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Telephone conversation # 1857, sound recording, LBJ and G. MENNEN WILLIAMS, 2/3/1964, 7:25PM (Item)
  • WILLIAMS ASKS LBJ TO MEET WITH KENYA OFFICIALS; LBJ DECLINES BECAUSE OF HIS SCHEDULE AND ASKS FOR A MEMO FOR HIS "NIGHT READING"
Telephone conversation # 10040, sound recording, JUANITA ROBERTS and JACK VALENTI, 4/20/1966, time unknown (Item)
  • 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
Telephone conversation # 2603, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE FORRESTAL, 3/21/1964, 5:21PM (Item)
  • FORRESTAL REPORTS ON CAMBODIAN ACCOUNT OF RECENT BOMBING, SOUTH VIETNAM'S APOLOGY, PROPOSED US RESPONSE TO INCIDENT, SIHANOUK'S REQUEST FOR US COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES; FORRESTAL SAYS HE HAS SENT ROBERT MCNAMARA'S VIETNAM SPEECH TO LBJ FOR NIGHT
Telephone conversation # 3676, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 6/10/1964, 8:02PM (Item)
  • BUNDY REPORTS ON MEMO FOR NIGHT READING MATERIAL; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT STATE DEPT'S HANDLING OF PRESS REGARDING POSSIBLE DIPLOMATIC TRIP BY GEORGE BALL TO GREECE
Telephone conversation # 6750, sound recording, JUANITA ROBERTS and RAMSEY CLARK?, 1/28/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • CLARK? ASKS ROBERTS IF HIS MEMO WAS INCLUDED IN LBJ'S NIGHT READING; ROBERTS TELLS HIM A MEMO ON APPOINTMENTS OF JUDGESHIPS WAS INCLUDED BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED
Telephone conversation # 9175, sound recording, YOLANDA BOOZER and LOWELL THOMAS, JR., 11/16/1965, 8:22PM (Item)
  • COLLINS RADIO OPERATOR RELAYS TAPED GREETING FROM LOWELL THOMAS, JR., TO LBJ DURING FIRST ROUND-THE-WORLD FLIGHT OVER BOTH POLES; WHILE WAITING FOR TAPE TO BE PLAYED BOOZER PLACES CALL TO "MARY JO" TO DISCUSS ITEM FOR LBJ'S NIGHT READING
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/17/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • of trou b le and he h a s not s le p t w e ll. H is He sounded fr u str a te d o v er the lack of p r o g r e s s and u se d the w o r d s ^ t a l l y u n r e a lis tic . H e sa id h e w ould probably retu rn to T exas T hursday night for our w eek en
  • Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird works on speeches & Beautification luncheon; Lady Bird has hair styled; Lady Bird works with staff, Nash Castro & Jane Freeman on tour guide script; Lady Bird calls LBJ in Honolulu; LBJ's eyes
Telephone conversation # 4194, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 7/9/1964, 7:52PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS HIS NOTE URGING HOUSE TO INVOKE 7-DAY RULE TO BRING POVERTY BILL OUT OF RULES COMMITTEE, READS MEMO ON INTEREST EQUALIZATION TAX BILL, DISCUSSES SENATE POVERTY BILL, OTHER BILLS; LBJ PRAISES O'BRIEN, OFFERS TO HOST WH PARTY FOR O'BRIEN'S
Telephone conversation # 11110, sound recording, MARIE FEHMER and JUANITA ROBERTS, 12/3/1966, time unknown (Item)
  • "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
Telephone conversation # 5931, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 10/20/1964, 7:48PM (Item)
  • BUNDY ASKS IF LBJ WOULD LIKE TO READ PROPOSED STATEMENT FOR LBJ TO MAKE FOLLOWING TOMORROW'S MEETING WITH CONSULTANTS ON PEACE
