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Telephone conversation # 11142, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 12/16/1966, 9:56AM (Item)
  • FORTAS ON HOLD 3:40
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 11142, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 12/16/1966, 9:56AM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 10440, sound recording, LADY BIRD JOHNSON and ABE FORTAS, 7/27/1966, 6:00PM (Item)
  • "TO JUSTICE FORTAS IN HOSP. (MAY BE MRS J. ONLY)"; FORTAS ON HOLD 0:50; OFFICE SECRETARY RELAYS CALL TO LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON TELLS FORTAS SHE HAS FORGOTTEN WHY SHE TRIED TO CALL HIM YESTERDAY; FORTAS TELLS LADY BIRD JOHNSON HE IS IN HOSPITAL FOR CHECKUP, RECOMMENDS DR. MARLYN VOSS WHO IS REPLACING DR. JAMES M. YOUNG AS WH PHYSICIAN
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 10440, sound recording, LADY BIRD JOHNSON and ABE FORTAS, 7/27/1966, 6:00PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 10653, sound recording, JUANITA ROBERTS and ABE FORTAS, 8/29/1966, time unknown (Item)
  • "8/29 MJDR/PRES/MRS. J" AND "MJDR/FORTAS" WRITTEN ON ORIGINAL DICTABELT; WH OPS LOGS LISTS CALL FROM ROBERTS TO FORTAS AT 10:46A EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME; THIS BELT WAS RECORDED AT WH; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • ROBERTS DISCUSSES PRESS STORY ABOUT REPORT IN WILLIAM MANCHESTER'S UPCOMING BOOK THAT LBJ TOOK OATH OF OFFICE ON KENNEDY FAMILY BIBLE FOLLOWING JFK ASSASSINATION AND BIBLE DISAPPEARED; ROBERTS RELAYS LBJ'S REQUEST THAT FORTAS EXAMINE MISSAL
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 10653, sound recording, JUANITA ROBERTS and ABE FORTAS, 8/29/1966, time unknown
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 10666, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and SARAH HUGHES, 8/29/1966, 1:30PM (Item)
  • "8/29 FORTAS/SARAH HUGHES 1:30P" WRITTEN ON ORIGINAL DICTABELT; THIS BELT RECORDED AT WH; HUGHES IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR
  • FORTAS REVIEWS QUESTION OF BOOK USED BY LBJ IN TAKING OATH OF OFFICE AS RAISED IN WILLIAM MANCHESTER'S BOOK, LARRY O'BRIEN'S RECOLLECTIONS; HUGHES DESCRIBES "CATHOLIC BIBLE"; FORTAS SAYS BOOK IS IN WH CUSTODY, IS NOT KENNEDY FAMILY BIBLE; PRESS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 10666, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and SARAH HUGHES, 8/29/1966, 1:30PM
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 # 10654, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/29/1966, 9:30AM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON, MARIE FEHMER, GEORGE CHRISTIAN ARE MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CONFERENCE CALL; ABE FORTAS TALKS TO JUANITA ROBERTS WHO IS IN OFFICE WITH HIM BUT ROBERTS IS NOT AUDIBLE; CONVERSATION CONTINUES ON NEXT 3 RECORDINGS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 10654, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/29/1966, 9:30AM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 10655, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/29/1966, 9:30AM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON, MARIE FEHMER, GEORGE CHRISTIAN ARE MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CONFERENCE CALL; ABE FORTAS TALKS TO DOROTHY TERRITO WHO IS IN OFFICE WITH HIM BUT TERRITO IS NOT AUDIBLE; CONVERSATION CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING AND ON NEXT
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 10655, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/29/1966, 9:30AM
  • 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 # 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 # 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 # 10652, sound recording, LBJ and JUANITA ROBERTS, 8/29/1966, 8:39AM (Item)
  • "8/29 MJDR/PRES/MRS. J" AND "MJDR/FORTAS" WRITTEN ON ORIGINAL DICTABELT; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AND JUANITA ROBERTS IS MEETING WITH DOROTHY TERRITO AT WH AT TIME OF CALL; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; THIS BELT RECORDED AT WH; POOR SOUND
  • TERRITO, ROBERTS DESCRIBE CATHOLIC MISSAL ON WHICH LBJ TOOK OATH OF OFFICE FOLLOWING JFK ASSASSINATION; DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MISSAL AND BIBLE; PRESS STORY THAT MISSAL WAS KENNEDY FAMILY BIBLE; LBJ REQUESTS ABE FORTAS LOOK AT MISSAL