WhiteHouseTapes.org: PRP Publications

:: PRP Publications ::
The Miller Center's Presidential Recordings Program is committed to producing authoritative transcripts of the presidential recordings. Below is a list of published volumes (through W.W. Norton) as well as those in progress. All of these are published under the general editorship of Philip Zelikow and Ernest May or Philip Zelikow, Ernest May, and Timothy Naftali.
:: PUBLISHED ::

		(April 2005): The Presidential Recordings: Lyndon B. Johnson, vols 1-3: The Kennedy Assassination and the Transfer of Power (Nov. 1963-Jan. 1964). W.W. Norton. Edited by Kent Germany, Max Holland, Robert David Johnson, & David Shreve. Includes Multimedia DVD with all the audio corresponding to the transcripts. Praise for the volumes: "This is a riveting and very important contribution to the historical record of the consequential 1960s." Jay Freeman, Booklist, American Library Association "Carefully, painstakingly, knowingly transcribed and annotated, here is the true story of one of the most fascinating periods in American history. There can be no better, more immediate way to understand the extraordinary character of Lyndon Johnson than to read his own words as he spoke them.” - Evan Thomas “Here is the raw material of history as it should be presented: with scrupulous concern for accuracy. What shines through the pages of these thick volumes is the integrity with which they are compiled: the determination to create transcripts that historians can rely on with confidence; the care that has gone into the introductions-to days and to the specific scenes-that put specific conversations into meaningful political and governmental context. Historians of the future will know they can depend on this material; the Presidential Recordings Program is creating an invaluable historical resource.” - Robert A. Caro

		Jonathan Rosenberg and Zachary Karabell, eds. Kennedy, Johnson, and the Quest for Justice: The Civil Rights Tapes. New York: W.W. Norton, September 2003. Thematic series ISBN: 0393051226 Praise for Kennedy, Johnson, and the Quest for Justice: "The Oval Office tapes of John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson are the true rough draft of history. You are there as two very different, very political men deal with America's great moral problem,race--and racial violence." - Richard Reeves "No history of the civil rights movement would be complete without this book. For the first time we get John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson unplugged, struggling to make sense of the equal rights revolution stirring in their own backyard. Jonathan Rosenberg and Zachary Karabell should be commended for their meticulous editorial work. A truly landmark history." - Douglas Brinkley "I was there by the side of President Johnson during a turbulent debate and triumphant victory. This book gets it all. It reads like a thriller novel, real words, unfiltered, hitting the reader with a hammer of biblical force." - Jack Valenti "Kennedy, Johnson, and the Quest for Justice is a fascinating and indispensable account of the beginnings of the civil rights revolution that transformed the conscience of America. The book displays two presidents who ran acute political risks in embracing the cause of justice for all Americans." - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

		*Philip Zelikow and Ernest May, eds. The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis,* concise edition. New York: W.W. Norton, January 2002.** Thematic series ISBN: 0393322599 Paperback: 320 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.95 x 9.30 x 6.18

		*Timothy Naftali, ed. The Presidential Recordings: John F. Kennedy: The Great Crises,* volume 1. New York: W.W. Norton, October 2001.** Reference series July 30 to August, 1962 ISBN: 039304954X Available as box set with vols. 2 and 3 which includes multimedia CD-ROM: Hardcover: 1536 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 7.00 x 10.25 x 7.00 Sample transcripts and audio Complete text
		*Timothy Naftali and Philip Zelikow, eds. The Presidential Recordings: John F. Kennedy: The Great Crises,* volume 2. New York: W.W. Norton, October 2001.** Reference series September to October 21, 1962 ISBN: 039304954X Available as box set with vols. 1 and 3 which includes multimedia CD-ROM: Hardcover: 1536 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 7.00 x 10.25 x 7.00 Sample transcripts and audio Complete text
		*Philip Zelikow and Ernest May, eds. The Presidential Recordings: John F. Kennedy: The Great Crises,* volumes 3. New York: W.W. Norton, October 2001.** Reference series October 22 to October 28, 1962 ISBN: 039304954X Available as box set with vols. 1 and 2 which includes multimedia CD-ROM: Hardcover: 1536 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 7.00 x 10.25 x 7.00 Sample transcripts and audio Complete text

:: IN PREPARATION ::
Kennedy Reference series, vol. 4 (October 29 to November 20, 1962) Kennedy Reference series, vol. 5 (November 21, 1962 through February 5, 1963) Kennedy & Johnson Thematic series: Prelude to Escalation: Kennedy, Johnson, and the Vietnam Dilemma, edited by David Coleman, Marc Selverstone, and Fredrik Logevall (Cornell University) Johnson Reference series, vol. 4 (February to March 7, 1964) Johnson Reference series, vol. 5 (March 8 to April 1964) Johnson Reference series, vol. 6 (May to July 2, 1964) Johnson Thematic series: Crisis of Victory: Lyndon B. Johnson, the Politics of Race, and the White House Tapes, 1964-1966, edited by Kent Germany and David Carter (Auburn University)