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Folder, "December 5, 1967 - 1:18 p.m. VP, McNamara, Rusk, Vance, Helms, Rostow, Christian, T. Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

your decision was a ray of hope to some Turkish officials, to others it was simply pernicious interference. Under these circumstances, our reception bordered on unfriendliness and rudeness. In .the first instance, we were diverted from the civil airport

Folder, "[March 20, 1968 - 5:08 p.m. VP, Rusk, Clifford, Fortas, Bundy, Bundy, Jorden, Rostow, Christian, McPherson, Goldberg]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

taken element of hope from so many people. I think the problem is to have to rr.ake a. statement when weight of .feeling is well, another ••• --tax issue --more troops ~ --more costs ($~ Billion) Is there a way of conveying an impression

Folder, "March 26, 1968 - 10:30 a.m. Meeting with Gen. Wheeler, JCS and Gen. Creighton Abrams," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

. They lost 50, 000. Give them your plan, hope and belief. " Carter and DePuy weren't up to par last night. I want both of you at lunch. I want General Abrams to give us the whole picture - pros and cons. The bitterness has is going on. built up here. We

Folder, "[Incidents in the Gulf of Tonkin, August 1964 - Bromley Smith Memo of January 27, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

in the hopes that this might be an isolated or unca.lcula.ted action. There was local defensive fire. The United States was not clrn"·n into hasty response. Our hopes that this was an isolated incident did not last long-...\t 2 :35 p.m. Greenwich meridian time

Folder, "May 6, 1968 - 1:20 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

Walt Rostow George Christian The President: I want a most careful screening of the personnel in Paris I want to be positive. I want the negotiators to get my feelings. I don't want to influence you with my pessimism. I hope you're optimistic. Truman

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

if it doesn't work out this year. SERVI We hope - 2 We are not worried that the UK will turn her back on the U.S. by going into Europe. The "special relationship-" rests on tradition, language, history. We need the UK in Europe to help Europe play a world

Folder, "[February 17, 1965 - 10:00 a.m. Meeting with General Eisenhower and Others]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

. The President welcomed General Eisenhower, and said he was hopeful he could hear General Eisenhower's thinking concerning the situation in South Viet-Nam. (During two or three minutes prior to The President 1 s entry into the Cabinet Room, General Eisenhower had

Folder, "July 14 - 1:35 p.m. L. F. McCollum and group of leading businessmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

ME!T! !'1G 1'10'1'!5 COPYRIGMTED 't'oblicolion i:le~wires l2ef mission of Cop 7 •~ht -t1o4Gier, 'N. Thel'ft'1i i 11 kri"°n _t ( i"-lC) -:[ ~· CC PY;.~ l G ;-~ -1- ED --- 50CI-- SECRET The President: Sorry we are lateo Hope all of y ou

Folder, "February 9, 1968 - 10:15 p.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Secretary of State. I think the people are hopeful that we would be working together at times like these. I think it unwise to write a formal letter turning this down. A public session would be a disservice

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] U. S. Policy toward Laos, 4/29/1964, Volume 2, Tab 1," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

Commission to send inspectors to the Plaine des Jarres in the hope that their presence w ould halt the fighting which apparently is now going on there . The situation in Laos is not clear but we are making an effort to force Siho, one of the reb e l g e

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Situation in Vietnam, 2/8/1965, Volume 3, Tab 29," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

to the Russians in an effort t o explain why we had to retaliate as we did. Our hope is that they will understand why we acted as we did , at least to the extent of being annoyed by the North Vietnamese action. Mr. Ball informed the group that we had sent

Folder, "[January 25, 1966 - 5:30 p.m. Meeting with Congressional Leadership on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

January 25, 1966 Hope we would not resume the bombing - - and try to find a way out. After large casualties, we will come to a negotiation. President: Perhaps if we took the Majority Leader's paper point by point -- and see what it says. McNamara: 1

Folder, "[September 19, 1967 - 8:36 a.m. Congressional Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

in the House. Mansfield said we are very hopeful in the Senate. Mike Manatos said that he has not had a Se!_late head count, but out of the Committee, three Republicans, instead of the four he had previously mentioned, were against PC's. Albert said "I keep

Folder, "[April-May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

is concerned, our ties are deep and abiding. Eve ryone knows that w e hope to see Britain in the Common Market; but this is a matter which can only be settled in Europe by Europeans. More -2 Although we can understand the historical reasons that have led

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Economic Aspects of Middle East Settlement, 10/26/1967, Volume 4, Tab 59," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

of the Jordan River by 20% with weather modification. He felt that water must be keyed in with the refugee problem and hoped that in moving ahead on the Israeli plant we could extract some concessions from Israel that would tie the plant into greater Arab use

Folder, "February 2, 1967 President's Meeting with Lester Maddox," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

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Folder, "June 14, 1967 Notes of the regular Cabinet Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

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Folder, "July 13, 1967 - 12:08 p.m. [NSC Meeting - #572]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

in Nigeria appears to be wise. Despite large U.S. aid progra.m s under way, a neutrality position makes sense. There is still hope in Nigeria short of a complete govern mental break-up. There may be a looser confederation. AID programs have not been failures

Folder, "July 31, 1967 - 5:46 p.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

said that only four or five businessmen out of 100 contacted oppose the tax increase. Most of the others advised going ahead. The President said he hopes that the administration also can cut departmental spending. II. Crime Control Congressman Albert

Folder, "April 7, 1968 - 3:05 p.m. President's meeting with Gen. William Westmoreland - Cabinet Room," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

for far too long. And I don't want it all over the newspapers either. Clark (Clifford), I hope you can do it without telling every leak in your department. Work it out yourself. Clifford: That's just not possible, sir. I will have to talk with my people

Folder, "May 21, 1968 - 1:15 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

week has been general support for your policy. will come out of Paris conference. I hope so. Something With limitations placed on the military, we have no real plans to win the war. If you limit - no invasion into the north - no mining of harbors

Folder, "May 28, 1968 - 6:30 p.m. Bi-partisan Congressional Leadership meeting with Cy Vance," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

CLIFFORD: 1. We are going through stage of negotiations you must go through with the Communists. Lengthy conferences are not unusual. I am hopeful about the meeting. President made an exceedingly generous offer last September. On March 31, President made

Folder, "June 4, 1968 - 1:45 p.m. President's Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

--Jordan fighting? some fighting. These attacks a re uncalled for. The President: The President read Chuck Robb's letter to him about fighting in Vietnam, Lynda and hope that HHH would be next President. Secretary Rusk: Arab question. The President

Folder, "October 15, 1968 - 1 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

that the presence of the GVN there at the first meeting is only symbolic. We just need a warm body. Secretary Rusk: They said that too. The President: Let's do everything possible to nlake sure that this thing is held tightly. I hope all of you will just close up

Folder, "October 30, 1968 - 4:00 p.m. President's meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

reasonably hope for GVN to be recognized by sitting at talks." George Christian: I will send the Press home now. Clark Clifford: If orders go out at 12 noon tomorrow to stop bombing at 12 midnight, what is the possibility of a leak? General Wheeler

Folder, "November 11, 1968 - 3 p.m. President and President-elect Nixon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

in a room next to Secretary Rusk's office for immediate liaison purposes. Mr. Nixon said that, despite observations in the pres$, he had made no decisions on his Cabinet. He hopes to have his Cabinet appointed by December 5. He would naturally like to have

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

believed that these forces would be reliable as long as they had confidence that we were with them. -4 The President asked who might come in if Khanh went out. He said that he hoped that it would not be 11Mac's friend Mr. Oanh of Harvard, and was pleased

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam, 8/5/1965, Volume 3, Tab 36" National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

military forces and limit the size of U. S . forces. Political fragility continues in South Vietn am. We hope that the political situation is at last settling down. Based on recent local elections, a national election held now would not go to Ho Chi Minh

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam, 5/10/1966, Volume 3, Tab 39," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

of the approval of the SEA TO treaty and of the August resolu tion. Secretary McNamara: Political events in Saigon are causing trouble in the military area. There are fewer Vi e tnamese casualti es . We hope that heavy pressure by U. S . forces will carry us ove r

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Southwest Africa, 7/14/1966, Volume 3, Tab 43," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

of the South West Africa problem is as follows: l. Your opening remarks a. my continuing interest in African problems b. my desire to keep moving on the programs promised in my speech to the African Ambassadors in May; c. my hope that we can find

Folder, "[August 11, 1967 - 1:00 p.m. Meeting with O. L. Staley, NFO Pres., Secretary Freeman, and Others]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

hope again. - 3 The President. Tell me what your solutions would be for these problems. Staley. Here are some things would be helpful: 1. The strategic grains reserve plan which would withhold the grains from the market unless price was at parity

Folder, "[September 15, 1967 - Meeting with AFL-CIO Executive Council]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

and opportunities. He mentioned the insurance companies' pledge o1 $1 billion to aid the construction of homes for poor families as an example of the needed involvement of the private sector. The President hoped that "the labor movement will want to outdo

Folder, "[November 8, 1967 - 5:15 p.m. Meeting on Peru]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

in our thinkin g. Mr. Oliver said that depend ing upon the interpretation given the Symington amendment and the final outcome on the Conte amendment, he hoped we could continue sector and project lending, although program assistance would be out

Folder, "[June 26, 1968 Meeting with Equity Managers)," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

Califano to describe how they worked, using the Heineman task force on reorganization as an example. There was a question about the lessons he would draw from the long uphill fight on the tax bill. The President expressed his hope that his successor might

Folder, "[November 19, 1968 - Meeting with Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

$186 next year. I'm instructing the Cabinet to keep expenses down. -- But we've got $9 billion extra in mandatories, ($4 billion pay, $1 billion retirement) which the Departments cannot absorb. I hope my deficit will be 4-5 billion. If so we may have

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

the conflicts and problems which emerge. He has to get all the information, make the decisions, and hope they are right. Mr. Zaiman: What about the Vietnam war? The President: I think we are making steady progress. We are glad their government

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Inter/American Objectives 1 Problems, 3/6/1968, Volume 5, Tab 65," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

not know what the purpose of the meet ing is . Rumors have it that Rumania asked for the session. Among possible motives are to oppose NPT, reduce USSR control in the War saw Pact, or discuss European security. The President told Mr. Bohlen that he hoped

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Cyprus, 7/7/1964, Volume 2, Tab 8," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

to their garrison. The Turks see the Greek buildup outrunning theirs and their hope of successful intervention vanishing . Meanwhile , General Grivas- - a fanatic, fortunately anti- Communist--has taken over the Greek Cypriot forces and hopes to build an army

Folder, "January 27, 1968 - 1:25 p.m. National Alliance of businessmen luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

ships and very sophisticaled electronic equipment to intercept their communications. The Soviets have a number of ships. And so do we. The Soviets have twice the number as we. They have one spy ship trailing the Enterprise. We only hope

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Various Topics, Panama, etc.", 4/3/1964, Volume 1, Tab 7," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

to the major problems of Brazil. The U.S . did not engineer the revolt . It was an entirely indigenous effort. We now have fresh hope that Brazil can face up to its current problems. Senator Dirksen asked how much money we had given in grants to Brazil