Highlights of LBJ's Telephone Conversations:
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No.: 8107 Date: 06/08/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; MANSFIELD IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR AT TIMES; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT 2 PNOS Topics: LBJ ASKS MANSFIELD'S ADVICE ON VIETNAM; HISTORY OF US ROLE; WESTMORELAND'S REQUEST FOR TROOPS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; GEORGE AIKEN'S OPPOSITION TO ASIAN ECONOMIC AID; CONGRESSIONAL DOUBTS ABOUT VIETNAM POLICY; BOMBING CAMPAIGN; SOUTH VIETNAMESE DESERTIONS
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No.: 8108 Date: 06/08/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS PNO AND ON NEXT PNO Topics: QUESTION OF MAXWELL TAYLOR MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS; PRESS LEAKS; HENRY CABOT LODGE AS US AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM; SENATE OPPOSITION TO BILL ALLOWING WILLIAM "BOZO" MCKEE TO HEAD FAA; SST; FOREIGN AID BILL; SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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No.: 8116 Date: 06/10/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH HARRY OPPENHEIMER AND IS ALSO APPARENTLY MEETING WITH JACK VALENTI AT TIME OF CALL; POOR SOUND; CONTINUES ON NEXT PNO; PREVIOUSLY OPENED IN PART ON TAPE SO.02 Topics: JCS MEETING ON 2 PLANS FOR MORE US FORCES IN VIETNAM; POSSIBLE EISENHOWER BRIEFING; NUMBERS OF TROOPS IN EACH PLAN; EXTENSION OF TAYLOR'S APPOINTMENT; MIKE MANSFIELD'S, GEORGE AIKEN'S VIEWS; DECISION-MAKING PROCESS; DETERIORATING VIETNAM SITUATION
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No.: 8117 Date: 06/10/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS PNO Topics: MIKE MANSFIELD'S, GEORGE AIKEN'S VIEWS ON VIETNAM; POSSIBLE NEW CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION ON INCREASED US FORCES OR REPEAL OF TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION; VIEWS OF UNNAMED PERSON ON FAILURE OF BOMBING PAUSE, VIETNAM POLICY; NEED TO RESPOND TO VIET CONG BUILDUP
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No.: 8154 Date: 06/17/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; VERY POOR SOUND QUALITY, FORD IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; LBJ IS MEETING WITH THOMAS DEWEY AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT PNO Topics: FORD'S SON'S ACCIDENT; B-52 BOMBING RAID IN SOUTH VIETNAM; MELVIN LAIRD'S STATEMENT; LBJ DISCUSSES PROPOSED ROLE OF US GROUND TROOPS; FORD REQUESTS MEETING ON TROOPS; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT MISLEADING PRESS STORIES, LEAKS; GOODPASTER'S BRIEFING OF EISENHOWER
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No.: 8155 Date: 06/17/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; VERY POOR SOUND QUALITY; FORD IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; LBJ IS MEETING WITH THOMAS DEWEY AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS PNO Topics LBJ READS GOODPASTER'S REPORT OF HIS BRIEFING OF EISENHOWER ON VIETNAM, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FORD EXPRESSES SUPPORT OF B-52 RAID, SPEAKS BRIEFLY TO THOMAS DEWEY; LBJ JOKES WITH FORD ABOUT TRADING MELVIN LAIRD FOR WAYNE MORSE
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No.: 8168 Date: 06/21/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; CONTINUES ON NEXT PNO; PREVIOUSLY OPENED IN PART ON TAPE SO.02 Topics: MCNAMARA REPORTS BASE-CLOSING SECTION DROPPED FROM BILL, BRIEFING TO BE HELD ON B-52 RAID; LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO TALK TO RFK ABOUT HIS ALLEGED CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY; CALL FOR NEW CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE, BOMBING PAUSE; LBJ'S DOUBTS ABOUT VIETNAM POLICY
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No.: 8169 Date: 06/21/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS PNO Topics LBJ'S DOUBTS ABOUT VIETNAM POLICY; JACOB JAVITS' CALL FOR NEW CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE ON INCREASED US TROOP COMMITMENT; NEGATIVE COMMUNIST RESPONSE TO UK COMMONWEALTH PEACE INITIATIVE; HAROLD WILSON'S UPCOMING VISIT TO US
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No.: 8199 Date: 06/28/1965 Comments: RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; POOR SOUND QUALITY Topics: LBJ ASKS SCHULTZE TO REVIEW FOREIGN AID ALLOCATIONS TO ENSURE THEY SERVE US INTEREST; LBJ'S OPPOSITION TO FULBRIGHT BILL TO DISTRIBUTE EXCESS FOREIGN CURRENCY, BELIEF FUNDS SHOULD BE USED TO BUY GOODS FOR USE IN US; EFFECT ON EXCHANGE RATES; AID TO INDIA
