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Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 4, May 1-27, 1964 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • . FOR RELEASE SATURDAY NOON, November 30, 1963 Uo S. INFORMATION AGENCY · Washington 25, D. C. TRANSCRIPT OF VOICE OF AMERICA PROGRAM "PRESS CON'F'E'RENCE, us·AnGuest: Jo William Fulbright Senator of Arkansas ANNCR: Press Conference USA, a discussion program
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 16, October 15 - November 19, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)
  • soon if he can come and see you sometime in the second week of December. This explains the attached ticker item, but it doesn't say why we always learn from the press first about Wilson's plans. 1. 2. What is on Wilson's mind is that the British have
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 7, October 1 - December 31, 1964 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • of Suez Britishers, particularly Defense Secretary Healy, say that agreements in principle fot; suppor.t .o f joint. ventures east of Suez will be an important element in your talks. We do not know how far Wilson means t6 press ~. this with you, although
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 15, September 23 - October 14, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)
  • deliveries some time into the future but when word of the deal gets arowid, it may increase Jordanian and Lebanese pressure and give the Israelis an added talking point {though these planes will not be a serious threat to them)/ Lebanon is pressing for a PL
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 19, January 19 - February 4, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • that Foreign Minister Magalhaes held an informal press conference on February Z during whlch he ls reported to have made a statement along the followlng lines: Brazil concurs ln President J'ohnson•s decis.ion to reswne bombing of North Vietnam slnce the United
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 7, October 1 - December 31, 1964 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • appropriated in fiscal '65, but he does not insist on it, and if I understood you correctly on the phone, the quieter way would be simply to refer to the Texas press conference. ~I\, McG. B. PRESS CONFERENCE of HON. ROBERT S. McNA.MARA SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 14, September 1 - 22, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)
  • zone disappears. This task at the moment is stymied. What effect Bos ch' s intended return on Saturday, September 25 will have ( if indeed he does come back) ,remains to be seen. I think the posture we should continue to take with the press
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 12, July, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)
  • main object was to be protected against surprise decis·i ons before bis Wednesday colamn, and I was able to comfort him with no resulting damage. On July 28 I talked to Tom Wicker after he had filed bis very good story on your press conf~rence statement
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 15, September 23 - October 14, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)
  • the Paks, and could lead to resw.nption of full-scale hostilities. Wetre pres sing the SYG to act. In any event withdrawal to the 5 Al!.gust positions will be a tricky matter. The UK believes the UN must press for it immediately, lest the war erupt again
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 9, March - April 14, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)
  • the Marines already on the scene in combat roles and see how that worked. It is not clear that we now need all these additional forces. Your own desire for nux1ng our Marines with the ir.s is quite a dif­ ferent matte~ and I think that should be pressed
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 20, February 5 - 28, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • to build up national language and at the same time prepare young people for higher education. He pressed his case for a secondary school in English language and his hope that the United States could assist. Again Vice President expressed great sympathy
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 9, March - April 14, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)
  • . Although Quat has told me that no decisions have been taken, the press and our informants have it that the Council confirmed General "Little" Minh as Commander-in-Chief (he holds this post now on an "Acting" basis), selected General Huynh Van Cao as Chief
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 11, June, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)
  • and on a low order of magnitude and declining on the Dominican question. (2) In Norway, which is generally sympathetic to the U.S. objectives, there is opposition to our policies both in the press and among the people, caused mostly by concern over the broader
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 4, May 1-27, 1964 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • controlled territory. Little or no progress has been made in clearing and holding these critical provinces surrounding Saigon. The impact of this on the psychology of everyone living in the capital (including the U.S. press) is very depressing. Efforts
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 14, September 1 - 22, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)
  • (reduced diplomatic staffing) in an effort to play for the long-term post-Sukarno stakes. /We have solid new reports of Sukarno's deteriorating health!_/ One item that caused concern in the press and on Capitol Hill is now dead and buried: the Indo Army has
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 17, November 20 - December 31, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)
  • -Dade county community leaders responded by establishing a local task force to work with the Federal group. In contrast with their earlier criticism and gloomy predictions, the Miami press has published articles complimentary of the way Federal
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 10, April 15 - May 31, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)
  • a major ruckus in the Middle East. Nasser has made clear that he sees our suspension of shipments since December as an act of economic pressure. But Egypt's pressing food needs and foreign exchange shortage have so far deterred him from doing more than
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 8, January 1 - February 28, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • at all that if a visit to London should have to be paid for by another visit to the hospital, it is not worth it in terms of what the world and your own countrymen ask of you. But I will admit if pressed that I do not see why this particular visit should
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 17, November 20 - December 31, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)
