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Telephone conversation # 173, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 11/29/1963, 7:11PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ SAYS HE ASKED RICHARD RUSSELL TO INVITE FULBRIGHT AND BOURKE HICKENLOOPER TO SIT IN ON RUSSELL'S CIA COMMITTEE BRIEFINGS; FULBRIGHT, MRS. FULBRIGHT PRAISE LBJ'S RECENT SPEECH; MRS. FULBRIGHT OFFERS HER SERVICES TO LADY BIRD JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 239, sound recording, LBJ and TED SORENSEN, 12/2/1963, 3:26PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ REQUESTS SORENSEN'S ADVICE ABOUT PROVIDING BRIEFING ON PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION TO JOHN MCCORMACK, MENTIONS COMMENTS LADY BIRD JOHNSON HAS RECEIVED EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION; SORENSEN ADVISES LBJ TO TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF
Telephone conversation # 761, sound recording, LBJ and HARLAN FENTRESS, 12/26/1963, 9:52PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • HOLIDAY GREETINGS; LBJ SAYS HE WANTED TO CALL FENTRESS LAST NIGHT BUT LADY BIRD JOHNSON TOLD HIM TO GO TO BED BEFORE CALL WENT THROUGH, SAYS HE HAS BEEN DEER HUNTING WITH BUFORD ELLINGTON
Telephone conversation # 2074, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL GLYNN, 2/13/1964, 4:50PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION IN WHICH LBJ TELLS ALEX ROSE A STORY ABOUT LADY BIRD JOHNSON WEARING HATS; LBJ ASKS GLYNN TO BRING SOME HATS INTO HIS OFFICE
Telephone conversation # 1321, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 1/11/1964, 1:05PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ READS HIS INSTRUCTIONS TO THOMAS MANN CONCERNING PANAMA CRISIS; RUSSELL OFFERS ADVICE ON NEGOTIATIONS; LBJ INVITES RUSSELL TO JOIN HIM, LADY BIRD JOHNSON, AND THE MCNAMARAS AT CAMP DAVID; WAYNE MORSE; MIKE MANSFIELD; HHH ON PANAMA CRISIS
Telephone conversation # 2825, sound recording, LBJ and CARMAGE WALLS, 4/1/1964, 6:35PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ TALKS WITH WALLS, PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN NEWSPAPERS, INC., PUBLISHER OF MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, ADVERTISER; WALLS' HEALTH; POLITICS, CIVIL RIGHTS IN ALABAMA; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S RECENT VISIT TO ALABAMA; JOHN SPARKMAN; LBJ'S RECENT VISIT TO CHARLES
Telephone conversation # 2597, sound recording, LBJ and ISABELLE SHELTON, 3/21/1964, 3:45PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ'S MOTHER'S INFLUENCE; BOYHOOD JOBS; WORKING ON MOTHER'S NEWSPAPER; SHOESHINE JOB; SWTSTC SCHOOLDAYS; ROAD JOBS; EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION; LADY BIRD'S ABILITY TO ANALYZE SPEECHES, INFLUENCE ON LBJ; WOMEN APPOINTEES; PRESS LEAKS; MRS. GEORGE
Telephone conversation # 3065, sound recording, LBJ and MRS. ED CAPE, 4/20/1964, 6:10PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • MRS. CAPE IS IN DC FOR TEXAS DELEGATION MEETING; LBJ APPARENTLY IS RETURNING HER CALL TO LADY BIRD JOHNSON WHO IS DRIVING BACK FROM OHIO BECAUSE LIGHTNING STRUCK HER PLANE; CAPE WILL TAKE TEXANS ON WH TOUR ARRANGED BY RALPH YARBOROUGH
Telephone conversation # 3068, sound recording, LBJ and JACK BROOKS, 4/20/1964, 6:45PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • BROOKS REPORTS ON TRIP TO TEXAS, JOHN CONNALLY, MEETING WITH TEXAS NEGRO STATE SOCIETY; LBJ INVITES JACK, CHARLOTTE BROOKS TO DINNER TONIGHT; LADY BIRD JOHNSON RETURNING TO DC BY CAR BECAUSE PLANE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Telephone conversation # 3551, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 5/30/1964, 4:37PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ GIVES REEDY ITEMS FOR PRESS BRIEFING: LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON VOTING ABSENTEE TODAY, ATTENDING CHURCH TOMORROW; DISCUSSION OF PRESS RELEASE OF LBJ'S SPEECH TONIGHT, PROBLEMS CREATED BY TOO MUCH PRESS COVERAGE AT CHURCH SERVICES
