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Telephone conversation # 9106, sound recording, LBJ and ROY WILKINS, 11/4/1965, 10:50AM

APPOINTMENT OF HUD SECRETARY; CONGRESSIONAL CONCERNS ABOUT ROBERT WEAVER BECAUSE OF WORK ON RENT SUPPLEMENTS BILL; LBJ'S DECISION TO DELAY MAKING APPOINTMENT; POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF LAURANCE ROCKEFELLER; EFFECT OF WEAVER APPOINTMENT ON NEGRO YOUTH

Telephone conversation # 9105, sound recording, LBJ and ROY WILKINS, 11/4/1965, 10:50AM

LBJ'S GALL BLADDER SURGERY; APPOINTMENT OF HUD SECRETARY; NEGRO VOTE IN YESTERDAY'S ELECTIONS IN NYC, CLEVELAND, PHILADELPHIA; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS FAITH IN ELECTORATE, IMPORTANCE OF VOTING RIGHTS; JOHN CONNALLY; DC HOME RULE BILL; VOTER REGISTRATION…

Telephone conversation # 9104, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 11/2/1965, 3:00PM

DISCUSSION OF PRESS STORIES ABOUT VISIT TO VIETNAM BY HENRY KISSINGER, CLARK CLIFFORD; MCNAMARA DISCUSSES EFFECTIVE USE OF TEAR GAS IN VIETNAM, ASKS LBJ TO APPROVE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE TEAR GAS IN VIETNAM TO WILLIAM WESTMORELAND

Telephone conversation # 9103, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 11/2/1965, 3:00PM

MCNAMARA'S MEETING WITH JOHN HARPER OF ALCOA ON ALUMINUM PRICE INCREASE, ALUMINUM STOCKPILE RELEASE TO MEET VIETNAM NEEDS; EFFECT OF RELEASE ON INDUSTRY; ALUMINUM, STEEL IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS; VIETNAM SITUATION; HENRY KISSINGER'S VIETNAM…

Telephone conversation # 9102, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 11/1/1965, 11:31AM

MCGEORGE BUNDY'S REQUEST FOR MEETING ON FOREIGN POLICY MATTERS WITH RUSK, MCNAMARA, LBJ BEFORE RUSK LEAVES FOR LATIN AMERICAN CONFERENCE; RUSK'S HEALTH; PRESS STORIES ABOUT US COMMITMENT TO QUARTERLY FOOD SHIPMENTS TO INDIA, POSSIBLE US VISIT BY…

Telephone conversation # 9101, sound recording, LBJ and ROY WILKINS, 11/1/1965, 10:11AM

APPOINTMENT OF HUD SECRETARY; REACTION OF NEGROES IF ROBERT WEAVER IS NOT APPOINTED; POSSIBLE IMPACT OF WEAVER'S APPOINTMENT ON BILLS; POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF THURGOOD MARSHALL TO SUPREME COURT; LAURANCE ROCKEFELLER, WALTER REUTHER AS CANDIDATES FOR…

Telephone conversation # 9049, sound recording, LBJ and ROY WILKINS, 10/30/1965, 4:03PM

LBJ DISCUSSES IMPORTANCE OF VOTER REGISTRATION, VOTING; DEFEAT OF REPEAL OF 14-B OF TAFT-HARTLEY ACT, RENT SUPPLEMENTS, WASHINGTON, DC HOME RULE, MINIMUM WAGE BILLS; LBJ ENCOURAGES WILKINS TO WORK WITH NICHOLAS KATZENBACH; WILKINS' LA ORGANIZATION…

Telephone conversation # 9048, sound recording, LBJ and ROY WILKINS, 10/30/1965, 4:03PM

APPOINTMENT OF HUD SECRETARY; JFK'S COMMITMENT TO ROBERT WEAVER; LBJ'S WISH TO APPOINT FIRST NEGRO TO SUPREME COURT, CABINET; ADAM CLAYTON POWELL'S OPPOSITION TO WEAVER; POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF LAURANCE ROCKEFELLER; LBJ'S VIEWS ON CIVIL RIGHTS,…

