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Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 94: Sept. 12‑18, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 39 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 67: Mar. 14‑18, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 31 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 113: Jan. 1‑15, 1969 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 44 (Item)

,WILLIAMROGERS, WHOIS JUST AS ANXIOUS : • AS WE ARETO GET TO THE NEXTSTAGEBEFORETHE NEWADMINISTRATION . T'AKESOFFICE ON JANUARY20. I. HOPE, THEREFORE,THATYOUWILL . PRESS THIEU VERYHARDFOR SPEEDYACTIONON THIS. IF YOU i. FIND THATSOMEINDICATIONFROMTHE

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 63: Feb. 17‑21, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)

, "PEOPLE CO NGRESS TO SAVE THE NATION," AND HOW HIS MEE TI NG WITH SENATOR TRA N VAN DO N HAD GONE ON FEBRUARY 17. THIEU SAID IT HAD GONE VERY HE LL. BUT HE WARNED DON TH:-1T SUCH EFFORTS IN THE PAST HAD NEVE R LED TO PRACTICAL RESULTS AND THEY MUST SE

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 88: July 13‑20, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 37 (Item)

HELD A WO RKI NG MEETING WITH TOP GV. OFFICIALS F~R TWO HOURS ON JULY IS, FOLLO WED BY A WORK ING LU NC~_ JN . PR ESE NT ON uVN SIDE WERE THIEU, KY, HUONG, MI~ I STER S VY, KH 1:: :~ HO, GENERAL CAO VAN VIEN, DEPUTY RD MI~ISTER LAC, AND PRESID EN .~ AL

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/23/1966 (Item)

(inctud e visited bv) ture ExpendiCode During the flight, the President ate breakfast, visited with the guests, and autographed several pictures . He autographed pictures to the following: Ed Cronk- -Deputy in Charge of Mission Van Roberts USI S BsBii

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 18, January 1 - 14, 1967 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [1 of 2] (Item)

are seriously raised over the weekend or later. We do not want to build him up, but neither do we wish to have our contact with him seem something to be concealed. 2. The highlight of his account concerns remarks by Pham Van Dong in response to Salisbury's

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 64: Feb. 22‑29, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 30 (Item)

Chief squabbled and blamed each other for d~ficiencies in security before the attack. T e .Kontumr Brrnttr,:e·e;.:ch~.ui:-,tek·qu~kly ~ and effecti--vel:Yr,:r!eumstmt;fni: ·,exce-H.en·t.wle~1tu,. The Thua Thieu . Proyince Chief was for·ced to hide

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 103: Nov. 1‑4, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 41 (Item)

• THE CONSIDERATIONS'THAT LIE BEHIND THIS BASIC· INSTRUCTION ARE AS FOUOWS: • • I A. THE PRESIDENt•s STATEMENT ANDTHEGENERAL LEVELOF EX?£CTATION HERE MAKE IT IMPORTANT TO SHOW'SOMEV !SIBLE PROGRESS ONOR ABOUT THE6TH. a.. THIEU· s SPEECH SPEAKS OF A SESSION or WHAT

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 40, September 1-10, 1967 [4 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [1 of 2] (Item)

OF HANOI ON ROUTE llA. THEY WERE ACCOMPAINED ON THIS TRIP BY CG~C~EL HA VAN LAU WHO HAD BEE~ TriE SENIOR NOR~H VIETNAMESE REPR~SI=:NT AT IVE A! WAS ~ADE A! THE NIGHT. RECE~"T ABOUT 10 STOCKHOLM PEACE CONFERENCE. THE TR IP KILOMETERS FROC~ HANOI

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 108: Nov. 23‑30, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 43 (Item)

I! WA3!HE UNITEDSTATES?CLICY TO.RlSPECTTHE DMZ; THATWEWERE.PREPARED TO DO SO:-A~D THATWEEXPECTED THE DRVTC DO THE SA~E. • •• • ;o 11. ZORINREPLIEDTHAI HE ANDHIS A3SOCIATESHADTALKED TO BOTH HA VAN LAU AND LE DUC THC,. :.HC .SJTH DE~IEJ ANY DnV

