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  • Contributor > Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982 (remove)
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  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "ARNOLD-PRES."; INAUDIBLE OFFICE CONVERSATION WHILE FORTAS IS ON HOLD; FORTAS IS APPARENTLY MEETING WITH ROBERT MCNAMARA AT TIME OF CALL; CONVERSATION WITH LBJ RECORDED ON REF #7794; PARTIAL CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7974
  • FORTAS ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO LBJ; INAUDIBLE OFFICE CONVERSATION WITH "BOB" (MCNAMARA?) WHILE FORTAS IS ON HOLD
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7973, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • TELEPHONE OPERATOR
  • White House Telephone Recordings and Transcripts
  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • "1, 9AM-10:45" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; OFFICE CONVERSATION WHILE FORTAS IS ON HOLD; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES DATE IS 5/20/1965; CONTINUES ON REF #7940
  • FORTAS ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO LBJ; OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT GEORGE REEDY'S WHEREABOUTS AND ABOUT CABLE TO BE SENT TO ELLSWORTH BUNKER CONCERNING SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7938, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • TELEPHONE OPERATOR
  • White House Telephone Recordings and Transcripts
  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7627, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/11/1965, 4:25PM
  • White House Telephone Recordings and Transcripts
  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 8002, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and GEORGE REEDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown
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  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • SELECTED AS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION COLLECTION
  • FORTAS ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO ROBERT MCNAMARA WHOSE LINE IS BUSY; OPERATOR ASKS FORTAS IF HE IS "MR. ARNOLD" TODAY; FORTAS REPLIES THAT HE IS
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7932, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • TELEPHONE OPERATOR
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  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "ARNOLD-?"; "2, 10:45-11:15" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT"; SPEED VARIES ON ORIGINAL RECORDING; BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION WHILE FORTAS IS ON HOLD FOR CALL TO LBJ; CONTINUES FROM REF #7938
  • TELEPHONE OPERATOR TELLS FORTAS LBJ IS NOT TAKING CALLS; FORTAS ASKS HER TO PLACE CALL TO GEORGE REEDY; REEDY, FORTAS DISCUSS WHAT REEDY WILL SAY IN 11:00A PRESS BRIEFING ABOUT NYT, WASHINGTON POST STORIES ON US FORCES AIDING IMBERT IN DOMINICAN
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7940, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and GEORGE REEDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown
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  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • "1, 9AM-10:45" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES DATE IS 5/20/1965; CONVERSATION WITH MUNOZ-MARIN RECORDED ON REF #7935
  • FORTAS ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO LUIS MUNOZ-MARIN BUT NOT TO GIVE HIS NAME AS CALLER
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7933, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • TELEPHONE OPERATOR
  • White House Telephone Recordings and Transcripts
  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • "[TELEPHONE] 426-19 MAY"; FORTAS ON HOLD 1:20; OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL
  • FORTAS TELLS MCNAMARA THAT MCGEORGE BUNDY MAY REQUEST THAT JAIME BENITEZ TRAVEL FROM SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FORTAS ASKS MCNAMARA TO ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION, GIVES HIM TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR BENITEZ, JUAN BOSCH
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7904, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/19/1965, time unknown
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  • SELECTED AS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION COLLECTION
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7688, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 8:45PM
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  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • "MR. DAVIDSON [ABE FORTAS] TO SEN. MARIN - P.R. 180323-180326"; MUNOZ-MARIN IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; FORTAS CARRIES ON INAUDIBLE OFFICE CONVERSATION DURING CALL
  • FORTAS ASKS MUNOZ-MARIN TO TELEPHONE JUAN BOSCH AND ASK ABOUT HIS MEETING WITH JOAQUIN BALAGUER; FORTAS UPDATES MUNOZ-MARIN ON NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7739, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and LUIS MUNOZ-MARIN, 5/18/1965, 3:23AM
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  • SELECTED AS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION COLLECTION
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7776, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/19/1965, 10:57AM
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  • SELECTED AS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION COLLECTION
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7815, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/23/1965, 5:10PM
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  • SELECTED AS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION COLLECTION
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 11333, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 1/11/1967, 3:45PM
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  • SELECTED AS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION COLLECTION
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 10822, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 9/22/1966, 8:30AM
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  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • "CONF. CALL W/MR. ABE FORTAS"; WH OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ DURING CALL; POOR SOUND; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7715, #7716
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7713, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/16/1965, 7:12PM
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  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • "POTUS CONVERSATION WITH MR. DAVIDSON 9:51-9:59"; FORTAS ON HOLD 0:40; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7692, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 9:51PM
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  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • "JOINED W/ABE FORTAS - 6:25PM"; OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; FORTAS IS AT HOME; HIGH-PITCHED WHINE OCCURS DURING CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7711, #7712
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7709, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/16/1965, 6:16PM
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  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • "SUMMARIZED"; OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DEAN RUSK, MCGEORGE BUNDY ARE MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7605, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/7/1965, 5:31PM