Telephone conversation # 3605, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 6/1/1964, 6:20PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • JENKINS REPORTS ON ABE FORTAS' MEETING WITH PRESS ON JOHNSON FAMILY BUSINESS; LADY BIRD JOHNSON; TELEPHONE LINE AT LBJ RANCH CONNECTED TO A. W. MOURSUND
Telephone conversation # 3404, sound recording, LBJ and JACK BROOKS, 5/11/1964, 7:01PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ'S RECENT TRIP; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S TRIP TO GEORGIA; LIFE MAGAZINE STORY ON LUCI JOHNSON; CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; THOMAS MANN; LBJ'S MEETING WITH ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS AMBASSADORS
Telephone conversation # 4895, sound recording, LBJ and MARY MARGARET VALENTI, 8/11/1964, 8:58PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLE ON JOHNSON FAMILY BUSINESS; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S ACTIVITIES TODAY, TV FILMING; SALE OF MMV'S AUSTIN HOUSE; JAMES EALY JOHNSON; LBJ PRAISES JACK VALENTI, DISCUSSES VALENTIS' PLANS FOR THE FUTURE; LBJ'S DAILY SCHEDULE
Telephone conversation # 4350, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY LUCE, 7/27/1964, 5:14PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • DISCUSSION OF DEAN RUSK, OAS RESOLUTION ON CUBA; DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED ARTICLE IN LIFE MAGAZINE ON LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S PERSONAL FINANCES; LBJ DISCUSSES RECENT WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLES, PRIVATE AUDIT REPORT ON KTBC, OTHER JOHNSON FAMILY
Telephone conversation # 4351, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY LUCE, 7/27/1964, 5:14PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S PERSONAL FINANCES FOR PROPOSED LIFE MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON JOHNSON FAMILY BUSINESS, COMPARES PUBLIC INTEREST IN HIS BUSINESS AFFAIRS WITH PUBLIC INTEREST IN BUSINESS AFFAIRS OF EISENHOWER, JFK
Telephone conversation # 5846, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 10/9/1964, 8:20AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • DISCUSSION OF DROP IN RECENT POLLS; LACK OF CAMPAIGN SUPPLIES; REACTION TO LBJ'S TELEVISED SPEECH; GOLDWATER'S CAMPAIGN STRATEGY; ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS; JOHNSON FAMILY BUSINESS; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S WHISTLESTOP CAMPAIGN TRIP
Telephone conversation # 5817, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE MAHON, 10/2/1964, 4:31PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ON LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S INHERITANCE; MAHON SAYS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPROVED APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION APPROPRIATION, BUT IT CANNOT BE SPENT UNTIL PASSAGE OF APPALACHIA BILL; LBJ EXPRESSES DISMAY; CHARLES HALLECK; EMERGENCY
Telephone conversation # 6114, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 11/3/1964, 5:26PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • MARJORIE MCNAMARA'S RECENT CAMPAIGN TRIP TO TEXAS WITH LADY BIRD JOHNSON; LBJ'S HEALTH FOLLOWING LAST CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES; VIETNAM SITUATION; PRESS STORIES ON BUGGING OF US EMBASSY IN WARSAW; MCNAMARA'S MEETINGS WITH JCS; LBJ THANKS MCNAMARA FOR HIS
