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- WILLIAMS ASKS LBJ TO MEET WITH KENYA OFFICIALS; LBJ DECLINES BECAUSE OF HIS SCHEDULE AND ASKS FOR A MEMO FOR HIS "NIGHT READING"
- ROBERTS READS LBJ'S CRITICAL RESPONSE TO MEMO IN NIGHT READING CONCERNING HHH'S TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS; VALENTI AND ROBERTS AGREE TO DESTROY MEMO CONTAINING LBJ'S COMMENTS
- LBJ returns to White House; Lady Bird spent night at Pierre; Lady Bird reads about last night's party; invitations to State of the Union speech; Lady Bird back to White House; LBJ practices speech & rests; separate cars to Capitol; Lyn Nugent
- SENATE HANDLING OF WAYNE MORSE'S AMENDMENT TO RESCIND TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION; LBJ READS PROPOSED STATEMENT REAFFIRMING HIS AUTHORITY, WANTS STATEMENT MADE PRIOR TO VOTE TO TABLE AMENDMENT, READS JOHN MCCORMACK'S STATEMENT TODAY SUPPORTING VIETNAM
- "ON THE LIBRARY - MF READING"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
- FEHMER READS MEMORANDA, DRAFT LETTERS FROM CLARK CLIFFORD, LAWSON KNOTT, OTHERS CONCERNING AGREEMENT WITH UT ON THE LBJ LIBRARY; ROBERTS ASKS ABOUT POSSIBLE DRAFTS BY HORACE BUSBY, ASKS FEHMER TO MAKE COPIES OF DOCUMENTS FOR THE FILES
- BELL READS TWO ALTERNATIVES FOR LANGUAGE OF FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL PROVISION THAT WOULD PERMIT EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GUARANTEES OF SALES TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES; DISCUSSION OF LEGALITY OF THE PROVISION; BELL DICTATES PROVISION TO LBJ
Telephone conversation # 608, sound recording, YOLANDA BOOZER and CARL ALBERT, 12/20/1963, 7:30PM
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- ALBERT DICTATES HHH'S PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR PROVISION OF FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL CONCERNING EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GUARANTEES FOR SALES TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES, THEN READS LANGUAGE OF SIMILAR PROVISION IN 1962 ACT
- LBJ READS LANGUAGE OF PROVISION OF FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL CONCERNING EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GUARANTEES OF SALES TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES; JOHN MCCORMACK'S TALKS WITH OTTO PASSMAN ON ISSUE; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT WORLD SITUATION, MILITARY ASSISTANCE
Telephone conversation # 157, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN SHERMAN COOPER, 11/29/1963, 5:45PM
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- LBJ READS ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE JFK ASSASSINATION, THEN ASKS COOPER TO SERVE ON IT; COOPER ACCEPTS APPOINTMENT
- LBJ READS ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE JFK ASSASSINATION; ALSOP EXPRESSES APPROVAL OF LBJ'S DECISION
- LBJ READS ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE JFK ASSASSINATION, DISCUSSES MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION; EASTLAND SAYS HE THINKS LBJ SHOULD APPOINT JOHN HARLAN INSTEAD OF EARL WARREN
- LBJ READS ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE JFK ASSASSINATION; RUSSELL SAYS HE CANNOT SERVE ON IT WITH EARL WARREN; LBJ INSISTS RUSSELL MUST SERVE; MOURSUND ENCOURAGES HIM TO SERVE; RUSSELL RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTS
- LBJ READS PROPOSED STATEMENT ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL; MCCORMACK SAYS VOTE IS NOT A DEFEAT FOR DEMOCRATS; LBJ SAYS HE HOPES TO SEE MCCORMACK AND LEW DESCHLER AT WH RECEPTION THIS AFTERNOON
