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- Ofc - w/ Senator John JPastore
j OFF
RECORD:
Nils J. Murer, Foreign Editor of the Aftenposten of Norway
Bjorn Heimer, Washington correspondent for Aftenposten
and Tom Johnson
(Murer) --He
!
asked to discuss VietNam and the Great Society
- the President to talk about
"the current situation on the war front in VietNam and effects of the war on the
domestic scene." *
Flowers sent today to Prime Minister Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal of Afghanistan
in Andrews Air Force Base Hospital - for surgery
- of Honor on the neck of Major Howard V. Lee, USMC,
presented the plaque of the citation to Mrs. Lee, and shook hands with the members
of the company who had been with then Captain Lee at the time of the incident in
VietNam who were present today
- to
the Vice President's report on
trip to VietNam
L
Johnsons'
Geo C
notes
to
rr-'-^
^
- for courtesy diplomatic passport - fee: $12
OFF RECORTD
First Lieutenant Douglas Caldwell, USMC
appt requested by Mr. Edwin Weis l who is a friend of this young man's father.
The young Marine has been in Vietnam, returning the day before Christmas -and had met
-
Forrestal John
McCone
U. Alexis Johnson Carl
Rowan William
Sullivanfor Vietnam
David Bell McGeorge
Bundy
Asked
Operator
to
tell
George
Reedy
to
com
e
in
and
"bring
Hoover
To Oval Room w/ Secretary McNamara McNamara
out Report on Marines.
President walks
w
- Macapagal.
(the President was prepared for talks by
Bundy is Asst
Secy of State
classified memorandum from R. W. Komer &: J. G. Thomson, Jr. dtd Oct. 3, 1964; memorandum fr Secy
Rusk dtd Oct. 3. subj: Increased Philippine Participation
in VietNam and also fr
-
Wheeler. (12:5 5 p m - - GE R joined) . 12:5 5 -- th e President a sked fo r coffe e t o be brough t
Senator
Humphrey
joined
This mtg was a review
up.
up.
Calls checked mf
ushers ofc check
of
the
situation
in
South
Vietnam
December 11, 196
- othe r guest s a t the ceremony including th e members of
Captain Donlon' s tea m i n Vietnam (abou t 1 0 soldiers), an d posed fo r photos witl .
Senator-elect Kennedy , Sen . Carl Hayden . A t approximate 12:3 5 the President
took Capt . Donlo n an d
- to the Senate: Stanley E. Rutkowski
Sent message to Congress urging Congress to provide additional funds for Vietnam
page
2
5:45 - 6:04 pm Entry - "E" Awards presentation
Sec. Dean Rusk Cong.
John J.
McFall
Sec. Robt McNamara Cong.
Harold T. Johnson
Adm
-
RECORD
To Oval, Rm. w/ JV.
Secy Rusk (b. #2)
His Excellency Phan Huy Quat. Foreign Minister of Vietnam w/ H. E. Pham Khac Rau, Charge
d'Affaires, William Sullivan, State Dept, Mrs. Sophia Person , Interpreter, Michael
Forrestal, and
= Pics taken
out
Lee
- - designate to the Government of Vietnam
Mr. Maxwell Taylor
Hon. Eugene Locke, Amb to Pakistan:
Depty Amb- designate to the Gov. of Vietnam
Hon. Jake Jacobsen
Hon. Averell Harriman, Amb- at - Large
Hon. George Christian,
Press Secy
Mr. David Lillenthal
Hon
- .
Tom
1:29p t
Monday
(pl)
Watson
Gen. Walt has just returned --General
from VietNam where he was complete
the commanding officer of General
the Marines in VietNam.
1:28p f
Day
(include visited by)
LD
1:16p t
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12, 1967
- . McGeorge Bundy __^
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Walt Rosto w ____,_,
George Christian ______«__
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- hands w/ those there.
Cong.
Gonzales was there, and his wife_-- ^ and the President
hugged
them
both.
The
__
^ a from Vietnam
=
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airplane carrying the evacueeS landed, and the President waited until the back of
the plane opened
- with the
group until near midnight . General subjects: Walt Rostow's appearance before group of
student editors on Saturday about Vietnam.
press relations and the economy.
'HUE House Date
February
5, 1967
ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
WARY
resident began his day
- )
Richard Helms, of CIA
Watson (pl) ;
,—j ,
Under
TUESDAY
av
n
(include visited by) .
Marvin
11:41a t
7, 1967
,
Secretary Nicholas Katzenbach
Watson (pl)
.---••
j Ambassado
r Arthur Goldberg
OFF RECORD """
re
his proposed visit to VietNam
- they chatted w/Secy Rusk.
Press briefing #589- Aindicates the Secy and the Preside
Secy Rusk in oval office. evaluated
the VietNam elections and other things. This
the President's first meeting w/ Secy Rusk since Secy
Bill Moyers joined Pres and Secy Rusk
- a problem
of communication. !" (The President ate two pancakes, friend eggs, toast
and jelly. ) The President read the Sunday papers and talked about Jewish
problems --the problems he was having with the Jewish people concerning
VietNam. He asked Simon
- .
