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Folder, "[November 19, 1968 - Meeting with Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • on the Franc is terrific. The French have put the bee on Fowler. He tried to persuade the Germans to revalue. They won't but have decided on new taxes that will reduce their surplus some. The President: $1 billion? Chairman Martin: About that. Prime Minister
Folder, "[July-August 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • - l August 5, 1967 NOTES OF MEETING OF PRESIDENT WITH MEL ELFIN, NEWSWEEK: JOHN STEELE OF TIME: JACK SUTHERLAND OF U.S. NEWS, JULY 28, 1967 The President had a general discussion with these three magazine writers on the Detroit riot and civil
Folder, "February 13, 1968 - 1:12 p.m. Tuesday luncheon group - Rusk, McNamara, Helms, Clifford, Wheeler, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • meeting with the North Koreans? Walt Rostow: 9 p. m. tonight. The President: Anything new on Vietnam? General. Wheeler: There is continued resistance in Saigon, but it is framented. Dalat is clear. The enemy is still holding the citadel in Hue
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, September 15, 1966]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • discussion of major issues at the 21st UN General Assembly is as follows: 1. Your opening remarks: a. Meeting called to survey the major problems we face when the General Assembly meets in New York next week. b. We take the UN seriously
Folder, "September 26, 1967 - 1:15 p.m. Weekly luncheon - McNamara, Katzenbach, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • overseeing group thought the Thieu-Ky election was a fraud. The President asked Director Helms to check this and if it is not true, get the information to the Senator. Secretary Katzenbach: Reported on tre Rusk-Gromyko talks which were underway in New York
Folder, "October 22, 1968 - 1:15 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • Director Helms: In the local draft board in New York there is a sworn statement by Aristotle Onassis that he was born in 1900 -- making him 68-­ not 62 as now published. MffTlt45 NOTES COPVRtOHTIP. Pwalieatieft Req"'9 .. el Cep)'right .Permiuie
Folder, "[February 24, 1966 Meeting with Congressional Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • to Vietnam .. Spent time in New Zealand with opposition. tech~iquef::. Are studying ways to They pledge to keep in Vietnam the -batt::.i.lion already there. In ~bnila, found :Nla.rcos a real leader. Put his entire political life on the line
Folder, "July 14, 1967 - 12:50 p.m. McNamara, Katzenbach, Wheeler, Clifford, Rostow, Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • make any new contacts with nations who are not represented in Vietnam now? Malaysia was mentioned. (Secretary McNamara said he did not think any troops could be arranged from Malaysia) Should the allies be advised in advance of this mission
Folder, "February 7, 1968 - 12:29 p.m. National Security Council Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • . '' Bad weather _on the coast has affected air activities, including some resupply. A new attack on Danang is expected. General Westmoreland said he plans to re open Highway One so he can take s.upplies in by road rather th.a n by air
Folder, "February 15, 1968 - 6:06 p.m. Cyrus Vance meeting on his return from Korea - and other foreign advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • to determine how we proceed in the days ahead. That is my report in capsule form. The President: Is Pak' s drinking irrationally something new? Mr. Vance: No, this has been going on for some time. He hit his wife with an ash tray. He has thrown ash trays
Folder, "[June 11, 1965 -11:25 a.m. Jack Valenti's Meeting with Apostolic Delegate]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • was to take place. The President could then, with some justification, meet the Holy Fat..lier in New York on the evening of the night the President spoke. The Delegate assented, saying this was a sound arrangement and one the Vatican could certainly agree
Folder, "[June 17, 1966 - 6:05 p.m. National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • is reporting only to Canadian Foreign Minister Martin. He. declined to tell our Charge in Vientiane whether the Hanoi leaders told him anything new. The President: "'INe must get the news fastest about the Ronning mission. Secretary Rusk: Prior to executing
Folder, "[June 7, 1968 - Meeting with Prime Minister Shearer of Jamaica]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • ! The President received the Prime Minister in the President's small office, and the visit was almost entirely confined to gener~. social conversation. The Prime Minister thanked the President for receiving him, explained that he had come down from New York
Folder, "May 8, 1968 - 6 p.m. President's meeting with the negotiating team," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • to themselves. 3. Economic Cooperation. 4. End aggression in the South. Under Secretary Katzenbach: I agree with the opening statement, but I think we should "feel them out." The President: We should talk about the new Marshall Plan for that area
Folder, "[June 23 -, 1965 Jack Valenti's Meeting with the Apostolic Delegate]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • . We also warmly bless the studies that are being undertaken for the same purpo•• with ·true determination and proved seriousness at the new Catholic Univereity of Santiago de los Caballeros which was established with great hope and, a• a happy omen
Folder, "May 25, 1968 - 1:54 p.m. President's meeting with Foreign Policy Advisers," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • : Will there be a strategy change under Abrams? General Wheeler: The pattern will be about the same. forces. He may consolidate Mr. Rostow: Who will keep an eye on the ARVN? General Wheeler: One of his staff. The President: How will the new Vietnam Cabinet be received
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, "[November 2, 1967 - Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • in pacification. Henry Cabot Lodge made three recommendations: 1.) conduct independen.t audit of how the ARVN is going; 2.) reduce U.S. casualties by adopting a new military policy of "split up and keep off balance, 11 instead of the "seek out and destroy" policy
Folder, "December 5, 1967 - 1:18 p.m. VP, McNamara, Rusk, Vance, Helms, Rostow, Christian, T. Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • the new Greek proposal, we could present our synthesis in the knowledge that he would do his utmost to obtain the subsequent concurrence of his Government. Prior to returning in the early morning hours to Ankara we again met with the King and fully
Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Pueblo 10 - Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • the right to be where we were. If we had accidentally been inside territorial waters, the North Koreans still have no right to do what they did. If the Soviets went into New York Harbor, we could warn their ship, or sink it, but we could not under
