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  • The President said the Country faces two principal problems ­ Vietnam and the fiscal situation. He discussed the Vietnam situation briefly. On the fiscal side he pointed out that we are faced with deficits of $20 billion this year and next year. He compared
  • and the situation in South Vietnam and pointed out that the effort of the enemy was to overthrow the South Vietnamese Government. The President discussed the Tax Bill Conference Report and the progress of the House count on it. Boggs mentioned seeing the picture
  • Vietnam
  • the one last year, perhaps 2% payroll, and 10% expenditures or something of that nature. But then the word got out. George Meany was over today and brought this up. I told him let• s see this thing­ Vietnam is up over last year. Bill Martin says we
  • to cut 20% out of Vietnam. The President: Should the surtax be extended? Chairman Martin: Yes. The President: I don 1t want to create problems for Nixon. get around that? How can we Secretary Clifford: "Conditions change." I think the tax should stay
  • Vietnam
  • said the cable traffic indicated the Communists want to steam up things prior to the peace talks. He said the USSR, China and North Korea will join in this, and noted that the enemy had hit us in 110 places in South Vietnam over the weekend
  • Vietnam
  • bill, there would undoubtedly be an inflationary spiral. Interest rates would go up, and we would have a recession in housing. The most difficult problem a President has -- except for getting out of Vietnam - - is estimating the budget. We have had
  • a nd insincer e . H e said the sp e ech lacks an essential ingredient in tha t it do e s not explain why we are in Vietnam.
  • Vietnam
  • on that recommendation." ~~~~W~=~~----------------------~· The President asked what is happening in Vietnam. Rusk replied "we are getting·~Thieu and Ky working together now, and that is the primary concern. " The President said "we should get Bunker to get them to put
  • Vietnam
  • and. January. The President discussed the Vietnam situation and the Paris Peace negotiations in some detail. He stressed his interest in obtain­ ing a secure and lasting peace but said that so long as he was President the United States was not going to abandon
  • Vietnam
  • of the post-Vietnam defense outlook mentioning the $60 billion ,,,, ,.,. ....,..,.,.-.. - 2 ­ benchmark figures, but indicating he regarded it as a lower limit. (He must have had a good memo or briefing on that recently from DOD.) We had to remain first
  • situation. He supported the combination proposal. He suggested that the tax increase should be directly related to the cost of the Vietnam War. We had, after all, raised taxes during the Korean War. He hoped the House acts soon. Senator Dirksen -- Said