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Walt Rostow
Vietnam
and Paris Talks
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^^^
VHITE HOUSE Date
)ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
DIARY
Resident began his day at (Place) THE WHITE HOUSE Day
Time Te
11
In Out
2:05p t
Lo
feP.h°ne E
Activity
LD
Joe
2:10p f
:
and
Joe
5:06p t
Tim
5
- Everett Dirkse n (b . 1) - r e lette r fro m Mansfiel d r e Vietnam :
Dirksen' s plan s t o leav e fo r Rep , convention ; gun control legislation :
and supreme cour t nominations : Johnn y Crooker
n Christopher
e Manato s
r Georg e Smather s
Jo
e
-
O'Brien, the Postmaster General
Rostow
Sanders Press
Califano President
Manatos to
Johnson and
Briefing #1114-A indicate s that the
asked Rusk, McNamara, and Wheeler
"give briefings on the situation in Vietnam
in Korea. "
Hackler - press office
Flowers
- a
y Brando n o
f th e Londo n Sunda y Time s OF
F RECOR D
Johnson
Mr. Brando n wants t o discuss : th e Puebl o incident , VietNam , an d th e domesti c iteAfacagc l
political situatio
n
2:30p f
Wal
t Rosto w
e
matter
personnel
l Earl e
- Georg e Christian
f record _
columnis t
Appt requeste d by Bartlett t o talk about VietNam
Hackler's briefin g mem o indicate s "h e want s t o talk to fin d what' s uppermos t
on th e President' s mind , ho w he feel s abou t problems, an d how he
- of legislation
2. summer youth program
3. foreign press handling of U.S. issues
4. veterans in public service
Secy Rusk also distributed a pamphlet to all Cab mbrs, "Briefing Notes
on VietNam - Feb 1968, Dept of State, "
1968
WHITE HOUSE date
UDENT LYNDON B
- Rostow
George Christia n
Tom Johnson
Agenda included;
VietNam
Gen. Wheeler's trip
Pueblo
and other
^
notes
'"
to DT
VHite HOUSE date
>ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
DIARY Tuesday
-"resident began his day at (Place). Day
T-, Telephon
Time
fort
11
in
e
-
(include visited by) ture
Justice
9:16a t
26, 1968
White House D
f or t ExpendiActivity
LD
8:00a The
8:08a t
8:14a t
9:30a "
^^
RECORD: General Earle Wheeler, Chairman, JCS -
- - - - i—-,•«
"
W.
Military Assistance Command, VietNam
Johnson's
- w
re Vietnam . Mark s ou t at 6:32 p
4f
pT
Directo
r Zwic k
o Cabine t Roo m fo r meetin g wit h
Secretary Rus k Walt
Rosto w
Secretary Cliffor d Harry
McPherson
Hon. Willia m Bund y - Ass t Sec y o f State fo r Eas t Asia n an d Pacific Af fairs
- . )
GC's pres s briefin g #1198- A indicates tha t th e President met thi s mornin g w / Cyru s Vance . Discusse d th e
situation i n Asia generall y an d the propose d talk s wit h Nort h Vietnam , a s wel l a s Apri
l 8 196 8
th e
DENT'LYNDON B. JOHNSO N
- the President o n superb presentation of
reasons for tax surcharge, but expressed his concern about the heavy troop increase
in VietNam. the President wrote on the ltr - "I want to see him at once.")
Mr.
12:l6p t
Thursday
joined
'
;
Walt
by Jim Jones
- fro m tri p t o VietNam , Genera
l Johnso
rep
orted t o hav e com e bac k wit h pres
s
Ia
n optimisti c repor t i
n Wes
t
\ following
|
12:00n t
11
12:50p T
—————- —————1
I Georg
a
held
_ conference
Lobby _
his mtg
Justic
;v
e Ab e Fortas
T
-
who ar e employe d b y th e agencie s Ronal
in VietNam . The y ar e selecte
d Corinn
by th e agencies , reviewe d by Mrs
Chairman Mac y o f the CSC . Thi
is th e firs t tim e thes
g were; Mrs . Doree n Savage , Buffalo , NY—hi s wido w
d Franci s
- Newspaper Publishers
Association
\
2 wk.
