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Telephone conversation # 7747, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/18/1965, 11:00AM (Item)
  • FORTAS ON HOLD 2:25; FEHMER AND TELEPHONE OPERATOR DISCUSS INCOMING CALL FOR LBJ WHILE FORTAS IS ON HOLD
  • FORTAS TELLS LBJ HE IS IN WH SITUATION ROOM; LBJ TELLS HIM TO COME UP AND MEET WITH HIM
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7747, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/18/1965, 11:00AM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7778, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/19/1965, 11:40AM (Item)
  • OFFICE SECRETARY ASKS IF LBJ WANTS HER TO PLACE CALL TO J. EDGAR HOOVER; LBJ ASKS HER TO PLACE CALL TO FORTAS FIRST; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7910, #7911
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS CALL FROM DEAN RUSK ABOUT MEETING ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, FORTAS' ROLE IN CRISIS; POSSIBLE TROOP WITHDRAWAL; BUNKER'S OAS STATEMENT; ALLEGED US TROOP ASSISTANCE TO LOYALISTS; LBJ'S VIEWS ON THOMAS MANN; MANN'S ROLE IN BAY OF PIGS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7778, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/19/1965, 11:40AM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7963, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "3, 1130-1200 AM" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL AND LBJ IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • LBJ (HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND) DICTATES STATEMENT FOR PRESS ABOUT ALLEGED ACTIONS OF US TROOPS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO FORTAS WHO DICTATES IT TO REEDY; STATEMENT REPEATS LBJ'S STANDING ORDERS ON NEUTRALITY, REFERS QUESTIONS TO CYRUS VANCE
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7963, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • 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 # 7964, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "4, 1145-1215" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL AND LBJ IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7964, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7907, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and WILLIAM "RED" RABORN, 5/19/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • FORTAS DISCUSSES NEED TO HAVE FBI AND CIA CHECK ON POSSIBLE COMMUNIST AFFILIATION OF CABINET APPOINTEES IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; RABORN TELLS FORTAS HE HAS ALREADY GIVEN REPORT TO BILL MOYERS, JACK VALENTI
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7907, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and WILLIAM "RED" RABORN, 5/19/1965, time unknown
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 # 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 # 7813, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/23/1965, 5:10PM (Item)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7813, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/23/1965, 5:10PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 7967, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and BILL MOYERS, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "FORT [CROSSED OUT] ARN -MOYER"; "4, 1145-1215" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; FORTAS ON HOLD WITH BILL MOYERS' OFFICE FOR 0:29
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7967, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and BILL MOYERS, 5/20/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 7910, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and LBJ, 5/19/1965, 11:40AM (Item)
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154-19 MAY"; "1. PRESIDENT-ARNOLD [CROSSED OUT ON SLIP] FORTAS (END)"; "SUMMARIZED"; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS TIME AS 9:54; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING, BUT PORTION OF CALL NOT RECORDED; COMPLETE CONCURRENT RECORDING ON REF #7778
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS CALL FROM DEAN RUSK ABOUT MEETING ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, FORTAS' ROLE IN CRISIS; POSSIBLE TROOP WITHDRAWAL; BUNKER'S OAS STATEMENT; THOMAS MANN'S RECOMMENDATIONS; LBJ'S VIEWS ON MANN; ALLEGED US TROOP ASSISTANCE TO LOYALISTS
  • Telephone conversation # 7910, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and LBJ, 5/19/1965, 11:40AM
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 # 7777, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 5/19/1965, 11:39AM (Item)
  • RUSK ASKS LBJ TO MEET WITH HIM, THOMAS MANN, ROBERT MCNAMARA AND GEORGE BALL ABOUT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BEFORE FURTHER DECISIONS ARE MADE; LBJ'S SCHEDULE; LBJ ASKS TO INCLUDE ABE FORTAS, BILL MOYERS IN MEETING, DISCUSSES WHY HE HAS BEEN RELYING
Telephone conversation # 7962, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and KEN GADDIS, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • REEDY ASKS GADDIS IF ABE FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ, ASKS GADDIS TO HAVE FORTAS CALL REEDY RIGHT AWAY, EVEN IF IT MEANS INTERRUPTING LBJ
Telephone conversation # 8532, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/11/1965, 7:37PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS FOR REUTHER'S HELP ON BEAUTIFICATION BILL; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEETING WITH LBJ; REUTHER REPORTS ON HIS RECENT MEETING WITH WORLD TRADE UNION CONGRESS ON VIETNAM, CONGRATULATES LBJ ON APPOINTMENTS OF ABE FORTAS, ARTHUR GOLDBERG, JOHN GARDNER
Telephone conversation # 7946, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and KEN GADDIS, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "2, 10:45-11:15" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; SPEED VARIES ON ORIGINAL RECORDING; OFFICE CONVERSATION WITH JACK VALENTI, ABE FORTAS ABOUT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WHILE REEDY WAITS FOR CALLS
Telephone conversation # 7959, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 5/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • REEDY ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO "SERGEANT" (KEN GADDIS); OPERATOR TELLS REEDY SHE CANNOT LOCATE GADDIS; REEDY ASKS HER TO LEAVE WORD WITH GADDIS TO HAVE ABE FORTAS CALL HIM IMMEDIATELY
Telephone conversation # 9488, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 1/13/1966, 1:27AM (Item)
  • PRESS STORY THAT MOYERS MAY RESIGN AS WH PRESS SECRETARY; MOYERS', RICHARD GOODWIN'S WORK ON STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE; ALLEGED WH DISSENSION; CONTRIBUTIONS OF ABE FORTAS, CLARK CLIFFORD TO SPEECH; MOYERS' ATTITUDE; MARVIN WATSON
Telephone conversation # 7916, sound recording, BILL MOYERS and OFFICE SECRETARY, 5/19/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154-19 MAY"; RECORDED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH REF #7913; FORTAS IS ALSO IN WH SITUATION ROOM AND IS AUDIBLE ON OTHER TELEPHONE