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Telephone conversation # 9402, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 1/2/1966, 12:56PM (Item)
  • LBJ OFFERS DIRKSEN NEW YEAR'S, BIRTHDAY GREETINGS; INFLATIONARY EFFECTS OF BETHLEHEM STEEL PRICE INCREASE; WAR-PROFITEERING; LBJ DISCUSSES ESTIMATES OF COSTS OF VIETNAM WAR IN FEDERAL BUDGET REQUEST; DIRKSEN ADVISES LBJ TO USE LOWER ESTIMATE; JOHN
Telephone conversation # 9460, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 1/7/1966, 1:15PM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS ON CALL FROM NELSON ROCKEFELLER REQUESTING FEDERAL DISASTER AID FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY NYC TRANSIT STRIKE, TELLS WIRTZ TO CONTACT OEP, SMALL BUSINESS AND VETERANS ADMINISTRATIONS, CONGRESSMEN ABOUT POSSIBLE AID; NEW YORK STATE POLITICS
Telephone conversation # 12105, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN LINDSAY, 8/24/1967, 10:02AM (Item)
  • "LOCAL SHOREHAM HOTEL"; "TO MAYOR JOHN LINDSAY AT SHOREHAM HOTEL RELATIVE TO NEWS LEAK ABOUT WALTER WASHINGTON BEFORE APPOINTMENT IS DEFINITE..."; "THE PRES IN HIS BEDROOM EITHER EVENING OF AUG 23 OR MORNING OF AUG 24, 1967"; "MAYOR JOHN LINDSAY?"
Telephone conversation # 12835, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/23/1968, 10:17AM (Item)
  • DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL RACE; RFK CAMPAIGN; LBJ'S CAMPAIGN STRATEGY; BERTRAND HARDING'S APPOINTMENT AS OEO DIRECTOR; NEW POVERTY, URBAN PROJECTS; DALEY'S TALK WITH CARL STOKES; INDIANA PRIMARY; RICHARD HATCHER; LBJ'S RECENT MEETING WITH DALEY'S SONS
Telephone conversation # 12839, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 3/23/1968, 12:46PM? (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES EXISTING SUPPORT FOR HIS NOMINATION, ASKS O'BRIEN TO HEAD HIS CAMPAIGN; STANLEY STEINGUT AND NEW YORK POLITICS; INDIANA PRIMARY; ILLINOIS POLITICS
Telephone conversation # 11404, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 1/25/1967, 7:45PM (Item)
  • LBJ'S MEETING WITH HOUSE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN; PRESS LEAKS FROM CRIME COMMISSION; KATZENBACH DEFENDS COMMISSION; J. EDGAR HOOVER'S VIEWS ON CONSULAR CONVENTION; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT DEMOCRATIC DISSENT IN CONGRESS; NEW HARRIS POLL; WILLIAM MANCHESTER
Telephone conversation # 11305, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 1/4/1967, 11:20AM (Item)
  • SMATHERS' EVALUATION OF MIAMI MAYOR ROBERT HIGH FOR POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT; DISCUSSION OF DEMOCRATIC LOSSES IN RECENT ELECTIONS; SMATHERS' RESIGNATION AS SECRETARY OF SENATE DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE, HIS PLANS FOR THE FUTURE; ROBERT BYRD AS NEW SECRETARY
Telephone conversation # 10912, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/3/1966, 8:16AM (Item)
  • RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; LBJ BRIEFLY INTERRUPTS CONVERSATION TO LISTEN TO NEWS BROADCAST THAT IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; PREVIOUSLY OPENED ON TAPE K66.03, PNO 1; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
Telephone conversation # 11014, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 11/4/1966, 12:50PM (Item)
  • HHH CONGRATULATES LBJ ON HIS PRESS CONFERENCE; DISCUSSION OF RICHARD NIXON'S RECENT CRITICISM OF MANILA CONFERENCE; HHH'S CAMPAIGN PLANS; ELECTION PROSPECTS IN MINNESOTA, IDAHO, NEW YORK; HHH'S TALK WITH RICHARD DALEY ABOUT ILLINOIS ELECTION
Telephone conversation # 11036, sound recording, LBJ and WILBUR MILLS, 11/12/1966, 9:21AM (Item)
  • FEDERAL BUDGET; REORGANIZING POVERTY PROGRAM; EFFECT OF RECENT CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS; LBJ READS LIST OF REPUBLICAN VOTES ON PAST DOMESTIC LEGISLATION; FUNDING FOR NEW AND EXISTING DOMESTIC PROGRAMS; PROPORTION OF PRESIDENT'S PARTY IN CONGRESS
Telephone conversation # 11060, sound recording, LBJ and ORVILLE FREEMAN, 11/27/1966, 7:30PM (Item)
