Highlights of LBJ's Telephone Conversations:
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No.: 8515 Date: 08/06/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; "(RET. HIS CALL)"; CONTINUES ON NEXT PNO Topics: SIGNING OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT; PENDING BILLS; EDITH GREEN, WAYNE MORSE AND HANDLING OF HIGHER EDUCATION BILL; IMMIGRATION, FARM BILLS; GERALD FORD'S PRESS LEAKS ON UK STERLING CRISIS; ADAM CLAYTON POWELL'S ABSENCE; FAIR EMPLOYMENT, MINIMUM WAGE BILLS Citation
No.: 8516 Date: 08/06/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; "(RET. HIS CALL)"; DAVID ALBERT IS MEETING WITH HIS FATHER CARL ALBERT AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS PNO Topics: CONCERNS ABOUT ECONOMIC EFFECT OF MINIMUM WAGE, CIVILIAN PAY BILLS; WAYNE MORSE AND HIGHER EDUCATION BILL; ALBERT'S CONCERNS ABOUT FARM BILL; ARA BILL; LBJ INVITES DAVID ALBERT TO BASEBALL GAME; FAIR EMPLOYMENT BILL Citation
No.: 8538 Date: 08/14/1965 Comments: RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF #8539; LBJ IS APPARENTLY MEETING WITH JACK VALENTI AT TIME OF CALL, SPEAKS BRIEFLY WITH HIM DURING CALL Topics: PROCEDURES FOR RELAYING REQUESTS FOR FEDERAL AID TO HANDLE WATTS RIOTS; LBJ EMPHASIZES NEED FOR STATE, LOCAL FORCES TO TRY TO CONTROL RIOTS FIRST; DELAY IN DEPLOYING TROOPS; QUESTION OF SENDING FEDERAL OFFICIAL TO LA; OTIS CHANDLER; ABSENCE OF DEPT HEADS Citation
No.: 8555 Date: 08/18/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; EISENHOWER ON HOLD 1:30; OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH CHARLES SCHULTZE, ELMER STAATS, JOSEPH CALIFANO AT TIME OF CALL Topics: EISENHOWER DISCUSSES HIS REMARKS TO THE PRESS ON UN DUES, SAYS HE HAS NOW BEEN BRIEFED BY ARTHUR GOLDBERG; LBJ READS BILL MOYERS' RESPONSE TO PRESS ON ALLEGED DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EISENHOWER AND LBJ ON VIETNAM; EISENHOWER'S SUPPORT FOR VIETNAM POLICY Citation
No.: 8578 Date: 08/20/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH LEE WHITE AT TIME OF CALL; WHITE SPEAKS BRIEFLY AT BEGINNING OF CALL; MLK ON HOLD 0:35; OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL Topics: CLOSE VOTES ON POVERTY BILL; THOMAS KUCHEL'S LETTER ON WATTS RIOTS; MLK'S MEETINGS WITH CALIFORNIA LEADERS; NEED FOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY; WH CIVIL RIGHTS CONFERENCE; HOWARD UNIVERSITY SPEECH; MLK'S VIEWS ON VIETNAM POLICY; PEACE EFFORTS Citation
No.: 8585 Date: 08/20/1965 Comments: "JOINED BY POTUS (SEE B.4 & 5…)"; JOSEPH CALIFANO, CLARK CLIFFORD, ABE FORTAS, HARRY MCPHERSON, JACK, MARY MARGARET, COURTENAY VALENTI ARE MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; OFFICE CONVERSATION AUDIBLE WHILE CALIFANO, CLIFFORD, FORTAS TALK WITH VANCE Topics: WORDING OF VETO MESSAGE FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION BILL CONTAINING PROVISION REQUIRING CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF BASE CLOSINGS, MOVEMENT OF MILITARY MISSIONS; LBJ DISCUSSES RICHARD RUSSELL'S VIEWS OF BILL, COMPLAINS ABOUT VETO MESSAGE Citation
