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  • Subject > First Lady (remove)
  • Series > White House Telephone Recordings and Transcripts (remove)
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  • Contributor > Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 (remove)
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Telephone conversation # 2379, sound recording, LBJ and HARRY TRUMAN, 3/6/1964, 8:45PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • First Lady
  • LBJ ASKS HARRY TRUMAN AND BESS TRUMAN, TOGETHER WITH LADY BIRD JOHNSON, TO ATTEND FUNERAL OF KING PAUL OF GREECE; RICHARD RUSSELL'S OPINION OF TRUMAN; CYPRUS; TURKEY
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 636, sound recording, LBJ and JACQUELINE KENNEDY, 12/21/1963, 6:55PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "#3"; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; FORMERLY CLOSED-DONOR'S DEED OF GIFT (C); OPENED 09/98
  • First Lady
  • LBJ TEASES JACQUELINE KENNEDY ABOUT LEAVING TOWN WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE; LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON WISH MRS. KENNEDY, HER FAMILY MERRY CHRISTMAS; MRS. KENNEDY THANKS LBJ FOR PRESENTS DELIVERED BY LUCI JOHNSON; MRS. JOHNSON'S ACTIVITIES; UPCOMING ERHARD
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 749, sound recording, LBJ and GOULD LINCOLN, 12/25/1963, 8:50PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "#9"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; SLIP IS DATED 12/26/1963 BUT DAILY DIARY LISTS CALL WITH LINCOLN ON 12/25/1963 AT 8:50P; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994 AS CALL ON 12/26/1963
  • First Lady
  • HOLIDAY GREETINGS; LINCOLN PRAISES LBJ FOR HOUSE VOTE ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS REASONS FOR PUSHING FOR VOTE; LADY BIRD JOHNSON EXPRESSES HER APPRECIATION FOR LINCOLN'S COLUMN
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
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
  • First Lady
  • 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
  • First Lady
  • 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
  • First Lady
  • 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 # 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 # 1128, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 1/1/1964, 8:32PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON, A. W. MOURSUND, WESLEY WEST
  • First Lady
  • NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS; DC WEATHER; LBJ'S VISIT WITH LUDWIG ERHARD; US TROOPS IN GERMANY; TRADE WITH CUBA; FOREIGN AID TO INDONESIA; DURUM WHEAT; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S TRIP TO TALLULAH FALLS, GEORGIA; UT-NAVY FOOTBALL GAME; DEER HUNTING; BOBBY RUSSELL
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 7847, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/31/1965, 10:42AM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON?
  • "DUPLICATE ENCLOSED"; CONTINUES ON NEXT 2 RECORDINGS; LADY BIRD JOHNSON? SPEAKS BRIEFLY WITH UNIDENTIFIED MALE AT BEGINNING OF CALL
  • 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
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
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 # 1545, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 1/25/1964, 2:30PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ ASKS RUSSELL'S ADVICE ON PANAMA AGREEMENT; THOMAS MANN; CYRUS VANCE; RUSSELL'S SPEECH; CIVIL RIGHTS; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S PUBLIC APPEARANCES IN THE SOUTH
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 # 2362, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 3/6/1964, 12:21PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • MCCORMACK RECOMMENDS SENDING GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHBISHOP OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA (ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS?) OR JOHN PAPPAS TO KING PAUL'S FUNERAL IN GREECE; LBJ SAYS HE HAS DECIDED TO SEND LADY BIRD JOHNSON AND HARRY TRUMAN OR DWIGHT EISENHOWER
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 # 5008, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 8/17/1964, 8:10PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • 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 # 7823, sound recording, LBJ and DREW PEARSON, 5/24/1965, 12:25PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • 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 # 8897, sound recording, LBJ and AYUB KHAN, 9/22/1965, 10:55AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ TALKS WITH LONDON TELEPHONE OPERATOR ABOUT CONNECTING CALL; KHAN DISCUSSES INDIA-PAKISTAN CEASEFIRE; LBJ DISCUSSES US SUPPORT FOR SETTLEMENT OF UNDERLYING PROBLEM IN KASHMIR, INVITES KHAN TO US; KHAN ASKS ABOUT LADY BIRD JOHNSON
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 # 9899, sound recording, LBJ and STUART SYMINGTON, 3/18/1966, 3:35PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • 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 # 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 # 10019, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH YARBOROUGH, 4/5/1966, 5:10PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S TRIPS; LBJ'S UPCOMING TRIP TO MEXICO, YARBOROUGH'S TO AUSTRALIA; TEXAS APPOINTMENTS; POSSIBLE APPOINTMENTS OF J. R. PARTEN, JAY TAYLOR, PRICE DANIEL; COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE; EDUCATION, HEALTH SPENDING; REDUCTION OF GOVT
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 # 12507, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 12/17/1967, 4:07PM (Item)
  • "FROM BEDROOM 12/18/67"; "RELATIVE TO PR. MINISTER HOLT'S DEATH & LEGISLATION 8:55AM"; "RE CHAS. ENGELHARD"; "RE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS & LEGISLATION" ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ; DATE AND TIME FROM DAILY
  • First Lady
Telephone conversation # 11911, transcript, LBJ and GEORGE AIKEN, 6/21/1967, 2:03PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • AIKEN CONGRATULATES LBJ ON BIRTH OF HIS GRANDSON PATRICK LYNDON, HANDLING OF MIDDLE EAST CRISIS; LBJ'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH ALEXSEI KOSYGIN; SOVIET CONCERNS ABOUT CHINA; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S RECENT TRIP TO VERMONT; LBJ JOKES ABOUT HIS GRANDSON'S