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Folder, "July 29, 1967 - 11:30 a.m. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • . Chairman and Mr. Vice Chairman, let your search be free. Let it be untrammeled by what has been called the "conventional wisdom. 11 As best you can, find the truth, the whole truth, and express it in your report. I hope you will be inspired by a sense
  • Detroit (Mich.)
Folder, "[July 1967 - May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • leadership, magnetism, inspiration. Job Corps and other programs can do some of this. So can Model Cities and Poverty Program. President read memo from Jim Rowe on the 1943 riots and cited similarities between 1943 and 1967 situation in Detroit. The 50
  • Press relations
Folder, "October 14, 1968 - 1:40 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisory Group meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • :) "Here are three statements." I San Antonio formula August - Detroit . New Orleans - won't increase U.S. casualties. ... .::.>i:~ ·J,i
Folder, "January 27, 1968 - 1:25 p.m. National Alliance of businessmen luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • about more than his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than hims elf. " ME-ETlf>I(; t>IOTES COP¥RIGMTED P bli,etiefl Aeqttia •• Permission of Copyr igh1
Folder, "July 29, 1967 - 11:05 a.m. President and Cyrus Vance, Vice President," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • .. \ ., JULY 29, 1967 - 11:05 a.m. DETROIT RIOT Vice President Cyrus Vance, George Christian '·. ,, ( . ~. ' ;_:.,. ' v··~· ~"'.1 --1 I MEMORANDUM ~-- THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON GO~TYIDEN"rIA L July 29, 1967 MEMORANDUM
  • Detroit (Mich.)
Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 11:15 a.m. Detroit Riots - Clark, McNamara, Christopher, Fortas, Wilkins, Doar," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • '• - •' l JULY 24, 1967 - 11:15 a. m. ­ DETROIT RIOTS \Attorney General Clark l ·-Sec. McNamara Warren Christopher Abe Fortas Larry Levinson George Christian Roger Wilkins John Doar Tom Johnson ,,.. MEMORANDUM r.,....,_ .. 60
  • Detroit (Mich.)
  • Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 11:15 a.m. Detroit Riots - Clark, McNamara, Christopher, Fortas, Wilkins, Doar," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1
Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 10 p.m. Detroit crisis - President's activities from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • Directs the Detroit Ra c e Rioters to Disperse." A copy of that 'p:;:-oclamation is attached. 1 . - ~ I , ... - .,. _ · • ·: - ~ ... -~ ... _... ~'t.~"\ ;"" ..;;:··.- . ·.·- ,·o
  • Detroit (Mich.)
  • Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 10 p.m. Detroit crisis - President's activities from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1
Folder, "October 17, 1967 - 1:40 p.m. McNamara, Rusk, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • --- ·-- - I re sent the "yellow I thought your press conference was excellent, Dean. SECRETARY RUSK: I have a problem with the Foreign Relations Committee. Fulbright asked me to come again for a public session. I do not like them saying that I am scared
Folder, "February 18, 1968 - 8 a.m. President's breakfast with boys on the Aircraft Carrier Constellation," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • it and as you go along the harder it gets to climb the hill; you will have the neurotics who will drop out. You read about it every day in our country because we have a free press. They have them too. The young have to defend the country for us. It was left
Folder, "August 9, 1967 - 6:40 p.m. President's meeting with labor leaders," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • . We do not want to get the Soviet Union and China into this war. I constantly get statements from Ford and other people like him. You get more press play from complaints than you do from compliments. Some of these attacks have hurt our social programs
Folder, "October 15, 1968 - 1:20 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • : Making the bombing order not ·effective for 24 hours is okay. We cannot delay announcement. The President signed "Futherance" papers at 1 :37 p. m. Walt Ros tow: The worst thing is for Ky to learn of this from a press leak or from one of troop
Folder, "November 21, 1967 - 8:30 a.m. VP, Rusk, McNamara, Bunker, Komer, Wheeler, Westmoreland, Helms, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • they are. General Westmoreland said he is assigning a U. S. Information Officer to each ARVN Commander to help improve the relations of the South Vietnamese troops with the American press. The President asked about any additional needs in the pacification area
Folder, "September 25, 1968 - 2:04 p.m. President's weekly luncheon meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • continue in the job. Ball also said: I cannot perm.it myself to remain quiet any longer about Nixon. He is a liar, di shone st, and a crook. This is my country. We would get poor leadership. He said he must be free. Speak out myself Help Humphrey say what
