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Telephone conversation # 4194, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 7/9/1964, 7:52PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS HIS NOTE URGING HOUSE TO INVOKE 7-DAY RULE TO BRING POVERTY BILL OUT OF RULES COMMITTEE, READS MEMO ON INTEREST EQUALIZATION TAX BILL, DISCUSSES SENATE POVERTY BILL, OTHER BILLS; LBJ PRAISES O'BRIEN, OFFERS TO HOST WH PARTY FOR O'BRIEN'S
Telephone conversation # 1809, sound recording, LBJ and SARGENT SHRIVER, 2/1/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • MOYERS READS STATEMENT LBJ WILL MAKE TO PRESS ANNOUNCING SHRIVER WILL HEAD POVERTY PROGRAM; TIMING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND OPPOSITION TO THE APPOINTMENT; ADAM YARMOLINSKY; ROBERT MCNAMARA; ILLINOIS POLITICS
Telephone conversation # 1815, sound recording, LBJ and SARGENT SHRIVER, 2/1/1964, 6:28PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS PRESS COMMENTS ON HIS PRESS CONFERENCE; ORGANIZING WAR ON POVERTY; PEACE CORPS; JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH; EVALUATIONS OF JACK VAUGHN, BILL MOYERS, ROBERT MCNAMARA; PANAMA; VIETNAM; DIEM COUP; FRANCE; VP SELECTION; LBJ COMMENTS ON RUNNING
Telephone conversation # 2371, sound recording, LBJ and PIERRE SALINGER, 3/6/1964, 7:55PM (Item)
  • SALINGER READS DRAFT STATEMENT COMMENDING THE SENATE ON PASSAGE OF FARM BILL AND ASKING FOR SPEEDY CONSIDERATION AND PASSAGE IN THE HOUSE OF THE FARM BILL AND FOOD STAMP BILL
Telephone conversation # 3542, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 5/28/1964, 1:10PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF NEED FOR HOUSE RULE ON POVERTY BILL; LBJ READS PRESS STORY ON REPUBLICAN ATTACKS ON POVERTY BILL; NEED FOR STATEMENT BY SARGENT SHRIVER ON POVERTY BILL; LBJ'S UPCOMING SPEECHES AT JOHNSON CITY HIGH SCHOOL, AT UT
Telephone conversation # 4263, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM DOHERTY, 7/17/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • LBJ READS RECOMMENDATION TO VETO HR 6455 GIVING TAX BENEFIT TO UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS' RETIREMENT HOME IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA; TELLS DOHERTY HE WILL SIGN BILL ANYWAY, IS SIGNING IT AS THEY SPEAK; DOHERTY ASKS ABOUT SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES
Telephone conversation # 4460, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 7/31/1964, 7:45PM (Item)
  • O'BRIEN READS DISCOURAGING REPORT ON HEAD COUNT IN HOUSE ON POVERTY BILL; CHARLES HALLECK'S OPPOSITION TO BILL; DISCUSSION OF LOBBYING STRATEGY FOR BILL, INCLUDING USING LABOR'S INFLUENCE, LBJ'S PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT; SARGENT SHRIVER
Telephone conversation # 5419, sound recording, LBJ and CARL HAYDEN, 9/2/1964, 11:15AM (Item)
  • LBJ READS LETTERS FROM WILLIAM MATTHEWS, EUGENE PULLIAM; LBJ ASKS HAYDEN IF PULLIAM WILL SUPPORT LBJ; LBJ ASKS HAYDEN FOR HIS VOTE ON MEDICARE AMENDMENT TO SOCIAL SECURITY BILL IF NEEDED, DISCUSSES GOLDWATER'S USE OF MEDICARE AS POLITICAL ISSUE
Telephone conversation # 4821, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/8/1964, 10:52AM (Item)
  • JENKINS GIVES RUNDOWN OF POVERTY BILL VOTE YESTERDAY; VOTE ON FRELINGHUYSEN MOTION TO RECOMMIT IS IN PROGRESS DURING CALL; LIFE MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON LBJ; ROBERT HOLLINGSWORTH AS AEC GENERAL MANAGER; LBJ'S MAIL; JENKINS READS FINAL RECOMMITTAL MOTION
Telephone conversation # 4732, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE MAHON, 8/5/1964, 3:05PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS MAHON FOR HIS VOTE ON POVERTY BILL, OFFERS TO CALL CHARLES GUY; GOVERNOR'S VETO AMENDMENT; OLIN TEAGUE'S VOTE; LBJ SAYS OTHERS WILL VOTE FOR BILL IF MAHON DOES, READS NYT STORY COMPARING VOTE ON BILL TO FDR'S DEFEAT ON SUPREME COURT-PACKING
