Telephone conversation # 12856, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN SPARKMAN, 3/31/1968, 10:30PM
Duration: (min: sec):
2:18
Reference No.:
12856
Description:
SPARKMAN TELLS LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON THAT LBJ'S SPEECH WAS BEST HE HAS MADE EXCEPT FOR LAST 15 SECONDS, SAYS HE HOPES LBJ WILL RECONSIDER DECISION NOT TO RUN; LBJ SAYS DECISION IS IRREVERSIBLE; SPARKMAN'S DAUGHTER'S CAMPAIGN WORK AS SERVICEMAN'S WIFE
Contributor:
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973; Sparkman, John, 1899-1985; Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007; Sparkman, Ivo
Collection:
Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
Condolences and greetings; Congressional relations; Defense; Diplomacy; Elections; First Lady; National politics; Press relations; LBJ speeches and statements; Vietnam; Women
Archivist's General Note:
"FROM BEDROOM 4-1-68"; "RE PRES.'S MARCH 31ST SPEECH"; POOR SOUND QUALITY; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; IVO SPARKMAN? SPEAKS AFTER LBJ HANGS UP
Rights:
Possibly copyright restricted, see copyright note in Collection Description
Specific Item Type:
Telephone conversation
Type:
Audio
Format:
Dictation belt
Identifier:
tel-12856
Date:
1968-03-31
Location(s):
Washington, DC
Time Period:
Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969)
Citation
Telephone conversation # 12856, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN SPARKMAN, 3/31/1968, 10:30PM,
Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed January 14, 2025,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/tel-12856
