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Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 45, October 10-15, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)
  • to Bob Ginsburgh who worked with them £or aome time. They should be equipped to do an intelligent and helpful series of articles• .Friday. Octobe.r 13, 1967 Endre Marton, AP, called. After clearance by you, reported by George Christian, l gave them
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 40, September 1-10, 1967 [3 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • was as follows: -- bie view of Gavin is even lower than yours; - - but Cia.vin 1s a very. very old friend o·f '\l/estmoreland•s, and, in Bob's view, Westy-- as well as the whole working environment of Viet Nam ...- is bound to have some reetralning hlfluence
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 69: Mar. 25‑31, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 31 (Item)
  • should hit the North hard when bombing is resumed. Also indicated he would take favorable notice of your statement. PHILIPPINES - - Marcos said:. "Tell the President that I agree with his proposed statement. 11 He added: 11 I hope this will mean we can
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 19, January 15 - 31, 1967 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • longer a concept or a hope, it 1• a working reality. You have contributed much to br.in3ing this a.bout. In the week• and months ahea.d we shall be working together to continue the momentum of the Alliance and, especially, to make the Inter-American
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 21, February 12- 28, 1967 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 13 (Item)
  • on European television. He leaves open the possibility of a long session which would then be edited as you wished. I am sending copies to Bob Kintner and George Christian whose advice you will wish to have. I myself have long thought the second idea proposed
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 6, June 11-20, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 8 (Item)
  • Include Export-Import Guarantees ---- Include OECD Speak to me ------ c, CONFIDENTJA J, MEMBERS OF DISTINGUISHED AUSTRIAN DELEGATION, etc: This is a proud occasion for all Americans. It is also an occasion for hwnility and for hope
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 34, July 11-15, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 19 (Item)
  • inforntati0i--i indicates that Belau.nde is tcyin.s to postpone signing the measure until late this month,, in the hope that meanwhile h.a can work out an acceptable solution to this problem.. We believe that the best such solution would be for Belaunde
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 69: Mar. 25‑31, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 31 (Item)
  • ) \"\'hi.t.e f-lou
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 66: Mar. 7‑13, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 30 (Item)
  • on the morale and confidence of the people of South Vietnam. Although far from achieving the success for which the enemy hoped, there is no question that it did have significant impact on the countryside as a whole, producing considerable fear of the power
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 113: Jan. 1‑15, 1969 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 44 (Item)
  • atateanelll lafermallr wltb the 1re.p. W. W. Jloatow Attaclameat• Tait A - Li.a ol. tlaoM preMat at c•remoay. Tait B ~ Slatameat wJalcll Pr••• Olfice to l••• at time ol ceremoaJ. Tab C - Draft •c:eaario. cc - Geor1e Christian aad Bob .Fai•• PAN AMElllCAN
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 23, March 10 - 15, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • imports come from Japan and since they welcome American . goods, there is an opportunity for sales, not only to help our balance of payments, but to provide business for the sellers. I hope you will look for these opportunities~ I am sure that you
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 17, December 14 - 31, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • to President fronr-Rrrstow--re-. S sc ret 44 4/tN1.d1fd ':}- 42 . . °lit: ALt:; t- l 4~ to Presi de.11-t-f..:i=em-Wm. Hall r~""- '5- .)_ (;, °\ ~-, -'i, re: 2-rr---........,t-T1~rM1n---;-----A Tunisia j JVL.:. ?l-1¥? to Director BOB from Wm. Gaud
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 92: Aug. 22‑31, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 39 (Item)
  • . FOR . . ·:··. . ... !_,~·: • ...... • • OPERATIONS.AGAINST THE CITY' • .'. ••. _· :· .. :=~ ~.-.:• E. SINCEMID-JULY,ijE SAWTHEENEMY DkPLOYANENTIRE DIVISIONf'R0:4KONTUM PROVINCE SOUTH TO BAN~E THUOTIN WHAT.HE HOPED WOULD BE A QUICKANDHEAVY STRIKEAT A LIGHTLYDEFEJDED TARGET.IT NOVAPPEARS THATEVENA FOURTH
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 57: Jan. 16‑24, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 27 (Item)
