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Folder, "[July-August 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • - l August 5, 1967 NOTES OF MEETING OF PRESIDENT WITH MEL ELFIN, NEWSWEEK: JOHN STEELE OF TIME: JACK SUTHERLAND OF U.S. NEWS, JULY 28, 1967 The President had a general discussion with these three magazine writers on the Detroit riot and civil
Oral history transcript, Stanley R. Resor, interview 1 (I), 11/16/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • on Saturday morning with the other appointees and Mrs. Johnson. As we arrived the President was holding a press conference at which he announced our appointments and we spent the rest of the morning with the President, had lunch with him and Mrs. Johnson
  • ; Detroit riots; Robert McNamara; Clark Clifford; cost effectiveness; role of service secretaries
Oral history transcript, Alfred B. Fitt, interview 1 (I), 10/25/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • know what to do at that point--you know, what they were supposed to do. So I wound up writing a press release for them by which they could announce this marvelous thing--not a part of my usual work. P: What is the line between the use of the Civil
Folder, "Bernard Quint," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 1 (Item)
  • ...~ .. :_•. ,... . .•.. • :.>-.:i_~;!-.,...t ..•• ...... _r·.:.: ,;:.::·:.· ••.. December 7: •• · :,..•. • ,· ; :. ~~"?'~-'i • ••• '',1··1 •..••'.• . .i! 1rst Press Conlerence.;· As 0£ !-', •1968, ~: . ::_Press· conferences · ~ < ;,_:;.-.. had been held
  • Press relations
Oral history transcript, Hobart Taylor, Jr., interview 1 (I), 1/6/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)
  • there. I don't know if it's important--I was editor of the Law Review, and I won the Campbell Award for Argumentation. I spent a year as clerk to the Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. I went to Detroit and entered a law firm there, and I
Folder, "National Security Council (II)," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 4 (Item)
  • that he felt the issue was clear, although he was not completely informed on the latter project. A general discussion was held on the treatment at the President's June 27th press conference of the implications of the Chinese Communist build-up
Oral history transcript, Theodore Hesburgh, interview 1 (I), 2/1/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • still wanted to get the statement out and make it public, we could. And we did. At that point he had a press conference on a number of other matters, and during the press conference said he thought this was a bad suggestion, probably unconstitutional
Folder, "JCS -- SIGMA I‑66, Game Documentation, 9/66," Agency Files, NSF, Box 33 (Item)
  • Free World regular forces exceed 800,000 men aggressively carrying the war to the enemy. Diseased, tired, and hungry -- morale among the•Viet Cong is low. South Vietnamese and Northerner, regular and guerrilla, the enemy's troops are all weary
Folder, "October 14, 1968 - 1:40 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisory Group meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • :) "Here are three statements." I San Antonio formula August - Detroit . New Orleans - won't increase U.S. casualties. ... .::.>i:~ ·J,i
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 8, Excerpts and Taylor's Memo," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • . For a breakdown of the international financial sys­ tem would bring incalculable harm not only to ourselves and free peoples around the world, but even to world peace and progress. I am determined that our economic policies in 1968 will be prudent as wdl
Oral history transcript, George Wallace, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • he was a United States senator. Positions on legislation that infringed upon the rights of local institutions, the attack on the free enterprise system that I classify certain legislation that's called civil rights legislation, he bitterly opposed
Oral history transcript, Richard M. Scammon, interview 1 (I), 3/3/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)
  • political science academies and associations, and you are a writer and a lecturer. If you would like to add anything to that, by all means please feel free. S: No, I think that just about covers it. G: I'd like to begin this interview if I can
Folder, "Ex BE 5-7 Economic Planning for the End of Hostilities (Post War Planning)," WHCF BE, Box 40 (Item)
  • are limited and relatively inexpensive, reflecting our conviction that ..the qiaintenance of an over-all healthy prosperity is far and away the major part of the economic problem Qf the transition. In our dynamic ·and flexible free, market ·economy, most areas
Oral history transcript, Sherwin J. Markman, interview 1 (I), 5/21/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • was then Attorney General of Minnesota and was named Senator mostly because of his great work on this subcommittee; Price Daniel, who was former Governor of Texas; fell ow by the name of Kohl er from Georgi a; a Negro congressman from Detroit, Charlie Diggs
