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Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume II, Tabs 10-13," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
  • are meeting here to dedicate this new center to better understanding among all men. For that is my purpose in speaking to you. Last night I spoke to the people of the Nation. This morning, I speak to the people of all nations— so that they may understand with­
President's Daily Brief, 6/9/67 (Item)
  • on the demilitarization of the Gaza strip and the Sinai border, guaranteed access to the Gulf of Aqaba, and an as yet un­ defined "new status" for a unified Jeru­ salem. The latter would guarantee people of all religions access to the holy places. As for _the Arab side
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 6, Khe Sanh Reports, A-S," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • aircraft and _JOPSECRET : replacements are urgently needed to maintain our observation and surveillance capability over our newly opened LOC, new areas urider pacification, enemy routes of infiltration and enemy base areas. The northern I Corps Tactical
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 1," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)
  • at the March 4, 5, 12, and 15? House initiative cessation? - When were. these decisions made? Why? - What was the nature of the troop discussions on March 19? 6. Was the President already when he received McPherson's thinking of a new negotiating proposal
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 8, Excerpts and Taylor's Memo," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • , and labor. Our economic statistics are the best and most compre­ hensive in the world. But they can be and need to be further improved. The costs will be exceedingly small relative to the benefits. To this end, my 1969 budget provides for several new
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 5, Tabs A-Z and AA-II," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)
  • directed at US positions the northern provinces including the posts at Khe Sar.h, Dong Ha, Gio Linh, and Chu Lai. The US/ South Vietnamese 36-hour cease-fire began at 5: 00 AM EST this morning. Some 45 minutes before it· began, Saigon announced
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 6, Khe Sanh Reports, T-Z and AA-QQ," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • -?7 MR. ROSTOW WILLBE IN LATERTHIS MORNING ANDWILLHAVE A COMMENT ONTHIS REPORT FOR YOU. TEXTOF CABLEFROMGENERAL WESTMORELAND. THIS [email protected] TWENTY-0,_~E}o~_:_THE SITUATION THE KHE SANlVI»iZAREA AND--COVERS THE 24-H0UR PERIOD FEBRUARY 24, 1968
Folder, "Middle East Crisis May 12 - June 19, 1967, Volume 9, Appendix P," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 20 (Item)
  • General U Thant promptly co~iled 'With the Egyptian request. In these new circumstances, President Johnson sent a letter to Prime Minister Eshkol of Israel on May 17 expressing sympathetic understanding of the strain placed upon Israel's patience
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol 7, Meeting Notes," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • Clifford Harry McPherson Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson l)ECLASS FIED E.O. 12958, Sec. 3.6 NL.J erq- /S'j By ~ ,NARA Date ~-8-N. Walt Rostow: -~r. President, we met this morning in Harry McPherson's office along with Secretary Katzenbach, Clark
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 3, Tabs RR-ZZ and a-d [2 of 2]," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)
  • the feeling of security had been strong. Those who had been "within the protection of the · Government" found out how wlnerable they were. There is a fear of further attacks.and there are new opportunities for Communist . .:. propaganda and subversive
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 4, Tabs LL-ZZ and a-z," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)
  • . also be covered in new tasking for CIA collection efforts. 1. 2. We should do more to exploit the intelligence as sets of other countries. The Australians, for example, should be encouraged to add at least one officer to-their :.Wlilitary Attache
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol 7, Meeting with the President and Draft Memo," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • , for it would be folly to undertake i. I I I a brand new effort without realizing that a large number of people have spent •1 I extensive little time and effort effort persons to tell the story has been spent trying working with veterans
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 5, Tabs JJ-TT and CIA Memos," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)
  • , Date_-3_. --~.__ •• j • I Wednesday, 7:25 AM MEMORANDUM FOR THE March 6, 1968 PRESIDENT A C-123 with a crew of 4 and 44 passengers was hit by Communist gunfire and crashed at Khe Sanh this• morning. Initial reports from the base indicate
