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  • President's Meeting with Pope Paul (Dec. 2J, 196$) (from J. Valenti's notes) - Bresident gave the Pope an aide memoire. It noted t he Pope's appeal for a bombing halt. "My country has tried this path before. I would not exclude the possibility that it may
  • Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978
  • Folder, "[December 23, 1967 - 8:50 p.m. Meeting with Pope Paul]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2
  • Subject: Vietnam In view of the public demonstrations and difficulties that have been evidenced in Vietnam in recent weeks, His Eminence, Amleto Cardinal Cicognani, Secretary of State of His Holiness, Pope Paul VI, wishes to make note of the fact
  • Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978
  • Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978
  • with the President of Pakistan [Ayub Khan] while we were there, about two hours. Then we went on to Rome, where the President met the Pope, and then on back to Washington. G: You're right. That's perhaps the trip you're talking about. Now, there was about fifteen
  • to be in Paris when the Germans invaded France, when they crossed the border. sisters was with me. I was in my mother's apartment in Paris. Here we were with a car and very little gasoline, and no coupons for more gasoline, not knowing what to do. Paul
  • in the cockpit looking over my shoulder. remember where it was. Wei re going somewhere· I doni t even But he often came into the cockpit, kidded me some .. M: Pretty relaxed i ndi vi dua l? C: Very much so. He rested whenever he could on the airplane. I
  • though their the ARVNwill be strong, escalate in parts But on US forces. achieve a complete victory. vis We doubt in a se1·i6us weakening of the CNN/ARVNapparatus result will areas. to mal
  • with it the offices of Pope and chairman of the board of the House of Morgan." That's a reflection of the view of the press at that stage of the game. F: He didn't \'/ant to step down to the presidency. A: He didn't want to step down. He was waiting
  • . Thompson says ought to see Dobrynin about time Shelepin leaves. .· President: I­ _•VI ~ .' \ ' a.... ........ IT.LZZD SET SANITIZ3D 2 Meeting of January 3, 1966 .. Next prob. is whether we send Harriman to Japan. Bundy: We've been playing
  • world. I would have the Pope or U Thant suggest the bombing halt. It cannot come from the President. A bombing halt would quieten the situation here at home. Cy Vance: Ball. McGeorge Bundy stated my views. I agree with George Me"ETIUG NOTES
  • ' LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh l 1 INT ERV I Ei~ VI DATE
  • Oral history transcript, J.J. Jake Pickle, interview 6 (VI), 8/17/1972, by Joe B. Frantz
  • of North Vietnam_cou ld be stopped if we got in retu rn a symmetrical de - escalation . Secretary Rusk: probes : Responded to th e President's request to revi e w our peace We have u n dertaken dozens of probes . We have been in touch with the Pope
  • Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson l ,..· .. MEETIMS HOT~~. r·g14yp1G8I~D ~lic.Jti:--. • .uires -Pet mist.ion or Copyright Holder. W: The,..•• ~e~A1on ..... P..':I (£SI Vi£/V L .. . .: -- - - ­ - ., /(~. 5
  • MEMORANDUM' , ; / - vi.: ;• ^; . ■■ THE WHITE HOUSE I ' : /.v ; W A S H I N O T O N F r id a y , M a r c h 3, 1967 Page 1 ;It r e a lly began a t 12:05 a . m . w ith u s a rriv in g at Randolph and ch an gin g to the J e tsta r bound
  • for walk; LBJ picks up Lady Bird & Luci, and they ride around Lewis Ranch; Johnsons to runway to meet Jetstar with Lynda Johnson, Jo Anne Christian & Betty Furness, whom LBJ has appointed to a position; dinner; Paul Dresser is wounded in Vietnam
  • , Fc~h m·13r De lhi, Tehra n, Ca i ro nnd Da e::;kok. He l enven D:meko'k early to:norrm-J c:.ornin:; for Tokyo and ~1ill p~oc•;ed fr om t here to Cimbcrra Bnd Saigon. (b) Arthur Gol clbc!:g h~n visited the Pope , Sarag!lt, Horo, li'anf'ani, DcGt:ullc
  • LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] INTERVIEWEE: PAUL C. WARNKE INTERVIEWER: DOROTHY PIERCE January P: l5~ Mr. More on LBJ Library oral
  • See all online interviews with Paul C. Warnke
  • Warnke, Paul C. (Paul Culliton), 1920-2001
  • Oral history transcript, Paul C. Warnke, interview 2 (II), 1/15/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
  • Paul C. Warnke
  • , 1968 INTERVIEWEE: PAUL H. NITZE INTERVIEWER: DOROTHY PIERCE Tape 2 P: Mr. Nitze, this is our third interview [first two interviews on one tape], and today is Thursday, December 26, and we're in your offices. We had left off discussing our
  • See all online interviews with Paul Henry Nitze
  • Nitze, Paul H. (Paul Henry), 1907-2004