- LBJ READS STATEMENT HE PLANS TO ISSUE ON PANAMA CRISIS, UPDATES RUSSELL ON SITUATION; LBJ REPORTS ON PENNSYLVANIA PRESIDENTIAL POLL RESULTS; RUSSELL TELLS LBJ OF HIS SUPPORT, ASSESSES EISENHOWER; DISCUSSION OF BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION, JOHN
- REACTIONS TO STATE OF THE UNION; LBJ JOKES ABOUT REPUBLICANS; POSSIBILITY OF LBJ MEETING DE GAULLE IN MARTINIQUE; FRANCE; LBJ READS ARTICLE ON GOLDWATER'S REACTION TO STATE OF THE UNION; LBJ ASKS ROWE TO WRITE A SPEECH; HARRY BYRD; LBJ'S SCHEDULE
- REEDY READS UPI STORY ASSERTING THAT ROBERT WAGNER ANNOUNCED IN A SPEECH THAT LBJ WILL VISIT NYC; LBJ MIGHT ATTEND DINNER IN NYC FOR JFK LIBRARY
- 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
- BUNDY READS SUGGESTED RESPONSE BY SECRETARIES OF STATE, DEFENSE TO BARRY GOLDWATER'S STATEMENT ON AUTHORIZATION FOR MILITARY COMMANDERS TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS DURING TONKIN GULF INCIDENT; DISCUSSION OF SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION FOR PRESIDENTIAL
- 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
- ITEMS FOR REEDY'S BRIEFING; LBJ'S SCHEDULE; RFK'S ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SENATE; WH STAFF CONVENTION ACTIVITIES; LBJ READS STATEMENT IN WHICH HE DECLINES TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT, EXPRESSES DISCOURAGEMENT WITH PRESIDENCY, PRESS, CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT; US
- MOURSUND REPORTS THAT HHH HAS REPORTEDLY ASKED STUART SYMINGTON TO SECOND HIM FOR VP NOMINATION; LBJ READS MOURSUND DRAFT STATEMENT DECLINING PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION, EXPRESSES PERSONAL DISCOURAGEMENT; MOURSUND SAYS RFK OR GOLDWATER
Telephone conversation # 7129, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, 10:00PM
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- LBJ READS GEORGE WALLACE'S TELEGRAM REQUESTING FEDERAL CIVILIAN PROTECTION OF SELMA MARCH; LBJ AND KATZENBACH DISCUSS POSSIBLE RESPONSE, DICTATE STATEMENT TO FEHMER IN RESPONSE TO TELEGRAM; QUESTION OF WALLACE'S CALLING OUT ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD
Telephone conversation # 7131, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, 10:00PM
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- LBJ READS GEORGE WALLACE'S TELEGRAM REQUESTING FEDERAL CIVILIAN PROTECTION OF SELMA MARCH; LBJ AND KATZENBACH DISCUSS POSSIBLE RESPONSE, DICTATE STATEMENT TO FEHMER IN RESPONSE TO TELEGRAM; QUESTION OF WALLACE'S CALLING OUT ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD
- LBJ'S RECENT MEETING WITH GEORGE WALLACE ON SELMA, ALABAMA SITUATION; LBJ READS HIS RECENT PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT ON US POLICY ON VIETNAM; LBJ'S COMMITMENT TO PEACE, HIS HEAVY SCHEDULE; LBJ ASKS FOR PEARSON'S REACTION TO VOTING RIGHTS SPEECH
- TRUMAN READS PORTION OF STATEMENT HE HAS WRITTEN SUPPORTING LBJ'S VIETNAM POLICY; TRUMAN OFFERS TO MEET WITH LBJ IF NEEDED BUT HIS DOCTOR PREFERS HE NOT TRAVEL; LBJ THANKS HIM FOR SUPPORT, OFFERS TO COME TO MISSOURI OR CALL HIM FOR ADVICE
- LBJ READS DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON DOMINICAN CRISIS; MCNAMARA SUGGESTS ADDING LANGUAGE ON SAFE EVACUATION ALREADY COMPLETED, ON US SUPPORT FOR CEASEFIRE, SUGGESTS STATEMENT ON CUBAN ROLE IN REVOLT BE MADE BY OTHER OFFICIALS, NOT PRESIDENT
- LBJ ASKS RIVERS' ADVICE ON NEW POLICY ON DRAFTING MARRIED MEN, READS PRESS STORY ON ISSUE; LANGUAGE OF NEW MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION BILL PROVISION REQUIRING CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF BASE CLOSINGS; MILITARY PAY BILL
- VANCE DISCUSSES MENDEL RIVERS' CURRENT POSITION ON LANGUAGE OF PROVISION OF NEW MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION BILL REQUIRING CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF BASE CLOSINGS, READS PROPOSED NEW LANGUAGE; TIMING OF VOTE ON NEW BILL IN HOUSE
