About this recording ABE FORTAS October 31, 1964 Abraham "Abe" Fortas Elections Law and Justice Media and the Press Politics Citation Number: 5991 FORTAS REPORTS ON UNFOUNDED RUMOR FROM FLORIDA RECEIVED BY DREW PEARSON; POSSIBLE LIBEL ACTION IF STORY IS RUN; RUMOR THAT REPUBLICANS WILL MAKE "BOMBSHELL" REPORT TODAY; LBJ ASKS SOMEONE TO CONTACT LES CARPENTER ABOUT SOURCE OF RUMOR Secret White House Tapes | Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency Conversation with ABE FORTAS, October 31, 1964 Backward Play Stop Forward Download audio Previous Conversation with J. EDGAR HOOVER, October 31, 1964 Next MACHINE NOISE, November 1, 1964 More Lyndon B. Johnson Recordings View all Lyndon B. Johnson tapes MACHINE NOISE, November 1, 1964 audio icon Conversation with WILLIAM F. SCHMICK and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, November 1, 1964 audio icon Conversation with DEAN RUSK, November 2, 1964 audio icon OFFICE NOISE, November 1, 1964 audio icon Conversation with PRICE DAY, November 1, 1964 audio icon Conversation with WILLIAM S. WHITE, November 1, 1964 audio icon Conversation with DEAN RUSK, November 1, 1964 audio icon Conversation with HUBERT HUMPHREY, November 3, 1964 audio icon MACHINE NOISE, November 3, 1964 audio icon MACHINE NOISE, November 3, 1964 audio icon