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Telephone conversation # 9535, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 1/26/1966, 9:54AM (Item)
  • VIETNAM PEACE FEELER FROM MAYOR OF MILAN, ITALY; QUESTION OF WILLIAM DOUGLAS MEETING INFORMALLY WITH HO CHI MINH; LBJ EVALUATES VIETNAM SITUATION; LACK OF ENEMY RESPONSE TO BOMBING HALT; CONGRESSIONAL VIEWS ON VIETNAM POLICY; POSSIBLE CHINESE
Telephone conversation # 9601, sound recording, LBJ and EUGENE MCCARTHY, 2/1/1966, 9:20AM (Item)
  • LBJ TEASES MCCARTHY, DISCUSSES MCCARTHY'S CONCERNS ABOUT BOMBING IN VIETNAM AND SUGGESTS MAXWELL TAYLOR BRIEF MCCARTHY ABOUT VIETNAM; TAYLOR'S PAST ROLE IN VIETNAM POLICY; EFFECT OF CONGRESSIONAL CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY ON HO CHI MINH, NORTH
Telephone conversation # 9638, sound recording, LBJ and ABRAHAM RIBICOFF, 2/14/1966, 4:25PM (Item)
  • LBJ REVIEWS CRITICISM OF US VIETNAM POLICY, PEACE INITIATIVES, BOMBING PAUSES; HONOLULU CONFERENCE; ECONOMIC AID TO VIETNAM; HO CHI MINH'S DEMAND FOR VIET CONG RECOGNITION; DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S REACTION TO RIBICOFF'S PROPOSAL FOR GENEVA CONFERENCE
Telephone conversation # 11366, sound recording, LBJ and FLORENCE MAHONEY, 1/18/1967, 9:02AM (Item)
  • MAHONEY RELAYS FOREIGN REACTION TO STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, ASKS LBJ TO MEET WILLIAM BAGGS, HARRY ASHMORE WHO RECENTLY MET WITH HO CHI MINH AND OTHERS IN NORTH VIETNAM; LBJ SAYS THEY SHOULD MEET WITH DEAN RUSK AS HARRISON SALISBURY AND OTHERS
Telephone conversation # 11527, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 2/11/1967, 9:49AM (Item)
  • ROSTOW REPORTS: NORTH VIETNAMESE HAVE SENT LBJ'S MESSAGE TO HO CHI MINH, DAVID BRUCE HAS CONCERNS ABOUT RESUMPTION OF BOMBING IN VIETNAM BEFORE END OF KOSYGIN'S UK VISIT, AND THERE ARE CONCERNS IN LONDON ABOUT LANGUAGE OF US RESPONSE TO PEACE
Telephone conversation # 11115, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS, 12/8/1966, 10:06AM (Item)
  • DOUGLAS DISCUSSES PLANS OF HARRY ASHMORE, WILLIAM BAGGS, LUIS QUINTANILLA TO MEET WITH HO CHI MINH IN HANOI ABOUT CENTER FOR STUDY OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTION'S PLAN TO HOLD INTERNATIONAL PEACE CONFERENCE; LBJ DISCUSSES NICHOLAS KATZENBACH'S VIEWS
Telephone conversation # 11117, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 12/8/1966, 10:26AM (Item)
  • WILLIAM DOUGLAS' CALL ABOUT HARRY ASHMORE'S, WILLIAM BAGGS' PLANS TO MEET WITH HO CHI MINH IN HANOI; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT PRESS STORIES ON INDIAN FOOD SHORTAGES, DISCUSSES NEED FOR MULTILATERAL FOOD AID, INDIAN SELF-HELP; CONGRESSIONAL VIEWS ON AID
Telephone conversation # 11605, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 3/2/1967, 3:04PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES RFK'S SENATE SPEECH PROPOSING BOMBING HALT TO BRING ABOUT VIETNAM PEACE NEGOTIATIONS; PAST US BOMBING PAUSES, PEACE EFFORTS; LBJ'S MESSAGES TO HO CHI MINH; HAROLD WILSON-ALEXSEI KOSYGIN PEACE EFFORT; BACKGROUND OF 37-DAY BOMBING PAUSE
Telephone conversation # 11544, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 2/15/1967, 9:24AM (Item)
  • ROSTOW READS HO CHI MINH'S REPLY TO LBJ'S MESSAGE; PRESS LEAKS OF PEACE FEELER, LBJ'S MEETING WITH RFK; ETIENNE MANAC'H; RAMPARTS MAGAZINE STORY; COMMITTEE TO STUDY CIA FUNDING OF PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS; STUDY OF BAY OF PIGS; INCREASED BOMBING
Folder, "[September 15, 1967 - Meeting with AFL-CIO Executive Council]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • dip in the desertion rate in the South Vietnamese army. This rate will come down even lower, as certain South Vietnamese generals are replaced. The President said every day, each day, we are offering to negotiate with Ho Chi Minh. Our position is clear
Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam, 8/5/1965, Volume 3, Tab 36" National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)
  • military forces and limit the size of U. S . forces. Political fragility continues in South Vietn am. We hope that the political situation is at last settling down. Based on recent local elections, a national election held now would not go to Ho Chi Minh
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 63: Feb. 17‑21, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)
  • ':ie following information was received from interrogation of a Viet Cong Summary -- Plans for the VC Tet attack on Danang City were outlined to a group of select cadres on 22 January by Ho Phuoc, Secretary of the Quang Da-Danang Spec i al Zone
Oral history transcript, Rufus Phillips, interview 1 (I), 3/4/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • there's only one road coming south, and there are a whole bunch of bridges, and it'd be damned hard to get any kind of regular army force through there in any significant numbers. The Ho Chi Minh Trail did not exist at this point; there were
  • Biographical information; Phillip’s work in Vietnam; Ed Lansdale; Phillips psywar experience; trip to the Philippines; Vietnamese pacification program; mosquitoes in the Philippines; Colonel Le Van Kim; the Viet Minh; the Binh Xuyen in Saigon; Kieu
