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Telephone conversation # 1265, sound recording, LBJ and YOLANDA BOOZER, 1/8/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • SOUND OF BROADCAST IN BACKGROUND ABOUT STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; BOOZER INTERRUPTS WITH INCOMING CALL WHICH LBJ DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE
  • Telephone conversation # 1265, sound recording, LBJ and YOLANDA BOOZER, 1/8/1964, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 730, sound recording, LBJ and AL FRIENDLY, 12/25/1963, 8:33PM (Item)
  • "#6"; "CALLS ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT-APPROX. 6 OR 7 CALLS"; "'MERRY CHRISTMAS' CALLS"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; FRIENDLY ON HOLD 0:40; VERY POOR SOUND QUALITY; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; PREVIOUSLY
  • HOLIDAY GREETINGS; LBJ ASKS FOR SUGGESTIONS FOR STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE
Telephone conversation # 650, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN GRONOUSKI, 12/23/1963, 12:15PM (Item)
  • "#2"; OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; LBJ IS MEETING WITH ELMER STAATS, KERMIT GORDON, MYER FELDMAN AT TIME OF CALL; RECORDING ENDS BEFORE CONVERSATION IS OVER; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994
  • LBJ DISCUSSES NEED TO CUT POST OFFICE BUDGET, SAYS HE WANTS TO APPOINT TYLER ABELL AS ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL, DISCUSSES ABELL'S BACKGROUND, QUALIFICATIONS; POSTAL UNIONS' PRESSURE FOR FEDERAL PAY RAISE; NEED FOR POST OFFICE TO OPERATE
Telephone conversation # 731, sound recording, LBJ and AL FRIENDLY, 12/25/1963, 8:33PM (Item)
  • "7"; "'MERRY CHRISTMAS' CALLS ON DEC. 25, 1963 BY PRES."; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; LADY BIRD JOHNSON DOES NOT SPEAK ON THIS RECORDING; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994
  • HOLIDAY GREETINGS; LBJ ASKS FRIENDLY FOR SUGGESTIONS FOR STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE, BRIEFLY DISCUSSES LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, INCLUDING CIVIL RIGHTS, TAX, MEDICAL CARE BILLS
Telephone conversation # 1176, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 1/4/1964, 9:40AM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; SOUND QUALITY IS VERY POOR; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RE-RECORD ON REF #1177; FORMERLY CLOSED IN PART - A
  • POSSIBLE STATE VISITS BY PHILIPPINES, JORDAN, ISRAEL; SHRIVER TRIP; ROBERT BARNES AS AMBASSADOR TO JORDAN; PRESS STORY ON BRUSSELS AGREEMENT, COMMON MARKET; POSSIBLE VISIT WITH DE GAULLE; FRANCE; TRADE WITH CUBA; GERMANY; STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH
Telephone conversation # 1177, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 1/4/1964, 9:40AM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; SOUND QUALITY VERY POOR; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RE-RECORD OF REF #1176; FORMERLY CLOSED IN PART - A
  • POSSIBLE STATE VISITS BY PHILIPPINES, JORDAN, ISRAEL; SHRIVER TRIP; ROBERT BARNES AS AMBASSADOR TO JORDAN; PRESS STORY ON BRUSSELS AGREEMENT, COMMON MARKET; POSSIBLE VISIT WITH DE GAULLE; FRANCE; TRADE WITH CUBA; GERMANY; STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH
Telephone conversation # 5267, sound recording, LBJ and MAC KILDUFF, 8/30/1964, 4:55PM (Item)
  • INFORMING PRESS OF HHH'S DEPARTURE TIME FROM RANCH; EVENTS TOMORROW: SIGNING FOOD STAMP BILL, LBJ'S TELEPHONE CALL TO PLASTERERS' UNION; QUESTION OF HOLDING PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW; GEORGE REEDY'S RESIGNATION, PLANS TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON, DC
Telephone conversation # 10450, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 7/29/1966, 7:30PM (Item)
  • CALIFANO ON HOLD 0:22; BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH ARTHUR KRIM, CLIFTON CARTER, MARVIN WATSON AT TIME OF CALL
  • UPDATE ON AIRLINE STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS; RELUCTANCE OF CARRIERS TO SETTLE; GARDNER ACKLEY'S PROPOSED STATEMENT ON ECONOMIC EFFECT OF SETTLEMENT; WILLARD WIRTZ' CONCERNS ABOUT STATEMENT'S EFFECT ON UNION, P. L. SIEMILLER; TERMS OF OTHER RECENT
