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Folder, "September 9, 1968 - 5:45 p.m. President's meeting with House leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

problems. The NPT is before the Senate. We have a national, selfish interest in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. We hope 120 non-nuclear parties will sign it. The President: For the Russians or the United States not to sign it would be ruinous

Folder, "August 10, 1968 - 12:25 p.m. President's briefing of Former Vice President Nixon and Gov. Agnew," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

? Secretary Rusk: The most difficult problem is the Jerusalem problem. CIA Director Helms: is not bard to explain. -•• --- ... VIETNAM -- The war is at the tensest point. Lo•t 128, 000 men Needed to fill out unit a Units now coming back Attack could

Folder, "November 21, 1967 - 8:30 a.m. VP, Rusk, McNamara, Bunker, Komer, Wheeler, Westmoreland, Helms, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Secretary Rusk said that Governor Romney is going to Saigon. The Secretary said he had a good meeting with Romney, urging him to visit the South Vietnamese units. The President said it was his judgment that Richard Nixon would capture the nomination

Folder, "February 7, 1968 - 12:29 p.m. National Security Council Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

of you to make whatever preparations are necessary. Let's know where we can get more people if we need to move additional ones in. fjjeneral Wheeler: satisfied with it. I have a preliminary list on my desk. Secretary McNamara: and Marine units. I am

Folder, "August 9, 1967 - 6:40 p.m. President's meeting with labor leaders," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

represent discriminate. I hope you will put an end to this. It's just not American. Some people tell me I should remake the nation quickly. I know that cannot be done. I had more sense than that 30 years ago. We can't remake America with ghetto labor alone

Folder, "April 30, 1968 - 1:25 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

the national security. I an~reciate this very much • ... ... I The past, present and future foreign policy of the United States is of vital concern to the American people and all of the ftee world~ It is not only appropriate but· essential that the basic

Folder, "October 14, 1968 - 1:40 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisory Group meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

Vietnam will agree to the participation of the representative of the Saigon govern ment in the talks on the problem of political settlement in Vietnam. Thus these talks would be held by the representatives of the DRV, of the United States of America

Folder, "July 18, 1967 - 6:06 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Rostow, Bundy, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

pointed out that the total number of tanks in Latin America is less than the number in Bulgaria alone. The Secretary said the number of aircraft in the 21 Latin American countries is less than the number operated by Sweden alone. Secretary McNamara said
Latin America

Folder, "October 2, 1967 - 11:50 a.m. President's meeting with Colonel Olds and Col. Cross ," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

mean that.'' The President: "Colonel, I appreciate that. I hope the men are with us. The hippies and the draft card burners certainly aren't. "But I believe the basic soundness of America is still there. There are a lot of people who are saying that we

Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 1:14 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

WERE: Secretary Rusk Secretary McNamara Clark Clifford General Wheeler CIA Director Helms Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson The President: I met this morning with Senator Gore of Tenness~e. He gave me a goal report on Latin America. Do we have

Folder, "April 23, 1968 - 2:15 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian, Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

America flights being knocked out. We have a plan to hit Route 7 up to the ZOth parallel. THE PRESIDENT: Let 1 s get the Defense supplemental up, together with other items. A situation report was given on the progress with M-16s and helicopters. .. •· I

Folder, "October 22, 1968 - 1:15 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

Helms did not cause a one of them -- contrary to popular belief. We can't impose our will over other countries. in Peru. They will conduct elections We went two yea rs without a coup in Latin America. The President: Are we agreed on the language

Folder, "July 16, 1967 - 2:15 p.m. Bipartisan Congressional leaders and Ranking Minority members of committees," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

. He said that when history records it they will record President Johnson as one of America's great Presidents. But he said if we pass the Senate version of the bill, "We are going down a road we can 1 t come back from. 11 Congressman Staggers said

Folder, "September 26, 1967 - 5:46 p.m. Educators from Cambridge, Mass. small colleges and Universities," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

folde1. W. TAeMat Jgbn;on - 2There is a necessary preoccupation of our national leadership with this problem. At the same time there is much anxiety and dismay in America over the 'Wlr. Our conviction is that we should contract our operations

Folder, "March 19, 1968 - 1:01 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

these quotes. The President: I would add General Ridgway. He was not a critic. The net of what he said was that he was concerned -- that we have these alliances and responsibilities in Europe, Latin America, South east Asia, and the Mideast. He thinks we do