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Memo for Record re South Vietnam Situation, 11/25/63 (Item)
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Memo for Record re South Vietnam Situation, 11/25/63
Memorandum # 329, Task Force on Southeast Asian Economic and Social Development, 4/9/1965 (Item)
  • assessment of the size and shape of the assistance which could be effectively used within an appropriate regional framework of development. This assessment should examine the possibilities both under conditions of continuing conflict in Vietnam and under
  • Vietnam
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, August 9, 1967]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Wednesday, August 9, 1967 9:45 a.m. MR. PRESIDENT: Here are the essential numbers for the NSC meeting this morning. Present PL-480 set-aside from 1967 U.S. rice crop: 670, 000 tons 150, 000 tons to be delivered to Vietnam
  • Vietnam
Folder, "July 25, 1967 - 6:10 p.m. Senate Committee Chairmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • : "I think there is a change in attitude on the war. Senator Lauche changed his mind and said that he thought the bombing should be stopped in the North. The Vietnam war is a hopeless venture. Nobody likes it. There was a very serious outbreak on your
  • Vietnam
Folder, "[October 3, 1967 - Meeting with Rene Maheu of UNESCO and William Benton]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • and health. If you are healthy and educated you can build your own steel mills. The President urged a go-ahead on the UNESCO project to help equip a National Technical Center in Phu-tho, Vietnam. Maheu mentioned literacy projects. The President replied
Telephone conversation # 1714, transcript, BILL MOYERS and DOUGLAS KIKER, 1/31/1964, 9:25AM (Item)
  • at this door day in and day Almost everything that goes in -- On the Vietnam situation r ....• ('4• : ,;·· ..,...... . ~--~ z- we got word and the President was in a conference with Humphrey and -- and I buzzed him from here and said 'Mr. President
  • Vietnam
  • DISCUSSION OF KIKER'S STORY ABOUT LBJ'S LACK OF KNOWLEDGE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ANTICIPATED FOREIGN AID, VIETNAM; PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFYING LBJ OF FOREIGN POLICY DEVELOPMENTS
Folder, "NSAM # 329: Task Force on Southeast Asian Economic and Social Development, 4/9/1965," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 6 (Item)
  • in Vietnam and under conditi o n s of peaceful settlemep t. It should c onsi der how much of the input could effectively b e in the form of surplus commodities, and how much of it might be medical and othe r technical assistance. 3. An estimate
  • Vietnam
Oral history transcript, William S. Gaud, interview 1 (I), 11/26/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • East, particularly Vietnam, and to other countries near Vietnam as a result of the way the war heated up there. a big difference between the two, So that's but I think this is more a difference of circumstances and difference in changes in the world
  • Vietnam
  • programs; problems of the development of foreign countries; LBJ’s support on the Hill; effect of Vietnam on AID program; role of LBJ; Mekong Delta program; multilateral aid; ADB funds; Alliance for Progress; requirement for self-help for receiving aid
Folder, "National Security Council - 1961 [1 of 3]," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 4 (Item)
  • Vietnam
Folder, "August 9, 1967 - 12:20 p.m. National Security Council," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • are in Vietnam, there is no problem in Indonesia. Sukarno and the Communists have had it. Leonard Marks {USIA): I agree with Dick Helms. We do have a very good team in Indonesia. USIA needs to get some top-flight information specialists in and reopen some
Folder, "July 18, 1967 - 6:06 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Rostow, Bundy, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • . in Vietnam. The President made changes in the draft and returned it to Walt Rostow for editing and cabling. The President then asked if a seven-nation Summit could be held in the Pacific before the Vietnam elections. Walt Rostow said he did not believe
  • Vietnam
Folder, "Administrative History of the Agency for International Development, Part I, Introduction and Chapters I thru IV", Box 1 (Item)
  • unjust!:, neglecting However, special extensive assiEtance Charles W. T. Stephenson for his assistru1ce sections work on the draft. thanks are due to Mr. Wa. ter G. Stoneman with the complicated on Vietnam; for his work on Chapter on Chapters
Folder, "February 7, 1968 - 12:29 p.m. National Security Council Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • : . '­ The attacks have caused fear and confusion in South ... -r .. £ Vietnam. ~: l9E Sfeflit_ SERVICE SET l9P SESR.ET (' - 2 ­ - - The attacks have aroused anger among the South Vietnamese peopleo The North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong had no regard
  • Vietnam
Folder, "[September 15, 1967 - 7:27 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • on that recommendation." ~~~~W~=~~----------------------~· The President asked what is happening in Vietnam. Rusk replied "we are getting·~Thieu and Ky working together now, and that is the primary concern. " The President said "we should get Bunker to get them to put
  • Vietnam
Oral history transcript, Wayne L. Hays, interview 1 (I), 3/11/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • remained that as President? H: I think he did up until the last two years of his Presidency--or even maybe a shorter length of time than that. When the Vietnam War began to overshadow everything else, then I think he lost his ability to get the Congress
  • Vietnam
  • to JFK regarding RFK and Senator Fulbright; supported foreign aid for 19 years; first one to propose selling wheat to Russia; LBJ’s accomplishments on domestic side will outweigh Vietnam War.
