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- My F ellow Citizens:
I have asked to speak to you this evening to inform you
of i mportant developments in the search for peace in Vietnam.
As you know, we have been engaged in discussions with
N orth Vietnamese representatives in Paris since last
- Vietnam
- My Fellow Citizens:
I
ha~
e
asl~ecl:
to speak to you this evening
1;g l.afo r~.;y;;oJ.J.
~inportant developments in the search for peac e in Vietnam.
~~' we have been engag e d i n discussions with ~
North Vietnamese rep i;g sez:;ita 5ri
- Vietnam
- of
That position mainly is this: We're
anxious to stop the bombing and would be willing to stop
the bombing IF they - Hanoi -- would sit down with us,
with the C . ·r3 rnment of South Vietnam present and have
productive discussion:3.
We have told them that we
- Vietnam
- LBJ REVIEWS RECENT PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, DISCUSSES PROBLEMS CREATED BY SPEECHES AND UNAUTHORIZED CONTACTS WITH SOUTH VIETNAM, SAYS HE WILL ISSUE ORDER TONIGHT TO STOP ALL BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM AND WILL SET DATE FOR PEACE TALKS THAT INCLUDE SOUTH
- of North Vietnam. could contribute to a breakthrough in the
situation and produce prospects for a peaceful s ettlem.ent.
After a further series of exchanges, I communicated the following
to the Soviet leaders on September 15:
"Setting all political
- Vietnam
- and DMZ.
Secretary Rusk:
There is no contract. There is a clear understanding.
Secretary Clifford: Prompt military action would be required if the DMZ
and the cities are violated.
The President: We do not have a contract with North Vietnam.
Secretary
- Vietnam
- . We have two teams in North Vietnam of 20 men.
It will take 24 hours.
2. I have to get a reconnaissance program.
3. We must position forces in the DMZ.
4. We must get the rules
of engagement.
5. We must set guidelines for reprisals.
I need
- Vietnam
- they might agree to allow Govern
ment of Vietnam -- which we had demanded -- to come and
stay in the meeting.
understand that
We told them that they would have to
tvN
would have to be there and we could
not have a productive meeting, as I had outlined
- Vietnam
- LBJ REVIEWS RECENT VIETNAM PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, SAYS HE WILL MAKE STATEMENT TONIGHT THAT HE IS STOPPING ALL BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM AND THAT PEACE TALKS THAT INCLUDE SOUTH VIETNAM WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY, DISCUSSES UNAUTHORIZED CONTACTS WITH SOUTH
- the bombing.
How much can we tell the South Vietnames:?
Secretary Rusk:
The first day -- A.
Bombing.
B. Meeting.
Walt Rostow: The orders will have to go out twenty-four hours before.
General Wheeler:
Secretary Rusk:
Yes.
General Wheeler
- Vietnam
- of the estimate, if
you don't end the Vietnam War, if interest goes up, then the public
has to figure a deficit, and you have Hell getting the tax.
Once you
repeal them, you don't get them back, but until you know what the
Congress is going to do, it is safer
- Vietnam
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Secretary Clifford: I would not put in the line about recognition of the
parties.
Secretary Rusk: South Vietnam is concerned about our recognizing the NLF.
The President:
We imply recognition.
We'll have a hard time explaining this between now
- Vietnam
- we
put in a 10-2 formula. We have a strain on the
economy, not just by i:./ ietnarn. :t/e must add on
$5 Bill. for Vietnam.
This speech ought to have in it for our needs to get:
--military strength
--econoreic stren~th
--diplomatic stre~~~h
--peace
I
- Vietnam
- Vietnam
- Lady Bird and James Fosburgh to Frick Museum to see lighting for White House; Lady Bird shops at Delman's, Adolpho's and Lord & Taylor's; bad weather for flight to DC; LBJ gives speech at Johns Hopkins University on Vietnam; Lady Bird rides
- Vietnam
- Lynda Robb returns from California seeing Chuck off to Vietnam; LBJ's speech on Vietnam; LBJ goes to church with Luci & Pat Nugent; LBJ visits with Hubert & Muriel Humphrey; Lady Bird's "See America" trip; Horace Busby & Lady Bird work on LBJ's
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This nation
commitments/from
West Berlin.
will
keep its.· .
