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Telephone conversation # 7700, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/16/1965, 12:30PM (Item)
  • SLIP AND DAILY DIARY LIST CALLER AS "MR. C.J. DAVIDSON"; FORTAS ON HOLD 1:18; JACK VALENTI SPEAKS WITH FORTAS BEFORE LBJ TAKES CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY AT TIMES; CONTINUES ON REF #7702, #7703
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON NEGOTIATIONS HE, MCGEORGE BUNDY, CYRUS VANCE CONDUCTED WITH JUAN BOSCH, GUZMAN ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; VIEWS OF SAN ISIDRO GROUP; TIMING OF ANNOUNCEMENT OF SETTLEMENT; APPOINTEES TO CABINET OF NATIONAL UNITY; OAS; BOSCH'S CALL
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7700, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/16/1965, 12:30PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7406, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 11:30AM (Item)
  • FORTAS ON HOLD 0:20; LBJ PUTS FORTAS ON HOLD TO TAKE FOLLOWING CALL FROM MCGEORGE BUNDY, THEN LBJ RETURNS TO FINISH CONVERSATION WITH FORTAS ON REF #7407
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7406, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 11:30AM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7542, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/2/1965, 9:12PM (Item)
  • "9:12P F ABE FORTAS" LINED THROUGH ON SLIP ACCOMPANYING PREVIOUS DICTABELT (REF #7532-7540); RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • FORTAS ASKS IF LBJ TOLD JOHN BARTLOW MARTIN TO CALL JAIME BENITEZ ABOUT SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; DISCUSSION OF MARTIN'S LIAISON EFFORTS WITH JUAN BOSCH; LBJ SAYS HE IS ABOUT TO MAKE TV STATEMENT
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7542, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/2/1965, 9:12PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7654, sound recording, MCGEORGE BUNDY and ABE FORTAS, 5/13/1965, 6:30PM (Item)
  • SLIP LISTS THIS AS A CALL TO "MR. DAVIDSON"; "(MCGEO. BUNDY TALKS)"; FORTAS IS IN PUERTO RICO AND IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR
  • FORTAS' TALKS WITH JUAN BOSCH ON POSSIBLE POLITICAL SOLUTION TO DOMINICAN CRISIS; ARRANGEMENTS FOR RAFAEL FERNANDEZ' TRIP TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, MEETING WITH CAAMANO; POSSIBLE MEETING OF GUZMAN, BOSCH; HARRY SHLAUDEMAN; NEED TO AVOID PUBLICITY ABOUT
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7654, sound recording, MCGEORGE BUNDY and ABE FORTAS, 5/13/1965, 6:30PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7605, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/7/1965, 5:31PM (Item)
  • FORTAS REVIEWS TRANSCRIPTS OF JUAN BOSCH'S BROADCASTS ON REVOLT IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; REQUEST FOR REVIEW OF LAWS CONCERNING RESIDENT ALIENS; CIA REPORT ON COMMUNIST ROLE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CRISIS; FORTAS SUGGESTS IT BE LEAKED TO PRESS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7605, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/7/1965, 5:31PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7449, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 8:46PM (Item)
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON HIS TALKS WITH JAIME BENITEZ, JUAN BOSCH ON SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, RELAYS BOSCH'S CONCERNS THAT US TROOPS ARE WITH WESSIN Y WESSIN'S TROOPS; LBJ TELLS FORTAS TO RELAY CONCERNS TO MCNAMARA; OAS; REACTION TO LBJ'S STATEMENT
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7449, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 8:46PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 5889, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/15/1964, 1:13AM (Item)
  • "NYC"; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE BRIEFLY INTERRUPTS FORTAS, LBJ
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 5889, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/15/1964, 1:13AM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7686, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 8:45PM (Item)
  • SLIP AND DAILY DIARY LIST THIS AS CALL FROM "MR. DAVIDSON"; FORTAS IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; CONTINUES FROM 2 PREVIOUS RECORDINGS AND ON NEXT RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7689, #7690
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7686, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 8:45PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7405, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 10:50AM (Item)
  • CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; FORTAS IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE; MCNAMARA IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7405, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 10:50AM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7441, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 7:20PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES STATEMENT ON DOMINICAN CRISIS HE HAS JUST DELIVERED, COMPLAINS ABOUT LIGHTING, TELEPROMPTER; FORTAS PRAISES STATEMENT
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7441, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 4/30/1965, 7:20PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7787, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/19/1965, 8:30PM (Item)
  • FORTAS DISCUSSES NEED FOR STATE DEPT TO CIRCULATE UNNAMED REPORT TO PRESS, LACK OF PRESS INTEREST IN ELLSWORTH BUNKER'S STATEMENT TO OAS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7787, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/19/1965, 8:30PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 8171, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 6/21/1965, 4:35PM (Item)
  • VERY POOR SOUND QUALITY; FORTAS IS INAUDIBLE; RECORDING APPARENTLY STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8171, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 6/21/1965, 4:35PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 9477, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 1/10/1966, 8:40PM (Item)
  • MIRIAM OTTENBERG'S ARTICLE ON BOBBY BAKER; JUSTICE DEPT ATTORNEYS ON BAKER CASE; RFK; FORTAS SUGGESTS HHH AND DEAN RUSK GO WITH US DELEGATION TO FUNERAL OF INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER SHASTRI; UK DELEGATION; PROPOSED DEAN RUSK, AVERELL HARRIMAN TRIP
