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Folder, "NSAM # 346: Assignment of Highest National Priority to Critical Ammunition Items for South Vietnam and the Mark 48 Torpedo (R & D only), 4/26/1966," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 8 (Item)
  • THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON ;3'.i:GREI April 26, 1966 NATIONAL SECURITY ACTION MEMORANDUM NO. 346 TO: / The Vice President The Secretary of State The Secretary of Defense The Secretary of Commerce Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission Administrator
  • Folder, "NSAM # 346: Assignment of Highest National Priority to Critical Ammunition Items for South Vietnam and the Mark 48 Torpedo (R & D only), 4/26/1966," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 8
  • National Security Action Memorandums
Folder, "NSAM # 50: Official Announcement of Launching Into Space of Systems Involving Nuclear Power in any Form [Revised], 4/10/1965," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • the poeslbility of radiological injury from · this source is slight and whether the launch of this source is· 0£ such a nature ae to meet with the exeeption from Prea1dential action as provided in ·NS.AM sa (Reviaed). lt: was agreed that the supply of radioactive
  • Folder, "NSAM # 50: Official Announcement of Launching Into Space of Systems Involving Nuclear Power in any Form [Revised], 4/10/1965," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 1
  • National Security Action Memorandums
Hotline message, Kosygin to LBJ, 6/8/67, 10.31 AM (Item)
  • , Two days have passed since the Security Council I s Resolution concerning the cessation of military actions in the Near East. ·Facts show that Israel, after the Security Council's appeal, seized considerable territory of the Arab States -- United Arab
Hotline message, Kosygin to LBJ, 6/10/67, 10.05 AM (Item)
  • that your information concerning the cessation of. military actions in Syria on the part of Israel is not borne out. We have constant and uninterrupted communications with Damascus. Israel, employing all types of weapons, aviation and artillery, tanks
Oral history transcript, George E. Christian, interview 2 (II), 12/4/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 3, Tabs 200-220," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • / E GVn f o r c e s NOV/ ENGAGED IN SECURITY D U T IE S FOR ACTION IN . '■THE P A C I F I C A T IO N PROGRAM AND IN OFFENSIVE ROLE AGAINST COMMUNIST GUERRILLA FORCES” , . ■A ON. BACKGROUND SPOKESMEN HAVE ANSV/ERED A F F 1RMAT! VELY QUESTIONS
Oral history transcript, Phillip B. Davidson, interview 2 (II), 6/30/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • -S-V-N? D: Yes. They said, "We failed," and they went into a long list of why they failed, and then they prescribed, as they usually do, some corrective actions. As I say, I have a copy of it. Nowhere in that document is there any remark
Oral history transcript, John Peter Flynn, interview 1 (I), 12/19/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • Polaris coming into the force. That's another historic story, and I have first-hand knowledge of it because I was the air force action officer, and every time the Titan, the Atlas, the Polaris or the Minuteman came on board for discussion [in the] JCS
Folder, "Lynda - Greece (wedding of King Constantine)," Liz Carpenter Subject Files, White House Social Files, Box 10 (Item)
  • ) Secretory O'fiStot• 011i0n R1J1k said ta­ day the prese-nt American cot.1rse of action it, Viet Norn would be c.ontin'U11d orid added th,at "this pal.icy h t1ill the wi1est and th• best." Rus.k, in a talk to the !tono~ic Cl.ub of Detroit, 1
Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 5 (V), 3/29/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • to where it would be easy for him to sign and put some kind of marker where the name was supposed to go and things like that. The matters of vital importance, like Vietnam, or things that were happening that required prompt action would be brought to his
Folder, "1962, HUA - HUG," Master File, VP Papers, Box 23 (Item)
  • ~I I{ -~ - 1. '- .-+. I ■ .,.. . , I .... I r ■ April 18, 1962 ■' ■ • ... r~ ' Dear Friend: Tbank you for yourJ• l~tter of April 11. You need have no concern about t~e action of your friend in writir1g me about your situation. l waa
Oral history transcript, William J. Jorden, interview 1 (I), 3/22/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • /exhibits/show/loh/oh Jorden -- I -- 28 M: What about the general point they make, and others make, that at times there were tactical actions taken that might have contributed toward making it more difficult, such as the bombing that took place during