No.: 8620 Date: 08/23/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; "RE SAME MATTER AS CONV. W/SECY MCN."; "DOD TROUBLE WITH MENDEL RIVERS"; BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH HARRY MCPHERSON, JOSEPH CALIFANO AT TIME OF CALL Topics: LBJ EXPRESSES IRRITATION WITH MENDEL RIVERS ABOUT VETOED MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION BILL; RIVERS' RECENT COMMENTS ADVOCATING BOMBING CHINA; MILITARY PAY BILL; LBJ READS AP STORY QUOTING LETTER SUPPORTING US POLICY FROM MARINE WHO DIED IN VIETNAM Citation
No.: 8667 Date: 08/28/1965 Comments: "(FR RANCH)" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; NEAR BEGINNING OF CALL LBJ BRIEFLY INTERRUPTS HIS CONVERSATION WITH FRIENDLY TO SPEAK WITH BILL MOYERS WHO IS MEETING WITH LBJ; FRIENDLY IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; CONTINUES ON NEXT PNO Topics: WASHINGTON, DC HOME RULE DISCHARGE PETITION; OBJECTION TO PETITION BY COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN, HOUSE LEADERSHIP; LBJ'S PHILOSOPHY AS SENATE POLICY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN TO PERMIT VOTES ON BILLS, CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC REACTION WHEN BILLS ARE BOTTLED UP Citation
No.: 8668 Date: 08/28/1965 Comments: "(FR RANCH)" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS PNO Topics: LBJ DISCUSSES NEED TO PASS LEGISLATION TO REMEDY BASIC PROBLEMS IN IMPOVERISHED AREAS AND TO PASS WASHINGTON, DC HOME RULE BILL; REACTION OF PRESS TO LBJ'S RECENT STATEMENT ON WATTS, CIVIL DISORDERS Citation
No.: 8825 Date: 09/03/1965 Comments: "MRS. PHILIP GRAHAM"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; GRAHAM IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR Topics: GRAHAM CONGRATULATES LBJ ON SIGNING OF WASHINGTON, DC HOME RULE DISCHARGE PETITION; LBJ DISCUSSES OPPOSITION TO FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF BILL, PRAISES AL FRIENDLY'S WORK ON BILL; LBJ'S STATEMENT EMPHASIZING HIS PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH WASHINGTON, DC Citation
No.: 8839 Date: 09/04/1965 Comments: "BELTS 1B"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; POOR SOUND QUALITY; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF #8840 Topics: MORSE CONGRATULATES LBJ ON STEEL SETTLEMENT, ENCOURAGES LBJ TO REST; WASHINGTON, DC HOME RULE BILL; HIGHER EDUCATION BILL; LBJ TALKS ABOUT HIS EFFORTS TO PASS STUDENT LOAN BILL AS SENATOR; SIGNING CEREMONY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION BILL; MORSE'S BULL Citation
No.: 8851 Date: 09/12/1965 Comments: "9:26A OR 10:30A"; CONTENT OF CALL DOES NOT VERIFY EXACT TIME; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT PNO Topics: SEARCH FOR BARGE CARRYING CHLORINE MISSING IN LOUISIANA AFTER HURRICANE BETSY; INDIA-PAKISTAN CONFLICT; CHINA'S REACTION; FOOD AID TO INDIA; PACIFICATION EFFORT AGAINST VIET CONG; US TROOP STRENGTH; AIRCRAFT LOSSES; BOMBING CAMPAIGN; WASHINGTON POST POLL Citation
