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Folder, "March 22, 1968 Supplemental notes on meeting of the President with General Abrams," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • , wet and muddy from being out all night. He said the province chief told him they got some VC. Abrams said Apple never wrote this, but wrote only the bad things. General ·wheeler expressed the view that the average newspaper­ man in Vietnam is immature
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Folder, "October 14, 1968 - 1:40 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisory Group meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • ,;,..4'3 I I. WALT ROSTOW: In the course of discussions with the Soviets on missile talks, the question of the Middle East and Vietnam was raised. With the Czech crisis, the environment for a Summit with the Soviets diminished. The President raised
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Folder, "[February 2, 1968 - Meeting with China Experts]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • to get a "Presidential commis sion11 to keep at it. East-West trade was only one thing the public was interested in, however. It was also interested in Vietnam. That is the great cost of Vietnam .... because of it we do not get the chance to do some
Folder, "[April 9, 1968 - 5:40 p.m. Meeting with Admiral U.S. Grant Sharp]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • contained in the donor's deed of gift. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION GSA FOIW 7122 (7.72) NOTES OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH ADMIRAL U.S. GRANT SHARP, USN April 9, 1968 5:40 p. m. Camp David, Md. Admiral Sharp: North Vietnam was chopped up
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Folder, "[September 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • available to the press. He read the papers, he said, and noted that Gov. fttnney had explained his Vietnam views by saying he 1d been "brain-washed" in Saigon. 'lhe President observed that an;y man "brain-washed" by diplomats and generals might have problems
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Folder, "August 9, 1967 - 9:02 a.m. Democratic Congressmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • Richard D. McCarthy (29th District, New York) said that the riots, the tax message, and the war in Vietnam all indicated to him that Democrats are in for trouble next year. He said the people are focusing on the war; that some new initiative is needed
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Folder, "[January 29, 1966 National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • . (Recounted reconstruction, resupply, that is going on in North Vietnam.} 283 buildings in Yen Bi Airfield. Rebuilding air defense capabilities, particularly anti-aircraft. Triple A Division for anti-aircraft has been moved to the DRV border (this is Chinese
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Folder, "[November 1, 1967 - Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors (President Did Not Attend)]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • the kinds of questions he got in talking to college audiences. Dean Acheson put forward the view that the bulk of the university student opposition stemmed from an under­ standable desire not to have to go to fight in Vietnam. He was chan.~nged by Mac Bundy
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Folder, "September 26, 1967 - 5:46 p.m. Educators from Cambridge, Mass. small colleges and Universities," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • of scientists and scholarswho are troubled about Vietnam. These are men and women who do not carry placards but who find themselves agonizing and silent. THE PRESIDENT: Well, I'm very happy to have this opportunity to meet with you and I will take any questions
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Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 2:30 a.m. Meeting with the President's Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • of North Vietnam. could contribute to a breakthrough in the situation and produce prospects for a peaceful s ettlem.ent. After a further series of exchanges, I communicated the following to the Soviet leaders on September 15: "Setting all political
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Folder, "August 5, 1967 - 1:49 p.m. Clifford, Taylor, Rusk, Nitze, Ball, Rostow, McPherson, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • have reached the point where you must help the President meet the demands in Vietnam. Mr. Clifford said, as each argument was raised, it was "for them to do their part to enable us to do our part. 11 Mr. Clifford: The President wants to find out
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Folder, "[February 10, 1965 - 2:10 p.m. National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • .? ·..~. -~'C'. ~-)q--f d SUMMARY RECORD OF NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING NO. 548 Wednesday, February 10, 1965, Cabinet Room, 2:10 P.M. SUBJECT: Vietnam (See attached list of participants) NOTE: Minutes of a meeting of these participants prior
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Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, August 9, 1967]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Wednesday, August 9, 1967 9:45 a.m. MR. PRESIDENT: Here are the essential numbers for the NSC meeting this morning. Present PL-480 set-aside from 1967 U.S. rice crop: 670, 000 tons 150, 000 tons to be delivered to Vietnam
