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Folder, "[February 26, 1966 - 1:05 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
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Folder, "[September 15, 1967 - 7:27 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • a fresh assessment. -- continuity of a ,11_ _ _ _l program which Sect. Rusk will raise with you. 2. PL 480 package -- you have the papers. ~ I I I I I I I I I I I II r I I I I I I I I I I 1­ II I I -
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for] September 25, 1968 National Security Council Meeting," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • matters of world concern . ... ..,;.. . ... IJECLASSlFJED · E.O. 12356. Sec. 3.4 NIJ siv ·k'::f . ·: 90- 13 e/ NARA. Date / - 3- 7t CONFIDENTIAL.__ C 0 NF I DE N I I AL - 2 ­ II. Major Issues A. Czechoslovakia On this subject, we fully
Folder, "July 12, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Meeting to hear McNamara report on trip to Vietnam," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • "es LITER.ALLY EYES ONLY 'M missiouu cf 'ep)«dght Mel~". 'II. flu1&a1 Jahn,,," ! ; ·i I I fI July 12., 1967 7:30 p.m. I • I 1 ! MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT T o"" FROM: Tom Johnson ·1 Attached is a report of the President 1 s
Folder, "August 20, 1968 National Security Council," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • -·-··-:.:.. ·-·- -·---·....~- -- ·-·· - .... .. .~--- -····· . . . ! ; ! -·-· ...___... ii . --~- · . . -·· 1· .- · . ' ; SERVICE SET , . . . . ·-····- -. ..... - ·····• ·-· ...- ... ~M!ETU~B : ·. M.Olr!< (,jpy RIGHTED. Poblicetie1• Reetttires Pea miseieA ef Cepyright · Hol~.,. W. 'fhomos Jotinso11 ·g-o CFJ ~ U 0 i; G 9
Folder, "December 3, 1968 1:29-2:54 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
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Folder, "[August 18, 1967 - 8:35 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • GSA DC 73.495 .., ~· NSC PRIMARY INTERE3T _... f!f? 11!-1 August 19, 1967 12: 30 am LEJ LIBRAR-: l\Lndatory he V13W Ca,:;e;, NLJ f.2-s1 Document If /Ii' 1 TO: THE PRESI DENT FROM: Jim Jones SUBJEC·r : ( ~j ~ Meeting with Secretaries
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for Tuesday Luncheon, February 6, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • now that we 1re willing and able to get some results, we may not get to negotiations because they may figure the Jarring mission is hopeless without our behind-scenes help. rj.~tow Attachment: Amman 3270, 2/3/6 8 D~ L ~ ii~·~ uthodtJ f@+§k
Folder, "March 11, 1968 - 6:57 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on additional troops for Vietnam," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • Clifford General Wheeler General Taylor . -~~ii~~~f!~~{::::r::::e . ;:~~:E~~f~~~t Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson ·· .. ..,.... '. _.·. MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Mar ch 12, l 9 6 8 12 noon FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM: Tom
Folder, "October 14, 1968 - 1:40 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisory Group meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • • . ',... ·.,,.. ' ~ ' ..· ' II . I .... ' ' I • ~· • EYES ONLY FOR THE PRESIDENT ' - 8 ­ Up to now, Hanoi's emphasis has been on military and not negotiations. Abrams and Bunker concur in instructions on cessation of bombing. Thieu made a decision on the spot
Folder, "[September 6, 1967 - 11:09 a.m. Meeting with Vietnam Election Observers]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • with an open mind. "These were clean elections. II Hughes said the formal election safeguards were unimpeachable in his opinion. He talked to about 200 election board officials peasants , village chiefs, etc. The enthusiasm of the people was great and more so
Folder, "October 5, 1967 - 6:55 p.m. McNamara, Rusk, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • assumption? r i SECRETARY RUSK: It takes in the full proposal by saying "in accordance With. II THE PRESIDENT: What if we sat cbwn in Paris on Monday and they began shelling? SECRETARY McNAMARA: You can shoot back or bomb in the vicinity of the DMZ
Folder, "March 12, 1968 - 1:29 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors - Clifford, Wheeler, Helms, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • . If additional men are mobilized, RF /PF units could be organized and equipped with V/orld War II-type weapons available by virtue of receipt of more modern weapons by ARVN. General Westmoreland's proposed FY 69 program involves an increase of 93, 000. A formal
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)