Folder, "February 9, 1968 - 11:02 a.m. Joint Chiefs of Staff," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • Westmoreland over the phone and received a number of cables from him. Westmoreland reported the following: - - The enemy apparently will start new attacks on the 10th. St.'1.\f\~E SET That is tonight our time. This is based on communications intelligence
Folder, "May 7, 1968 - 1 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors - Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • on statement. I don't want them to come home this year and let the new President decide if he wants to bring them home. I am worried about our reserves. If we are called on, God help us. General Johnson: We do not have ready men now. We would like to bring
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for] September 25, 1968 National Security Council Meeting," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • on the margin of the Assembly in the form of negotiations by Ambassador Jarring with the Arab and Israeli Foreign Ministers in New York at the beginning of the session. There will be a full debate on disarmament issues, but we do not expect any major initiatives
Folder, "February 12, 1968 - 1:45 p.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • have contingency plans, both for taking units from the Delta and for, if necessary, withdrawal from Khesanh. But these are contingency plans only. Clark Clifford: General Westmoreland also says that we are now in a new ballgame with the enemy mobilized
Folder, "[March 20, 1968 - 5:08 p.m. VP, Rusk, Clifford, Fortas, Bundy, Bundy, Jorden, Rostow, Christian, McPherson, Goldberg]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • thought out, well-balanced statement. - Let's explore ways to strengthen our ways militarily and diplomatically; let's find new. ways to strengthen our society and our nation. -You..are people of good+x~11X±r.I! experience, imagination and initiativeo
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, October 15, 1966]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
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Folder, "April 9, 1968 - 8 a.m. Camp David meeting with Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, Bunker staff," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • like a leader. The Vietnamese forces did better than the press indicated. None of the things the enemy expected to happen happened. President Thieu has moved ahead on a great many fronts - - mobilization, upped it from 65, 000 ; civil side, 14 new
Folder, "[November 11, 1968 - 3:00 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors and President-Elect Nixon]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • the President briefed the three candidates and received their support. When the proposition was · put to the Hanoi delegation in Paris, however, they raised other issues. First, they proposed that the new, enlarged meetings be called a "four-power conference
Folder, "September 25, 1968 - 12:17 p.m. National Security Council," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • Ministers in New York at the beginning of the sessicn. There will be a full debate on disarmament issues, but we do not expect any major initiatives or significant achieve­ ments. Discussion of Viet-Nam should be somewhat moderated by a desire to avoid
Folder, "October 4, 1967 - 7:02 p.m. McNamara, Rusk, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • COPVRIGA I ED Pwi:tlieetioR Req• •iras • Pet mbsaon of COpyright Holder. W. Thomas Jolt11son SECRET EYJJB OrILY We need an imaginative new man out there for the psychological warfare end of it. We need a good _h ard reporter to put out the news. In_any
Folder, "February 2, 1968 - 4:30 p.m. Backgrounder with correspondents on Vietnam and the Pueblo," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • ?iFIDE:H'f'iAL FOR THE PRESIDENT Io rn FROM: Tom Johnson Attached are the notes of your meeting with correspondents February 2, 1968, in the Mansion. Those attending the discussion were: Max Frankel - New York Times Chuck Bailey - Cowles Publications Dick
Folder, "February 28, 1968 - 8:35 a.m. Gen. Wheeler"s trip to Vietnam discussion with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • in the south than they have shown before. The President: What about our taking the initiative ourselves? Is there anything we can do other than just sitting and waiting for them to attack? General Wheeler: As far as new bombing efforts
Folder, "March 12, 1968 - 1:29 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors - Clifford, Wheeler, Helms, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • returned from Puerto Rico. I was ready then to say that we should call up the reserves to strengthen the strategic reserves; to ask Congress for authority to call up selected reservists; to use tjlis as a basis fair a new position an the tax bill
Folder, "April 23, 1968 - 2:15 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian, Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • to Vietienne was delivered. to Bunker has not be en. The message THE PRESIDENT: Somebody asked me how I read accurate accounts of what Hanoi is doing. I tell them I read leaks from the State Department in the New York Times. SECRETARY CLIFFORD: We may get
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for Congressional Leadership Meeting, August 23, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • of your providing for the President even an approximate estimate of the additional casualties we would take if we stopped the bombing of North Vietnam? New subject: President also believes you should make sure that TV ~ cameras and press cover
Folder, "[January-March 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • shot. 11 # # # MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT WITH MR. ST. CLAIR MCKELWAY OF THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE ON FEBRUARY 15, 1968. Mr. McKelway: I have been on the New Yorker since 1933. These days I am a free writer on the staff. A lot of our people have been
Folder, "July 25, 1967 - 2:47 p.m. Tuesday lunch - Rusk, McNamara, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • Conference. Secretary Rusk said he told his people --'fOP SECRET= BYES ONLY f ' . . .... . .. , 4 • ~ ·- • • • ' [2 of 3] .. ' ' TOP S:SGR~ - EYES ONLY - 3 - that this was nothing new at all. Kosygin had said that in London. Secretary
Folder, "August 16, 1967 - 2:10 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • McNamara said he proposed nothing new until next Tuesday. 1 would like to have a week go by to check the accuracy of what we are doing. 11 Secretary Rusk: There appears to be no ascertainable connection between some of these targets and winning the war. We
Folder, "April 7, 1968 - 3:05 p.m. President's meeting with Gen. William Westmoreland - Cabinet Room," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • will. The President: Resumption of reconnaissance flights. Clark Clifford: We stopped reconnaissance north of 20th parallel during delicate period. When do you want us to resume it? General Westmoreland: My opinion is that we need good intelligence MIGs SAMs New
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