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Secretary Clifford
Ambassador Harriman
CIA Director Helms
Justice Fortas
General Taylor
General Wheeler
Under Secretary Katzen
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William Bundy
William Jord,tn
Walt Rostow
George Christian
Tom Johnson
MEMORANDUM
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THE WHITE HOUSE
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JIM JONES
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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
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Sec~eta~y Rusk
Secretary Clifford
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George Christian
Tom Johnson
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Meeting began: 6:28 p. m.
Meeting ended:
NOTES ON FOREIGN POLICY MEETING
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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
- 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
- THE MEETING:
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· The President
· Secretary Rusk
Secretary Clifford
General Wheeler
General Taylor
CIA Director Helms
Walt Rostow
George Christian
Tom Johnson
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The President: What do we have from Saigon?
Secretary
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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
- 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
- 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
- , 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
- speech; LBJ's decision not to run again; LBJ meets with Walt Rostow, Averell Harriman & Ambassador Dobrynin; relationship of LBJ with Luci & Pat; LBJ makes speech in Oval Office; Johnsons receive several calls; Lady Bird discusses LBJ Library; LBJ meets
- ,ttnd :there were close staff members--the _Joe Califanos,
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George Christians and Walt Rostows, and the .Marvin Watsons and relative.a
of most of the honor guests.
all.
The 0 1 Briens had not put on any guests at
It surprised me pleasantly