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Folder, "March 22, 1968 Supplemental notes on meeting of the President with General Abrams," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • was at wit~ end on how to get people to report the war the way it is. He said he took Johnny Apple of the New York Times with him on one all-day excursion. He said they got out of the chopper at one RF post, the re was a province chief and American adviser
Folder, "[September 20, 1967 - 1:30 p.m. Meeting on March on Washington]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • says their information is that they have attempted to secure 1, 000 bus ses in New York. However, the indication is that they will be only able to secure about 150 buses. 2. McNamara pointed out that as of now no buses have been contracted
Folder, "[September 5, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • commented that he would be meeting with Labor leaders next week. Rusk said he had talked to Tom Wicker concerning the factual errors in this morning's article in the New York Times on the Vietnam elections. Rusk said Wicker failed to recognize that about
Folder, "[October 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • is strong and his opponent is weak. Polls are designed by a candidate to show that he is strong. (The President showed Mr. Carroll a recent New York poll showing him rwming far ahead of his prospective opponents.) Mr. Carroll: You must envy Mr. Kosygin
Folder, "[November 2, 1967 - Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • to describe the 35, 000 or so peace marchers who converged on the Pentagon recently. However, there were 180, 000 in New York and New Jersey who demonstrated in support of our men in Vietnam, and this was played on page 17 of the Post." (;B'Fadley salCf
Folder, "March 26, 1968 - 10:30 a.m. Meeting with Gen. Wheeler, JCS and Gen. Creighton Abrams," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • wants 206, 000 men, and a call-up of 400, 000. That would cost $15 billion. That would hurt the dollar and gold. The leaks to the New York Times hurt us. The country is demoralized. You must know about it. It's tough you can't have communications
Folder, "[July 1967 - May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • week as described in the New York Times. He said that the final paragraph was best. It said the President listens to all these critics but then he decides what is right. The President said that is true. The President rides on his own judgment
Folder, "[August 18, 1967 - 8:35 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • be cleared. "Never, 11 said Wheeler. McNamara said "It's movement about 90% are against moving targets." The President commented on the picture in today's New York Times showing about 20 North Vietnamese troops in water re-building a bridge. He suggested
Folder, "[Papers for] November 14, 1968 Special Cabinet Room Meeting," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • failures, of the kind that have already struck New York ~ity. and th~ Eastern states. . . Looking further apead, it is time to recognize that services are playing a bigger and bigger role in our economy and in our da~ly lives. We must examine our whole
Folder, "October 14, 1968 - President's Meeting with Joint Chiefs on Vietnam," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • . It will be hailed by the press, such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the St. Louis Post Dispatch. It will be charged that the new proposition is .a'1>urely political trick. However, most people will support it, because they want to get this infernal
Folder, "[January 31, 1968 - Meeting with Congressional Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • =-.:..1 to C.ivert tea ;
Folder, "[November 11, 1968 - 3:00 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors and President-Elect Nixon]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • of leaving ·the Ambassador's post open after he went to the NATO meeting. He would not raise the matter directly with ·willy Brandt, but he would get a feel for the risk of leaving the post open for several months. Mr. Nixon said he planned to appoint
Folder, "[June 26, 1968 Meeting with Equity Managers)," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • during the New Deal. He said he thought that perhaps. the most significant development in the past generatioJJ was the new social conscious­ ness of business. Who could have imagined their leaving their own work behind to get into cities efforts? Who
Folder, "[July 21, 1965 Meetings with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • involved calling up reserves. Secretary Rusk felt that it was important that the new military proposals have civilian (i.e., State Department) endorsement. He thought he should participate in the Congressional testimony. Mr. Bundy suggested
Folder, "June 4, 1968 - 1:45 p.m. President's Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • not do much better. General Wheeler: The Vietnamese appointed General Minh to run the Saigon defense -- ARVN, police, RF and PF. The President: Would you brief us, Dick. (CIA Director Helms) Director Helms: There are new elements around Khesanh
Folder, "[July 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • might do some writing for Hearst papers after his retirement. k. Geo.rge Christian # # # I ). t July 30, 1968 NOTES OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH VIRGINIA PREWETT, WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS July 1 S, 1968 Miss Prewett: I have been thinking about
  • Post-Presidency
Folder, "November 29, 1967 - 12 noon National Security Council Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • arrangements are a Rube Goldberg contribution politically and can 1t work. We hoped we could get a.t i:he basic problem through the UN. In ar.y case, we have an opportunity for a new start. .I \I Secretary Rusk added that we have somewhat succeeded in ta.king
Folder, "[September 19, 1967 - 8:36 a.m. Congressional Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • and have to borrow this money it would not be good. It would also not be good to have a $30 billion deficit. He said we are trying to figure out how to cut expenditures. We have over $100 billion that we can not touch of funds such as Treasury, Post Office