No.: 8881 Date: 09/17/1965 Comments: OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH WALTER REUTHER AT TIME OF CALL; LBJ ASKS OFFICE SECRETARY TO PUT BILL MOYERS ON CALL IF HE IS NOT GIVING PRESS BRIEFING BUT MOYERS IS NOT HEARD; LBJ APPARENTLY ON SPEAKERPHONE Topics: FALLON TELLS LBJ THAT HOUSE COMMITTEE CANNOT ACT ON SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION BILL UNTIL SENATE SENDS BILL TO HOUSE TODAY; LBJ EXPRESSES SHOCK OVER THEIR POSITION AND DELAYS, DISCUSSES PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES, BILLBOARD LOBBY'S TACTICS Citation
No.: 9015 Date: 10/05/1965 Topics: LBJ REPORTS THAT HE WILL HAVE GALL BLADDER SURGERY, WILL NAME NEW YORK STATE JUDGE JAMES WATSON TO CUSTOMS COURT; RFK DISCUSSES PAPAL NUNCIO'S CONCERNS ABOUT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; CURRENT SITUATION THERE; LBJ'S MEETING WITH POPE PAUL Citation
No.: 9028 Date: 10/22/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; CONTINUES ON NEXT PNO Topics: LBJ DISCUSSES HIS CONCERNS ABOUT FOREIGN AID FOR INDIA, PAKISTAN AND NEED FOR NATIONS TO HELP THEMSELVES; ORIGINS OF ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS IN EISENHOWER ADMINISTRATION; NEED FOR LAND, TAX REFORM IN LATIN AMERICA; LBJ'S STATEMENT ON FOREIGN AID BILL Citation
No.: 9029 Date: 10/22/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS PNO Topics: LBJ TELLS GOLDBERG TO TELL LATIN AMERICAN UN MEMBERS ABOUT HIS CONCERNS ABOUT FOREIGN AID, NEED FOR NATIONS TO HELP THEMSELVES; GOLDBERG'S MEETINGS WITH LABOR LEADERS; NYC MAYORAL RACE; VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ'S RECOVERY; NEGATIVE PRESS REPORTS Citation
No.: 9105 Date: 11/04/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; POOR SOUND QUALITY AT TIMES; CONTINUES ON NEXT 2 PNOS Topics: LBJ'S GALL BLADDER SURGERY; APPOINTMENT OF HUD SECRETARY; NEGRO VOTE IN YESTERDAY'S ELECTIONS IN NYC, CLEVELAND, PHILADELPHIA; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS FAITH IN ELECTORATE, IMPORTANCE OF VOTING RIGHTS; JOHN CONNALLY; DC HOME RULE BILL; VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES Citation
No.: 9127 Date: 11/09/1965 Comments: "TRIP SITE RANCH"; "POWER FAILURE IN NY"; "FIRST HALF OF THIS BELT IS TESTING" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; SIGNAL CORPS OPERATORS DISCUSS BELTS FOR RECORDING CONVERSATION BEFORE CALL; CALIFANO ON HOLD 0:50 Topics: CALIFANO READS DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON NORTHEAST US POWER FAILURE; LBJ TELLS CALIFANO TO HALT TRANSPORTATION INTO AFFECTED AREA, DISCUSSES EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, ASKS ABOUT POSSIBLE CAUSE OF FAILURE; UPCOMING TRIP TO RANCH BY RUSK, MCNAMARA, OTHERS Citation
No.: 9134 Date: 11/09/1965 Comments: "TRIP SITE RANCH"; HORNIG ON HOLD 0:50; LBJ ASKS SIGNAL CORPS OPERATOR TO TRANSFER HORNIG TO BILL MOYERS AT END OF CALL; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF #9135 Topics: HORNIG BRIEFS LBJ ON NORTHEAST US POWER FAILURE, SOURCE OF FAILURE, RESUMPTION OF SERVICE; LBJ ASKS ABOUT CAUSE OF FAILURE; HORNIG TELLS LBJ THAT WEATHER MAY BE CAUSE; LBJ ASKS HORNIG TO BRIEF BILL MOYERS; LBJ LEARNED OF FAILURE FROM CBS RADIO BROADCAST Citation
