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  • LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] INTERVIEWEE: JOSEPH ALSOP INTERVIEWER: PAIGE E. MULHOLLAN More on LBJ Library oral histories: http
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  • Alsop, Joseph, 1910-
  • Oral history transcript, Joseph Alsop, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
  • Joseph Alsop
  • this of decision. ft DECLASSIFIED Authority OSI) /D-1.- 7 8' JVsc.. 8-11./-g,IJ j I j ) By ~K. l~), -I NABS,Date 8-:J.'i-80 THE WHffE HOUSE Thursday, March 3 :4 5 p. m·. Mr. I WASHINGTON - SlLCRET ACTION. I 7, 1968 ------ President: Clark
  • Cot. JoHN A. MAY of S.C., Chief, Division of Outdoor Recreation and Wildlife, Wildlife Resources Department, State of South Carolina JOSEPH The Council consists of 10 members appointed by the President, in addition to the Secretary of Interior
  • General Wheeler General Taylor CIA Director Helms Clark Clifford Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson I MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 1 2 , 1 9 6 8 FOR THE PRESIDENT /Orr> FROM: Tom Johnson Attached are the notes of your
  • '.1 FEBRUARY 10, 1968 - 3:17 p. m. SENIOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADVISORS Secretary Rusk Secretary McNamara Clark Clifford Walt Rostow Gec.rge Christian Tom Johnson X:!!l?O: MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 12, 1968 MEMORANDUM
  • , I • : 1' FEBRUARY 9, 1968 - 10:15 a.m. SENIOR FOREIGN POLICY ADVISERS Secretary Rusk Secretary McNamara Clark Clifford Harry McPherson Walt Rostow George Christian .l ! j Tom Johnson ' ,,.. .. ~, .l'\.J:Ml\.11 ?I
  • Rostow Clark Clifford George Christian Tom Johnson MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 20, 196 8 FOR THE PRESIDENT lom FROM: Tom Johnson Attached are the notes of your meeting with the Foreign Policy Advisors at the regular Tuesday
  • «by .,,.v:.y lch originated the doc:wnent. . C),. ~· in accotdahCe wi• Nll:Acdons contained n ne donor~s dlli8d of gift. . I . FEBRUARY 13, 1968 - 1:12 p.m. TUESDAY LUNCHEON MEETING Secretary Rusk Secretary McNamara CIA Director Helms Clark Clifford
  • . ..?'!r~:~~~t~~{""~ WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL ~IBRARIES) :t . TRICTION CODES . ( '· FEBRUARY 11, 1968 - 4:30 p.m. SENIOR FOREIGN POLICY ADVISERS Secretary Rusk Secretary McNamara General Wheeler Clark Clifford General Taylor CIA
  • Clark Clifford Walt Rostow Tom Johnson ~ v · ·.·~ 1\.1.:..tlV. MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 7, 1968 6:45 p. m. 1 L,;_ MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT \OM FROM: Tom Johnson Attached are the notes of the President's meeting
  • wave raised Division with the to Vietnam, met with his regular the situation in Vietnam Westmoreland informed reinforcements division of these Clifford of attacks had had to commit Rostow the President how he would February Clark
  • HoHoway, Vice Chief of Staff Admiral Thomas Mporer, Chief of Naval Operations. Paul Nitze \ Clark Clifford Walt Rostow ·George Christian Tom Johnson ~ .. ,... ~-... ::
  • ceiling 549,500. Then, I flew out to Clark .L\ir Force Base in the Phi 11 i ppi nes on the bJenty;;.fourth of f\1a rch, and I met with General Westmoreland and discussed this whole thing with him most of one night. LBJ Presidential Library http
  • TO DISCUSS GENERAL WHEELER'S TRIP TO VIETNAM Vice President Secretary Rusk Secretary McNamara Clark Clifford General Taylor Under Secretary Nitze Director Helms Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson .... SfRV\C£ scr ~ DECLASSIFIED NOTES
  • , from time to time [Clark] Clifford He was then the chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. But he It/as also an advisor to the President on many other things. years. ~r. They have been friends for many From time to time
  • began at 10:15 a.m. and on February ended at 11:01. Those attending the meeting wer~: The President Secretary Rusk Secretary McNamara Clark Clifford Harry McPherson Walt Rostow George Christian Toni Johnson DECLASSIFIED Authority J¢:fi,.3-13 ...>/f
  • ; the Pueblo incident; Robert McNamara and Clark Clifford; LBJ’s estimation of the enemy’s thinking; Tet offensive; the San Antonio formula; LBJ not running for re-election; LBJ’s lack of involvement in the 1968 convention; General William Westmoreland
  • a consultant. I then succeeded Mr. Clark Clifford as Chairman of that board when he became Secretary of Defense. P:Also, during your career you've authored two books, The Uncertain Trumpet and Responsibility and Response. General Taylor, before we LBJ
  • than Mr. Rusk, Mr. [Clark] Clifford, General [Earle] Wheeler, and to some extent Mr. [William] Bundy at the State Department, and the other chiefs of staff, have access to the traffic going backward and forward between Paris and LBJ Presidential
  • and military involvement in the “other war”; the State Department’s lack of interest in the Other War; management of the Other War; Komer’s Vietnam reports; regrets regarding Komer’s work in Vietnam; Clark Clifford’s goals and plans; Komer’s idea for a war
  • , recommendations Wheeler reviewing press memo, 19 -- Ginsburgh communist briefing Clarke's memo, in "Second Wave" of Rusk-Clifford target possibilities ------- target ----------- report------------------------------ talking points deployment N
  • Komer summarizing the contents and saying, "It's mostly a lot of flowery garbage." What he had done is sent it around to his kitchen cabinet. He sent it to Abe Fortas; he sent it to Clark Clifford; he sent it to Dean Acheson; I forget who the others
  • , 1968 -- 7:35 p. m. -----·. Mr. President: r.. Herewith three papers fror.n Clark Clifford. on the reserve call-up, •. 1. showing: A memorandum the units called up to back up the additional ,South Vietnam deployment; ( additional