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Telephone conversation # 4798, sound recording, LBJ and LEE WHITE, 8/7/1964, 1:30PM

LBJ ASKS WHITE ABOUT COURT-ORDERED SCHOOL DESEGREGATION IN ST. HELENA PARISH, LOUISIANA, RELAYS RFK'S RECOMMENDATION THAT LBJ CALL GOV. JOHN MCKEITHEN ABOUT ENFORCEMENT OF THE DECISION

Telephone conversation # 4797, sound recording, LBJ and LEE WHITE, 8/7/1964, 1:30PM

LBJ ASKS WHITE ABOUT COURT-ORDERED SCHOOL DESEGREGATION IN ST. HELENA PARISH, LOUISIANA

Telephone conversation # 4796, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/7/1964, 1:24PM

O'BRIEN REPORTS ON ABSENTEES IN HOUSE AND EFFECT ON POVERTY BILL VOTE; DISCUSSION OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES ON VOTE; O'BRIEN REPORTS SENATE VOTE OF 88-2 IN FAVOR OF TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION

Telephone conversation # 4795, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/7/1964, 12:50PM

O'BRIEN REPORTS ON HOUSE VOTE ON TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION; DISCUSSION OF HEAD COUNT ON POVERTY BILL, PARLIAMENTARY TACTICS ON HANDLING BILL IN HOUSE AND SENATE; HOUSE VOTE TO ACCEPT SENATE BILL WITH PHIL LANDRUM'S GOVERNOR'S VETO AMENDMENT

Telephone conversation # 4794, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/7/1964, 12:40PM

DIRKSEN RIDER TO FOREIGN AID BILL POSTPONING COURT-ORDERED REAPPORTIONMENT OF STATE LEGISLATURES; HOUSE VOTE ON TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION; GALLUP POLL ON 1964 ELECTION; REPUBLICAN BACKLASH; WHITE BACKLASH, PRESS STORIES ON LBJ'S UNPOPULARITY IN SOUTH

Telephone conversation # 4793, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT KENNEDY, 8/7/1964, 12:00PM

RFK REPORTS THAT COURT-ORDERED SCHOOL DESEGREGATION IN ST. HELENA PARISH, LOUISIANA IS TO BEGIN 8/12, AGAIN RECOMMENDS LBJ CALL GOV. JOHN MCKEITHEN; QUESTION OF USE OF FEDERAL FORCES TO ENFORCE ORDER; LBJ SAYS HE WANTS TO CONSULT WITH HIS STAFF

Telephone conversation # 4791, sound recording, LBJ and EDWIN WEISL, SR., 8/7/1964, 8:22AM

NEW YORK, ILLINOIS POVERTY BILL VOTES; CHARGE OF UNDUE WH INFLUENCE; LBJ'S COLD; GOVERNOR'S VETO AMENDMENT; CONCERNS ABOUT POLITICAL EFFECT OF POVERTY PROGRAM; LIFE MAGAZINE ARTICLES; RFK; ROPER POLL; WHITE BACKLASH; REPUBLICAN BACKLASH; SYRACUSE;…

Telephone conversation # 4788, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 8/7/1964, 8:07AM

RUSSELL'S HEALTH; INTELLIGENCE REPORTS ON VIETNAM; STATUS OF APPROPRIATIONS BILLS IN SENATE; FOREIGN AID BILL; HERBERT HOOVER'S BIRTHDAY; RUSSELL REMINISCES ABOUT DEPRESSION, "HOOVER CARTS" IN GEORGIA; BOBBY RUSSELL'S HEALTH, HIS FAMILY'S RECENT WH…

Telephone conversation # 4787, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/7/1964, 8:04AM

MCNAMARA GIVES LBJ INTELLIGENCE REPORTS ON SITUATION IN VIETNAM

Telephone conversation # 4786, sound recording, LBJ and CHARLES GUY, 8/6/1964, 7:18PM

LBJ THANKS GUY FOR HIS HELP; GUY EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR LBJ'S ACTIONS IN VIETNAM, PROMISES TO SEND HIM COPY OF FAVORABLE EDITORIAL; LBJ INVITES GUY TO WH

Telephone conversation # 4785, sound recording, LBJ and JACK BROOKS, 8/6/1964, 6:55PM

BROOKS GIVES LBJ HEAD COUNT OF TEXAS DELEGATION'S VOTES ON POVERTY BILL; ALBERT THOMAS; JOHN DOWDY; JOE KILGORE; LBJ MENTIONS THAT HE IS HAVING PHOTO SESSION WITH DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENTS AT TIME OF CALL

Telephone conversation # 4784, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER HELLER, 8/6/1964, 6:40PM

