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Folder, "[January 25, 1966 - 5:30 p.m. Meeting with Congressional Leadership on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

January 25, 1966 Hope we would not resume the bombing - - and try to find a way out. After large casualties, we will come to a negotiation. President: Perhaps if we took the Majority Leader's paper point by point -- and see what it says. McNamara: 1

Folder, "[September 19, 1967 - 8:36 a.m. Congressional Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

in the House. Mansfield said we are very hopeful in the Senate. Mike Manatos said that he has not had a Se!_late head count, but out of the Committee, three Republicans, instead of the four he had previously mentioned, were against PC's. Albert said "I keep

Folder, "[April-May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

is concerned, our ties are deep and abiding. Eve ryone knows that w e hope to see Britain in the Common Market; but this is a matter which can only be settled in Europe by Europeans. More -2 Although we can understand the historical reasons that have led

Folder, "February 2, 1967 President's Meeting with Lester Maddox," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

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Folder, "June 14, 1967 Notes of the regular Cabinet Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

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Folder, "July 13, 1967 - 12:08 p.m. [NSC Meeting - #572]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

in Nigeria appears to be wise. Despite large U.S. aid progra.m s under way, a neutrality position makes sense. There is still hope in Nigeria short of a complete govern mental break-up. There may be a looser confederation. AID programs have not been failures

Folder, "July 31, 1967 - 5:46 p.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

said that only four or five businessmen out of 100 contacted oppose the tax increase. Most of the others advised going ahead. The President said he hopes that the administration also can cut departmental spending. II. Crime Control Congressman Albert

Folder, "April 7, 1968 - 3:05 p.m. President's meeting with Gen. William Westmoreland - Cabinet Room," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

for far too long. And I don't want it all over the newspapers either. Clark (Clifford), I hope you can do it without telling every leak in your department. Work it out yourself. Clifford: That's just not possible, sir. I will have to talk with my people

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

week has been general support for your policy. will come out of Paris conference. I hope so. Something With limitations placed on the military, we have no real plans to win the war. If you limit - no invasion into the north - no mining of harbors

Folder, "May 28, 1968 - 6:30 p.m. Bi-partisan Congressional Leadership meeting with Cy Vance," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

CLIFFORD: 1. We are going through stage of negotiations you must go through with the Communists. Lengthy conferences are not unusual. I am hopeful about the meeting. President made an exceedingly generous offer last September. On March 31, President made

Folder, "June 4, 1968 - 1:45 p.m. President's Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

--Jordan fighting? some fighting. These attacks a re uncalled for. The President: The President read Chuck Robb's letter to him about fighting in Vietnam, Lynda and hope that HHH would be next President. Secretary Rusk: Arab question. The President

Folder, "October 15, 1968 - 1 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

that the presence of the GVN there at the first meeting is only symbolic. We just need a warm body. Secretary Rusk: They said that too. The President: Let's do everything possible to nlake sure that this thing is held tightly. I hope all of you will just close up

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

in a room next to Secretary Rusk's office for immediate liaison purposes. Mr. Nixon said that, despite observations in the pres$, he had made no decisions on his Cabinet. He hopes to have his Cabinet appointed by December 5. He would naturally like to have

Folder, "[September 9, 1964 - 11:00 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

believed that these forces would be reliable as long as they had confidence that we were with them. -4 The President asked who might come in if Khanh went out. He said that he hoped that it would not be 11Mac's friend Mr. Oanh of Harvard, and was pleased

Folder, "[August 11, 1967 - 1:00 p.m. Meeting with O. L. Staley, NFO Pres., Secretary Freeman, and Others]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

hope again. - 3 The President. Tell me what your solutions would be for these problems. Staley. Here are some things would be helpful: 1. The strategic grains reserve plan which would withhold the grains from the market unless price was at parity

Folder, "[September 15, 1967 - Meeting with AFL-CIO Executive Council]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

and opportunities. He mentioned the insurance companies' pledge o1 $1 billion to aid the construction of homes for poor families as an example of the needed involvement of the private sector. The President hoped that "the labor movement will want to outdo

Folder, "[November 8, 1967 - 5:15 p.m. Meeting on Peru]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

in our thinkin g. Mr. Oliver said that depend ing upon the interpretation given the Symington amendment and the final outcome on the Conte amendment, he hoped we could continue sector and project lending, although program assistance would be out

Folder, "[June 26, 1968 Meeting with Equity Managers)," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

Califano to describe how they worked, using the Heineman task force on reorganization as an example. There was a question about the lessons he would draw from the long uphill fight on the tax bill. The President expressed his hope that his successor might

Folder, "[November 19, 1968 - Meeting with Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

$186 next year. I'm instructing the Cabinet to keep expenses down. -- But we've got $9 billion extra in mandatories, ($4 billion pay, $1 billion retirement) which the Departments cannot absorb. I hope my deficit will be 4-5 billion. If so we may have

Folder, "[October 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

the conflicts and problems which emerge. He has to get all the information, make the decisions, and hope they are right. Mr. Zaiman: What about the Vietnam war? The President: I think we are making steady progress. We are glad their government