Oral history transcript, Edward G. Lansdale, interview 1 (I), 6/5/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
Oral history transcript, James Davis, interview 1 (I), 11/3/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • it had really an effect--if people was being treated fair without the action of the civil rights movement. But I don't think he at no time was for it [discrimination]; it was a tradition, true enough, that it didn't have to really get too bothered
Oral history transcript, Daniel O. Graham, interview 2 (II), 11/8/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
Oral history transcript, Joseph W. Barr, interview 3 (III), 5/8/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • and then no action would occur on 9 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Barr -- III -- 10 the Rules Committee. It seemed to be when Rayburn
Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 14 (XIV), 11/18/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • was as close to the President as Rusk was in personal terms, and he had him there in Latin America. He was fine, but the bureaucracy over there didn't want to deal with it, which was another reason why we sent Harriman. We didn't really think anybody within
Oral history transcript, Walter Mylecraine, interview S-I, 7/12/1968, by Jan Sofokidis (Item)
  • needs of educa tion us of 1965. ar c h~ic approa ch to the We were used to much more rigorous management, in 5 j the ba ckgrounds of the USA 6 the Voice of America than the 6 7 8 Il 1 g !I 10 11 Office of Educa tion ho.8 e'\"er seen, or h
Oral history transcript, Alfred B. Fitt, interview 1 (I), 10/25/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 3 (III), 3/25/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • was in every major civil rights action from the time it started, really. He just did everything, was in every case. [He] travelled over the country and tried cases in the South where he was so unwelcome, and therefore, among the black leaders, legally first
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 9 (IX), 1/24/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Johnson -- IX -- 19 out and ran in and got the kids out. J: Yes. It really wasn't a perilous situation, as I remember, but it was just a scene when somebody needed help and quick action
Oral history transcript, Samuel A. Adams, interview 2 (II), 8/15/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • normally win in a libel action in the summary judgment stage, that is the initial stage, is on malice. And our malice case was virtually nonexistent. And God darn it, Boies was running the outfit, and I saw personally our second brief turn from a fairly
Oral history transcript, Luther E. Jones, Jr., interview 1 (I), 6/13/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • created, and it went into immediate action. One of the conditions on which he took the assignment was that Lyndon Johnson would have. to do what he said absolutely, that Wild would tell him when to speak, where to speak and what to say. And as far as I
Oral history transcript, Larry Temple, interview 4 (IV), 8/7/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • : http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 5 that that was based on friendship with the President, and that he might not be the caliber of man who ought to be in an appellate judgeship. think that any study of Homer Thornberry's actions and indicate
Oral history transcript, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, interview 2 (II), 11/23/68, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • people at that time, in a way everybody else is playing marbles. M: This is where the action is--over here? K: It's tremendously important ~ and if you really look at Cabinet posts, I think the Assistant Secretary, for example, handling European
Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 18 (XVIII), 1/6/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • talking about it coming back--"so we ought to have some other news, not just this." Just as we were getting out of the car, he said, "We'll announce the new head of the VOA [Voice of America] and we'll announce the new Supreme Court justice." And he walked
Folder, "Young, Harold [1941] [2 of 2]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 16 (Item)
  • fall; and WHEREAS , Harold Young , as a true and loyal Democrat , has been of inestimable service to the Democracy of this State and has given unselfishly of his time and money in every campaign to further the party; and WHEREAS , His tact and charm
