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Professor Barbara Perry discussed what happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963. President Lyndon Johnson and administration officials talked with various departments for updates on the shoot…

President Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors and Congressional leaders about the bombing in Laos, troops in Vietnam, the Civil Rights, poverty and other bills and reporters asking about his…

President Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors and Congressional leaders about Panama, Vietnam, federal budget cuts, the Civil Rights and Farm bills, and a major earthquake in Alaska. He also…

President Lyndon Johnson spoke with advisors about a stand off with Cuba over Guantanamo Bay, trade with England, the going investigation of his former Senate aide, the tax and Civil Rights …

President Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors and members of Congress about Panama wanting to renegotiate the canal treaty, the U.S. plane shot down in East Germany, a Senate probe into a fo…

President Lyndon Johnson talked about his State of the Union address, the federal budget, a tax bill and other legislative priorities, and a meeting proposed by French President Charles de G…

President Lyndon Johnson talked with members of Congress about foreign aid and other legislation, the federal budget and Vietnam. Note: Some language may be offensive.

President Richard Nixon talked with members of Congress about the war in Vietnam, the Pentagon Papers, pending legislation and nuclear and defense issues. John Farrell talked about President…

President Lyndon Johnson spoke with advisors about the Social Security bill and financial legislations, replacing U.S. Ambassador to the UN Arthur Goldberg, the disappearance and presumed de…

President Lyndon Johnson discussed the war in Vietnam, including peace proposals from foreign leaders and from Senator Robert Kennedy. He also discussed an agreement with the Soviet Union ab…

President Lyndon Johnson talked to cabinet members, key advisers and the leaders of the Senate about the war in Vietnam, whether to release impounded highway funds and a pending treaty with …

President Johnson’s December 1963 calls, shortly after the assassination of President Kennedy. The president talked about the Federal budget and key appointments for Latin America. He talke…

Russell Long moderated a session focused on Senate party leaders from 1953 to 1977. Panelists discussed Lyndon Johnson, Everett Dirksen, and Mike Mansfield. The symposium marked the end of f…

Mike Mansfield, who served as Majority Leader from 1961 to 1977, spoke about civility in the U.S. Senate during his tenure. He quoted extensively from a speech on the floor he never made bec…

Former colleagues and others gathered to pay tribute to Senator McCarthy’s long career in public service. Former Senator McCarthy spoke about the principles he tried to uphold during his pol…

The Paul Douglas ethics in government award was presented to former Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (D-MT). The award was established in 1992 and is administered by the Institute of Go…

1984 Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale responded to questions from reporters after being nominated ambassador to Japan by President Clinton in an announcement in the Rose Garden…