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Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 14, October 1 - 31, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 11 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • committing you to an appointment. He has been a good friend of mine for a full 20 years. ~Sig.n , letter__/_ _· ---- Hold out no hope of appointment See me WWRostow:rln . ~.~· COM:Tt D'ACTION ?O U R 83, AVENUF. FOCH , PARIS ZV i ". LES l~TATS-UNIS
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 74: May 1‑5, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 33 (Item)
  • of intiliw.lLo~ in . , .April a"4.the recently renewed attacks on too cities. This is not ta restraint · - lit i.&d hoped .f'or--it is ·taking advantage of our conciliatory gesture lftll augurs ill for res.traint if we too~ the further step of a canplete bombing
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 64: Feb. 22‑29, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 30 (Item)
  • , 1968 5:00 p;m. Deputy Under Secretary Charles E. Bohlen Ambassador Anacoliy F. Dobrynin, USSR COPIES TO: I Duril1g the course of Ambassador Dobrynl\'\' s visi.t today the Secretary took occasion tc> state that he hoped that Che Pueblo incident could
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 53: Dec. 1‑10, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • . Mr.. President: ... 'I News Media Contacts. Last week was McNamara week; and, with the exceptions stated below, contacts were taken up with explaining how it came a.bout that Bob was nominated by you to the World Bank post. I cannot, of course
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 76: May 9‑14, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 34 (Item)
  • with Rockefeller. . • . er mem ers e1r _,. .y g tenng, . tnat ,: accuses. P~esldent into line behind the President in Or in the cryptic words of Sen. J'o~~ of 8:ain WJdenmg· the hopes of bringing about a quick J'avits, who is himsell up ~ar recrcdibd:ty gap
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 51, November 16-25, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • by the Government. The same fate had already befallen another paper, the Saigon Bao, on Sep­ tember 21. The root of the trouble lies in the new consti­ tution of South Vietnam which also offers the only hope of any lasting liberty of speech and press in Vietnam
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 51, November 16-25, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • was proved right. His paper was suspended by the Government. The same fate had already befallen another paper, the Saigon Bao, on Sep­ tember 21. The root of the trouble lies in the new consti­ tution of South Vietnam which also offers the only hope of any
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 50, November 8-15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • week of December and I think this has been la.te. In fact, November 17 which is the date t"ecommended in the· memorandum to which this is attached -- is a little later than the date I was :88ll!IBlllHId. .CONFIDENT I/rt - 2 originally (2) hoping
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 50, November 8-15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • week of December and I think this has been la.te. In fact, November 17 which is the date t"ecommended in the· memorandum to which this is attached -- is a little later than the date I was :88ll!IBlllHId. .CONFIDENT I/rt - 2 originally (2) hoping
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 105: Nov. 9‑14, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 42 (Item)
  • CLIFFORD: Yes. The understanding, which of course, was of a general nature, in Paris, was that the DMZ would not be violated because we felt we could not go on with the talks which we hoped at that time would start promptly, if the DMZ were violated. Now
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 54: Dec. 11‑19, 1967 [1 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • FOR THE PRESIDENT Reply to Shah'• Letter The Shah wrote you describing hi• military and economic programs for the five years beginnin& next March. development In short, he ticka off hie own economic plane and hopes for U. S. private investment much as he
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 1, April 1 - 30, 1966 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 7 (Item)
  • . ) ~ __ .,._,,,.,-• .. _ ,J We told Nass er through one of his advisers in hopes that a little warning might keep him from exploding in public. This tactic worked well when we sold Israel their Hawk missiles in 1962. However, he w · n make his annual May Day speech Sunday
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 64: Feb. 22‑29, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 30 (Item)
