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  • Subject > First Lady (remove)
  • Series > White House Telephone Recordings and Transcripts (remove)
  • Contributor > Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 (remove)
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Telephone conversation # 9180, sound recording, LBJ and LADY BIRD JOHNSON, 11/17/1965, 2:58PM? (Item)
  • "SEATING AT THEIR DINNER TABLES AT PRINCESS MARGARET DINNER"; LADY BIRD JOHNSON SPEAKS TO LIZ CARPENTER DURING CALL; DAILY DIARY LISTS A CALL AT 11:40A BUT CONTENT INDICATES IT TOOK PLACE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON; TIME FROM WH OPS LOGS
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  • LBJ AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON DISCUSS SEATING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEIR TABLE AT DINNER FOR UK'S PRINCESS MARGARET TONIGHT; DISCUSSION OF SEATING BUSINESS, EDUCATION, LABOR LEADERS, NELSON ROCKEFELLERS, JOHN CONNALLY AT THEIR TABLE
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Telephone conversation # 9180, sound recording, LBJ and LADY BIRD JOHNSON, 11/17/1965, 2:58PM?
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 9825, sound recording, LBJ and MARGARET CHASE SMITH, 3/2/1966, 7:50PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "RE MAN FROM HER STATE AND APPOINTING HIM TO US-CANADIAN BORDER COMMISSION-SEN. SMITH APPROVED"; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS ALSO MEETING WITH J.R. PARTEN; OFFICE CONVERSATION IN BACKGROUND
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  • POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF STANLEY TUPPER TO US-CANADIAN COMMISSION; SMITH TELLS LBJ SHE SUPPORTS APPOINTMENT; LBJ THANKS SMITH FOR SUPPORT ON VIETNAM; SMITH VOICES HER SUPPORT OF LBJ TO LADY BIRD JOHNSON, DISCUSSES BILL FOR PREFERENTIAL PRESIDENTIAL
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 12606, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 1/20/1968, 10:05AM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "FROM B'RM 1-20-68"; "SUMMARIZED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; LBJ IS MEETING WITH LADY BIRD JOHNSON, MARVIN WATSON, ARTHUR KRIM AT TIME OF CALL; RECORDING ENDS BEFORE CONVERSATION IS OVER
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  • 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
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 12856, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN SPARKMAN, 3/31/1968, 10:30PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "FROM BEDROOM 4-1-68"; "RE PRES.'S MARCH 31ST SPEECH"; POOR SOUND QUALITY; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; IVO SPARKMAN? SPEAKS AFTER LBJ HANGS UP
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  • SPARKMAN TELLS LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON THAT LBJ'S SPEECH WAS BEST HE HAS MADE EXCEPT FOR LAST 15 SECONDS, SAYS HE HOPES LBJ WILL RECONSIDER DECISION NOT TO RUN; LBJ SAYS DECISION IS IRREVERSIBLE; SPARKMAN'S DAUGHTER'S CAMPAIGN WORK AS SERVICEMAN'S
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 12908, sound recording, LBJ and IVAN ALLEN, 4/4/1968, 11:00PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "ALL SUMMARIZED YB"; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL
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  • ALLEN THANKS LBJ FOR HIS STATEMENT UPON DEATH OF MLK, REPORTS ON SITUATION IN ATLANTA; LBJ'S CALL TO CORETTA SCOTT KING; RIOTING IN WASHINGTON, DC; POSTPONEMENT OF LBJ'S TRIP TO HONOLULU; LBJ'S 3/31/68 SPEECH; LADY BIRD JOHNSON THANKS ALLEN FOR HIS
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 1276, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES ROWE, 1/8/1964, 7:31PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
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  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 714, sound recording, LBJ and JACK VALENTI, 12/25/1963, 1:55PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
