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

move the 82nd Airborne to Vietnam. Secretary McNamara: This worries me. call up a National Guard division. This means we would have to The President: I read Wilbur Mills a couple ·of intelligence reports last night. It appears that he is getting weak

Folder, "January 23, 1968 - 12:58 p.m. Pueblo I - Tuesday Luncheon meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

, General Wheeler pointed to the position of the ship at 9 :25 the night before and at 12 noon it was 25 miles off shore and 16 miles away from the nearest land associated with North Korea. Secretary McNamara said it was unclear whether or not the ship

Folder, "February 11, 1968 - 4:30 p.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors - Rusk, McNamara, Wheeler, Clifford, Taylor," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

. - - - Saigon fighting continues in Cholon. There was an attempted attack on Tan Son Nhut airport last night. Over 170 weapons were captured and 100 enemy left dead. --- In IV Corps there is some skirmishing around the towns. MiiTl~IG ~tQTe& GOP~Rl~TED Pwb\ico

Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Pueblo 10 - Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP January 30, 1968 In the Mansion The President: I want to tell all that we know about the Pueblo incident. We are spending days and nights on the situation. I want you to treat this as a very confidential

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, "January 23, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

Program. The President read parts of the Job Message, pointing out there is "a new social consciousness among businessmen in this country today." The President then read a later CIA report on the ship captured by the North Koreans. The President

Folder, "February 12, 1968 - 1:45 p.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

Westmoreland wants to take advantage of an opportunity to exploit the situation. I do not read it as a desperate need. He wants to shorten the war with it, and that has a certain attractive ness to all of us. It bothers me that we do not know what is happening

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

Johnson to read the four points of criticism by Senator Robert Byrd (West Virginia). The four items follow: 1. Poor intelligence. 2. Poor preparations for these recent attacks. 3. Underestimated Viet Cong morale and vitality. 4. Overestimated

Folder, "February 2, 1968 - 4:30 p.m. Backgrounder with correspondents on Vietnam and the Pueblo," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

and how did they conduct themselves during this? The President: Yes, the South Vietnamese were ready. I have heard nothing that would indicate any cowardice or lack of responsibility on their part. The President then read to the group the Thomas Paine