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Telephone conversation # 12837, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 3/23/1968, 10:41AM

ILLINOIS POLITICS; WIRTZ' RECENT SPEECH; LBJ'S CAMPAIGN STRATEGY; QUESTION OF WALTER REUTHER'S SUPPORT; LBJ'S SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL; BERKELEY BURRELL'S STATEMENT ON JOBS FOR NEGROES IN BUILDING TRADES; NEED FOR ADMINISTRATION TO SUPPORT LBJ; ESTHER…

Telephone conversation # 12826, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 3/20/1968, 8:44AM

CLIFFORD REPORTS ON CALL FROM MCGEORGE BUNDY ABOUT RFK, VIETNAM, BUNDY'S OFFER OF ASSISTANCE TO LBJ; JOHN LINDSAY'S CALL FOR WAR RESISTANCE; LBJ'S UPCOMING SPEECH; NEED FOR NEW PEACE PLAN BALANCED WITH MILITARY EFFORT; PERCEPTION OF LBJ AS WAR…

Telephone conversation # 12825, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 3/20/1968, 8:36AM

LBJ CONTINUES TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS IN VIETNAM; REUTHER EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR LBJ; LBJ DESCRIBES HIS ACHIEVEMENTS ON POVERTY RELIEF, EDUCATION, HEALTH, CIVIL RIGHTS AND DISCUSSES HIS SONS-IN-LAW'S SERVICE IN VIETNAM, PEACE EFFORTS

Telephone conversation # 12824, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 3/20/1968, 8:36AM

REUTHER'S MEETING (WITH UAW BOARD?); LBJ DISCUSSES CHANGE IN ENEMY STRATEGY IN VIETNAM, US RESPONSE, PEACE EFFORTS, SAYS HE WILL WIN NOMINATION DESPITE PROBLEMS WITH ECONOMY, VIETNAM, MIDDLE EAST; SETBACK IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON OPEN HOUSING…

Telephone conversation # 12817, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/15/1968, 8:11AM

DALEY'S TALK WITH RFK ABOUT RFK'S POSSIBLE CANDIDACY, COMMISSION ON VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ SAYS HE SHARES RFK'S CONCERNS ABOUT WAR, DISCUSSES PEACE EFFORTS, ENEMY LOSSES, GOLD CRISIS, CONGRESSIONAL INACTION ON CITIES; DALEY SAYS LBJ SHOULD TAKE…

Telephone conversation # 12814, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/13/1968, 11:22PM

DALEY SAYS RFK WILL MEET WITH CLARK CLIFFORD TOMORROW ON VIETNAM POLICY, DISCUSSES HIS TALK WITH RFK ABOUT EFFECT OF POSSIBLE RFK PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY ON DEMOCRATIC PARTY, DIFFICULTY IN DEFEATING PRESIDENT AT CONVENTION; DALEY EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR…

Telephone conversation # 12813, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/13/1968, 10:49PM

LBJ CONTINUES TO DISCUSS DALEY'S POSSIBLE RESPONSE TO RFK ON COMMISSION TO STUDY VIETNAM POLICY; HAWKS' CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY; GOLD CRISIS; EFFECT OF US POLITICAL DIVISIVENESS ON PEACE EFFORTS; POSSIBLE RFK MEETING WITH CLARK CLIFFORD

Telephone conversation # 12812, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/13/1968, 10:49PM

DALEY'S TALK WITH RFK ABOUT RFK'S FUTURE, VIETNAM COMMISSION; LBJ SUGGESTS RFK MEET WITH CLARK CLIFFORD ON VIETNAM; RFK'S CRITICISM OF LACK OF SPENDING ON CITIES, KERNER COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS; NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY; LBJ'S MEETING WITH EDWARD…

Telephone conversation # 12804, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/8/1968, 10:35AM

