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  • Vietnam
  • MELVIN LAIRD'S, GERALD FORD'S PRESS CONFERENCE ON VIETNAM, NATHAN TWINING'S BOOK; VIETNAM TROOP LEVEL INCREASE; VIETNAM SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION; MCNAMARA'S VIEWS ON BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM, US TROOP CEILING; LBJ'S CONCERN ABOUT ECONOMY
  • Vietnam
  • DIRKSEN NOTES NEGATIVE SPEECHES ON VIETNAM BY FRANK CHURCH, GEORGE MCGOVERN, OFFERS TO DEFEND LBJ'S VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ GIVES LENGTHY REPORT ON EISENHOWER'S VIEWS ON VIETNAM, COMPARISON WITH WWII, KOREAN WAR, ADVICE ON NEGOTIATING WITH COMMUNISTS
  • Vietnam
  • MCNAMARA'S MEETING WITH JOHN HARPER OF ALCOA ON ALUMINUM PRICE INCREASE, ALUMINUM STOCKPILE RELEASE TO MEET VIETNAM NEEDS; EFFECT OF RELEASE ON INDUSTRY; ALUMINUM, STEEL IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS; VIETNAM SITUATION; HENRY KISSINGER'S VIETNAM
  • Vietnam
  • POSSIBLE FUTURE TROOP COMMITMENTS IN VIETNAM; OPPOSITION TO VIETNAM POLICY BY LABOR LEADERS JACOB POTOFSKY, WALTER REUTHER; LBJ READS REPORT ON BATTLE AT AN KHE, VIETNAM; MARITIME UNION RESOLUTION ON BOYCOTTING SHIPS; TAFT-HARTLEY 14-B; WAGE
  • Vietnam
  • CATTLEMEN'S CONCERNS ABOUT BEEF PRICES; DOD MEAT PURCHASES; ANDREW O'MEARA; DISCUSSION OF WILLIAM WESTMORELAND AS REPLACEMENT FOR HENRY CABOT LODGE AS AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM; NIXON'S CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY; PANAMA; CUBA; GUANTANAMO MILITARY BASE
  • Vietnam
  • CIVIL RIGHTS SITUATION, VIOLENCE IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA; MLK; MARTIN ANDERSEN, CATTLE PRICES; CATTLE TAX SHELTERS; BEEF EXPORTS; EXCISE TAXES; FEDERAL BUDGET; CONCERNS ABOUT VIETNAM, LAOS; REPUBLICAN CRITICISM; BILLY GRAHAM'S COMMENTS ON VIETNAM
  • Vietnam
  • PROPOSAL TO HOLD DOWN DOD BUDGET BY NOT FINANCING VIETNAM MILITARY COSTS BEYOND 1966; GERMAN OFFSET PAYMENT; POSSIBLE GERMAN MILITARY AID TO VIETNAM; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT BUDGET, EXCISE TAX, INCOME TAX; VIETNAM CHRISTMAS TRUCE, AIR RAID, PORT
  • Vietnam
  • DISCUSSION OF DANIEL INOUYE ACCOMPANYING LBJ TO HONOLULU MEETING WITH SOUTH VIETNAMESE, US ADVISERS; LBJ DISCUSSES DAMAGE DONE BY MANSFIELD'S REPORT ON VIETNAM, CONGRESSIONAL CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY; APPOINTMENT OF ANDREW BRIMMER TO FRB
  • Vietnam
  • NEED TO IMPROVE LOBBYING EFFORTS FOR COMMUNITY RELATIONS, SMALL BUSINESS LEGISLATION; MANSFIELD'S REPORT ON VIETNAM; WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ COMPARES SAM RAYBURN, CURRENT CONGRESSIONAL
  • Vietnam
  • SANDERS PRAISES SUCCESSFUL ATTACK OF POL TARGETS IN NORTH VIETNAM, SAYS PUBLIC SUPPORTS BOMBING; SENATE CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY; CONFLICT BETWEEN DOJ, FTC OVER ANTITRUST COURT CASE ABOUT PROCTOR & GAMBLE'S ACQUISITION OF CLOROX; GEORGIA