Oral history transcript, Frank F. Mankiewicz, interview 2 (II), 5/1/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

Minh had said, something that some North Vietnamese in Paris. had said, led him to believe that there was an important new element-G: Just for the record, I think it was Mai Van Bo. M: That's right, it was Mai Van Bo, who in Paris? Yes

Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 4 (IV), 5/27/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

, but I think I worked with seven different directors of information or ministers of information, depending on the title of the department in that particular government. A couple of those had been educated in the United States. Nguyen Ngoc Linh had been

Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 6:28 p.m. Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

put . ~ I: We need to get Ellsworth back in touch with Thieu. It. is a very unhappy situation. One possibility is November 4. They will try to hold up until after our elections. My own preference: try for the 4th, or say arrangements have been

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 45, October 10-15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol 7, Meeting with the President and Draft Memo," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 113: Jan. 1‑15, 1969 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 44 (Item)

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 3, Tabs A-Z and AA-QQ," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)

.;,,.. IN1tORMATION THE WHITE HOUSE f WASHINGTON -I J Friday, Mr. Februa~y 16, 1968 -- 10:30 a. m. f President: Herewith (starting got from Mai Van Bo. page 2) what U Thant The simple answer is: They will talk if the. bo1nbing stops; They will not commit

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 2, Tabs a-z," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)

and interrogated by Saigon police, the-:-V-1e~Cong°pfaii..to.:.:.lfrg:-aiii~~~ ..~:ti'o, ti~o1.:Paople:!2.~:llM~.=-iiegoJiate~for peace,.: /.rhis new Front plans -t;·-• substitute General Duong Van Minh for Thieu and Ky as National Leader of South Vietnam

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 44, October 1-9, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)

regarding with Pham Van -Dong 1,· of the bombing a11.?IlJl. which translates 1 fsi ' / ij 'j . I Bo mentioned unidentified French reports charging n~~ ~ lJ~Lairatta-cl

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 5, May 27 - June 10, 1966 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 8 (Item)

would now go as invited guests. He thought this was a step forward. Neither Ky nor Thieu could possibly tell whether or not the Institute Buddhists w ere going to relent in their hard-driving arid reckless campaign to get power. Ky said

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 57: Jan. 16‑24, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 27 (Item)

· acceptance of this position. We would then plan to discuss it with President Thieu, inform our seven nations allies here, and . announce it as soon as possible in terms which would gain the maximum propaganda advantage for the Free. World Forces

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 51, November 16-25, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)

own itinerary and arrange interviews as he saw fit. I talked to some Vietnamese newspaper editors who opposed the Thieu-Ky ticket. I also talked to Associated Press and United Press Interna tional bureau chiefs and to experienced reporters

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 51, November 16-25, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)

arrival in Saigon, we were assured that each observer could map his own itinerary and arrange interviews as he saw fit. I talked to some Vietnamese newspaper editors who opposed the Thieu-Ky ticket. I also talked to Associated Press and United Press

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 2, Tabs A-Z and AA-ZZ, [1 of 2]," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)

------------------- believed pp position----- qq man in Hanoi---------------------------- rr of U Thant's ss account msg, away from Fanfani memo, memo, talks conversation with Mai Van Bo - - with NVN regarding Khe Sanh battle questions may be over related 5

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 79: May 25‑31, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 35 (Item)

But for this to happen, they must be denied political routes to victory: either of their two a U. S. cave- in: a break-up 4. position of the Thieu government Under the President's leadership, in the U.S. in the months ahead. via political he has little anxiety

Oral history transcript, William P. Bundy, interview 2 (II), 5/29/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

and then the first government of Huong, and then the military and the Buddhists from opposite sides went to work on untenable [Tran Van] Huong and made his position very difficult and eventually by January . So that was a part of it . Then, taking that as one

