LBJ and Everett Dirksen, 6/9/66, 12.00P.
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Date: 30/11/2012

Telephone Conversation between President Johnson and Everett Dirksen. 

Citation No.: 10221

June 9, 1966
Time: 12:00 PM

Speakers: President Johnson and Everett Dirksen. Office conversation.

General Topic: Congressional Relations; Defense; Diplomacy; Elections; Foreign Aid; National Politics; NATO; Pre-Presidential; Presidency; Press Relations; Vietnam; Vietnam Criticism

Topics: LBJ Expresses Irritation About News Story That Dirksen Recommends Bipartisan Conference On Vietnam, Discusses Extensive Briefings He Has Provided Congress And Congressional Leadership In Contrast With Briefings He Received During Eisenhower Administration

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