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Folder, "[Briefing Memo for Meeting of Foreign Policy Advisors, March 15, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

the rebuilding and reequipment of the ARVN top ?riority, does this package cut across that objective? If so, to what extent? (Obviously the timing of this announcmcnt must be related to our sit·ua tio:.-1 with respect to the monetary consultations and your

Folder, "[June 26, 1968 Meeting with Equity Managers)," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

spent 80 minutes with the group. Most of the time was devoted to his answering their questions (one from each of the guests). Jim Jones was obviously panicked about the President's schedule and the President seemed to enjoy spending the time as he chose

Folder, "[November 24, 1963 - 3:00 p.m. Meeting with Ambassador Lodge and Advisors on Vietnam - McCone Memo]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

that the competent civilians were staying on the sideline• and continuing their traditional role of critics rather than tuming_!in and being helpful. I concluded by stating that we could not at thia point or time give a particularly optimistic·appraisal of the future

Folder, "[Papers for] November 14, 1968 Special Cabinet Room Meeting," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON November 13, 1968 TO: Mr. Jim Jones FROM: Ruth McCawley (per Harry McPherson) I called each person's secretary listed below to alert them that a meeting will be held in the Cabinet Room some time tomorrow after noon

Folder, "[February 10, 1965 - 2:10 p.m. National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

to the arrival of the President are attached. (Tab A) Secretary McNamara summarized for the President the latest infor mation on the Viet Cong bombing of the enlisted men's barracks at Qui Nhon. As of that time, one U.S. soldier was known to be dead, 20 injured

Folder, "[February 24, 1966 Meeting with Congressional Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

time, Lodge and Westmoreland to co!Tia back and make report. Will ask lea.de rs hip to talk frankly with them - - and various committees al:3o. Vice P=~sidant: Objectives are clear. Stop aggression - - bring a better life to all p~ople. No one saw easy

Folder, "[February 28, 1968 - 1:30 p.m. Meeting on Copper Strike]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

. The President immediately asked what has changed since the time he was briefed on this situation and was advised that a Taft-Hartley action would not be legally justified. After some confusion, it became clear that the President had in mind an opinion

Folder, "[June 17, 1966 - 6:05 p.m. National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

. A decision on bombing is not being made now and one is not imminent. The reasons for our delay include: the Secretary was at the NATO meeting, Canadian representative Ronning was visiting Hanoi, time was required to talk to Prime Minister Wilson and our

Folder, "August 4, 1964 Leadership Breakfast [1964 Leadership Notes]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

some doubts there if it comes to the choice, but if we go back in a limited fashion, there would still be a showing that we want to limit the escalation. We have not had time to consult our Allies. RVJCESET (2) PRESIDENT: I would like to ask Mr

Folder, "[February 17, 1965 - 10:00 a.m. Meeting with General Eisenhower and Others]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

recalled that at the time of the Suez incident, the Soviets had threatened t~ use rockets against Britain and France. We had immediately passed the word to the Soviets that,although we were in disagreement with Britain and France, if any action were taken

Folder, "[December 17, 1965 - 9:41 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

, what should we do? We shouldn't be doing anything that ha..s a on~in-three chance. Perhaps a cease-fire in place. Not now. It takes time. d,., ·-:i / 4f

Folder, "[October 2, 1967 Congressional Leadership Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

resolution but we will need additional time beyond that." The President said he should tell the Congress that previous Presidents rave asked for temporary, limited taxing powers. This was always denied. Now the question should be raised to the Democratic

Folder, "[June 22, 1966 - National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

. Personally I would mine Haiphaig at the same time and get the political flak over with. The President: I think that public approval is deteriorating, and that it will continue to go down. Some in Congress are disgusted about the Buddhist uprising

Folder, "[January 29, 1966 - 12:45 p.m. Meeting with Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

&l-Yc j)c ft , NARS, Date 4 =4-~ :.t\uthonty By; Meeting in President's Office Date: January 29, 1966 Time: 12:45 (a. m. or p. m. not specified) Present: President, Vice President, Rusk, Goldberg, Bundy, Moyers, and Valenti (From notes