LBJ'S 3/6/68 MEETING WITH FULBRIGHT, MANSFIELD, HICKENLOOPER, AIKEN, SPARKMAN; SENATE DEBATE ON VIETNAM YESTERDAY; LBJ'S TALK WITH RICHARD RUSSELL; AUGUST 1964 TONKIN GULF ATTACKS; NEED FOR MORE TROOPS; DOD BUDGET; NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY; RESERVE…

Telephone conversation # 12802, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 3/7/1968, 4:10PM

LBJ'S 3/6/68 MEETING WITH FULBRIGHT, MANSFIELD, HICKENLOOPER, AIKEN, AND SPARKMAN ON VIETNAM; FULBRIGHT'S VIEWS ON VIETNAM; SENATE DEBATE ON WAR; STUDY OF RESERVE CALL-UP, MORE TROOPS IN VIETNAM; VIETNAMESE DRAFT AGE; SENATE HEARINGS ON TONKIN GULF

Telephone conversation # 12728, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/21/1968, 8:52AM?

MCNAMARA DISCUSSES HIS TESTIMONY ABOUT 8/4/64 TONKIN GULF ATTACK AT SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE; CRITICISM BY ALBERT GORE, SR., WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, EUGENE MCCARTHY; PRESS COVERAGE OF HEARINGS; U THANT'S PEACE PROPOSAL; EARLE WHEELER'S HEALTH

Telephone conversation # 12724, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/19/1968, 12:29PM

MCNAMARA DISCUSSES THE STATEMENT HE WILL MAKE AT SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE HEARINGS ABOUT 8/4/64 ATTACK IN TONKIN GULF; INTELLIGENCE REPORTS ABOUT THE ATTACK THAT REFUTE DOUBTS ABOUT WHETHER IT OCCURRED

Telephone conversation # 12723, sound recording, LBJ and DWIGHT EISENHOWER, 2/19/1968, 12:17PM

LBJ CONTINUES TO DISCUSS PRESS STORIES, SCIENTISTS' CABLE TO EISENHOWER ABOUT USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN VIETNAM; UNSUITABILITY OF USING TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN KHE SANH; LBJ OFFERS TO HAVE SCIENTISTS BRIEFED; LBJ'S VISIT WITH THE EISENHOWERS…

Telephone conversation # 12722, sound recording, LBJ and DWIGHT EISENHOWER, 2/19/1968, 12:17PM

EISENHOWER DISCUSSES CABLE HE HAS RECEIVED FROM SCIENTISTS ABOUT USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN VIETNAM; LBJ DISCUSSES PRESS STORIES ON MATTER, CONFUSION CAUSED BY SCIENTISTS' VISIT TO VIETNAM TO STUDY BARRIER SYSTEM, MINES

Telephone conversation # 12717, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 2/14/1968, 9:46AM

LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT EARLE WHEELER'S ADVICE ON VIETNAM TROOP INCREASE; USS PUEBLO; US PLANE'S VIOLATION OF CHINESE AIRSPACE; CLIFFORD'S MEETING WITH ROBERT MCNAMARA ABOUT VIETNAM CRITICS; U THANT'S PEACE EFFORT; NORTH VIETNAMESE RESPONSE TO PEACE…

Telephone conversation # 12716, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 2/14/1968, 9:46AM

CLIFFORD'S REVIEW OF JACK CONNOR'S TRUST INSTRUMENT AS COMMERCE SECRETARY; QUESTION OF C. R. SMITH USING SIMILAR TRUST; CLIFFORD RECOMMENDS MAXWELL TAYLOR BE APPOINTED PFIAB CHAIRMAN; LBJ ASKS FOR CLIFFORD'S OBSERVATIONS OF ROBERT MCNAMARA, EARLE…

Telephone conversation # 12711, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/12/1968, 8:29AM

