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Folder, "November 25, 1968 12:06-12:41 NSC Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

will be different after The key disarmament people in the S nate have lost some strength - Joe Clark, Wayne Morse, Senator Carlson. Ambassador Wiggins: Ratification of the NPT is an embarrassment. All ask if we are going to ratify it. The non-nuclear group wonders

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for Congressional Leadership Meeting, August 23, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

from doing anything even if there was anything we could do -- which we cannot at this time." - - "All the United Nations can do is to debate and deplore the situation... " Senator Wayne Morse demonstrated again that a totalitarian state fears

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

Walter Ridder, Ridder Newspapers James Cary, Copley Newspapers Bernard Gwertzman, Washington star Richard stoiUey, I!fe Wayne Kelly, Atlanta Journal Cauley asked the President to discuss his philosophical approach to his office at this time in his service

Folder, "[February 26, 1966 - 1:05 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

hassle over paragraph on mutual reduction of action, Africans didn't want mutual because of our bombing. That is now out. Morse will call for meeting of Assembly but Assembly will do exactly what Security Council did. Presidens Rusk: Let Goldberg find

Folder, "July 16, 1967 - 2:15 p.m. Bipartisan Congressional leaders and Ranking Minority members of committees," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

JULY 16, 1967 - 2:15 p.m. ---SI BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES Sec. McNamara Sec. Wirtz Sec. Boyd Attar. Gen. Clark Senator Mansfield Senator Long Senator Russell Senator Byrd ~. Sen. Morse Sen

Folder, "[January 29, 1966 - 12:45 p.m. Meeting with Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

and advocate peace. Because I certify that the Fulbrights and the Morses will be under the table and the hard liners will take over -- unless we take initiatives. I can see lot of things developing in the future to distress us. keep peace emphasis on. END AT 1

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

obligation to report to SC (S.;: •.:,.i.rtty Co~n.cil) • If we offer a resolution and it i.3 vetoed~ Morse will say th~ UN has rejected us and we -ought to get out of South Vietnam .. RG.sk: Two difficult points: 1. Pressure to take cease-fire without

Folder, "July 25, 1967 - 6:10 p.m. Senate Committee Chairmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Bill and the fact that the Committee has been delayed by Senator Morse, who as Chairman of the Committee has been involved in other matters. He said that Senator Morse 1 s activities on the rail strike has prevented the Senator from working as much

Folder, "[January 10, 1966 - 1:10 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Bombing Pause]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

have been queried, only 8 or 9 have problems economically. What most interests him is Viet Nam; 80 feel we ought to follow current course, 10 % want out, 10% want to go on. Rivers wants us to go on with bombing. Morse wants us to g e t out

Folder, "August 17, 1967 - 6:20 p.m. Meeting with Freshmen Republican Congressmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

to the White House. Congressman Heckler: Congressman Brad Morse said this week that the people of this country are frustrated about the war. He put forward a plan that he said would result in an honorable conclusion. The President: Most of the proposals which I

Folder, "[August 18, 1967 - 8:35 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

their questions from Vietnam, to elections to a question from Mrs. Heckler about Brad Morse's proposal. He said they applauded the President twice. He said tonight that they are all out telling what he said. The President relayed that he told the Republican

Folder, "[September 12, 1967 - 1:25 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

that some U.S . Senators such as Morse would misinterpret this as a repudiation by the world body of the United States policy in Vietnam. The President said John Knight wrote a pretty good article. Rusk replied that he sat at the table with Knight when

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

on the Hill. I don 1t think we should seek agreement from Conte, Fulbright, Morse, Church and the others most interested in this topic, but you may want to be able to say that you notified them beforehand. (The law requires you to make formal notification

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

if it did any good. We delivered a letter to the North Vietnamese, and they threw it back the first day. But the pause lasted five days. "On pause number 2, Morse came in and told me the Soviet Ambassador said that such and such would happen if we would stop

Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Pueblo 10 - Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

communicate by voice and by international morse code• Senator Fulbright: That is what puzzled me. I think the course that you are following is correct. I think it will lead you to a solution. I do not think we should go to war over this ship. I think your

Folder, "February 20, 1968 - 1:05 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Rusk, McNamara, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Clifford," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

. The President: Ho·w long do you expect it to go ·on? Secretary McNamara: All day. Senator Morse said it may go on through tomorrow, but I am going to try to cut it off today. The President: I suppose you have a better case on the fact the attack occurred than

Folder, "[July 1967 - May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

resolution was understood by the members of Congress when it was passed. They have changed their minds. Senator Fulbright and Senator Morse recently sent me a letter saying that we should not get out of Vietnam. We have a substantial percentage of of people