The papers include Johnson’s correspondence with the public, especially people from Texas; members of the Kennedy administration; and members of Congress. The material pertains to a wide variety of topics and relates to his position as Vice President, his travels, and his activities as part of the Kennedy administration. The collection also includes’ office files maintained by Johnson’s aide, George E. Reedy. Record types include letters, telegrams, memorandums, notes, press releases, statements, reports, and clippings.

 For complete collection and series descriptions, visit the National Archives Catalog. [NAID: 18539626]

This series consists of correspondence with young men interested in attending the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado; the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York; the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut; or the Merchant Marine Academy in Great Neck, New York.

This series includes correspondence from individuals, organizations, businesses, and local governments about their problems or interactions with federal agencies. The vast majority of the mail is from Texas and usually concerns actions the constituents are seeking from federal agencies or the military.

This series consists of carbon copies of outgoing correspondence, including letters, some outgoing telegrams, and a few interoffice memorandums from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson's office.

This series consists of Lyndon B. Johnson's correspondence with and about members of the United States House of Representatives and Senate.

This series consists primarily of correspondence. Most of the letters and telegrams have no specific subject or concern; many praise Johnson's performance as vice president, wish him well, or offer general advice.

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This series consists primarily of yellow colored carbon copies of outgoing letters and interoffice memoranda annotated with the file classification of the incoming correspondence or related material.

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This series covers a wide range of public relations, legislative, political and administrative topics. Although it includes correspondence with people from all over the United States and from other countries, the majority of the correspondence is from Texas.

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The Vice-Presidential Security File consists largely of the files on Colonel Howard L. Burris, who served as Air Force Aide to the Vice-President following his appointment on February 25, 1961.  Burris' responsibilities included national security matters, contacts with the military, and foreign and domestic travel.  Burris continued as a Johnson aide until his retirement from the military in mid-1964.

11 subseries:

VICE-PRESIDENTIAL TRAVEL
PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S TRAVEL
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
COLONEL BURRIS
NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
NATIONS AND REGIONS
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES VISIT THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
SPACE (1)
MISCELLANY
SPACE (2)
ADDENDUM

See also: "Transcript of [President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity] Meeting, Meeting of July 18, 1963" from the Reference File