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Folder, "May 28, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors at breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

in the South. 8. We must probe for private conversations. The President: All our people ought to be told what they are doing and what :we~· are doing. We are going to reassess to see what we can do. Our m orale at home is not as good as morale· out

Folder, "August 9, 1967 - 9:02 a.m. Democratic Congressmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

. Neither is a member of the United Nations. I can't get them to the U. N. Neither can Mansfield or U Thant. We are there. We don't want to run out. We want the maximum deterrent at minimum cost. Ho doesn't want to talk. He wants to break our will at home

Folder, "January 24, 1968 - 7:50 p.m. Pueblo 3 - McNamara, Rusk, Rostow, Clifford, Christian, Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

, · would be accommodating enough to 1 signal their intentions beforehand. In all probabllity, the purpose of the in cidents has been to bolster morale on i the home front·, to keep a part of the - 1 United States military strength in the · lj area- pinned

Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 10:30 a.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

of the attacks . General Abrams gives them very high marks. The President: We should get to the Members of Congress information about all of this so that when they return to their homes they know what line to follow. I want to send South Korea what they need. I

Folder, "April 24, 1968 - 12:15 p.m. National Security Council Meeting, and certain foreign policy advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

: There are tensions between countries on COMICON because of trading at inflated prices with Soviets on raw material purchases. Secretary Rusk: There is a need to see if there are COCOM pacts which prevent exchange of information by these people when they get home

Folder, "October 30, 1968 - 4:00 p.m. President's meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

reasonably hope for GVN to be recognized by sitting at talks." George Christian: I will send the Press home now. Clark Clifford: If orders go out at 12 noon tomorrow to stop bombing at 12 midnight, what is the possibility of a leak? General Wheeler

Folder, "[June 26, 1968 Meeting with Equity Managers)," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

. Then he spoke again of poverty in the cities as the major problem at home. He thought all the candidates would recognize these problems and spoke very favorably of all of them in a nonpartisan way. He spoke of the importance of getting top-grade public

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

impressed by the fact that the ballots were made up so that the illiterate people had no trouble recognizing the candidates. Antell said that several of the younger U. S. military personnel expressed concern about what the people back home were

Folder, "[October 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

. If you walk with Justice Douglas up the Canal, a good many will drop by the wayside, the President said, and he expressed the hope that it doesn't get to the point that we don't have supporters or people to fight the war. - 3 Manning asked

Folder, "September 26, 1967 - 5:46 p.m. Educators from Cambridge, Mass. small colleges and Universities," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

of dissent won 1 t even let McNamara get to his home and who threaten him when he is trying to vacation. If all of you can put the throttle on extremism in this country, it would help. I am in deep trouble. But there has never been a major war when there hasn

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 6:07 p.m. Congressional leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

and in their homes from riots and violence, ' the Committee said. 'The most basic of civil rights is being denied to the American people. ' Its statement pointed to Detroit's current riots as tragic proof of the national nature of the crisis because the President had

Folder, "August 24, 1967 - 5:33 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Gen. Johnson, Gen. McConnell, Nitze," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

at home. It is better to hit these targets now than wait. So much of the people believe this pure propaganda which is coming out about the war. We can 1 t take it much longer. It really becomes a question of whether you hit Phuc Yen ~r pull out. We have

Folder, "March 20, 1968 - 2:52 p.m. Meeting on fiscal policy - Fowler, Bundy, Martin, Okun, Freid, Zwick, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

we need to do more in the 50% of the Senate think we need to do more. 20$ will support Bobby. I received $5 million in homes for the poor. THE PRESIDENT: Get Senator Smathers to work on Williams. Dirksen. Get Moss and the Republicans

Folder, "September 9, 1968 - 5:45 p.m. President's meeting with House leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

at home. At no place was there a request for more men or material from our men in Vietnam. EUROPE Enemy forces in Czechoslovakia 200, 000 Soviet 33, 000 Poland 1, 000 East Germany 8, 000 Hungary 3, 000 Bulgaria 250,000 By moving men in to Czechoslovakia

Folder, "Speech, October 29, 1968," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

perseverance that has brought us to this hopeful . prospect: -- a perseverance here at home to match that of onr men in Vietnam. So in the days ahead, I ask you not only for your prayers but for your persevering support of those who search for peace. Thank

Folder, "[July 19, 1965 Jack Valenti's Meeting with Apostolic Delegate and Papal Nuncio]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

VAGNOZZI~ APOSTOLIC DELEGATE TO THE UNITED STATES, AND BISHOP CLARIZIO, PAPAL NUNCIO TO THE DOMu-TICAN REPUBLIC - At the Delegate's home on Massachusetts Avenue, Monday, July 19, 1965 I met for an hour and 35 minutes with the Delegate

Folder, "[April 4, 1968 - 3:50 p.m. Meeting with U Thant]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

Divisions, only eight (8) are not up to par. The President concluded the meeting at 4:45 p. m. and said let's try to get together at my home and 'bring in representatives of other nations and let's visit further on this. The photographers were brought

Folder, "July 12, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Meeting to hear McNamara report on trip to Vietnam," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

: ,. i Operations are proceeding well. i j. ! ! Reports on the .scene are better than press reports at home. There is i .. reason to expect significant military losses by Viet Cong in coming months. ~e i ,;. ! I l -- "There is not a military

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 10 p.m. Detroit crisis - President's activities from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

.:...:_-~>=rse and retire ..·::c..:ft:ll y to Lheir respective homes \1:ithir: :~ ~.:.=itcd time; · _'\nw, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roos .:: -- ~- :_, President of

Folder, "July 25, 1967 - 6:10 p.m. Senate Committee Chairmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

