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Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 6, July 1 - September 30, 1964 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [1 of 2] (Item)

will be safely hidden. But because of this hidden c onviction, it may b e unwise to press too hard for · Power's estimates of Sovie t strength. 7. I have had all these remarks put on cards, but if you don't like them, they can be revised on request. 'h~~. McG. B

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 16, October 15 - November 19, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

soon if he can come and see you sometime in the second week of December. This explains the attached ticker item, but it doesn't say why we always learn from the press first about Wilson's plans. 1. 2. What is on Wilson's mind is that the British have

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 1, Nov. 1963 - Feb. 1964 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

us. This is not a trend likely to create great complications for us this year, or maybe next. Only if the Paks press Kashmir to the point of open violence is a crisis likely. But it is a trend of great long term significance. India, as the largest

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 5, June 1-30, 1964," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [1 of 2] (Item)

to tbe · b.tte Hou. e press , the kinds of thh11• you ml bt say are •folio. s: !f you . lah to pr sent Lod Amba. sador Lodge bas Jue made ht final repott to me and now heeomea .p rivate citl· en a1 .la. Am]) . sado~ Lodge ccepted ppointment to Saison . y

Folder, "National Security Council - 1961 [1 of 3]," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 4 (Item)

-!?. of NSC 6005/1 which states that the United States should, to the maximum extent feas• ible, rely on specified sources other than the U. S. I recognize how important it is that other Free World powers, particularly the former metropoles, continue and where

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 8, January 1 - February 28, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [2 of 2] (Item)

would write next summer and publish next fall, but he has to decide within the next week or two because of a need to arrange free time with his employers. I think Geyelin is on·e of the four or five most responsible foreign affairs reporters

Folder, "National Security Council (I)," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 4 (Item)

you should feel free to request reports or .studies or ether assistance from any Department, and you should act directly for me and for Secretary Rusk. When your recom mendations are in preliminary form I shall plan to mee't with you to determine what

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 19, January 19 - February 4, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [1 of 2] (Item)

in this hemisphere. We are working to get editorials and articles published in our press, as well as the Spanish editions of Life and Reader 1 s Digest. Through State and USIA,materials on the~ting will be reaching friendly editors, columnists and writers

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 10, April 15 - May 31, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)

a major ruckus in the Middle East. Nasser has made clear that he sees our suspension of shipments since December as an act of economic pressure. But Egypt's pressing food needs and foreign exchange shortage have so far deterred him from doing more than

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 7, October 1 - December 31, 1964 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [2 of 2] (Item)

of Suez Britishers, particularly Defense Secretary Healy, say that agreements in principle fot; suppor.t .o f joint. ventures east of Suez will be an important element in your talks. We do not know how far Wilson means t6 press ~. this with you, although

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 10, April 15 - May 31, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)

a cease-fire and the reestablishment of processes within which Dominicans can choose their own government, free from outside interference. The primary purposes for which the American States established the OAS, as set forth in Article I of its Charter

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 13, August, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

required yet since the proposal will come before you shortly. IV. Title III Programs for India-Pakistan-UAR-Algeria. This is the item on which you wanted us to see you (we 1 ve included Freeman--and Reuter so he wouldn 1t keep pressing for an appointment

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 19, January 19 - February 4, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [1 of 2] (Item)

that Foreign Minister Magalhaes held an informal press conference on February Z during whlch he ls reported to have made a statement along the followlng lines: Brazil concurs ln President J'ohnson•s decis.ion to reswne bombing of North Vietnam slnce the United

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 20, February 5 - 28, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)

• t rougly antl• Ame r lcaa mood a .l tho, preaeat time.• McQ, B .. (P• S. ) _ Stadelhofer has standing instructions from us to press very hard in such cases, and we have made it clear to him that they operate in this case. But it seems best to go

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 17, November 20 - December 31, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

-Dade county community leaders responded by establishing a local task force to work with the Federal group. In contrast with their earlier criticism and gloomy predictions, the Miami press has published articles complimentary of the way Federal

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 20, February 5 - 28, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)

to build up national language and at the same time prepare young people for higher education. He pressed his case for a secondary school in English language and his hope that the United States could assist. Again Vice President expressed great sympathy

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 21, March, 1966 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)

AND PROBLEMS 1. India's camd.trrent to a federal, dercocratic governrrent, a mixed economy, a free press, and individual freedan gives it a character and outlook fundarrentally similar to ours. Similarities are strengthened by the fact we are both vast

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 4, May 1-27, 1964 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

. FOR RELEASE SATURDAY NOON, November 30, 1963 Uo S. INFORMATION AGENCY · Washington 25, D. C. TRANSCRIPT OF VOICE OF AMERICA PROGRAM "PRESS CON'F'E'RENCE, us·AnGuest: Jo William Fulbright Senator of Arkansas ANNCR: Press Conference USA, a discussion program

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 9, March - April 14, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)

statement which George could give the press as Brandt leaves is attached at Tab A. This is a free option. Brandt pro bbl y will want a picture with you alone (just as the Chancellor will when he gets here) and I would urge that he ge given one. A State

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 3, April 1-30, 1964 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

to press him, the best subject is probably the General's position on the neutralization of South Vietnam. I attach at Tab B Bohlen's account of his conversation with de Gaulle together with the telegram of instruction he was working from, and at Tab C