Telephone conversation # 240, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCLELLAN, 12/2/1963, 3:47PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS MCCLELLAN TO INVESTIGATE WASTE IN GOVT CONTRACTS, READS LETTER TO CONTRACTORS ABOUT REDUCING DEFENSE SPENDING; MCCLELLAN SAYS HE WILL EMPHASIZE FRUGALITY IN SPEECHES, WILL CUT PROGRAMS IN HIS STATE IF NEEDED, ASKS TO MEET WITH LBJ
Telephone conversation # 2190, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/25/1964, 11:40AM (Item)
  • LBJ READS REVISIONS OF SECTIONS OF RUSK'S SPEECH ON VIETNAM, CUBA; PRESS STORIES ON PANAMA, WESTERN EUROPE; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT PRESS LEAKS BY STATE DEPT, NEED FOR WH TO RECEIVE INFORMATION FIRST
Telephone conversation # 2242, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/29/1964, 4:11PM (Item)
  • LBJ TEASES ABOUT RUMORS THAT JACK VALENTI WILL SUCCEED PIERRE SALINGER; LBJ READS FBI REPORT TO BUNDY; BUNDY ASKS TO MEET WITH LBJ ON THOMAS MANN'S PANAMA NEGOTIATIONS
Telephone conversation # 2595, sound recording, LBJ and THOMAS MANN, 3/21/1964, 3:35PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS TRANSCRIPT OF QUESTIONS AND HIS ANSWERS CONCERNING PANAMA, RESIGNATION OF PIERRE SALINGER, WARREN COMMISSION, CUBA FROM HIS PRESS CONFERENCE EARLIER TODAY
Telephone conversation # 4954, sound recording, LBJ and HALE BOGGS, 8/15/1964, 2:25PM (Item)
  • "RE SENDING IN FEDERAL TROOPS-LA."; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; OFFICE CONVERSATION WITH GEORGE REEDY PRECEDES CALL; DURING CALL LBJ READS FROM TRANSCRIPT OF CONVERSATION WITH JOHN MCKEITHEN ON 8/07/64
Telephone conversation # 4821, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/8/1964, 10:52AM (Item)
  • JENKINS GIVES RUNDOWN OF POVERTY BILL VOTE YESTERDAY; VOTE ON FRELINGHUYSEN MOTION TO RECOMMIT IS IN PROGRESS DURING CALL; LIFE MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON LBJ; ROBERT HOLLINGSWORTH AS AEC GENERAL MANAGER; LBJ'S MAIL; JENKINS READS FINAL RECOMMITTAL MOTION
Telephone conversation # 5176, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 8/25/1964, 11:06AM (Item)
  • 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
Telephone conversation # 5111, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN STEINBECK, 8/21/1964, 8:45PM (Item)
  • STEINBECK TELLS LBJ HE IS WORRIED; DISCUSSION OF STEINBECK ATTENDING DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; LBJ ASKS STEINBECK'S ASSISTANCE WITH SPEECHES, READS SPEECH DRAFT ON PEACE, INVITES STEINBECK TO WH; VALENTI DISCUSSES TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS WITH STEINBECK
Telephone conversation # 5915, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 10/19/1964, 7:00PM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA TELLS LBJ HE WILL HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT WALTER JENKINS' SECURITY CLEARANCE TOMORROW; LBJ READS PRESS REPORT OF GOLDWATER'S LETTER TO J. EDGAR HOOVER ABOUT LACK OF FBI INVESTIGATION OF JENKINS; JENKINS' SERVICE IN GOLDWATER'S AF RESERVE
Telephone conversation # 5921, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 10/20/1964, 12:50PM (Item)
  • LBJ EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE IN BUNDY, ASKS HIM TO ATTEND CABINET MEETING, READS MEMO FROM JAMES ROWE ABOUT UPCOMING ENDORSEMENT OF LBJ BY NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS AND GLENN SEABORG'S REQUEST FOR SLIGHT REVISION OF TEXT OF ENDORSEMENT
