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  • in the past three years. Our goal is to assure that every man has a decent job at a decent wage. There is much :work ahead to fulfill this aimo The President looked to the three great domestic problems: Crime, Housing, and Training for new skills
  • atta.cks. Hit 18 places. PRESIDENT: Dean, what is the significance? SECRETARY RUSK: I think we can expect pretty heavy fighting as we move into talks. Have no trouble going to 20th but rather the news carry their attacks good first. GENERAL
  • 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
  • of the United States at its best. "I am proud of you." He said he would call for individual reports around the room but none need to speak if they don't desire. Governor Richard Hughes of New Jersey opened the individual reports pointing out that he went
  • would happen i£ there v.asn't any bombing from the from the day before Christmas until the day after New Years. President: I have no objections. What are the objections? Rusk: The Russians need more time to get something on with the Chinese. McNamara
  • 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
  • . Ball talked to Mansfield, Dirkse_n and Fulbright. McNamara: Talked to Rivers, he is ready to resume bombing. He is in foul mood with me because we have cut b3.ck a const. project in S. C. President: Orig. intended to go to New Yr. After a couple
  • would have news \Vhat :>hould we do in Security Council meeting? Bundy.: Intelligence reports - - don't tip hand. Report on military and political situation. I . ! Don't discuss level of bombing. END 0:? i\1EETING c o r Y
  • our group staff an Asian Task Force. Then try to allow Asians to do these things on their own. - Rusk: Might want to bring in Arthur Dean, and let him take over. SEPVICE"':T Meeting in Cabinet Room February 26, 1966 4 Komer: New York business
  • treatment for Pote Sarasin on October visit to Washington; -- attitude towards military assistance; Note: With respect to military aid, Sect. McNamara believes that we should wait until our new Ambassador, Leonard Unger, gets out to Bangkok and make
  • ? The new one? ) ,, '· II r. mjdr June 4 , -, O' / l THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON June 4, 1968 MEMORANDUM FOR JUANITA ROBERTS: The President said he wanted to autograph a book to ·each of the Congressional Liaison officers he spoke
  • . President: We can't get anyone to the table. meet them. If you produce them, we'll Fulbright: What have the Russians been told? President: They can't deliver the Hanoi (people?). (President read letter from Shastri.) Rusk: At New Delhi the Vice
  • AMBASSADOR BUNKER AND THE U-S MILITARY COMMANDER IN VIETNAM, GENERAL WILLIAM WESTMORELAND, WERE IN 'o!ASHINGTON. THE PRESENCE OF ABRAMS INDI~ATES THE MEETING HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH MILITARY MATTERS, POSSIBLY WITH THE COMING CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR•s CEASE
  • in Washington was handled ''just right. '' On Secretary Katzenbach 1 s China speech, the President said it reflected no major new shift in American policy. He said China was trying to keep North Vietnam from negotiating. Mr. Crawford asked the difference
  • that there had been little time for discussion, He wished those present to speak frankly and give their best judgment even though they would be hearing for the first time of the new developments. Walt Rostow: is as follows: The background in the current status
  • ·· ·THAI TH C:RE SHOU J- D " BE " SIMUl...TANEOUS ; WITHDRA\tJAl.. ~.:.:,.,... _:.·: ..:..:. : .~~· ·:! i- TO ST AR'£ AS SOO N· AS 'POSSIBLE• . WE SAI 0 _.TH I S 1 ST ATe:MgNT :J s·:. ~·~#t·.- •-·~j ti· A NEW ST E:? IN' ·THE :D!RECT 1:0 N 0 F ·. P,EACE
  • 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
  • irrelevant role with respect to ita ovn people. D:IDlomatic-International l. An announcement ot another increase will probably cancel tar the time 2. being thil'd party ettou to bring about negotiations. It ia likely to bring a new wave of adverse
  • : be ~etter Ball: If you wind up bom':lin.g during New Year, wouJ.dn' t 1 t to do it during their ~ew Year? Wouldn't it be better to ao it before Congress comes back? Pres1ient: Incidentally, do ·we want a personal State of the Union nessage? ·Clark, I
  • Hall Moyers Buoby Valenti i:iH!!;SlDENT: BW1dy Cat~r John Mccloy_, Arthur Deun v I don't think that calling up the reserves in i tse1 f is a. ·change of policy. There is a question thoug h tluit we ure going into a new k i nd of n ct ivi t y