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 9477, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 1/10/1966, 8:40PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7685, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 8:45PM (Item)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7685, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 8:45PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7688, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 8:45PM (Item)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7688, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 8:45PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7689, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 8:45PM (Item)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7689, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 8:45PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7690, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 8:45PM (Item)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7690, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 8:45PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7702, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/16/1965, 12:30PM (Item)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7702, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/16/1965, 12:30PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7934, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and JACK VALENTI, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • VALENTI TELLS FORTAS THAT IF POSSIBLE LBJ WANTS JUAN BOSCH OR JAIME BENITEZ TO GIVE INFORMATION TO PRESS THAT WIDOW OF COL. RAFAEL FERNANDEZ DOMINGUEZ WILL TRAVEL ON US PLANE TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FOR HER HUSBAND'S FUNERAL
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7934, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and JACK VALENTI, 5/20/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 7942, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • "[TELEPHONE] 426"; "ARNOLD-BUNDY"; "1, 9-11:15" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; FORTAS AND SMITH ARE IN WH SITUATION ROOM; BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7942, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 7756, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/18/1965, 12:50PM (Item)
  • ABE FORTAS
  • BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, DIFFICULT TO HEAR; BUNDY ON HOLD 1:29; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; LBJ SPEAKS WITH OTHERS IN OFFICE DURING CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • BUNDY DISCUSSES GUZMAN'S MEETING THIS MORNING WITH CAAMANO AND REBELS ON MESSAGE TO BUNDY SUSPENDING TALKS; EFFECT OF PRESS LEAKS ON TALKS; DOUBTS OF GUZMAN'S ABILITY TO CONTROL GOVT; IMBERT'S PRESS LEAK; FORTAS' TALKS WITH JAIME BENITEZ ABOUT JUAN
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
Telephone conversation # 7917, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/19/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7917, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/19/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 7918, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/19/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7918, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/19/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 7915, sound recording, BILL MOYERS and LBJ, 5/19/1965, 12:30PM (Item)
  • ABE FORTAS
  • LBJ ASKS MOYERS, VAUGHN TO 2:45P WH MEETING ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THOMAS MANN, ABE FORTAS ON US POLICY; CONGRESSIONAL CRITICISM; LBJ READS CABLE 1801 ON RADIO SANTO DOMINGO; FORTAS RECOMMENDS DELAY ON ACTION ON STATION; FBI
  • Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
Telephone conversation # 7742, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/18/1965, 3:47AM (Item)
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "2 BELTS"; "180344-0413"; BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR, AND IS ON HOLD 1:00; FORTAS, MCNAMARA, RUSK ARE MEETING WITH LBJ; BUNDY HAS BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION DURING CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
Telephone conversation # 7743, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/18/1965, 3:47AM (Item)
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "2 BELTS"; "180344-0413"; BUNDY AND VANCE ARE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND ARE DIFFICULT TO HEAR; FORTAS, MCNAMARA, RUSK ARE MEETING WITH LBJ; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
Telephone conversation # 7735, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/18/1965, 12:01AM (Item)
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "BUNDY, LBJ, ABE F, MANN, PALMER"; "THESE TWO BELTS WERE DONE IN PRESIDENT'S BEDROOM, ARE DUPLICATES OF 12:01A CALL"; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7731, #7732
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
Telephone conversation # 7731, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/18/1965, 12:01AM (Item)
  • ABE FORTAS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
Telephone conversation # 5910, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 10/17/1964, 8:47PM (Item)
  • 0:45 OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH ABE FORTAS AT TIME OF CALL
Telephone conversation # 7733, sound recording, LBJ and BRUCE PALMER, 5/18/1965, 12:01AM (Item)
  • FORTAS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
Telephone conversation # 13501, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 10/1/1968, 10:31AM (Item)
  • HHH'S SALT LAKE CITY SPEECH ON BOMBING HALT; CURRENT US VIETNAM POLICY, NEGOTIATING CONDITIONS; EFFECT OF SPEECH ON ELECTION; REPUBLICAN VACANCIES; JAMES RUSSELL WIGGINS' APPOINTMENT TO UN; ABE FORTAS; POSSIBLE NOMINATION OF TOM CLARK AS CHIEF
Telephone conversation # 13503, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 10/1/1968, 10:45AM (Item)
  • LBJ AGREES TO MEET WITH CONGRESSMEN ABOUT FUNDS FOR PHILADELPHIA FEDERAL COURT BUILDING; SENATE DEBATE ON ABE FORTAS' CONFIRMATION AS CHIEF JUSTICE; HHH'S SALT LAKE CITY SPEECH ON VIETNAM BOMBING HALT; EFFECT OF SPEECH ON ELECTION; RECENT ELECTION