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Telephone conversation # 2346, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 3/4/1964, 6:05PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS ROSTOW ABOUT NEWS LEAKS CONTRIBUTING TO CHALMERS ROBERTS STORY ON NORTH VIETNAM; ROSTOW RELATES SUMMARY OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY ON VIETNAM THAT HE HAS TOLD OTHERS; ELIE ABEL STORY; LBJ'S CALIFORNIA SPEECH
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
  • Telephone conversation # 2346, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 3/4/1964, 6:05PM
  • WALT ROSTOW
Telephone conversation # 10792, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 9/17/1966, 5:39PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS MEETING WITH EUGENE ROSTOW ABOUT APPOINTMENT TO STATE DEPT POSITION; APPOINTMENT OF NICHOLAS KATZENBACH AS UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE; KATZENBACH'S ABILITIES TO WORK WITH CONGRESS; LBJ CAUTIONS ROSTOW ABOUT PRESS LEAKS; JAMES MOYERS
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
  • Telephone conversation # 10792, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 9/17/1966, 5:39PM
  • WALT ROSTOW
Telephone conversation # 11526, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 2/11/1967, 9:15AM (Item)
  • ROSTOW READS PROPOSED INSTRUCTIONS FROM ROBERT MCNAMARA ABOUT RESUMPTION OF BOMBING IN VIETNAM AFTER CONCLUSION OF ALEXSEI KOSYGIN'S UK VISIT; LBJ ASKS ROSTOW FOR HIS ANALYSIS OF KOSYGIN-HAROLD WILSON PEACE INITIATIVE, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT PRESS
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
  • Telephone conversation # 11526, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 2/11/1967, 9:15AM
  • WALT ROSTOW
Telephone conversation # 13004, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 5/3/1968, 1:00AM (Item)
  • ROSTOW SAYS HANOI HAS PROPOSED PARIS AS SITE FOR VIETNAM PEACE TALKS; LBJ SAYS HE PREFERS ALMOST ANY PLACE TO PARIS; QUESTION OF RESUMPTION OF BOMBING; SAN ANTONIO FORMULA; MILITARY PROGRESS IN HUE; ADVANTAGES OF PARIS OVER WARSAW AS SITE; PRESS
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
  • Telephone conversation # 13004, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 5/3/1968, 1:00AM
  • WALT ROSTOW
Telephone conversation # 13566, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 10/19/1968, 10:41AM? (Item)
  • ROSTOW SAYS WILLIAM JORDEN HAS SPOKEN WITH NORTH VIETNAMESE PRESS MAN IN PARIS WHO SAYS NORTH VIETNAMESE DENY RECENT PRESS REPORTS THAT THEY HAVE REPLIED TO US PEACE PROPOSAL
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
  • Telephone conversation # 13566, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 10/19/1968, 10:41AM?
  • WALT ROSTOW
Telephone conversation # 11902, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 6/5/1967, 6:15AM (Item)
  • ROSTOW READS DEAN RUSK'S DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON FIGHTING IN MIDDLE EAST; EVIDENCE OF WHO INITIATED HOSTILITIES BETWEEN ISRAEL, UAR; STATE DEPT MEETING WITH ABBA EBAN; CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING; LBJ SUGGESTS MEETING OF UNOFFICIAL ADVISERS
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
  • Telephone conversation # 11902, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 6/5/1967, 6:15AM
  • WALT ROSTOW
Telephone conversation # 11544, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 2/15/1967, 9:24AM (Item)
  • ROSTOW READS HO CHI MINH'S REPLY TO LBJ'S MESSAGE; PRESS LEAKS OF PEACE FEELER, LBJ'S MEETING WITH RFK; ETIENNE MANAC'H; RAMPARTS MAGAZINE STORY; COMMITTEE TO STUDY CIA FUNDING OF PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS; STUDY OF BAY OF PIGS; INCREASED BOMBING
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
  • Telephone conversation # 11544, sound recording, LBJ and WALT ROSTOW, 2/15/1967, 9:24AM
  • WALT ROSTOW
Telephone conversation # 13606, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/28/1968, 10:45AM (Item)
  • WALT ROSTOW
  • "SUMMARIZED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; ROSTOW IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; LBJ ON SPEAKERPHONE; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
