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… "Dan" Ellsberg as the source of the Pentagon Papers leak, President Nixon and several White House aides speculated on …

'We’re Doing Everything We Can'

… Four days after President Johnson declared on national television that he … Jr., the mayor of King's hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, the President and Lady Bird Johnson reflected on both events, and the President and Allen agreed to remain in contact about civil …

'Make Them Go Vote for Education'

… While offering legislative advice to Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey Jr., President Johnson spoke of the connection between education …

'It Doesn’t Bother Me One Bit'

… President Johnson consulted with former president Dwight D. Eisenhower about a potential appointment …

'I Feel Very, Very Strongly About This'

… presidential nominee Richard M. "Dick" Nixon learned that President Johnson had received evidence of the Nixon … called Johnson to strongly deny any involvement, but the President reiterated the accuracy of the reports. …

'He’s Giving Me Lots of Problems'

… his foreign policy during a tour of Latin America, President Johnson turned to former president Dwight D. Eisenhower for help and proposed that …

'I Don’t Think We Do Have to Do It'

… the situation there had reached a “point of no return,” President Kennedy and senior aides discussed their support of a coup to oust South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm. In this excerpt, Kennedy sought to …

'What I’m Really Worrying About'

… Adviser McGeorge “Mac” Bundy about the war in Vietnam, President Johnson turned to coverage of the situation by … the media. Johnson also discussed the appointment of NBC president Robert E. “Bob” Kintner as White House adviser, …

'You’re Goddamn Sure Going to Serve'

… In two conversations on 29 November 1963, President Johnson entreated Sen. Richard B. “Dick” Russell … commission, Chief Justice Earl Warren, and declined the President’s request. Johnson persisted and announced the …

'Our Strong Suspicion Is It’s Dan Ellsberg'

… After alerting President Nixon the previous day to the disclosure in the New … a national security adviser in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson during the last three years of Johnson's presidency. …

'The Biggest Damn Mess I Ever Saw'

… contemplating an escalation of the war in Vietnam, President Johnson spoke with National Security Adviser …

'$400 Million’s Not Going to Separate Us'

… and Means Committee chair Wilbur D. Mills [D–Arkansas], President Johnson explained his willingness to spend more on …

'We Have Time to Get Organized'

… President Johnson and National Security Adviser McGeorge …

'We Got to Try to Unite the Country'

… M. Dirksen [R–Illinois] following the 1964 election, President Johnson appealed to Dirksen’s sense of duty to …

'We’ll Find Some Central Theme'

… Responding to a wave of antiwar protests and civil unrest, President Johnson regarded these actions as the work of …

'Never Felt Better in My Life'

… suffered a serious heart attack. Years later, during his presidency, Johnson’s legendary, nonstop work style worried …

'Sure Thought I Had Better Leadership'

… President Johnson berated House Education and Labor Committee …

'A Very, Very Ambitious Young Man'

… When President Johnson announced that he would not select any …

'Keep the Boys That Should Be Sober, Sober'

… of a vote on the economic opportunity bill. O’Brien told President Johnson that “if we can just keep the boys that …

'Let’s Don’t Mislead and Deceive People'

… During the 1968 Democratic convention, President Johnson lobbied covertly via James R. “Jim” Jones …