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Telephone conversation # 6292, sound recording, LBJ and ALLEN ELLENDER, 11/8/1964, 11:56AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • ELLENDER DISCUSSES LOUISIANA ELECTION RESULTS, EFFECT OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN NORTHERN LOUISIANA; ELLENDER OFFERS LBJ HIS ADVICE ON VIETNAM AND NATO, EXPRESSES FEAR VIETNAM WILL BECOME ANOTHER KOREA, SKEPTICISM ABOUT EFFECTIVENESS OF US MILITARY MISSIONS
Telephone conversation # 5686, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 9/24/1964, 8:39PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ TEASES MCNAMARA ABOUT HIS TEXAS TRIP, GOLDWATER'S REMARKS ABOUT "JOHNSON'S WAR"; DISCOURAGING CABLES FROM MAXWELL TAYLOR ABOUT VIETNAM; DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS ISSUE; MANLIO BROSIO VISIT TO SAC HEADQUARTERS; PRESS
Telephone conversation # 7016, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/4/1965, 10:41AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • DEMONSTRATIONS AT US EMBASSY IN MOSCOW; LBJ TELLS RUSK TO CONFER WITH FULBRIGHT, REEDY ON RESPONSE, SUGGESTS RUSK AND OTHER US OFFICIALS GIVE REGULAR REPORTS TO PRESS, DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON VIETNAM POLICY; BUDDHIST PROTESTS; RESPONSE TO CRITICISM
Telephone conversation # 9200, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 11/30/1965, 9:09AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • MCNAMARA REPORTS ON TALKS WITH UK, GERMAN, NATO DEFENSE MINISTERS ON NUCLEAR SHARING, NATO NUCLEAR DEFENSE PLANNING, DISCUSSES HIS VISIT TO SOUTH VIETNAM; MCNAMARA'S REPORT ON VIETNAM SITUATION; MEETING WITH RUSK, MCNAMARA, MCGEORGE BUNDY AT LBJ
Telephone conversation # 8103, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/5/1965, 4:50PM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; "(RE VIETNAM) & (RE DOM. REP & DOD MATTERS, LEGISLATION)"; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • Vietnam
  • MILITARY PAY BILL; VIEWS OF DAVID BRUCE, CHARLES BOHLEN, LYMAN LEMNITZER ON PROPOSAL TO BOMB IL-28S; USSR, UK REACTION; PRESS COVERAGE OF NATO MEETING; WH MEETING TO REVIEW VIETNAM; MAXWELL TAYLOR; INCREASED CASUALTIES, VIET CONG ATTACKS; US FORCES
Telephone conversation # 10221, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 6/9/1966, 12:00PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ EXPRESSES IRRITATION ABOUT NEWS STORY THAT DIRKSEN RECOMMENDS BIPARTISAN CONFERENCE ON VIETNAM, DISCUSSES EXTENSIVE BRIEFINGS HE HAS PROVIDED CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP IN CONTRAST WITH BRIEFINGS HE RECEIVED DURING EISENHOWER
Telephone conversation # 9911, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 3/24/1966, 3:04PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • GOLDBERG PRAISES LBJ'S NATO SPEECH; PRESS COVERAGE OF SPEECH AND GOLDBERG'S MEETING WITH SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE; DOD POLICY ON SPOUSES' TRAVEL IN GOVT PLANES; LBJ'S TRIP TO MRS. EMMANUEL CELLER'S FUNERAL; GOLDBERG'S VIETNAM SPEECH; UK
Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Report by Sec. Rusk on the NATO meeting at the Hague; Report by Sec. McNamara on his trip to Vietnam, 5/15/1964, Volume 2, Tab 4," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • we are doing in South V'ietnam accompanied a p lea to the NATO members to assist in the effort against the Viet Cong. About half a dozen States m.a.y register their presence in South Vietnam. It is important that more flags appear in South Vietnam
  • Vietnam
  • Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Report by Sec. Rusk on the NATO meeting at the Hague; Report by Sec. McNamara on his trip to Vietnam, 5/15/1964, Volume 2, Tab 4," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1
Telephone conversation # 6607, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 12/9/1964, 11:50AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • RICHARD RUSSELL; DOD PROGRAM FOR DRAFT REJECTEES; DON REYNOLDS' CHARGES ON TFX, GRUMMAN IN BOBBY BAKER CASE; AIR FORCE PLANE CRASH YESTERDAY; REQUEST FOR DEFENSE BUDGET BREAKDOWN FOR GROMYKO MEETING; UK; MLF; SOUTH VIETNAM POLITICS; NEED FOR WH
