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Telephone conversation # 8532, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/11/1965, 7:37PM

LBJ ASKS FOR REUTHER'S HELP ON BEAUTIFICATION BILL; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEETING WITH LBJ; REUTHER REPORTS ON HIS RECENT MEETING WITH WORLD TRADE UNION CONGRESS ON VIETNAM, CONGRATULATES LBJ ON APPOINTMENTS OF ABE FORTAS, ARTHUR GOLDBERG, JOHN GARDNER

Telephone conversation # 8530, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/11/1965, 4:08PM

LOSS OF US PLANE TO SAM; EFFORTS TO LOCATE MOBILE SAM SITES; BATTLE AT DUCCO; MCNAMARA'S TESTIMONY TO HOUSE COMMITTEE; CONCERNS ABOUT COSTS OF WAR; WH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS ON VIETNAM; PASSAGE OF HUD BILL; EFFORTS TO REACH OUT TO RFK, KENNEDY…

Telephone conversation # 8529, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 8/11/1965, 8:15AM

LBJ CONGRATULATES FULBRIGHT ON SUCCESS OF HIS TRIP TO BRAZIL, READS JACK VALENTI'S REPORT ON TRIP; FULBRIGHT'S TRIP TO SEARCY, ARKANSAS, FOLLOWING FIRE IN TITAN MISSILE SILO; LBJ REPORTS ON WH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS ON VIETNAM, US PEACE EFFORTS

Telephone conversation # 8527, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/10/1965, 1:30PM

LBJ CONGRATULATES FORTAS ON UNANIMOUS SENATE COMMITTEE VOTE IN FAVOR OF HIS NOMINATION TO SUPREME COURT

Telephone conversation # 8526, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 8/9/1965, 3:31PM

LBJ, KATZENBACH DEBATE MERIT OF DELAY IN SENDING FEDERAL EXAMINERS TO MISSISSIPPI UNTIL AFTER VOTE THERE ON MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO LIBERALIZE VOTING LAWS; NEGATIVE EFFECT OF FDR'S ENDORSEMENT OF LBJ; ABE FORTAS' CONFIRMATION; RFK

Telephone conversation # 8525, sound recording, LBJ and PHIL POTTER, 8/6/1965, 7:12PM

LBJ ASKS POTTER IF BALTIMORE SUN WILL PROMOTE BEAUTIFICATION BILL IN EDITORIALS, PRAISES BALTIMORE SUN; LOBBYING EFFORTS OF BILLBOARD COMPANIES AND HIGHWAY ENGINEERS AGAINST BILL; EFFECT OF FOREIGN TRAVEL ON BALANCE OF PAYMENTS; NEED TO PROMOTE US…

Telephone conversation # 8524, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN STENNIS, 8/6/1965, 7:09PM

LBJ REPORTS ON HIS TALKS WITH PAUL Johnson, Nicholas, 1934- KATZENBACH ABOUT DELAY IN SENDING FEDERAL EXAMINERS TO MISSISSIPPI UNTIL AFTER VOTE ON MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO LIBERALIZE VOTING LAWS; JAMES COLEMAN'S APPOINTMENT TO US…

Telephone conversation # 8519, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 8/6/1965, 6:51PM

LBJ DISCUSSES PAUL JOHNSON'S, JOHN STENNIS' CONCERNS ABOUT SENDING FEDERAL EXAMINERS TO MISSISSIPPI BEFORE UPCOMING VOTE ON MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO LIBERALIZE VOTING LAWS, REMINISCES ABOUT NEGATIVE EFFECT OF FDR'S ENDORSEMENT OF LBJ

Telephone conversation # 8518, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL JOHNSON, 8/6/1965, 6:46PM

GOV. JOHNSON DISCUSSES UPCOMING VOTE ON MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO LIBERALIZE VOTING LAWS, ASKS LBJ TO DELAY SENDING FEDERAL EXAMINERS TO MISSISSIPPI UNTIL AFTER VOTE BECAUSE OF ADVERSE EFFECT ON VOTE; JOHN STENNIS' CONCERNS

Telephone conversation # 8517, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 8/6/1965, 6:35PM

MCCORMACK PRAISES SIGNING CEREMONY FOR VOTING RIGHTS ACT; LBJ PROPOSES MEETING WITH MCCORMACK, CARL ALBERT, HALE BOGGS ON PENDING BILLS; FARM, IMMIGRATION, ARA, HIGHER EDUCATION BILLS; HOWARD SMITH AND RULES ON BILLS; WEEKEND SESSIONS; ADAM CLAYTON…

Telephone conversation # 8516, sound recording, LBJ and CARL ALBERT, 8/6/1965, 6:16PM

CONCERNS ABOUT ECONOMIC EFFECT OF MINIMUM WAGE, CIVILIAN PAY BILLS; WAYNE MORSE AND HIGHER EDUCATION BILL; ALBERT'S CONCERNS ABOUT FARM BILL; ARA BILL; LBJ INVITES DAVID ALBERT TO BASEBALL GAME; FAIR EMPLOYMENT BILL