Oral history transcript, Stanley Karnow, interview 1 (I), 4/30/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • that the entire press corps, including the visitors, could in those days--1959, 1960, 1961 and even into 1962--the entire press corps could sit around the dining room table at the ambassador's house or go to lunch at the same restaurant; when you think that later
Oral history transcript, Edith Green, interview 1 (I), 8/23/1985, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)
  • -- I -- 3 K: Now, that was a field dominated by men and largely still is. How did you break into doing the radio commentary work? G: I did free-lance work for several years, and then I had a thirtyminute program I think five days a week during
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 4, Tabs LL-ZZ and a-z," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)
  • .)· ·: . • • • • . ' .. . .. . .... • : . -·=_,_: ..: . . ••f; ·, •• ---~~~ ..'••d. To· what extent. was there·_ a free and rapid exchange of _._. .· ..•••· -information between ·GVNand U .s. ~~gencies ~ .·_ ~ ~ ) •• •__ ::·•; .-. .· e·~-·.-Ha;~:· ,the-: eri~rni\in~~-~- -~·Thich·~ngaged in the attacks now
Oral history transcript, Phillip B. Davidson, interview 1 (I), 3/30/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • activity through computer capability; CIA; Robert Komer and pacification; the Tet Offensive; Westmoreland press briefing after Tet; the media; infiltration; the importance of Cambodia; Sihanouk; problem of interpretation of intelligence; body counts; Sam
Oral history transcript, Endicott Peabody, interview 1 (I), 3/4/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • was not and notified Lester Hyman, the Democratic state chairman, that he wasn't. Larry O'Brien still was Postmaster General and two years later decided that he was going to resign as a delegate and told the press to that effect. The next morning I got to my office
Oral history transcript, Frederick C. Belen, interview 1 (I), 11/7/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • car going home, and I received a call from the White House. They said there was going to be a press conference on Wednesday; the President was just wondering if there were any things that affected the department that maybe we should furnish him
Folder, "October 14, 1968 - President's Meeting with Joint Chiefs on Vietnam," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • we talked about productive discussions and no advantage to be taken of a bombing halt. The new proposal defines productive talks as including GVN representatives and spells out our insistence on a quiet DMZ and no shelling of cities. 2. The Detroit
Folder, "Diaries [Transcripts of Tapes 25-30]," Papers of U. Alexis Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
Oral history transcript, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • about a matter he hcd . Their relationsh·ip, I thought, couldn 't be better. The press rea11y spent al 1 that t i me try ing to separate the two of them, and who >'as the second mos t powerful man in Hashington , and then they started to put Bobby
Folder, "October 17, 1967 - 1:40 p.m. McNamara, Rusk, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • --- ·-- - I re sent the "yellow I thought your press conference was excellent, Dean. SECRETARY RUSK: I have a problem with the Foreign Relations Committee. Fulbright asked me to come again for a public session. I do not like them saying that I am scared
Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 4 (IV), 5/27/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • of the civilians, should be free to talk to the press. But they should talk only on those subjects on which they're qualified to comment, the areas within their personal experience. Engagement in a battle, dealing with a local village, conducting a particular
  • Impact of the Tet Offensive; dealing with Vietnam information officers; effect in Vietnam of LBJ’s 3/31 announcement; government-press relationship; LBJ’s personality
Folder, "[September 15, 1967 - 7:27 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • "is it too much to ask (Ambassador) Bunker and (General) Westmoreland to make a report to the nation once a month, on a "Meet the Press" type of program?" McNamara said "perhaps Bunker can do it one month and Westmoreland the next, rather than both together
Oral history transcript, Charles Diggs, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • ] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 3 Michigan and into Detroit to try to stimulate some interest in his behalf, but they weren't too successful. There was just a normal pre- judice against Southerners
  • LBJ's commitment to civil rights; 1967 Detroit riots; opposition to Vietnam bombing policy; reorganization of the District of Columbia
Folder, "C.F.- BE 5-7 Economic Planning for the End of Hostilities (Post-War Planning)," WHCF Confidential Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • /ST 22 ' ,.:,, LG/Detroit PU 2-2 LE I, FG 1 ' Bax No. #1758 sent to Central Files by Mr. Joseph Califano's Office on the above date contains the following folders. 1. Political Process 2. Post Vietnam Planning·:; 3. Press Contacts 4
