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  • . On the state of the Nation, he said: is going to hell. " 11 1 just don't think this country MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON August 12, 1967 11:00 a. m. MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM: Bob Fleming Attached are notes on your conversation
  • Fleming, Bob
  • (Continued) a fterw a rd , but Bob J a ck so n w as at m y hand the w hole s t a y .., I told them h.ow d elig h ted I w as to b e h e r e on th is im p ortant day in the life of P a d re '■ Islan d . iv- ■ Its d ed ica tio n into the N ational P ark s y
  • , "Education lies at the heart of every nation's hopes and purposes. of our international relations." It must be at the heart This was a phrase that I think beautifully summarized the role of education, not only in domestic advancement, but also
  • Affairs Council; Advisory Commission on International Educational and Cultural Activities; report “Beacon of Hope”; LBJ’s kindness; Budget cuts; international and national crises; Vietnam; International Education Act; appointment to U.S. Customs Court
  • the m o st of it ! I le a r n e d la te r that C o n g ressm a n F r elin g h u y sen had a lon g li s t of w hat he hoped w e re h u m orous su g g e stio n s of w h ere to sig n b ills an had d l is t e d the Statue of L ib erty for this v e r y b ill
  • the protracted war approach up through the Summer of 1967 and they were losing on that ground. They then in the fall of 1967 through the Tet Offensive, the May offensive, tried a more all-out war approach--get it over quickly approach, hoping to force us
  • was that; "I'm going to have this show tomorrow night, and I hope you'll be watching, and I think I'll have something of interest for you." And that was about the upshot of it. F: He didn't £;,7e any real intir;1:1tion of \ihG.l: he'd hav,;? T: iole 11, he
  • March 31 speech, the process of drafting it, and speech-writer Harry McPherson; radios in the White House cars; calling people to forewarn them of the speech’s contents; White House activity following the speech; LBJ’ hopes that the speech could
  • w ith c o f f e e , and the M a yo r t e llin g us how he hoped to han dle the p r o b le m of a r a c e r io t in C h ic a g o . s a id he w ould not have h is p o li c e m e n w e a r s t e e l h e l m e t s . He T h ey s i m p l y w o r e c a p
  • to reverse, particularly because he raised the level of aspirations and the hopes of people. We may have people who are less com- mitted than he in the White House, but I'm sure that they're going to be very hesitant about reversing trends, at least. M
  • and the good ideas that may have been developed in one place have been, you know, lost sight of and not available for use in other areas. Well, that won't be the case with our programs, I hope. Now, coming back to the per cent that needed extra help
  • , w h ic h i s r e a ll y an in d u lg e n c e fo r m e . 36 P r e s i d e n t s . S o m e tim e I hope to g o to th e h o m e o f e v e r y on e o f the B y n o w , I m u s t h a v e gon e to a t l e a s t 12. T h e r e w a s a la r g e c r o w d