Telephone conversation # 8515, sound recording, LBJ and CARL ALBERT, 8/6/1965, 6:16PM

SIGNING OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT; PENDING BILLS; EDITH GREEN, WAYNE MORSE AND HANDLING OF HIGHER EDUCATION BILL; IMMIGRATION, FARM BILLS; GERALD FORD'S PRESS LEAKS ON UK STERLING CRISIS; ADAM CLAYTON POWELL'S ABSENCE; FAIR EMPLOYMENT, MINIMUM WAGE BILLS

Telephone conversation # 8514, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 8/6/1965, 6:10PM

KATZENBACH'S APPEARANCE ON "ISSUES AND ANSWERS," QUESTION ABOUT FEUD BETWEEN LBJ, RFK; ABE FORTAS' TESTIMONY AT SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARING; IMMIGRATION BILL; APPOINTMENTS TO SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES CONTROL BOARD, COMPTROLLER GENERAL, CRIME COMMISSION

Telephone conversation # 8513, sound recording, LBJ and OFFICE CONVERSATION, 8/6/1965, 4:31PM

ALMOST INAUDIBLE DISCUSSION OF GHANA'S PRESIDENT NKRUMAH'S UPCOMING TRIP TO HANOI, CONCERNS ABOUT HIS SAFETY DUE TO US BOMBING

Telephone conversation # 8512, sound recording, LBJ and OFFICE CONVERSATION, 8/6/1965, 4:31PM

QUAISON-SACKEY'S TRIP TO TEXAS; DESALINIZATION BILL; LBJ READS LETTER FROM GHANA'S PRESIDENT NKRUMAH ABOUT HIS UPCOMING TRIP TO HANOI, CONCERNS ABOUT HIS SAFETY DUE TO US BOMBING; LBJ DISCUSSES US DESIRE FOR PEACE IF NORTH VIETNAM STOPS AGGRESSION

Telephone conversation # 8511, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/6/1965, 1:47PM

TRANSFER OF SST FROM FAA TO DOD OR NASA; MCNAMARA'S TESTIMONY BEFORE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES, APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES; CONCERNS ABOUT COSTS OF VIETNAM WAR; STENNIS' CRITICISM OF EQUIPMENT SHORTAGES; LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO REPORT HOURS HE SPENDS WITH…

Telephone conversation # 8510, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM MCCHESNEY MARTIN, 8/5/1965, 11:47PM

DISCUSSION OF BRITISH STERLING CRISIS, POSSIBLE DEVALUATION OF UK POUND; LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT SITUATION, EFFECT ON US DOLLAR; NEED FOR BRITISH TO TAKE MORE EFFECTIVE STEPS BEFORE US ATTEMPTS TO RESCUE THEM; MARTIN CRITICIZES STATE DEPT ROLE

Telephone conversation # 8509, sound recording, LBJ and EUGENE BLACK, 8/5/1965, 10:07AM

BLACK CONGRATULATES LBJ ON HIS MEETING WITH GOVS., REPORTS ON STOCK MARKET; CONCERNS ABOUT UK POUND; LBJ ASKS BLACK'S ADVICE ABOUT SITUATION; POSSIBLE CONGRESSIONAL TRIP TO ASIA, WH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS ON ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, VIETNAM;…

Telephone conversation # 8508, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 8/4/1965, 6:58PM

MANSFIELD TELLS LBJ CONFERENCE REPORT ON VOTING RIGHTS BILL HAS PASSED; LBJ CONGRATULATES MANSFIELD, DIRKSEN; DIRKSEN SUGGESTS LBJ COMPLIMENT EMANUEL CELLER; BILL CREATING NEW JUDGESHIPS; LBJ ACCEPTS DIRKSEN'S INVITATION TO COME TO CAPITOL HILL FOR…

Telephone conversation # 8507, sound recording, LBJ and THOMAS MANN, 8/4/1965, 5:37PM

MANN REPORTS THOMAS "DOC" MORGAN, ARMISTEAD SELDEN ARE INSULTED THEY WERE NOT INVITED TO ACCOMPANY WILLIAM FULBRIGHT ON TRIP TO BRAZIL; LBJ SAYS FULBRIGHT ASKED FOR TRIP, SUGGESTS MANN CALL FULBRIGHT TO ASK IF HE WANTS TO INVITE THEM; PRESS LEAK ON…

Telephone conversation # 8506, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/4/1965, 1:35PM

MCNAMARA'S TESTIMONY BEFORE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, ARMED SERVICES MEMBERS; RICHARD RUSSELL'S CRITICISM; STENNIS' CRITICISM OF EQUIPMENT SHORTAGES; QUESTION OF CALLING UP RESERVES; CHANGE IN POLICY ON DRAFTING MARRIED MEN; POSSIBLE BOMBING…

Telephone conversation # 8504, sound recording, LBJ and CHARLES HALLECK, 8/4/1965, 11:54AM

