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At least 6 U.S. presidents recorded conversations while in office. Now you can hear those conversations in this C-SPAN podcast. In the ten episodes of Season 1 hear secretly recorded conversations President Lyndon Johnson made on topics including the Warren Commission, the Vietnam War, the March on Selma and more. Season 1: LBJ

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    FEED DROP: JFK 60 Years Later Ep. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 40:03


    Join C-SPAN on a journey through the events following November 22, 1963, as we listen to the events after that fateful day in Dallas. Hear calls from President Lyndon Johnson, Michigan Governor George Romney, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    FEED DROP: JFK 60 Years Later Ep. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 22:58


    Step back in time with C-SPAN as we dive deep into one of the most iconic and controversial events in modern history—the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In this episode, we explore the history surrounding JFK's tragic death through official phone calls from Dallas, Texas, the White House, and Air Force 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    FEED DROP: March on Washington: Post Oval Office Meeting Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 28:45


    In the second half of the conversation between President John F. Kenny and Civil Rights leaders, A. Phillip Randolph called for a crusade with President Kennedy as its leader. Vice President Johnson explained the realities of political power in Congress and how to craft a coalition of support.  And approaches to attracting the support of Former President Dwight Eisenhower were discussed. We pick up the meeting as Roy Wilkins, NAACP Executive Director, presses President Kennedy on who is taking credit for what…and how to leverage that for votes moving forward.   You can find a full transcript of this audio at: https://prde.upress.virginia.edu/conversations/4006294 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    FEED DROP: March on Washington: Post Oval Office Meeting Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 62:04


    NAACP President Roy O. Wilkins isthe first speaker captured on this recording. He gives a long report on the significance of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which had taken place earlier in the day. Following Wilkins were A. Philip Randolph, a fixture in the labor field and the leader of the March on Washington; Whitney M. Young Jr., director of the National Urban League; Walter Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers (UAW); Reverend Eugene Carson Blake, the leader of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and former president of the National Council of Churches; Floyd McKissick, national chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE); and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). The emphasis in this meeting was clearly on the “Jobs” part of the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,” as most of the participants emphasized the necessity of a powerful FEPC to address employment discrimination and the importance of education and job training programs in an era when automation struck fear into the hearts of workers and economists alike. President Kennedy emphasized the need to get Republican support for the bill and the danger of going too far. He was especially concerned about gaining the favor of House Minority Leader Charles A. “Charlie” Halleck [R–Indiana] and William M. “Bill” McCulloch [R–Ohio], the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, who Kennedy believed was the key to securing the necessary 60 Republican votes in the House—although Kennedy repeatedly referred to him mistakenly as “McClintoch” in this recording. You can find a full transcript of this audio at: https://prde.upress.virginia.edu/conversations/4006294 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    BONUS EPISODE: Cuban Missile Crisis 60th Anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 71:16


    October 2022 marks 60 years since the Cuban Missile Crisis that rocked the Presidency of John F. Kennedy and brought the world close to nuclear war. C-SPAN's Presidential Recordings dives into those 13 days in October…with a bonus episode…featuring calls between JFK and his senior advisors, press conferences, and Oval Office addresses. Plus, historical context from presidential historian Barbara Perry of the University of Virginia Miller Center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    C-SPAN in the Classroom Trailer: Season 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 4:58


    Hey all you teachers and all you parents, and all you professors and all you students: Season #2 of the C-SPAN in the Classroom podcast drops this fall! Whether you're mowing the yard, on a peaceful weekend drive, or just relaxing on the couch with your favorite blanket, make sure to tune in to the first episode of Season #2 of C-SPAN in the Classroom on September 10th, available at c-span.org, on the free C-SPAN Now app, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Make sure to like, subscribe, and share, and visit us at www.c-span.org/classroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ep. 8 The Fall's Gonna Kill You - President Nixon Resigns

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 47:45


    Listen to President Richard Nixon's resignation speech from August 8th, 1974. Plus, CBS News reports from after the "smoking gun" tape was released, then Vice President Gerald Ford's post-resignation statement, and President Nixon's thoughts 9 years later on his decision to resign.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ep. 7 Intelligence Matters - Calls w/ the FBI & CIA Directors

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 48:11


    Listen to phone calls between President Richard Nixon, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover & CIA Director Richard Helms. President Nixon and Director Hoover discuss the murder of two police officers in New York City, the Pentagon Papers, and more.  CIA Director Helms and President Nixon speak about Vietnamization, the Soviet Union, and his eventual move to being the U.S. Ambassador to Iran.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ep. 6 The Short List - Nixon's SCOTUS Nominees

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 67:34


    President Nixon considers nominees to fill not one but two more Supreme Court seats.  Plus, just how close did President Nixon come to nominating the first woman to the court…? Listen to phone calls between President Richard Nixon, Attorney General John Mitchell, White House Special Counsel Richard Moore, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ep.5 The Burger Court: Chief Justice Warren Burger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 27:35


