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  • I I \'' OCTOBER 17, 1967 ~ 5:35 p.m. CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP (ยท SERVICE SET VP Senator Mansfield Speaker McCormack Congressman Albert Postmaster General O'Brien Joe Califano Mike Manatos Barefoot Sanders I. October 17, 1967 9:30 p
  • Schultze Under Secretary Joseph Barr Mr. Gardner Ackley Mr. Arthur Okun Senator Mike Mansfield Senator Robe rt C. Byrd Senator George A. Smathers The meeting began at 5:05 p. m. SERVICE SET Senator Carl Hayden Senator John J. Williams Senator Richard B
  • will vote for it. Senator Mansfield will vote for it too. We have 35, 000 coming back, leaving 300, 000. It will cut us back to 50, 000. They will be practically defenseless and it would destroy NATO. We need a plan to reduce our forces, but I think
  • will take this, and how many he can take. (2) See what Mahon can do with Williams (3) See what Mansfield can do (4) See what Mahon-Mills, and the Speaker think about it -- also Congressman Albert. SECRETARY FOWLER: Do you want me to see Senator Dirksen
  • : That depends on the President's attitude toward the recommendations. THE PRESIDENT: I am ready to sign on except for how we handle the announcement- - -what we say and the timing of it. 0 I would be guided by Senator Russell, Mansfield, Rivers and Dirksen
  • and of course this is a war year. You have this sort of thing in war periods. But it hasn't been reflected so much in the Senate. I saw an analysis of Senate votes on key administration proposals and most of the Senate vote was 75 and better. Mansfield was best
  • they were not advised of the call up action yesterday. Secretary McNamara: The President: Mendel Rivers is mad. Mansfield is also bellyaching about it. Secretary McNamara: I called Mansfield. M!ETlt