About this recording EVERETT DIRKSEN October 16, 1968 Everett M. Dirksen American Defense and Security Elections Media and the Press Politics Citation Number: 13550 LBJ ASKS ABOUT DIRKSEN'S REPORTED STATEMENT THAT ADMINISTRATION IS PLAYING POLITICS WITH VIETNAM BEFORE THE ELECTION; DIRKSEN SAYS PRESS MISINTERPRETED HIS STATEMENT; LBJ STATES US CONDITIONS FOR BOMBING HALT AT PARIS PEACE TALKS Secret White House Tapes | Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency Conversation with EVERETT DIRKSEN, October 16, 1968 Backward Play Stop Forward Download audio Previous Conversation with MIKE MANSFIELD, October 16, 1968 Next Conversation with MIKE MANSFIELD, October 17, 1968 More Lyndon B. Johnson Recordings View all Lyndon B. Johnson tapes Conversation with MIKE MANSFIELD, October 17, 1968 audio icon Conversation with DEAN RUSK, October 17, 1968 audio icon Conversation with ABE FORTAS and OFFICE NOISE, October 17, 1968 audio icon Conversation with OLIVER QUAYLE, October 17, 1968 audio icon Conversation with CARL HAYDEN, October 17, 1968 audio icon MACHINE NOISE, October 18, 1968 audio icon Conversation with JAMES EASTLAND, October 18, 1968 audio icon Conversation with JAMES EASTLAND and OFFICE CONVERSATION, October 18, 1968 audio icon Conversation with DEAN RUSK, October 18, 1968 audio icon Conversation with JAMES EASTLAND and OFFICE CONVERSATION, October 18, 1968 audio icon