Telephone conversation # 13607, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/28/1968, 10:45AM (Item)
  • WALT ROSTOW
  • "SUMMARIZED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; ROSTOW IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; LBJ ON SPEAKERPHONE; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
Telephone conversation # 13714, sound recording, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 11/4/1968, 12:27PM (Item)
  • WALT ROSTOW
  • CLARK CLIFFORD SUGGESTS THAT HE TALK DIRECTLY WITH DEAN RUSK ABOUT HOW TO RESPOND TO SAVILLE DAVIS' INQUIRIES ABOUT NIXON ASSOCIATES' CONTACTS WITH SOUTH VIETNAM; LBJ SAYS HE WILL SAY NOTHING AND THAT WALT ROSTOW WILL NOT MEET WITH DAVIS
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
Telephone conversation # 13432, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 9/30/1968, 6:45PM (Item)
  • WALT ROSTOW
  • "6:45-7:10PM"; "(TRANSCRIBED)"; NIXON ON HOLD 1:25; JIM JONES ASKS NIXON TO HOLD BECAUSE LBJ IS IN A MEETING; WALT ROSTOW IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • NIXON ASKS ABOUT HHH'S SALT LAKE CITY SPEECH ON HALTING BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM, ASKS IF US POSITION HAS CHANGED; LBJ READS FROM CREIGHTON ABRAMS' CABLE ON POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF BOMBING HALT; PEACE NEGOTIATIONS; ROSTOW SUMMARIZES ABRAMS' MORE RECENT
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
Telephone conversation # 13713, sound recording, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 11/4/1968, 12:27PM (Item)
  • WALT ROSTOW
  • "SUMMARIZED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; JIM JONES IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; HE AND LBJ ARE ON HOLD 1:12 WHILE DEAN RUSK, CLARK CLIFFORD, WALT ROSTOW ARE CONNECTED; RUSK AND CLIFFORD CANNOT HEAR EACH OTHER; CONTINUES ON NEXT
  • Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
Telephone conversation # 2301, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 3/2/1964, 11:00AM (Item)
  • GOLDWATER CHARGES, AIR FORCE, NAVY DISPUTE ON MISSILE RELIABILITY; US POLICY IN VIETNAM, PRESS COVERAGE, CONGRESSIONAL REACTION; LBJ'S SPEECH IN LA; WALT ROSTOW; MCGEORGE BUNDY; SUPPORT FOR KHANH REGIME; HENRY CABOT LODGE, PAY INCREASE FOR SOLDIERS
Telephone conversation # 2347, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 3/4/1964, 7:26PM (Item)
  • POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF DOROTHY FOSDICK; WALT ROSTOW; ELIE ABEL, CHALMERS ROBERTS STORIES ON VIETNAM; LBJ'S MEETING WITH JCS TODAY; LBJ WANTS TO MEET WITH MAXWELL TAYLOR, MCNAMARA BEFORE MCNAMARA'S VIETNAM TRIP; NUCLEAR TESTS; EISENHOWER
Telephone conversation # 9198, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 11/29/1965, 3:10PM (Item)
  • LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT ROSWELL GILPATRIC'S APPOINTMENT TO HEAD US EFFORT ON RHODESIA; POSSIBLE MEETING AT LBJ RANCH; MCGEORGE BUNDY'S SUCCESSOR; WALT ROSTOW; ROBERT KOMER; U. ALEXIS JOHNSON; DUTIES OF NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER; INTEREST RATE
Telephone conversation # 10145, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 5/27/1966, 5:11PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF UNNAMED PERSON AND MEMO ON PEACE INITIATIVES; LUCIUS BATTLE, WILLIAM BLAIR, EUGENE ROSTOW AS REPLACEMENT FOR THOMAS MANN; UNNAMED PERSON AS REPLACEMENT FOR GEORGE BALL; DOUGLAS DILLON, CYRUS VANCE, DAVID BRUCE AS UNDERSECRETARY
Telephone conversation # 9679, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/27/1966, 9:10AM (Item)
  • POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT KINTNER; WALT ROSTOW OR BILL MOYERS AS POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT FOR MCGEORGE BUNDY AS NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER; LBJ SENDS HIS REGARDS TO MCNAMARA'S SON WHO IS BEING CONFIRMED TODAY
Telephone conversation # 10780, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 9/16/1966, 10:18AM (Item)
  • LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT WILLIAM BUNDY'S BRIEFING ON FERDINAND MARCOS' VISIT, PHILIPPINE AID; JOSEPH SISCO'S BRIEFING ON CHINA; EFFORTS TO DEFLECT CRITICISM STATE DEPT IS ASIA-ORIENTED BY NEW AMBASSADORIAL AND STATE DEPT APPOINTMENTS; EUGENE ROSTOW; FOY
