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Folder, "July 13, 1967 - 12:40 p.m. Meeting with McNamara, Westmoreland, Wheeler, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • because of the press reports. The press indicated to General Westmoreland that Secretary McNamara had questioned the General's management of the war when the Secretary briefed the press at the White House on July 12. The President said he told General
Folder, "[Jack Valenti Memo of February 11, 1966 re: Honolulu Conference]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • AND PROBING MEMBERS OF THE PRESS P~ !1ESARD THEIR FEELING ABOUT THE HONOLULU CONFERENCE: WICKER, SC.e.LI, DONOV.~N, KIKER, KILPATRICK, POTTER, HOFFMAN, STOLLEY, ?.'J~:'.R s, ~· _ ,Z. .­ ET Al. GE~JERAL FITLING AS FOLLOWS: 1. S¥E?T I CISr·! t.i!HI CH
Folder, "November 15, 1967 - 2:16 p.m. Bunker, Rusk, McNamara, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • , including NPT, ABM and relations with other countries. George Christian said that Ambassador Bunker and General Westm.oreland would appear on Meet the Press Sunday. Ambassador Bunker reported on his morning meetings with Congressional committees and his
Folder, "[January 20, 1966 - 5:50 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • and then let them have it. (What President wants Rusk to tell idmax:oc press) "It's been 26 days since cease bombing. Harriman has been to 11 Capitals. Goldberg and I, too, plus 113 nations. We know we've done everything we can do and should do to talk rather
Folder, "[February 7, 1965 - 8:00 a.m. National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • the crime. No additional air strikes should be made now. (The statement to be issued by the White House was approved and given to George Reedy for release to the press.) Secretary Dillon: If we encourage an air strike by the South Vietnamese, everyone
Folder, "July 2, 1968 1:20-2:35 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • '-.jP-!'/ Do we have anything on the MIG attack? Secretary Clifford: Secretary Rusk: By 8-J-3/ No, only the press release. No. General Wheeler: We are checking. The Special Forces camps are being checked to see where the press got the story
Folder, "October 4, 1967 - 7:02 p.m. McNamara, Rusk, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • . SECRETARY RUSK: My press people tell me he has the complete faith of the press people in Vietnam . . MR. ROSTOW: If I may, I . have two sources who advise me that Zorthian has very bad relations with MACV. P. s some source of confirmation for press cynicism
Folder, "[August 18, 1967 - 8:35 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • to Saigon and argue with them (the press). He said we've got to do something dramatic. Wheeler said he read Larson's report. He cabled it to Westmoreland and asked for a report along the same lines from the I, III and IV Corps areas. The President sent J
Folder, "[November 11, 1968 - 3:00 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors and President-Elect Nixon]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • for immediate purposes. - -- -·-- liaison ... . . __ _______ Mr. Nixon said that, despite observations in the press, he had made no decisions on his Cabinet. He hopes to have his Cabinet appointed by December 5. He would naturally like to have someone keep
Folder, "June 22, 1968 - 8:45 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • talking. Also in keeping South Vietnamese in touch with the situation. Ambassador Harriman: That's right. selling them down the river. Secretary Rusk: We must show that we aren't A trip by Cy would be good. William Jordan: Re the Press in Europe
  • Press relations
Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 6:28 p.m. Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • by somebody in the Defense Department, prompting press inquiries from CBS. I gave them the guidelines we discussed and have now advised other reporters of his visit in order to diminish the mystery as much as I could. A transcript will be sent in as soon
  • Press relations
Folder, "September 4, 1968 - 1 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • : Tell us about our meeting in Paris. Secretary Rusk: It was standard. There was not much progress. North Vietnam blasted American politics. But the tea break produced an agreement for a Saturday meeting -- a private talk. We might press Hanoi
Folder, "[Records of Actions, National Security Council Meetings, August 4, 11, 1964]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • developments in the Congo following a briefing by Under Secretary of State Harriman and CIA Director McCone, ~· Noted the President's instruction to the Secretary of State (1) To press certain Western European and African countries to take all measures
Folder, "[April 2, 1966 -1:30 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • Press relations
Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 10:30 a.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • was alarmed at this and that the attitude expressed by Senator Byrd seemed to be reflected by much of the comment heard in Washington not only by politicians but by the press. George Christian: The story circulating now is that we must have a con­ frontation
Folder, "[February 13, 1967 Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
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Folder, "[November 1, 1967 - Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors (President Did Not Attend)]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • to the press. You may wish to consider a full leadership meeting of this kind, introduced by yourself, after which you could put the whole thing on television, perhaps when Bunker is here. 2. They both concluded that there was very great progress since 1965. We
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)
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Folder, "May 28, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors at breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • on the press, my talks, and reports. Mr. Katzenbach: There may be a small degree of movement before the conventions that won't mean anything. General Wheeler: We have identified 107, 000 in infiltration groups - half of which are in location. Tonnages in May
Folder, "April 6, 1968 - 1:30 p.m. President's meeting with Gen. William Westmoreland - Washington, D.C.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • defections in ARVN and by whole units. He was deceived by the American press into thinking the ARVN were no good. He found they were stronger than expected. Viet Cong infiltrated with the crowd. He did catch South Vietnam off guard in many places
