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Telephone conversation # 3046, sound recording, JUANITA ROBERTS and ABE FORTAS, 4/16/1964, 6:30PM (Item)
  • "ABE FORTAS (NY) TALKED TO MJDR"; FORTAS IS IN NYC; DAILY DIARY ONLY INDICATES AT 6:55P YOLANDA BOOZER "GAVE HIM EYE GLASSES & NOTE FR. MJDR RE ABE FORTAS CALL."
  • FORTAS ASKS ROBERTS TO RELAY TO LBJ HIS PRAISE FOR LBJ'S PRESS CONFERENCE, CIVIL RIGHTS STATEMENT, APPOINTMENT OF ROGER STEVENS AS LBJ'S SPECIAL ASSISTANT ON ARTS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 3046, sound recording, JUANITA ROBERTS and ABE FORTAS, 4/16/1964, 6:30PM
  • ABE FORTAS
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 # 6175, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 11/4/1964, 1:00PM (Item)
  • FORTAS CONGRATULATES LBJ; UPCOMING APPOINTMENTS IN CABINET, WH STAFF; BOBBY BAKER; POSSIBLE SUBPOENA OF WALTER JENKINS; CLARK CLIFFORD AS CANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL; WILLARD WIRTZ; RFK'S INFLUENCE IN JUSTICE DEPT; NEED TO IMPROVE LBJ'S PUBLIC
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 6175, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 11/4/1964, 1:00PM
  • 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 # 11189, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 12/22/1966, 3:41PM (Item)
  • FORTAS DISCUSSES MEETING WITH "CLARK" (CLIFFORD?) ABOUT RELEASE OF LBJ'S LETTER TO JACQUELINE KENNEDY; CONTROVERSY ABOUT RFK'S ROLE IN FBI WIRETAPS; PRESS LEAK OF 1962 ORDER; LBJ EMPHASIZES HIS OPPOSITION TO WIRETAPS EXCEPT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 11189, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 12/22/1966, 3:41PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 5440, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 9/2/1964, 8:25PM (Item)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 5440, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 9/2/1964, 8:25PM
  • 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 # 10912, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/3/1966, 8:16AM (Item)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 10912, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/3/1966, 8:16AM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 10913, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/3/1966, 8:16AM (Item)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 10913, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/3/1966, 8:16AM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 132, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 11/29/1963, 1:15PM (Item)
  • "(TRANSCRIBED)"; OFFICE SECRETARY ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO FORTAS; 1:30 ELAPSES BEFORE FORTAS IS CONNECTED; POOR SOUND QUALITY; LBJ SPEAKS TO "MAC" DURING CALL; DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH MCGEORGE BUNDY; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 11
  • LBJ ASKS ABOUT FORTAS' PROGRESS ON PROPOSED COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE JFK ASSASSINATION; FORTAS SAYS NICHOLAS KATZENBACH AND SOLICITOR GENERAL WILL TALK TO EARL WARREN; POSSIBLE APPOINTEES; LBJ'S AUTHORITY TO APPOINT COMMISSION; HALE BOGGS' REMARKS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 132, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 11/29/1963, 1:15PM
  • 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 # 11149, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 12/17/1966, 10:45AM (Item)
  • "WASHINGTON"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; POOR SOUND; FORTAS IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH "BILL" (MOYERS?) AT TIME OF CALL AND SPEAKS WITH HIM AT TIMES; CONTINUES ON NEXT 2 RECORDINGS; PREVIOUSLY OPENED ON TAPE
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 11149, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 12/17/1966, 10:45AM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 11150, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 12/17/1966, 10:45AM (Item)
  • "WASHINGTON"; POOR SOUND QUALITY; FORTAS IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; FORTAS IS APPARENTLY MEETING WITH "BILL" (MOYERS?) AT TIME OF CALL AND TALKS WITH HIM DURING CALL; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING AND ON NEXT RECORDING; PREVIOUSLY OPENED IN PART
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 11150, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 12/17/1966, 10:45AM
  • ABE FORTAS
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 # 10929, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/6/1966, 6:02PM (Item)
  • RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; POOR SOUND QUALITY; FORTAS IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR, ALMOST INAUDIBLE; PREVIOUSLY OPENED ON K66.03, PN0 3
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 10929, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/6/1966, 6:02PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 10656, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/29/1966, 9:30AM (Item)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 10656, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/29/1966, 9:30AM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 10657, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/29/1966, 9:30AM (Item)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 10657, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/29/1966, 9:30AM
  • ABE FORTAS
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 # 13144, sound recording, LBJ and RAMSEY CLARK, 6/26/1968, 9:18AM (Item)
  • SHORTHAND SYMBOL PRECEDES "FORTAS AND THORNBERRY SUPREME CT." ON SLIP ACCOMPANYING DICTABELT; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; POOR SOUND QUALITY
  • CLARK REPORTS ABA HAS CLEARED SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS OF ABE FORTAS, HOMER THORNBERRY; REVISIONS TO LBJ'S LETTER TO EARL WARREN; BUILDING SENATE SUPPORT FOR NOMINATIONS; WELLY HOPKINS' SUPPORT FOR HENRY "JOE" FOWLER; HEARINGS ON GUN CONTROL BILL