  • ¥enameatal emphael.• on a1ricult.n: - - better price• and the latroductlon of MW •••d•; -- acceleratla1 farm mechaalaatloa. aotably the diff11aioa of pimp•; -- the d.lffaalon of • ~ dlaap>lalp-protna fooda. AU thia -~• the h11111an race aome hope that time
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 65: Mar. 1‑6, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 30 (Item)
  • that the Committees will not agree with this proposal. Congressional Committees are now considering the Defense FY 1968 · ~•zero supplemental," which shifts funds from_one appropriation to another, but with no net increase. We hope that the leadership will be willing
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 54: Dec. 11‑19, 1967 [2 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • --, NARA, Dae ,/Z-ZJ_,_-9/ - .....------ -Sunday, December Ame rlcan• Prune Mlnhter Au■ trallan• accident. • Harold Holt. feel. It la the • are proud of the frlend1hlp ■o hope ■• tbl ■ that he ha.a been taken from u• by ma.ny of hi• day
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 44, October 1-9, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)
  • -•aat ,~•otia&• PROPOSED MESSAGE TO SENEGAL PRESIDENT SENGHOR Dear l\.1r. President: Mrs. Johnson joins me in expressing our warmest personal regards on the oc~sion of your birthday. We share with all Americans the fervent hope for your continued
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 93: Sept. 1-11, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 39 (Item)
  • with the objective of influencing opinion in the United States hoping thereby to force important concessions in negotiations. He believes that the enemy now no longer has the capacity for an all-out-overall offensive and will, therefore, resort to a "rolling
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 18, January 1 - 14, 1967 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • hope you will I was also glad to have a chance to discuss with you the poverty program and where we go to make it work better. ·All of us who are deeply committed to what it stands for have got to stay close together in the days ahead to insure
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 70: Apr. 1‑5, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 32 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 74: May 1‑5, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 33 (Item)
  • -- It w..W be laappreprlate ebjecUYe• ID tbeN MlotlaUoaa 11.oaoraltle aad •~l• detaPJDt•etlea A••• boweYer, at thl• time to dlecu• acept eater thl• hopeful aew pllaN. ol Nlf• •laOllld, before: of North VletaameN haa rl••• All ou llltelllleace 1
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 109: Dec. 1‑9, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 43 (Item)
  • THAT THE CONSULTATION WOULD· IN· THE END PREVENT us· FRQM po I NG ,'--( ANYTHING T~AT WE' WOULD. WANT TO oo. I HOPE THAT IT_ WILL BE POSSIBLE .,, TO ACT ON THE CONSIDERATIONS SET· FORTH HERE. IF A DECISION 1 SHOULD- BE ~E ACHE[?' TO GO AHEAD WI Ti•f A SUMMIT HEE TI NG
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 53: Dec. 1‑10, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • peaceful this Union may be persuaded of verification to achieve consul­ Non-proliferation the Soviet the concept the close during both you and I desire. your. hope that to accept treaty of December 8. and carry Treaty must flow amo~g
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 9, July 16-31 1966 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 9 (Item)
  • that -- while you are still excited by the hope desalting offers -- you realize, after painstaking personal review of the subject, that there are many unresolved questions. ··- on Shazar is not the man to press Viet Nam, and larael has strong argument
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 68: Mar. 19‑24, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 31 (Item)
  • in controlling terrorism· incidents such as that which occurred on March 18th cannot but arouse passions most destructive for common hopes for peace in the Middle East. I found your public statement of February 15th EE~~ courageous; but despite this statement
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 96: Sept. 26‑30, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 40 (Item)
  • I hope will be a series of mutual moves toward peace. MEDAL OF HONOR May 1, 1968 There will come a day when the last American soldier will have stacked arms in Vietnam. The last sortie will have been flown. .The last ship will have sailed out
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 79: May 25‑31, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 35 (Item)
  • to roduca mtlltary 1113682). Pidll:JPina J/lSA- Col. CCJ".3tar,t(drart) • • i
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 39, August 18-31, 1967 [1 of 5]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)
  • a.Dot.he~ speech in the record before the Senate closes dowa. Francis will be doing some backgrounding on recent con-atructive achievements in foreign ·p olicy; and so will I. W.W. R. I am additionally in!ormed that Bob Hardesty today 1s got three auch