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 8, Public Affairs," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • STATED JUDGMENTSAND PAGE 3 RUEHC 108715 G Q M F I O ~ N I I A L ., ANALYSISo WE REALIZE THAT YOU WILL P~AY THIS ~A~TIO~SLY gUT -WE EXPECT THAT PREss MAYTRY. To GET us our ON A LIMB·) OQ WE ~R~ DRAWINGNO REPEA! NO NEW t □ NtLUSIONS iN OUR COMMENTS ro
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 3, Tabs 170-199," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • DEFENSIVE, AS I UNDERSTAND TH E JCS D IR E C TIV E , TH E MARINES ARE TO ENGAGE IN OFFENSIVE COUNTER INSUR GENCY OPERATIONS E A R L IE S T . TH E MISSION AS OUTLINED IN R EF A SHOULD BE STRENCTHENED BY DELETION OF THE LAST SENTENCE AND IN SERTIO N OF A NEW
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 3, Tabs A-Z and AA-QQ," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)
  • -- McCafferty 17 -- SitRoom 17 Wheeler 17 Excerpts VC critique memo, report msg, from ---------------------- offensive movements A ------------------- -------------------------- morning Memo, impending 17 JCS fact remarks items sheet, D 82d
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 326-340," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)
  • to tiie attitudes of tliird countries V — tlie progressive sequence in Section V I | I enclose tiiat outiina for your ccnvenience. | 2. On the one hand, v/e want to depict the piraent decision net as a f- ? * I new and separate escalation decision
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 6, Bunker Reports," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)
  • declaration and intentions. I thmk Thieu was impressed with tl-le arg'1mer-ts for taking adv:antage of the present situation to mobilize greater popular .SU??Ort. The next morning, he held a 1neeting of the Natio11.al Security Council ar.tl includec
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 4, Tabs C-M," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)
  • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Khe Sanh battle--------------------------------------- paper, vv xx announcement----------------------------- Msg, 31 -- Remarks CofS--­ to appointment--------------------- new offensive 30 Rostow ss move
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 2, Tabs a-z," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)
  • and interrogated by Saigon police, the-:-V-1e~Cong°pfaii..to.:.:.lfrg:-aiii~~~ ..~:ti'o,­ ti~o1.:Paople:!2.~:llM~.=-iiegoJiate~for peace,.: /.rhis new Front plans -t;·-• substitute General Duong Van Minh for Thieu and Ky as National Leader of South Vietnam
Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume II, Tabs 14-17," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
  • O s lo Rabat Th e Hague LuJcembourg W e llin g t o n Tokyo W ie n tia n e New D e lh i Ottawa , . . La Pa z P a r is . B r u s s e ls t V"'-' / • ;v '■ »ii 1'•; - D rs^ a d b y i 7«U0r«phic t ra n ta iM io n i n d G /FM *»JKitchen:idp 8/4/64
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 2, Tabs A-Z and AA-ZZ, [2 of 2]," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)
  • AND TACTICS OF THIS Ef\\E~'(o F~ENS\VE AR.cBfC()/'4\.N&CLEARER•BEGINNINGON 31 .:ANlJAR.i 1t-\E '4c PRoPAt\ OR6ANSANNOUNCED THE EXISTENCEOF A NEW ''R.E\JCL\Yt( ONPrft'I 4~M~O FOR.CE
Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume I, Tabs 1-8, 2 of 2," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
  • a n y w i t h A L EX JO H N S O N AND W ESTM O RELA N D I SAW KHANH AT 0930 S A IG O N T IM E AND GAVE H IM IN F O R M A T IO N AND A D V IC E C O N T A IN E D IN R E F T E L . KHANH WAS D E L IG H T E D W IT H NEWS AND A SK E D P E R M I S S I O N
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 1, Tabs 11-41," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 40 (Item)
  • EVER REACH THAT DESTINATION OR WHETHER WE ARE ON A t r e a d m ill. SEE MORE CLEARLY THE FORM OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT TO AM OF THE OPINION THAT mtt mht rnMMTT nnR5^-l.vrc; EUBLICLY WITH REGARD TO THE ACTION OF THE ARMED FORCES COUNCIL. I HAVE RECOMMENDED
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 4, Tabs N-Z and AA-KK," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)
  • with this reasoning, be sent in numbers sufficient only to enable us to keep faith with our troops in exposed positions, as in the northern end of South ·viet-Nam -- and not to continue the past emphasis on "search and destroy." The new emphasis should
Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume III, Tabs 23-31," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 39 (Item)
  • . The C h a i r m a n . The committee will come to order. The Committee on Foreign Relations is meeting this morning in executive session to hear the Secretary of Defense. Mr. Secretary, I am very grateful to you for coming before the com­ mittee
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 2, Tabs A-Z and AA-ZZ, [1 of 2]," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)