  • INDIAN FOOD SITUATION; USDA, STATE DEPT TALKS ON LOWERING COTTON LOAN RATES WITH MEXICO; COTTON PRICES; FREEMAN'S CONCERN ABOUT GAP IN INDIAN FOOD SUPPLY; LBJ SAYS HE WANTS CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF NEW FOOD AID; COST OF WHEAT; NEED TO CUT
Telephone conversation # 13208, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 7/13/1968, 5:22PM (Item)
  • DALEY MAKES RECOMMENDATION FOR NEW US AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND; LBJ ASKS DALEY TO SEND INFORMATION TO JIM JONES, COMPLIMENTS DALEY ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHICAGO; NEGOTIATIONS WITH LOCAL TELEPHONE WORKERS UNION; EUGENE
Telephone conversation # 12808, transcript, MARVIN WATSON and RICHARD DALEY, 3/13/1968, 12:25PM (Item)
  • ask a question or two while I've got you. What did you think about New Hampshire? DALEY: Well I think it was a warning to us. I don't think it is going to let anyone phoh-phoh it or - you know - it's something that no one expected to happen
  • WATSON TELLS DALEY THAT LBJ IS IN A MEETING AND WILL CALL DALEY BACK LATER, THEN ASKS DALEY'S VIEWS OF OUTCOME OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY AND RUMORS THAT RFK WILL ENTER PRESIDENTIAL RACE; DALEY SAYS THAT IS WHAT HE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT
Telephone conversation # 12815, transcript, MARVIN WATSON and RICHARD DALEY, 3/14/1968, 12:35PM (Item)
  • . Kennedy, Democrat:. - from New York, will announce on Monday his candidacy for the Democratic Presidential nomination, the Herald Examiner said today. The report from the Paper 1 s political editor in Sacramento, Phil Hanna, added that Democrat Jesse M
Folder, "1964 Task Force on Metropolitan and Urban Problems," Task Force Reports, Box 2 (Item)
  • , limitations of resources and authority have prevented a comprehensive, consistent attack on major urban problems. (4) New Federal efforts action are, therefore• to reinforce· and support State and local nec_essi ties of modern community building
Folder, "Volume I, Narative History Part IV [2 of 2]," Department of Transportation Administrative History, Box 2 (Item)
  • DCT and of the Part is the Development the of New Conununi ties Federal response Act· of 1968. New Cornmuni ties provides for developers a revolving fund Act necessitates the cooperation ments, the Department 18,· 1968
Telephone conversation # 6719, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT WAGNER, 1/11/1965, 10:21AM (Item)
  • DOCKWORKERS STRIKE; WAGNER, WEISL RECOMMEND GUSTAVE ROSENBERG AS FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE; RFK'S ALLEGED OPPOSITION; NEW YORK PATRONAGE; AGE LIMIT FOR JUDICIAL APPOINTEES; SAM RAYBURN'S ROLE IN SARAH HUGHES' APPOINTMENT; NEED FOR SENATORIAL CONSENT
Telephone conversation # 6720, sound recording, LBJ and EDWIN WEISL, SR., 1/11/1965, 10:21AM (Item)
  • APPOINTMENT OF GUSTAVE ROSENBERG AS FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE; AGE FACTOR; NEED TO OBTAIN RFK'S APPROVAL; WILLIAM VANDEN HEUVEL AS NEW YORK POVERTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR; NEWSWEEK STORY ON KENNEDYS' REACTION TO STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; SARAH HUGHES
Telephone conversation # 8822, sound recording, LBJ and SARGENT SHRIVER, 9/2/1965, 7:50PM (Item)
  • RECORDING OF THIS CALL INTERRUPTS RECORDING OF REF #8821; SHRIVER ON HOLD 0:50; SHRIVER ASKS ROBERTS IF HE CAN GIVE LBJ GOOD NEWS; BOOZER? TELLS UNIDENTIFIED MALE THAT SHRIVER WANTS TO SPEAK WITH LBJ
Telephone conversation # 9147, sound recording, LBJ and NELSON ROCKEFELLER, 11/9/1965, 9:15PM (Item)
  • ROCKEFELLER REPORTS ON SITUATION IN NEW YORK DURING POWER FAILURE; LBJ TELLS ROCKEFELLER HE IS APPOINTING HIM TO ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS; LBJ TELLS HAPPY HE LOOKS FORWARD TO SEEING HER AT DINNER FOR UK'S PRINCESS MARGARET
