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Folder, "July 16, 1967 - 2:15 p.m. Bipartisan Congressional leaders and Ranking Minority members of committees," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

: A Machinists Union strike has snarled or halted service on a number of railroads from coast to coast. The walkout threatens Vietnam war shipments and promises massive commuter jams tomorrow in some big cities. Some railroads hope to keep war sup plies moving

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

militarily. It would not be in Czech interests or ours. The ''Cold War'' is not over. Our relations with Soviets are in transition. We would go anywhere at anytime to further interests of peace. We have thought at times we have made Progress. We have

Folder, "November 25, 1968 12:06-12:41 NSC Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

in. Secretary Rusk: Let's wait until we have all the You don't have any estimate of what might happen. Secretary Fowler: Th ere have been some money flow. The President: We have three messages: Economic State of the Union -- Budget Message Don't tie

Folder, "August 9, 1967 - 6:40 p.m. President's meeting with labor leaders," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

. We do not want to get the Soviet Union and China into this war. I constantly get statements from Ford and other people like him. You get more press play from complaints than you do from compliments. Some of these attacks have hurt our social programs

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

this was the first time the North Koreans knew that the ship would be in t..'1e area. Three thi.'1.gs are clear: 1. It was a conscious effort to provoke a response O!" a lack of response. 2. The Soviets knew of it in advance. 3. T!ie North Koreans have

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Deployment of Additional U. S. Troops in Vietnam, 7/27/1965, Volume 3, Tab 35," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

to prevent South Vietnarn from being taken over by Hanoi. At the same time, we s eek to avoid a confrontation with either the Chinese Communists or the Soviet Union . S ec.r etary McNamara: Summarized the military situation in Vietnam: a . The nurnber

Folder, "[February 10, 1965 - 2:10 p.m. National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

Union together. Acting Secretary Ball reported that the Soviet reaction to the earlier attack on North Vietnam had so far been mild. Mr. Kosygin is leaving for North Korea at 3: 00 P. M. today our time. He probably will try to enlist the support

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

in Europe and between the United States and the Soviet Union, at a time when we ~e about to come to grips with the great is sue of the strategic arms race and possibilities of containing it. VICE ...... . -2 I have no new policies to lay before you

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

- l August 5, 1967 NOTES OF MEETING OF PRESIDENT WITH MEL ELFIN, NEWSWEEK: JOHN STEELE OF TIME: JACK SUTHERLAND OF U.S. NEWS, JULY 28, 1967 The President had a general discussion with these three magazine writers on the Detroit riot and civil

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] North Africa; Bombing of North Vietnam, 2/8/1967, Volume 4, Tab 50," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

. The Kennedy statement at Fort Bragg referring to th e U.S. G over nment's position at the time of the Geneva Conference. 2 . The Taylor Report, 196 1 -- that part which discussed what might be necessary if current moves did not work in Vietnam . 3. The Geneva

Folder, "[November 2, 1967 - Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

; 3.) bring about a "true revolution" by utilizing the private sector of Vietnam such as the Tenant Farmers Union. Robert Murphy and Justice .A.be Fortas agrees with Lodge. sho?ld expl~re Fortas believes we the greater use of smaller military units

Folder, "Meetings With the President -- 6 January 1964 - 1 April 1964," McCone Memoranda, Box 1 (Item)

TI ON NA FORM 1429 (6-85) ---' Sent to Mr. Jorden on 5 Sept. '69. Memoranda. for the Record of Meetings between Mr. McCone and the President 47. 6 January 1964. Review 48. of State of the .Union message. 7 January 1964. NSC meeting

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

I MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON NOTES ON INFORMAL COFFEE IN THE FAMILY DINING ROOM - JANUARY 31, 1968 Present: The President George Christian ~ Hugh Sidey - Time Carroll Kilpatrick - Washington Post Merriman Smith - UPI Frank