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No.: 8221 Date: 06/30/1965 Comments: RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; MCNAMARA IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR Topics: PRESS HANDLING OF MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS TO VIETNAM?; TODAY'S MEETING ON VIETNAM (WITH EISENHOWER?); LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO TALK WITH RFK ABOUT VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ EXPRESSES DOUBTS ABOUT ALTERNATIVES TO CURRENT POLICY; MCNAMARA REMINISCES ABOUT BAY OF PIGS
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No.: 8301 Date: 07/01/1965 Comments: RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN Topics: MOYERS REPORTS ON HIS LUNCH WITH MCGEORGE BUNDY; BUNDY'S RECENT SPEECHES; LBJ DISCUSSES PRESS CONTACTS WITH BUNDY, OTHER WH STAFF; RFK; MOYERS ADVOCATES MORE CANDOR WITH PRESS; LBJ DISCUSSES JACK VALENTI'S RECENT SPEECH, LBJ'S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS STAFF
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No.: 8302 Date: 07/02/1965 Comments: "FROM BEDROOM" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS DATE AND TIME AS 7/14/1965, 6:15P; CONTENT OF CALL INDICATES TIME AND DATE ARE 7/2/65, 8:41A; MUSIC AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; PREVIOUSLY OPENED IN PART ON TAPE SO.02 Topics: LBJ TELLS MCNAMARA HE IS DEPRESSED ABOUT VIETNAM PROPOSALS, ASKS IF THERE IS ANY ASSURANCE US CAN WIN; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT BACKING FOR GREATER COMMITMENT; MCNAMARA ADVOCATES CONSULTING CONGRESS; RUSK'S VIEWS; CURRENT MILITARY SITUATION; ENEMY BODY COUNT
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No.: 8303 Date: 07/02/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; POOR SOUND QUALITY; EISENHOWER IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE Topics: EISENHOWER ASKS LBJ'S HELP IN HAVING WRIGHT PATMAN HOLD HEARINGS ON BANK MERGER BILL; LBJ ASKS EISENHOWER'S ADVICE ON VIETNAM; POSSIBLE INCREASE IN GROUND TROOPS, CALL-UP OF RESERVES, NEW CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION; AIR CAMPAIGN, INCREASED INFILTRATION
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No.: 8307 Date: 07/07/1965 Comments: POOR SOUND QUALITY; MARSHALL IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE Topics: LBJ ASKS MARSHALL TO ACCEPT APPOINTMENT AS SOLICITOR GENERAL; IMPORTANCE OF HAVING NEGRO AS GOVT'S TOP TRIAL LAWYER; EFFECT OF APPPOINTMENT OF NEGRO ON US IMAGE ABROAD; EXPERIENCE MARSHALL WILL GAIN AS SOLICITOR GENERAL, POSSIBLE FUTURE APPOINTMENT
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No.: 8311 Date: 07/07/1965 Comments: MLK ON HOLD 0:18, DIFFICULT TO HEAR; CONTINUES ON NEXT 2 PNOS Topics: MLK CALLS TO EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT MCCULLOUGH SUBSTITUTE FOR VOTING RIGHTS BILL; LBJ DISCUSSES SOUTHERN, REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION; POLL TAX ISSUE; DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HOUSE, SENATE BILLS; NEAR DEFEAT OF RENT SUBSIDY PROVISION OF HOUSING BILL; HOWARD SMITH
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No.: 8312 Date: 07/07/1965 Comments: CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS PNO AND ON NEXT PNO; POOR SOUND QUALITY; MLK IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE Topics: MLK DISCUSSES IMPORTANCE OF VOTING RIGHTS BILL, EFFORTS TO REGISTER NEGROES; POLL TAX ISSUE; NEED TO RE-BUILD SUPPORT FOR BILL; MLK DISCUSSES INACCURATE PRESS INTERPRETATION OF HIS RECENT STATEMENT ON VIETNAM; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS CONCERNS ABOUT VIETNAM
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No.: 8313 Date: 07/07/1965 Comments: CONTINUES FROM 2 PREVIOUS PNOS Topics: MLK PRAISES LBJ'S MESSAGE TO CONGRESS ON VOTING RIGHTS BILL; LBJ OFFERS TO SEND MLK COPIES OF SPEECH, ASKS MLK TO CALL ROY WILKINS TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR BILL, TELLS MLK TO CALL LEE WHITE IF LBJ IS NOT AVAILABLE
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No.: 8399 Date: 07/26/1965 Comments: "SUMMARIZED"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT PNO Topics: POSSIBLE ACTION AGAINST SAM SITES IN NORTH VIETNAM; RECOMMENDATIONS OF LBJ'S ADVISORS; POSSIBLE SOVIET, CHINESE, WORLD REACTION TO BOMBING HANOI; DEPLOYMENT OF GROUND TROOPS WITHOUT RESERVE CALL-UP; RUSSELL'S CONCERNS ABOUT SOUTH VIETNAMESE LEADERSHIP
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No.: 8405 Date: 07/27/1965 Topics: LBJ THANKS CHELF FOR HELP ON IMMIGRATION BILL, ASKS FOR HELP ON REPEAL OF SECTION 14-B OF TAFT-HARTLEY ACT; CHELF EXPLAINS PROBLEMS BILL WILL CAUSE HIM; LBJ'S VOTING RECORD ON ACT; CURRENT LABOR SITUATION; CHELF THANKS LBJ FOR THE WAY HE HAS TREATED HIM |