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We will act on it by January.
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Secretary of State Rusk
Under Secretary of State Katzenbach
Ambas sador Goldberg
CIA Deputy Director Taylor
JCS General Johnson , Chief of Staff, U. S . Army
OEP Director Bryant
Secretary of the Treasury Fowle r
USIA Dire ct o r Ma rks
Walt Rostow
George
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Cy Vance:
Fully agree.
Walt Rostow:
Fully agree.
Ambassador Goldberg: I am still opposed. I do not think it will bring
them to the conference table. I am the least expert of any in this room,
but I can see these risks:
More involvement
- Union had produced
a degradation of the Czech economy, w hi ch led to resentment t hroughout t h at
society.
The President thanked the participants.
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Sec. McNamara
UnSec. Katzenbach
CIA Dir. Helms
General Taylor
Clark Clifford
Walt Rostow
Harry McPherson
William Leonhart
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Senator Mike Mansfield
Senator Russell Long
Senator J. W. Fulbright
Senator John Sparkman
Senator Robert Byrd
Congressman Thomas Morgan
Secretary Rusk
Secretary McNamara
General Earle Wheeler
General George Brown
Honorable Lawrence O'Brien
Walt Rostow
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OCTOBER 15, 1968 - 1 :20 p. m.
TUESDAY LUNCHEON WITH FOREIGN
POLICY ADVISORS
The President
Secretary Clifford
Secretary Rusk
General Wheeler
Director Helms
Walt Rostow
George Christian
Tom Johnson
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The President opened the meeting calling on Under Secretary Katzenbach.
Katzenbach pointed out that Secretary Rusk will be going to the United Nations
for the usual meetings of Foreign Ministers. He said these are very
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willingness quite clear. Further talk of negotiations would be interpreted
as a sign of weakness and would ma~e the Communists believe they are
winning the battle for public opinion.
Walt Rostow sa'id not to discount negotiations
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Sec. Rusk wants to add:
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Bunker's present plans: hoping to go to Katmandu May 9-140
2. Further modifications and enlargement of Barrell Roll area in
Laos.
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Mr. Rostow's idea:
Possible Thieu initiative with NLF
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which agrees with yours that the first contact was at 2200. I have that
the first SOS was received at 2328. McNamara said this was 2354.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
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12 noon
FOR THE PRESIDENT
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General Wheeler
General Taylor
CIA Director Helms
Walt Rostow
George Christian
Tom Johnson
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The President: What do we have from Saigon?
Secretary
- the actions we must take in the next
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b. Study the alternatives which face us in the next year or
two with recommendations as to the course of action we
should adopt.
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Attached are two unanswered quest j ons which I suggest
you
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Walt Rostow
Joe Califano
Ernest Goldstein
Art Okun
Ed Fried
Senator Mansfield
Senator Long
Senator Anderson
Speaker McCormack
Representative Boggs
Representative Ullman
Secretary Fowler -- Discussed actions to be taken in defense of the dollar
during
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George Christian
Tom Johnson
Walt Rostow
Bromley Smith
Attendees:
Following a ten minute presentation of revised instructions on the advance
authorization for the use of nuclear weapons, the President requested
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Walt Rostow: We have a chance to break d own zonal restr ictions involving the
movement of foodmlndia . To do so would be a real plus and is worth a try .
When the Indian Consortium i s negotiated in November, we should try to get our
f ood aid
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A ssistant S ecretary of State , Lucius D. Battle
Pr esident 's Special Assistant for National S ecurity
Affairs , Mr. Walt Rostow
Executive Secretary, Mr. Bromley Smith
White House Press Officer, George Christian
Whi te House P res s Offic e
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The President asked if General Tayl or's comm ents on the negotiations had
been seen by Secretary Rusk. Mr. Rostow gave the Pres i dent a cop y of the paper
which was handed to Secretary Rusk.
The President asked Secretary Rusk and Ambassador
- of L'efense, CIA. Walt Rostow of my staff, and by the President.
They are carefully evaluated in terms of potential pilot losses and civilian
casualties.
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April 9, 1968 - 8 a.m.
Camp David meeting with Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, Bunker
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Meeting with Admiral U.S. Grant Sharp]
[April 9, 1968 - 5:40 p.m.
[April 22, 1968 - 6:00 p.m
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Army Chief of Staff General Johnson
Chief of Naval Oper ations Admiral McDonald
Air Forc e Chief of Staff G ene ral McConn e ll
Marin e Corp s Commandant General Gre ene
USIA Director Marks
General Maxwell Taylor
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We estimate that 6 0 percent of POL is used by the military.
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Our bombing program is for c in)? the North Vietname se to divert
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TO DISCUSS GENERAL WHEELER'S TRIP
TO VIETNAM
Vice President
Secretary Rusk
Secretary McNamara
Clark Clifford
General Taylor
Under Secretary Nitze
Director Helms
Walt Rostow
George Christian
Tom Johnson
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Assistant Sec retary of State, L ucius D. Battle
P resident• s Special A ssistant for National S ecurity
Affairs, Mr . Walt Rostow
Executive S ecretary, Mr. Bromley Snri.th
- , Budget Bureau
Torn Johnson
Jim Jones
Harry McPherson
Charles Maguire
Mike Manatos
Sherwin Markman
Director Leonard Marks
John Roche
Walt Rostow
Barefoot Sanders
Sargent Shriver
Marvin Watson
It ended at 1:50 p. rn.
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THE PRESIDENT: Yes, I get out every week to see other people besides
Rusk, Rostow, and McNamara.
DEAN BUNTING OF RADCLIFFE: Mr. President, I must say after listen
ing to you and to Secretary McNamara today
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Senator Everett Dirksen
Senator Thomas H. Kuchel
Senator Milton B. Young
E me st Goldstein
Barefoot Sanders
Ed Fried
Walt Rostow
Mike Manatos
Fred Deming
Joe Califano
Larry Levinson
George Christian
Tom Johnson
It ended at 6:40 p. m.
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Those attending we re:
The President
Senator Everett Dirksen
Congressman Gerald Ford
Secretary Rusk
Secretary McNamara
General Earle Wheeler
Director Richard Helms
Walt Rostow
General Maxwell Taylor
Secretary Clark Clifford
George Christian
Tom
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From mid 1961 on, Kennedy also faced a decision on whether or not
to bomb North Vietnam, the President said.
"The first day I was in office I saw Ambassador Lodge, and told him
we wanted to live up to our
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particularly in the Mediterranean where the Soviets recently have become
more active.
In r esponse to a request by the President, Mr. Rostow said one question
he would like to have Secretary Rusk answer wa s whether the chance
of the British getting
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mo re involved.
Mr . Rostow :
Europe is neglecting the wo rld . It is in an isolationist cycle .
should get one of our Senators to make this point in a ma j or speech .
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What goes on that could be corrected. 11 Sailor said "I would hit them
more." President explained they would come back at us and there were
many more of them than us. Then he was asked about hitting their supply
ships. Rostow said