Secret White House Tapes

Conversation with RUSSELL LONG, September 10, 1965

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  • RUSSELL LONG
September 10, 1965
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LONG DESCRIBES DAMAGE CAUSED BY HURRICANE BETSY, ASKS LBJ TO GO TO LOUISIANA TO VIEW DAMAGE, CREDITS FEDERALLY- CONSTRUCTED LEVEES WITH SAVING LIVES, DISCUSSES POLITICAL BENEFITS OF TRIP; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS HEAVY SCHEDULE, SAYS HE WILL CONSIDER TRIP