Folder, "[January-March 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • no results. ... , •, .. '.' 3. .The President feels Ho Chi Minh is farther away from negotiations than he ever was; his views seem to be we cannot ,. ; ·• : 'defeat him, he can defeat us, and we will not stay the course. • J ~· : ' 9 • \ ; : 4
Folder, "[September 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • that we are trying to probe in every way to find some way to get Ho Chi Minh to talk even while they continue to fight. The President read President ' Thieu's peace overtures which were made during the campaign and which included bombing pauses
Oral history transcript, David Dellinger, interview 1 (I), 12/10/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • it took the Japanese fascist troops and gave them arms and had them fight to suppress the forces of Ho Chi Minh. But I didn't know any of that until after 1962 or 1963. G: Well, it's a blank spot for very many people. D: Of course now we know
  • Personal opposition to official policy in Vietnam; National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam; SANE; MOBE; NCAC; role of television; counterculture; assignation attempt of Dellinger; travels to Vietnam; meeting with Ho Chi Minh
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 49, November 1-7, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • -revolutionary strategy. f •. This strategy, used by Mao in China and by Ho Chi Minh in Southeast Asia, starts with a peasant base and gradually encircles, throttles and cap­ tures the cities. Marshal Lin likened underdevel­ oped countries such as South Vietnam
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 49, November 1-7, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • -revolutionary strategy. f •. This strategy, used by Mao in China and by Ho Chi Minh in Southeast Asia, starts with a peasant base and gradually encircles, throttles and cap­ tures the cities. Marshal Lin likened underdevel­ oped countries such as South Vietnam
Oral history transcript, Harry Ashmore, interview 1 (I), 1/31/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • wouldn't receive an American. So we wrote an invitatio'n to Ho Chi Minh to send a delegation to this upcoming convocation to take place some time later, with the understanding we, wer.e also inviting the South Vietnamese and everybody else. The Russians
  • and peace negotiation talks with Ho Chi Minh
Oral history transcript, Thomas H. (Admiral) Moorer, interview 2 (II), 9/16/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • . You have to bear in mind that Ho Chi Minh and his crowd fought the French before World War II, then the Japanese came in and they fought the Japanese, then the French came back and they fought the French again, and then the Americans came
Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam/France/Germany, 5/22/1968, Volume 5, Tab 68," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)
  • Chi Minh' s objectives are to divide us from our allies and to divide us at home. We should be cautious in making statements about what we expect to come out of the Paris talks. UK Fo r eign Minister Stuart may get something during his coming visit
Folder, "July 25, 1967 - 6:10 p.m. Senate Committee Chairmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • it." The President said the bombing would give protection to our ground troops. The President said that Ho Chi Minh hasn't moved one inch from his statement which was published earlier this year. The President continued, "If you want me to get out of Vietnam
Oral history transcript, Juanita Roberts, interview 4 (IV), 4/6/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh bought nothing. I do honestly think that he believed if he took himself out of the picture, Ho Chi Minh might be willing to negotiate with a fresh party. G: What did he say that night? R: Well, he was talking--there were so
Oral history transcript, Dean Rusk, interview 2 (II), 9/26/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • JFK and Vietnam; events leading up to Gulf of Tonkin Resolution; Congress and Vietnam; personal observations on Vietnam; bombing and bombing halts; various peace missions and conferences; letter to Ho Chi Minh; the “Wise Men;” plans for peace talks
Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam, 1/29/1966, Volume 3, Tab 38," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)
  • York Times - January 29, 1966 Text of Ho Chi Minh's Letter on Pe2ce Speclal lo Tht );rw Yor~ Tin:ts WA.SHINCTON, Ja11. 28-Fol­ lotoill!J is tlle text of the letter of PYeMdcnt Bo Chi Millh. of North. Vietnam to .some 1leads of .state and. otllcr
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 33, July 1-10, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 18 (Item)
  • )>25Vrs Conditions in Hanoi ED 12958 3.4(bl[1)>25Vrs (CJ ED 12958 3A[b)[1]>25Yrs -Z- (CJ I 4. H•> Chi Minh, President of the I;>RV, did not appear for the May Day celebratia.s, nor did he appear for the 19 May celebration of his own birthday
Oral history transcript, Elbridge Durbrow, interview 1 (I), 6/3/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • , necessarily, to capture--they wanted to get medical supplies and guns and ammunition. The Ho Chi Minh Trail had not been reopened again. there was Tay Ninh in January of 1960 or February of 1960. So And then in October-November 1960, they hit a bunch