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 17, December 14 - 31, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • the development of the Algerian Govern­ ment's attitude towards us closely and we find some grounds for hope. The Boumediene regime seems slowly to be sorting itself out. Respon­ sible government officials, including the President, have assured us repeatedly
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 2, May 1 - 15, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 7 (Item)
  • -chairman for the Mend.e s inaupra.1 m.ight be the Chief Justice or the· Attor.ney General. President Mendez has been the Dean of the Law School of Ouatemala's National 'University. w.w.a. cc: Bill Moyers Bob Kiatner ,.~ DECLASSIFIED - ." :,➔ E.0. 12356
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 94: Sept. 12‑18, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 39 (Item)
  • •tH ■hip Council and as Special Aasi1tant to the Secretary of Stat•, to be effective, I would hope, not later than tbe ead of thia month. My rea1ons are entirely per• sonal, which I am sure you will undentand. Hr. Pre1ident, it baa been a great honor
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 77: May 15‑19, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 34 (Item)
  • Australian to schedule meeting with Nort.~ Korean contacts and carry out co\lrse of action set forth in pa:-a fou:- of :-e:fe:-ence telegram. Meeting should be' held as soon as possible and in any event before next Pan.-rnunjom meeting which we hope to call
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 104: Nov. 5‑8, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 42 (Item)
  • ; \.'K{,PONS OUT 0F··1·m~ HN~llS o:-· A Nt.~ST:..Ii• •• A Cl~SlEO. c ./',NJ) M!-'NY OTt:E!{S -- 'iir!:N "fill::.r:E c~:-: B;:: LI'f1Lr: HOPE 1-'0B oun FUTUf:E IN 'fiiIS \•:ORLD., • • I f..J..SO'hi=LI-EVl:. 'lHP.°f WE i.1:UST HAVE 'frlD}:xx Trir.":° COU
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 68: Mar. 19‑24, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 31 (Item)
  • with the practical tasks of moving from where they are now to a point where troops have been withdrao11. and there is a viabl~ political life in which all can participate, With the hope that it may moce the world one step closer to peace, it has been decided
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 84: June 26‑28, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 36 (Item)
  • ) outline ■ ih content ■. You will recall President Bourguiba'e underata.Dding of our ■hortage of fund• but his hope that we would help a ■ much as pos ■ible. Three years ago, we laid out a $25 million program over five years de ■ igned to do no more than
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 85: June 29‑30, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 37 (Item)
  • and hope, I amgratifiedto beZat:etc report to the worlda significantagreement-- an agreeme-t.I :iave andan~-.cunce activelysoughtandworkedfor since January1~64: Agreementhasbeenreachedbetween the Governments of !ne Unionof SovietSocialistRepublicsandthe
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 58: Jan. 25‑31, 1968 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)
  • . perlodlcallr. He draw the loa•t atteatloa. ha ■ a.1a,..r•• ca&fldwe alld would la Ccwer Ollffr'• &Neace. •• have dlaca••od thb matter wllla Bob Sayre. He beU.ve• that Gallaper would be the lMttar of tile twit. VI. W. B.oatow Prefer Berle Prefer Qallaper
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 61: Feb. 10‑13, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)
  • ; 15 MORE SITTING AT SUBIC BAY. ·\ PAGE 3 R U~J I R 19 12 1 ~ E e. R E 'f - HOPING TO GI VE THANG LEVERi WE HAVE PASSED RU MOR TO GVN THAT NO SHIPS LEAVING US PORTS BECAUSE OF TIE-UP AND ~ESULTING / UNBEARABLE DE MURRAGE CHARGES. · 4 • ~crCFF' : ~m
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 15, November 1 - 30, 1966 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 11 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • , and have him tell the Japanese and others that "while we are unable to participate in the first phase of this project, we. would hope the restoration of peace in Viet Nam or other changes in the situation would permit substantial U. s. participation
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 40, September 1-10, 1967 [1 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [1 of 2] (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 47, October 21-24, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 24 (Item)
  • decide., p. 4 ..,.. to exclude the double-bracketted passage as Bob McNamara suggests - - to keep open the option oI a. pauae on faith rather than. prior understanding; -- or to keep the bracketted pasaages, soften the language to a "decent hope