Records from Government Agencies
The LBJ Presidential Library holds incomplete sets of copies of records on microfilm and/or paper from the Cabinet departments, the entities in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), and the independent executive branch agencies in existence during the Johnson administration. The repository for the originals of these documents, plus those not duplicated in our collections, is the National Archives at College Park, Maryland. Records in the library's holdings from temporary committees, commissions, and boards that were active during Johnson's presidency, however, are the original versions produced by those bodies.
Unlike the records of the White House and other materials conveyed to the library by donors' deeds of gift, access to these federal agency records is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
*Note: in the National Archives Catalog, each collection is treated as a series within a larger Record Group. At the LBJ Library, we treat our subsets of these records as collections.
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Records of the Executive Departments
Records of the Executive Office of the President and Independent Agencies
Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards
Major collections
--National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence (Eisenhower Commission)
--National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission)
Records of the Executive Departments
Includes:
1. Department of Agriculture, 1961-1968, RG 16
2. Department of Commerce, 1963-1968, RG 40
3. Department of Defense, 1963-1969, RG 330
4. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963-1969, RG 235
5. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1963-1968, RG 207
6. Department of the Interior, 1963-1969, RG 48
7. Department of Justice, 1961-1968, RG 60
8. Department of Labor, 1962-1968, RG 174
9. Department of State, 1946-1969, RG 59
10. Department of Transportation, 1953-1969, RG 398
11. Department of the Treasury, 1963-1969, RG 56
12. Department of the Treasury, White House Secret Service Details, 1963-1969, RG 87
13. Post Office Department, 1963-1968, RG 28
1. Department of Agriculture, 1961-1968, RG 16
- 5 linear feet
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
- Go to folder title list
For a complete collection and series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40975316 ]
2. Department of Commerce, 1963-1968, RG 40
- 81 linear feet, including 72 rolls of microfilm
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete collection and series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 25467368]
3. Department of Defense, 1963-1969, RG 330
- 9 linear feet and 89 rolls of microfilm
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
4. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963-1969, RG 235
- 75 linear feet and 248 rolls of microfilm
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete collection and series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 24746890]
5. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1963-1968, RG 207
- 2 linear feet and 84 rolls of microfilm
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
6. Department of the Interior, 1963-1969, RG 48
- 39 linear feet and 42 rolls of microfilm
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete collection and series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 25594796]
7. Department of Justice, 1961-1968, RG 60
- 54 rolls of microfilm
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
8. Department of Labor, 1962-1968, RG 174
- 6 linear feet and 98 rolls of microfilm
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
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9. Department of State, 1946-1969, RG 59
- 6 linear feet and 187 rolls of microfilm
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
10. Department of Transportation, 1953-1969, RG 398
- 3 linear feet and 206 rolls of microfilm
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40978579]
11. Department of the Treasury, 1963-1969, RG 56
- 100 linear feet and 43 rolls of microfilm
- Unavailable for research
- 0% digitized
12. Department of the Treasury, White House Secret Service Details, 1963-1969, RG 87
- 1 linear foot
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 24200605]
13. Post Office Department, 1963-1968, RG 28
- 2 linear feet and 39 rolls of microfilm
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40978521]
Records of the Executive Office of the President and Independent Agencies
Includes:
1. Bureau of the Budget, 1963-1969, RG 51
2. Central Intelligence Agency, 1963-1969, RG 263
3. Civil Aeronautics Board, 1963-1968, RG 197
4. Commission of Fine Arts, 1910-1967, RG 66
5. Council of Economic Advisers, 1961-1968 [moved to Aides Files]
6. Federal Communications Commission, 1941-1950, RG 173
7. Federal Power Commission, 1963-1968, RG 138
8. Federal Trade Commission, 1963-1969, RG 122
9. General Services Administration, 1961-1968, RG 269
10. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961-1968, RG 255
11. National Aeronautics and Space Council, 1961-1968, RG 220
12. National Council for Marine Resources and Engineering Development
13. National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, 1965-1968, RG 288
14. National Science Foundation, 1963-1968, RG 307
15. National Youth Administration, 1935-1937, RG 119
16. Office of Economic Opportunity, 1964-1968, RG 381
17. Office of Emergency Planning, 1951-1968, RG 396
18. Office of Science and Technology, 1957-1968, RG 359
19. Small Business Administration, 1960-1968, RG 309
20. Smithsonian Institution, 1961-1968, RG 106
21. Tennessee Valley Authority, 1963-1968, RG 142
22. United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 1964-1968, RG 383
23. District Courts of the U.S. Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, Civil Case 1640, 1948, RG 21
24. United States Information Agency, 1964-1968, RG 306
25. Veterans Administration, 1963-1968, RG 15
26. White House Office of Budget and Accounting, 1944-1969, RG 130
27. White House Supply Office, 1963-1969, RG 130
1. Bureau of the Budget, 1963-1969, RG 51
- 36 linear linear feet and 302 rolls of mircofilm
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 44272950]
2. Central Intelligence Agency, 1963-1969, RG 263
- 2 linear feet and 397 rolls of microfilm
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40586854]
3. Civil Aeronautics Board, 1963-1968, RG 197
- Less than 1 linear foot and 2 rolls of microfilm
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40586855]
4. Commission of Fine Arts, 1910-1967, RG 66
- 16 rolls of microfilm
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40586875]
5. Council of Economic Advisers, 1961-1968
Determined to not be federal records. Now part of Aides Files.