, then you have the perogative of taking the resolution under which we are out there now. You can repeal it tomorrow. You can tell the troops to come home. You can tell General Westmoreland that he 11 doesn 1t know what he is doing. Senator Mansfield

Folder, "August 9, 1967 - 6:40 p.m. President's meeting with labor leaders," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

of catastrophy are a always had prophets of doom. Some assistance versus domestic growth. for a war against aggression. abroad standard American fare. We have say that it is a matter of foreign I believe we have a responsibility and a war against poverty at home

Folder, "August 17, 1967 - 6:20 p.m. Meeting with Freshmen Republican Congressmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

, Hanoi thinks they can take South Vietnam without a military victory. They think they can win it here at home. Congressman Wyman: Mr. President, do you see a need for us to do in Vietnam what we had to do it Japan? The President: Question: Definitely

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

are at a time when this could get in the way of NPT. It is therefore a decision between "Plowshare'' vs. the test ban treaty. The treaty requires you to keep the debris from these tests at home. THE PRESIDENT: The question is would Cabriolet violate the treaty

Folder, "February 9, 1968 - 10:15 p.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

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Folder, "March 5, 1968 - 1:14 p.m. Tuesday luncheon meeting - Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, Helms, Taylor, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

away. RUSK: What about the possibility of getting foreign pr eduction of choppers. GENERAL WHEELER: I think the President is aware of the feeling in the Congress about "buying at home. 11 CLIFFORD: The chopper firm can go to 3 shifts, six days a week

Folder, "July 24, 1968 - 1:30 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

. Symington Amendment (Sect. Clifford) Sitrep on Congressional position. 7. Other. DECLA~IFIID E.O. ll356. Sec. 3.4(bl White Home Guidelines. Feb. 24. 198~ Bv 0~ NARA. Date S-{- ~/ U'J~ostow ,. ·' J l~ . .. . ~ . ,• f?~- Draft Language for Report

Folder, "October 22, 1968 - 12:50 p.m. [Notes of Meeting with Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, Rostow, Christian, Johnson]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

this square with Thieu. M!!TU45 ~~OTES COPYRryHTED P-ublieetieR ii?eq;Jirei ~n . is

Folder, "Speech -- October 30, 1968 1:45 p.m.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

is ~ _j ' s {.t ~- tJ._ f"' ~ ·~ a \ perseverance here at home to match that of our men 1 .in Vietnam. ~~~;ll:E~~~:i::c;awh~Q~a a.dQ, ~~

Folder, "[October 24, 1967 - Meeting with Abba Eban and Others]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

on military actions and it is probably good that it doesn't. --- The President has strong convictions about our responsibilities in the Middle East, especially toward the people of Israel. --- There is a growing sentiment in this country to " come home

Folder, "[March 19, 1968 - Meeting with Congressional Democratic Leadership]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

. Urgent Supplemental Appropriation. ' / This bill is in conference. 1 '1:'he Senate add-..r;;he following ~ L I/ amendments: Summer Progro/Il ($75 million), Head Start ($25 million), Impacted Areas ($9d million} and Farmers Home Administration lending

Folder, "October 18, 1967 - 7:30 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Katzenbach, Rostow, Kissinger, Fortas, Taylor, Clifford," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

politically. with Ho. In 1946 Ho stayed at his home in Paris. He has close relations I have little confidence in M's judgment. I have greater confidence in A's judg ment. If it served his purpose A might color his report, however. My contact began last

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

Asia. In addition, we have to realize that serious discussions about peace present political problems for Hanoi at home, with its Communist Chinese ally, and with the NLF which might feel abandoned. There is some evidence to support all of these views

Folder, "May 7, 1968 - 1 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors - Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

on statement. I don't want them to come home this year and let the new President decide if he wants to bring them home. I am worried about our reserves. If we are called on, God help us. General Johnson: We do not have ready men now. We would like to bring

Folder, "May 14, 1968 - 3:04 p.m. President's meeting with his Cabinet," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

-- more than we need. We prefer $4 billion over $6 billion cutback. If we had a choice, the $6 billion economy is better off with that overdose than with no tax package at all. Tight money will bring a famine in home building. The amount of tight money

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

the colleges and stirring up problems and we are not answering them. He pointed out that Princeton got a resolutiOn just yesterday. The President turned his attention to the troubles at home and said "I'm not going to let the Communists take this government

Folder, "[July 19, 1966 Meeting with Members of Senate and House Appropriations Committee]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Schultze to tell what the deficits will be in ;is cal 196 7? THE PRESIDENT: I don 1 t think we should be guessing. McNamara made a bad guess on bringing the troops home. I don 1 t want to be caught like that. MEETl~I~ t>IQTl!e €0PYRIC:MTED Publkc•icP

Folder, "January 25, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Pueblo 4 - Breakfast - Rusk, McNamara, Goldberg, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

to South Vietnam. We do not have sufficient bombs in South Korea. However, we .m ust announce the call up. This will leak. Men have to be called from their homes. There is no way it would hold. Secretary Rusk: I would announce the call up today. I would go

Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 6:04 p.m. Pueblo 12 - Senator Dirksen and Congressman Ford ," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

~ as you go home or even prevent a man from killing the President. The North Koreans were the outlaws. You can do the same thing to any ship at anytime. Congressman Ford: ship. I do not like tr.e attitude that this was a helpless The President: Here

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)

· and military risks to bombing halt. We have been exploring bombing limitations in North, leaving open bombing above the DMZ, It also would look bad to segments here at home to have bombing halt at same time as calling up reserves, We are being divided

Folder, "[January 22, 1966 - 12:00 noon Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

didn't resume it·, would they assume we are weak at home and would have to pull out? Thompson: No. The Soviets have indicated that what we do in the South doesn't affect them. J?undy: How would Asian countries view it? Thompson: Don't know. Rusk: Sat