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  • fiscal policy. He named some of the crises he has faced in the last few months. He introduced the Members of the Cabinet and then called for questions from the audience. Jim Chambers of the Dallas Times Herald asked what the consensus of the Vietnam
  • AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION NA FORM 1429 (6-85) - - ~8 Meeting in Cabinet Room Date: February 26, 1966 Time: 1:05 p. m. Present: President, Rusk, McNamara, Vance, Wheeler, Marks, Bundy, Vice President, Raborn, Helms, Gaud, General Johnson, Ro stow, Unger
  • that psychological turn-around reached if we remained firm. Thanat said he had only one worry. Referring to 15 Feb issue of Paris edition of NY HERALD TRIBUNE and NY TIMES, carrying spate of stories on 'negotiations', he said he was certain Secretary understood now
  • . p He is. M Th ere is an ad in the WORLD HERALD last Sunday where some 500 people who reportedly supported you in 1964 are now saying that unless you get out of Viet Nam, they will support someone else in 1968. In checking, we find 70% were either
  • SANITIZED", .?-11c:~eting in Pxc!iirlc at' s Office January 2'). 1966 Time: 11:35 a.rn. - 12:40 p.m. ,. .. Preser.1.t: President. Rusk, :McNamara., Bundy, Wheeier, Moyers, and Valenti (Fron1 Notes o! C,,Ieeting by J. Valenti) •• Rusk: I talked
  • anything, President we ought to say it and get credit for it. " ' A Johnson The question is, how it is said in Vietnam. Tonight ·our time. Everybody but the Prime Minister lias signed on. except~ President (?) I don't think I should say anything
  • abrazo for the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, the Ambassador from Nicaragua. - 2 ­ The President then joined the group and asked what had been said about Hemisfair. ~ talked of the difficulties in getting a family picture at this time that would
  • that he was especially heartened by the President1 s reference to China in his July 12, 1966 speech. He felt that this time of disorder in China might be a good time to show our flexibility . In doing so, we would look beyond present crises. We should lay
  • than fight. Adequate time to reply - ­ nothing encouraging - - we don't want to mislead American public."" Then stop there. Don't say any more. We have done everything that is within the bounds of selfrespect - - we wi 11 not grow weary. Then you have
  • there. To me it'• a pure Cl."••tlon of what happen• in thi• ~ountry. If ww hold off thi• bembin& loqer, people are 1oiq to aay ••Wnat in tbe world ia bappeniq." We caa iaform Maufield. the NY TIMES, but we wW never eatiafy the TIMES. - Now, if thia l• what
  • . There was recognition that MIG's based near Hanoi might respond to the strikes. General "Wheeler: Cll.'JCPAC reports that if he receives an execute message by 10:00 P. M. tonight, his planes could be over their targets in North Vietnam at 3:00 P.M. their time
  • 7'·05 51 Meeting in the Cabinet Room Date: April 4, 1966 Time: 7: 10 p. m. Present: President, Vice President, Rusk, McNamara, Rostow, General Taylor, Bill Bundy, Justice Fortas, J. Valenti (from notes by J. Valenti) President said Westmoreland
  • night and today the picture is not so hopeful particularly in the country side. Dean Acheson summed up the majority feeling when he said that we can no longer do the job we set out to do in the time we have left and we must begin to take steps
  • the President's staff each mornin~r, as I have in the past. The President asked that any matters of u1 rent importance be brought to his attention at any time, day or night. He ccsignated no intermediary. 3t !VI"!t: SET 1 6. At 12:30 I went to the President's
  • . Thompson says ought to see Dobrynin about time Shelepin leaves. .· President: I­ _•VI ~ .' \ ' a.... ........ IT.LZZD SET SANITIZ3D 2 Meeting of January 3, 1966 .. Next prob. is whether we send Harriman to Japan. Bundy: We've been playing
  • projects. Black noted that the Asian Bank war formed about a year ago. This was the first example of regional cooperation in that part of the world. He said he has spent a lot of time making sure tra t this is a sound bank, and noted that they have more
  • ~ -: , ,:.; ..., -~ • • ~~..... ·,, ~ } ' 11' r . . GENERAL SERV1ci;,s ADMINISTRATION GSA DC 73.495 Meeting in Cabinet Room Date: January 25, 1966 Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:40 p.m. Present: Bipartisan Congressional Meeting from Republican-Democratic Leadership. Chairman and ranking members
  • NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVIC~ WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) GENERAL SERVI CES ADM IN I STRA Tl ON GSA DC 7S·OI l.;f47tL/) VA~ MD;'i·:(; l ,.------­ EY!S' ONL y TO THE PRESIDENT FROM JACK. HAVE s·PENT TIME LISTENING
  • ). Closed in occ~dance w.lth reatrict1on11 conta!J)ad in .the d~or'• deed of c;rift. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION GSA DC 73.495 4'/~/66 Meeting in the Mansion on Second Floor Date: April Z, 1966 Time: 1: 30 p. m. SANlTIZED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.4 By r
  • FORM OF DOCUMENT #53 me~ting not~s · FI LE LOCATION Meeting1Notes ·. File, ·~ • ' .I\ r " ' GENERAL SERV 1.C. ES ADM IN l.STRAT I ON GSA DC 73.495 17·72) Meeting in Cabinet Room Date: April 6, 1966 Time: 5:20 p. m. to 6:10 p. m
