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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)

m.any people are charging., 1 ../1 On another issue, the President said that the leadership of Congress indicated to him in a meeting Monday night that it would not tolerate the large demonstration which is planned for late October. I have told

Folder, "Policy Papers and Background Studies on Cuba Affair (V)," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 8 (Item)

/ TAANSFEAREO TO HANDWRmNG FILI! r3l C06271871 EXEMPTIONS APPLIED TO THIS DOCUMENT ARE ON THE BASIS xoe SEGBU OF E.O. 13526 · Wednesday Night 6 p.m. Security Council Gen. Hickey(?) advises if put over anything will have.warm session. Kuznetsov says all

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

available to the press. He read the papers, he said, and noted that Gov. fttnney had explained his Vietnam views by saying he 1d been "brain-washed" in Saigon. 'lhe President observed that an;y man "brain-washed" by diplomats and generals might have problems

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

in the nation'. Acheson pointed out the main thing is that the President should not worry about this. He said he was pleased to read in Scotty Resi:on's column that the President gave up . whiskey and took up golf, The President interjected that "he was wrong

Folder, "July 16, 1967 - 2:15 p.m. Bipartisan Congressional leaders and Ranking Minority members of committees," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

OF THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY MEETING WITH THE BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AND THE CHAIRMEN AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBERS OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES The President opened the meeting by reading AP ticker item 105. Text of that item follows

Folder, "July 29, 1967 - 11:30 a.m. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Johns6n 0 The President then introduced Secretary Vance to the group. Secretary Vance made the following report: 1. Detroit is now close to normal. 2. The re we re only a few incidents last night. 3. Traffic has returned to normal. 4. Most

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

then read again the Thompson cable . He stressed the sentence "They (the Communists) always react negatively to a show of force." Mr. President, this was not the lesson of the Cuban Walt Rostow: missile crisis or the Berlin crisis. Secretary McNarnra

Folder, "February 13, 1968 - 1:12 p.m. Tuesday luncheon group - Rusk, McNamara, Helms, Clifford, Wheeler, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

? Secretary McNamara: There is no problem at present. General Wheeler: We do not have with us now a recommendation on reserve call-up. The Joint Chiefs are working on that today. The first troops will begin moving out of U.S. facilities tomorrow night at 6 p

Folder, "October 28, 1968 - 6:30 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

will give our answer. ,. ,,. .. ME°eTft\fG'"~yltfGHTED - 4 J Pwt,liceitio!"I Rltquires P&HAission of '"fl~right Hotdet! W. ihomas Johnson The record is as hard as it can be short of a contract. I told the Soviets last night you know what

Folder, "October 15, 1968 - 1:20 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

-contributing countries. Ros tow called the situation room to arrange secure phone call from Rusk to Bunker (1 :40 p. m. EDT). The President read letter to Kosygin on bombing halt. (Attachment A) The following are remarks of the President m.cide previously

Folder, "[May 16, 1965 - 6:45 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

laaacaed. 4onipu we cioa1 t IMMd &aJ' dedaio- -- except wben we start bombiq &IUl wD.at we •~J abo"' tb• reamnpdon. - ·,•; - [mansucript notes read: DECLASSJFIED '. 23"6. S:ec. ~ ...: ~" - ~ 8 7. . , l •• . .. . -~L .~3.;.,- ;3-)/

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

matter with .Ambase5ndor Ma.mi (SecrotarJ Mann) immediately. Tbio 1 t.\81'fJCd ti.l Jo. .. 3 - . '. ; . \ · · - ··· ·.--\ (• "'.." ' -- (3) The P::esident wlabed ta have the eW"-mllry Qf tho Latin A m~rican counlrloa delivered to him for reading

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)

will appeal to the various elements that will be judgi:i;ig ·us. The GI Bill of Rights is educating 400, 000 and enabling 200, 000 to buy houses. (The President was reading from a proposed message to the Congress on Veterans which will be sent up on Tuescay