Telephone conversation # 10410, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 7/15/1966, 9:15PM (Item)
  • FUND-RAISING TO PAY OFF DNC DEBT; RFK'S CLAIM FOR PART OF MONEY RAISED IN NEW YORK; LBJ'S NEGATIVE VIEWS OF DNC; PRESS STORIES THAT PRESIDENT'S CLUB INFLUENCES DOJ ACTION IN ANTITRUST CASES; ANHEUSER-BUSCH CASE; GANGS AND CHICAGO RIOTS; MLK; THOMAS
Telephone conversation # 9429, sound recording, LBJ and ROY WILKINS, 1/5/1966, 4:55PM (Item)
  • WILKINS THANKS LBJ FOR CHRISTMAS GIFT, PRAISES GREAT SOCIETY SPEECH; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT BUDGET, FUNDING NEW PROGRAMS; CONGRESSIONAL CRITICISM OF GREAT SOCIETY; COMMUNITY ACTION; WILKINS PRAISES HEAD START; OVERSEAS HEAD START PROGRAM; ROBERT
Telephone conversation # 12812, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/13/1968, 10:49PM (Item)
  • DALEY'S TALK WITH RFK ABOUT RFK'S FUTURE, VIETNAM COMMISSION; LBJ SUGGESTS RFK MEET WITH CLARK CLIFFORD ON VIETNAM; RFK'S CRITICISM OF LACK OF SPENDING ON CITIES, KERNER COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS; NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY; LBJ'S MEETING WITH EDWARD
Telephone conversation # 12826, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 3/20/1968, 8:44AM (Item)
  • CLIFFORD REPORTS ON CALL FROM MCGEORGE BUNDY ABOUT RFK, VIETNAM, BUNDY'S OFFER OF ASSISTANCE TO LBJ; JOHN LINDSAY'S CALL FOR WAR RESISTANCE; LBJ'S UPCOMING SPEECH; NEED FOR NEW PEACE PLAN BALANCED WITH MILITARY EFFORT; PERCEPTION OF LBJ AS WAR
Telephone conversation # 11146, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 12/17/1966, 9:48AM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES DIFFICULTY GETTING APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEMONSTRATION CITIES IN NEW CONGRESS; DALEY SUGGESTS MONEY BE SPENT ON PROJECTS, NOT PLANNING; MLK'S TESTIMONY AT RIBICOFF HEARINGS; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT FEDERAL BUDGET, DEFICIT, US ECONOMY; LBJ'S
Telephone conversation # 13407, sound recording, LBJ and SOL TAISHOFF, 9/6/1968, 7:27PM (Item)
  • TAISHOFF'S HEALTH; LBJ ASKS TAISHOFF'S ADVICE ABOUT APPOINTMENT TO FCC, DISCUSSES CANDIDATES: JOSEPH BORKIN, JOHN CRISWELL, REX LEE; QUESTION OF LBJ FILLING VARIOUS VACANCIES, NOT NEW PRESIDENT; BIASED PRESS COVERAGE OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
Telephone conversation # 12816, transcript, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/14/1968, 5:57PM (Item)
  • as happened." · What I am saying is it's always when a man puts a new man into a department like you do the Secretary of Defense, there is always the implication that he comes in with the idea of not -6­ necessarily following what's been there, but . he
  • MONETARY CRISIS; CLARK CLIFFORD'S MEETING WITH RFK TODAY; RFK'S DEMAND FOR REAPPRAISAL OF VIETNAM POLICY; DEAN ACHESON'S ADVICE TO LBJ; DALEY SUGGESTS LBJ APPOINT HIS OWN COMMITTEE TO STUDY POLICY; RFK'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY; NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY
Folder, "[September 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • prospect; the President reviewed bill by bill. IS said the prospect was not hopeless, was difficult, but that he felt the results would be good. }• Sevareid aske& if the President believed the new South Vietnam @OTern­ ment would seek peace. The President
Telephone conversation # 12001, transcript, LBJ and RICHARD HUGHES, 7/14/1967, 12:22PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF RIOTS IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY; LBJ OFFERS FEDERAL ASSISTANCE; HUGHES REPORTS HE IS SEEKING INDICTMENTS OF VIOLATERS OF THE LAW; LBJ ASKS FOR FULL REPORT ON SITUATION
Folder, "[June 26, 1968 Meeting with Equity Managers)," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • during the New Deal. He said he thought that perhaps. the most significant development in the past generatioJJ was the new social conscious­ ness of business. Who could have imagined their leaving their own work behind to get into cities efforts? Who
