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- answere d question s a s pu t t o hi m b y th e
s r e additiona l troop s i n VietNam , withdrawa l o f troops i n Germany , militar y s it
in VietNam, statu s o f Nonproliferation Treaty , railwa y strik e arbitration , surcharge ,
K )K\VKI . ACTIVIT Y
- went briefly into the East Room where Mrs. Johnson was having a
reception for wounded VietNam Veterans--brief REMARKS which made everyone
cry--shook a few hands--departed. Okamoto:Mary S
Those at the RECEPTIONwere as follows:
/Sgt. Joseph Russel Cross
- he has done at home and what he has done in VietNam. He also
wished to have no sense of discrimination among the Asian leaders at the Conferenc
"He reviewed ixK the new non-proliferation language that Secy Rusk will
be making available to the Russians
- illness, Chet Carter , Dept of State
thank him for New Zealand's Amb
of New Zealand, George R Laking
support in VietNam, and thank
Peter Donovan, (Mr. Marshall's private secy)
him for NewZealand cooperation William
J Jorden, NSC staff
in scientific
-
Commanding General of Marine Corps Forces in Pacific
General Krulak has just returned from a trip to South VietNam.
RobertSherrod. contract writer for LIFE OFF
RECORD
This appt requested by Mr. Sherro d prior to his departure this week for
VietNam. He
- Moyers (pl) (Bob
Fleming had asked the President to call him before he briefed
the press -- and instead, the President called BM and talked w/ him)
Jake Jacobsen (pl)
Secy. John (Gardner
& Dr. Harry Meyer - who accompanied
Hon. David Bell
on Vietnam trip
- February
White
Mrs Johnson
breakfast
25
calls
carded
1965
House
in
bed
Marvin
Watson
JV and MW
Bromley
Smith
Secretary
McNamara
Secy Rusk
Senator
J W
re
statement
Fulbright
Geo Reedy
Secy
Rusk
on
general position
in
Vietnam
- the President on the political scene in California
1:15p To
the Cabinet Room joining the Vietnam negotiating team. . . .
1:17p To
the Flower Garden for p ictures w/
. amb.
Harriman
Hon. Cyrus Vance
1:20p Back
, Under
notes
DT Hon.
to Cabinet Room - fo r
- neck, going over the
statement.
^gyPFP'*i'fr'ft?9S> The
12:05
12:38 for
President to the Cabinet Room
a PRESS CONFERENCE The
President began the Press Conference with a statement
on recent developments in VietNam, then took questions on
VietNam, Korea
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LD
Lo
3:20p
To
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3:50p luncheon
. Secy
(include visited by)
Oval Office
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guests Tom Johnson's notes
Rusk '_
Secy McNamara »___
Director Helms re Vietnam
General Wheeler
Hon. Clark Clifford
Walt Rostow
George Christian
Tom
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Activity
LD
Lo
(include visited by)
To
the second floor
for LUNCH w/
The Agenda was classified Secretary
and returned to WR Hon.
_j General
1. VietNam Walt
2. Korean troops George
3. Vietnamese troops Tom
4. Pueblo
5. Time Scenario for troop
6
- of Southwest, JWV
Mr. Malcolm Tarlov -JBB|^B[B|^B^Mifc National Commander,
Jewish
War Veterans
appt requested by Mr. Greenspan for purpose of having a picture to be
.used in their program ±ic of support for VietNam.
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1:29p ~l:40p OFF
, (when
RECORD
- returned from VietNam. . . . the governor has said
that his purpose in going to VietNam is review of the pacification program because _
of the interest of the American people, and not to analyze the military operation.
(pl)
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Harry
1:35pm GT
- visited by) ture
Judge
12:47p £
August 28,
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Christian
Ambassador-at-Large
;
;
Lodge after this mtg went t o th e Fish Room w/ GC to meet the Press
today Amb. Lodge departs w/ a delegation of observers for the
in VietNam)
:
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Hin House
Date
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the situation relating to crime.
the cities. VietNam. and other
matters."
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began his day .at The
(Place) Day
'resident
White House r^
Sept
15, 1967
Friday ^
Time Telephone
Activity (include visited
- the VietNam
and now will be travelling to all VFW posts throughout the
Nation, as well as returning to VietNam on his own inspection tour.
election
ll:32a t
House -*-
National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Joseph (Joe ) Scerra -of
Gardner
-
Vietnam
10:35a f
Walt
Rostow speech
10:38a t
Walt
Rostow
10:39a f
DeVier
10:40a t
Hon.
Pierson
Charles Zwick. Director. BOB
HITE HOUSE Date
ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
October
>IARY
the , •
• i
resident
began his day at. /-p.,
(Place)v Day
Time
- - returning the President's call
Secy
Rusk
Senator
Mike Mansfield b.1 (Vietnam situation - Barefoot Sanders' nomination Nomination f Ch. Justice , Supreme Court
Walt
Rostow
Governor
Buford Ellington, Nashville, Tenn.
VHITE HOUS E Dat
3ENT LYNDO N B
- the President to discuss "Vietnam and other problems facing the President. "
Christian out
Christian and
Tom Johnson
2:30pm To
George Christian
Mansion
w/
Tom Johnson
for LUNCH
2:47pm t
Jim
3:04p t
mjdr
3:07p t
Rostow
3:13 3:16p
t
Jones
McPherson
- t
8:44a ~£
White House T^
(include visite d by)
Situation Room
Rostow
Hon
Edwin Weisl, Sr - New York City
Walt
Rostow
Hon
Dean Rusk, Secy of State (b. 4) - re peace moves, instructions for
Harriman, general discussion of current Vietnam
- that if this is the
^ format they want, he will sit down and talk with them on the successes of the
administration. He pointed out how this summer due to his many exchanges=on the
hot line, he averted a war in the Middle East which could have developed to make
VietNam look
- Infantry now trainin g for Vietnam duty. Th e Presiden t then
reviewed th e troops, riding a gx jeep w/ General Mather.