  • to consider this? Parenthetically, he noted that a twelve hour suspension of fight1nq had been o.ffered and that our press spokesman had said neither yes nor no. The Secretary asked that if the Ambassador were in Viet-Nam, would he put his arms dov.rn
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 1, Nov. 1963 - Feb. 1964 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • us. This is not a trend likely to create great complications for us this year, or maybe next. Only if the Paks press Kashmir to the point of open violence is a crisis likely. But it is a trend of great long term significance. India, as the largest
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 21, March, 1966 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • as a sort of trial balloon? To withdraw from what was rather grossly overplayed by the press would only start another debate with our VN critics, and also force us to eat crow later if, as Secretary Rusk has twice indicated, we may yet be forced to make
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 19, January 19 - February 4, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • in this hemisphere. We are working to get editorials and articles published in our press, as well as the Spanish editions of Life and Reader 1 s Digest. Through State and USIA,materials on the~ting will be reaching friendly editors, columnists and writers
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 21, March, 1966 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • AND PROBLEMS 1. India's camd.trrent to a federal, dercocratic governrrent, a mixed economy, a free press, and individual freedan gives it a character and outlook fundarrentally similar to ours. Similarities are strengthened by the fact we are both vast
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 18, January 1-18, 1966," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • • _ • "!.- · ~ · -'· : . :. , • _. - refonna. In this reApectJ the work of the lnttfrnatJonal Longshorcmen•s. . Association (ILA) has been par~tcul arl y noteworthy. Under the patrio-tic and imaginative leadership of its president, Thomas Gleason,· the ILA has assigned to Saigon four
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 13, August, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)
  • expect the entire Goverament to pull in the same direction. Examples: Panama 1964, Ayub and Shastri 1965, and the Dominican Bepublic. 2. The importance of wdty in what we aay. The press -a re continually trying to divide the Government againat itaelf
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 13, August, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)
  • required yet since the proposal will come before you shortly. IV. Title III Programs for India-Pakistan-UAR-Algeria. This is the item on which you wanted us to see you (we 1 ve included Freeman--and Reuter so he wouldn 1t keep pressing for an appointment
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 12, July, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)
  • of Department Telegram 36. I emphasized several times that Washington was both gravely concerned and disappointed that the .Vietnam bill had not been pressed. When I had finished, the President said that he had further discussions with party leaders since our
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 21, March, 1966 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • #7lb cable 03/18/66 t6, the P1 1esident from Dean Rusk S-ee;r;iQ:t; ~ 1--
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 6, July 1 - September 30, 1964 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [1 of 2] (Item)
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 7, October 1 - December 31, 1964 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [2 of 2] (Item)
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 2, March 1-31, 1964 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • into the southern tip of the Delta in order to give impetus and support to the hard-pressed ARVN effort in that area. ·(4) Implement immediately "retaliatory" item (a) on · page 6 above (i.e •• overt u.s. air reconnaissance over North Vietnam), He recanmends
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 10, April 15 - May 31, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)
  • much from this and suggested a desperate effort by John Martin to re-establish contact in the city and press for observance of the cease-fire. Earlier in the day we sent Martin a flash message to this purpose. Tom Mann is now sending him another
Memorandum # 313, Public Comment by Officials Re SE Asia as Reported in Washington Newspapers, 7/31/1964 (Item)
  • Press relations
Memorandum # 316, Military Exercises, 11/12/1964 (Item)
  • is sought by NATO authorities. c. Those which have pa!ticular political significance or implications. d.. Any exercise which is otherwise of such a nature as to rec.eive prominent attention by the press. e. Other exercises with which you or the Joint Chiefs
Memorandum # 273, South Vietnam, 11/26/1963 (Item)
  • that the Government be unified. It is of particular importance that express or implied criticism of officers of other branches be scrupulously avoided in all contacts with the Vietnamese Government and with the press. More specifically, the President approves
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 2, March 1-31, 1964 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • last week that in my talk to the Overseas Press Writers I never said anything like what Eli Abel said I said, but a review of the transcript shows that I remembered one of my comments and not the other. If you are still interested, you will find what I
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 5, June 1-30, 1964," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • to tbe · b.tte Hou. e press , the kinds of thh11• you ml bt say are •folio. s: !f you . lah to pr sent Lod Amba. sador Lodge bas Jue made ht final repott to me and now heeomea .p rivate citl· en a1 .la. Am]) . sado~ Lodge ccepted ppointment to Saison . y
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 20, February 5 - 28, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • • t rougly antl• Ame r lcaa mood a .l tho, preaeat time.• McQ, B .. (P• S. ) _ Stadelhofer has standing instructions from us to press very hard in such cases, and we have made it clear to him that they operate in this case. But it seems best to go
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 2, March 1-31, 1964 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • of press attacks on our Latin American .,_, policy. This is an important memorandum, and to me a somewhat disturbing one. -\ Y '? Tom seems to assume that all our trouble comes from a few far-leftwingers. A lot of it does. A lot comes also from honest
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 3, April 1-30, 1964 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • to press him, the best subject is probably the General's position on the neutralization of South Vietnam. I attach at Tab B Bohlen's account of his conversation with de Gaulle together with the telegram of instruction he was working from, and at Tab C