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- White House Telephone Recordings and Transcriptsx
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DATE RANGE
- 1968x
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- LBJ ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO RUSSELL LONG IN LOUISIANA
- LBJ ASKS JONES IF HE TOLD CLARK CLIFFORD TO CALL LBJ AFTER DISCUSSING FORT POLK, LOUISIANA, WITH THOMAS MORRIS AND BEFORE NOTIFYING RUSSELL LONG THAT FORT WOULD BECOME PERMANENT ARMY TRAINING BASE; DISCUSSION OF MISCOMMUNICATION ABOUT MATTER
- LBJ TELLS LONG THAT THOMAS MORRIS AND CLARK CLIFFORD HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT TO MAKE FORT POLK, LOUISIANA, A PERMANENT ARMY TRAINING BASE; LBJ EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR BILL DRIVER, ASKS LONG TO SEE THAT DRIVER REMAINS AS HEAD OF VA IN NEXT ADMINISTRATION
- DISCUSSION OF WILLARD WIRTZ' REORGANIZATION OF LABOR DEPT DESPITE LBJ'S OBJECTIONS; WIRTZ' PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT OF REORGANIZATION; WIRTZ' AUTHORITY TO REORGANIZE DEPT; CALIFANO SAYS WIRTZ SHOULD CANCEL REORGANIZATION OR RESIGN
- LBJ ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO WILLARD WIRTZ; OPERATOR TELLS LBJ THAT WIRTZ IS IN CHICAGO AND DUE BACK AT 1:00A; LBJ ASKS OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO JAMES REYNOLDS, THEN ASKS SOMEONE IN THE OFFICE TO GET TELEPHONE REPAIRED
- LBJ TELLS REYNOLDS TO TELL WILLARD WIRTZ TO REVERSE ORDER REORGANIZING LABOR DEPT, SAYS HE DISAPPROVES OF PLAN, WANTS TO LET NEXT ADMINISTRATION REORGANIZE DEPT; JAMES CALIFANO'S, JAMES GAITHER'S ROLE IN PLAN; REYNOLDS DEFENDS WIRTZ'…
- CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF WILLARD WIRTZ' ANNOUNCEMENT OF LABOR DEPT REORGANIZATION; REYNOLDS DEFENDS PLAN, SAYS IT WILL SAVE MONEY, JOBS; LBJ SAYS JOSEPH CALIFANO MADE IT CLEAR TO WIRTZ THAT LBJ DID NOT WANT WIRTZ TO ENACT PLAN, SAYS WIRTZ MUST…
- LBJ DISCUSSES CALL TO JAMES REYNOLDS ABOUT WILLARD WIRTZ' LABOR DEPT REORGANIZATION; REYNOLDS' CLAIM THAT LABOR DEPT THOUGHT LBJ APPROVED PLAN; LBJ REITERATES THAT HE WANTS TO LEAVE REORGANIZATION PLANS FOR NEXT ADMINISTRATION; CALIFANO…
- CURRENT STATUS OF VIETNAM PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, BOMBING HALT; NEED TO BRIEF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS; LBJ'S CABLE TO CREIGHTON ABRAMS; LOU HARRIS' CONTACT WITH SOVIETS; LBJ'S SUPPORT FOR HHH BUT HIS CONCERNS ABOUT…
- RUSSELL'S HEALTH; LBJ REPORTS ON VIETNAM PEACE NEGOTIATIONS; CREIGHTON ABRAMS' SUPPORT FOR BOMBING HALT; NEGOTIATIONS ON TIMING OF BEGINNING OF TALKS AFTER BOMBING HALT; POSSIBLE PRESS LEAKS; US RESPONSE IF NORTH VIETNAM VIOLATES DMZ OR…