Mr. Smith is a reserve infantry colonel, and was sent to VietNam for the reserve duty.
He returned highly impressed by our efforts and i n a published interview said that
reports of a stalemate are untrue
- r regardin g th e deat h o f her husban d i n
Vietnam tw o years ago . Th e Presiden t replie d t o tha t It r an d suggeste d that sh e brin g he r childre n t o se e hi m whe n they
THE WHIT E HOUS E wer e nex t i n Washingto n visiting thei r
- -American veterans from VietNam
in the hospital yesterday afternoon and how prou d he is of all the Mexican-Americans
in the Arme
d Forces.
Tom Robles fro m albuquerque, N. M
Marion Vazque z fro m Santa Clara, Calif .
Louis Tellez, fro m Albuquerque, N. M
- Vietnam .
d, Catholic
h for LB J Ranc h arr'g
___Departe
_
. _ _ _Churc
~
! a t 11:55a m ~
11:50am '
12:29pm; I
Day
Departed LB J Ranc h w / Mr . an d Mrs . Patric k Nugen t an d m f ~ "~
"" " ~*
11:00am - 11:50a m ~
—————— .
Ranch, Texa s SUNDA
-
Da
or t ExpendiActivity
LD
10:00 f~ Left
10:50 p.
Nov.
Today awarded the Presidential Unit Citation to Seal Team ONE for extraor dinary
heroism in action against the Viet Cong in the Republic of Vietnam from 16 July 1966
31 Aug 1967
Today
- situation in South Vietnam
United Nations problems
25, 1968
Day
VHITE HOUSE Dat
DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
e November
DIARY
The
President began his day at (Place) Day
Time
1
In
Out
to NSC Mtg
~^To
1:22p f
1:24p ~OFF
1:40p Hon.
for
Activity (include
- Vietnam , Biafr a
y
/VHITE HOUSE Date Dec
DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
3,
ARY
T?'
' The
White House
President began his day at (Place) Day
Time Telephone
11
In Out
Lo
f or t
Activity
LD
3:50p t
Col
3:56p t
George
4:10p t
Temple
4:25p t
4:30p t
4
- already returned to DaNang, Vietnam
Pierson
Mrs.
Earl
Birge Alexander, his sister - in Memphis, Tennessee
Deathe
-
in Austin, Texas
W
VHITE HOUS E Dat
>ENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N
DIARY
President bega n hi s day at (Place )
Timp Telephon
11
In Ou
tL
- ' weekly luncheon
w/ Georg e Christia n
Hon. Clar k Clifford, Sec y o f Defense
Hon. Dea n Rusk , Sec y o f State
Admiral Thomas Moorer C NO
Agenda:
Vietnam, Puebl o negotiations , othe r
WHITE HOUS E Dat
DENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N
DIARY
President bega n
- . )
Clark
Clifford
fr
mans
Alex Ros e - Ne w York Cit y (f r Mans . )
Did
exercises
McGeo Bundy
McGeo
Dressed
fr mans
Bundy
fr
mans
Arrived i n the offic e -w/ JV.
To Cabine t Roo m fo r MEETIN G r e Cypru s an d VietNam . OFF-THE-RECOR
Attendance
- d w / th e Ambassado r hi s
hopes fo r th e Amb. 's rol e i n VietNam . JJ:m
f
e Califan
.•
t 21
e
t-
Jo
11:25a T
y
,
y (includ e visite d by ) tur
D Weigh
7:45a Breakfas
7:47a 11:15 a Ambassado
10:15a t
y Wednesda
e.
£ t Expendi
OL
h
-
in
1951
with
that of VietNam
today
European
tendencies
as
shown
by the
attitudes
of Britain
France
and
increasingly
Germany
6:43p 7:10
" Actin
p Dr
. J Herbert Holloma
g Sec y o f Commerc e
- app t requeste d by Dr . Hollomo n - t o generall y discus
- ,
And
the
Dept.
of
recently
Defense
them for their work w/ the
12:56p t
Mrs.