Telephone conversation # 7599, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/7/1965, 11:15AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • MCNAMARA RECOMMENDS DEAN RUSK NOT ATTEND NATO MEETING BECAUSE OF CONTINUING CRISIS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, VIETNAM SITUATION; GEORGE BALL; LBJ'S UPCOMING SPEECH ON EUROPE; OAS; "WISE MEN" DELEGATION TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; NEW AIRPLANE FOR PRESS
Telephone conversation # 7838, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/27/1965, 7:03PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • MCNAMARA WISHES LBJ A GOOD WEEKEND; LBJ TELLS MCNAMARA TO CONSULT WITH DAVID BRUCE, GEORGE MCGHEE, LYMAN LEMNITZER ON POSSIBLE REACTION TO UNNAMED ACTION (IN VIETNAM?); DISCUSSION OF US TROOP WITHDRAWAL FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, LANGUAGE FOR LBJ'S
Telephone conversation # 11703, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY "SCOOP" JACKSON, 4/4/1967, 10:14AM (Item)
  • Vietnam criticism
  • LEE METCALF'S RECENT STATEMENT ON CHARLES LUCE; LBJ RECOMMENDS NO FURTHER ACTION BE TAKEN ON WEAKENED RESOLUTION ON LATIN AMERICAN FOREIGN AID, PUNTA DEL ESTE SUMMIT; VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS; CONGRESSIONAL VIEWS ON SST; BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONCERNS
Telephone conversation # 13735, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 11/14/1968, 10:56AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • NIXON SAYS HE WILL NOT NAME US AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY NOW, WILL APPOINT ROBERT MURPHY AS HIS REPRESENTATIVE ON FOREIGN POLICY, VIETNAM DURING TRANSITION; LBJ PRAISES MURPHY, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT USSR DURING TRANSITION; NIXON'S CONTACTS
Telephone conversation # 13736, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 11/14/1968, 4:33PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ SAYS ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROBERT MURPHY AS NIXON'S LIAISON WITH STATE DEPT WAS MISCONSTRUED AS AGREEMENT THAT MURPHY, NIXON WOULD APPROVE FOREIGN POLICY DECISIONS; NIXON SAYS HE WILL NOT INTERFERE, HE SUPPORTS LBJ ON VIETNAM, NATO, NON-PROLIFERATION
Telephone conversation # 13516, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/7/1968, 10:02AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • RUSK REPORTS ON HIS MEETING WITH UNIDENTIFIED MALE (RICHARD NIXON) ON VIETNAM, PARIS PEACE TALKS, BOMBING HALT, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, NATO 20TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING, NYT; DISCUSSION OF RUSK'S SCHEDULE, POSSIBLE TRIP TO HONOLULU BY RUSK AND LBJ
Telephone conversation # 11650, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 3/18/1967, 5:30PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • HHH'S UPCOMING TRIP TO EUROPE; LBJ OFFERS DEFENSE OF US POLICY ON NATO, VIETNAM, DISCUSSES UK CRITICISM OF US; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT PRESS LEAKS FROM HHH'S OFFICE; HAROLD WILSON; KURT KIESINGER'S CRITICISM OF US; GOVS. CONFERENCE TODAY; GEORGE ROMNEY
Telephone conversation # 9841, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER REUTHER, 3/7/1966, 9:30AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • REUTHER'S HAND INJURY; LBJ DISCUSSES WORLD SITUATION, DEGAULLE, VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS; REUTHER ASKS TO MEET WITH LBJ ON LABOR PROBLEMS, MICHIGAN POLITICAL SITUATION; DEFEAT OF TAFT-HARTLEY 14-B REPEAL; TRANSFER OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE TO DOJ
Telephone conversation # 11113, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 12/5/1966, 10:46AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • PRESS STORY ON STATE DEPT; LBJ'S ADVICE ON PREPARING FOR WILLIAM FULBRIGHT'S HEARINGS; PURCHASES FOR UK AND TRILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS; NEED FOR MULTILATERAL FOOD AID FOR INDIA; U THANT AND VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS; WILLIAM MANCHESTER BOOK ON JFK
Telephone conversation # 5626, sound recording, PRESS CONFERENCE (with LBJ), 9/21/1964, 12:29PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 10703, sound recording, LBJ and RUSSELL LONG, 9/1/1966, 10:27AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 12505, sound recording, LBJ and GALE MCGEE, 12/9/1967, 11:00AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 11662, sound recording, LBJ and ORVILLE FREEMAN, 3/30/1967, 11:31AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 13738, sound recording, LBJ and BRYCE HARLOW, 11/15/1968, 9:20AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 13773, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 11/25/1968, 9:05PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 11803, transcript, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/11/1967, 9:40AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • HANDLING ANTIWAR PROTESTERS AT PENTAGON; MCNAMARA'S RECENT TRIP TO NATO DEFENSE COMMITTEE MEETING; UPCOMING WH MEETING ON VIETNAM
