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General Wheeler pointed to the position of the ship at 9 :25 the night
before and at 12 noon it was 25 miles off shore and 16 miles away from
the nearest land associated with North Korea.
Secretary McNamara said it was unclear whether or not the ship
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WITH THE
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHrP
February 6, 1968
Breakfast
In the Mans ion
The President reviewed Vietnam and the Pueblo situation with the leader
ship. He read the 6 :30 a. m. situation report and the CIA briefing on
developments around the world
- OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING
WITH THE
DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP
January 30, 1968
In the Mansion
The President: I want to tell all that we know about the Pueblo
incident. We are spending days and nights on the situation. I
want you to treat this as a very confidential
- then read again the Thompson cable . He stressed
the sentence "They (the Communists) always react negatively
to a show of force."
Mr. President, this was not the lesson of the Cuban
Walt Rostow:
missile crisis or the Berlin crisis.
Secretary McNarnra
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Secretary McNamara: There is no problem at present.
General Wheeler: We do not have with us now a recommendation on reserve
call-up. The Joint Chiefs are working on that today.
The first troops will begin moving out of U.S. facilities tomorrow night
at 6 p
- are hurting.
The President then read the John Stuart Mills quote: "War is an ugly
thing, but not the ugliest thing: the decayed and degraded state of
moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war is worse •.
A man who has nothing which he cares
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Secretary Rusk: The negative reaction of North Korea and the
Soviet Union was to be expected. One would expect the Soviets
not to take responsibility. The reaction of the North Koreans
last night at Panmunjo.m
- Program. The President read parts
of the Job Message, pointing out there is "a new social consciousness
among businessmen in this country today."
The President then read a later CIA report on the ship captured
by the North Koreans.
The President
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The President opened the meeting by reading a memorandum from
Bob Fleming on the network press coverage at 6:30 p. m. (Attach
ment A).
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Secretary Rusk: We met early tonight. We have received