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  • DISCUSSION OF JACK, MARY MARGARET, AND COURTENAY VALENTI JOINING JOHNSONS AT LBJ RANCH TOMORROW; LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON PRAISE VALENTI TO HIS PARENTS, SISTER; CYPRUS CRISIS; BBQ FOR LUDWIG ERHARD; OVETA CULP HOBBY; HOUSTON BANK MERGER; WINSTON BODE
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 10656, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 8/29/1966, 9:30AM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON, MARIE FEHMER, GEORGE CHRISTIAN ARE MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CONFERENCE CALL; BILL MOYERS IS IN WASHINGTON, DC AND JOINS CALL DURING THIS RECORDING; CONVERSATION CONTINUES FROM 2 PREVIOUS RECORDINGS AND ON NEXT RECORDING
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  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 12853, sound recording, LBJ and ABIGAIL MCCARTHY, 3/31/1968, 10:11PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "FROM BEDROOM 4-1-68"; "TRANSCRIBED"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; POOR SOUND; MCCARTHY IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ; LBJ PUTS MCCARTHY ON HOLD BRIEFLY; COMPOSITE RECORDING OF SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE BELT DUE TO POOR
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 13102, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 6/4/1968, 6:05PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "CALIF. PRIMARY, KUCHEL, MCCARTHY-KENNEDY DEBATE, JUDGESHIPS"; "SUMMARIZED YB" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; LADY BIRD JOHNSON BRIEFLY INTERRUPTS RECORDING TO SPEAK TO WILLIAM WESTMORELAND WHO IS ON ANOTHER LINE
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  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 2057, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/12/1964, 10:25AM (Item)
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  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT DNC, PAUL CORBIN, RFK; DISCUSSION WITH BUNDY OF LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S ILLNESS, POSSIBILITY OF HER CANCELLING SOME APPEARANCES AT UPCOMING VISIT BY UK PRIME MINISTER ALEC DOUGLAS HOME
Telephone conversation # 5008, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 8/17/1964, 8:10PM (Item)
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  • POSSIBLE COMPOSITION OF FUNERAL DELEGATION IF ITALY'S PRESIDENT ANTONIO SEGNI DIES: LADY BIRD JOHNSON, EARL WARREN, EISENHOWER; POLICY THAT LBJ WILL NOT LEAVE COUNTRY; CHANGES IN VIETNAM GOVT; RFK, ADLAI STEVENSON, ROBERT WAGNER AND NEW YORK SENATE
Telephone conversation # 5014, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 8/18/1964, 12:36PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • ACTION ON BILL SUSPENDING FCC EQUAL TIME RULE TO ALLOW PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES; ACCELERATED PUBLIC WORKS, ARA BILLS; SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION FOR CANDIDATES; CHARLES ENGELHARD; ZAMBIA'S INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S TRIP TO WESTERN
Telephone conversation # 5607, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 9/18/1964, 7:54PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • PRESS STORIES ON LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S OHIO TRIP, LYNDA JOHNSON'S TRIP TO GREECE; STROM THURMOND'S SWITCH TO REPUBLICAN PARTY; SOUTHERN NEGRO VOTE; PENTAGON REACTION TO TONKIN GULF INCIDENT; POLARIS A-3 MISSILE; GOLDWATER CAMPAIGN; PHOTOS OF LBJ
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 # 7823, sound recording, LBJ and DREW PEARSON, 5/24/1965, 12:25PM (Item)
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  • PEARSON'S FARM; FERTILIZER FOR LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM; DAIRY FARMING; LBJ TELLS PEARSON THAT JACK ANDERSON'S STORY YESTERDAY ON LBJ'S DIFFERENCES WITH SENATE LEADERSHIP IS INCORRECT; STATUS OF CURRENT BILLS; LEGISLATIVE