Folder, "[January-March 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • I MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON NOTES ON INFORMAL COFFEE IN THE FAMILY DINING ROOM - JANUARY 31, 1968 Present: The President George Christian ~ Hugh Sidey - Time Carroll Kilpatrick - Washington Post Merriman Smith - UPI Frank
Folder, "November 15, 1967 - 2:16 p.m. Bunker, Rusk, McNamara, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • are in a position now -- with the ratio change of support to combat troops -- to step it up steadily. We have good logistics now and there has been considerable AR VN improvement. I believe the new government is corrunitted to their program. ought not try to shove
Folder, "November 11, 1968 - 3 p.m. President and President-elect Nixon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • e he is personally involve d; for example, when Rusk was to talk at NATO about -the outlook of th e new administr a tion on NA TO. Replyin g to telegrams to Nix on. On the NPT, there was, in effect, solicitation of his support for Senate
Folder, "May 14, 1968 - 3:04 p.m. President's meeting with his Cabinet," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • people will be cut 153, 000 from DOD 5 5, 000 from Post Office For every four who leave, three can be hired. MfETlf>'~G f~OTES CSPYRIGH-TED "Pt181iee1tioA Req~r~s ?er"'i11ieA ef Ce~. i. ;r~ht Hotder; W Thomru..k;~n~on D .. ~ •. :. . .£.JHl"IC
Folder, "January 24, 1968 - 1 p.m. Pueblo II - National Security Council," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • the job. Archbishop Makarios has indicated a willingness to present a new constitution to the Turk Cypriots. The Secretary General wants to. get the parties together. i The President: Is there anything Goldberg can do that he is not doing? ! Joe Sisco
Folder, "[November 4, 1967 - 2:20 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • if the proposal on the U. N. was a new one and what is the major departure from the Administration policy. The President told him "it represents neither a major nor a minor departure of this government's policy. 11 Secretary Rusk said he asked Bill Bundy, in front
Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 1 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • : "! sleep better when I know you are at your post. " The President: Who runs things when you are away? General Abrams: General Goodpaster. He, Ambassador Berger, Ambassador Bunker and I are lockstep on this all the way. Secretary Clifford: I do not think
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, May 10, 1966]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • 13. Getti n g Out the Vote a nd Protecting the Voters 14.· Policy T owa..rds P olit ical Pa r ty F ormation a. Pre-and Post-Ele ction b. ·Stimulating Discussion: Information Policy
Folder, "[February 17, 1965 - 10:00 a.m. Meeting with General Eisenhower and Others]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • on aggression, not on military operations. There will be no comment of any sort on future actions except that all such actions will be adequate and measured and fitting to aggression. Each new military action will be reported at once to the Security Council
Folder, "[May 21, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • . Carl Albert urged that disaster loans be excepted from any suspension. Russell Long and others said that if the Conference Report were enacted, the employment ceilings on the Post Office and the Defense Departments would have to be removed. Long said
Folder, "July 29, 1967 - 11:05 a.m. President and Cyrus Vance, Vice President," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • , General Throckmorton, and Mayor Cavanagh. This gave a picture of the physical layout and the actual incidents. 7:15 were received. Returned to Command Post where FBI and Justice reports 7: 30 Met with Negro leaders, including Congressman Diggs
Folder, "November 28, 1967 - 12:10 p.m. Project Cabriolet," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • that the Soviets have proceeded with testing very vigorously. The meeting adjourned with no decision being reached. # # # [4 of 4] SW:RV!CE SET THE V{ASl-iI?'JGTON POST Octcoer 25, 1967 SECRET PROTES':' ON A-BLAST TOLD by Chalmers IvI. Roberts 1
Folder, "November 28, 1967 - 1:40 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian, T. Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • of it in the Washington Post this morning. He said it is inconceivable on how this could happen. The President said that General Westmoreland never submitted any letter to me recommending General Walt to be Commandant of the Marine Corps. General Wheeler said it would
Folder, "June 19, 1968 - 1 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors - Clifford, Katzenbach, Helms, Wheeler," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • .. .; (Sec• . Clifford) 19) .• (Tab B) ', 10. Lederer Article in Saturday Eve'ning Post. '. (Sec. Clifford; Under Sec. Katzenbach
Folder, "[October 2, 1967 Congressional Leadership Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • ; Treasury and Post Office we 1ve got to cut the customs inspectors and mail deliveries and Interior, we'll cut out some dams." Postmaster General O'Brien said "we could eliminate Saturday deliveries and not process mail on Sundays and cut business deliveries
Folder, "October 25, 1968 - 12:38 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • on the basis of our discussions." I agree with Clark, and Dean. I would not let negotiations fail on that point. General Abrams 1 executitft order could be printed on the front page of the Washington Post. If they come across the DMZ, he destroys them
Folder, "[February 2, 1968 - Meeting with China Experts]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • . Also needed just now were a dozen men for ambassadorships and for some other posts throughout the government. Actually, we need Reischauer in a dozen places. Professor Eckstein said we need people, for instance, at the deputy assistant secretary level
Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • cb:-ua1·y 8 Not set JUSTiCE ----orn· A onl"ia. ti on Houae Sen'l. tc . Februai·y 20 Net set LABOR House Senate February 19 Not set POST OFF!CE House Scn~tc March 5 Ap:-il 22 STATE A nnr onri;i Hons .... Arm.s Control House Senato