MCNAMARA SAYS WESTMORELAND HAS REQUESTED 6 MORE BATTALIONS IN VIETNAM; MCNAMARA'S OPPOSITION TO RESERVE CALL-UP FOR PERMANENT TROOP INCREASE; LBJ REVIEWS TALKS ON TROOP LEVELS IN EARLIER MEETINGS; MCNAMARA READS WESTMORELAND'S CABLE; CIVILIAN…

Telephone conversation # 12702, sound recording, LBJ and JACK HORNER, 2/5/1968, 8:34AM

HORNER ASKS ABOUT SOUTH KOREAN PRESS REPORT ON PANMUNJON TALKS ON USS PUEBLO; LBJ SAYS PRESS IS LYING, COMPLAINS ABOUT MARVIN KALB, DREW PEARSON COLUMN ON WILLIAM WESTMORELAND; TET OFFENSIVE; SOUTH KOREAN TROOPS IN VIETNAM; MCNAMARA'S STATEMENT ON…

Telephone conversation # 12617, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/31/1968, time unknown

MCNAMARA REPORTS ON US NUCLEAR SUBMARINE ACCIDENT; DISCUSSION OF TET OFFENSIVE, KHE SANH AND POSSIBLE EFFECT ON PEACE TALKS; NEED FOR PRESS BRIEFINGS; LAST NIGHT'S MEETING WITH GERALD FORD, EVERETT DIRKSEN ON USS PUEBLO; BRIEFINGS BY MILITARY…

Telephone conversation # 12611, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 1/27/1968, 10:58AM

DALEY'S TALK WITH SARGENT SHRIVER ABOUT SHRIVER ACCEPTING AMBASSADORSHIP OR RUNNING FOR OFFICE; LBJ DISCUSSES WEST VIRGINIA POLL ON 1968 ELECTION, RFK; DALEY DISCUSSES 1948 CAMPAIGN, HIS RECENT TALK WITH RFK, EXPRESSES HIS SUPPORT OF LBJ, HHH

Telephone conversation # 12610, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/24/1968, 9:18AM

QUESTION OF WHETHER MCNAMARA, PAUL NITZE OR CLARK CLIFFORD SHOULD TESTIFY AT SENATE ARMED SERVICES, APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES; LBJ SAYS MCNAMARA SHOULD TESTIFY BUT RELAYS RICHARD RUSSELL'S CONCERNS; JOHN MCCLELLAN AND F-111B; CAPTURE OF USS PUEBLO

Telephone conversation # 12608, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/22/1968, 8:27AM

MCNAMARA REPORTS ON CRASH OF B-52 CARRYING NUCLEAR WEAPONS NEAR GREENLAND, PRESS RELEASE REGARDING CRASH, EFFECT ON DENMARK'S ELECTIONS, ATTACK ON KHE SANH; LBJ ASKS ABOUT PRESS REPORT ON HEAVY ENEMY CASUALTIES IN VIETNAM, LEAKS TO GEORGE WILSON

Telephone conversation # 12606, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 1/20/1968, 10:05AM

SUPPORT FOR LADY BIRD JOHNSON AFTER EARTHA KITT INCIDENT; DISTRIBUTION OF STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS; APPOINTMENT FOR BARRATT O'HARA; SARGENT SHRIVER'S POLITICAL AMBITION; OTTO KERNER; ILLINOIS POLITICS; DAN ROSTENKOWSKI; AGED CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS

Telephone conversation # 12402, sound recording, LBJ and DWIGHT EISENHOWER, 11/4/1967, 10:05AM

RFK'S POLITICAL TACTICS; RALPH NADER AND ALLEGED ANTITRUST ACTION AGAINST GM; LBJ SUGGESTS MILTON EISENHOWER UNDERTAKE MISSION TO PERU; EISENHOWER'S UPCOMING TALK AT HIS GRANDDAUGHTERS' SCHOOL; AYUB KHAN; INDIA-PAKISTAN KASHMIR CONFLICT; BENJAMIN…

Telephone conversation # 12401, sound recording, LBJ and DWIGHT EISENHOWER, 11/4/1967, 10:05AM