  • conferred tion, and made the 0910 hours this morning I discussed the Khe Sanh by telephone with General Westmoreland. He had just from a visit.to northe~n I Corps Area during which he with senior commanders, personally surveyed the situa­ finalized
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 7, Tabs 421-438," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)
  • no be open to the possible iilerpretaticn that v/e were masking m ilitary assistance, # 9. Several rec^psnts ercpressed appreciatiai cf tlie ad>/ance notification. 10. Since this morning, tiie following additional replies have been received: -Athens
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 281-292," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)
  • : r D o f 0 6 S ta te I COLLECT CHARGE TO UNCLASSIFIED 85 O rig in P ACTION- CIRGUtAR (ALL A2IERIC.\!i DIPLOMATIC POSTS ^ POIADS, A>^D USU:^ NEW YORK) G H AF ARA EUR FE NEA 10 ^ JS IA INR DOD b^?pre5 f e io SS F o llo w in g e x c e
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 2, Tabs 120-140," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • i a t i o n ( e . g . , s h o o t - d o w n o f a U- 2) PL l a n d g r a b s i n L a o s . PL d e c l a r a t i o n o f new g o v e r n m e n t I n L a o s . P o l i t i c a l d riv e fo r " n e u t r a l i z a t i o n " of Indo-China, E s c a l a t
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 6, Tabs 357-383," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)
  • • TE M D E N C IE Sj KY I S L IK E L Y TO COr.STINUE TO TA KE IL L -A D V IS E D ACTIONS FROM T IM E TO TIM E SUCH AS H IS BREACH OF R E LA TIO N S W ITH FRANCE ' B U T I T I S J U S T P O S S IB L E THAT HE W IL L B E A BLE TO CREATE A NEW OUTLOOK
Folder, "South Asia, 1962-1966: Volume I, Preface, Introduction, Narrative and Guide to Documents, Tab A: 1-7," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 24 (Item)
  • • document. lCI CloHd In •ccordance with rMtrlcrlona contain.cl In Ille donor'• dMd of gift. 1/22/2010 Initials LBJ LIBRARY DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL SHEET Doc# DocType Doc Info 25h draft Page 3 of 5 Classlflcatlon Pages draft State cable to New Delhi
Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume II, Tabs 18-22," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
  • t e d i t ciey b e ju d g ed b y u s . I t w i l l c r e a t a e. new s i t u a t i o n . S p e c i f i c a l l y , v e vrould r g r e e i n g e n e r a l w it h th e ^icieorancuaa o f A ugust 4 to y ou fronj Tcia Kughaa, s u g g e s t in g t h a t t
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 1, Tabs 42-60," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 40 (Item)
  • DESTRUCTION EXACT RATE OF ACCELERATION I S A NA TTER OF JUDGNENT BUT WE CONSIDER, ROUGHLY 3PEAXING, THAT E^-CH SU CC ES SI VE WEEK SHOULD INCLUDE SONE NEW ■ACT ON OUR PART TO INCREASE P R E S S U R E ON HANOI. AS INDICATED A T T H E O U T S E T , UE ARE ‘:ORK
Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume I, Tab 9, 1 of 2," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
  • TH O R IZED . J U S T PRIO R TO IN C ID E N T MADDOX MAY HAVE APPROACHED TO ABOUT 11 NM OF COAST. ASSUME YOU HAVE SEEN P R ESS R E LE A S E IS S U E D HONOLULU T H I S MORNING. END F Y I . RUSK , JT AC T...........J 3 / J R G -2 C JC S-3 D J S - 3 S J
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 4, Tabs 258-280," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • O S S R A T I O S , T H E T R E N D I N MAY B E C A M E L E S S V A R O R A B L E A S ' V I E T CONG P R E S S U R E M UN TED. C A P T U R E D D O C U M E N TS I N D I C A T E T H E V I E T CONG H A V E E M B A R K E D ON A NEW M I L I T A R Y
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 6, Tabs 384-400," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)
  • AGREED TO KY’ S SUGGESTION TH A T GENERAL CO ACCOMPANY PARTY ON T R IP S UP COUNTRY IN H IS CAPACITY AS M IN IS T E R OF D E FEN SE . KY S A ID TH A T HE D E S IR E D TO IN V IT E PARTY TO ATTEND MASS DEMONSTRATION TO B E HELD EA RLY IN TH E MORNING OF J
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 293-313," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)
  • a t o r iu m to be p r o ­ p o se d i n c o n n e c tio n w it h th e f o r m a t io n o f new b a t t a lio n s . T h u s , th e S o u th V ie t n a m e s e b a t t le f ie ld s t r e n g t h i s d e c lin in g in th e face o f N o r t h V ie t n a m
Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume III, Tabs 34-41," National Security Council Histories Files, Box 39 (Item)
  • secreta ry - 3 ? o f state w a s H iN g t o N ‘ October 3 , 1967 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: Sen ator C a se's A tta ck on th e A d m in is t r a t io n 's Handling o f Viet-Nam. L a st week S enator Case o f New J e r s e y made a w id
Hotline message, LBJ to Kosygin, 6/8/67, 12.01 PM (Item)
  • Ambassador in New York to maintain close contact with the Ambassador of the Soviet Uni_on and trust you will want to do likewise. Respectfully, Lyndon DECLASSIFIED I\J.SC..I c, ~~-J1 B. Johnson