Telephone conversation # 9144, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 11/9/1965, 8:17PM (Item)
  • "TRIP SITE RANCH"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; LBJ IS MEETING WITH LADY BIRD JOHNSON AND SPEAKS WITH HER DURING CALL
  • First Lady
Telephone conversation # 9899, sound recording, LBJ and STUART SYMINGTON, 3/18/1966, 3:35PM (Item)
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  • LLOYD HAND'S RESIGNATION AS CHIEF OF PROTOCOL, POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF JAMES SYMINGTON; DUTIES OF PROTOCOL JOB; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S SUPPORT FOR JAMES SYMINGTON; LBJ TEASES SYMINGTON ABOUT HIS HAT, TRIP THEY MADE TOGETHER; MOYERS' SUPPORT
Telephone conversation # 12101, sound recording, LBJ and THEODORE MCKELDIN, 8/18/1967, 11:02AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • RACIAL PROBLEMS IN BALTIMORE; LBJ ASKS MCKELDIN TO HEAD WASHINGTON, DC GOVT, DESCRIBES UNIQUE NATURE OF CITY, LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S BEAUTIFICATION WORK, DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITIES, PLAN TO ALSO APPOINT ROGER WILKINS; MCKELDIN SAYS HE WILL CONSIDER OFFER
Telephone conversation # 13590, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/24/1968, 9:44AM (Item)
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  • RUSK'S RESERVATIONS ON NAMING KATIE LOUCHHEIM TO UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD; DISCUSSION OF OTHER CANDIDATES, INCLUDING EUGENE ROSTOW, LEONARD MARKS, CLARE BOOTHE LUCE; THE LOUCHHEIMS' REPUTATION AS INTELLECTUALS; LBJ SAYS HE WILL CONSULT LADY BIRD
Telephone conversation # 13602, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 10/26/1968, 11:47AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • EVALUATION OF SPIRO AGNEW; POSSIBLE PERCEPTION LBJ IS ORDERING BOMBING HALT TO AFFECT ELECTION; GEORGIA POLITICS; LBJ'S UPCOMING SPEECH FOR HHH; RUSSELL PRAISES LADY BIRD JOHNSON; LYNDON NUGENT; PEACE TALKS; INCREASED ENEMY CASUALTIES; CREIGHTON
Telephone conversation # 13747, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 11/18/1968, 10:56AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ TEASES HHH ABOUT HIS TRIP TO FLORIDA; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S TRIP TO NEW YORK; HHH SAYS HE WILL VISIT CAPE KENNEDY; LBJ INVITES HHH TO WH FOR BRIEFING ON VIETNAM, STATUS OF PARIS PEACE TALKS; HHH SAYS HE WANTS TO DISCUSS FUTURE OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Telephone conversation # 13321, sound recording, LBJ and MARVIN WATSON, 8/26/1968, 10:39AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ READS PART OF SPEECH ON VIETNAM BOMBING HE WILL MAKE AT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION; PLANS FOR LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON TO ATTEND CONVENTION; POSSIBLE NEED FOR FEDERAL TROOPS TO CONTROL DEMONSTRATORS; EFFORTS TO DRAFT LBJ OR EDWARD KENNEDY
Telephone conversation # 10412, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY "JOE" FOWLER, 7/15/1966, 9:31PM (Item)
  • OFFICE SECRETARY TELLS LBJ LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS WAITING FOR HIM ON TRUMAN BALCONY WITH GUESTS; CONVERSATION BETWEEN LBJ, OFFICE SECRETARY IS FOLLOWED BY 1:50 MACHINE NOISE; RECORDING OF FOWLER STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN AND ENDS BEFORE
  • First Lady
Telephone conversation # 13551, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 10/16/1968, 4:40PM (Item)
  • "B.4(B) AND B.5"; "LOCAL", "SUMMARIZED-YB" AND LENGTHY NOTE ON CONTENTS WRITTEN ON SLIP ACCOMPANYING DICTABELT; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; LBJ IS MEETING WITH LADY BIRD JOHNSON; CONTINUES ON NEXT 2 RECORDINGS
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