Folder, "1966 Task Force on Cities," Task Force Reports, Box 4 (Item)
  • . C. .. N. Ylvi~ker l MEMBERS or THE TASK FORCEON CITIES Paul N. Ylvisaker State of New Jersey Chairman Julian Levi University of Chicago Vice Chairman Anthony Downs Real Estate Research Honorable Ivan Allen Mayor Atl~nta, Georgia John
Folder, "FBI - Disturbances and Racial Disturbances," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 84 (Item)
  • , 1964 . 'SUl~JARY_ANALYSI~ OF THE RACIAL : DISTURBANCES ANDRIOTING DURING : THE PERIOD FROMJULY 17, 1964, THROUGH AUGUST31, 1964, AND YOUTHDISTURBANCES SEPTEMBER 4, 1964 1 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 7, 1964 STATEOF NEWYORK New York City ~uly 17, 1964, through
Folder, "[July-August 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • - l August 5, 1967 NOTES OF MEETING OF PRESIDENT WITH MEL ELFIN, NEWSWEEK: JOHN STEELE OF TIME: JACK SUTHERLAND OF U.S. NEWS, JULY 28, 1967 The President had a general discussion with these three magazine writers on the Detroit riot and civil
Folder, "[September 1, 1967 - 1:40 p.m. Meeting with Business Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • significant developments. The President commended Secretary Fowler for the international monetary agreement, referring to it as 11 the best news since Bretton Woods. " On cities, the President said re is trying to take federal properties and lease them or give
Folder, "[January-March 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • shot. 11 # # # MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT WITH MR. ST. CLAIR MCKELWAY OF THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE ON FEBRUARY 15, 1968. Mr. McKelway: I have been on the New Yorker since 1933. These days I am a free writer on the staff. A lot of our people have been
Folder, "Volume I - Narrative History, Part III [2 of 2]," Department of Transportation Administrative History, Box 2 (Item)
  • the key determinant of the leyel of consumer demand·for transit (and more important than price). While th~ purchase of new equipment through mass transit grants may help achieve service ·improvementsin these area~, it wilLnot do so automatically
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/16/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • thinking that s omehow she has r i s e n l e s s to the tide of o p p o r t u n ity ,th a n Diana, and MEMORANDUM THE WHI TE HOUSE W A S H I N G T ON T hu rsd ay, A p r il 16, 19 6 4 Page 3 me Dr. Blake Smith brought m ethe unw elcom e news which I
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/25/1966 (Thursday) (Item)
  • New York
  • Not a successful day; breakfast with LBJ; Lady Bird to New York on clothes-shopping trip; meeting with Robert Dowling about Sterling Gardens; Lynda Johnson interviews for job; Lady Bird returns to White House; physical exercises; Lady Bird views
  • New York City
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/10/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • T U ESD A Y , JANUARY 10, 1967 p ag e 1 T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 10th w a s th e S ta te of th e U nion. N ot u n til .it ;' ■„ .^ i t is o v e r do you r e a l l y f e e l th e New Y e a r h a s b eg u n . It i s a n o b s ta c le , a m o u n
  • of Congressman John Fogarty; impeachment of Adam Clayton Powell; new African-American Senator, William Brooke; Lady Bird describes reaction to speech; Lady Bird answers press questions; Johnsons to Speaker's Room & White House with guests for supper
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/15/1964 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • ^ t h e s e days. w n We t a l k e d a b o u t ^ i s t i c a , and the f ir s t p la ce I e v e r saw C . that odd G reek w ord,^ a new c ity a r isin g in the d e s e r t /^ o m e 15 or ZO m ile s from K arach i, w h ere the sc ie n c e of how