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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 # 3467, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/18/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • VALENTI ASKS LADY BIRD JOHNSON TO PUT ABE FORTAS ON THE PHONE TO SPEAK WITH LBJ
  • LBJ ASKS FORTAS ABOUT HAVING BILL MOYERS CALL US NEWS & WORLD REPORT ABOUT A STORY
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 3467, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/18/1964, time unknown
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 8894, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 9/21/1965, 6:45PM (Item)
  • POOR SOUND QUALITY; TV AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH JACK, MARY MARGARET, COURTENAY VALENTI AT TIME OF CALL; COURTENAY VALENTI IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES; FORTAS IS VIRTUALLY INAUDIBLE
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON HIS DISCUSSION WITH UNIDENTIFIED PERSON (EVERETT DIRKSEN?) ABOUT UNIDENTIFIED TOPIC (BOBBY BAKER AND SERV-U CORP CONTRACTS WITH SPACE PROGRAM CONTRACTOR NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION?); LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S RECENT VISIT TO PEORIA
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8894, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 9/21/1965, 6:45PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 9477, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 1/10/1966, 8:40PM (Item)
  • MIRIAM OTTENBERG'S ARTICLE ON BOBBY BAKER; JUSTICE DEPT ATTORNEYS ON BAKER CASE; RFK; FORTAS SUGGESTS HHH AND DEAN RUSK GO WITH US DELEGATION TO FUNERAL OF INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER SHASTRI; UK DELEGATION; PROPOSED DEAN RUSK, AVERELL HARRIMAN TRIP
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 9477, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 1/10/1966, 8:40PM
  • ABE FORTAS
Telephone conversation # 6336, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 11/11/1964, 10:30PM (Item)
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 6336, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 11/11/1964, 10:30PM
  • 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 # 5885, sound recording, LBJ and MILDRED STEGALL, 10/14/1964, 9:36PM (Item)
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "NYC"; POOR SOUND QUALITY; FORTAS AND CLIFFORD ARE MEETING WITH STEGALL, WEISL WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • WALTER JENKINS' ARREST ON MORALS CHARGE; FORTAS REPORTS ON HIS MEETING WITH JENKINS; CLIFFORD REPORTS ON TRUMAN'S STATEMENT TONIGHT PRAISING LBJ; CLIFFORD DISCUSSES PROPOSED WH STATEMENT ABOUT JENKINS' RESIGNATION WITH LBJ, WEISL; JENKINS' 1959
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
Telephone conversation # 3605, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 6/1/1964, 6:20PM (Item)
  • JENKINS REPORTS ON ABE FORTAS' MEETING WITH PRESS ON JOHNSON FAMILY BUSINESS; LADY BIRD JOHNSON; TELEPHONE LINE AT LBJ RANCH CONNECTED TO A. W. MOURSUND
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 # 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
Telephone conversation # 13507, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 10/1/1968, 5:40PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF FAILURE TO WIN SENATE CLOTURE VOTE ENDING DEBATE ON ABE FORTAS' CONFIRMATION AS CHIEF JUSTICE, PLANNED FILIBUSTER, OPPOSITION FROM RIGHT; FORTAS' DESIRE TO WITHDRAW NAME; DISCUSSION OF OTHER POTENTIAL NOMINEES TO BE CHIEF JUSTICE; 1964
Telephone conversation # 5886, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 10/14/1964, 9:36PM (Item)
  • "NYC"; POOR SOUND QUALITY; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING WHICH INITIATES AS CALL TO STEGALL WHO IS MEETING WITH ABE FORTAS, CLARK CLIFFORD AT TIME; WEISL IS WITH LBJ; STEGALL DOES NOT SPEAK ON THIS RECORDING
Telephone conversation # 10651, sound recording, JUANITA ROBERTS and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 8/29/1966, time unknown (Item)
  • "8/29 MJDR/PRES/MRS. J" AND "MJDR/FORTAS" WRITTEN ON ORIGINAL DICTABELT; ROBERTS ON HOLD THROUGHOUT MOST OF RECORDING; OFFICE CONVERSATION WHILE ROBERTS IS ON HOLD; THIS BELT WAS RECORDED AT WH
Telephone conversation # 10660, sound recording, JUANITA ROBERTS and LADY BIRD JOHNSON, 8/29/1966, 12:42PM? (Item)
  • "VARIOUS ON 8-29-66 RE BIBLE ETC"; "CALL EVELYN IN KINTNER'S OFFICE"; "BILL MOYERS/JUSTICE FORTAS" AND "BM/MJDR 8/29/66" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; TEXAS OPS LOGS LIST CALL TO ROBERTS AT 10:42A AND WH OPS LOGS AT 12:42P; THIS BELT RECORDED AT WH