DISCUSSION OF HANDLING PRESS INQUIRIES ABOUT POSSIBLE RISE IN STEEL PRICES; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT HIS HEAVY SCHEDULE, PHOTO SESSION WITH DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENTS, WARNS ABOUT POSSIBLE NEGATIVE REACTION BY STEEL COMPANIES TO PRESS STORIES ON STEEL PRICES

Telephone conversation # 4782, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE SMATHERS, 8/6/1964, 2:29PM

LBJ ASKS ABOUT REPORT ROBERT SIKES WILL VOTE AGAINST POVERTY BILL; SMATHERS REPORTS THAT SIKES, SYDNEY HERLONG HAD PLANNED TO BE ABSENT BUT MUST RETURN TO VOTE ON TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION; RESULTS OF ROPER POLL ON ELECTION; RFK; SOUTHERN SUPPORT FOR…

Telephone conversation # 4781, sound recording, LBJ and CARTHA "DEKE" DELOACH, 8/6/1964, 2:25PM

DELOACH REPORTS ON PROGRESS OF FBI INVESTIGATION OF MURDER OF L. A. PENN IN GEORGIA, RECOMMENDS THAT FEDERAL AUTHORITIES MAKE ARREST, NOT LOCAL AUTHORITIES; LBJ REPORTS ON HIS CALL TO J. EDGAR HOOVER YESTERDAY, CONGRATULATES DELOACH ON FBI'S WORK

Telephone conversation # 4780, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 8/6/1964, time unknown

TELEPHONE OPERATOR REPORTS THAT GEORGE SMATHERS IS UNAVAILABLE AND THAT LARRY O'BRIEN IS EN ROUTE TO THE CAPITOL; LBJ CANCELS CALLS

Telephone conversation # 4779, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 8/6/1964, 2:03PM

MCCORMACK REPORTS ON OPPOSITION TO ADAM YARMOLINSKY APPOINTMENT; POVERTY BILL HEAD COUNT; TIMING OF VOTES ON TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION, POVERTY BILL; DROP IN UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES; YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT; ROBERT SIKES; MCCORMACK THANKS LBJ FOR REMARKS LAST…

Telephone conversation # 4778, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES ROWE, 8/6/1964, 1:35PM

RESULTS OF ROPER POLL SHOWING SUPPORT FOR RFK FOR VP NOMINATION WHICH WILL APPEAR IN LIFE MAGAZINE; HHH'S PRESS LEAKS; LBJ ADVISES HHH BUILD SUPPORT WITH PARTY LEADERS LIKE RICHARD DALEY; WHITE BACKLASH AGAINST LBJ; REPUBLICAN BACKLASH AGAINST…

Telephone conversation # 4777, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES ROWE, 8/6/1964, 1:35PM

LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT PRESS LEAKS BY HHH ON TONKIN GULF ATTACKS, STATEMENT INFERRING US MIGHT HAVE PROVOKED ATTACKS, US-USSR COMMUNICATIONS ON VIETNAM; HENRY FORD II'S VIEWS ON HHH AS POSSIBLE VP NOMINEE; RFK'S NOTE TO OTHER CABINET MEMBERS ON VP…

Telephone conversation # 4775, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 8/6/1964, 1:29PM

OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT SUPPORT FOR LBJ IN SOUTH; BUNDY REPORTS THAT HHH TOLD MARTIN AGRONSKY THIS MORNING ABOUT US COMMUNICATIONS WITH USSR ON VIETNAM; POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF PRESS LEAK; HHH'S STATEMENT TO PRESS ABOUT TONKIN GULF ATTACKS

Telephone conversation # 4774, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 8/6/1964, 1:05PM

BUNDY UPDATES LBJ ON SITUATION IN CONGO, POSSIBLE COMMUNIST INVOLVEMENT; DISCUSSION OF WHETHER AVERELL HARRIMAN SHOULD GO TO BELGIUM TO DISCUSS SITUATION OR PAUL-HENRI SPAAK SHOULD COME TO WASHINGTON, DC, TO MEET WITH LBJ

Telephone conversation # 4773, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/6/1964, 12:46PM

POSSIBLE APPEARANCE BY JOHN MCCONE AT GEORGE MAHON'S VIETNAM HEARING; ALLEGATIONS US PROVOKED TONKIN GULF ATTACKS; MCNAMARA'S TESTIMONY AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS ON TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION; CONGRESSIONAL FEAR OF "NO WIN" POLICY; LBJ'S MEETING WITH U…

Telephone conversation # 4772, sound recording, LBJ and GUS WORTHAM, 8/6/1964, 10:59AM

