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Folder, "January 29, 1968 - 1:04 p.m. Pueblo 8 - Joint Chiefs of Staff and Christian, T. Johnson, McNamara, Nitze, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • ? General Wheeler: They are striking at the Khesanh area, in Laos and in the other parts of South Vietnam. The President: If you had your way would you also hit Hanoi and Haiphong? General Wheeler: Yes, sir. General Johnson: Yes, we would also like
  • Vietnam
Folder, "February 13, 1968 - 1:12 p.m. Tuesday luncheon group - Rusk, McNamara, Helms, Clifford, Wheeler, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • meeting with the North Koreans? Walt Rostow: 9 p. m. tonight. The President: Anything new on Vietnam? General. Wheeler: There is continued resistance in Saigon, but it is framented. Dalat is clear. The enemy is still holding the citadel in Hue
  • Vietnam
Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Pueblo 10 - Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • and that the Pueblo would have been destroyed perhaps along with the North Korean vessels. Secretary McNamara: Did we call up the Reserves using Korea as a cover but actually for Vietnam? Answer: No. We had 440 aircraft available in the active forces. As soon
  • Vietnam
Folder, "January 23, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • to will talk, but they will not say when. They will not discuss anything but North Vietnam. They will not talk unless we cease all military activities. We must know what ceasing all military activities really means." The President said the U.S. Government
  • Vietnam
Folder, "January 25, 1968 - 1:26 p.m. Pueblo 5 - Luncheon meeting - Rusk, McNamara, Katzenbach, Wheeler, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • to the area, to talk with Congress, and to give the Soviets an opportunity to bring their influence to bear on the North Koreans. Secretary Katzenbach: I do not think the Security Council will tie the Korean incident to Vietnam. The non-communists
Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • WITH THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHrP February 6, 1968 Breakfast In the Mans ion The President reviewed Vietnam and the Pueblo situation with the leader­ ship. He read the 6 :30 a. m. situation report and the CIA briefing on developments around the world
  • Vietnam criticism
Folder, "January 25, 1968 - 6:30 p.m. Pueblo 6 - Senior advisors meeting - McNamara, Rusk, Wheeler, Helms, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • Vietnam. (Stepped up attacks on U. S. units in Vietnam along with major North Vietnamese and Viet Cong build ups). Secretary McNamara: of the connection. 0 w .... :c I agree with that, although I have no real evidence I view this situation very
Folder, "January 24, 1968 - 7:50 p.m. Pueblo 3 - McNamara, Rusk, Rostow, Clifford, Christian, Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • a message from Ambassador Porter in Korea. He thinks the Pueblo incident and the Blue House plot are connected with North Korean support for North Vietnam. We propose the following diplomatic action: 1. We should take this matter to the Security
Folder, "January 24, 1968 - 1 p.m. Pueblo II - National Security Council," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • be a number of things. They m.a.y be trying to put additional pressure on us with reference to Vietnam. They may be trying to open up a second front. I do not see much in it unless they had either of these two objectives in mind. The President: Have
  • Vietnam
Folder, "January 27, 1968 - 1:25 p.m. National Alliance of businessmen luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • of this, we were able to alert the South Koreans to it. The Pueblo incident may be linked to Hanoi's effort to start a major offensive along the 17th parallel. They may be trying to get us to withdraw units from Vietnam. We are not going to do that. We
Folder, "January 23, 1968 - 12:58 p.m. Pueblo I - Tuesday Luncheon meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • that this incident is related to the whole picture. He said he would not be surprised if something happened in Berlin to coincide with what is going on in Vietnam and in Korea. The President asked if we were confident of our situation around Khesanh. The President
Folder, "January 25, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Pueblo 4 - Breakfast - Rusk, McNamara, Goldberg, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • to South Vietnam. We do not have sufficient bombs in South Korea. However, we .m ust announce the call up. This will leak. Men have to be called from their homes. There is no way it would hold. Secretary Rusk: I would announce the call up today. I would go