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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)
  • Collection > Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings (remove)

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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 # 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 # 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
Telephone conversation # 290, sound recording, LBJ and JAKE POTOFSKY, 12/5/1963, 11:36AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ INVITES POTOFSKY TO WH FOR VISIT; POTOFSKY PRAISES LBJ'S REMARKS TO THE BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL YESTERDAY; LBJ JOKES ABOUT LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S HIGH REGARD FOR POTOFSKY; POTOFSKY SAYS HE WOULD LIKE LBJ TO SPEAK AT 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS UNION
Telephone conversation # 341, sound recording, LBJ and ORVILLE FREEMAN, 12/7/1963, 6:35PM (Item)
  • ""#3"; "(TRANS)"; OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; FREEMAN ON HOLD 0:58; TV AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES WHILE LBJ WATCHES LADY BIRD JOHNSON ON TV; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994
  • First Lady
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 # 660, sound recording, LBJ and LIZ CARPENTER, 12/23/1963, 1:15PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ ISSUES INSTRUCTIONS TO CARPENTER ABOUT INVITATION TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, CABINET MEMBERS FOR COFFEE, EGG NOG, AND COOKIES AFTER HOUSE VOTE ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL, SAYS HE WANTS LADY BIRD JOHNSON TO RECEIVE GUESTS
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 # 1335, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN KNIGHT, 1/13/1964, 11:26AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • MIAMI AND DC WEATHER; LBJ THANKS KNIGHT; BUDGET CUTS; DEFENSE CUTS; POVERTY PROGRAM; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S TRIP TO PENNSYLVANIA; TAX BILL; E. J. THOMAS' REACTION TO LBJ'S BUSINESS COUNCIL SPEECH; PANAMA; GOLD OUTFLOW; REPUBLICANS FOR LBJ; THOMAS MANN
Telephone conversation # 2057, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/12/1964, 10:25AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • 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 # 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 # 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 # 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 # 3035, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 4/15/1964, 4:25PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • DALEY'S TESTIMONY ON POVERTY BILL; LBJ SAYS LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILL MAKE BRIEF SPEECH DURING THEIR UPCOMING CHICAGO TRIP; LBJ EXTENDS CONDOLENCES ON DEATH OF CONGRESSMAN TOM O'BRIEN, ASKS ABOUT POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR; BILL DAWSON
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 # 4148, sound recording, LBJ and JOAN KENNEDY, 7/3/1964, 1:45PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • JOAN KENNEDY THANKS LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON FOR CONCERN ABOUT EDWARD KENNEDY AFTER HIS AIRPLANE ACCIDENT, REPORTS ON HIS IMPROVEMENT; LBJ PROMISES TO VISIT HIM SOON