  • Vietnam
  • VIETNAM BOMBING HALT; LBJ SAYS HE FAVORS HALT IF THERE IS HOPE OF PEACE, DISCUSSES REPORT FROM GEORGE BROWN? ON PORT CONGESTION IN SOUTH VIETNAM; PRESS LEAKS FROM MILITARY, HHH; PHILIPPINE CONTRIBUTION IN VIETNAM; PEACE EFFORTS; EFFECTIVENESS
  • Vietnam
  • LICENSE TO FRENCH SUBORDINATE OF FRUEHAUF COMPANY TO SELL TRAILERS TO COMMUNIST CHINA; BOB GORALSKI'S VIETNAM STORY; NBC WH COVERAGE; RON NESSEN'S SUNDAY BROADCAST; JOHN CHANCELLOR; PRESS LEAKS; JAMES "SCOTTY" RESTON; DECISION TO SEND MARINES
  • Vietnam
  • APPOINTMENT OF LODGE AS AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM; LODGE PRAISES WESTMORELAND, ALEXIS JOHNSON; NAPALM USE; GEORGE LODGE'S WORK IN CENTRAL AMERICA UNDER AID GRANT; FCC VACANCY; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S TV INTERESTS; JAMES BARCO; JAMES "JERRY" WADSWORTH
  • Vietnam
  • MUNDT MAKES SUGGESTIONS FOR HANDLING LBJ'S REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL MILITARY APPROPRIATIONS, SENATE OPPOSITION TO VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ READS MESSAGES FROM BILLY GRAHAM, TOM WATSON PRAISING HIS SPEECH LAST NIGHT ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • Vietnam
  • EISENHOWER ASKS LBJ'S HELP IN HAVING WRIGHT PATMAN HOLD HEARINGS ON BANK MERGER BILL; LBJ ASKS EISENHOWER'S ADVICE ON VIETNAM; POSSIBLE INCREASE IN GROUND TROOPS, CALL-UP OF RESERVES, NEW CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION; AIR CAMPAIGN, INCREASED
  • Vietnam
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF INCREASED FEDERAL SPENDING, US ECONOMY; MCNAMARA'S CONCERNS ABOUT CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE ON VIETNAM SUPPLEMENT BILL, TAX BILL; INCREASED FEDERAL DEFICIT; LBJ REITERATES HIS INSISTENCE WH STAFF NOT BE INVOLVED IN DEFENSE
  • Vietnam
  • US ECONOMY; BUSINESS COMMUNITY'S CONCERNS ABOUT UNCERTAINTY ON TAXES; LBJ DISCUSSES DIFFICULTY IN PREDICTING NEED FOR TAX INCREASE, PASSING TAX BILL IN ELECTION YEAR; CONGRESSIONAL CONCERNS ABOUT CONSTITUENTS' UNREST ABOUT VIETNAM; INFLATION
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ THANKS COWLES FOR LETTER PROPOSING INCOME TAX SURTAX, DISCUSSES ECONOMIC SITUATION, FEDERAL BUDGET, DIFFICULTY IN ENACTING TAX BILL, RECENT VIETNAM MILITARY ACTIONS; COWLES ASKS IF MORE TROOPS WILL BE SENT TO VIETNAM AND IF US WILL SUPPORT UK
  • Vietnam
  • STATUS OF BILLS; WAYNE MORSE, AIRLINE LABOR DISPUTE; DIRKSEN'S CALL FOR BIPARTISAN VIETNAM MEETING; RICHARD HELMS AS REPLACEMENT FOR WILLIAM "RED" RABORN AS CIA DIRECTOR; CIA WATCHDOG COMMITTEE; MANSFIELD'S VIEWS ON VIETNAM; BOMBING PROGRAM; PEACE
  • Vietnam