Telephone conversation # 5500, sound recording, LBJ and EDWIN WEISL, SR., 9/5/1964, 11:35AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • WALT DISNEY'S SUPPORT FOR GOLDWATER; LBJ SUGGESTS WEISL GIVE INTERVIEW CRITICIZING GOLDWATER'S STATEMENT ON MISFITS IN ARMY; WEISL'S INTERVIEW ON LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S ACQUISITION OF RADIO STATION; PRESS ENDORSEMENTS OF LBJ
Telephone conversation # 7148, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY CABOT LODGE, 3/25/1965, 8:52AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • APPOINTMENT OF LODGE AS AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM; LODGE PRAISES WESTMORELAND, ALEXIS JOHNSON; NAPALM USE; GEORGE LODGE'S WORK IN CENTRAL AMERICA UNDER AID GRANT; FCC VACANCY; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S TV INTERESTS; JAMES BARCO; JAMES "JERRY" WADSWORTH
Telephone conversation # 8606, sound recording, LBJ and BUFORD ELLINGTON, 8/21/1965, 7:30PM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH JACK, MARY MARGARET, COURTENAY VALENTI AT TIME OF CALL; LADY BIRD JOHNSON ALSO APPARENTLY PRESENT; MUSIC AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND
  • First Lady
Telephone conversation # 8607, sound recording, LBJ and HARRY MCPHERSON, 8/21/1965, 7:30PM (Item)
  • "INADVERTENTLY RECORDED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; LBJ IS MEETING WITH JACK, MARY MARGARET, COURTENAY VALENTI AT TIME OF CALL; LADY BIRD JOHNSON ALSO APPARENTLY PRESENT; MUSIC AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND
  • First Lady
Telephone conversation # 8655, sound recording, LBJ and LIZ CARPENTER, 8/27/1965, 10:40AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • CARPENTER ASKS LBJ ABOUT NAME FOR JOHNSON CITY PARK; POSSIBLE CANCELLATION OF LBJ'S TRIP TO RANCH; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT TIME-LIFE TRIP TO JOHNSON CITY PARK DEDICATION, COMMERCIALIZATION OF PRESIDENCY; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT OF PARK
Telephone conversation # 8657, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 8/27/1965, 10:56AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • MOYERS REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH LADY BIRD JOHNSON ABOUT POSSIBLE CANCELLATION OF LBJ'S TRIP TO RANCH; ITEMS FOR MOYERS' PRESS BRIEFING; LBJ'S SCHEDULE; CURRENT LEGISLATION; LACK OF PRESS COVERAGE OF PASSAGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION BILL; BIRTHDAY
Telephone conversation # 9039, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 10/22/1965, 6:39PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • 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 # 10509, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL BOLTON, 8/1/1966, 5:26PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ EXTENDS HIS CONDOLENCES TO PAUL BOLTON AND HIS DAUGHTER BEVERLY SONNTAG UPON THE DEATH OF HER SON PAUL WHO WAS KILLED BY CHARLES WHITMAN IN SHOOTING AT UT TOWER; LBJ TELLS MRS. SONNTAG THAT LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILL CALL HER SOON
Telephone conversation # 10575, sound recording, LBJ and LUCIA ALEXANDER, 8/5/1966, 1:34PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • TENNESSEE ELECTION; LUCI'S WEDDING; LBJ ASKS ALEXANDER TO SHOP FOR GIFTS FOR LUCI, VICKI MCCAMMON, MARY MARGARET VALENTI AND RELAYS HIS, LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S PRAISES OF ALEXANDER'S WORK ON RESTORING LBJ'S BIRTHPLACE AND BOYHOOD HOME; TOURISM
Telephone conversation # 13405, sound recording, LBJ and MARSHALL MCNEIL, 9/5/1968, 6:04PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • MCNEIL EXTENDS INVITATION FROM GRIDIRON CLUB TO LBJ AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON TO A PRIVATE DINNER HONORING LBJ; LBJ THANKS MCNEIL BUT SAYS HE DOES NOT LIKE SUCH DINNERS, WILL HAVE HEAVY SCHEDULE; MCNEIL EMPHASIZES RARITY OF GRIDIRON CLUB INVITATIONS