Telephone conversation # 9047, sound recording, JAKE JACOBSEN and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 10/28/1965, 8:50AM

JACBOSEN ASKS CALIFANO TO HAVE HENRY "JOE" FOWLER CALL "HENRY" ABOUT "KEPPEL THING" WITHOUT MENTIONING WH INVOLVEMENT; CALIFANO TELLS JACOBSEN HE WILL TAKE CARE OF MATTER, TEASES JACOBSEN ABOUT RELAXING AT RANCH; JACOBSEN ASKS ABOUT TRUDY CALIFANO

Telephone conversation # 9046, sound recording, JAKE JACOBSEN and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 10/28/1965, 8:50AM

JACBOSEN ASKS CALIFANO TO HAVE HENRY "JOE" FOWLER CALL "HENRY" ABOUT "KEPPEL THING" WITHOUT MENTIONING WH INVOLVEMENT; CALIFANO TELLS JACOBSEN HE WILL TAKE CARE OF MATTER, TEASES JACOBSEN ABOUT RELAXING AT RANCH; JACOBSEN ASKS ABOUT TRUDY CALIFANO

Telephone conversation # 9045, sound recording, LBJ and HALE BOGGS, 10/22/1965, 8:05PM

LBJ ASKS ABOUT CARL ALBERT'S HEALTH, JOKES THAT ALBERT IS ALLERGIC TO FORD; BOGGS, FORD TELL LBJ CONGRESS IS ABOUT TO ADJOURN; LBJ JOKINGLY READS LIST OF MAJOR ITEMS CONGRESS DID NOT PASS, THANKS THEM FOR ACTS THEY DID PASS; FORD WISHES LBJ GOOD…

Telephone conversation # 9043, sound recording, LBJ and JACK BROOKS, 10/22/1965, 8:00PM

BROOKS TELLS LBJ HOUSE HAS PASSED CIVILIAN PAY BILL, WILL VOTE ON SUGAR BILL NEXT; LBJ INVITES BROOKS, HIS WIFE FOR DINNER IF HE WILL NOT MISS VOTE, JOKES ABOUT WORKING ON UNNAMED BILL FOR BROOKS; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS VISIT WITH WOUNDED TEXAS MARINE

Telephone conversation # 9041, sound recording, LBJ and HOWARD CANNON, 10/22/1965, 7:02PM

CANNON ASKS ABOUT LBJ'S RECOVERY, URGES HIM TO SIGN SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER PROJECT BILL; LBJ DISCUSSES POSSIBLE VETO DUE TO BILL'S INTEREST RATE AND WATER RIGHTS PROVISIONS, SAYS HE DOES NOT WANT TO VETO BILL IMPORTANT TO CANNON, BIBLE; POSSIBLE…

Telephone conversation # 9039, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 10/22/1965, 6:39PM

LBJ JOKES ABOUT RAMSEY CLARK'S OBJECTIONS TO APPOINTMENTS; DAVID BRESS; VETO MESSAGES; APPOINTMENT FOR ROMAN HRUSKA; REPUBLICAN SENATE LEADERSHIP; APPOINTMENT OF LADY BIRD'S COUSIN; PROSECUTION OF DRAFT DODGERS; RONNIE DUGGER; SHERMAN ADAMS; DONALD…

Telephone conversation # 9038, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 10/22/1965, 6:39PM

OBJECTIONS IN SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO APPOINTMENTS OF JAMES WATSON TO CUSTOMS COURT, WILFRED FEINBERG TO APPEALS COURT; RECESS APPOINTMENTS; ROMAN HRUSKA'S DEFENSE OF DAVID BRESS; PRESS LEAKS BY JOHN WILLIAMS; CARL CURTIS; JUDICIAL POST FOR…

Telephone conversation # 9036, sound recording, LBJ and ALAN BIBLE, 10/22/1965, 6:30PM

