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  • on January 29 in the Family Dining Room. Attending the meeting were: Secretary McNamara Secretary Rusk Under Secretary Katzenbach Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge CIA Director Richard Helms General Wheeler General Taylor Clark Clifford Samuel Berger - Department
  • the discussion as an exclusive talk with the President. The President praised the people of Connecticut, referring to them as forward-looking on national and internatimal affairs. He had praise for both Senators and Congressmen. The President: We have had a great
  • a man as able as Leo Beebe to work full-time on this program. - - I can assure you that you will receive the full support of this Government. The Departments of Labor and Commerce will give you all the help you need - - including the people you will need
  • but to lower veterans' and welfare benefits at the same time. The President remarked that there may be fields in which the Americans are the equal of the Germans and there may be fields where the Americans were better than the Germans, but the fiscal
  • '.1 FEBRUARY 10, 1968 - 3:17 p. m. SENIOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADVISORS Secretary Rusk Secretary McNamara Clark Clifford Walt Rostow Gec.rge Christian Tom Johnson X:!!l?O: MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 12, 1968 MEMORANDUM
  • Folder, "February 10, 1968 - 3:17 p.m. Senior Foreign Affairs Advisors - Rusk, McNamara, Clifford, Rostow, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2
  • : I hope my Department will not be required to enter this situation. We will not unless called upon. We will see to it that law and order will be maintained. I knew Dr. King. I had deep respect for him. White leaders respected Dr. King
  • Urban affairs
  • missing, or wounded, or killed in action. General Wheeler: I have here a paper which was written on 31 January by the Military Affairs Committee and the Current Affairs Committee of the Liberation Army. We believe this document to be authentic. In ihth'e
  • are the notes of the President's Foreign Affairs Luncheon of January 30, which was held in the Family Dining Room. Those attending the meeting were: Secretary Rusk Secretary McNamara Clark Clifford CIA Director Helms Walt Rostow George Christian Tom
  • Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 1 p.m. Pueblo 11 - Foreign Affairs Luncheon Rusk, McNamara, Clifford, Helms, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2
  • an estimated 20 per cent duplication) Neighborhood Youth Corps employees (this is in addition to 175, 000 regular year-round corpsmen) additional summer hiring of disadvantaged youngsters by federal departments and agencies Total summer hiring This year
  • Urban affairs
  • have seen are based on a hope and a prayer and not on knowledge. I read several hundred cables each week -- cables from capitals around the world. I read CIA reports, State Department reports and Defense Department reports. I can say to you tonight
  • , The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, The Ambassador to the United Nations, The Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. From the Senate: Mansfield, Dirksen, Long, Kuchel, Fulbright, Hickenlooper, Saltonstall,. Smathers. From
  • or not the Poverty Bill will pass at all. 1 ' Barefoot Sanders replied that his best reading now is 150 to 160 votes for the Poverty Bill. The President directed that Shriver be brought here tomorrow and begin working on this. At 7:20 p. m. Senator Mansfield departed
  • , although Senator Tower made a comment today that he was disappointed at the appointment. The Senator said he thought the President would now also be running the Defense Department as he is now running the White House and State Department. The President
  • . There will be differences between Labor and the Congress. Labor and the President may not always agree. I know we did not over a proposal for a Department of Labor and Corrrmerce. But we didn't let our disagreement develop into disillusionment. To dissent never means
  • Urban affairs
  • of Appropriations, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs. Senate and House. President, Rusk, McNamara and Valenti. Subject: Resumption of Bombing. Rusk recounted peace efforts-- and their fruitlessness. McCormack: Must protect our soldiers. Use means available
  • , of the D8fense Depart~~nt Reorganization Cc~21it~ee, Speci2l Assistant to the President for I~~2rnational Affairs. Co~.:nittee Ch~ir:::an SERVICE SET ! ,. v· t) !~·· :\· C> I i> : , • (-' (; ·.' I i1 I; (I) CI Cv J-'· 0 o r: :J tJ p 0 C !·> I
  • , the restraints on pai:ticipation certificates and the risk of appropriation increases for veterans and civil servants have increased the deficit to $29 billion. " To reduce this deficit, we will borrow - - cut - - and tax. We hope to borrow 50% {$15 billion
  • Urban affairs
  • in affairs with the Vietnam statement. All except the Communists see it that way. I do not expect a vote on this. Assistant Secretary of State Sisco: see it. That is the way most all nations The President: The President does not know of any plans
