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Folder, "[April 2, 1966 -1:30 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • . Once research done: In other emergency periods-- isn't our position much better overall, economic, etc., than in other such periods. On Vietnam: 1. Make every effort to keep Ky. But be ready to make terrible choice. Perhaps take a stand in Thailand
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 12822, transcript, MARVIN WATSON and RICHARD DALEY, 3/18/1968, 5:15PM (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • WATSON ASKS FOR DALEY'S EVALUATION OF BEN HEINEMAN AS POSSIBLE APPOINTEE TO CABINET OR SUBCABINET POSITION; DALEY RECOMMENDS HEINEMAN; WATSON DISCUSSES PRESS STORIES ABOUT RFK'S CALL FOR COMMISSION TO REAPPRAISE VIETNAM POLICY
Folder, "March 22, 1968 Supplemental notes on meeting of the President with General Abrams," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • , wet and muddy from being out all night. He said the province chief told him they got some VC. Abrams said Apple never wrote this, but wrote only the bad things. General ·wheeler expressed the view that the average newspaper­ man in Vietnam is immature
  • Vietnam
Folder, "[September 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • available to the press. He read the papers, he said, and noted that Gov. fttnney had explained his Vietnam views by saying he 1d been "brain-washed" in Saigon. 'lhe President observed that an;y man "brain-washed" by diplomats and generals might have problems
  • Vietnam
Folder, "[September 5, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • with the discussion of the Vietnam elections observers. The President asked if Lodge could be contacted to see if he could stay an extra day or two to talk to the news media for backgrounders. He also hoped Senator Hickenlooper could talk to CBS. The President
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 12514, transcript, LBJ and OFFICE CONVERSATION, 12/6/1967, 2:35 PM (Item)
  • As far as the UN is concerned, you have given me 100% support. I understand that there are other advisers £or other subjects, such as Vietnam. You are the President and you are the one who must make the decisions. p You're not trying to build a case
  • Vietnam
Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 6:28 p.m. Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • . It will be a setback for our re~ationship. It's a shame. Today a Soviet diplomat told a Frenchman after Vietnam, we could move to settlement on the basis of 19&2 accords. 2. . . ·.· ·,, · ~ Go back and insist upon the 2nd. 3. Meet on the 4th -- look as though we
  • Vietnam
Memorandum # 313, Public Comment by Officials Re SE Asia as Reported in Washington Newspapers, 7/31/1964 (Item)
  • Vietnam
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, "[July 1967 - May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • . Crawford of a report he had that Richard Goodwin, Arthur Schlesinger and Blair Clark have undertaken an effort to get Secretary McNamara to resign in protest to the handling of the Vietnam War. The President said the Congo has cooled off considerably. "We
Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 1 (I), 5/6/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • Administration was as minister-counselor for public information in the American ·' Embassy in Saigon, South Vietnam. But prior to that, you had been I believe deputy public affairs officer in India for several years and had spent some time with the Voice
  • Vietnam
  • 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, "June 22, 1968 - 8:45 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • Jotlmon We need to separate the Viet Cong from North Vietnam. Under Secretary Katzenbach: Total absence of NLF representation in Paris must be troublesome to Southern Communists. Walt Rostow: Look at the situation on the ground. The Southern NLF is being
  • Vietnam
Telephone conversation # 12810, sound recording and transcript, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/13/1968, 5:00PM (Item)
  • are pushing him on this thing of entering into the California primary. He doesn't want to do it if we can get some way of talking about, or some kind of a vehicle of an analysis or a review of this whole Vietnam thing. He says he 1 s not opposed
  • Vietnam
  • DALEY ENCOURAGES LBJ TO APPOINT COMMISSION TO STUDY VIETNAM POLICY, DISCUSSES CALL FROM RFK ABOUT HIS POLITICAL FUTURE; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS MEETING YESTERDAY WITH TED SORENSEN; POSSIBLE TROOP INCREASE; DALEY SUGGESTS LBJ INCLUDE WAR CRITICS
Memo, Fleming to LBJ, 6/5/67, 2.10 PM (Item)
  • in Vietnam. from Tel Aviv that At 1 p. m. ABC 1 s Ray Maloney reported Israelis are jubilant tonight, believing that they are winning the war. Nancy Dickerson, on her 1 :55 news show, lead with State 1 s announce­ ment that the United States is neutral
Oral history transcript, George Christian and Harry Middleton, interview S-1, 4/1/1996 (Item)
  • minor things, that got him into credibility problems. He created some credibility problems for himself. It wasn't the war in Vietnam or--was to a certain degree, but it was mostly little stuff where he would in consternation, or angry [anger
  • Vietnam
  • ; John Kenneth Galbraith writing a speech for LBJ; LBJ's displeasure with a speech Middleton wrote about Vietnam; trying to find LBJ's personality reflected in the Library's documents; how LBJ being a great legislator lost support for Vietnam; how
Telephone conversation # 13740, transcript, GEORGE CHRISTIAN and RON ZIEGLER, 11/15/1968, time unknown (Item)
  • for the NATO thing and except for the Vietnam negotiations during t e campaign, they didn't bring up any. particular thing that was a sort of lap ov r thing. ; Where we get into problems is approval of an action. He (th1 President) consulted
  • Vietnam
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/22/1964 (Sunday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • Removing items from The Elms with Lynda Johnson; LBJ and Lady Bird to Palm Sunday vespers at St. John's Church; Lady Bird's dislike of photographers; dinner guests at the White House; discussions with Robert McNamara and other guests about Vietnam
Folder, "[November 7, 1968 Foreign Policy Meeting - Family Dining Room]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • moving after a reasonable period of time. Secretary Clifford: Fundamentally, we are faced with the fact that we and South Vietnam have different goals. We -- want to finish fighting, get peace and get out. I believe they prefer fighting go
