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- matters the President asked him about earlier
in the day - the forest fire situation in Oregon and Idaho and the report on
the Detroit riots which appeared in the New York Times today.
The President asked that Cyrus Vance and General Throckmorton be here
- of the Detroit News asked about the complaint that the Joint
Chiefs are being held down.
The President said that's a correct statement. The President pointed out that
he and Rusk and McNamara never leave the room without agreement. The
Joint Chiefs have
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FOR THE PRESIDENT
T~;r:
FROM: Tom Johnson
Attached are the notes of your meeting with Peter
Lisagor of the Chicago Daily News.
The meeting started at 6:59 p. m.
at 8:30 p.m.
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The meeting ended
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- was at wit~ end on how to get people to report
the war the way it is. He said he took Johnny Apple of the New
York Times with him on one all-day excursion. He said they got
out of the chopper at one RF post, the re was a province chief
and American adviser
- and letters might be prepared to get our legislation
moving.
Finally, the President presented the staff with inscribed.
copies of the new book of his selected speeches and messages,
To Heal and to Build.
You can show this book to your grand.children, .he said
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manpower requirements.
-- There is no military stalemate.
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Walt Rostow reviewed with the luncheon group three proposals
_by McGeorge Bundy who was in New York on other business. These
proposals concerned Sovi~t arms shipments to the Middle East
- Rusk) leaves today I wanted to hear from
all of you. Give him your views and advice.
4. We were helped by Secretary Clifford's and Secretary Rusk's news
conferences this week.
5.
I am
worried about the situation in Saigon.
Secretary Rusk:
thinks
- to Thieu and his people and a new Administration.
We know this is a decent, honorable deal. All your advisers can live
with it.
This seems to be in the other camp's hands.
definitive plan.
I do not have a strong
The President: We have never gone so far
- Rusk: A new peace plan. Thieu won't see Bunker until
tomorrow. We should see how Nixon can get out of this as soon as possible.
Bill Bundy or I could go down to Key Biscane.
I would be opposed to Nixon going to Saigon.
emmis sary like William