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- year's winners were
requested along w/ women who
had received the Award in ;
previous years to study employment opportunities for womenin
PRESS
in
b.3 of
3-2-67)
of
President's
Vietnam
w/
policy.
the Federa l Service . Th e group followed th e
- on Nat'l Legislation
E. Gates, now in command at Cam ;
George Andersen
Ranh Bay,South VietNam. Becausethe David
Angevine, Farmer Cooperative Svc
Pres. had recently visited that base in Dr. Allen V. Astin, Nat'l Bureau of Standards
VNam, Bob Fleming
- Office one Sunday after church when
the President met up some return soldiers from Vietnam. . .
Courtenay is sitting in the President's lap and the soldiers are standing behind
the President. This was the day, that the President asked Courtenay inax front
- / Harry Reasoner, CBS recollection
of his father's activities in Texas
Charles Murphy
NBC
politics. Current topic were polls on VietNam
William "Bill" Lawrence, ABC policy
and the achievements of medical care in
Vietnam.
Bob Fleming
JV
To mansion
-
Honorable
Honorable
Ball, U. S. Respresentative to the
United Nations-designate, at Madison Hotel,
Washington, D. C.
Cyrus Vance. £*••**
Personal Representative of the President
for forthcoming meetings with North
Vietnam -- i n New York City
1968
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DIARY Wednesda
President bega n hi s da y a t (Place ) —
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Activit
t t o Cabine t Roo m fo r meetin g
with Vietnam Negotiatin g Tea m an d other s
Secretary Dea n Rus k
- a
revie
y Genera l Ramse y Clar k ;
Vietnam
r Genera l Marvi n Watso n fisca
Secretary Stewar t L . Udal l
Secretary Orvill e L . Freema n
Secretary C . R . Smit h
Secretary Willar d Wirtz
Secretary Wilbu r Cohe n
Secretary Rober t C . Weave r
Hon. Ar t
- notes o
t DT
. Clar k Cliffor d
Director Richar d Helm s
l Earl e Wheele r
Walt Rosto w
George Christia n
Tom Johnso n
(OFF TH E RECORD )
in_ discussio
6:50 6:57
WEDNESDA
Y 15 , 196 8
notes to DT
n o f talk s i n Pari s (Vietnam. )
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6:57p T
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- Tactical Air Support Squadron Pacific Air Forces for combat
_ operation s in Vietnam
date MA
THE WHIT E HOUS E Da
y MONDA
Y 16 , 196 8
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- the boa t
-- aske d George Christian t o chec k th e detail s o n a Cpl . Rob b wh o was wounde d i n
Vietnam i n the sam e are a tha t Chuc k is i n and to mak e sur e tha t i t wa s
Cpl. Rob b and not Cpt. Rob b
(note
Note: itit was
was not
not Chuck
- won the Mr.
Pulitzer Price for outstanding following
foreign reporting--coverage of Indonesia
the coup in Indonesia. Vietnam
10:58a t
11:10a t
11:11a t
Rostow
Califano
Ernest
Hughe s asked to see the President t o discuss developments in the
areas
- of the
Tom Johnson
Chicago Daily News OFF
RECORD
Appt requested by Mr. Lisagor to discuss "the President's views on Vice
President Humphrey and politics, Vietnam, the Paris peace talks, and the
relationship of the fighting to the talks."
e Jun
VH.TE
- discussed th e situatio n i n the 1s t Corp s are a o f South Vietnam
Presiden
l:17p £
Hon
t t o ova l offic e
. Ramse y Clar k - the Attorne y Genera l
. Richar d Dale y - Mayo r o f Chicago , Chicago , Illinoi s
X' 1:55 p 2:20 p Dr
. Jo e Frant z
- the first thre e
or fou r sentences . Afte r that , durin g serious par t o f speech,
the audienc e was extremel y cpoatet x quiet an d attentive .
Applause afte r Presiden t near en d of speech state d ou r
position with regard t o Vietnam .
President spok
- s covere d thi s afternoon .
He wa s briefe d o n th e Czechoslovakia n situation ,
USSR an d Eastern Europe, Wester n Europ e an d Troop Issue s
Middle Eas t an d Vietnam .
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np
m Johnso n joine d Presiden t an d
former Vic e Presiden t
- d like t o tal k t o him privatel y
about VietNam .
The Senato r make s a speec h i n Bosto n Thursda y noon , reportin g t o th e peopl e i n hi s stat e
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VHITE HOUS E Dat
e Ja n 24 , 196 8 v
DENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N
DIARY Wednesda
President
- , shor t f light. Presiden t moved about th e plane, visitin g wit h passengers.
had 2 honey bun s an d som e tea . Receive d an d read a repor t from Wal t Rostow: Vietnam .
11:25a Starte
d descent
11:30 a Wheel
s dow n
11:35a Deplane
d a t Lockheed
- by) ture
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George
13, 1968
Christian
President called for a copy of the ltr from Justice Fortas on VietNam
which he had directed last night be sent to Secys Clifford and usk - eyes only
--the President was in the Yellow Oval Room w/ Sen. Richard
- "in Vietnam problems and solutions and wants to keep
current on his appreciation of the President's problems."