Folder, "[September 9, 1964 - 11:00 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • ), Secretary McNamara, Mr. McCone, General Wheeler, Ambassador Taylor, William Bundy, John McNaughton, Robert Manning, and McGeorge Bundy The meeting began with the President's review of a memorandum, "Courses of Action for South Vietnam," dated September 8
Oral history transcript, S. Douglass Cater, interview 2 (II), 5/8/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • the public statements, apparently the President, Lyndon Johnson, took a more or less neutral stand, did he not--not wanting to castigate, yet not wanting to support this covert action. But the Vice President, Hubert Humphrey, did make some statements
Oral history transcript, A. Scheffer Lang, interview 1 (I), 11/1/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • . There is no direct action on their part to force us to go one way or another. We rely heavily on the advice of the general counsel's office in the Office of the Secretary in much of our work in railroad safety where legal questions are involved. But we're our own
Oral history transcript, John J. (Lt. Gen.) Davis, interview 1 (I), 3/7/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • to meet that threat. It's part of the action-reaction cycle. It may cause you to put in more ABM's because you don't want those MIRVS to get in and kill you, you see. M: It's that type of thing that we get heavily involved in. General, does the Arms
Oral history transcript, Charles M. Simpson and John McCarthy, interview 1 (I), 5/2/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • perpetually volunteered for Vietnam, kept going back. pay, combat pay. them happy. They liked it. They drew TOY Enough action to satisfy them, keep We gave about as good as we got, most of the time. At the end of the Vietnam War, they contracted Special
Oral history transcript, Frank M. Wozencraft, interview 5 (V), 2/24/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • was invited to do so. My time over there was limited to about two weeks. Fortunately, it was the two weeks when the action had really reached the highly interesting level. My work on the study group had given me some familiarity with the rather extensive ways
Folder, "Ex FG 170/A-Z [3 of 6] [Department of Housing and Urban Development/A-Z (FG 170/A-Z)]," WHCF FG, Box 256 (Item)
  • Congress and Federal Government housing administrators in imposing restrictions and by localities in their slowness to take action--to provide enough adequate housing for poor people, especially poor Negroes. With respect to specific difficulties facing
  • : "The Challenge of America's Metropolitan Population Outlook - 1960 to 1985," research report no. 4: "The Large Poor Family - A Housing Gap," and research report no. 6: "Local Land and Building Regulations."
Oral history transcript, Jonathan F. Ladd, interview 2 (II), 9/25/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • Tet actions going on, but the local commanders took care of them, and that was followed shortly, not too long thereafter, with the problems at Khe Sanh and Lang Vei. G: Yes, I want to come to that. enemy assault? L: What was the provision at Lang
Folder, "[Public Activities - Biographic Information - Navy] Sampling - Mrs. Johnson's Correspondence During LBJ's Active Military Duty," LBJA, Subject Files, Box 74 (Item)
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Folder, "NSAM # 243: Survey Mission for the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands [2 of 3], 5/9/1963," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • Folder, "NSAM # 243: Survey Mission for the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands [2 of 3], 5/9/1963," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 1
  • National Security Action Memorandums
Folder, "INDIA - 1965 [1 of 4]," Files of Robert W. Komer, NSF, Box 23 (Item)
  • was t'eferring to, I told him that I personally doubted any action would l.>etaken that quickly on anything Sec~etary Fr~eman had in mind. simply because there WO\ud not e time for the ne.cesaary di.•cua1i0neJ here. 1 At 3:30 1 had ,an hour•s talk with Iftikar
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)
  • : Because we did not permit any retaliatory action on the attack on Blue House. The depth of feeling over that is. very deep. It was con­ sidered a personal affront and a loss of face. They considered it very serious that the raiders got within 300 yards
Folder, "[Robert McNamara Memo of November 1, 1967]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • B OFFICE OF THR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 1 November 1967 MEMO FOR The President Yesterday at lunch I stated my belief that continuation of our present course of action in Southeast Asia would be dangerous, costly in lives, and unsatisfactory