Telephone conversation # 13533, sound recording, LBJ and GORDON BUNSHAFT, 10/10/1968, 8:57PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ ASKS IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO BUILD REPLICA OF OVAL OFFICE IN LBJ LIBRARY; POPULARITY OF TRUMAN LIBRARY'S REPLICA; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S VIEWS; LBJ SAYS THIS IS THE ONE THING HE WANTS; IMPRESSIVENESS OF OVAL OFFICE; SCHEDULE FOR LIBRARY'S COMPLETION
Telephone conversation # 3550, sound recording, LBJ and A. W. MOURSUND, 5/29/1964, 12:46PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS MOURSUND TO HAVE HIS WIFE CALL LADY BIRD JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 4379, sound recording, LBJ and OVETA CULP HOBBY, 7/29/1964, 10:05AM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 12201, sound recording, LBJ and EDWARD LONG, 9/11/1967, 4:28PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • CATTLE SALES; LONG ASKS IF LADY BIRD JOHNSON CAN STOP IN MISSOURI ON UPCOMING TRIP; LYNDA BIRD'S ENGAGEMENT; MISSOURI POLITICS; RFK AND WARREN HEARNES; APPOINTMENT FOR DICK HOUTCHENS; HEARNES' CRITICISM OF LBJ; LBJ'S POPULARITY; LONG'S RE-ELECTION
Telephone conversation # 177, sound recording, LBJ and OFFICE SECRETARY, 11/29/1963, time unknown (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS OFFICE SECRETARY TO TELL LADY BIRD JOHNSON THAT CARL ALBERT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR DINNER TONIGHT, ASKS OFFICE SECRETARY TO HAVE WALTER JENKINS, BILL MOYERS COME IN TO LBJ'S OFFICE; OFFICE SECRETARY TELLS LBJ THAT WARREN WOODWARD IS ALREADY
Telephone conversation # 1896, sound recording, LBJ and MARIE FEHMER, 2/5/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE ASKS FOR JUANITA ROBERTS; LADY BIRD JOHNSON WANTS TO SEE LBJ; GEORGE REEDY AND WALTER CRONKITE ARE WAITING TO SEE LBJ; WALTER HELLER IS ON THE LINE
Telephone conversation # 2479, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 3/11/1964, 2:20PM (Item)
  • LBJ INVITES O'BRIEN FOR SWIM, TO DINNER WHEN LADY BIRD JOHNSON RETURNS; WILLARD WIRTZ' CONCERNS ABOUT POVERTY BILL; TONIGHT'S WH CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION; BRUCE ALGER; CIVIL RIGHTS; NEW HAMPSHIRE, WISCONSIN PRIMARIES; PAUL CORBIN; MARY MCGRORY
Telephone conversation # 2614, sound recording, HORACE BUSBY and NADINE? WILD, 3/21/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • DAILY DIARY INDICATES THAT LBJ AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON ATTENDED PARTY THAT EVENING AT CLAUDE WILD'S
Telephone conversation # 3198, sound recording, JACK VALENTI and MARY MARGARET VALENTI, 4/29/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • DAILY DIARY INDICATES VALENTIS GO WITH LBJ AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON TO DAVID BRINKLEY'S RESIDENCE FOR DINNER
Telephone conversation # 5287, sound recording, LBJ and A. W. MOURSUND, 8/31/1964, 2:10PM (Item)
  • "RANCH"; OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND
Telephone conversation # 6279, sound recording, LBJ and ALBERT THOMAS, 11/6/1964, 9:30PM (Item)
  • THOMAS ASKS IF LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON ARE RESTING; RESULTS OF ELECTION IN HARRIS COUNTY, DALLAS; RALPH YARBOROUGH'S RE-ELECTION; THOMAS ASKS LBJ TO ATTEND ACTIVITIES IN HOUSTON NEXT WEEK; LBJ'S PLANS FOR NEXT WEEK
Telephone conversation # 8665, sound recording, LBJ and MARGARET CHASE SMITH, 8/27/1965, 2:37PM (Item)
  • SMITH SAYS SHE HAS PHOTOS TO SEND LBJ FOR HIS BIRTHDAY, THANKS HIM FOR PHOTO OF LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON; LBJ TELLS SMITH THAT SHE SHOULD GET COPY OF PHOTO OF HER, LEVERETT SALTONSTALL AND LBJ WATCHING BOMB EXPLODE; DISCUSSION OF PRESENTS FROM GEORGE