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Cyprus, 1/24/1968, Volume 4, Tab 62," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

th ere. The President read the North Korean report of the alleged confession made by Commander Bucher, skipper of the Pu eblo , as reported in the FBIS account of a North Vietnamese - English broadcast (copy attached) . Secretary Rusk said

Folder, "January 27, 1968 - 1:25 p.m. National Alliance of businessmen luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

are hurting. The President then read the John Stuart Mills quote: "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest thing: the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war is worse •. A man who has nothing which he cares

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] U. S., Europe and the Czech Crisis, 9/4/1968, Volume 5, Tab 72," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

sion of Czech r efugees t o the United Sta t es. The statem en t was read. (Cop y /\ttached as TAB A) S ecretary Rusk: Th e Uni t ed State s must grant refug e to those Czechs who want to leave the ir country or who a r e now outside and do not wish

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam, 2/10/1965, Volume 3, Tab 30," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

recommended. Sec r etar y McNamara read parts of a message from General Westmoreland recommending (Tab q immediate reprisals. (C opy attached) Mr . McGeorge Bundy said that, having talked to Ambassador Taylor recently, he could sum~marize his views as follows

Folder, "January 31, 1968 - 8:40 a.m. Pueblo 13 - Breakfast with Congressional Leaders & Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

. All of them believe he is prepared to handle the situation in Vietnam. General Wheeler: I will read to you excerpts received at 4:18 this morn ing from General Westmoreland. "'~ ~- I c;·;c· --~ \.;;._\.,,-,. ._ --< _::::::ZS :=·'')r: ICC4lC

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

relationship with them. 4. Gave the President the memorandum on 2.0 Latin American countries which he retained to read. 5. Reviewed the status of Cuban economic developments, armed shipments and troop training as reported in( (dated 8 January 1964, attached

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

in the short term. l. 2. The President then entered. Mr. Ball briefed him on the situation and the basic problem of disassociating ourselves without inviting action by the Communists. He pointed out the State Department release of Saturday night deploring

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Situation in Vietnam, 2/8/1965, Volume 3, Tab 29," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

Hoi target. (The document from wh ich he read is attached. Tab C.) ._ TOP SECRJ!: l /SENSil'lv E - 3 TOP SECRET /SE}'iSITIVF In response to the President's question, General Wheeler spoke of the difficulty of insuring the security at the Pleiku

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

can study this ~tter further. Secretary Rusk: The negative reaction of North Korea and the Soviet Union was to be expected. One would expect the Soviets not to take responsibility. The reaction of the North Koreans last night at Panmunjo.m

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

¥. \ ,• . .. -CONPIDEHTIAL - 2 So each day and night we have the best minds and the best planners thinking and saying how we can do it. The British, the Japanese, the Indians and other allies will know of our diplomatic actions. We recognize that North Korea has a very

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

n mobile site, #6. - ( Presiclont and McNRmi:trn look n t map showinB plano wn.s Rhot down) :FRF.SIDF.N'r: Any in

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

ou~ ob:igations as best wa coul~. :Sv::rv ~:>are moment ·we had to cons-alt ·1:1it.h anC. brief th~ l:,:;:::lo;:.:atic leaders and Re?ublica:i laaC,crs, whose cooparaticn. w.a naed and whose assis:ta:::ce we respect. I met last night with the Re

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

for those events before doing something about the rising crime rate in Arnerica. That 11 something 11 doesn' t mean the -~ unfettered use of the night-stick, or the unchained abuse of the Supreme Court. It means much more work than that -- more money

Folder, "Meetings With the President -- 23 November 1963 - 27 December 1963," McCone Memoranda, Box 1 (Item)

. The President asked that any matters of urgent importance be brought to his attention at any time, day or night. He designated no inter mediary. 6. At 12:30 I went to the President• s office in the Executive Office Building to tell him of the information

Folder, "[Robert McNamara Memo of November 1, 1967]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

to the American people. The attached memorandum outlines an alternative program~. The ~~~o represents my personal views. Because these may be incompatible with your own, I have not shown the paper to Dean Rusk, Walt Rostov . or Bus Wheeler. A~er you have read

