About this recording WILLARD WIRTZ September 16, 1966 W. Willard Wirtz American Defense and Security Jobs and Economy Media and the Press War and Terrorism Citation Number: 10782 LBJ TELLS WIRTZ THAT ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS NEED TO COMBAT NEGATIVE PRESS AND SPREAD POSITIVE NEWS ABOUT US ECONOMY, INCREASED EMPLOYMENT AND PERSONAL INCOME; COMPARISON WITH ECONOMY DURING EISENHOWER ADMINISTRATION WHEN NATION WAS NOT AT WAR Secret White House Tapes | Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency Conversation with WILLARD WIRTZ, September 16, 1966 Backward Play Stop Forward Download audio Previous Conversation with TELEPHONE OPERATOR, September 16, 1966 Next Conversation with WALT ROSTOW, September 17, 1966 More Lyndon B. Johnson Recordings View all Lyndon B. Johnson tapes Conversation with WALT ROSTOW, September 17, 1966 audio icon Conversation with DEAN RUSK, September 17, 1966 audio icon Conversation with J. L. ROBERTSON and OFFICE SECRETARY, September 17, 1966 audio icon MACHINE NOISE, September 17, 1966 audio icon Conversation with DEAN RUSK, September 17, 1966 audio icon Conversation with WILBUR MILLS, September 17, 1966 audio icon Conversation with OFFICE SECRETARY audio icon Conversation with LARRY O'BRIEN, September 17, 1966 audio icon MACHINE NOISE, September 19, 1966 audio icon Conversation with GEORGE MAHON, September 19, 1966 audio icon