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Folder, "[November 7, 1968 Foreign Policy Meeting - Family Dining Room]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

Rusk: A new peace plan. Thieu won't see Bunker until tomorrow. We should see how Nixon can get out of this as soon as possible. Bill Bundy or I could go down to Key Biscane. I would be opposed to Nixon going to Saigon. emmis sary like William

Folder, "July 12, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Meeting to hear McNamara report on trip to Vietnam," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

ages from ZO to 18. The Australians, Thais, Koreans, New .Zealanders and Filipin.o s should be asked to car.ry more of their share of the burden. The Secretary said he was refer~ng to combat troops. On the subject of moraie, the Secretary reported

Folder, "October 3, 1967 - 6:10 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Rostow, Helms, Christian Robin Olds and Col. Cross," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

the New York State poll which shows strong Jewish support. Secretary Rusk: We still have a good deal of time to work out a formula on the Middle East. It is my feeling that we should put it in the Security Council rather than in the General Assembly. We do

Folder, "October 18, 1967 - 7:30 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Katzenbach, Rostow, Kissinger, Fortas, Taylor, Clifford," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

should tell them that we have seen nothing new out of this exchange and that we are prepared to terminate the dialogue. If they have a different idea about it, of course they are free to let us know what those ideas may be. We should say that we assume

Folder, "January 24, 1968 - 7:50 p.m. Pueblo 3 - McNamara, Rusk, Rostow, Clifford, Christian, Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

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Folder, "February 18, 1968 - 8 a.m. President's breakfast with boys on the Aircraft Carrier Constellation," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

Carolina, the boy from New York. Our folks came from different parts of the world; we are different ages; we are all equal particularly when we sit around the breakfast table on an aircraft carrier. The good Lord doesn't recognize whether you are Scotch

Folder, "June 9, 1968 - 2:30 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors in Cabinet Room," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

and if I could get back in bombing when we need to. General Wheeler: I don't see anything new and startling in the Kosygin letter. COPY LBJ LIBRARY - - - - - - ;Yr£ET11'1G NOIES COPYRIGHT~D _e,,blieaticn Requir8f f-ht Hol~ Johnson - 5 - This may

Folder, "October 14, 1968 Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisory Group," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

. Secretary Rusk: Abrams expresses considerable confidence. But if Hanoi demands new government in Saigon it might appeal to the New York Times. We will reject it. We do not want a 'give away 11 schedule. George Christian: They will cooperate for a period

Folder, "November 11, 1968 - 3 p.m. President and President-elect Nixon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

e he is personally involve d; for example, when Rusk was to talk at NATO about -the outlook of th e new administr a tion on NA TO. Replyin g to telegrams to Nix on. On the NPT, there was, in effect, solicitation of his support for Senate

Folder, "January 31, 1968 - 8:40 a.m. Pueblo 13 - Breakfast with Congressional Leaders & Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

: Totalitarian governments are organized with a town leader, a block leader, a precinct leader, and even a house leader. Any new individual ~M&Hl~JG ~lOTl!i COP¥idd ·H5". 0 Publicaliou Require5 Pei mission of Copy• ight Hel.l•F• >Na lhomos Johntoft - 7

Folder, "January 24, 1968 - 1 p.m. Pueblo II - National Security Council," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

the job. Archbishop Makarios has indicated a willingness to present a new constitution to the Turk Cypriots. The Secretary General wants to. get the parties together. i The President: Is there anything Goldberg can do that he is not doing? ! Joe Sisco

Folder, "December 21, 1966 - Ranch; Meeting with Governors at the LBJ Ranch," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

. aacl Ml'a. Price.) pardlaaed time an a computer to aa.U& ccape••men with tbeir maUlnl•• Ai. it ~ a diwr m Wubiagtoa for whicb mo8& (•) If yaa wat a new commW... &!Mia I ,,.!come yam' n-tlti••· - . SERVICE SET 0 - [6 of 12] MEEJ:t~IO

Folder, "July 25, 1967 - 6:10 p.m. Senate Committee Chairmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

· problem. We need a new look. The effects of Vietnam are hurtilg the budget and foreign relations generally. !r The President said, "Bill, everybody doesn't have a blind spot like you do. You say don't bomb North Vietnam on just about everythin~. I don't

Folder, "August 17, 1967 - 6:20 p.m. Meeting with Freshmen Republican Congressmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

think they are the best we can find. My staff has been going into the cities. on the conditions in the cities. Most are new proposals. They have been reporting to me I do not see why we should spend all our time fighting each other. When I was Senate

Folder, "February 10, 1968 - 3:17 p.m. Senior Foreign Affairs Advisors - Rusk, McNamara, Clifford, Rostow, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

. The President: That may be true. Clark Clifford: I hope we do not have to ask for a completely new program. This is a bad time to do it. On one hand the military has said we had quite a victory out there last week. On the other hand, they now say

Folder, "February 14, 1968 - 1:14 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisors on violation of Chinese Air Space," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

be a little inappropriate to ask, but can't we keep these guys on course? Secretary McNamara: There is no radar in the Philippines that would keep this from happening. The President: Bob, do you have anything new to report on the appearance before

