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Telephone conversation # 10118, sound recording, LBJ and GALE MCGEE, 5/12/1966, 1:10PM (Item)

MCGEE ON HOLD 0:35; INAUDIBLE OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; LBJ IS MEETING WITH WILLIAM BLAIR, WILLIAM BUNDY, WILLIAM JORDAN AND WALT ROSTOW AT TIME OF CALL

Telephone conversation # 10145, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 5/27/1966, 5:11PM (Item)

DISCUSSION OF UNNAMED PERSON AND MEMO ON PEACE INITIATIVES; LUCIUS BATTLE, WILLIAM BLAIR, EUGENE ROSTOW AS REPLACEMENT FOR THOMAS MANN; UNNAMED PERSON AS REPLACEMENT FOR GEORGE BALL; DOUGLAS DILLON, CYRUS VANCE, DAVID BRUCE AS UNDERSECRETARY

Telephone conversation # 10007, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 4/2/1966, 10:41AM (Item)

LBJ TELLS MANSFIELD THAT RUSK APPROVES MANSFIELD'S REPLY TO GROMYKO'S STATEMENT ABOUT USSR'S POSITION ON PEACE IN VIETNAM, ASKS MANSFIELD, OTHER SENATE LEADERS TO MEET WITH WALT ROSTOW, BILL MOYERS, RUSK AFTER EASTER

Telephone conversation # 9679, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/27/1966, 9:10AM (Item)

POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT KINTNER; WALT ROSTOW OR BILL MOYERS AS POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT FOR MCGEORGE BUNDY AS NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER; LBJ SENDS HIS REGARDS TO MCNAMARA'S SON WHO IS BEING CONFIRMED TODAY

Telephone conversation # 10780, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 9/16/1966, 10:18AM (Item)

LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT WILLIAM BUNDY'S BRIEFING ON FERDINAND MARCOS' VISIT, PHILIPPINE AID; JOSEPH SISCO'S BRIEFING ON CHINA; EFFORTS TO DEFLECT CRITICISM STATE DEPT IS ASIA-ORIENTED BY NEW AMBASSADORIAL AND STATE DEPT APPOINTMENTS; EUGENE ROSTOW; FOY

Telephone conversation # 10795, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 9/17/1966, 5:59PM (Item)

DISCUSSION OF MEETING WITH UNNAMED PERSON (EUGENE ROSTOW?); LBJ DISCUSSES NEED FOR REORGANIZATION IN AMBASSADORSHIPS IN VIETNAM, FRANCE, USSR; WILLIAM WESTMORELAND; HENRY CABOT LODGE; FOY KOHLER; CHARLES BOHLEN; CREIGHTON ABRAMS

Telephone conversation # 11517, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/6/1967, 4:04PM (Item)

LBJ'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH RFK AND NICHOLAS KATZENBACH ABOUT VIETNAM PEACE FEELER RFK RECEIVED RECENTLY; DISCUSSION OF WHETHER WALT ROSTOW SHOULD ATTEND MEETING; RUSK ADVISES LBJ TO WARN RFK ABOUT NEED FOR SECRECY IF PEACE FEELERS ARE TO SUCCEED

Telephone conversation # 11536, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/13/1967, 11:55AM (Item)

MCNAMARA ASKS IF WALT ROSTOW CAN DRAFT CONTINGENCY PRESS RELEASE ON VIETNAM PEACE INITIATIVE TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS THAT WILL ARISE FOLLOWING HAROLD WILSON'S STATEMENT ABOUT HIS MEETINGS WITH ALEXSEI KOSYGIN; RESUMPTION OF BOMBING, NAVAL GUNFIRE

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 # 11344, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/12/1967, 10:09AM (Item)

SCHEDULING LBJ'S MEETING WITH MCNAMARA, DEAN RUSK, WALT ROSTOW ON ABM; MCNAMARA'S CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY; MENDEL RIVERS AND NUCLEAR FRIGATE; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT JCS, PRESS LEAKS; ROWLAND EVANS STORY; MCNAMARA'S MEETING WITH JOSEPH KRAFT; JOSEPH

Telephone conversation # 10812, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 9/20/1966, 7:20PM (Item)

LBJ ASKS RUSK IF ANATOLY DOBRYNIN IS IN NEW YORK OR PARIS AND ABOUT WHETHER TO PROCEED WITH APPOINTMENT OF UNNAMED PERSON (EUGENE ROSTOW?) TO UNNAMED POST

Telephone conversation # 10814, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 9/20/1966, 8:35PM (Item)

KATZENBACH'S APPOINTMENT AS UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE; APPOINTMENTS OF EUGENE ROSTOW, FOY KOHLER; NEED TO IMPROVE STATE DEPT'S CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS; WILLIAM MACOMBER; NEED FOR KATZENBACH'S SUCCESSOR AS ATTORNEY GENERAL TO HAVE LEGAL KNOWLEDGE

Telephone conversation # 10816, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 9/21/1966, 9:36AM (Item)