6. Federal Communications Commission, 1941-1950, RG 173
- Less than 1 linear foot
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40845963]
7. Federal Power Commission, 1963-1968, RG 138
- 2 linear feet
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete collection and series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40945338]
8. Federal Trade Commission, 1963-1969, RG 122
- 2 linear feet
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete collection and series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 41009294]
9. General Services Administration, 1961-1968, RG 269
- Less than 1 linear foot and 77 rolls of microfilm
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40945476]
10. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961-1968, RG 255
- Less than 1 linear foot and 71 rolls of microfilm
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
11. National Aeronautics and Space Council, 1961-1968, RG 220
- 20 rolls of microfilm
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 41009514]
12. National Council for Marine Resources and Engineering Development, 1966-1969, RG 303
- 72 rolls of microfilm
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40945585]
13. National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, 1965-1968, RG 288
- 39 rolls of microfilm
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40966978]
14. National Science Foundation, 1963-1968, RG 307
- 12 rolls of microfilm
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40967053]
15. National Youth Administration, 1935-1937, RG 119
- 4 linear feet
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
- Go to folder title list
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40967290]
16. Office of Economic Opportunity, 1964-1968, RG 381
- 12 linear feet and 36 rolls of microfilm
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
- Also includes 10 short films [view them all on our YouTube playlist]
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40967297]
17. Office of Emergency Planning, 1951-1968, RG 396
- 5 linear feet and 62 rolls of microfilm
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40967316]
18. Office of Science and Technology, 1957-1968, RG 359
- 48 linear feet and 429 rolls of microfilm
- Partially available for research (13 boxes, 0 rolls of microfilm are available)
- 0% digitized
19. Small Business Administration, 1960-1968, RG 309
- Less than 1 linear foot and 56 rolls of microfilm
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40967446]
20. Smithsonian Institution, 1961-1968, RG 106
- 3 rolls of microfilm
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40967836]
21. Tennessee Valley Authority, 1963-1968, RG 142
- Less than 1 linear foot
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40967850]
22. United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 1964-1968, RG 383
- 20 rolls of microfilm
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
23. District Courts of the United States Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, Civil Case 1640, 1948, RG 21
- 2 rolls of microfilm
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 41009531]
24. United States Information Agency, 1964-1968, RG 306
- 24 linear feet and 403 rolls of microfilm
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 25594842]
25. Veterans Administration, 1963-1968, RG 15
- Less than 1 linear foot and 29 rolls of microfilm
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete collection and series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40975219]
26. White House Office of Budget and Accounting, 1944-1969, RG 130
- 41 linear feet
- Not available for research
- 0% digitized
This series includes material related to the organization of the White House staff; funding of White House staff operations; salaries of White House personnel; expenditures on White House renovation and decorating, reallocations of office space, airline transportation, official travel, and White House meetings and social events; the budget of the White House Office; White House Office expenditures supporting Presidential committees, commissions, boards, and panels; funding of special White House projects; the status of appropriations for special projects; and purchases of supplies and printed materials for the White House.
For a complete collection and series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 55288862]
27. White House Supply Office, 1963-1969, RG 130
- 13 linear feet, 6 linear inches
- Not available for research
- 0% digitized
The series consist of samples of printed materials maintained by the White House Supply Office for distribution to the public or within the government. The samples include books, booklets and pamphlets, leaflets, printed speeches, photographs, and cases for books. The series also contains logs which appear to show the number of various items in the White House Supply Office inventory.