Folder, "[September 13, 1967 - 12:32 p.m. National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

'.Vier. - 3 The President then summarized saying that actually there are only three for us. Goldberg said he wanted to take exception to a statement made by Secretary Rusk that there will be a future time to go to the United Nations

Folder, "[September 19, 1967 - 8:36 a.m. Congressional Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

, but most of the time was spent talking about rice production, graft, corruption, cleaning up the local situation..• 11 The President said he was glad to hear that Marcos was friendly, because he had heard bad reports. Speaker McCormack mentioned his radio

Folder, "[October 11, 1967 - Prior to Regular Weekly Luncheon Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

, that they are expecting us to hit the air field any time we go into that area. Secretary Rusk said that we should not keep referring to targets being shifted from one list to another. Everytime we hit a new target, there is a notion around the world

Folder, "[December 5, 1967 - 5:31 p.m. Meeting with Governor John W. King of New Hampshire]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

today which I wasnt aware of. Some of Bernie's organizational work -- his timing -- has caused problems. Today the Attorney General issued a report which he simplified for me. (sheet attached. ) I will be number one or two or three, or whatever you want

Folder, "[May 21, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

in order to allow time for a motion to be programmed to instruct the conferees to report back a $4 billion reduction. The Speaker and Carl will find someone to make this motion if the approach is agreeable to Wilbur Mills. Albert thought that we should

Folder, "[June 25, 1968 - 10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

brief the Cabinet on this history and allow time for questions and answers. He asked. Joe Califano to take charge of this operation. Fifth, the President also asked Joe Califano to coordinate a staff study of what can be done to develop specialized

Folder, "[January 24, 1966 - 6:30 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

and verse.) Presid-ent: When you go to Sharp, Bob, tell him we are thinking along t...""lese possibilities -- and get their views:. Rusk: Tragedy about -situation is that Fulbright statement urging extending the pau..se and recognizing the Viet Cong. Times

Folder, "[January 26, 1966 Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

) wants to wait. I asked him if he c".uld deliver VC if I ga.ve him more time . He couldn't answer. Rusk: But the central policy issue is err.barrassment over some thin issue - r11cNa.r~a.~a : to D~2..:: Ne can:t start before F riday their time

Folder, "[January 29, 1966 National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

of National Secui-ity Council Date: (Not specified but believe it was January 30, 1966 Time: 12:15p.m. to2:25p.m. check) Present: President, Vice President, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Rusk, McNamara, Wheeler, Fowler, Mac Bun::ly, Bill Bundy, Goldberg, Marks

Folder, "[March 11, 1966 - 12:35 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

Room Date: March 11, 1966 Time: 12:35 to 1:30 p.m. Present: President, Rusk, McNamara, Vance, Wheeler, Komer, Gardner, Marks, Helms, Raborn, Bell, Ball, Bromley Smith, General Goodpaster, J. Valenti (Fro:n notes by J. Valenti) Goodpaster: March 4

Folder, "[November 1, 1967 - Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors (President Did Not Attend)]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

-a./ , - -- NAlC'.', Date_!L_l J.2 SECRET -2 Arthur Dean and General Bradley spent a good deal of their time on the domestic situation and how to present the story of the war in ways which would encourage our people to unify and stay the course. Dean cited

Folder, "[November 4, 1967 - 2:20 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

ARCHIVES PROCESSING NOTE You will find two versions of the document withdrawal sheets in this file. The original document withdrawal sheets were completed in the 1970s and early 1980s. Since that time, many of the documents have been declassified

Folder, "[December 23, 1967 - 8:50 p.m. Meeting with Pope Paul]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

to say but when Podgorny was here he told me that Russia would never abandon the cause of North 5. Vietnam. I tried to convince him that this was the proper time to collaborate with the U.S. in peace moves but I received negative results. Is there some

Folder, "May 4, 1968 - 4:30 p.m. Cabinet Room Meeting on Vietnam," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