MCNAMARA'S EFFORTS TO DELAY CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY; LBJ'S RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS ON USE OF CHEMICALS IN VIETNAM, MELVIN LAIRD'S CHARGES ON VIETNAM EXPENDITURES; LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA'S OPINION OF APPOINTMENTS OF NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, EUGENE ROSTOW, FOY

Telephone conversation # 11031, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 11/11/1966, 9:44AM (Item)

MCNAMARA REPORTS THAT HE, DEAN RUSK, WALT ROSTOW, EARLE WHEELER RECOMMEND DEFERMENT OF BOMBING OF CERTAIN TARGETS IN NORTH VIETNAM BECAUSE OF DIPLOMATIC CONCERNS; PROBABILITY OF FUTURE DIPLOMATIC PROBLEMS; REACTION TO LBJ'S PRESS CONFERENCE

Telephone conversation # 13590, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/24/1968, 9:44AM (Item)

RUSK'S RESERVATIONS ON NAMING KATIE LOUCHHEIM TO UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD; DISCUSSION OF OTHER CANDIDATES, INCLUDING EUGENE ROSTOW, LEONARD MARKS, CLARE BOOTHE LUCE; THE LOUCHHEIMS' REPUTATION AS INTELLECTUALS; LBJ SAYS HE WILL CONSULT LADY BIRD

Telephone conversation # 11160, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT KINTNER, 12/20/1966, 7:57AM (Item)

RFK'S PRESS LEAKS ON LOOK MAGAZINE EXCERPTS OF WILLIAM MANCHESTER'S BOOK ON JFK ASSASSINATION; JACQUELINE KENNEDY'S LAWSUIT OVER BOOK; WASHINGTON POST STORY ABOUT WALT ROSTOW; LBJ EXTENDS HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO KINTNER AND HIS WIFE

Telephone conversation # 13547, sound recording, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 10/16/1968, 11:41AM (Item)

"CONFERENCE CALL"; "TO HON HUBERT HUMPHREY, HON RICHARD NIXON, HON GEORGE WALLACE"; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; LBJ IS MEETING WITH WALT ROSTOW AT TIME OF CALL AND SPEAKS WITH HIM BEFORE CONFERENCE CALL; LBJ IS ON SPEAKERPHONE AND IS ON HOLD 0:40

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/19/1965 (Sunday) (Item)

Lynda Johnson has conversation with parents in their bedroom; Johnsons go to St. Mark's Church; protests in Lafayette Square; Lady Bird plans for upcoming party; LBJ and Lady Bird have guests on the "Patrick J" boat; Walt Rostow talks of China

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/14/1969 (Tuesday) (Item)

I ask ed C lay M cPherson, whose husband H arry had been la b o r in g on th e sp e e c h , George C h r i s t i a n ' s w if e , Jo Anne, and d e a r E ls p e th Rostow, whose husband h a s worked h a rd e r and endured more o f th e o r d e a ls co

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/14/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)

End of weekend with Walt Rostow family; Air Force One from Austin to Washington, D.C.; Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Burg are houseguests; Paris Peace Talks; announcement about Lynda Robb's pregnancy; dinner for Imelda Marcos of the Philippines; office work

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/28/1968 (Thursday) (Item)

, Lady Bird & guests drive the LBJ Ranch & Scharnhorst; LBJ, Luci & guests attend Catholic mass; Thanksgiving dinner for 20 guests; Lady Bird mentions reasons to be thankful; Walt Rostow plays hymns on piano; Johnsons interview & hire couple for ranch

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/26/1966 (Saturday) (Item)

Johnsons to Secretary Fowler's daughter's wedding; Johnsons lunch with Abe Fortas; Lady Bird works on her speeches; LBJ and Lady Bird to the Robert McNamaras for dinner; Lady Bird visits with Nicholas Katzenbach; Lady Bird considers Walt Rostow

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/6/1965 (Saturday) (Item)

Office work; Lady Bird drives with Libby Rowe to survey beautification sites; lunch with Elspeth Rostow, Robin Duke and Lynda; Lynda's European trip; Luci works for Dr. Robert Kraskin; Luci has dinner Paul Betts' family; Lady Bird dines with LBJ

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/31/1968 (Sunday) (Item)

speech; LBJ's decision not to run again; LBJ meets with Walt Rostow, Averell Harriman & Ambassador Dobrynin; relationship of LBJ with Luci & Pat; LBJ makes speech in Oval Office; Johnsons receive several calls; Lady Bird discusses LBJ Library; LBJ meets

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/11/1968 (Thursday) (Item)

,ttnd :there were close staff members--the _Joe Califanos, '1\~e George Christians and Walt Rostows, and the .Marvin Watsons and relative.a of most of the honor guests. all. The 0 1 Briens had not put on any guests at It surprised me pleasantly

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/11/1967 (Sunday) (Item)

Steamer; to Laurance Rockefeller home; lunch at Ethan Allen Hitchcock home; reception for conservationists; several speeches, including Lady Bird's; Rockefeller home becomes a National Historic Landmark; receiving line; walk; dinner; talk with Walt Rostow