BIBLE ASKS LBJ TO SIGN SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER DISTRICT BILL, EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF BILL TO BIBLE, HOWARD CANNON; LBJ SAYS HIS STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED VETO OF BILL BUT HE WANTS TO HELP BIBLE IF POSSIBLE, ASKS ABOUT BIBLE'S SON; LBJ SAYS HE WILL CALL…

Telephone conversation # 9034, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCLELLAN, 10/22/1965, 5:10PM

MCCLELLAN TELLS LBJ KARL MUNDT HAS WITHDRAWN HIS OBJECTIONS TO UNNAMED BILL; MCCLELLAN IS LEAVING TOWN BUT HAS PUT HENRY "SCOOP" JACKSON IN CHARGE OF PASSING BILL; LBJ TELLS MCCLELLAN TO CALL MANSFIELD, DIRKSEN BEFORE LEAVING TO MAKE SURE BILL IS…

Telephone conversation # 9033, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCLELLAN, 10/22/1965, 4:26PM

LBJ ASKS MCCLELLAN'S HELP ON UNNAMED BILL, ASKS HIM TO CALL KARL MUNDT ABOUT BILL AND SAYS HE WILL DIVIDE SAVINGS TO FEDERAL BUDGET BETWEEN ARKANSAS, SOUTH DAKOTA; ARKANSAS' DEFEAT OF TEXAS IN RECENT FOOTBALL GAME; LBJ'S RECOVERY FROM GALL BLADDER…

Telephone conversation # 9032, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/22/1965, 4:00PM

RUSK REPORTS ON RICHARD RUSSELL'S VIEWS ABOUT CONFLICT BETWEEN RUSSELL, MENDEL RIVERS OVER SHIPS AUTHORIZED FOR NATIONALIST CHINA IN PENDING BILL; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT FOREIGN AID; LBJ TELLS RUSK TO CALL RUSS BLANDFORD ABOUT RUSSELL-RIVERS CONFLICT

Telephone conversation # 9031, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 10/22/1965, 3:45PM

LBJ ASKS ABOUT CHARLES "TIC" BONESTEEL WHOM MCNAMARA WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT TO UN DELEGATION, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT LOYALTY OF APPOINTEES; LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO GIVE HIM RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HUD SECRETARY; GERALD FORD'S REMARKS SUPPORTING CURTIS LEMAY

Telephone conversation # 9030, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/22/1965, 3:40PM

RUSK DISCUSSES CONFLICT BETWEEN RICHARD RUSSELL, MENDEL RIVERS ABOUT NUMBER OF SHIPS AUTHORIZED FOR NATIONALIST CHINA NEXT YEAR IN PENDING BILL; RUSK ASKS LBJ'S ADVICE ABOUT RESOLVING CONFLICT; LBJ TELLS RUSK TO CALL MANSFIELD AND ASK HIM TO CALL…

Telephone conversation # 9029, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 10/22/1965, 3:30PM

LBJ TELLS GOLDBERG TO TELL LATIN AMERICAN UN MEMBERS ABOUT HIS CONCERNS ABOUT FOREIGN AID, NEED FOR NATIONS TO HELP THEMSELVES; GOLDBERG'S MEETINGS WITH LABOR LEADERS; NYC MAYORAL RACE; VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ'S RECOVERY; NEGATIVE PRESS REPORTS

Telephone conversation # 9028, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 10/22/1965, 3:30PM

LBJ DISCUSSES HIS CONCERNS ABOUT FOREIGN AID FOR INDIA, PAKISTAN AND NEED FOR NATIONS TO HELP THEMSELVES; ORIGINS OF ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS IN EISENHOWER ADMINISTRATION; NEED FOR LAND, TAX REFORM IN LATIN AMERICA; LBJ'S STATEMENT ON FOREIGN AID BILL

Telephone conversation # 9027, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 10/22/1965, 3:05PM

DAVID BRESS' CONFIRMATION; POSSIBLE PUBLIC WORKS BILL VETO; EDMUND MUSKIE'S VIEWS, NEW ENGLAND PROJECT; HOUSE VOTE ON TEACHER CORPS; FULBRIGHT AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; POSSIBLE VIETNAM BOMBING PAUSE; COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA ON LBJ'S HEALTH; CIVILIAN PAY…