Folder, "October 14, 1968 - Foreign Policy Advisory Group meeting," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • never to talk to the "Thieu-Ky clique/' was now prepared to acknowledge the reality of the GVN. This means that there can be no settlement in Vietnam without the assent of the GVN. We have always said that there would be no problem in having the views
  • Vietnam
Folder, "July 24, 1968 - 1:30 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • be more responsible. He says he is for our position in Vietnam. He thinks Democrats will go the other way. What should we do about the Democratic platform on Vietnam? Mansfield rejects the "straws in the wind" statements. Senator The GOP may be of more
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 13740, transcript, GEORGE CHRISTIAN and RON ZIEGLER, 11/15/1968, time unknown (Item)
  • for the NATO thing and except for the Vietnam negotiations during t e campaign, they didn't bring up any. particular thing that was a sort of lap ov r thing. ; Where we get into problems is approval of an action. He (th1 President) consulted
  • Vietnam
Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Current NATO Issues, 6/19/1968, Volume 5, Tab 70," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)
  • to uncle rtake troop reductions on a reciprocal basis with the Russians . The F r ench will not join but that will not matter . We do not expect the Russians t o r espond now . Vietnam i s one reas on; their concern over Eastern Europe is another
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, June 19, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • . Secretary Rusk plans to meet in restricted session to discuss Vietnam and the European views on what they would like to see develop in Southeast Asia after peace is achieved. C. Long Range Problems and Outlook for the Future Above and beyond the issues
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for] September 4, 1968 National Security Council Mtg," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • TO THE 5TH i' MARINE REGIMENT OF THE lST MARINE DIVISION FOR EXTRAORDINARY • I I I I I I HEROISM IN VIETNAM FROM APRIL 25 TO JUNE 5, 1967. JOHNSON RECEIVED A MEMORANDUM FROM WILBURN COHEN, SECRETARY OF HEW, SHOWING THAT MORE STUDENTS "THAN EVER BEFORE
Folder, "JCS -- War Games, Vol. 3, 1/65 ‑ 11/65 [1 of 2]," Agency Files, NSF, Box 31 (Item)
  • very little significance. We've done that our­ selves. We're fighting a major war in Vietnam with little support from our European Allies. Considering balance of payments problems and current attitudes in Europe, the time has come to shift the US Army
Folder, "National Security Council (I)," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 4 (Item)
  • support and public safety programs Especially on underdeveloped areas, i.e.; Southeast Asia - Cambodia, Laos~ Thailand, South Vietnam Latin America - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Venezuela Middle East - Iran Top level political and military
Folder, "National Security Council - 1961 [2 of 3]," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 4 (Item)
  • China) • eapecially Japan Korea Philippines Southeast Aaia • eapecially Indoneeia • West Irian Laos Vietnam South Asia .. only India .. (Komer has Kashmir and Puahtuniatan) SEATO -SECRS'I' KAYSEN Basic Military Policy Civil and Paasive Defenae Nth
  • Vietnam
Folder, "State Department, Policy Planning, Vol. 5," Agency Files, NSF, Box 52 (Item)
  • Vietnam criticism
Folder, "NSAM # 345: Nuclear Planning, 4/22/1966," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 8 (Item)
  • that it might be acceptable to the Soviets unless they have decided not to have any agreement during this phase of the Vietnam conflict. The comprehensive test b~n represents an alternative approach to the non-proliferation problem. This proposal has remained
Folder, "NSAM # 345: Nuclear Planning, 4/22/1966," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 8 (Item)