Oral history transcript, Paul G. Hoffman, interview 1 (I), 7/28/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • very concerned about the VietNam situation, which Ild known something about because we were asked in 1950 to put a mission under the Marshall Plan into Indochina. against it. After considering it, we decided We decided at that time in which
  • Vietnam
  • to the President on international relations; Vietnam; Allende government; conservation; no strong anti-LBJ at the UN
Folder, "NSAM # 276: Distribution of Foreign Aid Cuts, 12/26/1963," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 2 (Item)
  • encies or opportunities. ince an extra 40 million may be needed for more ammunition, etc. in Vietnam, Bell is already considering a $50 million transfer to MAP from our $179 million AID contingency fund. All in all, we 111 probably get by this year
Folder, "April 24, 1968 - 12:15 p.m. National Security Council Meeting, and certain foreign policy advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • useful to keep coordination going. The President: What more can we do? Secretary Rusk: P. L. 480 bars door to countries giving aid to Vietnam. We can do some on bilateral trade basis. They take the favored nations formula, however. Secretary Fowler
Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Conte/Long and Symington Amendments to Foreign Assistance Act, 2/7/1968, Volume 5, Tab 63," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)
  • L SJiiC:RET/6EtiSI'i"Pl:S FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY SUMMARY NOTES FOR SSlstlNSC MEETING September 7, 1968, 12:00 noon Conte/Long and Symington Amendments--Vietnam In the absence of the President, Secretary Rusk asked Under Secretary Katzenbach
Oral history transcript, C. Douglas Dillon, interview 1 (I), 6/29/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • as part of that group- -I don't know what they called it-that advised hiIT1 that two or three tiIT1e s on Vietnam. M: Right, were you--let's see, the first time was it in July of '65 when the troop buildup was decided on? D: No, not that time. ever
  • Vietnam
  • of payments; LBJ's relationship with JFK's people; appointment of new Secretary; Vietnam; role of Major General William Dupey
Oral history transcript, George Meany, interview 1 (I), 8/4/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • , if he had something of a general nature he would call me; and if he had something that affected one union, he would call the head of that union. Mu: The Vietnam War, for example, became quite an issue within labor apparently. Mr. Johnson didn't get
  • Vietnam
  • labor on Capitol Hill; LBJ’s appointments; sale of wheat to Russia; 1964 railroad strike; Labor Department; proposed merger of Labor and Commerce Departments; collective bargaining guidelines; 14-B; Vietnam War; served on JFK’s Clay Commission on Foreign
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for Tuesday Luncheon, February 6, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • ) ... Panmunjom and beyond 2. Vietnam {Secretaries Rusk and McNamara) 3. Bombing Targets (Secretary McNamara) -- narrow circles? 4. Jordan Arms {Secretaries Rusk and McNamara) Note at Tab A is a briefing paper on the Jordan Arms Package which you
  • Vietnam
Oral history transcript, Barry Goldwater, interview 1 (I), 6/26/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • with the Johnson critics who say that one reason he got himself somewhat boxed up in Vietnam was because he didn't understand foreign affairs. G: I don't think any president would ever feel that he understands foreign affairs enough to be the exclusive judge
  • Vietnam
  • understanding of foreign affairs; Melasky's efforts to educate the public regarding Vietnam; LBJ's vice-presidency; LBJ's familiarity with military operations; John Tower; Ralph Yarborough; 1964 election and campaign; comparing the economy of 1960's to 1971
Oral history transcript, James C. Hagerty, interview 1 (I), 11/16/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • presidents get is Vietnam, Cuba, Berlin, all of these things. F: Middle East. H: The Middle East. They have got to have somebody to talk to, and the one that they can feel easiest with regardless of party is the man who was in there before. F: Former
  • Vietnam
  • ; NASA; 49th and 50th states settled under Ike; JFK-LBJ ticket; JFK’s death; LBJ as President; Vietnam.
