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Folder, "[July 21-27, 1965 Meetings on Vietnam] [ADDED TO FILE, 6/28/85]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

Folder, "[December 17, 1965 - 9:41 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

(The following is taken from notes by Jack Valenti.) The meeting opened with a discussion of the visit of Prime Minister Wilson. Then the President turned to Secretary Rusk, who had just returned from NATO, and asked: Did you bring back any peace proposals: Rusk

Folder, "[September 1, 1967 - 1:40 p.m. Meeting with Business Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

him to be positive in his progressive programs, and wanted to help. At the r e quest of Mr. Wilson, S e cretary Fowler explained the need for the monetary a g reement just concluded. The Secretary said that all of us trade and buy as i ndividuals if w

Folder, "[January 29, 1966 - 12:45 p.m. Meeting with Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

. Wilson did it cleverly. He (preempted? or prevented?) the resolution. If the resolution did go for, we still have enough strength to defeat a resolution we don't want. Rusk: The Japanese are dying to do something for peace, so they will be eager

Folder, "[November 19, 1968 - Meeting with Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

Wilson said if the Franc is devalued 15%, the pound would be under great pressure. The meeting of ten in Bonn on British urging. But after it was called, Jenkins said (after the new German tax was announced) it should be called off. Fowler felt we had

Folder, "[July-August 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

with six columnists and commentators on the White House balcony on August 11, 1967. Those attending were: The President Bill White Richard Wilson Roscoe Drummond John Chancellor Bill Lawrence Dan Rather George Christian Walt Rostow Bob Fleming The President

Folder, "[April 4, 1966 -7:10 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

is pleasant, buddhist and clev~r. Ky is jealous of Thi. Some of our Mission people think Thi is able. Sam Wilson thinks he is competent. President: lsn' t he out of our hands now? Vice President: I don't know. But we ought not let him get out of our hands

Folder, "July 18, 1967 - 6:06 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Rostow, Bundy, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

will not listen to anybody else except us." The President asked about Prime Minister Pearson of Canada and Prime Minister Wilson of Great Britain. The President said he wished that we could find something for Wilson to do. Walt Rostow said that Oliver Franks could

Folder, "[April-May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

in health, education, job training and anti-poverty spending during his adminis tration. # # # 7 I I lI ·' I . \' ....I ' MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT WI'J;'.JH RICHARD WILSON ' · \\'l-, . v .\" fl·) ,. i MA y 2 0 ' 19 6 8 "(l \ t.y·t .I

Folder, "[December 21, 1965 Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

'.·. .• ' ·t, - • • i~ I j I ' ... .., : I ,! t .. ' . 1 •• 5 1. (about the Wilson letter) Is this saleable to Congress? President No, ANF is more saleable than MLF--but because details are not available, we can 1 t sell it to Congress

Folder, "[January 24, 1966 - 6:30 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

-· .J .. , P resid.ent: Rusk: 1°66 .I .• 3 ·what do you recornmend, Dean? .Nla.ke firm decision to resume on Friday or Saturday. Full report submitted to Security Council beginning with Laotian Con£ere:::i.ce in 1962. "Wilson' 3 appointment

Folder, "[September 15, 1967 - Meeting with AFL-CIO Executive Council]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

and the fact that every President -- Washington, Lincoln, Wilson, FDR, and Truman had their severe critics because the Nation was engaged in conflict. He said that each President had a Chairman of a Foreign Relations Committee who was antagonistic -- because

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, January 25, 1967]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

is Prime Minister Wilson g~ing to do if Rhodesia won't give in, and economic sanctions don't work primarily because South Africa won't comply? b. How are we going to work our way out of this black/white African problem -without drifting into a situation

Folder, "[January 11, 1966 - 1:05 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on David Bell's Return]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

side understands the problem. Col. Sam Wilson also good. Plans to concentrate in 4 limited priority areas. If they accomplish this, they will have affected I /20 or 1 /10 of rural population but it will be first time this has happened. Key question

Folder, "[June 22, 1966 - National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

does not believe there is a danger Who should we talk to ? Secretarv Rusk: The chiefs of governments with troops in Vietnam, .-· - 4 Mr. Wilson and Mr. Pearson. Secretary Rusk: On this matter of retaliation, might the North Vietnamese try