  • PROGRESS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND ITS NEGATIVE EFFECT ON COMMUNISTS; NBC PROGRAM ON FRINGE POLITICS; DANGEROUS EFFECTS OF VIETNAM CRITICISM ON MORALE; PLAN TO INCREASE MILITARY EFFORT; DEMOCRATIC FUND-RAISING; JOHN MECOM AND SALE OF HOUSTON
  • Vietnam
  • VANCE REPORTS ON WEEKEND PRESS STORIES ON JCS ATTRIBUTED TO EARLE WHEELER; LBJ ASKS ABOUT RATE OF DOD EXPENDITURES, DISCUSSES NEED TO REDUCE DOD SPENDING THAT IS NOT ESSENTIAL TO VIETNAM, ESPECIALLY US CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CIVILIAN CONTRACTS
  • Vietnam
  • MCNAMARA'S MEETING WITH SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE YESTERDAY; NEED FOR SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR WH, CONGRESSIONAL STAFFS; FULBRIGHT'S QUESTIONS ABOUT CHINESE AGGRESSION IN VIETNAM; FULBRIGHT'S, LBJ'S EVALUATION OF MCNAMARA; MARJORIE MCNAMARA
  • Vietnam
  • FRB VIEWS ON INTEREST RATES CONTROL BILL?; LBJ ASKS ROBERTSON'S VIEWS ON US ECONOMY, DISCUSSES UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT FEDERAL BUDGET, VIETNAM EXPENDITURES AND NEED TO HOLD DOWN NON-VIETNAM FEDERAL SPENDING; PENDING APPROPRIATIONS BILLS; JAMES MOYERS
  • Vietnam
  • CALIFORNIA SAVINGS AND LOAN SITUATION AND NEED FOR INTEREST RATE BILL; POSSIBLE TRIP BY LBJ TO CALIFORNIA; POSSIBLE USE OF CALIFORNIA PENSION FUNDS TO HELP CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; WESTMORELAND'S SPEECH ON EFFECT OF VIETNAM CRITICISM ON WAR EFFORT
  • "JOHN S. KNIGHT, AKRON, OHIO"; "RE; BEING ON COMMITTEE TO GO TO VIETNAM"; SECOND SLIP CONTAINING NOTATION "PRES IN HIS BEDROOM---WED. AUG 23, 1967" AND SHORTHAND NOTES ACCOMPANIES DICTABELT; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • Vietnam
  • Vietnam
  • MCNAMARA REPORTS ON FACTS HE HAS OBTAINED ABOUT ALLEGED WH INVOLVEMENT IN AWARDING OF LOCKHEED CONTRACTS; MARVIN WATSON'S RECORDS OF CONTACTS ON MATTER; PRESS COVERAGE OF MCNAMARA'S CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY ON BOMBING OF VIETNAM
  • Vietnam
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL WORKERS STRIKE AT GENERAL ELECTRIC; MIKE MANSFIELD'S CALL FOR WAGE-PRICE CONTROLS; EFFECT OF STRIKE ON VIETNAM WAR; LBJ ASKS ABOUT POSSIBLE RESERVE CALL-UP FOR VIETNAM, RECOMMENDS MCNAMARA READ JOHN
  • Vietnam
  • POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL WORKERS STRIKE AT GENERAL ELECTRIC; EFFECT OF STRIKE ON VIETNAM; DISCUSSION OF POVERTY APPROPRIATIONS, POSSIBLE RESHUFFLING OF POVERTY PROGRAMS; BACKLASH ON POVERTY; LACK OF SUPPORT FROM GOVS. EXCEPT NELSON ROCKEFELLER
  • Vietnam
  • DISCUSSION OF INJUNCTION TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL WORKERS STRIKE AT GENERAL ELECTRIC BECAUSE OF EFFECT ON VIETNAM; US TROOP STRENGTH, ENEMY BUILDUP; BOMBING CAMPAIGN; NAVAL GUNFIRE REQUEST; DEFENSE EXPENDITURES; M-16 RIFLE, OTHER SHORTAGES