EISENHOWER DECLINES INVITATION TO DINNER FOR EISAKU SATO; EISENHOWER'S WH PORTRAIT; VIETNAM PROGRESS; BUTTERCUP PEACE EFFORT; SOUTH VIETNAMESE ELECTIONS; POW EXCHANGE; RFK; MLK; RIOTS; ANTIWAR MOVEMENT; EISENHOWER SAYS HE IS PLEASED WITH VIETNAM…

Telephone conversation # 12205, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 9/28/1967, 9:54AM

LBJ DISCUSSES CRITICISM OF LBJ'S VIETNAM POLICY BY WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, CLIFFORD CASE, THRUSTON MORTON; WESTMORELAND'S REQUEST TO INCREASE BOMBING OF DMZ; US PEACE INITIATIVES; NORTH VIETNAMESE ATTITUDE TOWARD PEACE PROPOSALS; NYT STORY ABOUT VICTOR…

Telephone conversation # 12002, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 7/15/1967, 9:15AM

GOLDBERG'S PESSIMISM ABOUT UN; UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOTE ON JERUSALEM; US ABSTENTION; GOLDBERG ADVOCATES TAX INCREASE; NEWARK RIOTS; GUNNAR JARRING AS POSSIBLE MIDEAST MEDIATOR; CONGO; SOVIET ACTIONS IN MIDDLE EAST; TENSE HOT LINE EXCHANGE ON JUNE 10,…

Telephone conversation # 11915, sound recording, LBJ and DWIGHT EISENHOWER, 6/25/1967, 9:44PM

CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S MEETING WITH ALEXSEI KOSYGIN AT GLASSBORO; EISENHOWER REMINISCES ABOUT TALKS WITH USSR IN 1955; LBJ DISCUSSES BACKGROUND OF ARRANGING MEETING, THANKS EISENHOWER FOR HIS SUPPORT, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT HIS HEALTH

Telephone conversation # 11914, sound recording, LBJ and DWIGHT EISENHOWER, 6/25/1967, 9:44PM

LBJ REPORTS ON HIS MEETING WITH ALEXSEI KOSYGIN AT GLASSBORO, INCLUDING DISCUSSIONS ON NON-PROLIFERATION, ARMS REDUCTION, MIDDLE EAST CRISIS, VIETNAM, CUBA, CHINA; EISENHOWER RECOMMENDS DESALINIZATION PROGRAM AS MEANS TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS IN MIDDLE…

Telephone conversation # 11910, sound recording, LBJ and JULIAN GOODMAN, 6/21/1967, 9:50AM

LBJ DISCUSSES CONTINUING EFFORTS TO ARRANGE MEETING BETWEEN LBJ AND ALEXSEI KOSYGIN DURING KOSYGIN'S VISIT TO UN AND PROBLEMS THAT NEWS REPORTS ABOUT POSSIBLE MEETING HAVE CREATED; SOVIET PROBLEMS IN MIDDLE EAST, CHINA, VIETNAM; POLITICAL TURMOIL IN…

Telephone conversation # 11905, sound recording, LBJ and RAMSEY CLARK, 6/13/1967, 7:59AM

THURGOOD MARSHALL'S NOMINATION TO SUPREME COURT, HIS RECORD AS SOLICITOR GENERAL, HIS VIEWS ON CRIME; SUPREME COURT WIRETAP DECISION; CRIME BILL; CLARK'S RELATIONSHIP WITH FBI, J. EDGAR HOOVER; PRESS REACTION TO NOMINATION; MARSHALL'S ROLE IN BROWN…

Telephone conversation # 11903, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/5/1967, 7:57AM

MCNAMARA TELLS LBJ MOSCOW HOT LINE IS OPERATING AND ALEXSEI KOSYGIN IS ASKING IF LBJ NEAR HOT LINE MACHINE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR LBJ TO RECEIVE MESSAGE; MCNAMARA READS SOVIET MESSAGE ABOUT MIDDLE EAST CRISIS; LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA'S ADVICE ABOUT RESPONSE

