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  • assessment of the size and shape of the assistance which could be effectively used within an appropriate regional framework of development. This assessment should examine the possibilities both under conditions of continuing conflict in Vietnam and under
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  • THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Wednesday, August 9, 1967 9:45 a.m. MR. PRESIDENT: Here are the essential numbers for the NSC meeting this morning. Present PL-480 set-aside from 1967 U.S. rice crop: 670, 000 tons 150, 000 tons to be delivered to Vietnam
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  • : "I think there is a change in attitude on the war. Senator Lauche changed his mind and said that he thought the bombing should be stopped in the North. The Vietnam war is a hopeless venture. Nobody likes it. There was a very serious outbreak on your
  • Vietnam
  • at this door day in and day Almost everything that goes in -- On the Vietnam situation r ....• ('4• : ,;·· ..,...... . ~--~ z- we got word and the President was in a conference with Humphrey and -- and I buzzed him from here and said 'Mr. President
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  • DISCUSSION OF KIKER'S STORY ABOUT LBJ'S LACK OF KNOWLEDGE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ANTICIPATED FOREIGN AID, VIETNAM; PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFYING LBJ OF FOREIGN POLICY DEVELOPMENTS
  • in Vietnam and under conditi o n s of peaceful settlemep t. It should c onsi der how much of the input could effectively b e in the form of surplus commodities, and how much of it might be medical and othe r technical assistance. 3. An estimate
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  • East, particularly Vietnam, and to other countries near Vietnam as a result of the way the war heated up there. a big difference between the two, So that's but I think this is more a difference of circumstances and difference in changes in the world
  • Vietnam
  • programs; problems of the development of foreign countries; LBJ’s support on the Hill; effect of Vietnam on AID program; role of LBJ; Mekong Delta program; multilateral aid; ADB funds; Alliance for Progress; requirement for self-help for receiving aid
  • . in Vietnam. The President made changes in the draft and returned it to Walt Rostow for editing and cabling. The President then asked if a seven-nation Summit could be held in the Pacific before the Vietnam elections. Walt Rostow said he did not believe
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  • : . '­ The attacks have caused fear and confusion in South ... -r .. £ Vietnam. ~: l9E Sfeflit_ SERVICE SET l9P SESR.ET (' - 2 ­ - - The attacks have aroused anger among the South Vietnamese peopleo The North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong had no regard
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  • on that recommendation." ~~~~W~=~~----------------------~· The President asked what is happening in Vietnam. Rusk replied "we are getting·~Thieu and Ky working together now, and that is the primary concern. " The President said "we should get Bunker to get them to put
  • Vietnam
  • remained that as President? H: I think he did up until the last two years of his Presidency--or even maybe a shorter length of time than that. When the Vietnam War began to overshadow everything else, then I think he lost his ability to get the Congress
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  • to JFK regarding RFK and Senator Fulbright; supported foreign aid for 19 years; first one to propose selling wheat to Russia; LBJ’s accomplishments on domestic side will outweigh Vietnam War.
  • very concerned about the VietNam situation, which Ild known something about because we were asked in 1950 to put a mission under the Marshall Plan into Indochina. against it. After considering it, we decided We decided at that time in which
  • Vietnam
  • to the President on international relations; Vietnam; Allende government; conservation; no strong anti-LBJ at the UN
  • as part of that group- -I don't know what they called it-that advised hiIT1 that two or three tiIT1e s on Vietnam. M: Right, were you--let's see, the first time was it in July of '65 when the troop buildup was decided on? D: No, not that time. ever
  • Vietnam
  • of payments; LBJ's relationship with JFK's people; appointment of new Secretary; Vietnam; role of Major General William Dupey
  • , if he had something of a general nature he would call me; and if he had something that affected one union, he would call the head of that union. Mu: The Vietnam War, for example, became quite an issue within labor apparently. Mr. Johnson didn't get
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  • labor on Capitol Hill; LBJ’s appointments; sale of wheat to Russia; 1964 railroad strike; Labor Department; proposed merger of Labor and Commerce Departments; collective bargaining guidelines; 14-B; Vietnam War; served on JFK’s Clay Commission on Foreign
  • ) ... Panmunjom and beyond 2. Vietnam {Secretaries Rusk and McNamara) 3. Bombing Targets (Secretary McNamara) -- narrow circles? 4. Jordan Arms {Secretaries Rusk and McNamara) Note at Tab A is a briefing paper on the Jordan Arms Package which you
  • Vietnam
  • with the Johnson critics who say that one reason he got himself somewhat boxed up in Vietnam was because he didn't understand foreign affairs. G: I don't think any president would ever feel that he understands foreign affairs enough to be the exclusive judge
  • Vietnam
  • understanding of foreign affairs; Melasky's efforts to educate the public regarding Vietnam; LBJ's vice-presidency; LBJ's familiarity with military operations; John Tower; Ralph Yarborough; 1964 election and campaign; comparing the economy of 1960's to 1971
  • presidents get is Vietnam, Cuba, Berlin, all of these things. F: Middle East. H: The Middle East. They have got to have somebody to talk to, and the one that they can feel easiest with regardless of party is the man who was in there before. F: Former
  • Vietnam
  • ; NASA; 49th and 50th states settled under Ike; JFK-LBJ ticket; JFK’s death; LBJ as President; Vietnam.
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  • Johnsons and McNamaras go horseback riding to Martin and Danz ranches; press statement on Vietnam at LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird, the press and cookies; possible postponement of visits from Ayub Khan, Pakistan, and Shashtri, India; Lady Bird has lunch
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ on phone with McGeorge Bundy about foreign problems; LBJ meets with Dale Malechek about LBJ Ranch; lunch with staff, helicopter to Bergstrom and flight to DC; LBJ talks with press pool about Vietnam; Foreign Aid Bill; stop in Columbia, SC
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  • with guests; dinner; bridge game; conversation about aid for India, war on poverty at home, Vietnam and China; Lady Bird talks on telephone with Luci and Pat Nugent, who are snowed in at Waukegan; Luci is expecting baby in June
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  • to Bethesda for meeting with LBJ and Abe Fortas about the overwhelming duties of the presidency; dinner with Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent; LBJ talks about soldiers in Vietnam
  • Vietnam
  • and India; Rostow talks of Taiwan and aid to Pakistan, Communist China, and Vietnam; dinner and movies; Johnsons back to White House; Lady Bird exercises; LBJ talks with Clark Clifford
  • ; and Mro Warren Ao Silver, Tuk Force for Vietnam~ Department of State~ 3o Tbe Vice parallel political with military political Preaideut obtaiaed and economic Diem'• actioa agreement have squal that ilDportance measures but: took note
  • Vietnam
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  • some of the guests, the press, and the entertainment for the night; Lady Bird visits with Erhard about Germany; toasts; LBJ mentions Vietnam & Great Society in toast; visits with houseguests upstairs; Lady Bird introduces entertainers