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

shelling of cities and B. not take advantage of the DMZ. General Wheeler: No sir. The President: or the DMZ? Can we restart the bombing easily if they violate the cities General Wheeler: MEEilNG NOTES cOP7P.1GH TEU ?lJblico~ Raqu11e5 Per-mi11ieA cf

Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 2:30 a.m. Meeting with the President's Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

agreement, will this be an advantage militarily? General Abrams: Yes. The President: Will it compensate for lack of bombing up to the 19° parallel? General Abrams: Yes, sir, it will. We think they have shifted tactics from the battlefield

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)

bring home to American officials .. ~- It is not a losing proposition. ;\ Dick Helms: If you relieve a seige of a bastion, you get headlines. a. The President: He has worsf. problem with press than we do. General Westmoreland: .Khesanh. Clark

Folder, "April 30, 1968 - 1:25 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

, Buzz (General Wheeler), that time is limited when we can continue to keep the area above the 19th off limits without hurt? General Wheeler: rapidly. Yes sir. They are moving men and equipment south quite (CIA Director Helms gave paper

Folder, "October 14, 1968 - 1:40 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisory Group meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

and commanders have been consulted. We recommend approval. GENERAL McCONNELL: I concur, Sir. GENERAL CHAPMAN: ADMIRAL MOORER: I concur. I concur. # # # EYES ONLY FOR THE PRESIDENT SERVICESEf ' , ... .. !. , ' .. • .!: .L:.I .1. .C,,i.;) VJ.'U

Folder, "May 28, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors at breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

in the South. 8. We must probe for private conversations. The President: All our people ought to be told what they are doing and what :we~· are doing. We are going to reassess to see what we can do. Our m orale at home is not as good as morale· out

Folder, "October 30, 1968 - 4:00 p.m. President's meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

reasonably hope for GVN to be recognized by sitting at talks." George Christian: I will send the Press home now. Clark Clifford: If orders go out at 12 noon tomorrow to stop bombing at 12 midnight, what is the possibility of a leak? General Wheeler

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

of dissent won 1 t even let McNamara get to his home and who threaten him when he is trying to vacation. If all of you can put the throttle on extremism in this country, it would help. I am in deep trouble. But there has never been a major war when there hasn

Folder, "Speech, October 29, 1968," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

perseverance that has brought us to this hopeful . prospect: -- a perseverance here at home to match that of onr men in Vietnam. So in the days ahead, I ask you not only for your prayers but for your persevering support of those who search for peace. Thank

Folder, "October 22, 1968 - 12:50 p.m. [Notes of Meeting with Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, Rostow, Christian, Johnson]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

this square with Thieu. M!!TU45 ~~OTES COPYRryHTED P-ublieetieR ii?eq;Jirei ~n . is

Folder, "Speech -- October 30, 1968 1:45 p.m.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

is ~ _j ' s {.t ~- tJ._ f"' ~ ·~ a \ perseverance here at home to match that of our men 1 .in Vietnam. ~~~;ll:E~~~:i::c;awh~Q~a a.dQ, ~~

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

politically. with Ho. In 1946 Ho stayed at his home in Paris. He has close relations I have little confidence in M's judgment. I have greater confidence in A's judg ment. If it served his purpose A might color his report, however. My contact began last

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

Asia. In addition, we have to realize that serious discussions about peace present political problems for Hanoi at home, with its Communist Chinese ally, and with the NLF which might feel abandoned. There is some evidence to support all of these views

Folder, "May 7, 1968 - 1 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors - Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

on statement. I don't want them to come home this year and let the new President decide if he wants to bring them home. I am worried about our reserves. If we are called on, God help us. General Johnson: We do not have ready men now. We would like to bring

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

-- more than we need. We prefer $4 billion over $6 billion cutback. If we had a choice, the $6 billion economy is better off with that overdose than with no tax package at all. Tight money will bring a famine in home building. The amount of tight money

Folder, "[March 20, 1968 - 5:08 p.m. VP, Rusk, Clifford, Fortas, Bundy, Bundy, Jorden, Rostow, Christian, McPherson, Goldberg]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

· and military risks to bombing halt. We have been exploring bombing limitations in North, leaving open bombing above the DMZ, It also would look bad to segments here at home to have bombing halt at same time as calling up reserves, We are being divided

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

points with Hanoi. They dropped the "unconditional" clause. There was a breakthrough on October 27 when they dropped the words "unconditional. " Then General Abrams was ordered home for consultations. We agreed with President Thieu on a joint

Folder, "October 30, 1968 - 10:10 a.m. Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

announce tonight will be a major step toward a firm and honorable peace in Southeast Asia. What is required of us in these new circumstances is exactly that steady perseverance that has brought us to this hopeful prospect: a perseverance here at home