Folder, "[September 6, 1967 - 11:09 a.m. Meeting with Vietnam Election Observers]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • the Vietnam observers for a clear, concise and interesting report. - 6 ­ The President then invited the Vietnam election observers to lunch at the White House at 1 o'clock and said they were free to talk to any press people they wanted in the meantime
Folder, "[September 15, 1967 - Meeting with AFL-CIO Executive Council]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • . _.-/---·-!___. .-/ I .- _,))L--W Mr. Jame ' 'Sufferidge '--------·. 0 ..----> "') . ---·· ----- - --­ Mr. su£7eridge had been one of the election observers in Vietnam. He said thc;lt the press is doing a poor job of reporting, always playing up the da/k
Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 1 (I), 5/6/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • out to Saigon in your capacity there. Z: That's right. M: The description given by your predecessor, John Mecklin, which is in some detail, describes the difficulties, credibility gap or so on that existed between the press and the.government out
  • Press relations
  • Assignment to Saigon; Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge acts as his own press officer; Vietnam press relations an issue at the Honolulu conference of 1964; unifying press relations functions in JUSPAO; the maximum candor policy; origin of the "Five
Folder, "National Security Council - 1961 [1 of 3]," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 4 (Item)
  • -!?. of NSC 6005/1 which states that the United States should, to the maximum extent feas• ible, rely on specified sources other than the U. S. I recognize how important it is that other Free World powers, particularly the former metropoles, continue and where
Folder, "Vice President's Trip to Southeast Asia, May 9-24, 1961 (I) [2 of 2]," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • . Johnson of' the United States of America met at Malacanang Palace at 7:'.35 a,mn today and informally discussed matters of interest to their two countries and the Free World. am Vice The meeting was cordial and friendly, The discussion was thorough
Telephone conversation # 12104, transcript, LBJ and RAY BLISS, 8/23/1967, 10:30AM (Item)
  • .. I . .. TU .Pnaidant (A) to ••, (:S) Bli•• A '• ' £ ' . ', •: .. ·:.. J"' ''t ~~ . ,,. - ~ ., · 1a;o4b­ Aapat 10:30& U. 19'7 We're tryiq to do wllal . . caa to lanre fair ud free dectioll• ia Vi.a&Nua. Aad ...•re
  • Press relations
  • LBJ ASKS BLISS TO BE ON US DELEGATION TO OBSERVE SOUTH VIETNAMESE ELECTIONS; MAKEUP OF DELEGATION; BLISS DISCUSSES HIS OTHER COMMITMENTS, ASKS IF HE CAN LET LBJ KNOW LATER TODAY; LBJ SAYS HE WANTS TO ANNOUNCE DELEGATION AT TODAY'S PRESS BRIEFING
Folder, "McNamara, Robert," Office Files of Fred Panzer, Box 379 (Item)
  • to those-nations of values, World on the legitimate of the human that have not yet which a free society requires . In this connection, that this community each man begins conformity as wars to realize of the Free of this attack. opportunity
Folder, "February 18, 1968 - 8 a.m. President's breakfast with boys on the Aircraft Carrier Constellation," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • it and as you go along the harder it gets to climb the hill; you will have the neurotics who will drop out. You read about it every day in our country because we have a free press. They have them too. The young have to defend the country for us. It was left
Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam, 3/26/1965, Volume 3, Tab 32," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • South Vietnamese For eign Minister said publicly that a separate North and South Vietnam is acceptable to Saigon. USIA Director Rowan: The world press is still critical of our alleged use of gas in Vietnam but there has been some turn - around
Folder, "August 9, 1967 - 6:40 p.m. President's meeting with labor leaders," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • . We do not want to get the Soviet Union and China into this war. I constantly get statements from Ford and other people like him. You get more press play from complaints than you do from compliments. Some of these attacks have hurt our social programs
Folder, "VP Johnson's Trip - Far East - May, 1961," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • population trom communiamo Johnson's tactics provoked press advice to local people, terestts "so-called public servants" to get out am meet the peopleo "Cach To avoid this danger, free count,ries mu~t achieve social revolutiono To dat.e, this effort made
Folder, "October 15, 1968 - 1:20 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • : Making the bombing order not ·effective for 24 hours is okay. We cannot delay announcement. The President signed "Futherance" papers at 1 :37 p. m. Walt Ros tow: The worst thing is for Ky to learn of this from a press leak or from one of troop