About this recording MENDEL RIVERS LADY BIRD JOHNSON August 21, 1965 L. Mendel Rivers Lady Bird "née Claudia Alta Taylor" Johnson American Defense and Security The Presidency Citation Number: 8601 VETO OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION BILL; PROPOSED CHANGES IN BILL; MILITARY PAY BILL; LBJ'S SERVICE ON HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE; RIVERS TELLS LADY BIRD JOHNSON HE WILL MAKE SPEECH PRAISING BEAUTIFICATION; BILL TO EXTEND ENLISTMENTS Secret White House Tapes | Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency Conversation with MENDEL RIVERS and LADY BIRD JOHNSON, August 21, 1965 Backward Play Stop Forward Download audio Previous Conversation with GEORGE MAHON, August 21, 1965 Next Conversation with DEAN RUSK, August 23, 1965 More Lyndon B. Johnson Recordings View all Lyndon B. Johnson tapes Conversation with DEAN RUSK, August 23, 1965 audio icon Conversation with GEORGE BALL, August 23, 1965 audio icon Conversation with HERMAN TALMADGE, August 23, 1965 audio icon Conversation with BILL MOYERS, HARRY MCPHERSON and OFFICE CONVERSATION audio icon Conversation with JOHN MCCORMACK and MENDEL RIVERS, August 23, 1965 audio icon Conversation with CYRUS VANCE, August 23, 1965 audio icon Conversation with SPESSARD HOLLAND, August 23, 1965 audio icon Conversation with GEORGE BALL and OFFICE SECRETARY, August 23, 1965 audio icon MACHINE NOISE, August 23, 1965 audio icon Conversation with ROBERT MCNAMARA, August 23, 1965 audio icon