- LBJ READS GOODPASTER'S REPORT OF HIS BRIEFING OF EISENHOWER ON VIETNAM, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FORD EXPRESSES SUPPORT OF B-52 RAID, SPEAKS BRIEFLY TO THOMAS DEWEY; LBJ JOKES WITH FORD ABOUT TRADING MELVIN LAIRD FOR WAYNE MORSE
- ALMOST INAUDIBLE CONVERSATION ABOUT USDA PRESS LEAK TO CHARLES BAILEY OF MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE ABOUT RECENT ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL LAND AT LBJ RANCH; LBJ DISCUSSES LAND LEASES AT RANCH, COMPLAINS ABOUT LEAK, READS FROM NEWS STORY
- QUESTION OF PASSING TAX INCREASE IN ELECTION YEAR; INCREASES IN APPROPRIATIONS, FEDERAL DEFICIT; PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO SET PRIORITIES FOR MILITARY SPENDING; VIETNAM MILITARY SITUATION; LBJ READS REPORT ON ECONOMIC SITUATION; INTEREST RATES
- POSSIBLE VETO OF BILL AUTHORIZING CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LANDS BORDERING GREAT SALT LAKE TO UTAH; MOSS ASKS LBJ TO OVERRIDE ADVICE AND SIGN BILL; LBJ READS PROPOSED VETO STATEMENT EMPHASIZING FEDERAL INTERESTS IN MINERAL LEASES AND COMPENSATION
- SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE VIETNAM HEARINGS; POSSIBLE TESTIMONY BY MCNAMARA, HHH; LBJ OBJECTS TO HHH TESTIFYING, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT DELAY ON FOREIGN AID BILL, READS INTELLIGENCE REPORT; LONG ASKS FOR MEMO ON URGENCY OF FOREIGN AID, TAX
- LBJ SAYS HE WILL VETO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES LIFE INSURANCE BILL BECAUSE OF ITS INFLATIONARY EFFECTS, ASKS FORD TO SUSTAIN VETO AND READS VETO STATEMENT
- LBJ CONTINUES TO READ VETO STATEMENT ON FEDERAL EMPLOYEES LIFE INSURANCE BILL, ASKS FORD TO SUPPORT NON-INFLATIONARY MEASURE; FORD SAYS HE WILL VOTE TO SUSTAIN VETO, WILL WORK TO GET OTHER VOTES; PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING VETO
Telephone conversation # 10437, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM BEVERLY MURPHY, 7/27/1966, 9:09AM
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- AIRLINE STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS; WAGE, PRICE INCREASES; MURPHY SAYS TAX INCREASE MAY BE NEEDED DUE TO ECONOMY; LBJ DISCUSSES INCREASES IN FEDERAL BUDGET DUE TO UPCOMING BILLS, VIETNAM SPENDING; POSSIBLE NEED FOR BILL TO END STRIKE; LBJ READS MEMO
- LBJ ASKS HHH TO ATTEND FUNERAL OF INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER SHASTRI; ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRIP; LBJ READS FROM MOYERS' MEMO ADVISING LBJ TO GO TO FUNERAL BUT LBJ SAYS HE CANNOT GO, STRESSES NEED FOR HHH TO AVOID PRESS LEAKS
- JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT FOR ALEXANDER LAWRENCE; APPOINTMENT OF ABE FORTAS AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT; FORTAS' RECENT SPEECH ON CIVIL DISSENT; LBJ READS LIST OF CANDIDATES TO SUCCEED FORTAS, SUGGESTS REAPPOINTING TOM CLARK AND DISMISSING RAMSEY
Telephone conversation # 11573, sound recording, LBJ and JENNINGS RANDOLPH, 2/27/1967, 10:35PM
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- CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF CONGRESSIONAL DISCONTENT, SENATE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON DEFERRAL OF HIGHWAY FUNDS; RANDOLPH COMPLAINS ABOUT CHARLES SCHULTZE; LBJ DEFENDS HIS POLICY, READS CRITICAL PRESS STORY ON HEARINGS; FEDERAL DEBT LIMIT BILL
- LBJ READS PRESS REPORT OF BOBBY BAKER'S TESTIMONY AT HIS TRIAL; LBJ'S MEMORY OF EVENTS; LBJ ASKS ADVICE ON RESPONDING TO PRESS, DISCUSSES BOB KERR'S POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS; QUESTION OF LBJ TESTIFYING AT TRIAL; IRS DECISION NOT TO PROSECUTE BAKER