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 17, November 20 - December 31, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

to that faced by the Free World when Hitler started his aggression. If South Vietnam goes, the rest of Asia will collapse like dominoes before an aggressive China. d. Whatever additional bombing is necessary he would initiate. e. Without turther thought, he

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 21, March, 1966 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)

as a sort of trial balloon? To withdraw from what was rather grossly overplayed by the press would only start another debate with our VN critics, and also force us to eat crow later if, as Secretary Rusk has twice indicated, we may yet be forced to make

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 11, June, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)

and economic confidence has caused the free rate of exchange to depreciate from 10 pesos ~o the dollar in October 1964 to 19 pesos to the dollar now. The official import rate is over-valued at 9 pesos to the dollar and is increasingly under pressure. Liquid

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 11, June, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)

Control & Disarmament Agency. DECLASSIFIED -," ~4r.:~~ E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.4 NL) ' -17/ . NARA, Date b -1 ?-J>1 k=e , 2 - 2 2. The second proposal, the concept of nuclear free zones, is also fundamental to the problem and was emphasized

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 14, September 1 - 22, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

zone disappears. This task at the moment is stymied. What effect Bos ch' s intended return on Saturday, September 25 will have ( if indeed he does come back) ,remains to be seen. I think the posture we should continue to take with the press

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 14, September 1 - 22, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

the reality of 127 meetings over the past decade -- meetings at which we have repeatedly and unsuccessfully pressed for exchanges of newsmen, the freeing of four imprisoned U.S. citizens, and a reduc tion of tensions. Our present head-count on the Chinese

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 12, July, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

main object was to be protected against surprise decis·i ons before bis Wednesday colamn, and I was able to comfort him with no resulting damage. On July 28 I talked to Tom Wicker after he had filed bis very good story on your press conf~rence statement

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 9, March - April 14, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)

. Although Quat has told me that no decisions have been taken, the press and our informants have it that the Council confirmed General "Little" Minh as Commander-in-Chief (he holds this post now on an "Acting" basis), selected General Huynh Van Cao as Chief

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 2, March 1-31, 1964 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

of press attacks on our Latin American .,_, policy. This is an important memorandum, and to me a somewhat disturbing one. -\ Y '? Tom seems to assume that all our trouble comes from a few far-leftwingers. A lot of it does. A lot comes also from honest

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 13, August, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

expect the entire Goverament to pull in the same direction. Examples: Panama 1964, Ayub and Shastri 1965, and the Dominican Bepublic. 2. The importance of wdty in what we aay. The press -a re continually trying to divide the Government againat itaelf

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 2, March 1-31, 1964 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

and the situation serious. p roposals for neutralization unfortunate and even harmful. . . . . . . They. can ;l . I '! . . ! serve only t o create doubts among the Vietnamese people about the determination o f the Free world to help the.111 repel

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 21, March, 1966 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)

#7lb cable 03/18/66 t6, the P1 1esident from Dean Rusk S-ee;r;iQ:t; ~ 1--

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 18, January 1-18, 1966," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [1 of 2] (Item)

to learn to think of himself as the field commander for pacification in the aame way that Westmoreland. is the field commander for thw war -- and he should feel free to put claims on us in tlae same way ta.at Westy does. Tbe truth is - as Ky him.self said

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 12, July, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

of Department Telegram 36. I emphasized several times that Washington was both gravely concerned and disappointed that the .Vietnam bill had not been pressed. When I had finished, the President said that he had further discussions with party leaders since our

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 4, May 1-27, 1964 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

controlled territory. Little or no progress has been made in clearing and holding these critical provinces surrounding Saigon. The impact of this on the psychology of everyone living in the capital (including the U.S. press) is very depressing. Efforts

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 7, October 1 - December 31, 1964 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [2 of 2] (Item)

appropriated in fiscal '65, but he does not insist on it, and if I understood you correctly on the phone, the quieter way would be simply to refer to the Texas press conference. ~I\, McG. B. PRESS CONFERENCE of HON. ROBERT S. McNA.MARA SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

Oral history transcript, McGeorge Bundy, interview S-I, 3/30/1993, by Robert Dallek (Item)

was a man who when he decided that he was annoyed at you he'd get your name wrong, "that Moyer," or "that McBundy," deliberately. Scoundrel! D: Ed Guttman tells me that he was offered the press secretary job by Johnson at some point, and turned it down

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 15, September 23 - October 14, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

the Paks, and could lead to resw.nption of full-scale hostilities. Wetre pres sing the SYG to act. In any event withdrawal to the 5 Al!.gust positions will be a tricky matter. The UK believes the UN must press for it immediately, lest the war erupt again

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 6, July 1 - September 30, 1964 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [1 of 2] (Item)

the House and is now in the Senate Finance Committee.) 3. Electron Microscope Bill (H. R. 2874), would remove from the "free list" microscopes imported on behalf of certain non-profit organizations. The duty would be 22% ad val. and would impinge

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 15, September 23 - October 14, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

deliveries some time into the future but when word of the deal gets arowid, it may increase Jordanian and Lebanese pressure and give the Israelis an added talking point {though these planes will not be a serious threat to them)/ Lebanon is pressing for a PL