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Folder, "August 8, 1967 - 9:02 a.m. Democratic Congressmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • effort. We hope to get more troops from the Australians, from the Koreans, and from the Thais. There is no stalemate. ratio is 10 to 1. We are moving along. The kill A Japanese businessman said that Hanoi is in bad shape. They are using 14-year old
Folder, "August 10, 1967 - 1:25 p.m. Luncheon meeting with business leaders," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • from Space, and maybe $400 million from Agriculture. The problem is, there are fifteen appropriation bills, and the Congress has passed only two. We can't do any trimming until we get those bills. Just as we cut 25 percent, we hope to tax 25 percent
Folder, "December 5, 1967 - 8:10 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leaders," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • . are approximately 150 issues in disagreement. Should be no problem. There But we need this bill this session and we hope the Leadership can ask the conferees to work right through this week with the goal of reaching agreement by this Friday, December 8. (Mills
Folder, "[March 19, 1968 - Meeting with Congressional Democratic Leadership]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • and a $10 billion cut in appropriations which will give a $4 billion cut in expenditures. To cut more than $4 billion will really cut someone's scalp. MORE -2­ I would hope in the next 30 days before we bring housing to a halt and jeopardize the dollar
Folder, "[April 2, 1968 - 8:42 a.m. Congressional Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • are on the Senate calendar and we hope that Senate action can be obtained soon after the Senate has completed work on the Excise Tax bill. 1. Automobile Insurance Study 2. D. Co Police - Firemen - Teachers Pay Increase 3. Food for Freedom Extension (P. L 0 480
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, "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, "August 17, 1967 - 6:20 p.m. Meeting with Freshmen Republican Congressmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • have seen are based on a hope and a prayer and not on knowledge. I read several hundred cables each week -- cables from capitals around the world. I read CIA reports, State Department reports and Defense Department reports. I can say to you tonight
Folder, "May 14, 1968 - 3:04 p.m. President's meeting with his Cabinet," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • , 000. We can expect the enemy will maintain a tough military posture during the time of negotiations. RUSK: We took major step of de-escalation has been 70% of land and 90% of the population. They have done nothing. RAMSEY CLARK: We hope
Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 6:04 p.m. Pueblo 12 - Senator Dirksen and Congressman Ford ," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • is in trouble financially. The President said we need to show the international financiers that we intend to live within our means. We need a ta..x bill and the gold cover legislation. I am hopeful we can find the basis to defend the dollar. General Goodpaster
Folder, "[November 20, 1967 - Meeting with Bipartisan Leadership on Devaluation of Pound]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • Russell -- Asked Secretary Fowler whether he was surprised at the British action. Secretary Fowler said no. He had hoped the British would be able to weather the storm. They had made a great deal of progress since last year, but then ran into bad luck