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Telephone conversation # 11516, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 2/6/1967, time unknown (Item)

Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968

Telephone conversation # 11544, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 2/15/1967, 9:24AM (Item)

Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968

Folder title list, Personal Papers, Papers of Walt W. Rostow (Item)

created while on staff at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and The University of Texas at Austin; the State Department; and the White House under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. These materials reflect Rostow's duties

Oral history transcript, Walt W. Rostow, interview 1 (I), 3/21/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

think of, except I had some ideas, and I generally used to get called down when there was trouble. I had breakfast, at his request, with John Kennedy that morning. He knew I was in town and did not want to question me about the Middle East. He wanted

Oral history transcript, Walt W. Rostow, interview 2 (II), 1/9/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

miss opportunities. "What was behind the emphasis on the army's special forces in the Kennedy Administration? Any perceived contradiction between the apparent shift of mission for special forces from guerrilla fighters to counterguerrilla operatives?" I

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 84: June 26‑28, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 36 (Item)

of Senator Kennedy. You may wiah to •end a reply along the line• of Tab B. W. W. Ro•tow Attachments Tab A - Lotter to the Pre•ldent Diaz Ordaz. from Mexican Tab B - &111••t•d letter Pre•idential in reply. Pre•ident (TIA■ SUTIOI) LS 10. 2762 T3/R

Folder, "[December 21, 1967 - Meeting with Australian Cabinet]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

Prealdent Kennedy was kllled. Permit me to say thle: Now 11 the tlme for you to live together and work together by the Golden Rule. Don't ahoot from the hlp. Don't dlvlde up the famlly firm. 1 kept the Kennedy cabinet. None has been fired. .-r;d.,.c

Folder, "[February 2, 1968 - Meeting with China Experts]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

in discussing nothing except Taiwan. The President said he had tried hard to bring about communication but he had failed. He said that he was, of course, ultimately responsible for such a failure, just as President Kennedy took the responsibility for failure

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 20, February 1- 11, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 13 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 20, February 1- 11, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 13 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 57: Jan. 16‑24, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 27 (Item)

million improvement in our trade position. We could ask for immediate consultations to lay out the alternatives open to us . -d.,,__.:.,_ For example, the Europeans could agree to ·suspend part o f ~ border taxes, accelerate Kennedy Round cuts, lower

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 22, March 1 - 9, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [1 of 2] (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 68: Mar. 19‑24, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 31 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 24, March 16 - 31, 1967 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [2 of 2] (Item)

10-~o. ,1 l\4arch 31, 1967 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE VICE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO EUROPE Conversation with Willy Brandt (March 29) Kennedy Round and Food Aid The Vice President: 1£ Kennedy Round fails it will set in motion forces detnanding troop cutbacks

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 1, April 1 - 30, 1966 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 7 (Item)

E'isenhower told President Kennedy this ls the one lse11e on which he would take after him in public. It ta possible the General•• view has changed since 1961. But we ought to know. c. I believe we have a solemn, secret comm.ltm.ent to Taiwan we would w,e our

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 49, November 1-7, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 49, November 1-7, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)

. 3, 1967 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: Mrs. Kennedy•a visit to Cambodia Last winter the Cambodian Chief of State. :prince Sihan-ouk, invited Mrs. Kennedy to Phnom Penh to participate in a ceremony naming a street in the Cambodian 6apital

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 58: Jan. 25‑31, 1968 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)

quick reaction to Senator Edward M. Kennedy's speech. I understand you have seen Ambassador Bunker's views and those of the Embassy Statf and I have tried not to duplicate. OETf,RMINEO TO IE 4N ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING ~OT NAT'L SECURITY INFORMATION; f. 0

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 51, November 16-25, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)

the of to and professors only of Kennedy• ihat Thousand the Days has in and ' 1 this I: h ~ end~~mants ~r All for a large of more part all of scientific than ~ollective propa~anda security, cone~~~ ot the ~~Df~~$[o-al the then. disco11ec