    Listen to conversations between President Richard Nixon and Chief Justice Warren Burger about SCOTUS nominees, the death of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, pornography, and more.   And a portion from a 1994 oral history with former Chief Justice Warren Burger.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ep.4 Nixon Now, More than Ever - 1972 General Election

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 72:38


    Listen to conversations between President Richard Nixon and White House Special Counsel Charles Colson, White House Chief of Staff Bob Haldeman, New York Republican Governor Nelson Rockefeller, and Republican Presidential Strategist Harry Dent. And hear portions of President Nixon's victory speech and Democratic Nominee George McGovern's concession address. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ep. 3 All Politics Are Local: The Pentagon Papers & Conversations with Members of Congress

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 35:37


    Before, during, and after Watergate, there was still a country to run. In this episode, we hear calls between the POTUS members of Congress. Topics include the publication of The Pentagon Papers, and The War in Vietnam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ep. 2 What Kind of Day Has it Been? Watergate Calls from April 1973 Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 46:37


    Throughout the month of April 1973, President Nixon speaks with his associates about Watergate and the investigation that is unfolding. By the end of April, at least 4 members of his administration have resigned from the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ep. 1 Bad Moon Rising - Watergate Calls from April 1973 Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 46:25


    Season Two begins with a sampling of calls about Watergate between President Richard Nixon and his administration from April 1973 while the investigation intensified. Conversations include John Ehrlichman, Assistant Attorney General Henry Peterson, FBI Director L. Patrick Gray, Henry Kissinger, and White House Counsel John Dean.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Trailer: Season 2 President Richard Nixon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 2:28


    At least 6 U.S. Presidents recorded conversations while in office. Hear those conversations on this C-SPAN podcast. Season 2 focuses on President Richard Nixon's secretly-recorded private telephone conversations. Through eight episodes, hear Richard Nixon talk with key aides about Watergate strategy, potential Supreme Court Nominees, and hear his reaction to the leaked publication of the Pentagon Papers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ep. 10 Vietnam and the events of 1968

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 62:27


    1968…Vietnam, Multiple Assassinations, LBJ's Decision not to run for re-election, the Chicago Democratic National Convention…and more in the last episode of our first season of Presidential Recordings.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ep. 9 - Lady Bird Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 45:21


    Lady Bird Johnson…First Lady….environmentalist, and one of President Johnson's most trusted advisors. This week, conversations between Lady Bird and President Johnson, portions of her diary from November 22nd, 1963, and the case of Walter Jenkins.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ep. 8 - The Voting Rights Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 58:40


    This week, go behind the scenes with calls surrounding the Voting Rights Act of 1965. You'll hear from Martin Luther King Jr., Senate Leaders Mike Mansfield (D-MT), Everett Dirksen (R-L), and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ep. 7- The March on Selma

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021 63:32


    Calls around the March on Selma, as President Lyndon Johnson responds to Bloody Sunday. You'll hear from Alabama Governor George Wallace, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, and Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Ep. 6 - Medicare & Medicaid

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 35:31


    This week, a look at calls surrounding the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1965. You'll hear from President Johnson's chief aid to Congress Larry O'Brien, Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee Wilbur Mills (D-AR), Tennessee democratic senator Albert Gore Sr., Dr. Benjamin Spock, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ep. 5 - Post 1964 Election

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 39:55


    A look at calls after President Lyndon Johnson's sweeping victory in the 1964 presidential election over Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ep. 4 - The Gulf of Tonkin

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 58:36


    A look at the calls around the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, H.J. Res 1145 (The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution), and how the administration handled the press. You'll hear from Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy, and Congressional Leaders.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Ep. 3 - The Civil Rights Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 44:31


    President Lyndon Johnson's calls about pushing what would become the Civil Rights Act through Congress, its ultimate passage…and the racial violence afterward.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ep. 2 - Creation of the Warren Commission

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 44:00


    Calls between President Lyndon Johnson & members of Congress & the administration on the establishment of The Warren Commission which would look into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. This program begins with background information from Max Holland author of "The Kennedy Assassination Tapes: The White House Conversations of Lyndon Johnson Regarding the Assassination, the Warren Commission & the Aftermath"

    Ep. 1 What are The LBJ Tapes? with Marc Selverstone of The Miller Center at the University of Virginia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 33:32


    Marc Selverstone, Chair of the Presidential Recordings Program at the Miller Center of the University of Virginia explains the background of the LBJ tapes.

    Trailer: Season 1 President Lyndon Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 2:08


     In the ten episodes of Season 1 hear secretly recorded conversations President Lyndon Johnson made on topics including the Warren Commission, the Vietnam War, the March on Selma, and more.

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