Folder, "March 5, 1968 - 1:14 p.m. Tuesday luncheon meeting - Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, Helms, Taylor, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

. They need the 7th day for maintenance. It is interesting that the firm is opening a new plant in Charleston, S. C. This will get production up from 200 to 300 / month. THE PRESIDENT: Do we want to talk over this strategy change with Congress? CLIFFORD

Folder, "July 30, 1968 - 1 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisors Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

Wheeler CIA Director Helms George Christian Bromley Smith (in Walt Rostow' s absence) Tom Johnson The President: I want a report from General Taylor on the whole situation regarding this new wave of demands to stop the bombing and all of the facts about

Folder, "August 20, 1968 - 2:05 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

Dobrynin. The President instructed Rusk to ask Dobrynin in to discuss this matter. The Secretary could say: (a) Astonished at this news. (b) Not opportune time to make announcement tomorrow. Tell allies we are dismayed and outline what should

Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 1 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

would like to get back. I will go into CamRanh. The President: The NSC met -- it was bad news. do it for four reasons. 1. 2. 3. 4. They said we couldn't Unconstitutional, More time needed, November 2 is too quick, Harriman insulted them, saying

Folder, "November 26, 1968 10:21-11:11 Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

of a fellow Socialist Republic. We think it would be good for the President and Kosygin to meet. We want to know about the NPT coming back. 1. Would a new committee hearing be needed? 2. What kind of vote would you expect? 3. How much

Folder, "October 23, 1967 - 5:36 p.m. Democratic Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

from Hanoi is a hard one and this may be because they feel they can get a significant psychological or military victory south of the DMZ at some point. Or they may think that the political structure in the south will come apart under the new

Folder, "January 25, 1968 - 1:26 p.m. Pueblo 5 - Luncheon meeting - Rusk, McNamara, Katzenbach, Wheeler, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

: The only North Korean we have in our possession is the number two man in the North Korean news agency who defected. His point of view is that they will exploit the incident and then turn the ship loose for humanitarian reasons. The President: That is about

Folder, "May 21, 1968 - 1:15 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

the airfield. It does not constitute clear and present danger to us now. South of the 19th parallel, there are 50 new trans-shipment points. Benefit of bombing is only temporary. South of the 19th parallel our methods are effective. We had 3, 000 sorties

Folder, "September 26, 1967 - 5:46 p.m. Educators from Cambridge, Mass. small colleges and Universities," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

to be informed and I am going to try to do what is right. It's knowing what is right that is important. We have got to find new ways, but I ask you what would you do if you were President tonight? Would you do the following: (1) Would you pull out of Vietnam

Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 1 p.m. Pueblo 11 - Foreign Affairs Luncheon Rusk, McNamara, Clifford, Helms, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

first had a message from the Soviets out of New Delhi that we should pretend that we had violated territorial waters. Clark · Clifford: : .What if we say the ship strayed by accident into terri toriald waters? Secretary Rusk: We must look to the best

Folder, "August 20, 1968 National Security Council," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

before or after our talks with the Soviets? Ambassador Ball: Wait until after meeting, but tell the Soviets so they don 1 t feel hoodwinked. They used Skyhawks in the raid on Jordan. The Foreign Ministers will all be in New York on the first of October

Folder, "December 3, 1968 1:29-2:54 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

. Thomoa Joiin90n Nixon asked to see Harriman. He will see him Thursday The President: Communications, Transportation, M2dics and the Secret Service have never failed me. I like the new Military Aide, Colonel Hughes. Doctor Burkley has done a wonderful

Folder, "March 11, 1968 - 6:57 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on additional troops for Vietnam," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

sent, along with the new troops. The President: I do not want to be having a seminar on strategy back here while our house-is on fire. I want to get Westmoreland what he needs to get him through this. emergency period. Let's get those civilian

Folder, "January 26, 1968 - 11 a.m. Pueblo 7 - Senior advisors - McNamara, Katzenbach, Wheeler, Helms, Nitze, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

. Fulbright is against a resoiution of any kind. We should discretely show the Congress copies of the mutual security acts between North Korea and the Soviets. I thought we soould have had a resolution on the Israel situation. We have a new ball game

Folder, "November 21, 1967 - 8:30 a.m. VP, Rusk, McNamara, Bunker, Komer, Wheeler, Westmoreland, Helms, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

are worth the loss in planes . " TOP SECRE'F- [5 of 10] ...X.0-P-SECRE-'F - 6 - General Wheeler explained that the North Vietnamese have changed their tactics. They are firing Sams in a barrage pattern. In addition the MlGS have developed new tactics

Folder, "May 14, 1968 - 3:04 p.m. President's meeting with his Cabinet," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

second was 147. 4 billion. added 50 billion or 35%. The new budget concept is 118. 7 We've The Senate passed the $6 billion. If they knew where it was coming from, they would not have passed it. Eighty of one hundred would say if you have a choice