PEACE
Telephone conversation # 9447, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 1/6/1966, 5:02PM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ SUGGESTS THAT RUSK EMPHASIZE TO PRESS THAT LBJ IS NOT RELUCTANT TO USE POWER IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUT THAT HE MUST GET CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR MILITARY EXPENDITURES
Telephone conversation # 13006, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 5/4/1968, 10:13AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • LBJ'S MEETING WITH BESS AND HARRY TRUMAN YESTERDAY; CLIFFORD'S HEALTH; CLIFFORD REFUTES STATEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO HIM IN NYT EDITORIAL ON VIETNAM; INCREASED ENEMY INFILTRATION IN VIETNAM BEFORE AND SINCE MARCH 31ST SPEECH; PRESS LEAKS
Telephone conversation # 11553, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/18/1967, 8:30AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • MCNAMARA DISCUSSES RESPONSE TO DON OBERDORFER STORY ON LOCKHEED CONTRACTS; JFK ADMINISTRATION'S INVOLVEMENT IN DEFENSE CONTRACTS; AWARDING CONTRACTS IN DEPRESSED AREAS; LBJ REITERATES WH POLICY ON DEFENSE CONTRACTS; PRESS STORY ON CIA, TEXAS