Folder, "January 27, 1968 - 1:25 p.m. National Alliance of businessmen luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

ships and very sophisticaled electronic equipment to intercept their communications. The Soviets have a number of ships. And so do we. The Soviets have twice the number as we. They have one spy ship trailing the Enterprise. We only hope

Folder, "[July 19, 1966 Meeting with Members of Senate and House Appropriations Committee]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

out just exactly what we are up against. CONGRESSMAN FORD: Mr. President; I believe George Mahon speaks for the majority of the House Appropriation Committee. If your efforts to get the . Congress to reduce expenditures doesn 1 t work, I hope you

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

willing ness to go anywhere at any time. I have said that we would draw a 10mile circle around Hanoi and permit no bombing inside that circle. We did that last August. There is no way I can justify this except the very bare hope that they will talk. We

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)

. ~. Johnaon I . • What is the situation in Ashan Valley? General Westmoreland: It is an unusual piece of terrain 20 kilometers long and 1. kilometer wide. The enemy has dominated and developed in the Valley. I hope to go in during May. Enemy moves by truck

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

would do just what Nixon proposes. General Wheeler: General Abrams can do it. Secretary Clifford: I would hope you could put a limitation on it. M'f ETING ~~OTES COPYRl6HTEO :~ '°blicorio11 Rwquirn -PePMiuioA ol Copyright Hol~--W.--lhomas

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

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for Tuesday Luncheon, February 6, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

___ I' ...... 6. THROUGHOUT THIS CONVERSATION ZAID EMPHASIZED THAT THESE ARE THINGS KING IS THI~KING. THIS IS HIS READING Or SITUATION • ACTUALLY HIS ADVISERS ARE TRYING WITHOUT MUCH HOPE Or SUCCESS TO CONVINCE HIM TO MAKE NO DRASTIC MOVES. YET, MANY

Folder, "October 2, 1967 - 11:50 a.m. President's meeting with Colonel Olds and Col. Cross ," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

mean that.'' The President: "Colonel, I appreciate that. I hope the men are with us. The hippies and the draft card burners certainly aren't. "But I believe the basic soundness of America is still there. There are a lot of people who are saying that we

Folder, "November 8, 1967 - 10:03 a.m. National Security Council," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

I met feel we are doing what needs to be done in Vietnam. 18. Southeast Asia will play a very important role in the last third of this century. As the leaders in Thailand and Malaysia told me, there is not one scintilla of hope for anybody if we fail

Folder, "May 8, 1968 - 6 p.m. President's meeting with the negotiating team," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

~NITT"L°ZiY~- - 2 ME-ETIMG NOUS COP'f1UGRTED E 'i ES ONL i :PQE SEGRE'!' PtJbMgtiQA Re"'~ires Plrmlulon of Copyright Hoide1. \\'. TheMcu •a!mson 5. I hope we can avoid argument about an agenda. If there is no agreed agenda we should be able to add

Folder, "June 25, 1968 - 1:20 p.m. Tuesday luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

: The 122 mm mortars have a range

Folder, "September 9, 1968 - 5:45 p.m. President's meeting with House leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

problems. The NPT is before the Senate. We have a national, selfish interest in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. We hope 120 non-nuclear parties will sign it. The President: For the Russians or the United States not to sign it would be ruinous

Folder, "October 25, 1968 - 12:38 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

of our discussions we believe this. I am not sure it is more than a hope. . ~:r !. - 3 - MiiU~~G .,~OTES 'QPYRIGHTED Publication R9Q1Jire1 PlrmllSibn of eopyright H61dir: W. lhe..-es J.t\nson Seer etary Clifford: We misled the President

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

us at thfs hour is the chance to save human lives -- the lives of men on both sides of the conflict. That chance -- that hope -- we cannot forego. We could be misled - - and we are prepared for that contingency. We pray God it does not occur

Folder, "[April 28, 1965 - 7:30 p.m. Meeting with Congressional Leaders on Dominican Republic]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

to the heart of the matter and lay it out at them. Speak our piece, he said, and demand respect for it. He expressed his hope that actions taken would be vigorous and adequate and said "I will stand up for you. " Speaker McCormack: It seems obvious

Folder, "[January 29, 1966 -11:35 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

on this. R2_tsk:_ I would hope if they use a 50-truck convoy and stay with this target until tinii5h it off. W~-iecl:::r: They will. IvlcN2.mara: I would recommend a lesser quantity, such as 200. the effect of the advantage of 500 over 200. I doubt To be quite

Folder, "[February 2, 1968 - Meeting with China Experts]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

, who know a great deal about China. As for China, there is more hope of change than there has been for a long time. There is transition to something quite dissimilar -- perhaps in time to be compared to the changes in the Soviet Union. The dialogue

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, June 19, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

NATO. The US has proposed for consideration at Reykjavik a resolution (declaration) on this issue which indicates NATO is studying the problem, expresses the hope that the USSR and other countries of Eastern Europe will also study it and be prepared

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

are against public education, but the majority run our country. "No we better go to church. you did. 11 Let's go. Thank you. I enjoyed it and hope {Sailor sitting next to General Walt turned to his buddy on the other side and said of the President, "Boy