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Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 86: July 1‑4, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 37 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 2, May 1 - 15, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 7 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 48, October 25-31, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 24 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 48, October 25-31, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 24 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 27, May 1-15, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 16 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 76: May 9‑14, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 34 (Item)
  • TORTURE CAME TO SE R£GARDSDAS A "ORMAL PRACTICE DURING PARTY ORGMHZATION. ft ft AS A RESULT OF THIS OPPRESSION, IN NOVEi'laER 1956 A S?ONTMlEOUS PEASANT RE3ELLION BROKE our IN PRESIDENT HO CHI MINWS HOME f'KOVU~ce:: AND HAD TO BE PlJT _Down.BRUTALLY
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 80: June 1‑6, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 35 (Item)
  • TO ME AN INVIT• AT]ON FROM OR ARNULFO ARIAS TO VISIT HIM AT ' HIS HOME ON AVENIDA BALBOA• I ACCEPTED ANO. SPOKE WI TH OR AR I AS ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF AN HOUR IN THE PRESENCE OF RUBEN CARLES ANO HILOEBRANOO NICOSlA • OR ARIAS TOASTED IN CHAMPAGNE
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 41, September 11-14, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [2 of 2] (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 40, September 1-10, 1967 [4 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • in Ute patt. It is full of useful, usable, and comforting quotation•. W. W. Rostow WWRostow:rln American wars have given rise to two types of problems on the home front: Criticism of the war itself. Concern with domestic p~oblems, seemingly
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 10, August 1-11 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 9 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 41, September 11-14, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • front, but at home. Popular history sometimes softpedals the troubles: Mounting opposition, thoughtful and distinguished dissenters, economic hardships, and repression. Peace and victory tend to bring a romantic view of what went before. People soon
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 55: Dec. 20‑31, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 27 (Item)
  • of the home address for every discharged serviceman, and that Department is now providing a personalized . service to those men. Under this program, each discharged serviceman is to be contacted by the U . S. Employment Service in his local community
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 36, July 25-31, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 20 (Item)
  • in dealing with them: ·· · At the -time of the Cuban missile crisis in October 1962, many of us were · in our home states campaigning for re-election. On the basis of press reports and rumors we had a fairly accurate picture of what was happening, but none
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 15, September 23 - October 14, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)
  • students in our universities and laboratories. · My final stop on my return home was in Italy where I made a brief visit to the Frascatti laboratory outside of Rome. This laboratory is carrying on an excellent program on a limited budget in high energy
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 17, November 20 - December 31, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 54: Dec. 11‑19, 1967 [4 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • direct within• Vietnam IUpport for thelr troop• in Vietnam. Base pay continues to be paid by the home country. In addltlon, we have made adjustments ln our aa ■ l ■tance program• In each case. The guideline for 1uch action• ha ■ been that the de ■patc::h
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 24, March 16 - 31, 1967 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [2 of 2] (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 112: Dec. 26‑31, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 44 (Item)
  • MONTHWE WERETHERE., DURING THE EARLY PART OF DECEiY.BER TH~'( BECAMEAWAREOF SOMEOF THE TRICKS THAT WE HAD BEEN PULLING ON THEM IN ' i THEIR DOCUMENTARY FILMING AND IN THE LETTERSWE WERESENDING HOME. IN OTHER WORDSWE., IN THE CONNOTATIONS OF WORDSWE USED
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 60: Feb. 7‑9, 1968 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)
  • FOR RECORD SUBJECT: Meeting with General Eisenhower, 8 February 1968 1. I .met with General Eisenhower for two hours at his office and home at Palm Desert on 8 February. The meeting covered 3 subjects: The Soviet missile and nuclear program; the Communist
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 69: Mar. 25‑31, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 31 (Item)
  • ." Less stress on "search and destroy" would mean fewer casualties (U.S. and Vietnamese), less destruction, fewer refugees, less ill will, and more public support at home. More stress on organization of South Vietnamese society would make South Vietnamese
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 54: Dec. 11‑19, 1967 [1 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • . to undertake I. To Expand Our Trade Surplus, the Mainstay of our Balance of Payments, the Action Program Recommends: restraint to check inflation, to promote balanced economic growth at home, and protect and enlarge our trade su~plus, which is under renewed
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 59: Feb. 1‑6, 1968 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 90: Aug. 1‑10, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
