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President Lyndon Johnson’s telephone calls on the Gulf of Tonkin and the Congressional resolution, which gave him the authority, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, to use milit…

President Johnson’s August 1964 calls about the Gulf of Tonkin and Congressional resolution.

President Lyndon Johnson talked with administration officials and advisors about legal issues, the war in Vietnam, racial violence in Alabama and a new Treasury Secretary. Note: Some langua…

President Lyndon Johnson spoke with administration officials and advisors about the war in Vietnam, arms sales to Jordan and Israel’s objections, demonstrations at the embassy in Moscow and …

President Lyndon Johnson spoke with administration officials and advisors about a hostage situation in the Congo, the financial crisis in the United Kingdom, and his relationship with the pr…

President Lyndon Johnson spoke to administration staff and supporters about foreign policies, post-election politics, possible military base closings, and Vietnam. Note: Some language may b…

President Lyndon Johnson talked with administration officials and advisors about closing defense facilities, how the Civil Rights law affected the election in the South, and Vietnam. Note: …

President Lyndon Johnson talked with staff and advisors about the Democratic National Convention, the upcoming election, Medicare and other legislation and civil unrest. Note: Some language…

President Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors about the presidential campaign and upcoming Democratic National Convention, Bobby Kennedy’s New York Senate bid, and public schools desegregati…

President Johnson’s August 1964 calls about the campaign, Poverty bill, school desegregation in Louisiana and Vietnam. Note: Some language may be offensive.

President Lyndon Johnson spoke with advisors and members of Congress about the upcoming Democratic National Convention and his choice for running mate, the Poverty bill, proposed budget cuts…

President Lyndon Johnson spoke to administration officials and others about civil unrest, the Poverty Bill and other legislation and international issues. Note: Some language may be offensi…

President Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors and Congressional leaders about replacing the Ambassador to South Vietnam, increasing troop levels, appointing a Securities and Exchange Commiss…

President Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors and Congressional leaders about the bombing in Laos, troops in Vietnam, the Civil Rights, poverty and other bills and reporters asking about his…

President Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors and members of Congress about legislation including the Civil Rights and transportation bills, Federal budget spending and cuts and Federal empl…

President Lyndon Johnson spoke with advisors about a stand off with Cuba over Guantanamo Bay, trade with England, the going investigation of his former Senate aide, the tax and Civil Rights …

President Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors about school desegregation in Alabama, Vietnam, and the continuing Congressional probe of the top aide to LBJ when he was a Senator. Note: Some …

President Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors and members of Congress about Panama wanting to renegotiate the canal treaty, the U.S. plane shot down in East Germany, a Senate probe into a fo…

President Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors about promoting the Democrats' priorities in the 1964 election year, foreign policy issues in Greece, Turkey, Panama and East Germany and the co…

President Lyndon Johnson spoke with Congressional leaders and advisors about his excise tax bill, the U.S. auto industry, continuing violence on Panama and an investigation of his former aid…