-South Vietnam to
We will be unceasing_ in the searc~
for peace; resourceful
in our pursuit
of ~~e$S of ag~e#ent,even
with those
with whom we differ
-- and generous
and loyal to those who jpin
- Vietnam
- is visiting; Luci is writing book about Yuki; LBJ teases Luci about her briefcase; filming in Treaty Room; tea for Connie Freeman; visit with the Bill Whites; Dean Rusk testifies before committee of Democratic National Convention; Vietnam; USSR invades
- Vietnam
- meet the Robb baby; Halloween & surprise birthday party for Helene Lindow; LBJ gives speech announcing a Vietnam bombing halt; the Johnsons watch television coverage
- Vietnam
- South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu refuses Paris peace talks; LBJ not sleeping well; Johnsons, staff & guests to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and Trinity Lutheran Church services; Harry Middleton interviews candidates for LBJ Library
- Vietnam
- leave Nazi Germany; dinner party at the Arthur Goldberg's; protesters outside hotel on Vietnam and Dominican Republic policy; Lady Bird talks with Cardinal Spellman about LBJ Library
- Vietnam
- statement on television; Lady Bird mentions communications between Vietnam and White House
- increase
peacefultradewith thesecountries and the SovietUnim. I will
report our conclusionsto the Congress.
In Asia, Communismwearsa moreaggressiveface.
Weseethat in Vietnam.
-
Whyare wethere?
Weare there, first, becausea friendly nation hasaskedus
- Vietnam
- Snow; meeting on education trip through Appalachia; lunch with Lynda Johnson; Lady Bird meets the Arthur Erschoens who lost their only son in Vietnam; Lady Bird visits with niece, Roxanne Johnson; informal party for White House Fellows; LBJ speaks
- Vietnam
- Civil Rights Act of 1968 & gives speech; Lady Bird visits with Pat & Luci; Pat Nugent leaves for Vietnam; LBJ & departing Cabinet members gives speeches at reception; Lady Bird asks Bob McNamara to speak at LBJ Library; small dinner party
- Vietnam
- to Bethesda for meeting with LBJ and Abe Fortas about the overwhelming duties of the presidency; dinner with Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent; LBJ talks about soldiers in Vietnam
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his honesty.
3. Because the roaulta ol foreign aid aron•t always quickly visible,
people tend to denipate
ita Impact. But how many Vietnam• or Korean
aggreaalons have we forestalled by helping vulnerable countries?
How
many moro Cubas might
- Vietnam
- ; Chuck Robb's audio tape from Vietnam; Johnson property to National Park Service; tea & tours for Ambassadors' wives; reception for Washington interns; upcoming Howard K. Smith show; Johnsons to Mike Monroneys; LBJ gives speech to Negro Bar Association
- Vietnam
- ; official Lady Bird photos by Bob Knudsen; Lady Bird meets wives of Japanese Cabinet Ministers; LBJ greets women; dinner for Governors; discussion about Vietnam, riots & gun control; LBJ makes toast to the Governors
- Vietnam
- Pueblo seized by North Korea; visit with the Roy Permenters; office work; LBJ calls up 14,000 USAF & Navy reservists; Lynda Robb on Chuck leaving for Vietnam; swearing-in ceremony for Jerre Williams; Lady Bird & Lynda discuss remodeling at LBJ Ranch
- Vietnam
- some of the guests, the press, and the entertainment for the night; Lady Bird visits with Erhard about Germany; toasts; LBJ mentions Vietnam & Great Society in toast; visits with houseguests upstairs; Lady Bird introduces entertainers
- Vietnam
- halt in Vietnam; everyone, including LBJ return to White House for drinks and light dinner; Lady Bird talks with McGeorge Bundy about LBJ
- Vietnam
- ; LBJ awards medals to soldiers and gives speech; travel to Lawrenceville, IL, & George Rogers Clark National Historical Park; LBJ speaks on Vietnam; travel to Louisville, KY, and Jeffersonville, IN, for beautification award; LBJ gives 9 speeches
- Vietnam
- ; Lady Bird to beauty parlor; LBJ meets with advisors about Vietnam; LBJ meets with and gives speech to White House Conference on Education participants; dinners with aides and James Hagerty; Lady Bird's tv show on beautification; Dwight Eisenhower
- rs when h e
s a i d , " I c an n o t speak o f Vietnam w ith o u t p ay in g a p e rs o n a l t r i b u t e
to th e men who have c a r r i e d th e b a t t l e f o r u s t h e r e .
honored to be t h e i r C om m ander-in-C hief. "
I have been
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- into their wea.po:cs ·-.:.mil
specificaliy approved by an o!~icer.
The President asked, 11 Can the Guard take c:ire of the snip~r inc:dent..> ? !!
The President said he was "concerned abc~t the charge that we can.net
kill enough people in Vietnam, so \Ve go out
- conference about Vietnam, LBJ's campaign trips, and civil rights; more houseguests expected; Lady Bird compliments her staff; LBJ addresses volunteers; Johnsons helicopter to Haywood Ranch with the Clark Cliffords; boating; dinner at LBJ Ranch