Telephone conversation # 9446, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 1/6/1966, 5:02PM (Item)
  • RUSK TELLS LBJ HE HAS NO WORD YET ON GARCIA GODOY, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; CBS STORY ON THAILAND, VIETNAM; PRESS STORIES ON BOMBING PAUSE; GOVT OPPOSITION TO PAUSE; BACKGROUND OF LBJ'S DECISION; LODGE, TIME MAGAZINE; STATE OF THE UNION; PEACE
Telephone conversation # 9454, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 1/7/1966, 11:04AM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT OF DATE, TIME OF STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; GEORGE AIKEN'S STATEMENT ON RESUMPTION OF BOMBING IN VIETNAM; PRESS STORY ON DURATION OF PAUSE; LBJ EMPHASIZES DURATION IS INDEFINITE; LBJ'S MEETING WITH MANSFIELD
Telephone conversation # 9488, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 1/13/1966, 1:27AM (Item)
  • "EARLY A.M."; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • 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 # 8164, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 6/21/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; "BILL MOYERS AND THE VICE PRESIDENT"; SLIP AND DAILY DIARY INCORRECTLY LIST TIME AS 10:55A; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; LBJ SPEAKS WITH HHH FOLLOWING HHH'S CONVERSATION WITH MOYERS
  • MOYERS READS LIFE MAGAZINE STORY TO HHH QUOTING HHH AS SAYING HE WILL ATTEND UNION MEETING DESPITE JOHN CONNALLY'S OPPOSITION; HHH DENIES STORY; HHH REPORTS TO LBJ ON TRIP WITH ASTRONAUTS TO FRANCE; DEGAULLE'S COMMENTS ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • Telephone conversation # 8164, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 6/21/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 649, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER HELLER, 12/23/1963, 12:00PM (Item)
  • "#2"; BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; LBJ IS MEETING WITH ELMER STAATS, KERMIT GORDON, MYER FELDMAN AT TIME OF CALL; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994
  • LBJ QUESTIONS HELLER ABOUT EFFECT OF TAX CUT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH; STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT BOONDOGGLE PROJECTS IN POVERTY PROGRAM, REMINISCES ABOUT NYA, TELLS HELLER TO TALK TO PRESS AND EXPRESS OPTIMISM ABOUT ECONOMY
Telephone conversation # 700, sound recording, LBJ and WHITNEY YOUNG, 12/23/1963, 10:35PM (Item)
  • "#6"; 1:30 OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS, MLK PRECEDES CALL; LBJ IS APPARENTLY MEETING WITH JACK VALENTI AT TIME OF CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY; LBJ APPARENTLY ON SPEAKERPHONE; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994 AS TWO SEPARATE RECORDINGS
  • LBJ ASKS FOR SUGGESTIONS FOR STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION, DISCUSSES JET MAGAZINE STORY ABOUT LBJ NOT HAVING PHOTOS TAKEN WITH CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS; LBJ'S MEETING WITH HARRY BYRD, SR. ON TAX BILL
Telephone conversation # 10011, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 4/3/1966, 9:22AM (Item)
  • "BM=SECY WIRTZ=PRES PRIOR TO 10 AM MEET" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS CALL ON 4/6/66 AT 9:18A; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES DATE IS 4/3/66; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; CHILD IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND
  • WIRTZ READS PROPOSED WH STATEMENT AND CABLE FROM LBJ ON ENDING BLFE UNION RAILROAD STRIKE, REVIEWS COURT ACTION; LBJ QUESTIONS NEED FOR PRESIDENTIAL INTERVENTION; COMPARISON WITH NYC TRANSIT STRIKE; EFFECT OF STRIKE ON VIETNAM; JOHN MCCORMACK'S
Telephone conversation # 11302, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 1/2/1967, 6:16PM (Item)
  • "(RE STATE OF UNION SPEECH)"; "PRES. GAVE HIM POINTS ON DRAFTING STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; TV OR RADIO BROADCAST OF FOOTBALL GAME AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND
  • DISCUSSION OF DRAFT STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; LBJ SUGGESTS THEMES OF FOREIGN POLICY, VIETNAM, BETTER AMERICA, FOOD AND POPULATION CONTROL; MOYERS' UPCOMING PRESS BRIEFING; GEORGE CHRISTIAN'S HEALTH; MOYERS DISCUSSES FRANK PORTER'S STORY ON TAX