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/17/1965 (Saturday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • Johnsons and McNamaras go horseback riding to Martin and Danz ranches; press statement on Vietnam at LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird, the press and cookies; possible postponement of visits from Ayub Khan, Pakistan, and Shashtri, India; Lady Bird has lunch
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/19/1965 (Monday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ on phone with McGeorge Bundy about foreign problems; LBJ meets with Dale Malechek about LBJ Ranch; lunch with staff, helicopter to Bergstrom and flight to DC; LBJ talks with press pool about Vietnam; Foreign Aid Bill; stop in Columbia, SC
Oral history transcript, Robert Taft, Jr., interview 1 (I), 5/21/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • . (Interruption) M: Did Mr. Johnson get involved in your political race in Ohio in 1964 at a 11? T: I don't believe so particularly. No, the Senate race-- M: Was Stephen Young's opposition to the Vietnam War public by that LBJ Presidential Library http
Folder, "NSAM # 278: Presidential Determination re Aid to Indonesia, 2/3/1964," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 2 (Item)
  • , 1963, r eport of the Mission to Southeast Asia of the Hou:5e Committee on Foreign 21): The present conflict between Malaysia and Indonesia is, in some respects, potentially as dangerous to world peace as the war in Vietnam. The crisis raises some
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/5/1967 (Sunday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • with guests; dinner; bridge game; conversation about aid for India, war on poverty at home, Vietnam and China; Lady Bird talks on telephone with Luci and Pat Nugent, who are snowed in at Waukegan; Luci is expecting baby in June
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/12/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • to Bethesda for meeting with LBJ and Abe Fortas about the overwhelming duties of the presidency; dinner with Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent; LBJ talks about soldiers in Vietnam
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/19/1965 (Sunday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • and India; Rostow talks of Taiwan and aid to Pakistan, Communist China, and Vietnam; dinner and movies; Johnsons back to White House; Lady Bird exercises; LBJ talks with Clark Clifford
Folder, "Administrative History of the Agency for International Development, Part I, Chapters V thru VIII", Box 1 (Item)
  • *) ----1962 196~- 1964 1965 1966 l..967 1443 1561 1591 1484 1754 1040 1440 10, 313 780 726 717 896 834 535 668 5156 Latin America 128 167 296 104 187 69 233 1185 East Asia 182 206 208 151 188 138 187 1260 Vietnam 32 53
Folder, "Vice President's Trip to Southeast Asia, May 9-24, 1961 (I) [2 of 2]," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • ; and Mro Warren Ao Silver, Tuk Force for Vietnam~ Department of State~ 3o Tbe Vice parallel political with military political Preaideut obtaiaed and economic Diem'• actioa agreement have squal that ilDportance measures but: took note
  • Vietnam
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/20/1965 (Monday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • some of the guests, the press, and the entertainment for the night; Lady Bird visits with Erhard about Germany; toasts; LBJ mentions Vietnam & Great Society in toast; visits with houseguests upstairs; Lady Bird introduces entertainers
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/26/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • ; Vietnam
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/13/1965 (Friday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/23/1965 (Friday) (Item)
  • , then reads Louis Auchinclass book, Brownstone Front; LBJ meets with foreign policy advisers about Vietnam; Poverty Bill passes; Adlai Stevenson; Arthur Schlesinger book
Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] The World Food Problem, 7/19/1966, Volume 4, Tab 44," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)
  • times that in the U. S., because of chronic ~al ­ nourishrr.ent . In Libya, a mother must have five children to have a good chance t~at one will l ive to 15 yea~ s . In Vietnam, 4o percent of the ch ildren die of disease by the age of four . 2. After
Oral history transcript, Luther H. Hodges, Sr., interview 1 (I), 10/10/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
Folder, "NSAM # 338: Policy Re U.S. Assistance in Development Foreign Communications Satellite Capabilities (Revised 7/12/67), 9/15/1965," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 7 (Item)
  • to administrative delay. The last problem is particularly disturbing. Conflicts between the interests of ComSat and the surface carriers delayed the installation of ~ additional communications facilities in the Pacific which serve our men in Vietnam. Some