Telephone conversation # 10719, sound recording, LBJ and AVERELL HARRIMAN, 9/7/1966, 11:44AM (Item)
  • HARRIMAN DISCUSSES RESOLUTION CONDEMNING VIETNAM WAR OFFERED AT NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION AND COMPROMISE RESOLUTION IN LINE WITH ADMINISTRATION POSITION; LBJ SUGGESTS TABLING RESOLUTION; HARRIMAN READS COMPROMISE RESOLUTION TO SECRETARY
Telephone conversation # 10720, sound recording, LBJ and AVERELL HARRIMAN, 9/7/1966, 11:44AM (Item)
  • HARRIMAN READS COMPROMISE RESOLUTION ON VIETNAM TO BE OFFERED AT NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; LBJ SAYS THAT PRESIDENT AND HARRIMAN SHOULD NOT BE INVOLVED IN ISSUE BUT RESOLUTION SHOULD CONTAIN LANGUAGE SUPPORTING TROOPS, CONDEMNING
Telephone conversation # 9430, sound recording, LBJ and ROY WILKINS, 1/5/1966, 4:55PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS MEMO EVALUATING ROBERT WEAVER AS POSSIBLE HUD SECRETARY; LBJ'S PERSONAL FEELINGS ABOUT WEAVER, WILKINS, OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS; ADAM CLAYTON POWELL'S, MIKE MANSFIELD'S OPPOSITION TO WEAVER, ALBERT THOMAS' SUPPORT FOR HIM; ROGER WILKINS
Telephone conversation # 12009, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN LINDSAY, 7/27/1967, 5:02PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS LINDSAY TO BE VICE CHAIRMAN OF COMMISSION TO STUDY CIVIL DISORDERS IN WAKE OF DETROIT RIOTS, READS FROM HIS STATEMENT ON FORMING COMMISSION, DISCUSSES APPOINTING OTTO KERNER TO CHAIR COMMISSION AND POSSIBLE OTHER MEMBERS
Telephone conversation # 11211, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 12/26/1966, 12:37PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS LIST OF HUD PROJECTS FOR CHICAGO THAT ARE ABOUT TO BE APPROVED, INCLUDING PROJECTS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES, BEAUTIFICATION, MASS TRANSIT, COLLEGE HOUSING, URBAN RENEWAL; LBJ SUGGESTS DALEY SEND LIST OF OTHER PENDING PROJECTS FOR LBJ'S
Telephone conversation # 10926, sound recording, LBJ and WILBUR MILLS, 10/6/1966, 12:32PM (Item)
  • STATUS OF INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT SUSPENSION, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, FOREIGN INVESTMENT TAX BILLS; MILLS' CONCERN OVER UNNECESSARY SENATE AMENDMENTS TO TAX BILLS; DISCUSSION OF FEDERAL BUDGET, EXPENDITURES; LBJ READS FROM GARDNER ACKLEY'S SPEECH
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 # 13324, sound recording, JIM JONES? and HORACE BUSBY, 8/27/1968, time unknown (Item)
  • BUSBY READS DRAFT SPEECH FOR LBJ TO DELIVER AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, RECOMMENDS LBJ DELIVER THE SPEECH TONIGHT
Telephone conversation # 8555, sound recording, LBJ and DWIGHT EISENHOWER, 8/18/1965, 6:15PM (Item)
  • EISENHOWER DISCUSSES HIS REMARKS TO THE PRESS ON UN DUES, SAYS HE HAS NOW BEEN BRIEFED BY ARTHUR GOLDBERG; LBJ READS BILL MOYERS' RESPONSE TO PRESS ON ALLEGED DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EISENHOWER AND LBJ ON VIETNAM; EISENHOWER'S SUPPORT FOR VIETNAM POLICY
Telephone conversation # 9045, sound recording, LBJ and HALE BOGGS, 10/22/1965, 8:05PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS ABOUT CARL ALBERT'S HEALTH, JOKES THAT ALBERT IS ALLERGIC TO FORD; BOGGS, FORD TELL LBJ CONGRESS IS ABOUT TO ADJOURN; LBJ JOKINGLY READS LIST OF MAJOR ITEMS CONGRESS DID NOT PASS, THANKS THEM FOR ACTS THEY DID PASS; FORD WISHES LBJ GOOD
Telephone conversation # 13552, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 10/16/1968, 4:40PM (Item)
  • LBJ CONTINUES READING SPEECH FOR AL SMITH DINNER; CLIFFORD PRAISES SPEECH, URGES LBJ TO ATTEND DINNER; RUSSELL LONG'S INTEREST IN MAKING FORT POLK, LOUISIANA, PERMANENT ARMY TRAINING BASE; NEW GALLUP POLL FAVORABLE TO HHH; LBJ'S RESERVATIONS ABOUT