Telephone conversation # 1276, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES ROWE, 1/8/1964, 7:31PM (Item)
  • 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
Telephone conversation # 1281, sound recording, LBJ and TED SORENSEN, 1/8/1964, 8:00PM (Item)
  • NUMBER OF APPLAUSES IN STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE; BARRY GOLDWATER'S STATEMENT; PRESS REACTION; LBJ COMPLIMENTS SORENSEN AS SPEECHWRITER FOR STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE
Telephone conversation # 3355, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 5/6/1964, 12:45PM (Item)
  • WIRTZ DISCUSSES POSSIBLE QUESTIONS AT LBJ'S PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT RAILROAD NEGOTIATIONS, NEW YORK PLUMBERS UNION STRIKE PROTESTING HIRING PUERTO RICANS, NEGRO AT GEORGE MEANY'S HOME LOCAL UNION; COAL MINERS AND RESIDUAL OIL
Telephone conversation # 11317, sound recording, LBJ and FRANK STANTON, 1/7/1967, 10:55AM (Item)
  • "RE NIGHT BEST FOR TV STATE OF UNION ADDRESS"; COMPOSITE RECORDING OF SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE DICTABELT DUE TO POOR SOUND QUALITY; STANTON IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; RECORDING ENDS BEFORE CONVERSATION IS OVER
  • LBJ'S RECENT MEETING WITH BUSINESS COUNCIL; PAY RAISE FOR POSTAL WORKERS; PROPOSED POSTAL RATE INCREASE; SCHEDULING NIGHTTIME STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE; CONFLICTS WITH OTHER CONGRESSIONAL EVENTS; DISRUPTION TO TV PROGRAMS; TELEVISING PRESS
Telephone conversation # 11332, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/11/1967, 3:20PM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; "RE COMPLIMENT ON PRES.'S STATE OF UNION ADDRESS."; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • MCNAMARA RELAYS COMPLIMENTS OF UNNAMED MAN ON LBJ'S STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE; LBJ SAYS SPEECH WAS TOO LONG, COMPARES IT TO JFK'S 1963 SPEECH, COMPLAINS ABOUT CRITICISM THAT LBJ ABANDONED NEGROES AND THE POOR IN SPEECH
Telephone conversation # 1245, sound recording, LBJ and DREW PEARSON, 1/8/1964, 3:20PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS PEARSON'S OPINION OF STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE; LBJ RELATES HIGH POINTS OF SPEECH TO PEARSON, WHO HAD MISSED HEARING IT
Telephone conversation # 699, sound recording, LBJ and ROY WILKINS, 12/23/1963, 10:30PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION, SUGGESTIONS FOR STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE, DISCUSSES HIRING GERRI WHITTINGTON, DAN LUEVANO; JET MAGAZINE STORY ABOUT LBJ NOT HAVING PHOTOS TAKEN WITH CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS; WILKINS OFFERS
Telephone conversation # 1196, sound recording, LBJ and WALKER STONE, 1/6/1964, 3:48PM (Item)
  • J. FRANK DOBIE LETTER ON STONE; GEORGE CARMACK STORY; STONE WARNS LBJ ABOUT WORKING TOO HARD; LBJ RELATES HIS SCHEDULE; HOUSTON HARTE STORY ON LUDWIG ERHARD VISIT; GERMANY; STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; FEDERAL BUDGET
Telephone conversation # 1239, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE BROWN, 1/8/1964, 11:20AM (Item)
  • STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE; FEDERAL BUDGET; JOHN JONES' LETTER TO LBJ; HOUSTON BANK MERGER; ALBERT THOMAS; 1/7/64 BUSINESS COUNCIL STAG DINNER AT WH
Telephone conversation # 1240, sound recording, LBJ and GUS WORTHAM, 1/8/1964, 11:50AM (Item)
  • STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE; FEDERAL BUDGET; SUPPORT FOR LBJ IN NEW MEXICO; HOUSTON BANK MERGER; ALBERT THOMAS
Telephone conversation # 1273, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES "SCOTTY" RESTON, 1/8/1964, 7:10PM (Item)
  • POSSIBILITY OF DEGAULLE MEETING WITH LBJ IN MARTINIQUE; FRANCE; QUESTION OF LBJ'S SECURITY WHEN LEAVING THE COUNTRY; RESTON COMPLIMENTS LBJ ON STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE; LBJ JOKES ABOUT REPUBLICANS; RICHARD RESTON
Telephone conversation # 1288, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 1/8/1964, 8:15PM (Item)
  • MRS. ANDERSON PRAISES LBJ'S STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE; FEDERAL BUDGET; THE ECONOMY; TAX BILL; ANDERSON REPORTS ON HIS TALKS WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS, PRESS, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND EISENHOWER
