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Folder, "July 25, 1967 - 2:47 p.m. Tuesday lunch - Rusk, McNamara, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • . Mro R o stow said Indonesia is going through a typical readjustment period. He said the re was a need for basic transpor tation and communication facilities. Secretary Rusk then discussed foreign assistance. He said the Foreign Relations Committee
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Folder, "January 23, 1968 - 12:58 p.m. Pueblo I - Tuesday Luncheon meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • OF THE PRESIDENT'S TUESDAY NATIONAL SECURITY LUNCH January 23, 1968 In the Mansion Secretary McNamara told Clark Clifford that ''this is what it is like on a typical day. We had an inadvertent intrusion into Cambodia. We lost a B-52 with four H-bombs aboard. We
Folder, "September 17, 1968 - Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors ," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • Ambassador Harriman Secretary Rusk Secretary Clifford General Wheeler Walt Rostow CIA Director Helms George Christian Tom Johnson Secretarv Clifford: We met with the Senate Committee this morning. They spent one and a-half hours on Vietnam. CIA Director Helms
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Folder, "January 24, 1968 - 7:50 p.m. Pueblo 3 - McNamara, Rusk, Rostow, Clifford, Christian, Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • Council. In the United Nations the re is a long and strong background for our position in Korea. This would gain time for us. It also would give the Secretary General reason to proceed with private discussions. I think we should take it there, although
Folder, "July 16, 1967 - 2:15 p.m. Bipartisan Congressional leaders and Ranking Minority members of committees," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • JULY 16, 1967 - 2:15 p.m. ---SI BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES Sec. McNamara Sec. Wirtz Sec. Boyd Attar. Gen. Clark Senator Mansfield Senator Long Senator Russell Senator Byrd ~. Sen. Morse Sen
  • Folder, "July 16, 1967 - 2:15 p.m. Bipartisan Congressional leaders and Ranking Minority members of committees," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1
Folder, "November 28, 1967 - 1:40 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian, T. Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • NATO nations fighting each other. Secretary Rusk agreed with that assessment. The President asked what response had the goverrunent received on its request about stationing additional B-52s in Thailand. General Wheeler said that Air Force Chief of Staff
Folder, "August 2, 1967 - 12:09 p.m. Cabinet Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • plane rides and other contributions by private industry have become part of the recreation effort. A major breakthrough has come about in the use of military facilities for camping opportunities. Revised regulations issued by the National Guard Bureau
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Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 6:04 p.m. Pueblo 12 - Senator Dirksen and Congressman Ford ," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • . The President: We have 18 authorizations, including some which aren't so controversial. They include AEC, NASA, Foreign Aid, and 3 Defense authorizations. We need to get our committees meeting on these authorizations now. People are mad because they don't know
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Folder, "August 9, 1967 - 6:40 p.m. President's meeting with labor leaders," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • . This is a political year. Jerry Ford is making a lot of charges and has a lot of political committees at work. Only this week he recommended an anti-missile missile. I have rad two Science Advisors tell me that we can't have a missile which will be completely
Folder, "August 17, 1967 - 6:20 p.m. Meeting with Freshmen Republican Congressmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • by holding out. He thinks that he can win in Washington as he did in Paris. I have the very best military leaders this nation possesses in Vietnam. He also told them that the four best generals are General Westmoreland, General Johnson, General Abrams
Folder, "September 25, 1968 - 2:04 p.m. President's weekly luncheon meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • meet their minimum figure. Congress does not have time to look at it. Clark Clifford: I was asked about this in House Committee. I told them it might be $100 million in equipment and $100 million in loans. Nobody would go for $500 million. I have asked
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Folder, "February 2, 1968 - 4:30 p.m. Backgrounder with correspondents on Vietnam and the Pueblo," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • ITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) FORMOF ­ DOCUMENT Meeting ~ESTRICTION CODES A) Closed by Executive Order 12356'gowrnlng access to national security fnforrn,ation. BJ Closad by statute or by the agency which originated the dOCllment
Folder, "November 21, 1967 - 8:30 a.m. VP, Rusk, McNamara, Bunker, Komer, Wheeler, Westmoreland, Helms, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • opened the meeting by saying that he wanted periodic coordinated reports by Ambassador Bunker and the South Vietnamese leadership. Ambassador Bunker said he had discussed a uReport to the Nation." He · said there is a need for more non-military views
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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)
  • or comments that you may have. SPOKESMAN: Our principal question is how can we open the way to a stable, acceptable solution of the Vietnam problem. The doors must be open for the national aspirations of North Vietnam. We are impressed by the need to keep
Folder, "April 23, 1968 - 2:15 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian, Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • on a 7-day a week, 3-shift baaia. They are pushing for SO, 000 Ml6a thia month. We will turn out almost 700, 000 more Ml6e. The helicopters are going well. We got prior clearance on April 10 from the committees. It will take $477 million for 1, 075 more
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Folder, "May 7, 1968 - 1 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors - Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • procedure would be Senator Mansfield and Senator Dirksen. The ranking Committeeman is Hickenlooper. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON USSR. Secretary Rusk: Russia seems to be reducing manning of equipment Met=Tl~~G ~·eieS-COP!R1GHTID r , , I Pu1