Folder, "July 12, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Meeting to hear McNamara report on trip to Vietnam," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • : ,. i Operations are proceeding well. i j. ! ! Reports on the .scene are better than press reports at home. There is i .. reason to expect significant military losses by Viet Cong in coming months. ~e i ,;. ! I l -- "There is not a military
Folder, "July 18, 1967 - 6:06 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Rostow, Bundy, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • made on the Unger announcement. They replied affirmatively. The President gave the announcement to George Christian for release to the press on Wednesday. McGeorge Bundy presented a document to the group on "U.S. and Jordan-Israel Settlement
Folder, "November 28, 1967 - 12:10 p.m. Project Cabriolet," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • Committee that the U.S. would feel free to interpret the treaty more liberally if the Soviets were to. To drop Cabriolet would be to drop "Plowshare". Brazil and India want" a nuclear explosion system of their own. In order to prevent this, we have offered
Folder, "October 30, 1968 - 10:10 a.m. Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • . (Troop Contributing Countires) and to deal with Paris. If Thieu won't make complaints through Bunker rather than through other people and the press, I would be inclined to go ahead. We can't follow Thieu's speech. Our own people will want to know
Folder, "January 31, 1968 - 8:40 a.m. Pueblo 13 - Breakfast with Congressional Leaders & Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • A.) The enemy has about 40, 000 men around Khesanh. You won 1t hear much in the press about how bad the enemy's bombing in Saigon was last night. You won't hear many speeches about the North Korean's attempt to cut off President Park 1 s head and to kill
Folder, "January 29, 1968 - 1:40 p.m. Pueblo 9 - Senior Advisors - McNamara, Rusk, Katzenbach, Lodge, Helms, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • the blockade would end. 10. Application of free world economic pressure. Korean trade is not great with the free world. We would have trouble getting many of the countries such as Japan aboard. Walt Rostow said consideration was being given to advising
Folder, "February 9, 1968 - 11:02 a.m. Joint Chiefs of Staff," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • troops. This ratio was 1. 7 to 1 in December. It is 1. 4 to 1 today. In the DMZ and I Corps area, there is a 1 to 1 ratio. There are 79 enemy battalions in the 1st Corps area (60 North Vietnamese and 19 Viet Cong). In the same area there are 82 Free
Folder, "February 7, 1968 - 12:29 p.m. National Security Council Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • . I discussed why intelligence of this type is so important to us and why we do not escort these vessels. I also told them we are not preparing a way toward apologizing for the incident. The Meet the Press discussion was misinterpreted by many people
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 guards at the Pentagon.. You can 1t imagine how they are faced with provocations. They do anything which would further aggravate the situation .. If we are asked, I think we should tell the press that we are prepared to maintain order. It is important
Folder, "February 20, 1968 - 1:05 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Rusk, McNamara, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Clifford," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • testimony before the committee. In light of this, Secretary McNamara said to go ahead and issue his statement.) Secretary McNamara said McCarthy went out and told the press that one of the . U.S. vessels penetrated North Vietnamese waters. "He just did
Folder, "January 24, 1968 - 7:50 p.m. Pueblo 3 - McNamara, Rusk, Rostow, Clifford, Christian, Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • Room ' ': ' ' .. :1 ( I ~ • ~ The President opened the meeting by reading a memorandum from Bob Fleming on the network press coverage at 6:30 p. m. (Attach­ ment A). . ,.. Secretary Rusk: We met early tonight. We have received
Folder, "February 11, 1968 - 4:30 p.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors - Rusk, McNamara, Wheeler, Clifford, Taylor," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • overriding priority to his problems. if, by doinu so, banls o! US suppoi\t to the Hepublic of wc-J undermine th~ vor.y Kor~a. All this means (a) YJC ·must malntaln our war eifort in Vietnam (b) we musl use nvaU.able channels at Panrnunjon to free
Folder, "March 22, 1968 Supplemental notes on meeting of the President with General Abrams," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • . The General said this was true, and General Wheeler added that the losses the enemy has taken are very serious. He said there had been 53, 000 since the beginning of the offensive. The President asked why press reports were so bad. General Abrams said he
  • Press relations
