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Folder, "May 14, 1968 - 1:10 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

Vietnamese statement in Paris. It says again that the United States is the aggressor. "U Thant, DeGaulle, Senator Kennedy and Fulbright say you should stop bombing." They want world opinion to sway us. The sooner we show we will do what is right, the better

Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 1 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

. The President: Summarize it. Secretary Rusk: Recommend you wait to hear from Bunker. I take the long view. President Kennedy said we would make a battle there to save South Vietnam. That set us on course. After the Tonkin Gulf, you put in troops to keep South

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Problems ahead in Europe, 5/3/1967, Volume 4, Tab 51," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

will discuss three issues of key importance wh ich are not to be t aken up today, i.e. , the Kennedy Round, the Non-Prolif eration Treaty , and the European financial discussions. Under Secretarv Katzenbach : The State Department pap er (copy attached

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Middle East War, 6/7/1967, Volume 4, Tab 53," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

this to . the Special Committee that President Kennedy set . up in the Cuban . . ,. Missile Crisis? MR. BUNDY: The two situations are not identical • . Like that committee -- and like others tbat have been set up from time to time over th~ last six or sev~n years

Folder, "[April 2, 1968 - 8:42 a.m. Congressional Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

it and our Members (the Democrats) don't want to take this away from him. The group asked if they could discuss politics briefly. The President replied that he · is tired of begging anyone for anything. I had a partnership with Jack Kennedy and when he died I

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Various Topics, Panama, etc.", 4/3/1964, Volume 1, Tab 7," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

members would report on current situations . He first called on Secretary Rusk for a summary of developments in Brazil. Secretary Rusk summarized our relations with Goulart, including Goulart 1 s dis cuss ion with President Kennedy, and later, in Rio, his

Folder, "February 7, 1968 - 12:29 p.m. National Security Council Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

with the members of Congress today. I pointed out that there had been 11 aircraft incidents under President Truman; 33 under President Eisenhower; 7 under President Kennedy; and 11 under President Johnsono I told them not to get panicky about the Pueblo situation

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Overflights of Cuba, 5/2/1964, Volume 2, Tab 2," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

, Presiding Speaker of the House of Representatives ATTORNEY GENERJ\.L Robert F . Kennedy CIA John A. McCone, Director DEFENSE Robert S. McNamara, Secretary Cyrus Vance~ Deputy Secretary John McNaughton. Assistant Secretary Eugene Fubini, Deputy Director

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Overflights of Cuba; Laos, 5/5/1964, Volume 2, Tab 3," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

LIST FOR THE 53 lst NSC MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1964, AT 12:00 NOON IN THE CABINET ROOM OF THE WHITE HOUSE The President of the United States, P residing Speaker of the House of Representatives ATTORNEY GENERAL Robert F . Kennedy CIA John

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Report by Sec. Rusk on the NATO meeting at the Hague; Report by Sec. McNamara on his trip to Vietnam, 5/15/1964, Volume 2, Tab 4," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

NSC MEETING MAY 15, 1964, AT 12:00 NOON IN THE CA.BINET ROOM OF THE WHITE HOUSE The President of the United States, Presiding Speaker of the House of Representatives AID David Bell, Director ATTORNEY GENERAL Robert F . Kennedy CIA John A. McCone

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] North Africa; Bombing of North Vietnam, 2/8/1967, Volume 4, Tab 50," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

. The Kennedy statement at Fort Bragg referring to th e U.S. G over nment's position at the time of the Geneva Conference. 2 . The Taylor Report, 196 1 -- that part which discussed what might be necessary if current moves did not work in Vietnam . 3. The Geneva

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for] September 4, 1968 National Security Council Mtg," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

•uTHE SECURITY AND FREEDOM OF BERLIN, A COMMITMENT WHICH WAS DEMONSTRATED IN 19481 WHICH · ~AS BEEN REITERATED BY PRESIDENTS EISENHOWER AND KENNEDY AND WHICH ' IS AS ' FIRM AND EXPLICIT TODAY AS rr WAS WHEN IT " WAS MADE· . TH SHOULD BE KNOWN IN BERLIN

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] East/West Trade, 4/16/1964, Volume 1, Tab 8," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

to the Soviet bloc without attaching 1peclal new conditioue. Su::h action would acc:or1 with President Kennedy's decision in r#iay 1963 on an a!moet identical case (forage ba.rvetters) in which the sarn e argument for quid pro quo conditions waa advanced

Folder, "Meetings With the President -- 6 January 1964 - 1 April 1964," McCone Memoranda, Box 1 (Item)

.> 3.3lh)ll>; L~..l£&.) Then I would brief Lord Home and his party when they are here in February . This was agreed. 8. Reviewed briefly President Kennedy's letter to me of January ! 6 and asked for reaffirmation of DCI responsibilities as outlined

Folder, "October 3, 1967 - 6:10 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Rostow, Helms, Christian Robin Olds and Col. Cross," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

The President said he was astounded to find that there were several groups of people who were working to get Congressmen who are in agreement with our policies to make a reassessment. In this case, Senator Teddy Kennedy had approached Congressman O'Neal

Folder, "February 9, 1968 - 11:02 a.m. Joint Chiefs of Staff," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

: I saw where Senator Kennedy pointed out that the South Vietnamese voted not to call up 18 year olds. General Wheeler: I met last night with this unnamed group chaired by Nick Katzenbach and Paul Nitze. We are pressing for the South Vietnamese