  • Whitehall London, S. 1N. 1, England Dear Denis: This is in response to your letter to~Bob of 16 January 1968 commenting on the Cabinetts decision to cancel the order !or the 50 F-111 aircraft. We are, of course, taking immediate action to minimize F-1 llK
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 33, July 1-10, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 18 (Item)
  • , DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE WHOLE OF EUROPE, THAT WILL NOT PRODUCE GOOD RES.ULTS. I HOPE THAT, IN TP.E FUTURE, WE CAN DEVELOP CLOSER CONSliLTA~ION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE OTHER GREAT POWERS, SUCH AS FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN. COMMENT: SINCE, UNLIKE
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 60: Feb. 7‑9, 1968 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)
  • reply in the near future fr(?m Washington to its offer to negotiate", though it will not close the door to talks if President Johnson should eventually come around. This sounds to us as if Hanoi leadership, disappointed in any hopes that their recent
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 25, April 1-15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 15 (Item)
  • dispelled. "There were clouds before, but now the sky is bright and clear," he said. He expressed his admiration for you and his hope that he could meet with you as soon as it might be convenient. He said he hoped we would not worry about German's friendship
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 29, May 25-31, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 16 (Item)
  • you. Harold refused, so there is no such recommendation But I have been trying at every turn to get the Ex- Im Bank more fully eng aged in our more promising less developed countries. Given our hopes o f making Pakistan the next success story both
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 30, June 1-12, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 17 (Item)
  • -Fedorenko meeting is scheduled for 3:00 or 3:30. Tabor hopes to be in"- position to reconvene the Security Council by 4:30, but there is n.o ~s &urance of that. {The Ticker has a story it will not be before 6: 00 p. m. ) G;_d.e.cm R•ael, the Israeli
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 4, May 1-27, 1964 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • . ':~r have given Bob your message and he will name no figures. D CLASSIFIED Authori y By Y,;'...S< ku /Jp~/?'7 ---~ A@t? , NARS, Date_?/r/-77 _ __ ~ h. .) . ,.. ..........- ., \- ·-- ·~TTEwDANCE LIST -FOR -THE· 5-32nd ,;-,c MltE·T lNO \ ~y
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 57: Jan. 16‑24, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 27 (Item)
  • recOlllllended. Only in1titutional 1 educational maa1age1 without reque1t1 for funda will be used in the future. However, Mr. Haider hopes to obtain continued solicitations from corporationa--the1e would not be in conflict with our recent policy deciaiona
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 46, October 16-20, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 24 (Item)
  • comments yesterday, sets had found the men in on the Chinese. 3. A Norwegian report that the Vugoslav Foreign Minister believes ''that Hanoi had decided to await U.S. elections ln hope situation would shift favorably for North Vietnam. 11 Sec. Rusk, Sec
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 10, August 1-11 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 9 (Item)
  • to t_erms despite Vietnam. Nevertheless, because of Vietnam they may have been reluctant to move too quickly. At the same time, Moscow may be stalling in hopes of obtaining US concessions in the remaining issues -- in particular on the principle
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 42, September 15-20, 1967 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • , and not re_ally a Communist one. He thought the state­ ment was encouraging. Rostow said that of course his views would be . carefully examined. We hoped that the recent election in .South Vietnam would help prepare the way for some kind of ·political solution
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 26, April 16-30, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 15 (Item)
  • us 1n Ule w-e tb ahead. I hope you fdt-•a• 1 dld••that a,uieral Westmoreland. ha• acquitted hlrnaelf in .New York.and \:faahlagtoa In the hlgheat tradltions ot o•r mltlta.r1 •ervlce,. I tnly rec.rot yo·a could no& be wUh u• on the aolema but memorable
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 106: Nov. 15‑18, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 42 (Item)
  • ACTION FrWay. NOYember 15. 19'8 7:15 p.m. Mr. Pre•ldeat: Herewith a •b.ortened for Bob Owbar1h'• ••r ■ lOD the letter w. w. WWRoatow:rln R.o•tow file. of NO¥ember 15, 1968 l --14 like te brlaa to JOU au.el• IN outat .... •I ... effect
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 13, September 15-30, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 10 (Item)
  • recent reply to a Gaullist paper delivered at a European conference. As you know, I backgrounded, along with Bob Fleming, some 5 or 6 White House correspondents on your State Department appointments. W. W. Rostow WWRostow:rln . ,. September 21, 1966