Folder, "[January 3, 1966 Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Bombing Pause]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • the press know about the shape of responses. Bundy: Could tell press to go after the Ambassadors and it would be more persuasive to let them ·say it, not us. President: Alright 0 we wait to see Goldberg • • ..I~ - • -~.-- ...--
Folder, "[January 29, 1966 -11:35 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • frank, I would hard pressed to show trucks on the road. Also b ·~ difficult for the jets to hit them. Vietnamese are on alert. Probability is exactly what you have outlined -- we must control ourselves without violating the military requirement. it may
Folder, "[February 26, 1966 - 1:05 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • forum to explain this, Would be inopportune to hold debate, Bundy: Get Goldberg to hold press conference next week with State Department auditorium. President: Think it ought to be this afternoon, otherwise newsmen will draw conclusions. Bundy: One
Folder, "October 14, 1968 - Foreign Policy Advisory Group meeting," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • they It If they violate the facts of life, we would be back with "business as usual. " SERVI,. ..: SS'" Sf!!@!f& y• -4­ Secretary Rusk noted that we had just pulled back the NEW JERSEY from around the Vinh area to a point closer to the DMZ. The President pressed
Folder, "[September 29, 1965 Luncheon Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • . Bunc!y said that the President might get a press quel"'y a.bo\.!t tear ga.:; ii he held a press coI'..ie:-"'nce tor."lo:.·:row. McNamara suggested that the President respond by stz..ting (1) tear gas is a hu~ane way to restore order under certain
Folder, "April 30, 1968 - 1:25 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • in. this lz.z.C. and :iround the world. ~ NOTE: The: ?:csidcm spoke: ;.t -. p.m. ;.: t:-:c \Vice:: Astoria notcl in ~cw York C::)·. !r. :.;s o;,c:i.::-.; words he rcic:rcd to P•ul 1filicr, .,r~i.:ic.:it c; t::'.= Associa:cd Press. -~' l liC . i.:Oi
Folder, "February 13, 1968 - 1:12 p.m. Tuesday luncheon group - Rusk, McNamara, Helms, Clifford, Wheeler, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • . m. (These are the first units of the 10, 500 authorized and approved for immediate shipment in response to General Westmoreland's request. The Bunker announcement and press guidance are attached as Appendices A and B.) ~:"'\re~-• MEETl~~G ti>~OTliS
Folder, "[July 21, 1965 Meetings with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • . Mr. McNamara stressed the need to increase combat intelligence as well (CIA and MACV-J -2 were working on this pro blem) . The President indicated his deep concern about press stories from Saigon that US forces were bombing innocent civilians
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, September 15, 1966]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • to this problem. We must keep the British in front on this question, but we should also restate as our mm policy our firm commitment to majority rule. The Africans will press for an early decision on revocation of South Africa's mandate for South West Africa
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for Tuesday Luncheon, February 6, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • entirely. The Arabs are beginning to believe that we aren't even trying to press Israel. In fact, we can take some credit for Eban 1 s acceptance of the resolu­ tion last week. But we haven't made a dent on his Jerusalem position, and we are trying
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)
  • stop putting out announcements. Put more sorties into a mission. GENERAL WHEELER: There was a press policy of being completely open on everything. THE PRESIDENT: Let 1 s explore this. Also let's explore the whole area of press relations. Perhaps some
Folder, "[February 10, 1965 - 2:10 p.m. National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • suggested that rather than announce the movement of these forces into the area we could informally give the press the list of U.S. forces which have been placed on alert for short notice movement to the Western Pacific. In response to the President's
Folder, "August 16, 1967 - 2:10 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • - The President then read a list of organizations representing labor, management, press, foundations, and other associations. It '1.0.S agreed that this group could be invi.ted to go to Vietnam as observers of the up-coming elections. The President instructed
Folder, "May 28, 1968 - 6:30 p.m. Bi-partisan Congressional Leadership meeting with Cy Vance," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • propaganda war. COPY LBJ .. . .... .LIBRARY ~ - 5 ­ SECRETARY KATZENBACH: There will be further efforts in South to strengthen their position in the South. Exposure of North Vietnamese delegation to Western press. The.y have been exposed for what
Folder, "September 12, 1968 - 1:39 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • during lunch on the status of the Paris talks today. The President: Fine, let's go on. Walt Rostow: Ambassador Bunker has a good report on Vietnam. shows action in land reform and other areas. The President: Huong has a good image with our press. before
Folder, "October 15, 1968 - 1 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • . They said they are not authorized to speak for the NLF. They would not agree to seating the NLF press representatives who are in Paris because 11 We do not speak for the NLF." Vance and Harriman say the announcement should state that talks should begin
Folder, "October 30, 1968 - 4:00 p.m. President's meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • reasonably hope for GVN to be recognized by sitting at talks." George Christian: I will send the Press home now. Clark Clifford: If orders go out at 12 noon tomorrow to stop bombing at 12 midnight, what is the possibility of a leak? General Wheeler
Folder, "November 25, 1968 12:06-12:41 NSC Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • me to a situation. I don't know what I might do. Rusk and Clifford are in disagreement. Secretary Rusk: What are we in disagreement about? I notice - 3 ­ The President: About the basic Vietnam policy, so the press says. It's imaginary
Folder, "November 26, 1968 1:45-2:25 p.m. Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • of the first questions of substantive matter will be a more formal agreement on the DMZ, cities and reconnaissance. They will press for a political settlement. of political settlement they can agree to. We cannot agree to type I would lean toward
Folder, "[December 21, 1965 Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • position. I think the cables miss the point-­ .as a committment to do nothing for a month. We can stop bombing, not say anything, and resume · when we choose. Would pressure mount to tell the press? President Yes, it would be brutal. But Christmas