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Telephone conversation # 13618, transcripts, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 10/31/1968, 6:05PM (Item)
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Telephone conversation # 184, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 11/29/1963, 8:55PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE JFK ASSASSINATION; RUSSELL SAYS HE CANNOT SERVE ON IT WITH EARL WARREN; LBJ INSISTS RUSSELL MUST SERVE; MOURSUND ENCOURAGES HIM TO SERVE; RUSSELL RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTS
Telephone conversation # 1933, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 2/7/1964, 6:30PM (Item)
  • CUBA; LBJ READS HIS STATEMENT ON GUANTANAMO WATER CRISIS; USSR; CUBAN NATIONALS ON BASE; PANAMA; FIDEL CASTRO
Telephone conversation # 2582, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/21/1964, 12:16PM (Item)
  • RUSK'S MEETING WITH MORMON PRESIDENT MCKAY; RUSK'S MEETING WITH DOBRYNIN ON RELEASE OF US PILOTS SHOT DOWN OVER EAST GERMANY; LBJ READS PROPOSED PRESS STATEMENT ON PANAMA, RUSK SUGGESTS REVISIONS; MOYERS DICTATES STATEMENT TO RUSK'S SECRETARY
Telephone conversation # 3793, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 6/19/1964, 7:03PM (Item)
  • REEDY READS UPI STORY ON US POLICY OF RISKING WAR WITH RED CHINA BY FIGHTING SPREAD OF COMMUNISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA; COMPARISON TO BERLIN CRISIS; BROMLEY SMITH TOLD REEDY THAT STORY IS BASED ON OFF-THE-RECORD BRIEFING BY DEAN RUSK AT OVERSEAS PRESS
Telephone conversation # 4826, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 8/8/1964, 12:18PM (Item)
  • BUNDY UPDATES LBJ ON CYPRUS AND CONGO; DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO END CYPRUS CRISIS; GREECE; TURKEY; REQUEST FROM US AMBASSADOR TO CONGO FOR ASSISTANCE; BUNDY READS PROPOSED LETTER TO JORDAN'S KING HUSSEIN; PLANS FOR TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION SIGNING
Telephone conversation # 6895, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/27/1965, 11:12PM (Item)
  • RUSK ASKS LBJ TO READ CABLES FROM AVERELL HARRIMAN ON HIS MEETING WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER LEVI ESHKOL ABOUT US ARMS SALES TO JORDAN; HARRIMAN NEEDS RESPONSE BEFORE NEXT MEETING; WEST GERMAN TANK SALES TO ISRAEL; ISRAELI REQUEST FOR B-66
Telephone conversation # 7140, sound recording, LBJ and DREW PEARSON, 3/23/1965, 11:35AM (Item)
  • 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 # 10005, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 4/2/1966, 10:14AM (Item)
  • MANSFIELD READS HIS PROPOSED REPLY TO GROMYKO'S STATEMENT ABOUT USSR'S POSITION ON PEACE IN VIETNAM, RECOMMENDS RECONVENING GENEVA CONFERENCE; LBJ SAYS US WILL STOP BOMBING, WITHDRAW TROOPS IF COMMUNISTS CEASE AGGRESSION, ASKS MANSFIELD TO CONSULT
Telephone conversation # 9473, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 1/10/1966, 8:28PM (Item)
  • COMPOSITION OF US DELEGATION TO FUNERAL OF INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER SHASTRI, QUESTIONS OF PROTOCOL, LBJ'S RELUCTANCE TO SEND HHH; LBJ READS MOYERS' MEMOS SUGGESTING LBJ ATTEND SHASTRI'S FUNERAL, SEND HHH IF LBJ UNABLE TO GO; WINSTON CHURCHILL'S
Telephone conversation # 12503, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 12/9/1967, 10:12AM (Item)
  • LBJ READS ARTHUR GOLDBERG'S CABLE ON MOVE TO INSCRIBE VIETNAM ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL AGENDA; POSSIBLE RESOLUTION ON BOMBING CESSATION; NEED TO ANSWER FULBRIGHT, MANSFIELD; POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF GALE MCGEE OR LEONARD MARKS AS UN AMBASSADOR; EDWARD
Telephone conversation # 12613, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 1/28/1968, 11:38AM (Item)
  • GOLDBERG DISCUSSES UN SECURITY COUNCIL DELIBERATION ON CAPTURE OF USS PUEBLO BY NORTH KOREA; POSSIBLE USSR VETO; QUESTION OF USING NEUTRAL NATIONS SUPERVISING COMMITTEE TO NEGOTIATE RETURN OF SHIP, CREW; LBJ READS DRAFT CABLE TO SEOUL ON US RESPONSE
Telephone conversation # 13002, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 5/2/1968, 10:47AM (Item)
  • SITE FOR VIETNAM PEACE TALKS; PROBLEMS WITH WARSAW AS SITE; COMMUNISTS' MISINTERPRETATION OF PRESS STORIES; US CONTACTS WITH NORTH VIETNAMESE IN LAOS, INDONESIA; INEFFECTIVENESS OF HARRY ASHMORE; LBJ READS LETTER FROM CHARLES ROBB TO LYNDA JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 13003, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 5/2/1968, 10:47AM (Item)
  • LBJ READS LETTER FROM CHARLES ROBB TO LYNDA JOHNSON ROBB; INCREASE IN NORTH VIETNAMESE TROOP MOVEMENTS; CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF SITE FOR VIETNAM PEACE TALKS; POPE PAUL'S PEACE EFFORTS
Telephone conversation # 13005, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 5/3/1968, 8:43AM (Item)