Folder, "January 23, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

of the Union Jobs Civil Rights Arms Control and Disarmament Budget Consumers Education Economic Crime Foreign Aid Health Veterans The American City (Housing) The Ame ri can Indian Foreign Tra® Protecting Our National Heritage Sports Maritime The American Farmer

Folder, "June 25, 1968 - 1:20 p.m. Tuesday luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

it be the lull before the storm? General Wheeler: It sure could. The President: I think it may be. CIA Director Helms: I agree. Under Secretary Katzenbach: The response time of Abrams to mortars is fantastic. It takes only 90 seconds. General Wheeler

Folder, "[November 7, 1968 Foreign Policy Meeting - Family Dining Room]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

on the first day -- mortar fire. Nothing since that time. There were a couple of small attacks against small population centers in the last 24-hours. The President: I figured they would do this to save a little face. General Wheeler: The North

Folder, "[January 31, 1968 - Meeting with Congressional Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

a::ld with the Soviet Union. We knm·1 i t is much easier to get into a war than get ou~ of one. At the sarne time wa co have our p::?:"ide and our p=estige and our men at stake. So we are pursuing t~rough diplomacy every possi~ly avenue that is calcula

Folder, "April 23, 1968 - 2:15 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian, Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

to Vietienne was delivered. to Bunker has not be en. The message THE PRESIDENT: Somebody asked me how I read accurate accounts of what Hanoi is doing. I tell them I read leaks from the State Department in the New York Times. SECRETARY CLIFFORD: We may get

Folder, "[February 21, 1968 - 1:00 p.m. Meeting of Rusk, U Thant, Others on Vietnam (President Did Not Attend)]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

days after Peking 1 s broadcast castigating Thant as a U.S~ errand boy. He emphasized too the sharp divisions in the leadership in Hanoi, .::s reported particularly by Dier, Canadian ICC member. The Secretary Gener~l noted that for the first time Hanoi

Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Pueblo 10 - Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

will stretch the time. Thanks for giving us the whole picture. I am .· not sure the American people are as aware of the security pacts the North Koreans have with the Soviet Union and with the Chinese as I am. Congressman Boggs: I agree with what

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam, 2/10/1965, Volume 3, Tab 30," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

of the enlisted men's barracks at Qui Nbon. As of that time , o ne U.S. soldier was known to be dead, 20 injured, and 20 missing. Presumably, the missing soldie rs are bur ied under the rubble of the billet. Mr. McGeorge Bundy summarized the discussion

Folder, "[September 13, 1967 - 12:32 p.m. National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

'.Vier. - 3 The President then summarized saying that actually there are only three for us. Goldberg said he wanted to take exception to a statement made by Secretary Rusk that there will be a future time to go to the United Nations

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

should go to Vietnam. Lucey also paid tribute to the "fine type of military men." He said they were just magnificent and it is just terrible that these men are called murderers. "This isn't the time to lie about the United States." - 3 Rabbi P. Rudin

Folder, "July 24, 1968 - 1:30 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

·. Since the early 1950' s th'e United States has carried a larger share .of ~he ·· .' . defense burden of the North Atlantic area tar a longer period ot time than was anticipated. Moreover, todo.y this couriti-y has great responsibilities

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Cutback in Nuclear Production; Secretary Rusk's Report on Vietnam; Asst. Secretary Bundy's Report on Laos, 4/22/1964, Volume 1, Tab 9," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

in the New York Times which was quite misleading in that it l eft the im.prcssion that the Viet C ong had achieved a major victory over the Vietnamese. Viet Cong loss es in this battle were sizeable . Although the week has been bloody, it has been pretty

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

and to exercise restraint in the provision of arms to the countries in the Near Eastern area. SERVlCESEf --TOP SEGRE!f EYES ONLY [2 of 9] . . Cf10'.P SEC !\:ET EYES ONLY - 3 Unlike the Soviet Union, the United States has for many years followed a policy