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 51, November 16-25, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)

the of to and professors only of Kennedy• ihat Thousand the Days in and ' 1 this All for a large of more part all of scientific than ~ollective propa~anda security, cone~~~ ot the ~~Df~~$[o-al the Ford ~ffictals then. foundJt\6n, duci~s

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, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 70: Apr. 1‑5, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 32 (Item)

. Government'• In readi- lta Kennedy Rowad cut• and it• offer to take other trad•It would be mo•t he&rte11in1 lf a aati•factory aolutlon could be found thro111Ja.cooperatt.- international for• that the Japaae•e Go.ermneat will exert lta maximum toward

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 22, March 1 - 9, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [1 of 2] (Item)

RESTRICTION 2 pp. { ~ ~ C / · / 5 -''7~ Alk:TctF?~=>V ffl:CffiO 74 cabI~ ,, CAP67080 re foreign affairs-S 2 pp • ~ . 3 PP .Lh-tl--+\4 ~ ..\a -# 7 8J tJSF>~ 1- -i_ t.f 01 PrL~.. Ro5 [duplicate of #4, Files of Walt Rostow, ' "Sen. Robert Kennedy's

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 26, April 16-30, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 15 (Item)

of the effects of United States actions in the Kennedy Round upon all American industries, including the textile industry. No major decisions have been or will be taken by our representatives in Geneva without a decision by the President, following a full review

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 31, June 13-20, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 17 (Item)

does - in terms of large increases in U. S. foreign aid appropriations. or -- you decide that we must pre-empt a Congressional move to enact a mandatory reevaluation of tbe aid program, like the Kennedy Amendment which was barely defeated last year. Z

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 53: Dec. 1‑10, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 36, July 25-31, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 20 (Item)

of us, so far as I know, were given ·official information until after the Administration _had made i -ts policy decisions. President Kennedy called the · Congressional' leadership back for a meeting_: at the White House on Monday, . October 22, 1962

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 58: Jan. 25‑31, 1968 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 18, January 1 - 14, 1967 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [1 of 2] (Item)

in ou- dmlings on the Kennedy Round. These pieces should be most useful as a demonstration of the importance you attach to the negotiations and the political sacrifices you have made to insure their success. I'. I'• I. t :l·• It l • f

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 23, March 10 - 15, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [1 of 2] (Item)

of Bogota started tho n-iovement. (2) 1961 -- under President Kennedy -- the Charter of Punta. d.el E ·s te was negotiated establtshing the Alliance lor Progress. (3) Now we are on the threshhold of establishing the Latin American Common Market. -2

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 59: Feb. 1‑6, 1968 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 54: Dec. 11‑19, 1967 [4 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 42, September 15-20, 1967 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [2 of 2] (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 43, September 21-30, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)

Eisenhower and John Kennedy anfyndon J'ohn•on had to re•pond i ft facing _the iuue of Vietnam. " .. ... . - ~·-;-. .. :i~: ;-:. ' ·: :.;;:~"ff~'::: f>:··. I '~···-- · ~- t .., _ .. , """ · !• .. ....... • .r . •~ • f

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 45, October 10-15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 92: Aug. 22‑31, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 39 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 7, June 21-30, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 8 (Item)

increased I believe it was President Kennedy who momentum to the Alliance has been well welcomed John McCone to this position received and preparations are underway. by saying "welcome · to the bull's-eye"The reaction in Latin America to the indeed

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 12, September 1-14, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 10 (Item)

the Robert Kennedy a.~pect.a. (Rounj'tree is very apoloietic; the mix-up wu under sta.ndable cozuequence of hi.a being in Cape town at the ti::ne the inq1.riry was ma.de in Pretoria. ) - - The South Africa.n Security people have now a.aked fo-r an .i

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 21, February 12- 28, 1967 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 13 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 67: Mar. 14‑18, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 31 (Item)

after all: the ·N ew Hampshire primary . may go , Vietnam has . shaken the Americans and it has brought down in the record books as the wince before the gritting ·· ' Senator Robert Kennedy to the brink of challenging Presi- of the teeth. But if either