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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 # 5895, sound recording, LBJ and LADY BIRD JOHNSON, 10/15/1964, 9:12AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON DISCUSSES WAYS TO OFFER SUPPORT TO WALTER AND MARJORIE JENKINS FOLLOWING HIS ARREST ON MORALS CHARGE; MARJORIE JENKINS' VIEW OF INCIDENT; DISCUSSION OF NEED TO BALANCE PERSONAL FEELINGS WITH CONCERNS OF OFFICE OF PRESIDENT
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Telephone conversation # 5895, sound recording, LBJ and LADY BIRD JOHNSON, 10/15/1964, 9:12AM
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 5636, sound recording, LBJ and LADY BIRD JOHNSON, 9/21/1964, 7:56PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT LBJ'S UPCOMING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS; LBJ TELLS LADY BIRD JOHNSON HE IS BRINGING WALTER JENKINS, HIS WIFE AND SISTER AND OTHERS FOR DINNER, TEASES HER ABOUT PRESS LEAKS ON DINNER INVITATIONS
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Telephone conversation # 5636, sound recording, LBJ and LADY BIRD JOHNSON, 9/21/1964, 7:56PM
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 6331, sound recording, LBJ and CARL SANDERS, 11/11/1964, 8:55PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "LBJ RANCH"; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT 3 RECORDINGS
  • First Lady
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON THANKS SANDERS FOR HELP IN WHISTLESTOP CAMPAIGN, REISSUES INVITATION TO RANCH; PRESS STORY ABOUT LBJ'S INVITATION TO RICHARD RUSSELL, SANDERS, OTHERS FOR 11/22/64 HUNTING TRIP; POLITICAL EFFECTS OF TRIP; BASE CLOSINGS IN GEORGIA
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 11026, sound recording, LBJ and FRANK MORRISON, 11/9/1966, 8:11PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "NEBRASKA"; MORRISON IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; LUCI JOHNSON AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON ARE MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; LBJ SPEAKS BRIEFLY TO LUCI JOHNSON DURING CALL
  • First Lady
  • DISCUSSION OF DISAPPOINTING RESULTS OF RECENT ELECTIONS, INCLUDING MORRISON'S LOSS IN SENATE RACE; LBJ'S UPCOMING SURGERY; LADY BIRD OFFERS CONDOLENCES ON MORRISON'S LOSS; MORRISON THANKS HER FOR TRIP TO NEBRASKA; LBJ OFFERS MORRISON JOB IN PUBLIC
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 13343, sound recording, LBJ and EDMUND MUSKIE, 8/29/1968, 7:19PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "SUMMARIZED"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY; MUSKIE IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE
  • First Lady
  • LBJ CONGRATULATES MUSKIE ON RECEIVING DEMOCRATIC PARTY VP NOMINATION, THANKS HIM FOR HIS WORK ON DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM; LBJ OFFERS HIS SUPPORT AND HELP; LADY BIRD JOHNSON ALSO OFFERS HER SUPPORT
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 6170, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES ROWE, 11/4/1964, 12:22PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "LBJ RANCH"; "SECRET" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; ROWE ON HOLD 1:25; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ, ELIZABETH ROWE IS MEETING WITH JAMES ROWE AT TIME OF CALL
  • First Lady
  • ROWE CONGRATULATES "LANDSLIDE LYNDON"; LBJ THANKS ROWE FOR CAMPAIGN WORK DESPITE HIS HEART CONDITION, THANKS ELIZABETH ROWE FOR HER WORK, ASKS FOR HER FUTURE HELP IN LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S OFFICE; JAMES ROWE COMPLIMENTS LADY BIRD ON ELECTION EVE
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 7658, sound recording, LBJ and CARL SANDERS, 5/13/1965, 8:35PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "(GA)"; CONTINUES FROM 2 PREVIOUS RECORDINGS; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LADY BIRD JOHNSON ARRIVED IN THE OVAL OFFICE AT 9:00P
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 6232, sound recording, LBJ and MARY LASKER, 11/5/1964, 2:42PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "LBJ RANCH"; "SECRET" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; LASKER IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR
  • First Lady
  • LASKER CONGRATULATES LBJ ON ELECTION; LBJ TEASES ABOUT HIS JEALOUSY OF ADLAI STEVENSON AND HHH; MICHAEL DEBAKEY'S ANSWERS TO STORY ON HEART ATTACK SURVIVAL RATES; LADY BIRD JOHNSON ASKS LASKER FOR HER HELP ON FUTURE ACTIVITIES AS FIRST LADY