  • Vietnam
Oral history transcript, Robert Fleming, interview S-I, 11/8/1979, by David Culbert (Item)
  • was deciding what to do about Vietnam, changing his . views on Vietnam. lesson I ever le~rned from him, the thing he probably else . • . when he had a meeti~g and it would be over More often the greatest ~aid ~nd more than anything we would be staying
Folder, "July 12, 1967 - 2:50 p.m. Tuesday luncheon group," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • ] ----- ......_.~ 7 -~3 ...- ....... . I I • I I • MiETlt~8 l~OlES COPYIU6ttTfD '-yblicqtjqn leqyjre1 J•MiHieR ef ea;s1"ght ttohhr. W. lhuua Juliriid1t EYES OMLY -zOn Vietnam, the President said that he had solicited the op1n1on now of five of his key
Telephone conversation # 12104, transcript, LBJ and RAY BLISS, 8/23/1967, 10:30AM (Item)
  • Vietnam
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/5/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • Problems of the Johnson administration: inflation, Vietnam, Peter Hurd portrait of LBJ; press reaction to departure of Bill Moyers; Lady Bird writes response to Peter Hurd; work on upcoming Vice Presidential dinner; Lady Bird visits with Lynda about
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/13/1966 (Sunday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • discussed his Honolulu Conference, Vietnam and the SEATO Treaty; LBJ and Lady Bird call Maxwell Taylor about his TV appearance; Johnsons read newspapers
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/8/1965 (Monday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ and the Vietnam War; Lady Bird's interview with a magazine; Lady Bird reads about Beautification; Lady Bird has lunch meeting with Bess Abell about mail; Lady Bird meets with Stewart Udall about Beautification; Lady Bird swims and has
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/10/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ & George Reedy telephone call about budget and Congress; planning for Beautification meeting; attack in Vietnam; Lady Bird takes dog for walk; Lady Bird visits with Luci Johnson; LBJ & Lady Bird dine with the McGeorge Bundys; George Reedy
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/31/1968 (Sunday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • Lynda Robb returns from California seeing Chuck off to Vietnam; LBJ's speech on Vietnam; LBJ goes to church with Luci & Pat Nugent; LBJ visits with Hubert & Muriel Humphrey; Lady Bird's "See America" trip; Horace Busby & Lady Bird work on LBJ's
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/27/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • update; Johnsons to Luci's house for "press" birthday party; LBJ cuts cake & opens gifts; back to LBJ Ranch for birthday party; Lynda Robb arrives; dinner in front of three tvs watching convention; Vietnam plank of platform; Pat Nugent & Chuck Robb
Folder, "Bernard Quint," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 1 (Item)
  • £or their •· :.'..•·':'-:.'.r•··: ..,',' ..
  • Vietnam
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/17/1968 (Sunday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • ;" Johnsons tour Danz ranch with friends; late lunch; Johnsons & friends helicopter to Moursunds, Davis ranch & to the Krims'; to LBJ Ranch; Luci & Pat Nugent back from Laredo; Pat to Vietnam soon; Lynda's birthday dinner; Lady Bird plays bridge with guests
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/4/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • Lady Bird has photos taken with Mrs. Post & her staff; Lady Bird back to White House; newspaper stories; LBJ to Hawaii for Vietnam talks; LBJ, Luci & Lyn to New York for installation of Archbishop; upcoming Austrian dinner; upcoming Texas trip
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/31/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • meet the Robb baby; Halloween & surprise birthday party for Helene Lindow; LBJ gives speech announcing a Vietnam bombing halt; the Johnsons watch television coverage
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/3/1968 (Sunday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu refuses Paris peace talks; LBJ not sleeping well; Johnsons, staff & guests to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and Trinity Lutheran Church services; Harry Middleton interviews candidates for LBJ Library
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/22/1966 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • Washington's Birthday; Lady Bird joins LBJ in bed for coffee and to read newspapers; tension about Vietnam; LBJ mentions role of press; Lady Bird works on tile samples and clothes from Mollie Parnis; Lady Bird talks with Luci Johnson about article
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/13/1966 (Sunday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • Richard Nixon visits LBJ for morning coffee; Nixon and LBJ discuss New York Times, Westmoreland, China and Vietnam, and upcoming campaign year; LBJ teases Lady Bird about Big Bend trip; LBJ has sore throat; Johnsons to St. Marks Church; LBJ gives
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
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/27/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • Bird's guests watch LBJ's live press conference on TV; LBJ speaks about Vietnam; Lady Bird has tea with ambassadors' wives, Lebanon & Nigeria; farewell party for John McCone; situation in Dominican Republic; Robert McNamara; dinner with the Allan Shivers
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/3/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Vietnam
  • Air strikes in Vietnam and attacks on U.S. Embassies; press stories of secrecy in government; LBJ's public approval rating; Lady Bird meeting about possible Virginia trip with Diplomatic Corps; meeting about decorating West Hall, Solarium
Folder, "Kentucky Trip – May 21, 1964 – Mrs. Johnson [Clippings]," White House Social Files, Liz Carpenter Subject Files, Box 5 (Item)
  • by al'imed aggres­ sion," Ambassador Adlai E . Stevenson told the · Security Council. · "And if anyone has the il­ lusion that my Government w i'll abandon ·· the people of · Vietnam-or . that "'.e -~-1 weary of the burden of support that we a-re rendering
Folder, "Misc. Correspondence - 1967," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 1 (Item)
  • of living, the failure of the poverty program, the farm crisis and President Johnson's man­ agement of the war in Vietnam. But GOP leaders are wary of making Vietnam any more of a political issue than it al­ ready is. Because of the war, many Re­ publicans