Barber Shop w/
Kenneth Crawford, and
Tom Johnson following
7:37p Returned
II
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to office w/ Watson and Jim Jones, but continued
to car en route
- by) ture
Manatos out of Oval Office
6:30p Mike
Manatos in
and out (he
Ambassador to
t
6:34p 7:00
Monday
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18, 1968
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said he had something he had forgotten
E. JBB^Mi^Mh» Bui Diem^of Vietnam —
Hon
- » -a-pptr -Mfi - Laoae- s aki-,- -'-te^e-vi?64eft-4»e-5t-g-k>g6-have -h-i&gaey aJ^eMr Lucas asked for appt and said that the television hearings had lowered his morale,
because he -teug thought "some of these people are losing the Vietnam war at home."
He
- (Southeast Asia).
USAF for extraordinary heroism in action against hostile forces
from 8 April 1965 to 8 April 1966 in Vietnam
Today the President submitted to Congress the 7th Annual Report of the
National Science Foundation for fiscal year 1967.
Today
- l i s Associat e Edito r o f th e Wal l Stree t Journal , an d wants t o discuss
w/ th e Presiden t "the general financia l pictur e an d Vietnam an d other curren t
news issue s suc h a s th e campaign . "
2:06p T
e
e
l
o colonnad e fo r pictur
- back t o VietNam .
. Rusk . Luc i an d Pat ou t
The Presiden t i n the Wes t Hal l talkin g w /
l Westmoreland
d Sec y Rus k
VHITE HOUS E Dat
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DIARY
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- on the military an d
political situatio n in South Vietnam .
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'resident bega n hi s da y a t (Place ) Da
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OFF
RECORD: Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island
Senator Pell has been to Paris where he met Mai Van Bo, the delegate for North VietNam in France, and the Senator requested to see
- Museum Advisory Board_
of the Smithsonian Institution.
Today issued statement of concern of prisoners re VietNam war
Transmitted ltr from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
and th e Majority Deader of the Senate on the current
- and spoke
words of comfort. Mrs. Ware thanked the President very much and spoke of her
husband's dedication and her continued deciation to the cause in Vietnam. She
spoke for approximately one minute in words and praise and thanks to the
President
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7:15p t
7:l6p Steve
7:30p 7:40
7:30p 7:42p
President,
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f
Richard
President Nixon - re sto p the bombing in VietNam. President read Detroit
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latest statement fro m General Abrams in connection with thi s matter. (b. 2)
Rostow came
- be doing and saying on Vietnam.
RECORD:
George Packard, Assistant Editor of the Philadelphia Bulletin
and Tom Johnso n
--Packard asked to see the President to tell him goodbye before Packard
moves permanently to Philadelphia.
Senator
Temple
Admiral
1:09p
- Citatio n to th e 74t h Tactica l Wing , Vietnames e
Air Forc e fo r extraordinar y heroism i n comba t against a n armed hostil e forc e
n Sou h
t Vietna m from 1 July 196 6 to 2 9 February 1968 . nat e Octobe
r 8 , 196 8
i
DENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N
- , in a
completely private ceremony--just
the President and the General
present — gave General Abrams the
Distinguished Service Medal
Press briefing # 1425-A
- pl
- pl
& General Abrams departed the White House -- for his return to Vietnam
VHITE HOUSE Date Oct 29
- Chairma n o f the Committe e
for th e managemen t o f U . S. polic y and operation s i n Sout h Vietnam . Pictur e take r wit h Michael
Forrestal. Th e President sai d t o Mr. Forrestal , "Mike , I sure hat e t o lose yo u now, bu t I want
you t o win
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Tuesday
August 4 , 196 4
White Hous e
Re Vietnam
To Cabine t Roo m for NATIONA L SECURITY COUNCI L Meet ing
Speaker McCormac k
Director Joh n McCon e o f CIA
Secretary o f Defense McNamar a
£KXX Deput y Secy , o f Defens e Vanc e
General Earle
- release d a statemen t expressin g appreciatio n o f Governor
Romney's stron g endorsemen t o f th e fundamental s o f the Administration' s
n o n VietNam .
Date Apri
l 7 , 196 7
'HITE HOUS E positio
ENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N
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Hon Ellsworth Bunker
d Walt Rostow
RECORD
The President gave Mr
- 12:55p
Thursday
of
Bator's briefing nemo indicated
that the Amb would like to talk
the Poles and VietNam, and East-West issues before the Congress.
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President arrived in MJDR's room w/Marvin Watson.
> teasing yb about moving a large oil painting of Pres. depicted as Uncle Sam
pointing his finger w/lettering "I WANT YOU TO BUY BONDS To Help the Men
In Vietnam
- resignatio n t o th e Italia n Governmen t i n protest
r certai n critica l remarks o n VietNam which Foreig n Ministe r Fanfan i mad e
before th e Italia n Senat e o n April 27 . Th e Am b di d not wish t o embarrass th e
President, s o he di d not request
- , and gave each
of
the
Pacific" and "Helicopter Rescue couple the option of staying aboard or having a car meet them at Mount Vernon to
in VietNam". return
t o Washington. ;
11:00p The
President said goodnight to all guests and went to his stateroom.
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