  • GOLDBERG DISCUSSES RESPONSE TO MESSAGE FROM HANOI PROPOSING PARIS AS SITE FOR VIETNAM PEACE TALKS, SUGGESTS US ACCEPT PARIS; LBJ SAYS HE IS PREPARING FOR PRESS CONFERENCE, ASKS GOLDBERG TO READ CABLE FROM HANOI AND GIVE HIS REACTION TO TOM JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 11369, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 1/18/1967, 6:25PM (Item)
  • EDWIN REISCHAUER; LBJ READS DRAFT LETTER FROM RUSK TO WILLIAM FULBRIGHT ABOUT OUTER SPACE TREATY, SCHEDULING RUSK'S TESTIMONY ON CONSULAR CONVENTION WITH USSR; LBJ'S MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS; J. EDGAR HOOVER'S VIEWS ON CONSULAR CONVENTION
Telephone conversation # 11373, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 1/18/1967, 7:15PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS DRAFT LETTER FROM DEAN RUSK TO FULBRIGHT ABOUT OUTER SPACE TREATY, SCHEDULING RUSK'S TESTIMONY ON CONSULAR CONVENTION WITH USSR; LBJ JOKES ABOUT HIS DIFFICULTY IN GETTING LETTER CLEARED BY RUSK, MENTIONS IMPROVEMENTS IN FOREIGN SERVICE
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
Telephone conversation # 11533, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 2/12/1967, 11:17PM (Item)
  • ROSTOW READS DRAFT US RESPONSE TO HAROLD WILSON ON HIS AND ALEXSEI KOSYGIN'S VIETNAM PEACE INITIATIVE; LBJ EDITS LANGUAGE ABOUT EXTENSION OF TET TRUCE AND ADDS SECTION ABOUT US MILITARY LEADERS' OPPOSITION TO TRUCE AND ITS EXTENSION
Telephone conversation # 11537, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/13/1967, 12:28PM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA REPORTS ON RESUMPTION OF BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM, READS DRAFT PRESS RELEASE; LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO HOLD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR A SHORT TIME BECAUSE LBJ HAS TOLD WALT ROSTOW TO CONTACT THE BRITISH
Telephone conversation # 11034, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 11/11/1966, 10:00AM (Item)
  • GOLDBERG REPORTS ON TALK WITH MIKE MANSFIELD ABOUT PROPOSED UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON VIETNAM, READS PROPOSED STATEMENT; LBJ SAYS NOT TO ISSUE STATEMENT NOW, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT INCLUSION OF NLF IN TALKS; MANSFIELD'S PROPOSED TRIP TO HANOI
Telephone conversation # 13543, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/15/1968, 10:32AM (Item)
  • RUSK SUGGESTS US NOTIFY FERDINAND MARCOS OF POSSIBLE VIETNAM BOMBING HALT; BRIEFINGS FOR CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES; POSSIBLE SHIFT BY NORTH VIETNAM AT PARIS TALKS; LBJ READS US CONDITIONS, TRANSCRIPT OF 9/30/68 CALL WITH RICHARD
Telephone conversation # 607, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 12/20/1963, 7:24PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE TO FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL PROVISION ON EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GUARANTEES OF SALES TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES; MIKE MANSFIELD AND SINE DIE SENATE ADJOURNMENT; MCNAMARA'S CONCERNS ABOUT MILITARY ASSISTANCE CUTS; OTTO
Telephone conversation # 11901, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 6/5/1967, 5:09AM (Item)
  • RUSK READS DRAFT MESSAGE TO SOVIETS ABOUT PRELIMINARY REPORTS OF FIGHTING IN MIDDLE EAST AND US SUPPORT FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION TO STOP FIGHTING; LBJ ASKS IF ISRAEL OR UAR INITIATED HOSTILITIES; RUSK RECOMMENDS CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
Telephone conversation # 11903, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/5/1967, 7:57AM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA TELLS LBJ MOSCOW HOT LINE IS OPERATING AND ALEXSEI KOSYGIN IS ASKING IF LBJ NEAR HOT LINE MACHINE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR LBJ TO RECEIVE MESSAGE; MCNAMARA READS SOVIET MESSAGE ABOUT MIDDLE EAST CRISIS; LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA'S ADVICE ABOUT RESPONSE
Telephone conversation # 13354, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 8/31/1968, 9:30AM (Item)
  • LBJ READS INTELLIGENCE REPORT ON EASTERN EUROPE; ANATOLY DOBRYNIN'S MEETING WITH DEAN RUSK; NIXON ASKS ABOUT CURRENT SITUATION IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA, POLAND AND POSSIBLE COMMUNIST INVOLVEMENT IN CHICAGO RIOTS; PRESS COVERAGE OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
Telephone conversation # 13582, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 10/23/1968, 10:05AM (Item)
  • TIMING OF BEGINNING OF VIETNAM PEACE TALKS AFTER BOMBING HALT BEGINS; LBJ SAYS HE WANTS TO CONSULT WITH CREIGHTON ABRAMS, READS CABLE FROM ABRAMS AND ELLSWORTH BUNKER, ASKS RUSSELL'S ADVICE ON BRIEFING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/1/1968 (Monday) (Item)
  • had dinner and then to bed. The second most important news of the day was that Lynda heard from Chuck -- her first letter in two weeks -- a short one. from a mission to find a big stack of mail. He said he had returned He had only time to read two