Secret White House Tapes

Conversation with RUSSELL LONG, January 1, 1969

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  • RUSSELL LONG
January 1, 1969
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NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS; LONG EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE THAT HE WILL WIN RACE FOR SENATE DEMOCRATIC WHIP AGAINST EDWARD KENNEDY; LBJ WARNS LONG THAT HEAD COUNT LBJ DISCUSSED WITH HHH INDICATES KENNEDY WILL WIN; DISCUSSION OF COMMITMENTS OF VARIOUS SENATORS