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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 # 11201, 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; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • First Lady
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON, UDALL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS PLANS TO DEVELOP LBJ STATE PARK; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT COMPROMISING PUBLIC INTEREST IN DEVELOPMENT OF PARKS; FEDERAL BUDGET PROBLEMS; CUTS IN SPACE BUDGET; NEED FOR MONEY FOR ABM, OTHER DEFENSE PROGRAMS
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 13717, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 11/5/1968, 7:31PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "MINNEAPOLIS, MINN"; LADY BIRD JOHNSON, LUCI JOHNSON NUGENT, ARTHUR AND MATHILDE KRIM, AND BESS ABELL ARE MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • First Lady
  • HHH THANKS LBJ FOR HIS APPEARANCE AT HOUSTON RALLY; LBJ AND OTHERS DISCUSS ELECTION RETURNS, OFFER SUPPORT AND GOOD WISHES TO HHH ON ELECTION NIGHT; LADY BIRD JOHNSON PRAISES HHH AND MURIEL HUMPHREY, TELLS HUMPHREY THAT HE CARRIED STONEWALL, TEXAS
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 13326, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 8/27/1968, 3:47PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • CONVERSATION BETWEEN LADY BIRD JOHNSON AND HELENE LINDOW IS CUT OFF BY CALL BETWEEN LBJ AND RICHARD DALEY; JIM JONES SPEAKS WITH DALEY BRIEFLY AT BEGINNING OF DALEY'S CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY; DALEY IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE
  • First Lady
  • DISCUSSION OF LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON ATTENDING DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION; LBJ'S EFFORTS TO REACH PEACE AGREEMENT IN VIETNAM, HIS CONCERNS ABOUT VIETNAM PLATFORM PLANK AND THAT POLITICAL DISAGREEMENTS WILL AFFECT PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
  • 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 # 1288, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 1/8/1964, 8:15PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 2716, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 3/30/1964, 9:35PM (Item)
  • REEDY IS IN AUSTIN; LADY BIRD JOHNSON SPEAKS IN BACKGROUND, ANSWERING LBJ'S QUESTIONS; FORMERLY CLOSED IN PART - A
  • First Lady
  • LBJ REPORTS ON SITUATION IN BRAZIL AND POSSIBLE EFFECTS ON TRAVEL PLANS; ARRANGEMENTS FOR PLANE FOR USE BY PRESS; LBJ ASKS LADY BIRD JOHNSON ABOUT HER SCHEDULE TOMORROW; SHE ASKS LBJ TO HAVE REEDY ADVISE PRESS WHO ARE ACCOMPANYING HER TO HAVE BAGS
Telephone conversation # 4151, sound recording, LBJ and C. C. "CHARLEY" MCDONALD, 7/3/1964, 8:14PM? (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 3950, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 6/29/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • DAILY DIARY INDICATES LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF RECORDING; MAINLY OFFICE NOISE; FORMERLY CLOSED - C
  • First Lady
  • LBJ IS ON HOLD DURING MOST OF RECORDING, WAITING FOR UNIDENTIFIED CALL TO BE PLACED, TALKS TO LADY BIRD JOHNSON ABOUT JOHNSON FAMILY BUSINESS
Telephone conversation # 5275, sound recording, LBJ and RHEA HOWARD, 8/31/1964, 8:42AM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 5627, sound recording, PRESS CONFERENCE (with LBJ), 9/21/1964, 12:29PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • RECENT TONKIN GULF ATTACK; CONFUSION OVER MCNAMARA'S PRESS BRIEFING ON INCIDENT; CHAMIZAL SETTLEMENT; PENDING RAILROAD STRIKE; LBJ TELLS STORY OF LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S AUTO ACCIDENT ON 1948 ELECTION DAY; CAMPAIGN TRIPS BY LBJ, LADY BIRD, LUCI, LYNDA
Telephone conversation # 8602, sound recording, LBJ and LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, 8/21/1965, 5:55PM (Item)