Telephone conversation # 11517, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/6/1967, 4:04PM (Item)
  • LBJ'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH RFK AND NICHOLAS KATZENBACH ABOUT VIETNAM PEACE FEELER RFK RECEIVED RECENTLY; DISCUSSION OF WHETHER WALT ROSTOW SHOULD ATTEND MEETING; RUSK ADVISES LBJ TO WARN RFK ABOUT NEED FOR SECRECY IF PEACE FEELERS ARE TO SUCCEED
Telephone conversation # 11536, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/13/1967, 11:55AM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA ASKS IF WALT ROSTOW CAN DRAFT CONTINGENCY PRESS RELEASE ON VIETNAM PEACE INITIATIVE TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS THAT WILL ARISE FOLLOWING HAROLD WILSON'S STATEMENT ABOUT HIS MEETINGS WITH ALEXSEI KOSYGIN; RESUMPTION OF BOMBING, NAVAL GUNFIRE
Telephone conversation # 11537, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/13/1967, 12:28PM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA REPORTS ON RESUMPTION OF BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM, READS DRAFT PRESS RELEASE; LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO HOLD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR A SHORT TIME BECAUSE LBJ HAS TOLD WALT ROSTOW TO CONTACT THE BRITISH
Telephone conversation # 11344, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/12/1967, 10:09AM (Item)
  • SCHEDULING LBJ'S MEETING WITH MCNAMARA, DEAN RUSK, WALT ROSTOW ON ABM; MCNAMARA'S CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY; MENDEL RIVERS AND NUCLEAR FRIGATE; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT JCS, PRESS LEAKS; ROWLAND EVANS STORY; MCNAMARA'S MEETING WITH JOSEPH KRAFT; JOSEPH
Telephone conversation # 10816, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 9/21/1966, 9:36AM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA'S EFFORTS TO DELAY CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY; LBJ'S RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS ON USE OF CHEMICALS IN VIETNAM, MELVIN LAIRD'S CHARGES ON VIETNAM EXPENDITURES; LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA'S OPINION OF APPOINTMENTS OF NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, EUGENE ROSTOW, FOY
Telephone conversation # 11031, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 11/11/1966, 9:44AM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA REPORTS THAT HE, DEAN RUSK, WALT ROSTOW, EARLE WHEELER RECOMMEND DEFERMENT OF BOMBING OF CERTAIN TARGETS IN NORTH VIETNAM BECAUSE OF DIPLOMATIC CONCERNS; PROBABILITY OF FUTURE DIPLOMATIC PROBLEMS; REACTION TO LBJ'S PRESS CONFERENCE
Folder, "July 12, 1967 - 2:50 p.m. Tuesday luncheon group," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • I \ " 1 -- - i ,, I ~ JULY 12, 1967 - 2:50 p. m. TUESDAY LUNCH GROUP Geo. Christian Tom Johnson Sec. Rusk Sec. McNamara Walt Rostow {' SERVICE SET . -~ .. ,.: ( ~ ~I I -- t.f 0 MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 'fOP
Telephone conversation # 11160, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT KINTNER, 12/20/1966, 7:57AM (Item)
  • RFK'S PRESS LEAKS ON LOOK MAGAZINE EXCERPTS OF WILLIAM MANCHESTER'S BOOK ON JFK ASSASSINATION; JACQUELINE KENNEDY'S LAWSUIT OVER BOOK; WASHINGTON POST STORY ABOUT WALT ROSTOW; LBJ EXTENDS HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO KINTNER AND HIS WIFE
Telephone conversation # 13547, sound recording, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 10/16/1968, 11:41AM (Item)
  • "CONFERENCE CALL"; "TO HON HUBERT HUMPHREY, HON RICHARD NIXON, HON GEORGE WALLACE"; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; LBJ IS MEETING WITH WALT ROSTOW AT TIME OF CALL AND SPEAKS WITH HIM BEFORE CONFERENCE CALL; LBJ IS ON SPEAKERPHONE AND IS ON HOLD 0:40
Transcript, news conference, 6/5/67, 9.55 AM (Item)
  • . CHRISTIAN: Walt Rostow, who had arrived earlier this morning at the Situation Room, along with his specialist in the Middle East affairs, Harold H. Saunders of the National Security Council. Q Situation Do we know at what time Room? MR. CHRISTIAN: have