  • - returning veterans, diplomats, etc., to ' discuss Vietnam. 11 ' ge~~rr~~B"all ..~.~id tfia E_-~°-~~~e _!_~~z:oup- thinka _ -we-.1:.houra-get ·erurof:~~-~~~ one gives propr1ety ·To the Oav1n or Galbraith ~·nc:laver:,th,eo-ry_."7, ~-nd .no "In the South
  • I ' WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) '· i. "" •:){ .. MARCH 11, 1968 - 6:57 p. m. MEETING WITH FOREIGN ;POLICY ADVISORS ON ADDITIONAL TROOPS FOR VIETNAM --·-··- . · · Secretary Rusk (departed before meeting began) Secretary
  • to depart area. 1:05 pm North Korean sub chaser reported it was going to board the Pueb~o, silence her communications and tow the ship to Wonsan. 1 :20 pm Sub chaser ordered PT boats out of the way because she was going to fire on U.S. vessel. 1 :45 pm
  • ... When it was known that Bill would be leaving the staff for personal, financial reasons, we brought George aboard about six months before Bill departed He received a good deal of foreign policy experience while working with Walt Rostow, my foreign
  • for NSC Meeting, Wednesday, on Issues Coming Up in the UN General Assembly The purpose of the meeting is to: a. review the current issues before the UN General Assembly and discuss our position on these questions. b. (Attached is a State Department
  • Secretary Rusk: In my meeting with the House Foreign Affairs Committee this morning, they were outraged at the action by the North Koreans. They realize it is a very serious Illa.tier. They were understanding and were not pushing any particular course
  • in a discouraged man a sense of his own importance, giving a poor community a voice in directing its own affairs and consequently an interest in its future. We had plenty of disappointments -- and God knows we made mistakes, because we were in new territory. We
  • Consumer affairs
  • ·an.d relations with o~he:: nations. Wa hava asked the r:.e:!lbers of the House and Se::ate cf t.ha appropriations corr.:::ittee fro::i the Majo:::-ity Par'ty, and Foreign Affairs, We have met with · your Chair::en -­ Da~oc:::at.ic ~ide; · Fo~eign
  • then specifically raise the question of unarmed reconnaissance, you would state that both sides would be expected to take necessary measures to verify the state of affairs, and that in practice we could not possibly be satisfied that we knew the facts unless we
  • to this phase of European isolationism and a focusing on Europe's affairs, there is some danger in Europe's leaving a disproportionate amount of the burden in world affairs to the United States. Old-fashioned isolationism is not strong in the United States
  • tried to point out that nation-building and rural reconstruction is as important as the military aspects. We are making progress on all fronts. "The House Foreign Affairs Committee asked if South Vietnam would negotiate with the NLF. I said they were
  • move. DeGaulle will smile at us, but will not change his attitudes on monetary affairs and in relation to Great Britain. Secretary Fowler: The Chinese have been heavy takers of gold. Speculation. There is a possibility of independent actions between
  • said this country's relationships with Germany have been good, that Kiesinger "had a little affair" with de Gaulle but we let him run off awhile knowing that he would be back. The President said a continuing problem is that 14 Senate leaders in his own
  • supported this, but at the same tirne be wanted to make it abundantly clear that he did not think we had to reform every Asian into our own image. He •aid that be felt all too often when we engaged in the affairs of a foreign muntry we wanted to immediately
  • it is unrealistic to believe that you can get a supplementa in January. There are too many consirerations, including the fact that it's an election year and that priorities will be given to domestic affairs The best thing to do is to plan our aid on the assumption
  • ·~ITlZED The President: The House of Representatives has acted in the best interests of this nation, particular! y in the field of foreign affairs. In order to tnake the last few months beneficial, we have briefed the Presidential candidates. I want
  • of development. No Taiwan, but clearly not a sink-hole, hopeless. They can improve in a good many ways. BALL Just spent three hours befor House Foreign Affairs committee. not the same committee I knew before. And it's ......... (5) 1/11/66
  • , Univ. of California, Alexander Eckstein, Univ. of Michigan, Lucian W. Pye, MIT, A. Doak Barnett, Columbia, and George Taylor, Univ. of Washington; Messrs. Carl F. Stover, National Institute of Public Affairs, Cecil Thomas, Executive Director
  • to the White House, other Committees should be invited. The House Foreign Affairs Committee certainly should be included. The President: Well, it looks as if all of you have counseled, advised, consulted and then -- as usual -- placed the monkey on my back
  • on this tomorrow. Secretary Clifford: I appear on Friday before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee. They will want to get into sensitive areas. Secretary Rusk: it. I would memorize the March 31 speech and not go beyond T~P 3£61&? SEAVtCr: ~FT - 4 ­ TQF SF