LBJ ASKS WORTHAM'S AND JOHN JONES' HELP IN GETTING BOB CASEY'S VOTE ON POVERTY BILL TOMORROW, COMPARES POVERTY BILL TO FDR'S DEFEAT ON SUPREME COURT-PACKING BILL; REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION TO BILL

Telephone conversation # 4771, sound recording, LBJ and HARRY VAN ARSDALE, 8/6/1964, 10:50AM

LBJ ASKS VAN ARSDALE'S HELP IN GETTING NEW YORK VOTES ON POVERTY BILL TOMORROW; VAN ARSDALE REPORTS HE HAS MET WITH JOHN LINDSAY ABOUT BILL, SAYS HIS ORGANIZATION IS CONCENTRATING ITS EFFORTS ON NYC CONGRESSMEN

Telephone conversation # 4770, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE MAHON, 8/6/1964, 9:30AM

MAHON TELLS LBJ HE WILL DO ALL HE CAN TO HELP LBJ ON POVERTY BILL; LBJ GIVES MAHON RUNDOWN OF TEXAS DELEGATION VOTES, ASSURES HIM OF HIS COMMITMENT TO EFFICIENT LOCAL CONTROL OF PROGRAM; DISCUSSION OF ADAM YARMOLINSKY AND HIS ROLE IN POVERTY PROGRAM

Telephone conversation # 4769, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/5/1964, 7:52PM

O'BRIEN CALLS LBJ BACK WITH PRECISE CURRENT HEAD COUNT ON POVERTY BILL: 203 DEMOCRATS, 10 REPUBLICANS FOR BILL

Telephone conversation # 4767, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/5/1964, 7:06PM

HEAD COUNT ON POVERTY BILL; RUSSELL TUTEN'S STATEMENT TO LBJ TONIGHT; WALTER REUTHER'S LOBBYING EFFORTS WITH JOHN LECINSKI; JOHN MCCORMACK'S, THOMAS "TIP" O'NEILL'S REACTIONS TO TONIGHT'S EVENT

Telephone conversation # 4766, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/5/1964, 7:06PM

LBJ TEASES O'BRIEN ABOUT PHOTO SESSION WITH DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENTS, HIS HEAVY SCHEDULE; DISCUSSION OF VOTES ON POVERTY BILL, OPPOSITION TO APPOINTMENT OF ADAM YARMOLINSKY; TONY BOYLE'S LOBBYING EFFORTS; HEAD COUNT; LBJ'S PERSONAL LOBBYING EFFORT

Telephone conversation # 4765, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT KENNEDY, 8/5/1964, 6:40PM

RFK REPORTS ON UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORTS TO ENFORCE CIRCUIT COURT SCHOOL DESEGRETATION ORDER IN ST. HELENA PARISH, LOUISIANA; RFK SUGGESTS LBJ CALL LOUISIANA GOV. JOHN MCKEITHEN ASKING HIM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENFORCEMENT; LBJ ASKS FOR MEMO ON…

Telephone conversation # 4763, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/5/1964, 6:00PM

MCNAMARA AND JCS RECOMMEND THAT ORDERS TO US FORCES REVERT TO PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS TO ATTACK NORTH VIETNAMESE FORCES ONLY IF THEY SHOW HOSTILE INTENT; DISCUSSION OF USSR STATEMENT TODAY, QUIET REACTION TO US RESPONSE TO TONKIN GULF ATTACKS

Telephone conversation # 4761, sound recording, LBJ and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 8/5/1964, time unknown

TELEPHONE OPERATOR REPORTS THAT UNIDENTIFIED PERSON IS ON HIS WAY TO LBJ'S OFFICE

Telephone conversation # 4760, sound recording, LBJ and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 8/5/1964, 4:36PM

LBJ CONGRATULATES HOOVER ON FBI INVESTIGATION OF MURDER OF CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS IN MISSISSIPPI, SAYS HE WILL NOT LET HOOVER RETIRE; RESULTS OF HOOVER'S PHYSICAL; HOOVER RELATES DETAILS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN MISSISSIPPI, GEORGIA; KKK INVOLVEMENT

Telephone conversation # 4759, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/5/1964, 4:33PM

O'BRIEN DISCUSSES POSSIBILITY OF HAVING NEWSDAY MAKE STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF POVERTY BILL IN ORDER TO INFLUENCE OTIS PIKE; LBJ'S LOBBYING EFFORTS; LBJ RECOMMENDS THAT O'BRIEN, VALENTI, MOYERS, JENKINS TALK TO CONGRESSMEN WITHOUT DIRECTLY SOLICITING…