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ'S HONOLULU MEETING; MIKE MANSFIELD'S LETTER CRITICIZING VIETNAM POLICY; OPPOSITION TO GUN CONTROL BILL BY JAMES EASTLAND, STROM THURMOND; JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ACTION ON NOMINATIONS INCLUDING JOHN CROOKER'S APPOINTMENT TO CAB; EDSON SESSIONS
  • Vietnam
  • DIRKSEN WISHES LBJ HAPPY BIRTHDAY; DIRKSEN'S OPPONENT; LBJ'S HEALTH; DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; PARIS PEACE TALKS; CANCELLATION OF POPE PAUL'S VIETNAM TRIP; ADVERSE EFFECT OF BOMBING HALT; APPOINTMENTS OF ABE FORTAS AS CHIEF JUSTICE, DIRKSEN'S FCC
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ, COOK DISCUSS THEIR TEENAGE CHILDREN; LBJ THANKS COOK FOR SUPPORT, ASKS ADVICE ON VIETNAM, LATIN AMERICA; HENRY CABOT LODGE; COOK RELAYS CRITICISM OF FOREIGN AID, EXPRESSES OPTIMISM ABOUT ECONOMY, CONCERN ABOUT FRB; COOK'S MEETING WITH UTILITY
  • Vietnam
  • ALBERT REPORTS OPINIONS OF BERNIE SISK ON HAMER BUDGE AS SEC APPOINTMENT AND CALIFORNIA DELEGATION'S STANCE ON FEDERAL PAY BILL; FOREIGN AID BILL, USE OF DEFENSE MONEY FOR VIETNAM, LAOS; TIP O'NEILL'S SCHEDULED DEPARTURE FROM WASHINGTON, DC
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ'S MEETING LAST NIGHT WITH HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE; NEED FOR ECONOMIC, MILITARY BUDGET SUPPLEMENTALS FOR VIETNAM; MEDICINE FOR CUBA; POSSIBLE LBJ RECORDING FOR JFK LIBRARY; RAID OF CUBA; AID TO LAOS, BURMA, CAMBODIA, INDONESIA; LBJ'S
  • Vietnam
  • RUSK UPDATES LBJ ON CONGO SITUATION; POSTPONEMENT OF US-BELGIUM HOSTAGE RESCUE OPERATION; LBJ ASKS FOR DETAILS OF OPERATION, UPDATE ON LAOS, VIETNAM SITUATION; UK MONETARY CRISIS, EFFECT ON US ECONOMY; LBJ EXPRESSES UNHAPPINESS WITH US HANDLING
  • Vietnam
  • MCNAMARA REPORTS ON CONGO RESCUE OPERATION; REBEL ATTACKS ON WHITES; APPARENT DEATH OF MISSIONARY PAUL CARLSON; US, AFRICAN REACTION TO US ROLE; MAXWELL TAYLOR INTERVIEW ON VIETNAM POLICY; STEEL PRICE INCREASE; SIGMA DELTA CHI STORY ON WH PRESS
  • Vietnam
  • COOK? REPORTS ON WALL STREET JOURNAL INQUIRY ABOUT COOK'S WITHDRAWAL AS CANDIDATE FOR TREASURY SECRETARY DUE TO HIS WIFE'S HEALTH, ADVERSE INFORMATION IN HIS BACKGROUND CHECK; PRESS LEAKS; KERMIT GORDON; VIETNAM AIR STRIKE; SELMA, ALABAMA; DUPONT
  • Vietnam
  • MCCONE SUGGESTS GUS LONG AS POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR AS CIA DIRECTOR; POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DUE TO LONG'S OIL INTERESTS; LBJ'S IMAGE AS OIL MAN; MCCONE OFFERS TO BRIEF EISENHOWER ON VIETNAM; LBJ EXPRESSES HIS RESPECT FOR EISENHOWER
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO DEVELOP ANSWERS TO VIETNAM QUESTIONS, DISCUSSES HIS TALK WITH KERMIT GORDON ABOUT APPOINTMENT AS TREASURY SECRETARY; GORDON'S CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING JOB; LBJ SUGGESTS MCNAMARA ENCOURAGE GORDON TO ACCEPT NOMINATION; SELMA