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Folder, "January 26, 1968 - 11 a.m. Pueblo 7 - Senior advisors - McNamara, Katzenbach, Wheeler, Helms, Nitze, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • . A diplomatic situation report by Under Secretary Katzenbach. 3. A summary of the military proposals on aircraft movement and other actions by Secretary McNamara and General Wheeler. 4. A discussion of the merits of a Presidential address to the Nation. S
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Folder, "January 29, 1968 - 1:40 p.m. Pueblo 9 - Senior Advisors - McNamara, Rusk, Katzenbach, Lodge, Helms, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIB~ARIES) DATE RESTRICTION Tom Johnson's Notes ·of Meetings, Box 2 RESTRICTION CODES 1A) Closed by Executive Order 12356'governing access to national security information. ,B) Closed by statute or by the agency
Folder, "May 14, 1968 - 3:04 p.m. President's meeting with his Cabinet," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • needs. The Secretary of the Treasury has worked hard and long for a tax bill. FOWLER: The facts of life are hard and disappointing. We have 150 Democratic votes for the tax increase with the tax bill alone, perhaps 175 at the most if we push
Folder, "October 30, 1968 - 10:10 a.m. Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • : In consultations with President Thieu. on background the DMZ and the cities. We must surface Harrv McPherson: The President has said all along he would not stop the bombing if it threatened our men. Nixon signed on to this. So did the Platform committee, We must
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Folder, "February 28, 1968 - 8:35 a.m. Gen. Wheeler"s trip to Vietnam discussion with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • missing, or wounded, or killed in action. General Wheeler: I have here a paper which was written on 31 January by the Military Affairs Committee and the Current Affairs Committee of the Liberation Army. We believe this document to be authentic. In ihth'e
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)
  • : W. Thomas Johnson DECLASSI.c1ED Authority _....:N..:_::L_..l---=:S:;..;3=---..;;..~_4...;.._.._ __ By ~ , NARS, Daoo JI- t/-e3 The President: Dean, we are very. proud of you up there today (testifying before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Folder, "October 14, 1968 - 1:40 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisory Group meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • troops home on the next convoy. My committee will give it a chance. wants to get this to a conclusion. There will be some skepticism. You 1ve given North Vietnam every chance to show good faith. Everybody They haven't. GEORGE CHRISTIAN
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Folder, "September 19, 1967 - 5:55 p.m. McNamara, Katzenbach, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • on a canvas of committee of those Senators favoring and opposing the Asian Development Bank proposal. The Preside:it asked if the message had been reviewed and chec .~~d carefully. Mr. Rostow suggested one change which would indicate that no expenditures would
Folder, "February 10, 1968 - 3:17 p.m. Senior Foreign Affairs Advisors - Rusk, McNamara, Clifford, Rostow, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • it unwise for Paul Nitze to go to Vietnam. If he went, he would be called before the Congressional committee and would M~-iTlt>l'd r JOTES ce~·(~IOHTEO f.'t1!9iie:~tie121 Re~t1irs'­ fl.erp:iissieA Qi C-pyri9ht 11olde1. 'v'r. Tito111os Joh1ueA
Folder, "March 5, 1968 - 1:14 p.m. Tuesday luncheon meeting - Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, Helms, Taylor, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • -1'7·'t'i ' .. -1­ THE PRESIDENT: I will be meeting with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee tomorrow evening. Senator Fulbright, Sparkman, Aiken, and Hie kenlooper. SECRETARY RUSK: You should remind them that we were not bombing
Folder, "May 14, 1968 - 1:10 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • on this tomorrow. Secretary Clifford: I appear on Friday before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee. They will want to get into sensitive areas. Secretary Rusk: it. I would memorize the March 31 speech and not go beyond T~P 3£61&? SEAVtCr: ~FT - 4 ­ TQF SF
Folder, "November 26, 1968 10:21-11:11 Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • of a fellow Socialist Republic. We think it would be good for the President and Kosygin to meet. We want to know about the NPT coming back. 1. Would a new committee hearing be needed? 2. What kind of vote would you expect? 3. How much
Folder, "April 5, 1968 - 11:10 a.m. President's meeting with Negro leaders after death of Martin Luther King," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • will continue to move. Now, we will have marches and protests. Let's bring minimum danger. We must organize in Committee rooms to get those things through. We need 48b for budget. We need money for poverty - - we need more money for housing. They are yet
Folder, "July 13, 1967 - 1:25 p.m. McNamara, Wheeler, Westmoreland," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • . · The Secretary pointed out there may be some press speculation on this figure, particularly after testimony he has made on the Hill to the Congressional committees. The Secretary said that the field commanders would be supplied with the men required. I
Folder, "February 14, 1968 - 1:14 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisors on violation of Chinese Air Space," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • the Committee today? Secretary McNamara: We are still talking about the Pueblo. # - ~ . .\ :- . # # ·+YP:SECRET - EYES ONLY . MEEi!~;0 r~O~FSCOPYRIGHTED ;-. ~cot1011 . . , Requires r.ermrss1eA et Cop)' · f 1 Id ''9 I HO er: W. Thomas lahnson U
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)
  • to Congressman Rivers and Senator Russell as well as Congressman Mahon as soon as · he returns fr·om Texas. -Have Russell get any of the people from the Appropriations Committee for this meeting • . A ll of you moderated my judgment in that Monday meeting after I
Folder, "February 15, 1968 - 6:06 p.m. Cyrus Vance meeting on his return from Korea - and other foreign advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • of classified information. In addition, s~milar precautions are to be taken whenever you or one of your subordinates testifies before a congressional committee in executive session in relation to classified matter. More particularly, you or your subordinate