Folder, "June 22, 1968 - 8:45 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • Secretary Clifford Ambassador Harriman CIA Director Helms Justice Fortas General Taylor General Wheeler Under Secretary Katzen­ bach William Bundy William Jord,tn Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson MEMORANDUM -5'1 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON
Folder, "[September 5, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • . ,· .. ' ' JIM JONES FROM: . 1- ( 'i· ,_ d· ' Weekly meeting with Secretaries Rusk and McNamara, Walt Rostow George Christian, Dick Helms and General Harold K. Johnson. SUBJECT: MEETING CONVENED: 1:05 PM MEETING ADJOURNED: 2:40 PM The meeting opened
Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 6:28 p.m. Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • Sec~eta~y Rusk Secretary Clifford ·· Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson l:: ' . . .. ·.. ' . ~- ·. ,. . ,., .. .,.,. . . ' . . . ' .... .~.. ~ •· .. Meeting began: 6:28 p. m. Meeting ended: NOTES ON FOREIGN POLICY MEETING
Folder, "[April 2, 1966 -1:30 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • -.1.J 87 -~fl &==fl • NAP.A, D.o•e ~ - 'i-70 Present: President, Rusk, McNamara, Rostow, Moyers, Valenti (From notes by J. Valenti) President wanted the following done: 1. Invite publishers and editors to state dinners - - and have them in earlier
Press release, Statement by Press Secretary George Christian, 6/5/67 (Item)
  • of developments in the Middle East crisis, the President has asked Secretary Rusk and Secretary McNamara to brief the Senate and House leaders at 9:30 a. m. today. At 8:30 this morning the President will meet with Secretaries Rusk and McNamara, Walt Rostow
Transcript, news conference, 6/5/67, 4.15 PM (Item)
  • . - The weekly luncheon with Secretary McNamara, Walt Rostow and myself. Any added starters MR. CHRISTIAN: tomorrow I don't at the Rusk luncheon? know of any. p.m. today - the President will meet again with Assis­ Secretaries Rusk and McNamara
Folder, "[September 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • and he receives the best advice of his military advisers and his civilian advisers - - McNamara, Rusk and Rostow. The decisions made are in line with our policies to achieve maximum deterrent with minimum risk. Here the President outlined the number
Folder, "[November 7, 1968 Foreign Policy Meeting - Family Dining Room]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • THE MEETING: NLJ · The President · Secretary Rusk Secretary Clifford General Wheeler General Taylor CIA Director Helms Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson ft~ ±=j? 8?-.36 NARA. Thate S-/EJ;.·8/ The President: What do we have from Saigon? Secretary
Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 1 (I), 5/6/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] ZORTHIAN -- I -- 15 More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh enthusiasm and optimism, and I think Walt Rostow, at times, used to get carried away in trying to counterbalance
  • in Vietnam; the optimism of W. Rostow; briefing visiting VIPs; LBJ on peasant land ownership; Ambassadors Taylor, Lodge, and Bunker compared; reassignment from Vietnam; a contribution to the 1968 HHH campaign
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/14/1969 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • I ask ed C lay M cPherson, whose husband H arry had been la b o r in g on th e sp e e c h , George C h r i s t i a n ' s w if e , Jo Anne, and d e a r E ls p e th Rostow, whose husband h a s worked h a rd e r and endured more o f th e o r d e a ls co
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/14/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • End of weekend with Walt Rostow family; Air Force One from Austin to Washington, D.C.; Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Burg are houseguests; Paris Peace Talks; announcement about Lynda Robb's pregnancy; dinner for Imelda Marcos of the Philippines; office work
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/28/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • , Lady Bird & guests drive the LBJ Ranch & Scharnhorst; LBJ, Luci & guests attend Catholic mass; Thanksgiving dinner for 20 guests; Lady Bird mentions reasons to be thankful; Walt Rostow plays hymns on piano; Johnsons interview & hire couple for ranch