For a complete collection and series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 158691582]
Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards
Includes:
1. Commission on Marine Science, Engineering, and Resources, 1966-1969, RG 220
2. Commission on Obscenity and Pornography, 1967-1970, RG 220
3. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, 1967-1968, RG 220
4. National Advisory Commission on Food and Fiber, 1965-1967, RG 220
5. National Advisory Commission on Health Facilities, 1967-1969, RG 220
6. National Advisory Commission on Libraries, 1966-1968, RG 220
7. National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty, 1966-1967, RG 220
8. National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, 1968-1969, RG 220
9. President's Advisory Committee on Supersonic Transport, 1964-1968, RG 220
10. President's Commission on Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke, 1964-1965, RG 220
11. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice, 1965-1967, RG 220
12. President's Committee on Consumer Interests, Consumer Advisory Council, 1963-1969, RG 220
13. President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces, 1961-1965, RG 220
14. President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in Housing, 1962-1968, RG 220
15. President's Committee for Traffic Safety, 1954-1967, RG 220
16. President's Committee on Urban Housing, 1967-1968, RG 220
17. President's Task Force on Communications Policy, 1967-1968, RG 220
18. Records of the 1965 Inaugural Committee, 1964-1965, RG 274
19. Temporary Alaska Claims Commission, RG 220
20. U.S.-Mexico Commission for Border Development and Friendship
21. White House Conference "To Fulfill These Rights," 1965-1966, RG 220
1. Commission on Marine Science, Engineering, and Resources, 1966-1969, RG 220
- 57 linear feet
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 16821465]
2. Commission on Obscenity and Pornography, 1967-1970, RG 220
- 61 linear feet
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 12008757]
3. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, 1967-1968, RG 220 (Kerner Commission)
- 245 linear feet
- Partially available for research
- Go to folder title list for Embargoed Series or the entire collection
- 2% digitized
- See all scanned items from this commission
This series contains the records of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (NACCD) also known as the Kerner Commission or the Riot Commission. The records document the activities of its members and staff, as well as the research undertaken and the information collected for the preparation of its report.
Records of the Commission's public activities consist of correspondence received before and after publication of its report, press releases and clippings about the Commission's work, and textual and graphic material related to the report's production and issuance by the Government Printing Office (GPO). Records of the Commission's research efforts include transcripts and exhibits for hearings, depositions, questionnaires, studies prepared for the Commission, other studies related to the subject matter of the Commission's investigations, reports and other published works of Federal and non-Federal agencies, newspaper and periodical clippings and special issues on a broad range of relevant topics, congressional resolutions, books, bibliographies, audio recordings of television and radio coverage of the disturbances in the summer of 1967, and investigative reports prepared by the Commission's Office of Investigations and other Federal agencies.
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 5686579]
4. National Advisory Commission on Food and Fiber, 1965-1967, RG 220
- 40 linear feet
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 24908719]
5. National Advisory Commission on Health Facilities, 1967-1969, RG 220
- 3 linear feet
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
6. National Advisory Commission on Libraries, 1966-1968, RG 220
- 9 linear feet
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 40032446]
7. National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty, 1966-1967, RG 220
- 10 linear feet
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 32199681]
8. National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, 1968-1969, RG 220 (Eisenhower Commission)
- 177 linear feet
- Partially available for research
- Less than 1% digitized
- See all digitized items from this commission
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 12006977]
9. President's Advisory Committee on Supersonic Transport, 1964-1968, RG 220
- 49 linear feet
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 25341357]
10. President's Commission on Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke, 1964-1965, RG 220
- 21 linear feet
- Availabe for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 28894727]
11. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice, 1965-1967, RG 220
- 117 linear feet
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete collection and series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 612774]
12. President's Committee on Consumer Interests, Consumer Advisory Council, 1963-1969, RG 220
- 165 linear feet including 38 rolls of microfilm
- Partially available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete collection and series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 24519293]
13. President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces, 1961-1965, RG 220
- 7 linear feet
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
14. President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in Housing, 1962-1968, RG 220
- 33 linear feet
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 26417136]
15. President's Committee for Traffic Safety, 1954-1967, RG 220
- 75 linear feet
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 18538563]
16. President's Committee on Urban Housing, 1967-1968, RG 220
- 24 linear feet
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 27271569]
17. President's Task Force on Communications Policy, 1967-1968, RG 220
- 4 linear feet
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 7450821]
18. Records of the 1965 Inaugural Committee, 1964-1965, RG 274
- 38 linear feet
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 7450911]
19. Temporary Alaska Claims Commission, RG 220
- Less than 1 linear foot
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
20. U.S.-Mexico Commission for Border Development and Friendship, 1968, RG 43
- Also known as "Sports Working Group"
- 1 linear foot
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
- Go to folder title list
These records illustrate the activities of officials from national, state, and local governments, as well as citizens on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border, to strengthen relations between the two countries through athletic programs and competitions, primarily at the high school and college levels.
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [ NAID 45273228 ]
21. White House Conference "To Fulfill These Rights," 1965-1966, RG 220
- 31 linear feet
- Available for research
- 0% digitized
For a complete series description, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID 18235570]