No.: 9147 Date: 11/09/1965 Comments: LBJ IS MEETING WITH LADY BIRD JOHNSON AT TIME OF CALL AND SHE IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; MARGARETTA "HAPPY" ROCKEFELLER IS MEETING WITH NELSON ROCKEFELLER AT TIME OF CALL Topics: ROCKEFELLER REPORTS ON SITUATION IN NEW YORK DURING POWER FAILURE; LBJ TELLS ROCKEFELLER HE IS APPOINTING HIM TO ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS; LBJ TELLS HAPPY HE LOOKS FORWARD TO SEEING HER AT DINNER FOR UK'S PRINCESS MARGARET Citation
No.: 9188 Date: 11/22/1965 Comments: "(RET. HIS CALL)"; MUSIC AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND Topics: MCNAMARA DISCUSSES JCS REQUEST TO BOMB PETROLEUM STORAGE TARGETS IN NORTH VIETNAM; STATE DEPT CONCERNS ABOUT RESPONSE OF COMMUNIST CHINA, USSR; POSSIBLE MILITARY GAINS; QUESTION OF MINING HAIPHONG HARBOR; MCNAMARA RECOMMENDS AGAINST APPROVING REQUEST NOW Citation
No.: 9305 Date: 12/02/1965 Comments: POOR SOUND QUALITY; MCNAMARA ON HOLD 0:20; PREVIOUSLY OPENED IN PART ON TAPE SO.02 Topics: MCNAMARA DISCUSSES SIZE OF SUPPLEMENTAL DEFENSE BUDGET REQUEST FOR VIETNAM AND INCREASE IN SIZE OF 1967 DEFENSE NEEDS, SAYS INCREASED MILITARY ACTION MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY DIPLOMATIC AND POLITICAL ACTIONS; UPCOMING MEETING OF LBJ AND ADVISERS ON VIETNAM Citation
No.: 9306 Date: 12/03/1965 Comments: POOR SOUND QUALITY; BUNDY IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; CONTINUES ON NEXT 2 PNOS Topics: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC POLL; BUNDY'S CABLE ON VIETNAM DECISIONS; LBJ SAYS ADVISERS SHOULD MEET ON ALTERNATIVES BEFORE MEETING WITH HIM; POSSIBLE SEPARATE VIETNAM BUDGET; INTEREST RATE HIKE; DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS; DOMINICAN SITUATION; WH CIVIL RIGHTS CONFERENCE Citation
No.: 9326 Date: 12/20/1965 Comments: RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN Topics: PROPOSAL TO HOLD DOWN DOD BUDGET BY NOT FINANCING VIETNAM MILITARY COSTS BEYOND 1966; GERMAN OFFSET PAYMENT; POSSIBLE GERMAN MILITARY AID TO VIETNAM; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT BUDGET, EXCISE TAX, INCOME TAX; VIETNAM CHRISTMAS TRUCE, AIR RAID, PORT CONGESTION Citation
No.: 9327 Date: 12/22/1965 Comments: POOR SOUND QUALITY Topics: NEED TO FINALIZE DOD BUDGET; PROPOSAL TO HOLD DOWN DOD BUDGET BY NOT FINANCING VIETNAM MILITARY COSTS BEYOND 1966; POVERTY BUDGET; POSSIBLE NEED FOR TAX INCREASE, EFFECT ON GREAT SOCIETY PROGRAMS; NEED TO INCREASE MILITARY STRENGTH; POSSIBLE PEACE TALKS Citation
No.: 9338 Date: 12/27/1965 Comments: POOR SOUND QUALITY; BACKGROUND HUM; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN Topics: VIETNAM BOMBING HALT; LBJ SAYS HE FAVORS HALT IF THERE IS HOPE OF PEACE, DISCUSSES REPORT FROM GEORGE BROWN? ON PORT CONGESTION IN SOUTH VIETNAM; PRESS LEAKS FROM MILITARY, HHH; PHILIPPINE CONTRIBUTION IN VIETNAM; PEACE EFFORTS; EFFECTIVENESS OF BOMBING Citation
No.: 9339 Date: 12/27/1965 Comments: TAYLOR ON HOLD 0:20; LBJ IS MEETING WITH MCNAMARA AT TIME OF CALL Topics: LBJ DISCUSSES US DOMESTIC CONCERNS ABOUT VIETNAM, ASKS TAYLOR'S VIEWS ON EXTENSION OF BOMBING HALT, PEACE EFFORTS; TAYLOR SAYS HE OPPOSES PAUSE BUT SAYS THIS IS BEST TIME FOR IT IF IT IS NECESSARY; U. S. GRANT SHARP'S OPPOSITION TO PAUSE; MILITARY EFFECTS |