  • is to contribute as best I can to bringing about peace. Coming from the country I do, our experience in Burma in World War II -- 95% of our people were elated - we worked for them. The more they stayed, the more Japanese stayed on, the more bitter the feelings were
Folder, "May 14, 1968 - 1:10 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • . II Corps - - the U. S. has 61 Maneuver battalions vs. enemy 2 5 - 2 8. III Corps -- the U.S. has 90 battalions vs. enemy 14 - 17. IV Corps -- the U. S. has 48 battalions vs. enemy 11 - 13. Hence, they are not going to run over us. Secretary
Folder, "[January 25, 1966 - 5:30 p.m. Meeting with Congressional Leadership on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • . Let them know they are in a war. We killed civilians in World War II and nobody opposed. I'd rather kill them than have American boys die. Please, Mr. President, don't get one foot back in it. Go all the way. Saltonstall: It's clear to me if we have
Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 10:30 a.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • ) • . •, '• 1 I FEBRUARY 6, 1968- 10:30 a. m. 'j} I I ! SENIOR FOREIGN POLICY ADVISERS Secretary Rusk Secretary McNarr.a.·ra General Wheeler Clark Clifford SERVICE SET Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson II MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE
Folder, "June 19, 1968 - 1 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors - Clifford, Katzenbach, Helms, Wheeler," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • as Kuznetsov suggests or July 15? Wheeler) ii"ifr( '_. . :> !-i.!·~~~~~-~ ,~:'. ~ .'.~r~~~i:j' . .';'~:. ·~· :·:~~· ~ ·: Symington pressure in Senate and increasing pressure from Israel, the ·~-..;'~··.-. k:f!:::·· ·. ..'-.· candidates, etc
Folder, "September 17, 1968 - Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors ," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
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Folder, "October 30, 1968 - 4:00 p.m. President's meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • ~uia er ~sstnof.::= M • 'II T6a n - 3 ­ Let's concentrate on our embassies, Saigon and Hanoi between 6 - 8, or 7 - 8. Secretary Rusk: Times will be "ungodly" in Australia, New Zealand. Walt Rostow: 6 p. m. EST = N Z EST 5 p. m. is Secretary
Folder, "[January 24, 1966 - 6:30 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • if we gave them the A-.:e th:!y doing u:; any :\.ft 0~ .t: dam::.g~ Tet, I can't say. SANITIZB'I now? They h:i.ve thrown mort:>..rs ~ ~us. Ii I I I i i. ! SANITIZED 2 l':L
Folder, "[January 29, 1966 National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • ;• (B)'.Cloaed by etat~te or. ~y the agency whic~ oriqtnated the doc:;ument~ .. ·., ( C). Closed in acc~clanc:a w.lth ~~trictione contai;led in the donor' ii d&ed of g'ift. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION GSA DC 73. OS I I .:.,.. - Meeting
Folder, "[September 15, 1967 - Meeting with AFL-CIO Executive Council]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • and pessimistic side. The truth is that we are winning militarily, but t~{s story is not being told. The failure of the press accounts for som; of the d i sallusionment among t he p eopl e . I i I II / r1 1 ~MtSFtilG TO HANDWRITIN~ Ffll 3 The President
Folder, "[November 1, 1967 - Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors (President Did Not Attend)]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • for our pulling out of Vietnam. SECRET -BECRE'I' -3­ II. This is one possible way to handle the meeting this morning at 10:30 a. rn. 1. Thank them for giving their time; and suggest the importance of maintaining the existence and substance
Folder, "[May 7, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Meeting with Congressional Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • rates were the significant things. The President said 11 We can't survive without more taxes. 11 He pointed out that since World War II we have sent $30. 9 billion worth of food over-seas. 11 Some think we ought to spend $2 billion more now on food
Folder, "January 24, 1968 - 1 p.m. Pueblo II - National Security Council," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) FORM OF DOCUMENT 8a notes CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE NSC meeting, 1/24/68 TS DATE 6 p. Part I ~T'n"'l-t-ii~-+-1~.P--~-'*"-i-A-
  • Folder, "January 24, 1968 - 1 p.m. Pueblo II - National Security Council," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2
Folder, "December 5, 1967 - 6:02 p.m. Cambodia Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • 'Holder: W. Thomas-Johnson [1 of 7] t- ,ia. · 1 J; 1 , ;. ·· i ''" ~~- ·· CG~\' !