Telephone conversation # 11902, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 6/5/1967, 6:15AM

ROSTOW READS DEAN RUSK'S DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON FIGHTING IN MIDDLE EAST; EVIDENCE OF WHO INITIATED HOSTILITIES BETWEEN ISRAEL, UAR; STATE DEPT MEETING WITH ABBA EBAN; CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING; LBJ SUGGESTS MEETING OF UNOFFICIAL ADVISERS

Telephone conversation # 11901, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 6/5/1967, 5:09AM

RUSK READS DRAFT MESSAGE TO SOVIETS ABOUT PRELIMINARY REPORTS OF FIGHTING IN MIDDLE EAST AND US SUPPORT FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION TO STOP FIGHTING; LBJ ASKS IF ISRAEL OR UAR INITIATED HOSTILITIES; RUSK RECOMMENDS CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP MEETING

Telephone conversation # 11650, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 3/18/1967, 5:30PM

HHH'S UPCOMING TRIP TO EUROPE; LBJ OFFERS DEFENSE OF US POLICY ON NATO, VIETNAM, DISCUSSES UK CRITICISM OF US; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT PRESS LEAKS FROM HHH'S OFFICE; HAROLD WILSON; KURT KIESINGER'S CRITICISM OF US; GOVS. CONFERENCE TODAY; GEORGE ROMNEY

Telephone conversation # 11649, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 3/18/1967, 5:30PM

LBJ GIVES HHH ADVICE ON BRIEFINGS HHH IS TO GIVE ON ASIA; SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON PUNTA DEL ESTE RESOLUTION; GEORGE MCGOVERN; OUTER SPACE TREATY; INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT BILL; HHH'S TRIP TO EUROPE; NATO; CHART OF VIETNAM PEACE…

Telephone conversation # 11647, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/18/1967, 10:43AM

RUSK DISCUSSES SOUTH VIETNAMESE REPLY TO U THANT'S PEACE PROPOSAL, US RESPONSE; LBJ EXPRESSES SKEPTICISM ABOUT VARIOUS PEACE PROPOSALS, DECLINING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE WAR, HANOI'S UNWILLINGNESS TO NEGOTIATE, NEED FOR US STRENGTH IN VIETNAM

Telephone conversation # 11605, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 3/2/1967, 3:04PM

LBJ DISCUSSES RFK'S SENATE SPEECH PROPOSING BOMBING HALT TO BRING ABOUT VIETNAM PEACE NEGOTIATIONS; PAST US BOMBING PAUSES, PEACE EFFORTS; LBJ'S MESSAGES TO HO CHI MINH; HAROLD WILSON-ALEXSEI KOSYGIN PEACE EFFORT; BACKGROUND OF 37-DAY BOMBING PAUSE

Telephone conversation # 11601, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 3/1/1967, 9:53AM

MANSFIELD READS PROPOSED CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATION OF SUPPORT OF VIETNAM POLICY TO BE ATTACHED TO VIETNAM SUPPLEMENTAL BILL; LBJ DISCUSSES POSSIBLE CHANGES IN US MISSION TO VIETNAM INCLUDING APPOINTING ELLSWORTH BUNKER AS AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE

Telephone conversation # 11570, sound recording, LBJ and MARSHALL MCNEIL, 2/27/1967, 9:45PM

MCNEIL INVITES LBJ TO ATTEND GRIDIRON DINNER AND MAKE PUBLIC SPEECH, SAYS RFK AND RONALD REAGAN WILL ATTEND DINNER; LBJ SAYS HE IS RELUCTANT TO ATTEND THIS OR OTHER DINNERS, SAYS HE WILL HAVE AT LEAST 2 PRESS CONFERENCES A MONTH TO COMMUNICATE TO…