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LBJ White House Tapes

Saturday, January 3, 2009

In the last release from the LBJ Library, hear Pres. Johnson’s phone conversations from 1968. You’ll hear calls about the assassination of Robert Kennedy, gun control legislation and problems for LBJ’s friend Supreme Court Associate Justice Abe Fortas, whom the president nominated to replace the retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren. Throughout the program, historian David Shreve provides context and background on these conversations.
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