  • ; infiltration; executive order making the ambassador the principal representative of the U.S. government; acquiring more helicopters; Viet Cong step up effort in 1959-1960; opening up the Ho Chi Minh Trail; Sihanouk; 1960 counterinsurgency plan; JFK taking
Folder, "September 26, 1967 - 5:46 p.m. Educators from Cambridge, Mass. small colleges and Universities," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • out now," and "try the enclave theory. 11 I have stopped the bombing six times. I did not get any indication of any action on their part. We are in touch with Ho Chi Minh today. The problem is not one of communication. The problem is that Ho wants
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 2, March 1-31, 1964 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • is so serious that it calls for more inmediate and positive action than I have proposed. His reasons are: . "(l) General Minh is discontented and his attitude will be a drag on K~anh's efforts to activate the military and civilian establishments. (2
Folder, "JCS -- SIGMA I‑66, Game Documentation, 9/66," Agency Files, NSF, Box 33 (Item)
  • several hours a secret message from Ho Chi Minh, relS¥ed to the White House by President deGaulle, has announced North Vietnam's unilateral decision to halt hostilities. Ho demands reciprocal action by the United States. In Vietnam, American, RVNand other
Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • policy is wrong. Where do they get us? Nowhere. The popular thing now is to stress the mis-management in Vietnam. there has been very little. I think I wish Mike (Senator Mansfield) would make a speech on Ho Chi Minh. Nothing is as dirty as to violate
Folder, "[April-May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • countries, trade, security matters, or helping build a stable peace. Question: Does the President think there is a serious possibility of productive talks taking place with Ho Chi Minh leading to a peaceful settlement in Vietnam.? Answer: We simply do
Oral history transcript, David G. Nes, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • particularly of Ho Chi Minh, which they in turn had gotten from the French. So I was able to learn something of the background of the communist movement in Indochina, of the infrastructure which had been built there, and also of the very extensive control
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 54, 1 February 1993," LBJ Library (Item)
  • with religious images from Southeas,t Asian currency. Superimposed over it all: a portrait of Ho Chi Minh. 10 Research Grants A warded to Thirteen Scholars Considering the applications for grants-in-aid are Tina Houston, Library Supervisory Archivist; Bruce
Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vice President Reports on his Vietnam Trip, 11/8/1967, Volume 4, Tab 60," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)
  • said was that the Asians believed the ir enemy Wbo is the enemy - - Peking or Ho Chi Minh? The Vice President : The Vietnamese know their enemy is the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese. Wounded South Vietnamese soldiers know who the enemy is . Senat
Oral history transcript, William J. Jorden, interview 2 (II), 3/20/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • frustration. I think a lot of people in the South were still recovering from the aftermath of French colonialism. I think there were a great many southerners who, in an emotional and idealistic way, felt that Ho Chi Minh and his followers and the Viet Minh
Oral history transcript, Richard G. Stilwell, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • to do something as a broker to help develop a more effective indigenous non-communist apparatus to work in conjunction with the French against the Ho Chi Minh forces. The French were not all that interested in our support, I suppose suspicious that we
  • to understand the magnitude of the problems in Vietnam; the 1963 Vietnamese coup, Ngo Dinh Diem's death, and the upheaval that resulted; Stilwell's relationship with John Richardson; Stilwell's activities during the coup; Stilwell's opinion of Duong Van Minh
Oral history transcript, William C. Westmoreland, interview 2 (II), 7/25/1985, by Charles B. MacDonald (Item)
  • as a "French" city, a symbol of colonialism; that had a powerful psychological effect. Many people were not emotionally supportive of a govern- ment with a colonial image. And they had no hero to look to. only visible hero was Ho Chi Minh, and the people
Oral history transcript, Lyman Lemnitzer, interview 1 (I), 3/3/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Lemnitzer -- I -- 24 gummed up the other day in his press conference, that Ho Chi Minh and Diem did not agree in merging the states. It wasn't
Oral history transcript, Sid Davis, interview 4 (IV), 8/1/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Davis -- IV -- 13 development program for Southeast Asia if Ho Chi Minh would just stop the war." I said I would lead with the relaxation of the bombing--I went for the military side of it. One