  • . That is not the answer. We are in Vietnam to honor a commitment which preceded President Johnson and which was later authorized by the Congress. He is following exactly the right course. The President finds himself pressured in the Congress, and at times beleaguered
  • contributions but he wanted to reiterate "every time I see you" the necessity of being extremely careful in preventing anyone in the Interior Department becoming involved in any­ thing of this nature. He said this was extremely sensitive in Interior because
  • Air Force will ihit Hanoi thermal power plant tonight. TOT planned time is 1900 tomorrow or 7 p. m. Washington time. If the weather is good, these will go. That will leave three other targets. McNamara said there are 7 targets authorized and he
  • SECRE'f' The Reykjavik Ministerial Meeting of NATO A. Background The North Atlantic Council, in Ministerial session of Foreign Ministers will meet in Reykjavik, Iceland, June 24-25. This will be the first time that Iceland, a small but strategically
  • Closed 1h QC:C:ordance with ie~tric:tions oontdfhed· in the don«'• deed of gift. GENERAL SERV.ICE.S ADM IN I STRA T. I ON GSA DC 79.4915 Meeting in the Cabinet Room Date: January 22, 1966 Time: 12 noon to 2: 12 p. m. Au I prfry lly ~ Present
  • with Thieu. By the end of June Thieu and Ky had agreed that this was the best practical way to proceed. In July, Vance spelled out the your-side, our-side formula to Lau. Nothing came of it, however, at that time. In mid-September the President, through
  • ~· MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT WITH HUGH SIDEY OF TIME MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 8, 1967 This was a general discussion on American involvement in Vietnam. The President said that President Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson had done everything possible
  • man and probably the best that can be found in the Dominican Republic at this time to head a provisional government. Clarizio has discussed this personally with both Caamano and Imbert, DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12958, Sec. 3.6 NL; By~ '3-~~s- ~ , NARA
  • apprehensive at what we'd do if we open up again. of May is the best time. Hanoi needs hitting. JJ , ,, ~· ) ,_ - • - ~-!_-_ ~- ~- _..__.­ The beginning
  • the rebuilding and reequipment of the ARVN top ?riority, does this package cut across that objective? If so, to what extent? (Obviously the timing of this announcmcnt must be related to our sit·ua tio:.-1 with respect to the monetary consultations and your
  • spent 80 minutes with the group. Most of the time was devoted to his answering their questions (one from each of the guests). Jim Jones was obviously panicked about the President's schedule and the President seemed to enjoy spending the time as he chose
  • that the competent civilians were staying on the sideline• and continuing their traditional role of critics rather than tuming_!in and being helpful. I concluded by stating that we could not at thia point or time give a particularly optimistic·appraisal of the future
  • THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON November 13, 1968 TO: Mr. Jim Jones FROM: Ruth McCawley (per Harry McPherson) I called each person's secretary listed below to alert them that a meeting will be held in the Cabinet Room some time tomorrow after­ noon
  • to the arrival of the President are attached. (Tab A) Secretary McNamara summarized for the President the latest infor­ mation on the Viet Cong bombing of the enlisted men's barracks at Qui Nhon. As of that time, one U.S. soldier was known to be dead, 20 injured
  • time, Lodge and Westmoreland to co!Tia back and make report. Will ask lea.de rs hip to talk frankly with them - - and various committees al:3o. Vice P=~sidant: Objectives are clear. Stop aggression - - bring a better life to all p~ople. No one saw easy
  • . The President immediately asked what has changed since the time he was briefed on this situation and was advised that a Taft-Hartley action would not be legally justified. After some confusion, it became clear that the President had in mind an opinion
  • . A decision on bombing is not being made now and one is not imminent. The reasons for our delay include: the Secretary was at the NATO meeting, Canadian representative Ronning was visiting Hanoi, time was required to talk to Prime Minister Wilson and our
  • commented that he would be meeting with Labor leaders next week. Rusk said he had talked to Tom Wicker concerning the factual errors in this morning's article in the New York Times on the Vietnam elections. Rusk said Wicker failed to recognize that about
  • some doubts there if it comes to the choice, but if we go back in a limited fashion, there would still be a showing that we want to limit the escalation. We have not had time to consult our Allies. RVJCESET (2) PRESIDENT: I would like to ask Mr
  • a::ld with the Soviet Union. We knm·1 i t is much easier to get into a war than get ou~ of one. At the sarne time wa co have our p::?:"ide and our p=estige and our men at stake. So we are pursuing t~rough diplomacy every possi~ly avenue that is calcula