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Folder, "[September 5, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

this kind of latitude. 11 The President said we could hit these ports if there were no ships in them. Rusk interjected that the order should read "no ships." The order should not be conditioned upon whether they are "Russian ships" or on the registry

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for Tuesday Luncheon, February 6, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

will wish to read also as a backdrop for your 11:00 A. M. appointment with Israeli Ambassador Harman. 5. Other 6. Personnel (Secretary Rusk) W. W. Rostow . llECLL\S

Folder, "July 19, 1967 - 12:23 p.m. Cabinet Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

lines were down and as of Wednesday morning 98% of the service had been restored. [3 of 5] 4 - The President read a confidential memorandum from an Air Force General in Viet Nam to Secretary McNamara in which the General pointed out

Folder, "May 8, 1968 - 6 p.m. President's meeting with the negotiating team," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

- 9-f'f I will read the opening statement tonight. Secretary Rusk: The talk to North Vietnam the North Vietnamese the March 31 speech. answer some of their delegation leaves tomorrow morning. Habib will tomorrow about exact meeting time. We expect

Folder, "August 10, 1968 - 12:25 p.m. President's briefing of Former Vice President Nixon and Gov. Agnew," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

Helms: The North Vietnamese are convinced they won after Dien Bien Phu. The President: They think we believe that we lost the war. think so. They don't Nixon: We have got to tell our people to remember that every word they write will be read

Folder, "[January 3, 1966 Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Bombing Pause]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

NUTS. Now they haven't said anything. Rusk: Yes, that is good. President: Are all your senior officials asking? Rusk: Yes. Bundy: Pres. recollection is precise and right. (reads P. telegram to Lodge which pinpoints the pause continues

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

casualties, and the estimate is 50 to 300. (Secretary McNamara read the orders, directing that the strikes be znade only under ideal conditions). General Wheeler: A POL strike will not stop infiltration, but it will establish another ceiling on what they can

Folder, "[November 20, 1967 - Meeting with Bipartisan Leadership on Devaluation of Pound]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

confidence in the dollar through demonstrating fiscal responsibility and other constructive measures to improve the balance-of-payments position. Read concluding portion of state ment he made at November 16 press conference announcing programs to strengthen

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam/France/Germany, 5/22/1968, Volume 5, Tab 68," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

from the North Vietnamese who even refuse to acknowledge there are any North Vietnamese troops in South Vietnam. The Hanoi representatives are prepared to stay in Paris and even read the telephone directory if necessary to keep nonproductive talks go

Folder, "February 18, 1968 - 8 a.m. President's breakfast with boys on the Aircraft Carrier Constellation," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

it and as you go along the harder it gets to climb the hill; you will have the neurotics who will drop out. You read about it every day in our country because we have a free press. They have them too. The young have to defend the country for us. It was left

Folder, "June 9, 1968 - 2:30 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors in Cabinet Room," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

this? Abe Fortas: There isn't much difference of opinion, really. Clark Clifford wants to wait until Kosygin comes back with a reply before acting. I read Kosygin's letter differently. They are saying they may be able to get something underway, but only

Folder, "[September 6, 1967 - 11:09 a.m. Meeting with Vietnam Election Observers]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

wherever we want. This was America at it's finest." Whitney Young - "I left here with some cynicism and skepticism based on newspaper accounts which I read. However, I returned completely satisfied that these were free elections as well as could be expected

Folder, "[July 18, 1966 - Meeting with Bi-Partisan Leaders of House and Senate]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

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Folder, "November 28, 1967 - 12:10 p.m. Project Cabriolet," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

will be that we have violated the treaty. If the test is detected by other countries, the reaction by them also will be that we have violated the treaty. Chairman Seaborg then read a statement which the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy had submitted

Folder, "November 29, 1967 - 12 noon National Security Council Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

the Depart ment of State and the .Department of Defense. The President then read a letter from Mr. Brzezinski of the State Department Policy Planning Council. One of the points the President menti oned in the letter was - ~.Brsezineki 's assertion that "ae

Folder, "February 2, 1968 - 4:30 p.m. Backgrounder with correspondents on Vietnam and the Pueblo," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

and how did they conduct themselves during this? The President: Yes, the South Vietnamese were ready. I have heard nothing that would indicate any cowardice or lack of responsibility on their part. The President then read to the group the Thomas Paine

Folder, "April 4, 1968 - 3:47 p.m. President's meeting with U Thant at the United Nations in New York City," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

: . Not to react negatively immediately to the President's speech. Please consider it carefully and react after very carefully reading it. Also told General DeGaulle not to react negatively. I have nothing to advise on the next step. Hanoi really wants to talk

Folder, "July 30, 1968 - 1 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisors Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

or one and a half months. See if they will agree to the highest level, Prime Minister level, or people in Geneva. .. I would like to see Bill Bundy for a report on his talks with the Allies. Now, Bus, I read about all this offensive they plan for us

Folder, "October 22, 1968 - 1:15 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

for the way they have handled the last few days. The President: (Read proposed cable to Bunker and Abrams). Insert A. I want to know what the military view is of this -- the military effects and morale. I want to know if Abrams thinks we should stop

Folder, "[February 10, 1965 - 2:10 p.m. National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

. From a military point of view there is no reason to delay a strike. The President asked what our team in Saigon recommended. Secretary McNamara read parts of a message from General Westmoreland recommending (Tab immediate reprisals. (Copy attached) Mr