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Folder, "[November 2, 1967 - Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • . The general feeling is. to press forward with this program. Douglas Dillon and McGeorge Bundy agreed that South Vietnam should and must do more. Walt Ros tow said South Vi~tnam must improve administration, fight corruption and be more aggressive
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  • Folder, "[November 2, 1967 - Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2
Folder, "October 30, 1968 - 10:10 a.m. Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • and DMZ. Secretary Rusk: There is no contract. There is a clear understanding. Secretary Clifford: Prompt military action would be required if the DMZ and the cities are violated. The President: We do not have a contract with North Vietnam. Secretary
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Folder, "November 11, 1968 - 3 p.m. President and President-elect Nixon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • began by telling Mr. Nixon that the Secretaries of State and Defense would brief him on Vietnam. Secretary Rusk would also touch on problems in other areas. General Wheeler was available to deal with the military situation; and Mr. Helms would contribute
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Folder, "March 19, 1968 - 1:01 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • . The President: I think they should be called in. Secretary Rusk: Habib is seeing them. The President: I think you and Clark should see them. to seeing them myself. Secretary Rusk: I wouldn't object We need some good news from Vietnam, Buzz. General Wheeler
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Folder, "[September 5, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • with the discussion of the Vietnam elections observers. The President asked if Lodge could be contacted to see if he could stay an extra day or two to talk to the news media for backgrounders. He also hoped Senator Hickenlooper could talk to CBS. The President
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Folder, "November 15, 1967 - 2:16 p.m. Bunker, Rusk, McNamara, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • for a "year-end wrapup". Secretary McNamara said he did not like the idea of spending a whole hour on Vietnam alone. Secretary Rusk said Vietnam was the one area that he is completely clear on. George Christian said he was sure it would cover other areas
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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
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Folder, "[February 26, 1966 - 1:05 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • , Komer, Valenti (From notes by J. Valenti) President: Want to meet in limited time on Vietnam -- maybe every Saturday -- during week -- (make) sure we're doing everything we need to do. Going to pick someone to be assistant to President or Secretary
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  • Folder, "[February 26, 1966 - 1:05 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1
Folder, "May 25, 1968 - 1:54 p.m. President's meeting with Foreign Policy Advisers," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • : Will there be a strategy change under Abrams? General Wheeler: The pattern will be about the same. forces. He may consolidate Mr. Rostow: Who will keep an eye on the ARVN? General Wheeler: One of his staff. The President: How will the new Vietnam Cabinet be received
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Folder, "September 4, 1968 - 1 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • : Tell us about our meeting in Paris. Secretary Rusk: It was standard. There was not much progress. North Vietnam blasted American politics. But the tea break produced an agreement for a Saturday meeting -- a private talk. We might press Hanoi
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Folder, "July 25, 1967 - 6:10 p.m. Senate Committee Chairmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • : "I think there is a change in attitude on the war. Senator Lauche changed his mind and said that he thought the bombing should be stopped in the North. The Vietnam war is a hopeless venture. Nobody likes it. There was a very serious outbreak on your
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Folder, "February 2, 1968 - 4:30 p.m. Backgrounder with correspondents on Vietnam and the Pueblo," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • WITH CORRESPONDENTS ON VIETNAM AND PUEBLO Max Frankel Chuck Bailey Dick Saltonstall Chuck Roberts Frank Reynolds Dan Rather Ray Scherer Jack Horner Sid Davis Jack Sutherland Forrest Boyd I ! MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 3, 1968 GD
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  • Folder, "February 2, 1968 - 4:30 p.m. Backgrounder with correspondents on Vietnam and the Pueblo," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2
Folder, "February 9, 1968 - 10:15 p.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • Secretary Rusk go before the Committee in open session. 6. Have Secretary Rusk offter to present his annual review of foreign policy in open session; this would include, but not be limited to, Vietnam. 7. Have Secretary Rusk offer to appear in executive
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Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 1 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • . The President: Summarize it. Secretary Rusk: Recommend you wait to hear from Bunker. I take the long view. President Kennedy said we would make a battle there to save South Vietnam. That set us on course. After the Tonkin Gulf, you put in troops to keep South