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 6305, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 11/9/1964, 11:57AM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "LBJ RANCH"; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; SLIP LISTS THIS CALL AT 12:12P BUT IT IS CONTINUATION OF 11:57A CALL
  • First Lady
  • MARGARET CHASE SMITH ADS FOR GOLDWATER; EFFORT TO PURGE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMEN WHO SUPPORTED GOLDWATER; HHH'S REPLACEMENT AS SENATE WHIP; LADY BIRD JOHNSON DISCUSSES ACCURACY OF HER ELECTION PREDICTIONS; CIVIL RIGHTS SITUATION; DOUGLAS DILLON
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 5870, sound recording, LBJ and WESLEY WEST, 10/10/1964, 9:15PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • NEVA WEST IS MEETING WITH WESLEY AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; WESTS ARE DIFFICULT TO HEAR; RECORDING IS ACCIDENTALLY CUT OFF
  • First Lady
  • WEST'S BUSINESS; LBJ'S UPCOMING CAMPAIGN TRIPS; WESLEY WEST REPORTS ON CALL FROM MAN CLAIMING TO BE LBJ'S COUSIN; LBJ'S STANDING IN SOUTH; REPUBLICAN EFFORTS IN LAST WEEKS; UPCOMING TV SPEECH ON TEST BAN TREATY, OTHER TV SPOTS; LADY BIRD WATCHING
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 10647, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 8/27/1966, 8:31PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL AND MURIEL HUMPHREY IS MEETING WITH HHH
  • First Lady
  • HHH TELLS LBJ HAPPY BIRTHDAY; LUCI JOHNSON NUGENT ATTENDING HHH'S SON'S WEDDING TODAY; LADY BIRD JOHNSON EXPRESSES REGRET SHE COULD NOT BE AT WEDDING; LBJ JOKES ABOUT LUCI BEING AT WEDDING, NOT WITH LBJ; LBJ'S TRIP YESTERDAY; RFK'S RELATIONS
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 11200, sound recording, LBJ and STEWART UDALL, 12/26/1966, 8:09AM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "MRS. J. ALSO ON LINE"; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • First Lady
  • LBJ REQUESTS INVENTORY OF FEDERAL RESOURCES THAT CAN BE MARKETED, DISCUSSES CONCERNS ABOUT TAX INCREASE OR CUTS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS; LOUISANA COURT CASE; MATCHING FEDERAL FUNDS FOR LBJ STATE PARK; LAND ACQUISITION; LADY BIRD JOHNSON DISCUSSES PARK
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 1276, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES ROWE, 1/8/1964, 7:31PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 714, sound recording, LBJ and JACK VALENTI, 12/25/1963, 1:55PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • First Lady
  • 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 # 4454, sound recording, LBJ and EDWIN WEISL, SR., 7/30/1964, 9:02PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; LADY BIRD JOHNSON ALSO SPEAKS WITH WEISL
  • First Lady
  • 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 # 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 # 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 # 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 # 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 # 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 # 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 # 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 # 5177, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/25/1964, 11:23AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ DISCUSSES NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, DISCOURAGEMENT WITH PRESS, DISLOYALTY AMONG HIS CABINET AND STAFF, WHITE SOUTHERNER'S INABILITY TO UNITE COUNTRY; HHH; RFK, MFDP ISSUE; LBJ'S HEALTH; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S ADVICE; LBJ WILL DECIDE DURING NSC
Telephone conversation # 6322, sound recording, LBJ and BOBBY LEHMAN, 11/11/1964, 1:40PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ THANKS LEHMAN FOR HIS AND WEISL'S SUPPORT; LBJ INVITES WEISL TO LBJ RANCH ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14; LBJ JOKES ABOUT HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN LADY BIRD JOHNSON AND SELLING LBJ FAMILY BUSINESS, THANKS WEISL FOR WORK OF EDWIN WEISL, JR.
Telephone conversation # 5873, sound recording, LBJ and JACK BROOKS, 10/10/1964, 9:49PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • CARPENTER ASKS ABOUT ARRANGEMENTS FOR LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S BEAUMONT TRIP; EDITORIALS BY UNIDENTIFIED NEWSPAPER; LBJ'S TEXAS CAMPAIGN STOPS, POLITICAL SITUATION; BROOKS' SPEECH TO TEXAS LABOR MEETING; LBJ GREETS UNIDENTIFIED MALE