Telephone conversation # 2185, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES REYNOLDS, 2/25/1964, 11:06AM (Item)
  • REYNOLDS REPORTS ON NEGOTIATIONS ON LONGSHOREMEN'S UNION DISPUTE CONCERNING WHEAT SHIPMENTS TO USSR; LANE KIRKLAND; GEORGE MEANY; WILLARD WIRTZ; CONCERNS ABOUT PRESS COVERAGE
Telephone conversation # 2189, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS JOHNSON, 2/25/1964, 11:25AM (Item)
  • LONGSHOREMEN'S UNION DISPUTE ABOUT US WHEAT SHIPMENTS TO USSR; GEORGE MEANY; LBJ'S DESIRE TO KEEP JFK'S AGREEMENTS; CONCERNS ABOUT PRESS COVERAGE OF DISPUTE; LABOR DEPT, COMMERCE DEPT POSITIONS; NICHOLAS JOHNSON'S AUTHORITY TO TAKE ACTION
Telephone conversation # 3113, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 4/23/1964, 12:01PM (Item)
  • PRESS STORY ON NEW YORK CENTRAL LABOR STRIKE; RAILROAD DISPUTE SETTLEMENT; CHARLES LUNA; LBJ'S MEETING WITH RAILROAD UNION LEADERS THIS MORNING
Telephone conversation # 3627, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER HELLER, 6/4/1964, 6:15PM (Item)
  • PROPOSED DISCUSSION ON REDUCING AUTO PRICES WITH FREDERIC DONNER AT ERHARD DINNER; MCNAMARA'S VIEWS; US NEWS & WORLD REPORT INTERVIEW WITH HELLER; LABOR STATISTICS; TAX CUTS; APPOINTMENT OF ARTHUR OKUN TO CEA; BUILDING TRADE UNIONS WAGE SETTLEMENTS
Telephone conversation # 4435, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH M. BARR, 7/30/1964, 5:54PM (Item)
  • BARR'S FINDINGS ON PRESS STORIES ABOUT UAW SUPPORT FOR RFK, WHITE BACKLASH IN UNIONS; VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES IN PHILADELPHIA, PITTSBURGH; MAYOR OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, HERMAN GOLDNER; LBJ'S STATEMENT ON VP NOMINATION, BARR'S SUPPORT
Telephone conversation # 5276, sound recording, LBJ and MAC KILDUFF, 8/31/1964, 9:19AM (Item)
  • KILDUFF ASKS LBJ ABOUT RELEASE OF STATEMENT ON SIGNING FOOD STAMP BILL; DISCUSSION OF PLANS FOR RETURN TO WASHINGTON, DC, AND FOR RELEASE OF LBJ'S TELEPHONE REMARKS TO PLASTERERS' UNION
Telephone conversation # 5963, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN KNIGHT, 10/24/1964, 7:10PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS KNIGHT'S OPINION OF UAW SETTLEMENT IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH GM PRIOR TO ISSUING STATEMENT URGING UNION MEMBERS TO ACCEPT PROPOSAL; KNIGHT MENTIONS THAT IT IS HIS BIRTHDAY; LBJ INVITES KNIGHT TO PLAY GOLF WITH HIM FOLLOWING THE ELECTION
Telephone conversation # 7325, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN CONNOR, 4/7/1965, 10:10AM (Item)
  • COMMERCE DEPT APPOINTMENTS; NICHOLAS JOHNSON'S TROUBLES WITH MARITIME UNIONS, POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT TO FAA; SST; LLOYD CUTLER AS CIA DIRECTOR; BALANCE OF PAYMENTS; PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE US TOURISM; APPALACHIA; HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA; UPPER
Telephone conversation # 8841, sound recording, LBJ and I.W. ABEL, 9/5/1965, 5:10PM (Item)
  • ABEL TELLS LBJ THAT UNION'S WAGE POLICY COMMITTEE HAS RATIFIED THE STEEL SETTLEMENT; ABEL CONGRATULATES LBJ ON FAST WORK ON "CALIFORNIA PROBLEM"; LBJ INVITES ABEL TO WH DINNER LATER THIS MONTH, TELLS HIM TO PUT OUT PRESS STATEMENTS
Telephone conversation # 8907, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 9/30/1965, 11:30AM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES INFLATIONARY EFFECTS OF HOUSE VERSION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES PAY RAISE WHICH EXCEEDS FEDERAL WAGE GUIDELINES; POSSIBLE VETO; LBJ ASKS MCCORMACK TO WORK ON COMPROMISE; PRESS STORIES ABOUT LBJ'S ARM-TWISTING OF CONGRESS; UNION INFLUENCE
Telephone conversation # 9647, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 2/19/1966, 1:50PM (Item)
  • POSSIBLE FUTURE TROOP COMMITMENTS IN VIETNAM; OPPOSITION TO VIETNAM POLICY BY LABOR LEADERS JACOB POTOFSKY, WALTER REUTHER; LBJ READS REPORT ON BATTLE AT AN KHE, VIETNAM; MARITIME UNION RESOLUTION ON BOYCOTTING SHIPS; TAFT-HARTLEY 14-B; WAGE
Telephone conversation # 9658, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 2/22/1966, 10:34AM (Item)
  • "RE UNION MATTERS (DUBINSKY)"; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING