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Telephone conversation # 5158, sound recording, LBJ and HERSCHEL NEWSOM, 8/24/1964, 4:41PM

LBJ ASKS NEWSOM'S ADVICE ON VP NOMINATION; NEWSOM TELLS LBJ HE PREFERS EUGENE MCCARTHY BECAUSE HHH IS TOO VALUABLE WHERE HE IS

Telephone conversation # 5157, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/24/1964, 4:31PM?

CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP; PRICE DANIEL'S VIEWS; EDITH GREEN'S HEAD COUNT SHOWING SUPPORT FOR MINORITY REPORT ON MFDP ISSUE; KEN O'DONNELL

Telephone conversation # 5156, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/24/1964, 4:31PM?

JENKINS REPORTS ON HHH'S MEETING WITH MLK, AARON HENRY ON COMPROMISE ON SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP; NEED TO ISSUE CREDENTIALS FOR ALL BUT MISSISSIPPI; LBJ DECLINES TO MEET WITH MFDP, RECOMMENDS THEY ACCEPT JOE RAUH'S PROPOSED COMPROMISE

Telephone conversation # 5155, sound recording, LBJ and TOMMY CORCORAN, 8/24/1964, 4:25PM?

CORCORAN COMPLAINS LBJ VETOED EVERETT DIRKSEN'S BILL (S 1451) ON COURT OF CLAIMS JURISDICTION, ASKS LBJ TO RECONSIDER, SAYS WALTER JENKINS WAS SUPPOSED TO BRIEF LBJ ON BILL; LBJ TELLS CORCORAN HE WILL NOT RECONSIDER, ALL DEPTS RECOMMENDED VETO

Telephone conversation # 5154, sound recording, LBJ and CHARLES SHUMAN, 8/24/1964, 4:20PM

LBJ ASKS SHUMAN'S ADVICE ON VP NOMINATION FROM PERSPECTIVE OF FARMERS, MIDWEST; SHUMAN EVALUATES APPEAL OF CANDIDATES: EDMUND G. "PAT" BROWN, EUGENE MCCARTHY, MIKE MANSFIELD, HHH; ORVILLE FREEMAN; RFK; LBJ ASKS SHUMAN TO MEET WITH HIM ON FARM POLICY

Telephone conversation # 5153, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/24/1964, 1:11PM

UPCOMING MEETING BETWEEN HHH, MLK ON SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP; DISCUSSION OF PROPOSAL THAT NEIL STAEBLER AND A WOMAN GIVE SECONDING SPEECHES FOR LBJ'S NOMINATION; TIMING OF VP ACCEPTANCE SPEECH, JFK TRIBUTE FILM

Telephone conversation # 5152, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/24/1964, 1:11PM

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBILITY OF DOUGLAS WYNN RESIGNING FROM REGULAR MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, BEING REPLACED BY MEMBER OF MFDP; HEAD COUNT OF VOTES ON MFDP ISSUE IN CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE; ALABAMA DELEGATION; MLK; NEED FOR POSITIVE PRESS STORIES ON…

Telephone conversation # 5151, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 8/24/1964, time unknown

LBJ ASKS OPERATORS TO PLACE CALLS TO CHARLES SHUMAN, HERSCHEL NEWSOM, JAMES PATTON, JAY TAYLOR, LUTHER HODGES, JAMES WEBB, AND WALTER JENKINS

Telephone conversation # 5150, sound recording, LBJ and CHARLES MURPHY, 8/24/1964, 1:04PM

LBJ ASKS MURPHY WHICH FARM, CATTLEMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS HE SHOULD CONTACT FOR ADVICE ON VP NOMINATION; MURPHY RECOMMENDS LBJ CALL CHARLES SHUMAN AND OTHERS, DISCUSSES VIEWS OF VARIOUS GROUPS ON HHH AS VP NOMINEE; LBJ ASKS MURPHY IF COST OF BREAD WILL…

Telephone conversation # 5149, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 8/24/1964, time unknown

OPERATOR TELLS LBJ THAT ORVILLE FREEMAN IS WITH THE MINNESOTA DELEGATION AT THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN ATLANTIC CITY

Telephone conversation # 5148, sound recording, LBJ and LADY BIRD JOHNSON, 8/24/1964, time unknown

LBJ ASKS LADY BIRD JOHNSON TO JOIN HIM ON HIS WALK WITH THE PRESS; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S SCHEDULE

Telephone conversation # 5146, sound recording, LBJ and PALMER HOYT, 8/24/1964, 12:56PM

DISCUSSION OF HOW TO HANDLE UNIDENTIFIED COLORADO MEMBERS OF CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE; LBJ SUGGESTS GETTING THEM TO VOTE TO SEAT MFDP, BUT NOT SIGN MINORITY REPORT; LBJ DISCUSSES POLITICAL IMPACT OF ISSUE

Telephone conversation # 5145, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 8/24/1964, time unknown

LBJ ASKS OPERATOR TO PLACE CALLS TO WILLARD WIRTZ AND ORVILLE FREEMAN

Telephone conversation # 5144, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 8/24/1964, 12:50PM

RUSK UPDATES LBJ ON STUDENT PROTESTS IN SOUTH VIETNAM AGAINST THE KHANH GOVT; LBJ THANKS RUSK FOR HIS LETTER ON QUALIFICATIONS HE FEELS ARE NECESSARY FOR VP, TELLS RUSK HHH IS HIS FAVORITE CANDIDATE

Telephone conversation # 5143, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 8/24/1964, 11:10AM

DISCUSSION OF SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; ADOPTION OF PLATFORM PLANK ON CIVIL RIGHTS ACT; POSSIBLE RESPONSES TO MLK'S WIRE TO LBJ; RFK; POLITICS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Telephone conversation # 5142, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 8/24/1964, 10:20AM

ANDERSON ASKS LBJ FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION ON ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION OF CITIZENS' COMMITTEE FOR LBJ; DOUGLAS DILLON; SIDNEY WEINBERG; JOHN LOEB

Telephone conversation # 5141, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/24/1964, 9:10AM

MCNAMARA TELLS LBJ HE HAS RETURNED FROM HIS VACATION; DISCUSSION OF HANDLING PRESS LEAK ON STORY ABOUT NATIONAL BOARD OF ESTIMATES AND VIETNAM

Telephone conversation # 5140, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 8/24/1964, 8:46AM

REUTHER REPORTS ON STRATEGY FOR HANDLING SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP TO AVOID FLOOR FIGHT; JOE RAUH; MLK; LBJ EXPRESSES FEAR OF SOUTHERN WALKOUT IF LEGALLY ELECTED MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION IS NOT SEATED; POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECT ON LIBERALS

Telephone conversation # 5139, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 8/23/1964, 6:35PM

LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON CONGRATULATE HHH, EUGENE MCCARTHY ON THEIR PERFORMANCE TODAY AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; LBJ TELLS HHH THAT HE AND MCCARTHY SHOULD GET BUSY ON MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP CONTROVERSY

Telephone conversation # 5138, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/23/1964, 4:56PM

EASTLAND REPORTS THAT UNNAMED PERSON (GOV. PAUL JOHNSON?) TOLD MISSISSIPPI REGULAR DELEGATION THEY COULD VOTE AS THEY WANTED WITHOUT REPRISALS; GEORGE WALLACE

Telephone conversation # 5137, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/23/1964, 3:58PM

AL ULLMAN'S SUBSTITUTE MOTION SEATING TOKEN MEMBERS OF MFDP WITH MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION; WEST VIRGINIA MOTION TO SEAT REGULAR DELEGATION; GOV. PAUL JOHNSON; POSSIBLE SOUTHERN WALKOUT IF MFDP SEATED; RICHARD DALEY; EDWIN WEISL, SR.; ROBERT WAGNER; JOE…

Telephone conversation # 5136, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/23/1964, 3:58PM

LBJ REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH JAMES EASTLAND, AND EASTLAND'S TALK WITH GOV. PAUL JOHNSON; JENKINS REPORTS ON AL ULLMAN'S SUBSTITUTE MOTION FOR SEATING TOKEN MEMBERS OF MFDP WITH MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION; DAVID LAWRENCE WILL ASK VOTE OF CREDENTIALS…

Telephone conversation # 5134, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/23/1964, 3:55PM

EASTLAND REPORTS ON HIS CONVERSATION WITH UNNAMED PERSON (GOV. PAUL JOHNSON?) ON DEVELOPMENTS AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION ON SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION; MFDP

Telephone conversation # 5133, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/23/1964, 3:35PM