HALLECK TELLS LBJ HE IS STILL A JOHNSON MAN, TELLS LBJ HE HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT ROBERT BARTLEY (CONCERNING HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO FCC?); HALLECK SUGGESTS APPOINTMENT OF HIS SON CHARLES TO DC GENERAL SESSIONS COURT; LBJ TELLS HALLECK HE WILL LOOK…

Telephone conversation # 8503, sound recording, LBJ and STANLEY REED, 8/3/1965, 12:00PM

REED SUGGESTS LBJ APPOINT REED'S SON JOHN TO TAX COURT TO FILL VACANCY CREATED BY RETIREMENT OF RUSSELL TRAIN; LBJ RESPONDS THAT HE HAS ALREADY MADE COMMITMENTS TO FILL THAT VACANCY AND ANOTHER ON TAX COURT BUT WILL KEEP JOHN REED IN MIND FOR OTHER…

Telephone conversation # 8502, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 8/2/1965, 10:33AM

RUSK'S PRESS CONFERENCE; JOHN STENNIS', RICHARD RUSSELL'S CRITICAL VIETNAM STATEMENTS; GERALD FORD'S PRESS LEAK ON MIKE MANSFIELD'S VIEWS, CALLING UP RESERVES; INDIA, PAKISTAN FOREIGN AID; KOMER MEMO ON PAKISTAN; POSSIBLE VIETNAM POLL; RUSSELL'S…

Telephone conversation # 8501, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 8/2/1965, 10:33AM

RUSK'S PRESS CONFERENCE; JOHN STENNIS', RICHARD RUSSELL'S CRITICAL VIETNAM STATEMENTS; GERALD FORD'S PRESS LEAK ON MIKE MANSFIELD'S VIEWS, CALLING UP RESERVES; INDIA, PAKISTAN FOREIGN AID; KOMER MEMO ON PAKISTAN; POSSIBLE VIETNAM POLL; RUSSELL'S…

Telephone conversation # 8415, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 7/30/1965, 10:00AM

DISCUSSION OF POSTPONEMENT OF CONFIRMATION HEARING ON ABE FORTAS' APPOINTMENT TO SUPREME COURT BECAUSE OF CAROL AGGER'S OPPOSITION TO APPOINTMENT; LBJ REMINISCES ABOUT PERSUADING FRED VINSON'S WIFE TO AGREE TO VINSON'S SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENT

Telephone conversation # 8414, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 7/30/1965, 9:35AM

DISCUSSION OF LIFE MAGAZINE EXCERPT OF ARTHUR SCHLESINGER'S BOOK ON JFK ADMINISTRATION, ALLEGATION THAT JFK INTENDED TO REPLACE DEAN RUSK AS SECRETARY OF STATE; EDMUND GULLION'S MEETING WITH NORTH VIETNAMESE; LBJ DISCUSSES NEED FOR LOYALTY IN STATE…

Telephone conversation # 8413, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 7/29/1965, 9:20PM

OPPOSITION TO ABE FORTAS' SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENT DUE TO HIS WORK FOR PUERTO RICO ON REFINERY FOR VENEZUELAN OIL, PRESS CONTACTS ON WALTER JENKINS' ARREST, ROLE IN BOBBY BAKER CASE; CONFIRMATION HEARING; ROMAN HRUSKA; VOTING RIGHTS, IMMIGRATION…

Telephone conversation # 8412, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 7/28/1965, 7:20PM

GOLDBERG CONGRATULATES LBJ ON PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT ON VIETNAM, ABE FORTAS' APPOINTMENT TO SUPREME COURT; UN RESPONSE TO STATEMENT; GOLDBERG'S TALK WITH U THANT ON PEACE EFFORTS; AVERELL HARRIMAN'S RECENT REPORT; HOUSE REPEAL OF SECTION 14-B

Telephone conversation # 8411, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 7/28/1965, 6:59PM?

OFFICE SECRETARY GREETS HHH, THEN BUZZES LBJ; IN OFFICE CONVERSATION LBJ DISCUSSES NEED FOR FULBRIGHT? TO CONSULT WITH DEAN RUSK, RUSK'S POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES, RFK'S OPPOSITION TO RUSK, PRESS CRITICISM OF RUSK

Telephone conversation # 8410, sound recording, WILLIAM FULBRIGHT and CHARLES FRANKEL, 7/28/1965, 6:46PM

FULBRIGHT TELLS FRANKEL THAT ROUTINE FBI CHECK WILL BE STARTED RIGHT AWAY IN PREPARATION FOR FRANKEL'S APPOINTMENT AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS; DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE APPOINTEES FOR DEPUTY POSITIONS

Telephone conversation # 8409, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH KEENAN, 7/28/1965, 5:32PM

LBJ CONGRATULATES KEENAN ON UNNAMED TOPIC (HOUSE PASSAGE OF REPEAL OF SECTION 14-B OF TAFT-HARTLEY ACT?); KEENAN THANKS LBJ FOR HIS HELP