12:57p f
Walt
Johnson
Rostow ZUZZ
to__Pres)
visited South VietNam •
issued
certificates
of
troops
appreciation
to
_
___________
1:00p -Th
e President cam e ou t o
- esident see him to give him his views on the situation in Asia
Mr. Beech strongly is in favor of pur stand in VietNam, seeing it as vital to
our own position as well as to the security and future of all Asia.": Jorden memo
i
————— ~~———— i
.
i
3:30p
- recommendatio n (thru Califano ) that th e Presiden t awar d a
Presidential Uni t Citatio n to
th e Vietnames e Eight h Airborn e Battalion . _______
4) Commissio
n fo r Fre d B . Burke , o f Michiga n t o b e Alternat e
Federal CoChairma n o f th e Appalachia
- . Hollings —— —
—
—
Senator-elect /HM-JEtM^^--OFF THE RECORD
(fm South Carolina) _}
(When making the appointment, Senator Hollingssaid he wanted to report to the Presiden
on his two-week tour of Vietnam before making any public statements. He returned t
- to a request from Prime
Minister Ky, the U.S. Government will join with the Government
of
VietNam in sponsoring a joint planning effort on the
long-run development of the Vietnamese economy.
The White House p^
Friday
Activity (inctude visited by) )
Douglass
-
of except of the Civil Rights Message Marvin
^ 5:46p -6:15 Senator
6:15 |
Walt
6:15p Th
The
John Tower (R-Texas) The
W. Rostow Jim
Fleming
Watson
President gave Sen. Tower a copy of a letter_
Lucas had sent the President on VietNam affairs.
e President
- Squadron, USAF, for extraordinary heroism in action against hostile _
in the Republic of VietNam, from August l, ^^B 1965 to February 1, 1966.
I Today
I investment
jj
Day Monday
w/ Mrs. Johnson ~"
Christian ' ,
10:40p Mary
1967
(include visited
- for a WALK
, for
mansion w/ above
LUNCH ;
; The
President wa s prepared for this mtg w/ a memo of talking points from Rostow
re Tet truce and ether VietNam matters (to DT) -- also a memo of talking points
from Tom Johnson -- also (to DT)
i
|
3:10p I
L_J
-
George
Califano
discuss personal matters) ,
~~j
I
~ ~~. ,
:
Christian (pl)
RECORD: The Vice President and _
Youngdahl (Reuben)
Pastor of Mount Olivet Lutheran
in Minneapolis, Minn. , who has Just returned from VietNam. (Is brother of forme
. S
- that "I gave th e President a rundown of what I gUf saw and
observed on this very short trip (Japan, Korea, South VietNam, Taiwan, and r
.
.
the Philippines)"
f
"
JJ (on MW pl) ~
12:10p| f
I~
I JJ
(on MW pl)
_____
,
~12:40p| f
~|JJ (o ^ Mw pl)
12
- d the assignmen t o f Lt. Ge n Bruce Palmer . Jr . . USA , a s
I Commandin
g General, I I Fiel d Force . VietNam , t o replac e Lieutenan t Ge n Jonatha n O.
j Seaman
, wh o i s bein g reassigned a s Specia l Assistant t o theChie f o f Staff . US
-
on
VietNam and received one question--from a man that Louie Martin described as
|:
t he only
"dove" in the crowd. McPherson's memo outlines the man's questioning and
[ Mr.
Rostow's answers) -- McPherson's memo to DT
j—
|
•••
•
--the
President
walked around
- of the highlights of the first annual report on
Servicemen's life insurance; provisions of new Driver
came and went
GI Bill; and status of legislation for VietNam vets.
via center door.
Cabinet Room
William
Drivers
press in - "Boys bring your
we have a good morning
- Mac Arthur (b. 2) Dept of State
re his Congressional contacts on the possible Marcos invitation to President
Johnson to go to Asian Conference in Philippines — on Vietnam.
Walt Rostow
Bill Moyers (pl)
Bill Moyers
PMG Larry
O'Brien (b. 3)
B Moyers
- Director, FBI
The Commander asked to see the President with his principal aim being to offer his
services in connection with the President's policies on VietNam. Also, to express to
the President a willingness to assist in any way possible in connection