Folder, "March 26, 1968 - 3:15 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors (Item)
  • . General Taylor: I am dismayed. different one from that you have. let 1 s do something about it. t • t l ~ I I~ Ii The picture I get is a very Let's not concede the home front; Fortas: - The U . S. has never had in mind winning a military victory out
Folder, "[December 17, 1965 - 9:41 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • . They are digging in. A hardened line. I was in charge of bombing surveys in World War II and bombing never wins a war. We are driving the Nor1h Vietnamese into a greater dependency on China - - and boxing in the Soviets. We are also making plans for negotiation
Folder, "[January 27, 1966 - 8:20 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • of Viet Cong. R~sume this "\.veekend. PresiC.e:i:: ;v:-iat significance do you attach to low level of VC initiative? R:~3k: Ii i.t w~nt on longe!" perhap3 it would be significant - - r~ports ar -,,·ill draw ba.
Folder, "July 13, 1967 - 1:25 p.m. McNamara, Wheeler, Westmoreland," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • it into an Americal Division such as was organized during World War II. General Westinoreland said this would be handled by picking up bits and pieces of units which. are currently in action. ~IEl 11 46 146 I Ea COPYltleHT!D r rbf.i&atic11 Reqolf'is tecrRaisaleA ef
Folder, "July 19, 1967 - 12:23 p.m. Cabinet Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • '. ·'"--+-.: / _ ________ I ' ;,' _.. _ ___.. _ ----­ Meeting began: 12:23 p. m. Meeting ended: I :26 p. m. i-~ r .r-. ·; '\ .... \:' l' Fir ED IL";.~ '"._, •u/ -~.:-'.'.h.J.i ~.ii. E.O~ By NOTES OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH THE CABINET N l.HJ 12958, S~c
Folder, "October 2, 1967 - 11:50 a.m. President's meeting with Colonel Olds and Col. Cross ," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • opinion, I would rather have them coming from Phuc Yen because I know where they are. We have better tactics and better planes than they do. Our boys are 100 percent better than they were during World War II. ' i!.1!£1!MG MOT ES EQ~XRIGHTfD Publicolion
Folder, "January 23, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • committees to go over the messages very carefully. He said they would be invited to the White House for full discussion of the messages before they are sent to the Congress. The President said he has named Henry Ford, II to head the Concentrated Employment
Folder, "January 29, 1968 - 1:04 p.m. Pueblo 8 - Joint Chiefs of Staff and Christian, T. Johnson, McNamara, Nitze, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • ), I would go to the Senator and tell him you want to see what the ii MEETING NO i L; ,_ Puhlicatite'A Aequi1 es ._Permi11i n of Copyri:ght 0 Hokier:- -W.-lhemaa Jotinson I SECRET a SECREt - 4 ­ various generals said to determine whether
Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 1:14 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • this civilian destruction that took place in World War II and Korea. But the targets which are there are military targets of military value. Frankly, this (civilian casualties which might result) does not bother me when I compare it with the organized death
Folder, "June 22, 1968 - 8:45 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • are interested in what Secretary Rusk has to aay. Why are you ao worr'ied al:out Saigon. The President: There ii instability between Ky and Thieu. He doesn't like sitting in the back row after all of the command positions he has held. CIA Director Helms
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)
  • . .. ...... ~·,ii.I..: -~· ·.;;,•-. . ·.. > . • .... ; .;:.··. ' Re the Persian Gulf and the British pullout-- there i1 aome problem about oil. There ii 1ome trouble with tribes in S. Yemfn. Saudi Arabia and Turkey are in good 1hape. Secretary Rusk: ia not good
Folder, "October 14, 1968 - 7:20 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisory Group meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • ONLY FOR THE PRESIDENT 1'···ii ::.,.1r:c ~JOK~ t:'O:'hlGFITEB NOTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT WITH: SECRETARY OF STATE RUSK SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CLIFFORD GENERAL EARLE WHEELER WALT ROSTOW TOM JOHNSON te.TINC NOfCS COP¥RrGNtiD PtfelieatieA
Folder, "[January 29, 1966 -11:35 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
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