Telephone conversation # 13104, sound recording, LBJ and TED SORENSEN, 6/5/1968, 6:35AM

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Title:

Telephone conversation # 13104, sound recording, LBJ and TED SORENSEN, 6/5/1968, 6:35AM

Duration: (min: sec):

9:22

Reference No.:

13104

Description:

LBJ ASKS SORENSEN TO CONVEY HIS SORROW TO KENNEDY FAMILY ABOUT SHOOTING OF RFK, SAYS HE HAS ORDERED SECURITY DETAILS FOR ALL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND THEIR FAMILIES; LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING SECURITY; LBJ EXPRESSES SYMPATHY TO SMITH, EDWARD KENNEDY

Contributor:

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973; Sorensen, Theodore C. (Theodore Chaikin), 1928-; Smith, Stephen E. (Stephen Edward), 1927-1990; Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009

Collection:

Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings

Collection Description:

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Series:

White House Telephone Recordings and Transcripts

Speaker 1:

LBJ

Who Placed the Call?:

Speaker 1

Speaker 2:

TED SORENSEN

Other Speaker(s):

STEPHEN SMITH; EDWARD KENNEDY

Location of Speaker 1:

Mansion, White House, Washington, DC

See Also:

Collection highlight

Subject:

Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968; Assassinations; Condolences and greetings; Congressional relations; Crime and law enforcement; Defense; Elections; Legislation; Presidency

Archivist's General Note:

SHORTHAND NOTES ON SLIP WITH DICTABELT; "(ALSO TALKED TO STEPHEN SMITH & SEN. EDWARD KENNEDY)" ON ENVELOPE; EDWARD KENNEDY, STEPHEN SMITH ARE MEETING WITH SORENSEN AT TIME OF CALL AND ARE ALMOST INAUDIBLE; LAST PORTION OF CALL REPEATED ON REF #13106; SELECTED AS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION COLLECTION

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted, see copyright note in Collection Description

Specific Item Type:

Telephone conversation

Type:

Audio

Format:

Dictation belt

Identifier:

tel-13104

Date:

1968-06-05

Location(s):

Washington, DC

Time Period:

Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969)

Citation

Telephone conversation # 13104, sound recording, LBJ and TED SORENSEN, 6/5/1968, 6:35AM, Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 08, 2024, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/tel-13104