Telephone conversation # 9026, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 10/20/1965, 9:17PM

LBJ DISCUSSES HIS GALL BLADDER SURGERY, ASKS ABOUT CONGRESSIONAL ADJOURNMENT, STATUS OF DAVID BRESS' NOMINATION AS WASHINGTON, DC US ATTORNEY; DIRKSEN DISCUSSES PENDING BILLS, BRESS AND FRANCIS MORRISSEY APPOINTMENTS; JOHN WILLIAMS' OPPOSITION TO…

Telephone conversation # 9025, sound recording, TELEPHONE OPERATOR and SIGNAL CORPS OPERATOR, 10/20/1965, time unknown

WH TELEPHONE OPERATOR ASKS SIGNAL CORPS OPERATOR TO CHECK TELEPHONE LINE THAT IS REGISTERING AS OPEN ON WH SWITCHBOARD

Telephone conversation # 9024, sound recording, LBJ and THOMAS THOMPSON, 10/7/1965, 1:59PM

LBJ TELLS SGT. THOMPSON THAT HIS FORMER ROTC STUDENT WILLIAM MATTHEWS HAS SENT LBJ A MOVING TRIBUTE TO THOMPSON; LBJ OFFERS PERSONAL THANKS AND THE NATION'S THANKS FOR THOMPSON'S BRAVERY IN VIETNAM; THOMPSON SAYS HE IS PRAYING FOR SUCCESS OF LBJ'S…

Telephone conversation # 9023, sound recording, LBJ and RUSSELL LONG, 10/6/1965, 4:36PM

LONG REPORTS ON LOUISIANA DELEGATION'S POSITION ON UNNAMED BILL (HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION?); EFFORTS TO GET VOTES OF EDWIN WILLIS, OTTO PASSMAN, SPEEDY LONG, JOE WAGGONNER; LONG ASKS TO MEET WITH LBJ ABOUT HURRICANE BETSY

Telephone conversation # 9022, sound recording, LBJ and FRANK THOMPSON, 10/6/1965, 2:10PM

LBJ'S GALL BLADDER SURGERY; THOMPSON'S CONCERNS ABOUT GEORGE MAHON'S PLANS FOR SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES FOUNDATION APPROPRIATIONS; HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION BILL; ALBERT QUIE'S OPPOSITION TO ROGER STEVENS' POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT

Telephone conversation # 9021, sound recording, LBJ and TOM CLARK, 10/5/1965, 7:31PM

CLARK EXPRESSES HIS AFFECTION FOR LBJ, SAYS HE IS PRAYING FOR SUCCESS OF LBJ'S GALL BLADDER SURGERY

Telephone conversation # 9020, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/5/1965, 7:29PM

FORTAS ASKS ABOUT ANNOUNCEMENT (OF GALL BLADDER SURGERY?); KENTUCKY DELEGATION'S VOTES ON BILLBOARD AMENDMENTS TO HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION BILL; WILLIAM NATCHER'S INTENTION TO AMEND BILL; EARLE CLEMENTS' ASSOCIATES' SUPPORT FOR ADMINISTRATION; HEAD…

Telephone conversation # 9019, sound recording, LBJ and BILLY GRAHAM, 10/5/1965, 7:08PM

GRAHAM SAYS THAT HE AND HIS WIFE WILL BE PRAYING FOR SUCCESS OF LBJ'S GALL BLADDER SURGERY, ASSURES LBJ OF THEIR LOVE FOR HIM

Telephone conversation # 9016, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 10/5/1965, 6:28PM

LBJ REPORTS THAT HE WILL HAVE GALL BLADDER SURGERY ON 10/8/1965, MENTIONS PRESS LEAK; MCCORMACK REPORTS ON HIS MEETING WITH POPE PAUL YESTERDAY FOLLOWING LBJ'S VISIT; LBJ ALSO SPEAKS TO MRS. MCCORMACK AND EDDIE ROMAN?