Oral history transcript, Cyrus Vance, interview 3 (III), 3/9/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

believe, June. Then I started conversations along with Phil Habib, with Ha Van Lau, and Mr. Vuy, and those continued through several meetings. And then we expanded them to include Mr. Harriman and Xuan Thuy, and they were joined by Le Duc Tho on the North

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 82: June 13‑19, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 36 (Item)

.J ' ' ... ,, • •~ ',966 I. "'UN FROM~ALTROSTO~ TQ THE PRESID~~t CITi CAP81341 : .. ' l2 ~~ ·.. 17 .,.· I • , H! SAIO HE HAD JUST COME FROM' MEETING· \tlTH THIEU, AND IT WAS AGRiID BETWEEN THEMTHATKY WOULD GO ON TELEVISION TUESDAY

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 53: Dec. 1‑10, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 2, Tabs aa-vv," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)

a Vietnamese (possibly President Thieu) would be the overall Force Commander and the United States v.rould provide the Field Force Commander. • 2. Your comments are requested on the feasibility and desirability of this or other command arrange~.aents

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 21, February 12- 28, 1967 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 13 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 42, September 15-20, 1967 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [2 of 2] (Item)

of the war. While President Ngugen Van Thieu and Vice President privately press the United States to continue the war at its present level, or with even greater intensity, still the strong showing of the Vietnamese "peace calldidate," Mr. Truong Dinh Dzu

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 6, Khe Sanh Reports, A-S," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)

of the Ai Van Pass, within prompt reinforcing distance of Khe Sanh. We have plans to further reinforce t~is area on short notice if required. -ARVN ranger "4. We have a significant capability to reinforce Khe Sanh by fire in all weather conditions

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 15, November 1 - 30, 1966 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 11 [1 of 2] (Item)

ION ·._-..-_: ·._t ...Jl:).{/\}_-_ ~IJITH THE ~-GOVERNMENT~ -~ DR~- DAN IS· NOT- THE RINGLEADER· - _. .· :·. : :·· ::/:\:>/;: 1 CW THE TRULY ANTI-GVN GROUPf -' TRAN : VAN VAN ·-:ts .BUT . HIS :··; ···::··:--\:< :_ LI NE ·· IS . NOT' ~JI DEL Y .FOLLOWED

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 36, July 25-31, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 20 (Item)

on political developments in Viet Nam. W. W. Rostow Att. MW:hg SECltET ATTACHMENT 1 l / 18' Cb DECLASSIFIED .ltO. li356, Sec. 3,4 SECMT NLJ __Cf_ c.f_-_,~ - • NARA. Date 1 - 12. - 'I Situation Report in Viet-Nam ! July 31, 1967 Thieu-Ky

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 85: June 29‑30, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 37 (Item)

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 6, Khe Sanh Reports, T-Z and AA-QQ," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)

of Hue ~xcept a quarter circle 500 meters in radius at the southwest corner of the Citadel wall. General Westmoreland commented that it appeared that enemy resistance was crumbling. President Thieu plans to visit Hue on 25 February, although General

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 70: Apr. 1‑5, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 32 (Item)

' ;::a,:;.. ' : < •~ ..,• •;•:! \ ,;: t •"' .,...~---.,-n-.- ., ••· :C .us um-,:,. ACTION Tu•••J'• Aprll I, 1968 4:15 p.m. Mr. Preeldeat: Herewith J'OU' letter to Thieu for •11-tu-• and formal tna•ml••loa, ln the wake of caltle truamb•loa. w. w. WWRoatow:rla aoatow

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 9, July 16-31 1966 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 9 (Item)

, or to several indi viduals, for separate or cooperative achievements. Since the establishment of the award in 1956, it has been. granted as follows: 1956 - Dr. John van Neumann 1957 - Dr. E. o. Lawrence 1958 - Dr. Eugene P. Wigner 1959 - Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg