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Folder, "August 8, 1967 - 9:02 a.m. Democratic Congressmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

effort. We hope to get more troops from the Australians, from the Koreans, and from the Thais. There is no stalemate. ratio is 10 to 1. We are moving along. The kill A Japanese businessman said that Hanoi is in bad shape. They are using 14-year old

Folder, "[January 20, 1966 - 5:50 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

to give me the season's schedule -- what the other teams will do - - and what we will do. Bob, you need to get from Westmoreland his plan for using our resources and what results - - what happens July and next January. What is estimate of NVN response

Folder, "[January 24, 1966 - 6:30 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

to Moscow was an..."lounced before the pause, so he has no critical reason to hold us back. Presi~ :tvlcN1ma:::-a: Wedn~sday. Taylor: Bob, what do you recommend? I'd go sooner. Political delay can be damaging. Don't feel strongly Wednesday or Thursdayw

Folder, "March 26, 1968 - 3:15 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors (Item)

we last met we saw reasons for hope. We hoped then there would be slow but steady progress. Last night and today the picture is not so hopeful particularly in the country side. Dean Acheson summed up the majority feeling when he said that we can

Folder, "[March 26, 1968 - 3:15 p.m. Meeting with Special Advisory Group, Cabinet Room (added to Meeting Notes File on 4-6-82)]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

\ T !"t4NSP'&:RRSD TO HANDWR ITING l'!LE March 26, 1968 SUMMARY OF NOTES McGeorge Bundy: There is a very significant shift in our position. When we last met we saw reasons for hope. We hoped then there would be slow but steady progress. Last

Folder, "July 19, 1967 - 12:23 p.m. Cabinet Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Sec. Freeman Sec. Trowbridge Sec. Wirtz Joe Califano Harry McPherson Douglass Cater Bob Fleming Tom Johnson ·! ~· .... ..... ..... j MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON July 19, 1967 7:30 p. m. MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM

Folder, "November 29, 1967 - 12 noon National Security Council Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

sold out the Greek people, etc. In sum, Mr. Battle said he was "on the whole optimistic"; there are still problems; but at the minimum Mr. Vance ha.s delayed and we hope averted a war. The basic problems still rcinain becaus c the London Zurich

Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

caused you any trouble on this matter on the Hill. But I do have very serious concerns about Vietnam. I think this is the place to raise these questions, here in the family. Congressman Boggs: What about Bob Byrd's charge that we are under estimating

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

the Republicans are on poor constitutional grounds and ultimately will be hurt politically. The President declined to discuss Senator McCarthy or other political questions. Theis asked the President to read a letter from Bob Thompson pro posing that the President

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

. On the state of the Nation, he said: is going to hell. " 11 1 just don't think this country MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON August 12, 1967 11:00 a. m. MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM: Bob Fleming Attached are notes on your conversation
Fleming, Bob

Folder, "November 21, 1967 - 8:30 a.m. VP, Rusk, McNamara, Bunker, Komer, Wheeler, Westmoreland, Helms, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

. Secretary McNamara said he would provide 500 additional officers for pacification work by February. Bob Komer said he was for 3551 officers. Secretary McNamara said the military is short of this type of man. He said there are officers in Vietnam who can

Folder, "[July 1967 - May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

that the reason the President did not jump quickly into a conference with Kosygin was that the President did not want to get hopes up in this country or have talks which were not substantive. The President said "we wanted no shoe pounding." The President said

Folder, "September 26, 1967 - 1:15 p.m. Weekly luncheon - McNamara, Katzenbach, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

on our ability to get talks going. We should try even if there is little hope for success. Even if you were to get them started and nothing mppened it would be good. We would step down some if secret talks began. I do not see a better channel

Folder, "August 22, 1968 - 9 p.m. Cabinet meeting, and staff members," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356. Sec. 3.4 ~J fl-lfl' By. . , NARA, DatcJi:tl3-ff The staff members attending the meeting were: Walt Rostow Charles Murphy Jim Jones Joe Califano John Macy Bare foot Sande rs Charles Zwick Art Okun Charles Maguire Bob Hardesty Harry

Folder, "August 10, 1967 - 1:25 p.m. Luncheon meeting with business leaders," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

from Space, and maybe $400 million from Agriculture. The problem is, there are fifteen appropriation bills, and the Congress has passed only two. We can't do any trimming until we get those bills. Just as we cut 25 percent, we hope to tax 25 percent

Folder, "[Papers for] November 14, 1968 Special Cabinet Room Meeting," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

, and that the attached would be forthcoming this evening. Honorable Ramsey Clark, Justice Honorable Wilbur Cohen, HEW Honorable Charles Zwick, BOB Honorable Arthur M. Okun, CEA Joe Califano Larry Levinson Bob Hardesty Attachment ,. .,n- tf . ~ ' .. ,., ..._t;.s

Folder, "October 23, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Helms, Rostow, Christian, Wheeler," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

. and recommend prudence and hope for a long-term settlement. THE PRESIDENT: Do you have a final draft of the letter to Kosygin? SECRETARY RUSK: it Saturday. MR. ROSTOW: This is a message dated Friday. Dobrynin received We knew about the ship before we knew

Folder, "December 5, 1967 - 6:02 p.m. Cambodia Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

'Holder: W. Thomas-Johnson [1 of 7] t- ,ia. · 1 J; 1 , ;. ·· i ''" ~~- ·· CG~\' !

Folder, "February 14, 1968 - 1:14 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisors on violation of Chinese Air Space," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

be a little inappropriate to ask, but can't we keep these guys on course? Secretary McNamara: There is no radar in the Philippines that would keep this from happening. The President: Bob, do you have anything new to report on the appearance before

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

MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHIICGTON /) j/ I I MEz.m.ANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT From Bob Fleming Following are notes on your discussions at 6s25 p.m. Sept. 5 with the followings: Eric Sevareid CBS John Cauley, !ansas City Star Duff Thomas, UPI
Fleming, Bob

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Monetary Issues, Vietnam, UN, 11/25/1968, Volume 5, Tab 76," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

plans for the arms talks . We should get started even if we handle the talks so as not to bind a successor. It is our hope that Mr. N ixon will agree to our going ahead and we have offered to have Bob Murphy as an obser ver on th e delegation. Secretary

Folder, "February 11, 1968 - 4:30 p.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors - Rusk, McNamara, Wheeler, Clifford, Taylor," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

in the Citadel area. We hope to clean this up within a couple of days. The outskirts of the city are clear. --- In Da Nang, .there has been a hell of a scrap. are leaving. --- At Dalat there is continued sniping. Units of the NVA The situation is in hand

Folder, "January 25, 1968 - 6:30 p.m. Pueblo 6 - Senior advisors meeting - McNamara, Rusk, Wheeler, Helms, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

for the next try. We have very few alternatives at this point. So, again I ask what are the best ways to get the ship and the men back. The President: I see little hope that the United Nations will yield anything productive. We do need to show

Folder, "February 12, 1968 - 1:45 p.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

answers to them before a situation deveJ.ops and we didn't have them. I hope all of you see what has happened during the last two weeks. Westy said he could use troops one day last week. Today he comes in with an urgent request for them. I want to look

Folder, "March 19, 1968 - 1:01 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

, if in the last three to four months -- if you were to find that the same men either affirmed their attitude or reached a change of attitude. It would be of considerable help to you. The group of Dillon, Dean and the Republicans was a very good group. Bob Murphy

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

!:.ere was :-n.uch hope of C.oin;; bi.:siness with Bosch and also believeC. tllat we could not affo:r~ a 'Pcpula.:: f:-ont go7e::-nme=it in t:':e Dominican. R ept:blic. Vaugh..--i ~. csse::::ially ag:-eec! with }...ia!ln, but placed :r... o::re e:r

Folder, "October 18, 1967 - 7:30 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Katzenbach, Rostow, Kissinger, Fortas, Taylor, Clifford," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

I would respond immediately. If they were to begin a major resupply we should deal with that immediately. THE PRESIDENT: Bob, how effective can you be in dealing out resupply? SECRETARY McNAMARA: Mr. President, I believe I can show beyond a shadow

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Soviet Military Capabilities, 12/5/1963, Volume 1, Tab 2," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

the meeting by repeating a sentence which he had read at the beginning~ i . e .: 11 The greatest single requirement ;is that we find a way to ensure the survival of civilization in the nuclear age . A nuclear war would be the death of all our hopes

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

President Park. Confidentially, we are in contact with the North Koreans. meet in two days. We e.."

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)

cannot roam at will in the countryside. The worse situation on pacification is in I Corps north. The next worse is in I Corps southo The best pacification now is in II Corps. -- None of the pacification programs is satisfactory to us. Bob Komer said

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for Congressional Leadership Meeting, August 23, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

" will in long run prevail. 11 Senator Edward Kennedy "The entry of Russian troops in Cze c hoslovakia is a retrogression into an age we had all hope d was passed. I will not comment in detail, but these events are an affront to decency and especially

Folder, "Meetings With the President -- 3 April 1964 - 20 May 1964," McCone Memoranda, Box 1 (Item)

think ls that the overall flgu:rea cited by the Preaident do not re.fle-c t the upward t••nd we have noted ln the la•t thre• or foul' mosith1. 10. Mr. Ball then reviewed the Cyp1''11 situation in some detail, expre•aing ntiafaction and hope over

Folder, "[July 21-27, 1965 Meetings on Vietnam] [ADDED TO FILE, 6/28/85]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

. Resume saa IBeeting at 2:45pm BALL: \Ye can't win. Long protracted • 'fhe most we cnn hope for is messy conclusion. There remainR a great danger of intrusion by Chicorns. Problem of long war in US: l. ·Kot'ean experience waB gal 1 i.ng one

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Problems ahead in Europe, 5/3/1967, Volume 4, Tab 51," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

Weap ons Talks We have engaged the Sovie t s i n discussions which we hope will eventual l y l ead to an unde r standing limiting the further deployment of stra t eg ic nuclear weapons , both offens ive and defensiveo These negotiations will be both

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] The World Food Problem, 7/19/1966, Volume 4, Tab 44," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

should prepare plans for a State - AID- Agriculture - BOB effort to prepare studies and recommendations as to the ne>..1: steps to be taken in the war on hung e r . A major objective of this Administration is the export 0£ food, health, and education. Top

Folder, "[December 18, 1965 - 12:35 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Bombing Pause," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

to become commu."'list. Rusk~ Bob.1 President: McNamara: could. Ha. 1::; they ever applied pressure? President: Rusk: time. 1 During the first Yes. Mc~amara: . The . Soviets have not applied all the pressure they pa~se. - t hey said they didn't

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Conte/Long and Symington Amendments to Foreign Assistance Act, 2/7/1968, Volume 5, Tab 63," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

-~ :~orning (Saturday) to go ir.to t~e matter in greater cctaii. Ger;..::-d W .:: ~t ::: o:-.::~a::-.ci, Bob Komer, a."'lc other membe::.-s of th~ :::r.i.ssion counc:l anci I ::-:el: w'...:::; ? :i:;si.ci.e::..: T~ i eu and his colleagues Sat-..u·day mornbg

Folder, "[December 14, 1967 - 1:20 p.m. Meeting with Ambassador Nehru]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

- THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Friday, December 15, 1967 FOR MRS. ROBERTS Per our conversation today. Hope this meets the need. ~ Ed Hamilton ' ... Suggested Item for the President's Diary SUBJECT: Meeting with His Excellency B. K. Nehru

Folder, "[March 5, 1968 - President's Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

Conference Report, left over from last session . . . controversial, but a major conservation success if enacted. "We hope the leadership will be able to muster solid Democratic support for it on the floor," the President said. Congress man Albert replied

Folder, "December 5, 1967 - 8:10 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leaders," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

. are approximately 150 issues in disagreement. Should be no problem. There But we need this bill this session and we hope the Leadership can ask the conferees to work right through this week with the goal of reaching agreement by this Friday, December 8. (Mills