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Cutback in Nuclear Production; Secretary Rusk's Report on Vietnam; Asst. Secretary Bundy's Report on Laos, 4/22/1964, Volume 1, Tab 9," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

.") · j The President of the United States, Presiding ACDA William C . Foster, Director AEC Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman AID David E . Bell, Administrator ATTORNEY GENERAL Robert F . Kennedy CIA Lieut. General Marshall Carter, Deputy Director Chester

Folder, "[January 31, 1968 - Meeting with Congressional Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

to::owi~g ~he . Bay o= ?ig3 ?re~id~nt Kennedy s-~ ~D a Foreign I~~ellige~~a THE .__..,-4C..,.,~ --·~-\,,,.4-·· c~rcu:""r1stances --~ c.••'"-' Page ? ') _..; 14 :..cvis~::-:_,• Boa.re. and D.::. Ki2.l.:.z..n ·.1as the head of it . =~=. ci

Folder, "[Papers for] November 14, 1968 Special Cabinet Room Meeting," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

in our national policy. In the seven years prior to the Kennedy-Johnson Administra • tions, the United States suffered three recessions. A large proportion o! our industrial plant went unused, and our national production grew ..... at a rate o! only

Folder, "Meetings With the President -- 3 April 1964 - 20 May 1964," McCone Memoranda, Box 1 (Item)

in a separate memorandum. l then told Bundy that I was highly dis•atis!ied over the fact that President Johnson did not get direct intellige:n ee briefings trom mo ae was the custom with Pt-esident Kennedy and had b .e en the Eisenhower custom in the prior

Folder, "January 24, 1968 - 1 p.m. Pueblo II - National Security Council," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

to move in if the situation gets h ot. The President: I spent some of this morning with Senator Ted Kennedy discus sing bis trip to Vietnam and the report he plans to submit. There are tWo points he made: . 1. He is distressed about the degree

Folder, "January 26, 1968 - 7:29 p.m. Pueblo backgrounder with Hugh Sidey and Jack Sutherland," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

in a crisiso You will recall that Kennedy called up planes twice. All the reserves want to be called up. Russell and Rivers are making speeches about the fact that we should be using the reserves. You should keep in mind that the South Korean Air Force does

Folder, "[February 17, 1965 - 10:00 a.m. Meeting with General Eisenhower and Others]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

on an incident that had occurred at the time of President Kennedy's funeral. President De Gaulle had indi cated an interest in visiting the U.S. in the spring of 1964. Subsequently, President Johnson, in explaining to a group of governors why he was some minutes

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Discussion of U. S. Food Aid, 10/11/1967, Volume 4, Tab 58," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

by cot:ntries other ttan the United. s::a::~ a.s part of t he food aid co~vention of the Kennedy Roi..:.:-.i . ta.~es It is unde:-stood ~~at this offe:- is a food policy reforn packa;e Of: Indian adoption :-e-::=..X!' t ion of zones 2 fi~ ince~tive s~~~ort p

Folder, "Meetings With the President -- 4 January 1964 - 28 April 1965," McCone Memoranda, Box 1 (Item)

-esidential candidates, the subject covered tn a separate memorandum. l tben told Bundy that I wae hiahly dl•aatiafied over the fact that resident ,Johnson did not get direct lntellt1ence briefings from me •• waa tlae ustom with President Kennedy and had beera

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] U. S. Policy toward Vietnam, 3/17/1964, Volume 1, Tab 5," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

, Administrator Rutherford Poats, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for F a r East; ATTORNEY GENERAL Robert F . Kennedy BUREAU OF THE BUDGET Kermit Gordon, Director CIA John A. McCone, Director William Colby DEFENSE Ro1::iert S. McNamara, Secretary John McNaughton

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] FY 1965 Underground Nuclear Test Program, 6/16/1964, Volume 2, Tab 7," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

on the Kennedy com{itm : nt r~ lating to "safeguards, 11 which calls for a testing rat = _ )~ shots per year. In regard: to the Congressional attituae it should be borne in mind that the interested Committees and Members of Congress will become informed of your

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Peace offensive re Vietnam, 1/5/1966, Volume 3, Tab 37," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

rts to resolve the situation in Southeast Asia began in Vienna with Pr esident Kennedy. A se riou s effort is being made to find a solution and ReF SECRET/SENSITIVE , . . .. • I t ~ 9fi:C1HE'i'/SENSITIVE -3 Secretary Rusk {continued

Folder, "[November 2, 1967 - Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

·of the measures of the success that history will look very f avorably upon is that both P r esidents Kennedy and Johnson didn't wait fo r public opinion to catch up with them. lrhey went ahead with what was right, and because of that the war is a success

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for Congressional Leadership Meeting, August 23, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

" will in long run prevail. 11 Senator Edward Kennedy "The entry of Russian troops in Cze c hoslovakia is a retrogression into an age we had all hope d was passed. I will not comment in detail, but these events are an affront to decency and especially

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Cyprus, 7/7/1964, Volume 2, Tab 8," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

ATTORNEY GENERAL Robert F. Kennedy CIA John A . McCone, Director DEFENSE Robert S. McNamara, Seceretary J ohn McNaughton, Assistant Secretary (ISA) JCS General Earle G. Wheeler, USA. Chairman Lieut. General David A. Burchinal, Director of the Joint

Folder, "[July 21-27, 1965 Meetings on Vietnam] [ADDED TO FILE, 6/28/85]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)