Telephone conversation # 5652, sound recording, JUANITA ROBERTS and WILLARD WIRTZ, 9/24/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • WIRTZ REPORTS THAT LBJ WILL BE RECEIVING A CALL SOON FROM WALTER REUTHER AND SUGGESTS THAT BEFORE TALKING TO REUTHER, LBJ TALK TO WIRTZ OR READ MEMO WHICH WIRTZ HAS GIVEN TO JACK VALENTI
Telephone conversation # 5675, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH YARBOROUGH, 9/24/1964, 5:26PM (Item)
  • YARBOROUGH ASKS IF HE CAN FLY WITH LBJ TO EL PASO TOMORROW; LBJ DISCUSSES PLANS, TELLS HIM THAT HE PROBABLY WILL BE ABLE TO GO; YARBOROUGH THANKS LBJ FOR TELEGRAM READ BY SARAH HUGHES IN DALLAS; LBJ TELLS YARBOROUGH TO WORK TOGETHER WITH JOHN
Telephone conversation # 6440, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 11/21/1964, 10:30PM (Item)
  • REQUEST THAT LUCI JOHNSON READ SPEECH ON BEHALF OF LBJ AT JEWISH ORGANIZATION IN NEW YORK NEXT WEEK; NEED TO APPROVE CONTENT OF SPEECH; LADY BIRD JOHNSON ASKS MOYERS TO CALL LUCI, ASKS ABOUT HIS SON'S HEALTH, EXPRESSES SYMPATHY ABOUT MOYERS' COLD
Telephone conversation # 6877, sound recording, JUANITA ROBERTS and DOROTHYE SCOTT, 2/24/1965, 2:46PM? (Item)
  • SCOTT READS OFFICIAL RECORD OF WORDING OF LBJ'S RESIGNATION FROM THE SENATE PRIOR TO BEING SWORN IN AS VP IN 1961, MAKES COMPARISON WITH JOHN NANCE GARNER'S RESIGNATION AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IN 1933 BEFORE BEING SWORN IN AS VP
Telephone conversation # 6895, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/27/1965, 11:12PM (Item)
  • RUSK ASKS LBJ TO READ CABLES FROM AVERELL HARRIMAN ON HIS MEETING WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER LEVI ESHKOL ABOUT US ARMS SALES TO JORDAN; HARRIMAN NEEDS RESPONSE BEFORE NEXT MEETING; WEST GERMAN TANK SALES TO ISRAEL; ISRAELI REQUEST FOR B-66
Telephone conversation # 7129, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, 10:00PM (Item)
  • 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 (Item)
  • 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 # 7683, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 5/14/1965, 8:26PM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT VIETNAM; REEDY READS LBJ PROPOSED STATEMENT ON DEATH OF FRANCES PERKINS; LBJ TELLS REEDY TO HAVE CALLS DIRECTED TO HORACE BUSBY INSTEAD OF JOE LAITIN TOMORROW WHEN REEDY IS OUT OF THE OFFICE, TELLS REEDY TO AVOID CALLS
Telephone conversation # 7505, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/1/1965, 11:39AM (Item)
  • BUNDY APOLOGIZES FOR DELAY IN RELAYING CABLES TO LBJ, REPORTS ON CHESTER BOWLES' VACATION REQUEST; DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT FOR JOHN LEDDY; POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF SAM GILSTRAP AS REPLACEMENT FOR BENJAMIN READ; LBJ INSTRUCTS BUNDY ON PRESS CONTACTS
Telephone conversation # 7804, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 5/22/1965, 4:01PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS MOYERS TO BRING GEORGE BALL, THOMAS MANN IN FOR MEETING, ASKS MOYERS TO READ PRIVATE MESSAGE FROM MCGEORGE BUNDY THAT HE HAS JUST RECEIVED ON NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Telephone conversation # 8529, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 8/11/1965, 8:15AM (Item)
  • LBJ CONGRATULATES FULBRIGHT ON SUCCESS OF HIS TRIP TO BRAZIL, READS JACK VALENTI'S REPORT ON TRIP; FULBRIGHT'S TRIP TO SEARCY, ARKANSAS, FOLLOWING FIRE IN TITAN MISSILE SILO; LBJ REPORTS ON WH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS ON VIETNAM, US PEACE EFFORTS
