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Folder, "August 17, 1967 - 6:20 p.m. Meeting with Freshmen Republican Congressmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • : We are unsure even if we can cut as much as we intend to cut. I do not think we could have a smaller surtax. Congressman Kleppe: Mr. President, could you discuss for us the targeting of our bombs in North Vietnam. The President: Do you want an off
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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
  • Vietnam
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, "September 26, 1967 - 1:15 p.m. Weekly luncheon - McNamara, Katzenbach, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • again how we got into Vietnam, why we are there, and what our purpose is. The luncheon group agreed that more of this needed to be done. Nick, isn't it bad for those newspapers to be closed down in Saigon? Katzenbach: There are many newspapers out
  • Vietnam
Folder, "October 4, 1967 - 7:02 p.m. McNamara, Rusk, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • that will make every man proud who has served in the Air Force. The . Congressmen said . they talked with some Air Force personnel in Vietnam who said they would rather build than destroy. Have any of you talked with .Percy about his resolution? Secretary
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Folder, "October 18, 1967 - 7:30 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Katzenbach, Rostow, Kissinger, Fortas, Taylor, Clifford," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • A. PROFESSOR KISSINGER: M is a biologist with very little political judgment. He is similar to many American scientists who are carrying placards. His primaryrn:>tive is to bring the war in Vietnam to an end. A is probably a Communist. He is very aware
  • Vietnam
Folder, "November 28, 1967 - 1:40 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian, T. Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • flying at 20, 000 to 30, 000 feet, and tell them apart from KC-135s which are permitted to fly over Laos now. (3) It is no longer necessary to couple strikes in South Vietnam with the flights out of Thailand since B-52s stationed on Guam are hitting
  • Vietnam
Folder, "October 5, 1967 - 6:55 p.m. McNamara, Rusk, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • RUSK: We do not know if we have anything yet. MR. ROSTOW: We are coming to a stage when we can begin to put the war to the American people in a new way . We have achieved self-determination in South Vietnam. We have pushed the North Vietnamese
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Folder, "November 21, 1967 - 8:30 a.m. VP, Rusk, McNamara, Bunker, Komer, Wheeler, Westmoreland, Helms, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • . The President showed the group a Christian Science Monitor article on the views of various dissenting Senators about Vietnam. "This is the type of thing which the American people are seeing every day. We need to get them more information of a factual nature. 11
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Folder, "August 16, 1967 - 2:10 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • - The President then read a list of organizations representing labor, management, press, foundations, and other associations. It '1.0.S agreed that this group could be invi.ted to go to Vietnam as observers of the up-coming elections. The President instructed
  • Vietnam
Folder, "August 24, 1967 - 5:33 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Gen. Johnson, Gen. McConnell, Nitze," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • of the election observer team going to Vietnam. All agreed he was an excellent choice. The President asked General Johnson to provide a more up-to-date explanation of why the two U.S. jets went over the Chinese border. # # # # # # # MEEflH6 t~OT!S
  • Vietnam