  • White House Telephone Recordings and Transcripts
  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • "DUPLICATE BELTS FROM SIGNAL CORPS"; OFFICE CONVERSATION BETWEEN BUNDY AND CYRUS VANCE PRECEDES CALL; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ DURING CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7713
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7715, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/16/1965, 7:12PM
  • White House Telephone Recordings and Transcripts
  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • "GOVERNOR SANCHEZ-VILELLA IN PR TO ABE FORTAS"; SANCHEZ-VILELLA ON HOLD 0:42; BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION BETWEEN LBJ AND ABE FORTAS PRECEDES CALL; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7750
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7751, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERTO SANCHEZ-VILELLA, 5/18/1965, 11:25AM
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  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • "DUPLICATE OF B.9 (BUT NOT COMPLETE)"; SLIP LISTS TIME AS 11:50A; BUNDY IS ON HOLD 5:10, CARRIES ON OFFICE CONVERSATION WHILE ON HOLD; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7753, #7754
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7755, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/18/1965, 11:55AM
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  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • TELEPHONE OPERATOR
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7728, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/17/1965, 2:50PM
  • White House Telephone Recordings and Transcripts
  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154-19 MAY"; RECORDING ENDS BEFORE CONVERSATION IS OVER
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7906, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CARTHA "DEKE" DELOACH, 5/19/1965, time unknown
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  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154-19 MAY"; FORTAS ON HOLD 1:30
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7908, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 5/19/1965, time unknown
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  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154-19 MAY"; "ARNOLD-MCNAMARA"; "SUMMARIZED"; "191500 [-] 192400" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7922, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/19/1965, time unknown
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  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • "[TELEPHONE] 426"; "ARNOLD-BUNDY 11:15"; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES IT FOLLOWS CONVERSATION BETWEEN LBJ AND FORTAS ON REF #7948; CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS 2 RECORDINGS; BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7953, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, 11:15AM?
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  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "3, 1130-1200 AM" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL AND LBJ IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7963, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/20/1965, time unknown
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  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "4, 1145-1215" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL AND LBJ IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7964, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/20/1965, time unknown
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  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • "[TELEPHONE] 1230 RED"; "ARNOLD-BUNDY"; "SUMMARIZED" WRITTEN ON SLIP BUT CONVERSATION NOT TRANSCRIBED; BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ROBERT MCNAMARA IS MEETING WITH FORTAS AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7971, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown
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  • TELEPHONE OPERATOR
  • "SUMMARIZED"; LBJ ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO THOMAS DODD BEFORE TAKING CALL FROM FORTAS
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7594, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/6/1965, 7:32PM
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  • TELEPHONE OPERATOR
  • FORTAS ON HOLD 2:25; FEHMER AND TELEPHONE OPERATOR DISCUSS INCOMING CALL FOR LBJ WHILE FORTAS IS ON HOLD
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7747, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/18/1965, 11:00AM
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  • TELEPHONE OPERATOR
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154"; "FORTAS [CROSSED OUT] ARN.-BONITAS"; "4, 1145-1215" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; FORTAS ON HOLD 6:20; BENITEZ IS IN PUERTO RICO AND IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7968, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and JAIME BENITEZ, 5/20/1965, time unknown
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  • Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
  • "[TELEPHONE] 426"; "ARNOLD-BENITEZ"; "4, 11:45" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; BENITEZ IS IN PUERTO RICO, PUTS FORTAS ON HOLD TO TALK WITH MRS. JUAN BOSCH
  • BENITEZ REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH JUAN BOSCH ON BREAKDOWN IN NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FORTAS DISCUSSES BENITEZ' ROLE IN NEGOTIATIONS; DISCUSSION OF DIFFICULTIES BOSCH HAS HAD MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7972, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and JAIME BENITEZ, 5/20/1965, time unknown
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  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7711, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/16/1965, 6:16PM
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  • RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7617, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/10/1965, 12:40PM
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  • CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7626, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/11/1965, 4:25PM
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  • RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7631, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/11/1965, 6:55PM
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  • RECORDING ENDS BEFORE CONVERSATION IS OVER; FORTAS IS IN PUERTO RICO
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7645, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/12/1965, 10:50PM
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  • OFFICE CONVERSATION
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7650, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/13/1965, 5:35PM
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  • "POTUS CONVERSATION WITH MR. DAVIS, SAN DOM."; "(RECORD BY SIGNAL)"; BUNDY IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; SLIP LISTS TIME AS 5:36P; POOR SOUND QUALITY; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7651
  • Telephone conversation
  • Telephone conversation # 7653, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/13/1965, 5:35PM
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