Folder, "[October 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

this morning. (The President had Miss Nivens in Walt Ro stow' s office read the message over the telephone; the message thanked Wilson and Brown for standing firm despite party pressures.) We all have our peculiar problems; all of us have our setbacks

Folder, "[February 17, 1965 - 10:00 a.m. Meeting with General Eisenhower and Others]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

.;;> , The President, after thanking General Eisenhower for his comments, said he could best give the thinking of the Administration by quoting from a message being sent to Ambassador Bruce as a basis for discussion with Prime Minister Wilson of the U. K. The text he

Folder, "February 9, 1968 - 10:15 p.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

. I think we shaild now tell the allies that we could lose Southeast Asia without their help. The first to tell is Park. Tell him that none of us want defeat. If it takes more men to avoid defeat let's get them. Wilson implied that Prime Minister

Folder, "[January 20, 1966 - 5:50 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

a commitment that we will not bomb until H. Wilson has departed Mos cow. Authority --~!::.._~--~- ~---:_ 5 _f - - - - . I)· te- 10 - b - ~ ~ By '6.&) , l>TAl"' J. ~ -.....:.·, -· 1 SE E 1 1/20166 (2) We're going to have to double our manpower

Folder, "[January 25, 1966 - 5:30 p.m. Meeting with Congressional Leadership on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

bombs. 3. Increase isolation of U.S. 4. More \\e destroy North Vietnam, the more we treat with China instead of North Vietnam. Dirksen: (Recounted Wilson's declaration of war, and how people applauded his declaration of death.) I am sensitive to young

Folder, "[June 17, 1966 - 6:05 p.m. National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

. 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

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, May 24, 1967]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

this discussion (a) to give you a sense of the problem before you see P M Wilson and the Shah and {b) to give our planners a s ense of your desires . The underlined portions of the attached State paper detail the problem. \)r~ostow Ct SET jod c

Folder, "[February 21, 1968 - 1:00 p.m. Meeting of Rusk, U Thant, Others on Vietnam (President Did Not Attend)]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

recounted, as previously reported to us by Ambassador Goldberg and by messages from Wilson and Brown, the chronol9gy of his discussions witl1 the ~orth Vietnamese: the Secretary General's n~essagc to Eo in J

Folder, "[September 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

attacking George Washington, Woodrow Wilson, FDR, Truman and other American Presidents for getting involved in foreign conflicts and cited these to show that this current situation must be viewed in the context of our national history. The President

Folder, "October 15, 1968 - 1:20 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

-- White House 6. Talk t o Eisenhower. Honolulu Communique. 7. Letter to Kosygin. Clifford a nd Rusk draft it. 8. Letter to Wilson -- Rusk 2:24 p. m. CIA Director Richard Helms looked at the President, shook hands and said "good luck. " MEETH~G

Folder, "[December 23, 1967 - 8:50 p.m. Meeting with Pope Paul]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

no. We never publicized this. When Kosygin met earlier with Wilson, he said he wanted to get talks started but North Vietnam said no then also. We know that China and Russia are supporting and will continue to support Hanoi. '\ .. ·~ t 8. We think

Folder, "[July 1967 - May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

have a good cabinet, a good staff, good leadership, and good programs. I sure would not trade places with Mrs. Ghandi, Kiesinger, or Prime Minister Wilson. All these attacks you have been hearing do have their effects, but it is something you expect

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for Congressional Leadership Meeting, August 23, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

of history which cries for strong foreign policy leadership from America. 11 The goals of world comu nism remain 11 totalitarian, monolithic, expansionistic and dependent upon military power and brute force to exercise its will. 11 Representative Bob Wilson

Folder, "[December 18, 1965 - 12:35 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Bombing Pause," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

of t ~~ ... .. '•· Dia Wilson say u.n,}"euil'le President: n ,, e:..uu1.1.li J. U.U.~ ~ V A. ~A~n e ae was very relaxed e bo u Ii i -c. U.o.K.: rie asked me about the 12-houi• truce. T~ t "'t,j,J ~~ : -.J W --~ ,....1 .,.. V F