Folder, "July 13, 1967 - 12:40 p.m. Meeting with McNamara, Westmoreland, Wheeler, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • because of the press reports. The press indicated to General Westmoreland that Secretary McNamara had questioned the General's management of the war when the Secretary briefed the press at the White House on July 12. The President said he told General
Folder, "July 12, 1967 - 2:50 p.m. Tuesday luncheon group," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • which ·are being _s een on tv and in the press. Secretary McNamara responded that we did but that the aircraft ytere of little value. The President said they were of strong propaganda value and that DOD should ~e.gi~ making more exposure of U. S
  • Press relations
Folder, "November 15, 1967 - 2:16 p.m. Bunker, Rusk, McNamara, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • , including NPT, ABM and relations with other countries. George Christian said that Ambassador Bunker and General Westm.oreland would appear on Meet the Press Sunday. Ambassador Bunker reported on his morning meetings with Congressional committees and his
Folder, "July 2, 1968 1:20-2:35 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • '-.jP-!'/ Do we have anything on the MIG attack? Secretary Clifford: Secretary Rusk: By 8-J-3/ No, only the press release. No. General Wheeler: We are checking. The Special Forces camps are being checked to see where the press got the story
Folder, "October 4, 1967 - 7:02 p.m. McNamara, Rusk, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • . SECRETARY RUSK: My press people tell me he has the complete faith of the press people in Vietnam . . MR. ROSTOW: If I may, I . have two sources who advise me that Zorthian has very bad relations with MACV. P. s some source of confirmation for press cynicism
Folder, "June 22, 1968 - 8:45 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • talking. Also in keeping South Vietnamese in touch with the situation. Ambassador Harriman: That's right. selling them down the river. Secretary Rusk: We must show that we aren't A trip by Cy would be good. William Jordan: Re the Press in Europe
  • Press relations
Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 6:28 p.m. Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • by somebody in the Defense Department, prompting press inquiries from CBS. I gave them the guidelines we discussed and have now advised other reporters of his visit in order to diminish the mystery as much as I could. A transcript will be sent in as soon
  • Press relations
Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 10:30 a.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • was alarmed at this and that the attitude expressed by Senator Byrd seemed to be reflected by much of the comment heard in Washington not only by politicians but by the press. George Christian: The story circulating now is that we must have a con­ frontation
Folder, "March 12, 1968 - 1:29 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors - Clifford, Wheeler, Helms, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • . ---·=.....----~~·-,. - ~ ~- ~ i;; ' 'f'! "t:(l l/ !t.,;:... - ~ (~t: ~~ T ......'' .... .f· ­ l .­ GEN G. EAR~E ~~~E~~~, CJCS TO hDX U.S.G. l. C:XC?AC SEA~?, By referenced message I have inforced you of actions to ceet alterr.ative pressed by you in ~urtter ~AC
Folder, "May 28, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors at breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • on the press, my talks, and reports. Mr. Katzenbach: There may be a small degree of movement before the conventions that won't mean anything. General Wheeler: We have identified 107, 000 in infiltration groups - half of which are in location. Tonnages in May
Folder, "January 25, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Pueblo 4 - Breakfast - Rusk, McNamara, Goldberg, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • for the President's signature which will authorize the call up of the reserve units (Attachment A). In addition I have two press releases which I want George Christian to review and change if necessary. The first press release announces the call up. The second press
Folder, "April 6, 1968 - 1:30 p.m. President's meeting with Gen. William Westmoreland - Washington, D.C.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • defections in ARVN and by whole units. He was deceived by the American press into thinking the ARVN were no good. He found they were stronger than expected. Viet Cong infiltrated with the crowd. He did catch South Vietnam off guard in many places
Folder, "April 30, 1968 - 1:25 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • in. this lz.z.C. and :iround the world. ~ NOTE: The: ?:csidcm spoke: ;.t -. p.m. ;.: t:-:c \Vice:: Astoria notcl in ~cw York C::)·. !r. :.;s o;,c:i.::-.; words he rcic:rcd to P•ul 1filicr, .,r~i.:ic.:it c; t::'.= Associa:cd Press. -~' l liC . i.:Oi
Folder, "February 13, 1968 - 1:12 p.m. Tuesday luncheon group - Rusk, McNamara, Helms, Clifford, Wheeler, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • . m. (These are the first units of the 10, 500 authorized and approved for immediate shipment in response to General Westmoreland's request. The Bunker announcement and press guidance are attached as Appendices A and B.) ~:"'\re~-• MEETl~~G ti>~OTliS