  • SALTONSTALL ON HOLD 1:05; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; OFFICE CONVERSATION BETWEEN LBJ AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON ABOUT INVITING PEOPLE TO DINNER PRECEDES CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • First Lady
Telephone conversation # 9159, sound recording, LBJ and HARRY BYRD, SR., 11/12/1965, 10:35AM (Item)
  • "RE HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE SENATE"; "POTUS COMPLIMENTED HIM HIGHLY"; LBJ PUTS BYRD ON HOLD BRIEFLY WHILE HE TRIES TO LOCATE LADY BIRD JOHNSON WHO ALSO WANTS TO SPEAK WITH BYRD BUT SHE IS NOT AVAILABLE
  • First Lady
  • LBJ EXPRESSES HIS AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S ADMIRATION OF BYRD, SAYS HE REGRETS BYRD'S DECISION TO RETIRE FROM SENATE BUT HOPES HE WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY HARRY BYRD, JR; BYRD THANKS LBJ FOR CALL, ASKS ABOUT LBJ'S RECOVERY FROM GALL BLADDER SURGERY
Telephone conversation # 9826, sound recording, LBJ and YOLANDA BOOZER, 3/2/1966, time unknown (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS APPARENTLY LEAVING LBJ'S OFFICE AT BEGINNING OF CALL AND BOOZER ASKS HER IF LBJ IS ABOUT TO LEAVE; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S REPLY CANNOT BE HEARD; WHISTLING IN BACKGROUND AT BEGINNING OF RECORDING
  • First Lady
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 # 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 # 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 # 10652, sound recording, LBJ and JUANITA ROBERTS, 8/29/1966, 8:39AM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "8/29 MJDR/PRES/MRS. J" AND "MJDR/FORTAS" WRITTEN ON ORIGINAL DICTABELT; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AND JUANITA ROBERTS IS MEETING WITH DOROTHY TERRITO AT WH AT TIME OF CALL; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; THIS BELT RECORDED AT WH; POOR SOUND
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 10654, 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; ABE FORTAS TALKS TO JUANITA ROBERTS WHO IS IN OFFICE WITH HIM BUT ROBERTS IS NOT AUDIBLE; CONVERSATION CONTINUES ON NEXT 3 RECORDINGS
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 10655, 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; ABE FORTAS TALKS TO DOROTHY TERRITO WHO IS IN OFFICE WITH HIM BUT TERRITO IS NOT AUDIBLE; CONVERSATION CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING AND ON NEXT
  • First Lady
  • 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
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 10657, 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; CONVERSATION CONTINUES FROM 3 PREVIOUS RECORDINGS
  • 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 # 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 # 13821, sound recording, LBJ and HARRY TRUMAN, 12/25/1968, 5:41PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "**WISHED PRES. AND MRS. TRUMAN A MERRY XMAS AND TOLD THEM (W/MRS. JOHNSON ALSO ON THIS CONVERSATION) WHAT WONDERFUL PEOPLE THEY WERE." ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ, BESS TRUMAN WITH HARRY TRUMAN AT TIME
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 13507, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 10/1/1968, 5:40PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "TRANCRIBED-YB"; "LARGER BAND: 5:40 TO SECY CLARK CLIFFORD (BEGINS A 2-BELT CONVERSATION)"; DAILY DIARY LISTS CALL AT 5:47P; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL AND SPEAKS BRIEFLY TO CLIFFORD DURING CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 797, sound recording, OFFICE SECRETARY and SIGNAL CORPS OPERATOR, 12/30/1963, time unknown (Item)
  • First Lady
  • SIGNAL CORPS OPERATOR ANNOUNCES CALL FROM DOROTHY DYKES? FOR LADY BIRD JOHNSON; OFFICE SECRETARY SAYS MRS. JOHNSON CANNOT TAKE CALL AT THIS TIME
Telephone conversation # 1280, sound recording, LBJ and OFFICE CONVERSATION, 1/8/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • ALL PARTICIPANTS IN CONVERSATION ARE INAUDIBLE EXCEPT LBJ; LBJ SPEAKS TO LADY BIRD JOHNSON DURING THE CONVERSATION
