President Johnson orders pants from Joe Haggar.

Aug. 9, 1964 Operator: Go ahead sir



LBJ: Mr. Haggar?



JH: Yes this is Joe Haggar



LBJ: Joe, is your father the one that makes clothes?



JH: Yes sir - we're all together



LBJ: Uh huh. You all made me some real lightweight slacks, uh, that he just made up on his own and sent to me 3 or 4 months ago. There's a light brown and a light green, a rather soft green, a soft brown.



JH: Yes sir



LBJ: and they're real lightweight now and I need about six pairs for summer wear.



JH: yes sir



LBJ: I want a couple, maybe three of the light brown kind of a almost powder color like a powder on a ladies face. Then they were some green and some light pair, if you had a blue in that or a black, then I'd have one blue and one black. I need about six pairs to wear around in the evening when I come in from work



JH: yes sir



LBJ: I need...they're about a half a inch too tight in the waist.



JH: Do you recall sir the exact size, I just want to make sure we get them right for you



LBJ: No, I don't know - you all just guessed at 'em I think, some - wouldn't you the measurement there?



JH: we can find it for you



LBJ: well I can send you a pair. I want them half a inch larger in the waist than they were before except I want two or three inches of stuff left back in there so I can take them up. I vary ten or 15 pounds a month.



JH: alright sir



LBJ: So leave me at least two and a half, three inches in the back where I can let them out or take them up. And make these a half an inch bigger in the waist. And make the pockets at least an inch longer, my money, my knife, everything falls out - wait just a minute.



Operator: Would you hold on a minute please?



[conversation on hold for two minutes]



LBJ: Now the pockets, when you sit down, everything falls out, your money, your knife, everything, so I need at least another inch in the pockets. And another thing - the crotch, down where your nuts hang - is always a little too tight, so when you make them up, give me an inch that I can let out there, uh because they cut me, it's just like riding a wire fence. These are almost, these are the best I've had anywhere in the United States,



JH: Fine



LBJ: But, uh when I gain a little weight they cut me under there. So, leave me , you never do have much of margin there. See if you can't leave me an inch from where the zipper (burps) ends, round, under my, back to my bunghole, so I can let it out there if I need to.



JH: Right



LBJ: Now be sure you have the best zippers in them. These are good that I have. If you get those to me I would sure be grateful



JH: Fine, Now where would you like them sent please?



LBJ: White House.



JH: Fine



LBJ: Now, uh, I don't guess there is any chance of getting a very lightweight shirt, sport shirt to go with that slack, is there? That same color?



JH: We don't make them, but we can have them made up for you.



LBJ: If you might look around, I wear about a 17, extra long.



JH: Would you like in the same fabric?



LBJ: Yeah I sure would, I don't know whether that's too heavy for a shirt.



JH: I think it'd be too heavy for a shirt.



LBJ: I sure want the lightest I can, in the same color or matching it. If you don't mind, find me somebody up there who makes good shirts and make a shirt to match each one of them and if they're good, we'll order some more.



JH: Fine



LBJ: I just sure will appreciate this, I need it more than anything. And uh, now that's a..about it. I guess I could get a jacket made outta that if I wanted to, couldn't I?



JH: I think that - didn't Sam Haggar have some jackets made?



LBJ: Yeah you sent me some jackets some earlier, but they were way too short. They hit me about halfway down my belly. I have a much longer waist. But I thought if they had material like that and somebody could make me a jacket, I'd sent them a sample to copy from.



JH: Well I tell you what, you send us this, we'll find someone to make it



LBJ: - ok



JH: We'll supply the material to match it



LBJ: Ok, I'll do that. Uh now, how do I - can you give this boy the address because I'm running to a funeral and give this boy the address to where we can send the trousers - don't worry, you'll get the measurements out of them and add a half an inch to the back and an give us couple of an inch to the pockets and a inch underneath to we can let them out.



JH: What you 'd like is a little more stride in the crotch



LBJ: Yeah that's right. What I'd like is to give me a half a inch more then leave me some more. Ok here he is.



JH: Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the others