: Walt and Bus will explain what is happening. GENERAL WHEELER: Starting at midnight their time, we had a number of attacks, mostly airfields, also city of Kontum. Information we have is that the attack in Danang area was light. But Chu Lai

Folder, "[Incidents in the Gulf of Tonkin, August 1964 - Bromley Smith Memo of January 27, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

offshore. (Tab A} The Vietnamese have, at various times, advanced the claim that the entire Gulf of Tonkin was a closed area, i.e., territorial waters. No major maritime state has acknowledged this claim. The map showing the precise track of the first

Folder, "[July 21, 1965 Meetings with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

concerrsabout early political moves to obtain a negotiated settlement (paragraphs 4c and 9) were recorded in footnotes. Ambassador Lodge emphasized that his concern with respect to political moves was basically on the matter of timing. He also felt that channels

Folder, "[February 21, 1968 - 1:00 p.m. Meeting of Rusk, U Thant, Others on Vietnam (President Did Not Attend)]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

days after Peking 1 s broadcast castigating Thant as a U.S~ errand boy. He emphasized too the sharp divisions in the leadership in Hanoi, .::s reported particularly by Dier, Canadian ICC member. The Secretary Gener~l noted that for the first time Hanoi

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for] September 4, 1968 National Security Council Mtg," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

FOR THE MEETING DID NOT COME AT A TIME .WHEN THE WHITE HOUSE SEEMED TO THINK THE THREAT OF A SOVIET INVASION OF RUMANIA WAS EASING, SAID, "I WOULD ~ NOT COMMENT AT ALL ON THAT." CHRISTIAN SAID THE MEETING WILL BE A "REVIEW SESSION OF A NUMBER OF THINGS." I I I

Folder, "[September 9, 1964 - 11:00 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

made it clear that he and General Westmoreland were in agreement on this question of timing. The President indicated that he had gained the impression in an earlier talk with Ambassador Taylor that the Government now might in fact be somewhat

Folder, "[July-August 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

- l August 5, 1967 NOTES OF MEETING OF PRESIDENT WITH MEL ELFIN, NEWSWEEK: JOHN STEELE OF TIME: JACK SUTHERLAND OF U.S. NEWS, JULY 28, 1967 The President had a general discussion with these three magazine writers on the Detroit riot and civil

Folder, "[March 19, 1968 - Meeting with Congressional Democratic Leadership]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

would take it if we would add in the Senate bill. Carl Albert said we would have a hard time selling that to the House. The President said it would be easier to ame nd in the S enate than make e ach of the cuts in the House. Albert asked if anyone has

Folder, "[January-March 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

I MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON NOTES ON INFORMAL COFFEE IN THE FAMILY DINING ROOM - JANUARY 31, 1968 Present: The President George Christian ~ Hugh Sidey - Time Carroll Kilpatrick - Washington Post Merriman Smith - UPI Frank

Folder, "[February 7, 1965 - 8:00 a.m. National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

give considera tion to Taylor's recommendation but for the time being, we should approve a strike by the South Vietnamese only. Bomb damage assessment flights by U.S. planes should be flown. Secretary McNamara, turning to the question of withdrawing

Folder, "[June 11, 1965 -11:25 a.m. Jack Valenti's Meeting with Apostolic Delegate]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

unable to get the Hanoi people to even consider negogiations at this time. Thus, we were forced to keep our pressure up until talks could begin. He promised that he would personally transmit this view and the memo to the Holy Father along with his

Folder, "[September 1, 1967 - 1:40 p.m. Meeting with Business Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

cities was also cited as a step toward improvement of urban areas . "We now have pending $7 billion in city programs . little time until we can rebuild our cities." This gives a Harding Lawrence of Braniff commented t:rat the President's friends wanted

Folder, "[January 24, 1968 - Meeting at State Department on Pueblo (President Did Not Attend)]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

; N~C . :·;:.l~S, Date /'?-~~-(/ C ll-5 - l'J - 2 General Wheeler: From the time the Pueblo was seen on the 22nd, they went back and laid on it. Secretary McNamara: Maybe from the 10th. Secretary Katzenbach: They waited until they got