LBJ REPORTS ON CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE VOTE ON ALABAMA DELEGATION, DISCUSSES EFFECT ON SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP, ABE FORTAS' VIEWS ON MISSISSIPPI SITUATION; EASTLAND OFFERS TO CALL GOV. PAUL JOHNSON; LBJ HUMOROUSLY THREATENS TO CUT FARM…

Telephone conversation # 5131, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/22/1964, 7:10PM

LBJ READS STATEMENT FOR REGULAR MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION ASSURING CONVENTION OF THEIR INTENTION TO SUPPORT NOMINEE; EASTLAND REPORTS ON TALK WITH GOV. PAUL JOHNSON, DISCUSSES STATE CONVENTION'S NEAR ENDORSEMENT OF GOLDWATER, MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICANS;…

Telephone conversation # 5130, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/22/1964, 6:21PM

EASTLAND READS E. K. COLLINS' STATEMENT TO CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE ON POSITION OF REGULAR MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION; MFDP; JOE RAUH; LBJ SUGGESTS WORDING FOR STATEMENT; CANDIDATES FOR VP NOMINATION: MIKE MANSFIELD, HHH, EUGENE MCCARTHY; CATHOLIC AS VP…

Telephone conversation # 5129, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 8/22/1964, 5:32PM

MANSFIELD APOLOGIZES FOR SPEAKING AFTER LBJ SPOKE AT WH EVENT TODAY INVOLVING MONTANA CENTENNIAL BAND; MANSFIELD REPORTS THAT VOTE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BILL IS SCHEDULED FOLLOWING DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Telephone conversation # 5128, sound recording, LBJ and RALPH DUNGAN, 8/22/1964, 2:24PM

DUNGAN REPORTS ON HIS CONTACTS WITH JOHN MCCLOY, OTHER REPUBLICANS, AND THEIR RELUCTANCE TO JOIN PEACE COMMITTEE; DUNGAN TELLS LBJ HE THINKS LBJ DOES NOT NEED COMMITTEE TO COUNTERACT GOLDWATER

Telephone conversation # 5127, sound recording, LBJ and UNKNOWN, 8/22/1964, time unknown

CANNOT DETERMINE TOPIC; ONLY A FEW WORDS OF LBJ'S SIDE OF A CONVERSATION ARE RECORDED

Telephone conversation # 5126, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 8/22/1964, 12:55PM

REEDY ASKS IF HE CAN ANNOUNCE TO PRESS THAT LBJ WILL GO TO CHURCH WITH BILLY GRAHAM TOMORROW

Telephone conversation # 5124, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/22/1964, 12:27PM

LBJ REQUESTS ESTIMATE OF MINIMUM NUMBER OF DEMOCRATS THAT CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE ELECTED IN HOUSE AND SENATE, WANTS TO MAKE POINT THAT DEMOCRATS WILL RETAIN CONTROL OF CONGRESS

Telephone conversation # 5122, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/22/1964, 12:02PM

CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; GOV. PAUL JOHNSON'S COOPERATION WITH INVESTIGATION OF MURDER OF CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS; RICHARD DALEY'S VIEW THAT DELEGATES SHOULD PLEDGE TO SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC…

Telephone conversation # 5121, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/22/1964, 12:02PM

EASTLAND REPORTS ON CONVERSATION WITH UNNAMED PERSON (GOV. PAUL JOHNSON?) ON PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CONTROVERSY OVER SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; LBJ REMINISCES ABOUT ALLAN SHIVERS IN 1952 ELECTION

Telephone conversation # 5120, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN SPARKMAN, 8/22/1964, 12:00PM

SPARKMAN APPEALS TO LBJ TO HAVE REGULAR ALABAMA DELEGATION SEATED AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; QUESTION OF ELECTORS NOT HAVING PLEDGED TO SUPPORT NOMINEE; GEORGE WALLACE'S POLITICAL TACTICS; SPARKMAN DISCUSSES PAST CONVENTIONS; MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION;…

Telephone conversation # 5119, sound recording, JUANITA ROBERTS and LEE? CERRELL, 8/22/1964, 11:50AM

CERRELL READS RECENT CALIFORNIA POLL RESULTS TO ROBERTS AND "DICK" (NELSON?) SHOWING SUPPORT FOR LBJ VERSUS GOLDWATER; FINDINGS ARE INDIRECT RESULT OF POLL TAKEN FOR SENATE RACE BETWEEN PIERRE SALINGER, GEORGE MURPHY