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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 # 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 # 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 # 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 # 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 # 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 # 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 # 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 # 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
Telephone conversation # 3448, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 5/13/1964, 6:28PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ REPORTS HIS CONVERSATION WITH RICHARD RUSSELL, B. EVERETT JORDAN ON BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION; PRESS STORIES ON ALABAMA PROPERTY OWNED BY LADY BIRD JOHNSON; EVERETT DIRKSEN
Telephone conversation # 3452, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 5/14/1964, 9:50AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • POVERTY BILL; QUESTION OF PUTTING LANGUAGE ON AID TO PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS IN REPORT RATHER THAN BILL; HUGH CAREY; TIP O'NEILL, CLOSING DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS; FRANCIS CARDINAL SPELLMAN; ALABAMA PROPERTY OWNED BY LADY BIRD JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 3453, sound recording, LBJ and PHIL LANDRUM, 5/14/1964, 10:00AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • POVERTY BILL; COLLEGE WORK-STUDY PROGRAM; COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM; QUESTION OF LANGUAGE IN POVERTY BILL ON AID TO PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS; ALABAMA PROPERTY OWNED BY LADY BIRD JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 3464, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 5/15/1964, 8:40PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LIZ CARPENTER; PRESS COVERAGE OF REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN'S VISIT TO ALABAMA PROPERTY OWNED BY LADY BIRD JOHNSON; REEDY COMMENTS ON GENERAL QUALITY OF TV NEWS PROGRAMS
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 # 4941, sound recording, LBJ and ROY WILKINS, 8/15/1964, 9:50AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP; PRESS AND WHITE BACKLASH ISSUE; LACK OF SOUTHERN SUPPORT FOR HHH FOR VP; NEED TO TALK TO LABOR, NEGRO CONGRESSMEN ABOUT MFDP ISSUE; WILKINS' ARTICLES ON GOLDWATER; LADY BIRD, LYNDA, LUCI JOHNSON'S CAMPAIGN
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 # 5065, sound recording, LBJ and KEN O'DONNELL, 8/21/1964, 10:46AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • VP CANDIDATES; CONVENTION FLOOR LEADERS; ABE RIBICOFF AS 1960 FLOOR LEADER; REGIONAL, STATE COORDINATORS; QUESTION OF LADY BIRD JOHNSON INVITING JACQUELINE KENNEDY TO ATTEND CONVENTION WITH HER; JFK TRIBUTE FILM; LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT PLATFORM
Telephone conversation # 6140, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 11/3/1964, 11:40PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • REUTHER CONGRATULATES LBJ; LBJ EXPRESSES REGRET ABOUT DEMOCRATIC LOSS IN MICHIGAN GOVERNOR'S RACE AND JOHN WILLIAMS' VICTORY IN DELAWARE SENATE RACE, BUT SAYS DEMOCRATS WILL GAIN 2 HOUSE SEATS IN MICHIGAN; REUTHER PRAISES LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S
Telephone conversation # 6283, sound recording, LBJ and EDWARD CLARK, 11/7/1964, 8:45AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • CLARK REPORTS ON AUSTIN MEETINGS; WEST TEXAS POLITICS; ED FOREMAN'S DEFEAT; ELECTION BETS; RALPH YARBROUGH'S RE-ELECTION; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S WHISTLESTOP TRIP; WYNN'S STAND AT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ON SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION; UAW
Telephone conversation # 6310, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCLELLAN, 11/9/1964, 1:08PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ CONVEYS LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S APPRECIATION FOR MCCLELLAN'S INTRODUCTION OF HER DURING CAMPAIGN; ARKANSAS ELECTION RESULTS; WINTHROP ROCKEFELLER'S DEFEAT IN GOVERNOR'S RACE; MCCLELLAN THANKS LBJ FOR HIS HELP ON ARKANSAS RIVER PROJECT
Telephone conversation # 5857, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 10/10/1964, 12:25PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • PRESS GUIDANCE FOR FINAL WEEKS OF CAMPAIGN; HECKLING OF LADY BIRD JOHNSON ON WHISTLESTOP TRIP; LBJ'S NEW ORLEANS SPEECH; DAVID RABINOVITZ WISCONSIN JUDGESHIP; HARRIS POLL; NIXON'S STATEMENTS; WHISTLESTOP PRESS COVERAGE; LUCI JOHNSON'S CAMPAIGN
Telephone conversation # 5874, sound recording, LBJ and CHARLES GUY, 10/11/1964, 6:50AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ'S UPCOMING CAMPAIGN SCHEDULE; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S TRIP TO TEXAS WITH CABINET WIVES; SUPPORT FOR LBJ IN CORPUS CHRISTI, LUBBOCK, AMARILLO; WHISTLESTOP CAMPAIGN; CIVIL RIGHTS ACT; KKK; JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY; GOLDWATER'S LUBBOCK RALLY; CLOSING BIGGS
Telephone conversation # 5635, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN SPARKMAN, 9/21/1964, 7:55PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • SPARKMAN RELAYS INVITATION TO LBJ TO SPEAK IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; LBJ TELLS SPARKMAN HE WILL SERIOUSLY CONSIDER ACCEPTING INVITATION; SPARKMAN TELLS LBJ HE PLANS TO ACCOMPANY LADY BIRD JOHNSON ON WHISTLESTOP TRIP THROUGH ALABAMA
Telephone conversation # 5817, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE MAHON, 10/2/1964, 4:31PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ON LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S INHERITANCE; MAHON SAYS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPROVED APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION APPROPRIATION, BUT IT CANNOT BE SPENT UNTIL PASSAGE OF APPALACHIA BILL; LBJ EXPRESSES DISMAY; CHARLES HALLECK; EMERGENCY
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 # 8894, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 9/21/1965, 6:45PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON HIS DISCUSSION WITH UNIDENTIFIED PERSON (EVERETT DIRKSEN?) ABOUT UNIDENTIFIED TOPIC (BOBBY BAKER AND SERV-U CORP CONTRACTS WITH SPACE PROGRAM CONTRACTOR NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION?); LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S RECENT VISIT TO PEORIA
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