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Gulf of Tonkin Attack, 8/4/1964, Volume 3, Tab 20," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

the incident. This information we cannot use and must rely on other rep ort s we will be receiving . Secretary Rusk : We should ask the Congressional leaders whether we s hou ld seek a Congres sional r eso lut i on. (The dr aft resolution read by Secretary Rusk

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam, 3/26/1965, Volume 3, Tab 32," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

policy speech on Vietnam should be prepared. We should enlist new brain power in drafting the things which need to be said. One grows tired of reading only what the other side is saying. We should crank up our propaganda effort. Last week we did

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Mid/East Crisis, Volume 4, Tab 52," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

, the President asked for a new reading on Israeli capability. He said Ambassador Goldberg is l e ss certain about I s raeli superiority. Mr. Helms noted that he had sent a recent as sessment to Ambassador Goldberg but had had no response yet. Both Mr. Helms

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

given a signal - - but without dramatics. Then I would hope they would break out - - show their bottom befor e we showed ours. When other nations come in asking more time, tell them to go talk to the other side. It takes two to tango. I read we have

Folder, "[September 19, 1967 - 8:36 a.m. Congressional Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

Education and Labor. The President asked about the Clark Amendment to add $3 billion to the OEO in the Senate. Mansfield said w e should ge t as close to the Administration r e que st as possible . -4 At this point, the President read excerpts from

Folder, "[February 28, 1968 - 1:30 p.m. Meeting on Copper Strike]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

that Governor Romney had withdrawn from the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. The President read the dispatch, jokingly said that was 11 one down and two to go, 11 and turned back to Secretary Wirtz for his answer. Secretary Wirtz said there would

Folder, "[February 28, 1968 - 5:30 p.m. Meeting on Copper Strike]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

comments. No one made At this point, the President read a short statement which he had had drafted on the spot that called upon the parties to resume negotia tions immediately based upon the Taylor report. He said that if they could all agree

Folder, "October 23, 1967 - 5:36 p.m. Democratic Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

intermediaries involved thus closing down the private channel. This private rebuff must be read in the light of Hanoi's recent public state ments. These have all been extremely negative on the subject of peace negotiations. Let me cite a few of the more

Folder, "[July 27, 1965 National Security Council Meeting; Joint Leadership Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

here remark that "The Lcacership seems mighty hawky so far.'') The Russians had problems a:nd weaknesses of e1eir own. The President read parts of a message fro::n Ge!leral Eisenhower to P!'ime Minister Churchill at a time of crisis in Vietnam in 1954

Folder, "[November 4, 1967 - 2:20 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

to make arrangements with the other side. can tell the other people you are ready to release ... '' Bunker The President then read the cable and reiterated that he does not believe we should overrule Bunker's recommendation. Rusk said it would be alright

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, "[NSC Meeting on] Stockpile Criteria, 10/31/1968, Volume 5, Tab 74," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

31, 1968; 12 :07 to 12 : 35 P . M. Stockpile Criteria The President: Read the order of business . (Cop y at TAB A ) He asked Governor Daniel to summarize the report of the commi ttee which had reviewed the cr iteria upon which s tockpil e

Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 2:30 a.m. Meeting with the President's Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

, you asked Arn.bassador Harriman to return to Washington for consultation prior to Saturday meeting? The President: It is difficult to have a visit from them without problems, but I'll consider that. (Secretary Rusk read message that NLF

Folder, "January 26, 1968 - 11 a.m. Pueblo 7 - Senior advisors - McNamara, Katzenbach, Wheeler, Helms, Nitze, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

is certain of this. The President said he had a different reading of the text. The President asked "Did he sign on?"). Berger said, not exactly. The tenor of most of the replies have been friendly. The President asked if there was any report on the nine

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Various Topics, Panama, etc.", 4/3/1964, Volume 1, Tab 7," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

of advising . The Pr es ident then turned to Panama and read the declaration which he sai d he would make this afternoon if the Council approved. He summarized the U . S. position on the Panama negotiations, i . e . , that we would not accept preconditions

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Cyprus, 11/29/1967, Volume 4, Tab 61," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

milita::y exper..ditu res :n tJ1e budgets o: n o n - ~'..lita ry 2 . The true convers ion from rubles to dollars is ir:lpossible to do with any deg ree of accuracy . The briefing attached to this record was then read. S e cr e tary Rusk: It is important

Folder, "November 20, 1967 - 5:05 p.m. Bipartisan Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

fohnson [9 of 10] ~I! lG ~JOTS~ GOPYRISHT~ti ~blicatjon Requi,.;s C1fern.ission cf Eop)!:tight HeJ;ii1r· W lAeMes Johnson - 10 THE PRESIDENT then read parts of his recent press conference at which time he pointed out the expenditure cuts that would

Folder, "December 5, 1967 - 6:02 p.m. Cambodia Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

. Then the rules would permit him to shoot back across the border when fired upon." General Wheeler read a section of General Westmoreland 1 s letter. Secretary Rusk: 11 I also think that this action would make liars out of all of us who have been saying repeatedly

Folder, "[March 20, 1968 - 5:08 p.m. VP, Rusk, Clifford, Fortas, Bundy, Bundy, Jorden, Rostow, Christian, McPherson, Goldberg]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

by rejections by Hanoi. (Rukk read statement he proposed that the President use.) Unless we are prepared to do something on bombing, there is -no real proposal for us to make. We pat two ideas to Bunkers 1) San Antonio formula without any indic. from

Folder, "October 27, 1968 - 7:45 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

say there are conditions and they say there are not any. I have my own credibility problems already. Walt Rostow: We are free to say anything to our people. The President: Read Harriman--Vance cable. ( Attachment B) So are they. (Incoming