  • First Lady
Telephone conversation # 1937, sound recording, LBJ and YOLANDA BOOZER, 2/7/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • First Lady
  • YOLANDA BOOZER TELLS LBJ THAT LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILL ARRIVE SOON; LBJ ASKS FOR COPY OF HIS STATEMENT ON GUANTANAMO WATER CRISIS, CUBA
Telephone conversation # 2457, sound recording, LBJ and OFFICE SECRETARY, 3/10/1964, 4:45PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ ASKS OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO WALTER HELLER; OFFICE SECRETARY REPORTS THAT LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S PLANE IS AIRBORNE AND ASKS LBJ TO PROOF TELEGRAM
Telephone conversation # 2854, sound recording, LBJ and RHEA HOWARD, 4/4/1964, 12:50PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT WICHITA FALLS TORNADO; RELIEF EFFORTS; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S RECENT VISIT TO WICHITA FALLS
Telephone conversation # 3967, sound recording, LBJ and EDWARD KENNEDY, 6/30/1964, 5:35PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • KENNEDY THANKS LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON FOR ALL THEY HAVE DONE DURING HIS RECOVERY FOLLOWING HIS AIRPLANE ACCIDENT
Telephone conversation # 4258, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN JOSEPHSON, 7/17/1964, 1:16PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ DISCUSSES PLANS FOR FLIGHT TO TEXAS WITH COMMANDER JOSEPHSON; PLANS TO PICK UP LADY BIRD JOHNSON IN KANSAS CITY
Telephone conversation # 5028, sound recording, JACK VALENTI and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 8/19/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • First Lady
  • VALENTI ASKS OPERATOR TO CONTACT LADY BIRD JOHNSON AND HAVE HER COME TO DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOM IMMEDIATELY
Telephone conversation # 9160, sound recording, VICKI MCCAMMON and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 11/12/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • First Lady
  • VICKI MCCAMMON ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO RELAY MESSAGE FROM LBJ TO LADY BIRD JOHNSON THAT HE HAS JUST TALKED TO HARRY BYRD, SR, AND WOULD LIKE FOR HER TO CALL HIM ALSO
Telephone conversation # 15, sound recording, LBJ and MARIE TIPPIT, 11/23/1963, 2:00PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ EXTENDS HIS AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S CONDOLENCES TO TIPPIT AND HER CHILDREN ON DEATH OF HER HUSBAND, J.D. TIPPIT, SAYS TIPPIT'S BRAVERY IS INSPIRATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; TIPPIT ASKS LBJ TO EXTEND HER CONDOLENCES TO JACQUELINE KENNEDY
Telephone conversation # 645, sound recording, LBJ and EDDIE SENZ, 12/23/1963, 11:38AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ ASKS SENZ TO KEEP THEIR CONVERSATION IN CONFIDENCE, ASKS HIM TO COME TO WASHINGTON, DC, TONIGHT TO DO HAIR, MAKEUP FOR LADY BIRD AND LUCI JOHNSON; SENZ SAYS HE HAD SPOKEN EARLIER TO LIZ CARPENTER TO OFFER HIS SERVICES, SAYS HE WILL COME TONIGHT
Telephone conversation # 121, sound recording, LBJ and HALE BOGGS, 11/29/1963, 11:30AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ DISCUSSES APPOINTING PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE JFK ASSASSINATION; BOGGS SAYS HE HAS DRAFTED RESOLUTION ON THIS MATTER, PRAISES LBJ'S SPEECH TO CONGRESS FOLLOWING JFK ASSASSINATION; LBJ SAYS LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILL ASK FOR LINDY BOGGS
Telephone conversation # 139, sound recording, LBJ and HUGH SCOTT, 11/29/1963, 2:26PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ RELAYS A. W. MOURSUND'S PRAISE OF SCOTT'S RECENT APPEARANCE ON TV PANEL, THANKS HIM FOR HIS SUPPORT; SCOTT SAYS LBJ WILL HAVE HIS VOTE IF NEEDED ON FOREIGN POLICY MATTERS; MRS. SCOTT ASKS LBJ TO GIVE HER BEST TO LADY BIRD JOHNSON