Telephone conversation # 9127, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 11/9/1965, 5:40PM (Item)
  • CALIFANO READS DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON NORTHEAST US POWER FAILURE; LBJ TELLS CALIFANO TO HALT TRANSPORTATION INTO AFFECTED AREA, DISCUSSES EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, ASKS ABOUT POSSIBLE CAUSE OF FAILURE; UPCOMING TRIP TO RANCH BY RUSK, MCNAMARA
Telephone conversation # 8328, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 7/9/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALLS TO SECRETARY OR UNDERSECRETARY OF TREASURY, READS TICKER WHILE CALL IS PLACED; OPERATOR TELLS LBJ BOTH MEN ARE UNAVAILABLE; LBJ ASKS HER TO CALL DIXON DONNELLEY INSTEAD, WHO IS ALSO UNAVAILABLE
Telephone conversation # 7966, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and JAMES GREENFIELD, 5/20/1965, 11:55AM? (Item)
  • REEDY READS WH STATEMENT FOR PRESS ABOUT ALLEGED ACTIONS BY US TROOPS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; GREENFIELD REPORTS THAT HE HAS SPOKEN WITH CYRUS VANCE, SENT HIM US PRESS STORIES, AND HAS TOLD HIM TO MAKE SURE HIS REMARKS ARE ACCURATE
Telephone conversation # 10217, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN COWLES, 6/8/1966, 11:51AM (Item)
  • LBJ CONTINUES TO READ REPORTS ON US LABOR SUPPLY, COMPARISON OF US CONSUMER PRICE INDEX WITH THAT OF MAJOR INDUSTRIAL NATIONS; NEED FOR CONGRESS TO STAY WITHIN FEDERAL BUDGET; LBJ TELLS COWLES TO DIRECT CORRESPONDENCE FOR LBJ TO MARVIN WATSON
Telephone conversation # 9656, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/22/1966, 9:04AM (Item)
  • ARTHUR GOLDBERG; LBJ'S VIEWS ON UN; WH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING; WAYNE MORSE'S VIETNAM RESOLUTION; LBJ READS FROM MEMO ON FULBRIGHT'S VIEWS; EDWIN REISCHAUER; RAY CLINE; WILLIAM "RED" RABORN; MANSFIELD REPORT; J. EDGAR HOOVER'S REPORTS ON VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 9677, sound recording, VICKI MCCAMMON and ROBERT WEAVER, 2/26/1966, 1:25PM (Item)
  • MCCAMMON TELLS WEAVER THAT LBJ CANNOT TAKE WEAVER'S CALL NOW BUT WILL CALL HIM LATER, READS LBJ'S ANNOUNCEMENT AT TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT APPOINTMENT OF ANDREW BRIMMER TO FRB, AND RELAYS LBJ'S REQUEST THAT WEAVER CALL BRIMMER
Telephone conversation # 10657, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/29/1966, 9:30AM (Item)
  • FEHMER READS RESPONSE TO ACCOUNT IN WILLIAM MANCHESTER'S BOOK THAT LBJ TOOK OATH OF OFFICE ON KENNEDY BIBLE, OTHERS REVISE IT; MOYERS SUGGESTS CHRISTIAN DEFER PRESS QUESTIONS; RICHARD GOODWIN'S ACCOUNT OF KENNEDYS' CONCERNS ABOUT BOOK; LOOK MAGAZINE
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/5/1966 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • nap; news story about Pat Nugent; Lady Bird is interviewed by New York Times about art; Willard Deasons and Emmet Riordans for dinner and to pick out one of Him's beagle puppies; Lady Bird reads "Guns of August"
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/23/1966 (Sunday) (Item)
  • Bird reads newspapers; White House telephones; Lady Bird takes nap; guests for dinner and watching Dean Rusk on tv through Telstar; Lady Bird talks with John Macy about LBJ Library and Thomas Mann about Latin America; talks with Lynda Luci Johnson