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, September 15, 1966]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

to a non-mandatory apportion..~ent for peacekeeping costs above the one-third limit governing. our mandatory assessment; (b) keeping adequate • . air trans port units available at all times for U"N airlift; and (c) proposing a U.S. program to train units

Folder, "[December 21, 1967 - Meeting with Australian Cabinet]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

and that country were being ta.ken to people's hearts. Moreover, he took !lrm position• on the great is&uee of hls time. Be in no doubt whatsoever: the new governr,"lent wlll carry forward the pollclea that Harold Hold had lnltlated. through to the end

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

to say but when Podgorny was here he told me that Russia would never abandon the cause of North 5. Vietnam. I tried to convince him that this was the proper time to collaborate with the U.S. in peace moves but I received negative results. Is there some

Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 2:30 a.m. Meeting with the President's Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

all air, naval and artillery bombardment, and all other acts involving the use of force against North Vietnam, as of 7 p. m. Ea.stern Standard Time, October 29th. We have agreed that a meeting dealing with the substantive issues will be held in Paris

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam; Jordan Arms, 2/1/1965, Volume 3, Tab 26," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

and at that time we would decide to go ahead. If we agreed to give the sup e rsonics, deliveries coul d be scheduled for 19 68 1970. The planes would thus be under our control for a period. The Jordanians would be dependent on us for replacements and spares

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

Walter Ridder, Ridder Newspapers James Cary, Copley Newspapers Bernard Gwertzman, Washington star Richard stoiUey, I!fe Wayne Kelly, Atlanta Journal Cauley asked the President to discuss his philosophical approach to his office at this time in his service

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

than his information. We have spent a great deal of time on this situation. I have received reports from 90 ambassadors. I asked Clark Clifford, George Ball, Henry Cabot Lodge, and General Taylor to c,ome in Sunday and go over this. We are calling

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

of 100-250, 000 tons .. b. We plan to deal with this problem in November, when we have better estimates of the size of the US harvest, PL-480 availabilities, Vietnam's rice needs and the GVN foreign exchange position. At that time we will propose to you

Folder, "October 14, 1968 - 1:40 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisory Group meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

recommend three major changes: (1) Under the former orders, a full nuclear response against both the Soviet Union and China was ordered if we were attaeked. Under the change, the response could go to either country - - not both. There could be a small

Folder, "Meetings With the President -- 23 November 1963 - 27 December 1963," McCone Memoranda, Box 1 (Item)

. The President asked that any matters of urgent importance be brought to his attention at any time, day or night. He designated no inter mediary. 6. At 12:30 I went to the President• s office in the Executive Office Building to tell him of the information

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Peace offensive re Vietnam, 1/5/1966, Volume 3, Tab 37," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

was insulting, and the press from the first day said the pause would not lead to negotiations. This time, none of these things happened. Twenty - five secondary demarches are under way. that Hanoi is under great pressure. The Yugoslavs tell us Diplomatic effo

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

good results from this strike based on report s received so far . Acting Secretary Ball spoke of the effect of the North Vietnamese attack on Soviet Premier Kosygin's visit to Hanoi. He said it may be that Soviet Union was not aware of plans

Folder, "May 14, 1968 - 3:04 p.m. President's meeting with his Cabinet," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

COP~TED PubUtatlon Reqoires P1rmi11iuH af Eutttright Holder. W. Jho.na; JeliMon NOTES OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH THE CABINET, 1v1A Y 14, 1968 CLIFFORD: There has been a change of tactics between the time of Tet and now. The wearing

Folder, "Meetings With the President -- 4 January 1964 - 28 April 1965," McCone Memoranda, Box 1 (Item)

preparatory steps eo that execution could be accompliehed within 7 2 hours but he was not asking approval at this time. He said under no circumstances would he recommend the use of ChiNat Divisions. I , l j 5. The President asked that I prepare a very brief