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Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Situation in South Vietnam, 4/2/1965, Volume 3, Tab 33," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

. McGeor ge Bundy referred to the pending Presidential speech and discussed the proposed plan for a Southeast Asia D evelopment Association. Mr. Gaud (AID) and Mr . Rusk both indicated their -- ~,,,,..¥ _, :,"... '1

Folder, "October 17, 1967 - 1:40 p.m. McNamara, Rusk, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

and press conferences. Too many signs are bad now. There has been nothing good since the hearings. We need to be a little more outspoken. SECRETARY McNAMARA: Eban wants no association with our intentions to provide arms to the moderate Arabs. Eban wants

Folder, "[September 6, 1967 - 11:09 a.m. Meeting with Vietnam Election Observers]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

depend upon how the elected government reacts. He said we cannot overlook the vote given Dzu. He said the pacification effort will be long and arduous. He doesn't agree with the liberty of the press impressions from Vietnam citing that two

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam, 3/26/1965, Volume 3, Tab 32," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

? Communist plot? Was it a USIA Director Rowan : Peter Arnett of the Associated Press didn't write his story out of the blue. We should find out about his background. Secretary McNamara gave his account of how the gas story got started and, in reply

Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 6:28 p.m. Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

by somebody in the Defense Department, prompting press inquiries from CBS. I gave them the guidelines we discussed and have now advised other reporters of his visit in order to diminish the mystery as much as I could. A transcript will be sent in as soon
Press relations

Folder, "August 16, 1967 - 2:10 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

- The President then read a list of organizations representing labor, management, press, foundations, and other associations. It '1.0.S agreed that this group could be invi.ted to go to Vietnam as observers of the up-coming elections. The President instructed

Folder, "[December 23, 1967 - 8:50 p.m. Meeting with Pope Paul]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

the President gave to the Pope and to Cardinal Cicognani copies of a proposed press release dealing with thei conference. The Pope objected to a line near the end of the release which said "We will never surrender South Vietnam to aggression or attack." R

Folder, "[September 29, 1965 Luncheon Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

. Bunc!y said that the President might get a press quel"'y a.bo\.!t tear ga.:; ii he held a press coI'..ie:-"'nce tor."lo:.·:row. McNamara suggested that the President respond by stz..ting (1) tear gas is a hu~ane way to restore order under certain

Folder, "The Bertrand Russell 'Trial'," Country Files, Vietnam, NSF, Box 191 (Item)

ef courtJe bas no legal or offici.al {Press reports 0f are ~.a~X'.'ieall.y nat!WrCB of this preaa.:P so there letter from PreSident Johnson to Erlander the biased and propagiand.istic unt:rueo) project. bs standing whatsoever

Folder, "January 24, 1968 - 1 p.m. Pueblo II - National Security Council," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

was being boarded. At 2354 (11:54 EST) the first SOS came. We ceased t6 hear from the Pueblo 31 minutes later. The President: Were there no planes available which were prepared to come to the aid of this vessel? Every press s~ory I have seen this morning

Folder, "Bernard Quint," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 1 (Item)

...~ .. :_•. ,... . .•.. • :.>-.:i_~;!-.,...t ..•• ...... _r·.:.: ,;:.::·:.· ••.. December 7: •• · :,..•. • ,· ; :. ~~"?'~-'i • ••• '',1··1 •..••'.• . .i! 1rst Press Conlerence.;· As 0£ !-', •1968, ~: . ::_Press· conferences · ~ < ;,_:;.-.. had been held
Press relations

Folder, "January 29, 1968 - 1:40 p.m. Pueblo 9 - Senior Advisors - McNamara, Rusk, Katzenbach, Lodge, Helms, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

be: What actions could be taken; how should the Congress be associated with these actions (the experience in the Dominican Republic and in Vietnam is pertinent). In presenting these questions to General Eisenhower I stressed that the discussion

Folder, "[September 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

available to the press. He read the papers, he said, and noted that Gov. fttnney had explained his Vietnam views by saying he 1d been "brain-washed" in Saigon. 'lhe President observed that an;y man "brain-washed" by diplomats and generals might have problems
Press relations

Folder, "August 20, 1968 National Security Council," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

: We really don't know? CIA Director Helms: Yes. General Westmoreland: Attacks are associated with major offensive in Northern I Corps and III Corps near Saigon. This is a prelude to a general offensive. I expect it about the 24th or 25th

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam, 1/29/1966, Volume 3, Tab 38," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

over Senators by merely citing numbers, but we can win them over by discussing our overall strategy. General Whe ele r: W e should resume the bombing as soon as practicable on infiltration-associated targets which we have advised on the basis

Folder, "April 30, 1968 - 1:25 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

in· long years of association with foreign policy c::.r-ic. il~ t:ei..--na tional rcla tions in and out of gov2:cn:-.~2nt > i~c~uding service as Coordinator of ·Inter-Am8rican - ,. . . . . 19 Lr 0 , ana tncrea~te~ , , ,.. " . At~airs starting

Folder, "Ex BE 5-7 Economic Planning for the End of Hostilities (Post War Planning)," WHCF BE, Box 40 (Item)

~ the Nation's • lingering bal3:nce-of-payments· problem, in light of t~e reduction _in foreign exchange drains associated with Government expenditures in Southeast Asia. . . a as RESOURCES AND PRIORITIES FOR THE LONGER RUN The chcii~esamong alternative

Folder, "[Manuscript] Chapters 1-9," Papers of William P. Bundy, Box 1 (Item)

and reasoned although because hand and who as well. for the United front, indeed as befitted a close of policy have been read into no positions, and Bundy through friendly. in 1939-41--and associated diffe·rent was largely terms, any

Folder, "National Security Council - 1961 [1 of 3]," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 4 (Item)

to provide technical assis tance grants to newly-independent COD1DOnwealth countries. The French have said they are willing to continue helping independent members ot the Camrunity such as Mali which are willing to reuain associated with France and who

Folder, "January 31, 1968 - 8:40 a.m. Pueblo 13 - Breakfast with Congressional Leaders & Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

A.) The enemy has about 40, 000 men around Khesanh. You won 1t hear much in the press about how bad the enemy's bombing in Saigon was last night. You won't hear many speeches about the North Korean's attempt to cut off President Park 1 s head and to kill

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 8, Excerpts and Taylor's Memo," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)

suppress the defensive fire, l\4ajor Dethlefsen ignored the enemy's overwhelming firepower and the damage to his aircraft and pressed his attack. Despite a continuing hail of antiaircraft fire, deadly surface-to-air mis.5iles,and co~nterattacks by MIG

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 1," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)

to the President of March 4, final drafts and associated papers; Walt Ro stow' s agenda notes for Presidential meetings; and Papers for the Advisory Group Meeting, March 25-26. VOLUME 8 contains - Clifford - ExceTpts Committee working papers; from the Weekly

Folder, "NSAM # 328: Presidential Decisions with Respect to Vietnam, 4/6/1965," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 6 (Item)

to insure that incentives for service in Vietnam are included in the Foreign Assistance Act. They are also pressing the Department of Labor to have Bureau of Employment Compensation legislation liberalized with respect to death benefits. I have asked 0 1

Folder, "South Vietnam and U.S. Policies [X-File] [2 of 2]," Files of Walt Rostow, NSF, Box 19 (Item)

. Anna Chennault, I have read .with some dis taste an Associated Press acco:unt O!f.how the · latest boo!{ by Theodore H. Whiite (The Mak ing of a Presi dent 1968) portrays her. It seems only decent that the right tag should be put on work of this kind

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, May 10, 1966]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

Economic Issues: Mr. Robert Komer .,·· · 6. Guidance on Further Discussions and Press Handling of Ambassador Lodge's Visit I I_ .. t. I~ I '' ) I I: i•II f f1 ,. BECl'tS'i' ( r t ~·~~·~~~~~~~~~!'. .. . _... •1• i ,.-. 1,4 , i tJllili

Folder, "JCS -- SIGMA I‑66, Game Documentation, 9/66," Agency Files, NSF, Box 33 (Item)

of SIGMAI-66 was to examine some of the major issues, problems and questions associated with a deescalation of the war in Vietnam. The teams in SIGMAI-66 represented the United States (Blue), Republic of South Vietnam (Green), National Liberation Front

