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'We Got a Fair Chance to Keep Up'

… appointments with Sen. John L. McClellan [D–Arkansas], President Johnson reminisced about his early role with the …

'When Are You Going to Pass Your Civil Rights?'

… President Johnson phoned Hubert H. Humphrey Jr. …

'This Minister Is Going to Die, Isn’t He?'

… deB. “Nick” Katzenbach explained Reeb’s prognosis to President Johnson and detailed the possibilities for …

'I Didn’t Say I’d Use Atomic Bombs'

… Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower expressed annoyance with … advocated use of such weapons in Vietnam. He reiterated to President Johnson that in the current conflict “I never vary …

'They’re More Likely to Get Me Killed'

… staffed and equipped to investigate threats to the president and recommended that a Cabinet-level committee oversee presidential protection. In response, President Johnson told Senate Majority Leader Michael …

'Put Some Better People on Your Team

… Almost two weeks after his landslide 1964 election, President Johnson complained to White House press secretary … but as a political reaction against his opponent. The President encouraged Reedy to shake up the White House …

LBJ Orders Some New Haggar Pants

… President Johnson called the Dallas-based Haggar clothing …

'Just Merely to Tell You I Loved You'

… a brief on impending air strikes against North Vietnam, President Johnson took a moment to speak with Lady Bird …

'Don’t Let Them Get You Down'

… and growing criticism from the left and the right, President Johnson received the Christmas gift of …

'We Just Have Got to Act Quickly'

… gathering, stunned the Johnson administration. President Johnson discussed the incident with Secretary of …

'Finest Advertisement He Could Give Me'

… Throughout the 1964 presidential contest, President Johnson ran far ahead of the Republican nominee, …

'We Don’t Want Your Damn Water'

… States’s detainment of Cuban fishermen near Florida, President Johnson discussed the proposed U.S. response with …

'I Thought We Were Going to Confirm Him'

… of Republicans and right-wing southern Democrats blocked President Johnson’s nomination of Supreme Court justice …

'I Want the Brookings Institute Safe Cleaned Out'

… of the Pentagon Papers presaged a leak of his own secrets, President Nixon created the Plumbers, a White House …

'You Can’t Talk About War Plans'

… In response to incidents in the Tonkin Gulf, President Johnson launched the first US bombing attacks on …