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Telephone conversation # 12709, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN YOUNG, 2/7/1968, 10:21AM (Item)
  • Press relations
  • YOUNG REPORTS ON FAVORABLE REACTION TO APPEARANCE BY DEAN RUSK; LBJ SUGGESTS YOUNG DISCUSS RUSK'S TALK WITH PRESS; YOUNG'S OPPONENT IN RE-ELECTION RACE; POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT FOR OPPONENT; YOUNG ASKS FOR HELP ON RETIREMENT OF COAST GUARD CUTTER
Telephone conversation # 12707, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE BALL, 2/7/1968, 9:59AM (Item)
  • Press relations
Folder, "February 7, 1968 - 12:29 p.m. National Security Council Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • . I discussed why intelligence of this type is so important to us and why we do not escort these vessels. I also told them we are not preparing a way toward apologizing for the incident. The Meet the Press discussion was misinterpreted by many people
Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Conte/Long and Symington Amendments to Foreign Assistance Act, 2/7/1968, Volume 5, Tab 63," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)
  • should not get into the question of why we do not escort such ships . A ship on the high seas is the least provocative way of gathering intelligence. We should not cripple our intelligence effort. The press misconstrued what was said on the Sunday TV
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/7/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Press relations