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Folder, "July 12, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Meeting to hear McNamara report on trip to Vietnam," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • .. ,. . ' r 1.;.' .• '· JULY 12, 1967 - 1:05 p. m. .' .i McNAMARA REPORT ON TRIP TO VIETNAM c ,, ..,. ' Sec. Rusk Sec. McNamara UnSec. Katzenbach CIA Dir. Helms General Taylor Clark Clifford Walt Rostow Harry McPherson William Leonhart
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  • Folder, "July 12, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Meeting to hear McNamara report on trip to Vietnam," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1
Folder, "[September 13, 1967 - 12:32 p.m. National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • and this was helpful, but he is not sure that they will stay considering the pressure the NATO countries are under. On Vietnam, Katzenbach said Goldberg has been having discussions with the U. N. delegates. The President said he appreciated what Katzenbach said about
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Folder, "[November 19, 1968 - Meeting with Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • 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
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Folder, "October 23, 1967 - 5:36 p.m. Democratic Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • Tom Johnson to leave the room.) The President then said that he was going to ask some of the other mern.bers of Congress to join in a very confidential discussion on Vietnam. MEC7iN3 ~'0TE5 CO,-'l ~IGl-tTEO R . 1 uo.:.i-_e:t.aP. :eqtm~ 4'-orffl1s:1
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Folder, "February 9, 1968 - 11:02 a.m. Joint Chiefs of Staff," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • here on the basis that we would hope for the best and expect the worst. I want to see what we should do in Vietnam. We ought to look at everything that we should be doing. Get the requirements ready to do what needs to be done. Let's be fully prepared
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Folder, "[October 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • I" / April 26, 1968 NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH MUTUAL BROADCASTING COMPANY EXECUTIVES October 2, 196, Points made by the President on Vietnam: 1. Defending Vietnam is important to the security of this country
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Folder, "December 3, 1968 1:29-2:54 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • COPYRIGHTED Pt:Jblicc1iu11 Rwqoirea P-ermiasien ef CAp)'-right Hofd'er.-W;-Thomu1 Johnson .. ..) - 2 ­ Averell feels the President should get credit for withdrawal of U. S. fore es in South Vietnam. I think that is tre wrong way to get peace
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Folder, "[January 22, 1966 - 12:00 noon Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • contact still open is Laos. [ This is delicate contact - - has become known. dinner party. What suggestions Souvanna dropped it at If you ask continuous p3.use and discontinues force buildup, North Vietnam will talk. But doesn 1 t say what North
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Folder, "[January 24, 1968 - Meeting at State Department on Pueblo (President Did Not Attend)]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • into the easiest place to knock it off. I don 1t think they have any intention of returning the ship or the crew. They held our helicopter pilots a year. Paul Nitze: This could be pressure for negotiations on Vietnam. Secretary_ Katzenbach: I don't think Kim 11
Folder, "[June 7, 1968 - Meeting with Prime Minister Shearer of Jamaica]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • been made public. The President responded that, to his regret, he could not say that they had been successful. The President then commented briefly on the step-up in North Vietnam military activity in South Vietnam . The Prime Minister stated
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Folder, "[November 11, 1968 - 3:00 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors and President-Elect Nixon]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • of State and Defense would brief him on Vietnam. Secretary Rusk would also touch on problems in other areas. General Wheeler y;as available to deai with the military situation; and Mr. Helms would contribute intelligence data and make arrangements
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Folder, "September 9, 1968 - 5:45 p.m. President's meeting with House leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • Secretary Rusk to brief you on the NPT, Vietnam, Czechoslovakia, the Middle East, and North Korea. Secretary Rusk and Ambassador Thompson and I have briefed Nixon. Secretary Rusk: The rumors on the Pueblo appear unfounded. There have been no movements
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Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 6:28 p.m. Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • . It will be a setback for our re~ationship. It's a shame. Today a Soviet diplomat told a Frenchman after Vietnam, we could move to settlement on the basis of 19&2 accords. 2. . . ·.· ·,, · ~ Go back and insist upon the 2nd. 3. Meet on the 4th -- look as though we
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