Folder, "February 28, 1968 - 8:35 a.m. Gen. Wheeler"s trip to Vietnam discussion with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

uprising and many defections. Our press had led the North Vietnamese to think the ARYN army was a pushover. That proved to be untrue. The enemy has laid land lines down the Laotian panhandle. This will permit them to operate on radio silence and give

Folder, "Diaries [Transcripts of Tapes 21-24]," Papers of U. Alexis Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

incidents in the affair that contributed to this. Kissinger gave the press Onewas that on the record--! think it was on the record but I don't rememberthe background, a long detailed account of the development Tape 21 -- 10 of the situation between

Folder, "[Manuscript] Chapters 17-24," Papers of William P. Bundy, Box 1 (Item)

with good intent but bad results was in the wrong. 11 The United States ar~ China, (Third E.d., Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1971,)pp. 356-7. One can reflect on the validity of this view, and also on whether Americans, more than other Western

Folder, "[September 9, 1964 - 11:00 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

not be sufficient. He had held this view for many months, but it had been reinforced by recent events in the field. The President pressed General Taylor as to the reasons for his current unreadiness to recommend larger action. Under this questioning General Taylor

Folder, "Diaries [Transcripts of Tapes 11-20]," Papers of U. Alexis Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

arrived in NewYork, one of the--! don't remember--officials came on the plane and called out my nameand asked me to comeout and, as I came out, there was a big crowd of photographers and they thronged all around me. I was hustled into the press room

Folder, "[Manuscript] Chapters 10, 12-16," Papers of William P. Bundy, Box 1 (Item)

. of but moralism Kennedy / !:ly Americans and ir. the public as Ha==i::a::. . us for the s:..:c..:: act:..o~s 7 as was mear.~· -~• somet. ...... _i:ig r.,o::::-e9e::::-so:ial. it, nerve Anglo-Saxon ulti:wate associated . or Bri t.:..sh people

Folder, "[Manuscript] Chapters 25-33," Papers of William P. Bundy, Box 1 (Item)

~~A~T h7 sY-_.now~~ were ·:,.''//-'/';i_ J T/folff; case-::.of ::muted At the was almost itself verbal other total, out of support~ extreme, France's at in policy choosing nonethel2ss istration resisted to the France be pressed

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, August 9, 1967]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

and comprehensive steps to solve the reserve problem. b. Press hard for a change of the DOD P 80/$ official exchange rate to the personal purchase rate of P 118/$ no later than January 1, 1968. This alone would cut GVN dollar earnings on US account by almost one

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol 7, Meeting with the President and Draft Memo," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)

there is no time for 7 on-the-job training, the press, the Congress 4. he should In so doing, not merely support efforts reach should come from and administer he would ensure co-ordin~ted a master - - were for the war by rallying the· farmers

Folder, "Diaries [Transcripts of Tapes 1-10]," Papers of U. Alexis Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

pastor there. Pastor Norden, as I recall Pastor Liljedahl from Salina used to occasionally come downand preach. To go back to the Forsses: my only real associate as a young child Tape l -- 8 was my cousin Verna, the daughter of Gus Forsse who as I

Folder, "National Security Council (II)," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 4 (Item)

that he felt the issue was clear, although he was not completely informed on the latter project. A general discussion was held on the treatment at the President's June 27th press conference of the implications of the Chinese Communist build-up

Folder, "VP Johnson's Trip - Far East - May, 1961," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 1 (Item)

displayed in comment and photos o His mingling w1th crowds brought unanimous press praiseo "Dan Viet" said Johnson von over people not with Prees f'lowerly speech but with sincere, popular, youthful attitudeo noted with t :vor all his unconventional

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 6, Bunker Reports," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)

-- 45th report, President of delay) ----- ---------------------used at Press 3 Apr 68 -- Bunker msg to President, Vietnamese the burdens of the war effort-------------------------------4 Apr 68 - - Bunker's 46th report ---------- con£ #121 --- J

Folder, "Vice President's Trip to Southeast Asia, May 9-24, 1961 (I) [1 of 2]," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 1 (Item)

believe nations extend their strength rather than overextend it by joining together in free associations to meet common dangers and work for common good. Our al Iiances are not burdens beyond our capacity to support -- they are supports without which we