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Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 10:30 a.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • to be given by the President on the Pueblo and Vietnam developments. Secretary Rusk: Some parts of the speech are unnecessary. I do not think it should be given at this time. Extending tours of duty in Vietnam could have a serious effect on the morale
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Folder, "[January-March 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • Cormier - AP Main points covered by the President: 1. His visit to the Vatican resulted in a one day extension of the Christmas truce, and the Pope 1 s agreement to press for better treatment of prisoners. 2. The Vietnam situation was serious, but our
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Folder, "September 26, 1967 - 5:46 p.m. Educators from Cambridge, Mass. small colleges and Universities," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • of scientists and scholarswho are troubled about Vietnam. These are men and women who do not carry placards but who find themselves agonizing and silent. THE PRESIDENT: Well, I'm very happy to have this opportunity to meet with you and I will take any questions
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Folder, "March 19, 1968 - 1:01 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • . The President: I think they should be called in. Secretary Rusk: Habib is seeing them. The President: I think you and Clark should see them. to seeing them myself. Secretary Rusk: I wouldn't object We need some good news from Vietnam, Buzz. General Wheeler
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Folder, "February 9, 1968 - 10:15 p.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • Secretary Rusk go before the Committee in open session. 6. Have Secretary Rusk offter to present his annual review of foreign policy in open session; this would include, but not be limited to, Vietnam. 7. Have Secretary Rusk offer to appear in executive
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Folder, "October 23, 1967 - 5:36 p.m. Democratic Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • Tom Johnson to leave the room.) The President then said that he was going to ask some of the other mern.bers of Congress to join in a very confidential discussion on Vietnam. MEC7iN3 ~'0TE5 CO,-'l ~IGl-tTEO R . 1 uo.:.i-_e:t.aP. :eqtm~ 4'-orffl1s:1
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Folder, "October 4, 1967 - 7:02 p.m. McNamara, Rusk, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • that will make every man proud who has served in the Air Force. The . Congressmen said . they talked with some Air Force personnel in Vietnam who said they would rather build than destroy. Have any of you talked with .Percy about his resolution? Secretary
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Folder, "March 26, 1968 - 10:30 a.m. Meeting with Gen. Wheeler, JCS and Gen. Creighton Abrams," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • : Yes. GENERAL ABRAMS: Westy feels that way. GENERAL WHEELER: General Westmoreland is there in South Vietnam. He has complete authority. He can't go across the DMZ. There are limits on Laos and Cambodia. THE PRESIDENT: Whose strategy is used? GENERAL
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Folder, "October 2, 1967 - 11:50 a.m. President's meeting with Colonel Olds and Col. Cross ," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • assign­ ment as Tactical Commander of Cadets at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs. Colonel Olds said he was honored by the assignment although he regretted leaving Vietnam where he thought his services were needed most at this time. "I am not exactly
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Folder, "October 18, 1967 - 7:30 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Katzenbach, Rostow, Kissinger, Fortas, Taylor, Clifford," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • A. PROFESSOR KISSINGER: M is a biologist with very little political judgment. He is similar to many American scientists who are carrying placards. His primaryrn:>tive is to bring the war in Vietnam to an end. A is probably a Communist. He is very aware
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Folder, "[November 4, 1967 - 2:20 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • then asked Secretary McNamara what can he do to solve crime in the District of Columbia. The President said he asked Wirtz the same thing. "Crime will be the principal problem, even more so than Vietnam. We've got to show some progress and action. Perhaps
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Folder, "January 31, 1968 - 8:40 a.m. Pueblo 13 - Breakfast with Congressional Leaders & Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • on men like Mark Clar_k and Admiral McDonald to look at it. We have talked to Senator Smith, Senator Stennis and Senator Russell. A desperate attack is being launched against us in Vietnam. At the same time the number of incidents has changed from 57
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Folder, "October 5, 1967 - 6:55 p.m. McNamara, Rusk, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • RUSK: We do not know if we have anything yet. MR. ROSTOW: We are coming to a stage when we can begin to put the war to the American people in a new way . We have achieved self-determination in South Vietnam. We have pushed the North Vietnamese
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Folder, "October 23, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Helms, Rostow, Christian, Wheeler," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • and applied. I think we handled the Pentagon problem very well. I am proud of the way our men in Vietnam handled themselves in commenting on the demonstrations here last weekend. I am concerned as to how we handle the draft card burners who are handing
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Folder, "[March 22, 1968 - Luncheon Meeting with Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • a nd insincer e . H e said the sp e ech lacks an essential ingredient in tha t it do e s not explain why we are in Vietnam.
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Folder, "[September 20, 1967 - 1:30 p.m. Meeting on March on Washington]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
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Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • 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
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Folder, "[December 5, 1967 - 11:28 a.m. Meeting with Former Governor Frank Morrison of Nebraska)," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
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Folder, "February 18, 1968 - 8 a.m. President's breakfast with boys on the Aircraft Carrier Constellation," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • around and protesting everything and we are trying to do everything, and they give us a hard time. These Marines are sitting on the beaches of Vietnam and it doesn't seem right for us to be doing our job and they are walking around and getting away
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Folder, "October 17, 1967 - 5:35 p.m. Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
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