  • of a ■ evere Pre ■ ident: "Dear Mr. The thou,hta and h•rtfelt ■ympathy of Ile American people are with you and th• people of the Phlllppln••• and e■peclally with the famllle• home• and loved extend my nffered tragedy. BKS:ksb one ■ pel'■ cmal
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 4, May 1-27, 1964 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • everywhere. But I am much too kind for that, and the truth is that we can keep up our good work in limiting your foreign callers to four classes: 1. Kings, Presidents and Prime Ministers you personally approve for official visits (like Erhard, Home, Segni
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 18, January 1-18, 1966," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • Dean Rusk to take 48 hours in Honolulu on his way home. He now plans to go to Manila on Sunday and leave on Monday. If we can get him to stop for some sun in Honolulu, he would be back here around Thursday. This the only kind of holiday he ever takes
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 20, February 5 - 28, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • Review ·c ase# NLJ f'I· l:f_ L ocument # _1.:--_ MEMO.R..\NDUM TO THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: Gene Black's visit 1. Dean Rusk is at home, and I have not wanted to call hir::1 there this morning, so I ba·v e not yet fully cleared with him the special aspect
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 91: Aug. 11‑21, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
  • is largely over insofar as sane Eastern European countries are concerned. They are prepared for a d1minution in the significance of both the Warsaw Pact and the NATOPact. I come home, more than ever, persuaded that (1) while our military commitment under
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 60: Feb. 7‑9, 1968 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)
  • in the Saigon metropolit an area w a s 93,000 and for the country as a whole about 190,000. Thus far, with 31 provinces out of 50 reporting, even though sketchily, we estimate the number of evacuees (many of whom will return home as soon as fighting subsides
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 5, May 27 - June 10, 1966 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 8 (Item)
  • believes that there is any mean­ being in agreement with Senator KEN­ ly wishes that it would not exist. con­ ingful freedom and democracy in south­ NEDY, in complete disagreement, and fusion grows both at home and a broad. east Asia to be defended. "very
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 10, August 1-11 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 9 (Item)
  • on the home front, his attributes will £ind much scope in thls • field. Mary and I, of course, followed the accounts of Luc1 1 s wedding. It went well, but I know only too well what ! you suf£ered with morning dress. ft ! And now for some relaxation: You 1
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 24, March 16 - 31, 1967 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • that it might be helpful if a group of this kind
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 34, July 11-15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 19 (Item)
  • peace settlement. The immediate task is to ease the suffering of those who fled from the area of hostilities and are now separated from their homes and sources of livelihood. The United States Government responded immediately to these pressing
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 43, September 21-30, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)
  • and Latin America? ~ - - Is it wise or the President to use the language of "Judging" himself and his predecessors? Nevertheless, I th"nk Harry is correct in recognizing that the point I he wants driven home needs eharpPning here; and I propose the follo~ing
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 12, July, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)
  • to their homes. A growing number, too, seem to take advantage of combat (when control is least effective) to defect by surrender. The Chieu Hoi program seems to be more widely known than it was many months ago, but RAND is convinced that it "falls far short
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 15, November 1 - 30, 1966 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 11 [1 of 2] (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 20, February 1- 11, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 13 (Item)
  • . My wife and I are already sick old people, and therefore we .cannot leave home. We fear very much that we may never again be fortunate enough to see our younger son, the o·n ly support and hope we have in life. It is dreadful for us to think
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 39, August 18-31, 1967 [4 of 5]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)
  • constructive to offer. Since returning home to what Clark has called the ''miasma of pessimism of Washington,'' I have given some additional thought to this question of how to present our case better both on the international and on the danestic front. I have
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 61: Feb. 10‑13, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 62: Feb. 14‑16, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)
  • \ from Ernle Ooldeteha, a evaluatloa of electoral proapecta la the U. S. • November 1968. Gaalll■t W. W. ltoatow Parle 1Hl9 RCB.BT WWRoatow:rln DECLASSIFIED E.O . 12356, Sec. 3.4(b) Bv+ , \l'hite Home Guidel.i.ncs, Feb. 24. 1983 NARA, Date ;i. -J
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 64: Feb. 22‑29, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 30 (Item)
  • for the major Asian food staples, rice, and wheat, and some dramatic~lly superior new varieties of wheat, rice and coarse grains. Prices of food grains, particularly rice, have climbed sharply in many Asian countries as a result of scarcity at home