Released texts of two memoranda from Cabinet people to the President -from the Postmaster General on consumer protection, and
from the Secy of Def and PMG on VietNam Christmas mail
Today announced his intention to appoint Gaylord Freeman as a member of th
e
- (First Oak Leaf Custer)
to the 1st Battalion (Airborne) 503d Infrantry, 173d Airborne Brigate (Separate)
United States Army, and attached units for heroism in action against hostile
forces in the vicinity of Bien Hoa, Republic of VietNam, XKEh&xxKKxbeax
- , Calif. - at the Governors' Conference
PRESS CONFERENCE Live tv coverage
Made announcements -- and answered questions from members of the press corps
The President returned to the Main House --
go to
Whitney Young (B.1) --requested permission to(VietNam
- depots in North Vietnam.
In the office discussing last minute plans w/ Gov. Harriman and Mr. Rostow
The President drove the team - Harriman, Goodpaster, Rostow, and Unger.
to their waiting Jetstar on the airstrip.
Returned to the Oval Office w/ Clark
- , Texas
Bob Fleming - San Antonio. Texas (BF had asked that the President call him
before he briefed the press)
Joe Califano - Washington, D. C. (re: Whitney Young's request to go to Vietnam
at his own expense and for JAG to check w/ Cy Vance
since
- summaries
of the world situation and the
VietNam situation as they
viewed them. The President
then we at around the table and
asked everyone there whether
he had any particular ^iLKxg: ;
questions. Questions Came
from Senator Russell Long, ;
Senator Everett
- ) to discuss w/ Amb Sullivan future policies regarding
the political situation and military operations in Laos as they relate to developments
in VietNam," savs Secy Rusk)
n^tt- August8, 1966
White House
Dav
MONDAY
Activity (inctude visited by)
Douglas
- to VietNa m to surve y the possibilitie s fo r
expanding an d strengthening the wor k o f private agenfie s i n helping th e Vietnames e
people.
Today
approved
H R 10306
Training
An Act
and
to amend
the
Universal
Military
Service
Act of 1951 as amended
- Gardner Ackley , chairma n o f a specia l committe e o n that subjec t
Today announced that a six-man team o f U.S. Rura l electrificatio n
experts ha s complete d most o f the pre- construction wor k on South Vietnam' s firs t
three rura l electri c
- .
Mrs. Jak e Pickle , Pegg y Pickle, VM .
Upon arrival a t th e Sout h Grounds, th e President wa s greete d by Ray Schere r
who shoo k hands w / th e Presiden t i n fron t o f NBC cameras NB
C wa s dr i ng
a "Whit e Pape r o n Vietnam" - - an d
- departments an d agencie s instructin g
each t o tak e thre e step s i n an effort t o serv e th e publi c better .
Issued Executiv e Order designatin g VietNam an d waters adjacen t thereto as a n Overseas
Combat Area fo r purpose s o f Armed force s mailin g
- spent over an hour with him discussing VietNam, the Kennedy Round,
European issues, and the India food crisis.
(classified briefing papers which prepared the President for this meeting
were returned to Mr. Bundy's ofc) ,—_—,_
—
—
Hussein
-
.
ExpendiCode
OFF RECORD: Congressman Clement Zablocki (wa
s in Fish Rm. waiting
Cong. Zablocki leaves for VietNam on for
appt, w/ Henry Wilson)
Wednesday.
(Cong. Morgan had been invited to join also, --to cut down jealousies-but he was five hours away
- of the Dragon," by USIA "
and a portion of Mary Martin's "Hello Dolly" tour -- the portion about
performances in VietNam
To office w/ guests
Mrs. Johnson
to office _____—^—.
To mansion w/ Mrs. Johnson
Retired
ntxtr February
White House _
26, 1966 ^
Day
-
)
"
^
Manatos
Fort Meyer Chapel w/ Mrs. Johnson, arriving at 10:55a
for
MEMORIAL/FUNERAL SERVICE for Captain Albert Smith,
the
son of Merriman Smith. Capt Smith wag killed in a helicopter
I accident
in VietNam ^""*
The
President and Mrs. Johnson departed
- to damp down subversi
in the area. The President questioned General Vargas on the problem of Philippine troops for VietNam and action by t
Philippine Senate. Rostow:mf )
To second floor w/ Mrs. John Connally, Mrs. Eugene Locke, and
Mrs. Margaret Price
- -and commissioned by the Arnold Air Society.
General McConnell also presented a resolution passed by the Arnold Air Society
-- supporting the President's position in Vietnam
Returned to the Oval Office
April 26, 1966
Tuesday
White House
Bill Moyers in
Marvin
- Calls checked
yb
NOVEMBER 30, 1965
WHITE HOUSE - TEXAS
TUESDAY
Awake - i n bed reading newspapers.
Secy Robert McNamara (b. 1) - w/ a report on his trip to
Europe
and
Vietnam
( Wash D.C. * )
In the living room reading newspapers
- on the four year term for House Members
From McG. Bundy re 5:54 meeting in Cabinet room
Thur, Jan 20:
It was a discussion of the current state of affairs
in Vietnam and of the progress of the peace offensive
that lead to Presidential guidance -or the press
- Boggs
Majority Whip Russell Long
Lawrence O'Brien, the Postmaster General
Mike Manatos
Henry Wilson
Jack Valenti
McGeo Bundy
Marvin Watson .
Jake Jacobsen
The President discussed at length our position in VietNam and asked Bundy to address
himself
- ,
White House Day
1966
Thursday
Ex;
Activity (include visited b*/) ti
McCone *"
John
OFF
(J
RECORD
^ Mr. McCone asked to see the President totalk about South
and the Watts Report.
VietNam,
Walt Rostow joined
Secy McNamara STRICTLY
OFF RECORD