Folder, "October 15, 1968 - 1 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRE·SIDENTIA . ". •' OCTOBER 15, 1968 t\ , 1 p.m. TUESDAY LUNCHEON WITH FOREIGN POLICY ADVISORS The President Secretary Rusk Secretary Clifford Walt Rostow ~, I Bill Bundy Ben Read Harry McPherson .. M'!~Tft

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 10:35 a.m. McNamara, Fortas, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

by Governor Romney for Federal troops. The President read the wire and passed it to Secretary McNamara and Mr. Fortas. The President then called Mr. Wright in the White House Message Center to ask if the actual wire from Governor Romney had yet been received

Folder, "[July 31, 1968 - 1:15 p.m. Meeting with Secretary Udall]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

was certainly going to watch it. The President said: "You saw the story on the Seafarers.. Rusk had never heard of it and the first I had ever heard of it was when I read the Wall Street Journal. It is an example of what we have to face from the Republicans. "I

Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 6:28 p.m. Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

CABINET ROOM, OCTOBER 29 THOSE ATTENDING THE MEETING: The President Secretary Rusk Secretary Clifford Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson .... ,. : .. . . :~ Secretary Rusk: You should see these two telegrams. The President: visit. Read George

Folder, "September 19, 1967 - 5:55 p.m. McNamara, Katzenbach, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

OF THE MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT WITH SECRETARY McNAMARA UNDERSECRETARY KATZENBACH WALT ROSTOW GEORGE CHRISTIAN eeP¥AIGf:il'Ei P.. liEatioA Raew~ires ~i;;;,f CefS~ri~ht : · ornaa o nson September 19, 196 7 Cabinet Room The President read a tally sheet

Folder, "[July 26, 1968 - 5:30 p.m. Meeting with Guyana Prime Minister Burnham]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

to any proposals he wished to make. Mr. Burnham thanked him for his understanding and willingness to support him. ~.r~ William G. Bowdler cc - Mrs. Juanita Roberts Mr. Boen Read - State-S/S original - Mr. Rostow Si\ ~ITJZED £_0. t 2~5f>, Sec. 3

Notes from NSC Special Committee meeting, Bundy, 6/9/67 (Item)

/> To see what we have on the Six Day War, including any digitized folders, please consult the Middle East subject guide or contact us to view the records in our Reading Room.

Folder, "August 16, 1967 - 2:10 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

'1t1i~£.ion cJ Copy tight Holder· w TAetflas Jolmson -ECLABSrFIED I! E.O. 12958, Sec. 3.6 N LJ '19 · ;) yo Hy~ NA.RA Date J - ' ~ 7- Dl> --.._ Director Helms: Read proposed letter from the President to Kiy and Thieu on the Vietnamese elections

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

~§aett-~a~· Summary Record of National Security Council Meeting No. 530 May 2, 1964, 10~00 AM -- Overflights of Cuba The meeting began without the President. Mr. McCone distributed, and the group read, the attached SNIE 85-2 - 64, "Likelihood

Folder, "[October 2, 1967 Congressional Leadership Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

Larry O'Brien, Mike Manatos 1 Barefoot Sanders, George Christian, Tom Johnson and Jim Jones. The President opened the meeting at 5:55 p. m. by reading from Barefoot Sanders' memo concerning this week's Congressional program. (copy of memo attached

Folder, "[Records of Actions, National Security Council Meetings, August 4, 11, 1964]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

which was presented to a draft the Congressional leaders immediately following the Council meeting. - e. Revised a draft Presidential statement which waa later read by the President on television. August 4, 1964 S38th NSC Meeting NSC Action 2497

Folder, "[December 5, 1967 - 5:31 p.m. Meeting with Governor John W. King of New Hampshire]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

MAR VIN WATSON'S NOTES ON THE MEETING BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND GOVERNOR JOHN W. KING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1967 5:31P.M. p Governor, I read your speech before the State Democratic Executive Committee and it was awfully good. If I