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 5, May 27 - June 10, 1966 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 8 (Item)
  • . President: Mex:eza:n:e:rthe::m\fi-etwNa:m~i:terntw ~ iaro."'l"out;har&a:b-orn. I think that is the best way. Rather than make heavy weather of it 1 ]95u~~1-Fsf1:.Ra!·s:s men.:. -n~~ jo~ Bill Jorden and Colonel Bob Ginsburgh who worked with me on the Policy
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 49, November 1-7, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • this alternative would be the desire to bring greater pressu~e faster on the Viet Cong and North Vietnam, hoping thereby that they would reach a breaking point in a comparatively short period of time. If this were the outcome, it would result in a reduction
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 49, November 1-7, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • this alternative would be the desire to bring greater pressu~e faster on the Viet Cong and North Vietnam, hoping thereby that they would reach a breaking point in a comparatively short period of time. If this were the outcome, it would result in a reduction
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 58: Jan. 25‑31, 1968 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)
  • . . •. Bv~ ~J !J.)..- f 5"1 : • . NAAA, . .D.e!&~ /:i.~ ' INFOllMATION %1)ESECIIEIX - CONJ'WEh 1tlAL Satvclay. J-ary 27, 1968 - - 9:15 a. m. Mr. Pn ■ lcleat: I have Men twice oa tile plloae to Bob Komer alto-..t t1ut q••t1oa of Oea. 'f'laaN, Ill
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 22, March 1 - 9, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • financial basis for world trade. 3. We wish UK best of luck on entry into Common Market. keep at it. Hope they will ­ 4. Europe must help us in poor countries -- Ind~a, Pakistan, etc. -- with food and other aid. Development in everybody's interest. None
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 36, July 25-31, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 20 (Item)
  • not for purposes of ~eviving the discussion of -5those unhappy events but in the hope of .contributing to the work of this Subcommittee. I expressed these thoughts in a letter to President Johnson, dated September 16, 1965, and accompanying the .speech
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 6, June 11-20, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 8 (Item)
  • · . .- ,, : 3. Martin repeated several tilne·s that the Ronning channel to Hanoi definitely is still open and Canadians hoped the U.S. would _· · take no move which would close it. ' · ~ :· ·; : · . ~. I · L 4. Martin expressed concern at press stories
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 13, September 15-30, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 10 (Item)
  • ..... ·>i ;J' ,'I- Herewith Bob McNamara's response to Bob Nathan's judgments on Vietnam. Ii ~~ '~ In fact, one of the main purpose! of his trip to Vietnam will be to come to grips with the organizational problem involved in effective pacification
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 107: Nov. 19‑22, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 42 (Item)
  • p~~ L/;)_, TOP SECRET/ SENSITIVE ---- November 7 :25 p. m. 19, Tuea .• 1968 MR. PRESIDENT: Bob Murphy comlrmed what convoraation ■ ugge ■ tion ■ ; namely. thl ■ interce t la not firm. Murphy badlcated that be did not regard lt as the beat
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 63: Feb. 17‑21, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)
  • ~. NARA. Daa: ), -.2t./-1 ~ THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 19, 1968 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENf SUBJECT: General Wheeler's Visit to Vietnam Reflecting on the possible objectives of General Wheeler's visit, I would hope that he would obtain
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 60: Feb. 7‑9, 1968 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)
  • SHOWED THAT HE HARDLY HOPED TO' CONVINCE ME • .."HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT IN THIS PHASE OF THE FIGHTING THE FRONT DID NOT SEEK AS A FUNDAMENTAL.OBJECTIVE TO CONQUER AND TO OCCUPY THE URBAN AREAS But RATHE~ TO GET THEM AWAY FROM THE CONTROL OF THE SAIGON
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 28, May 16-24, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 16 (Item)
  • ) Dear Mr. Vice President: As you leave our country, Mrs. Johnson and l send with you and Mrs. Yen our hope that you have Jhad a rewarding stay in the United States and our wish that you have a safe and enjoyable homeward journey. I feel that our talks
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 52: Nov. 26‑30, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • ; they are bipartisan; and their members have sufficient independent public stature to inspire hope for a new focus of political consensus behind foreign aid. If you agree with this judgment, you may want to concentrate today's discussion on how to handle publicity