About this recording HENRY JACKSON December 1, 1968 Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson American Defense and Security Politics The Presidency Citation Number: 13802 RICHARD NIXON'S OFFER TO APPOINT JACKSON SECRETARY OF DEFENSE; LBJ ENCOURAGES JACKSON TO ACCEPT, DISCUSSES IMPORTANCE OF JOB; NIXON'S SECRETARY OF STATE; LBJ TELLS HELEN JACKSON THAT HER HUSBAND SHOULD ACCEPT JOB, GREETS JACKSON'S SISTER GERTRUDE Secret White House Tapes | Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency Conversation with HENRY JACKSON, December 1, 1968 Backward Play Stop Forward Download audio Previous Conversation with HENRY JACKSON, December 1, 1968 Next Conversation with RICHARD DALEY, December 4, 1968 More Lyndon B. Johnson Recordings View all Lyndon B. Johnson tapes Conversation with RICHARD DALEY, December 4, 1968 audio icon Conversation with EARL WARREN, December 5, 1968 audio icon Conversation with BERTRAND HARDING, December 6, 1968 audio icon Conversation with ORVILLE FREEMAN, December 6, 1968 audio icon Conversation with DEAN RUSK, December 6, 1968 audio icon Conversation with WILBUR MILLS and OFFICE CONVERSATION, December 16, 1968 audio icon Conversation with WILBUR MILLS and OFFICE CONVERSATION, December 16, 1968 audio icon Conversation with JAMES ROWE, December 16, 1968 audio icon Conversation with RUSSELL LONG, December 16, 1968 audio icon Conversation with SHELDON COHEN, December 17, 1968 audio icon