Walked to the hospital - elevator to the Fifth Floor
In a fifth floor reception room, the President greeted 21 wounded VietNam
veterans
- n Vietnam--the nex t month s ar e cr itical
^ an
d the President i s countin g on the Amb. Am b Lodge i s aboard , bu t want him to
l th e President wants him aboard . )
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1:01p i t
Kintner
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be in Wash today. That Dr. Rusk is going back to Vietnam
1:18p l:31p [
Bob Komer ,
Secy
Rusk suggested th e President meed w/Dr. Howard Rusk.
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1:18 1:31p Amb
l:19p 1:31p p "" | - Walt
1:27p 1:3lp
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checked
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The Whit e House Da
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Breakfast
Douglass Cate r (pl )
Tom Johnso n (pl)
Walt Rosto w (pl)
Senator Mik e Mansfiel d
(b.2) re Vietnam
Secv Rusk
To Ova l Offic e w / G C and M W
Secretary McNamar a (b . 1)
MW (ol
- and to have his views on t he present state
of and future prospects for our relations with France, as they relate to the
problems of NATO, Europe and VietNam. "
Twf-WH,TFHousf nxtf
Oct
PXES!OEWT LYNDON 8. JOHMSOM
DA!LY D!AKY
The Pr^d-it ^g^" "^ ^^ *' (P
- statements in Africa - to DT)
Secy Rusk.
To the Cabinet Room for NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING
The agenda for this meeting
was classified "Top Secret/
Sensitive" and hence returned
to the Situation Room.
re
Vietnam
ATTENDANCE:
Marine Corps Commandant
- ; U.S. Public posture in response to possibility of
reduction of Soviet forces in East Germany: VietNam; Soviet Relations.
MW (pl)
July 19, 1966
White House
Tuesday
Joe Califano (pl)
Jake Jacobsen (pl)
Henry Wilson (pl)
BM
To Oval Office
Bill
- . Rober t McNamara (ret . P . 's call )
To th e Stat e Dinin g Room for a foreig n affairs briefin g o n Vietnam
for selecte d member s o f Congress. . .OFF RECOR D - bipartisa n
SENATE ARME D SERVICE S COMMITTEE
/Sen. Richar d Russell , Ga . Sen
\ Sen
- a group of men were talking with James Linen of TIME, Inc? and
President joined the group and visited for almost 30 minutes with this small group. He told them stories, talked a
the food crises in India and the VietNam situation, Francis Bator came
- -ou t i n NYC "
Bill Moyer s - Austin , Texa s (B . 7 )
Issued proclamatio n designatin g Sunday , No v 28 as a da y o f dedication an d prayer
honoring th e me n an d women of South VietNam , wh o are riskin g thei r live s t o bring
about a just peac
- ,
Bill Moyers, MF , an d VM
In the offic e
DINNER w / th e sam e guest s
-- broile d chicken , ric e . gravy , peas . Huntland
1
s gelati n fo r dessert .
Movie i n the Livin g Roo m w/ th e sam e guest s - "Why Vietnam "
Dale
Dale Malechek
Mr. Reasone
-
the military planners.
He introduced Secretary McNamar a wh o discussed th e Defens e Budget . Th e ma p
showing Vietna m area s wa s stil l i n place, s o th e Secretary straye d from th e budget
and bega n t o discus s militar y actio n i n Vietnam
- th e Presiden t - t t o right wer e
. Wilbu r Cohen , Sec y o f HE W -- an d
n McGovern
Dwight Set a Edward s
g Watso n
T Colema
n Wallac e
Robert J . Tobi n
James Seabro n
Alexander Dill . J r
Peter Smit h
These me n are Vietnames e wa r veteran s
- troops who are leaving for VietNam. President and General
. Richard J.
Seitz, Commanding Geneal of tbe 82nd Airborne Division,
reviewed the
5:08p 5:15p
President
troops
speaks to the troops
Then walked directly to the Air Transport plane and shook
- photographer s waitin g there
During Mass, F r Schneide r rea d a lt r fro m a bishop i n VietNam , an d
amused th e Presiden t an d party by saying, " I won't make m y sermo n
long, becaus e I know the Presiden t has mor e importan t thing s t o d o than
o b e
- an d the Presiden t playe d wit h Yuki
for a fe w minutes the n tried t o na p a littl e bit .
To lowe r deck where h e sa t i n Presidentia l chair , turnin g o n TV --watching
Vietnam electio n return s wit h others gathere d around includin g Mrs
-
in Austin. Bruce
T. Howe, Dept of State
Hon. Walter Stoessel
&: I5p t
Rostow
- ol and
Ambassador James Symington
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Cong
Cong
--both
Lester Wolff OFF
RECORD
Richard McCarthy
have just made an independent trip to VietNam
- Vietnam ) take n in .
1:50p t
^2:39P 3:01
2:39 p 2:41
s offic
o th e Ova l Offic e stoppin g i n mjdr's offic e t o visit, looke d a t paper s i n bo x and signe d
an engravin g (inscribe d b y Mrs. Johnson ) for weddin g gift t o Harry Middleton' s
- not talk
Worked
signing table with mjdr
Mrs.
Johnson at the hospital ,
Colonel
James Adams. WHACA. at home. The President wanted to know how long it would take
_ Ton Johnson (PL) to
get a commercial call through to Capt Robb in
Vietnam. Commercial Calls