  • Oral history transcript, Paul Henry Nitze, interview 3 (III), 12/26/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
  • Paul Henry Nitze
  • , forget it, You can get along with Paul Harkins. II I hadn't met Hark ins at that time. The person that backed me on this was Averell Harriman. Since we couldn't get any satisfaction vis-a-vis the Defense Department or any positive position out
  • Situation on arrival in Vietnam as Ambassador; Chief of MAAG; General McGarr; Taylor-Rostow mission; Ed Lansdale; task force chaired by Roswell Gilpatric; impressions after traveling in the provinces; Viet Cong tenacity; Colonel John Paul Vann
  • - - Mr. Paul Geren 1 .::SECRET Mro Paul Geren, Deputy Directorp Office of International Financial and Development Affairs, Department of State; Dro William No Diehl, Chief, Far East Divigion Office of International Finance, Department of Treaau.ry
  • .Tlf'ue iato om- actions d.ca11~t.1 • MO CQQI~ ot ~,-~ Vi ('C~Uft aumnrc,u'""'10ft, ... o.c tt eomrt at 7 \IJ' av.~n. to, 20,0CX>t l e,nPTwru,1,r coat:I ). J,oht. 0 t.e lllll:lm-a tor --- k. .c.an to t.n
  • . The general feeling is. to press forward with this program. Douglas Dillon and McGeorge Bundy agreed that South Vietnam should and must do more. Walt Ros tow said South Vi~tnam must improve administration, fight corruption and be more aggressive
  • r2co11:i~::ndations. They' re: go'ir:g to approach th: ~1:1 0 'Iii th skepticism. S: I agi-·t:2 viith trnt und I think that's very sound. LGJ: Anj I think he's got to h1ve his bill. \·i2 1 ve 9ot six months) vi·:-! So . . . . H2 1 s sitting
  • with school integration at that point, and the application of Title VI and all of the rest. And I think he wanted to get this job done; we did it for him in the appointed time. M: Did he see you personally less than other Presidents, he had less personal
  • ~, -,,., ~-~·--~,....--....,..~>•--·-.,~•-·.··~J· • • - - • ·,;.:·• "! ~:--·..• • •• _- ! ••••• ., ...... • •• •. •• • ·- ... ·:- .·.1 •• •• ...• .• 1 17. 32. Ambassador Bunker's last words before ._Ileft Saigon V:'ere, "If we stay ~vi~~ -~t, we will come out all right
  • dent-elect R i c h a r d M. Nixon, brought his mother­ in-law as well as his bride, Nancy. He introduced Mrs. Paul Moore, of Aiken, S.C., Nancy's mother, and pulled Mr s. Moore into all the pic­ t ures. Sen. Thurmond , 66, told everyone how lucky he
  • . In my knowledge of the Council, which goes back to 1951 when Paul Nitze was here, there's never been such a requirement . I think the Council would be unworkable if there were such a requirement . The head of the Council has always had direct access
  • usociated them Jea11--Paul and the Yugoslav , well known 00°aided popaaa.diaili cleao o-f the proje~t •f ·ti. poup wu al•• ..,..ened d d.\e "~ln • sponaon • majo-r aour@e •f actioa ,,.e Seqhn A,6) The pres~ig~ publie • of t:he ''Berlltrand
  • carried with him a letter from the Papal Delegate and also from the Bishop of Saigon, apparently praising the actions in upsetting the Diem government. Lodge said he saw dangers of an anti-Christian move and this was his purpose in seeing the Pope . He
  • -ding the meeting we re: The President The Vice President Secretary of State Rusk Secretary of Defense McNamara Under Secretary of Defense Paul Nitze Under Secretary of State Katzenbach Assistant Secretary of State Lucius Battle Secretary
  • , and them under the American flag . That was the crux of the problem . M: So the heat then came from the shipbuilders? B: Shipbuilders and the unions . And the problem was further exacerbated by the fact that the Maritime Union, the SIU, Paul Hall's
  • , 1981 INTERVIEWEE: PAUL D. HARKINS INTERVIEWER: TED GITTINGER PLACE: General Harkins' residence, Dallas, Texas Tape 1 of 2 G: General Harkins, will you begin by giving us a brief sketch of your military career before your assignment to Vietnam
  • See all online interviews with Paul D. Harkins
  • Harkins, Paul D. (Paul Donal), 1904-
  • Oral history transcript, Paul D. Harkins, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1981, by Ted Gittinger
  • Paul D. Harkins
  • . I announced in January of that year I believe, so, yes, I was an early announcer. G: I've heard a story about that campaign or read it in Senator [Paul] Douglas' memoirs that showed your independence. M: Yes, that story became quite famous
  • (?) probably did the best job of articulating what has come to be the accepted American position, vis-a-vis Negro citizens. It has certainly accelerated over the last few years and in many ways I supppse gotten somewhat raucous and somewhat thoughtless
  • . ·en the other hand, hia d'!ensh'ea have also been costly to the U.S. and especially the GVN. Furthermore, the battle is not yet over. VI. In :re-cognition of thls ne\v situation, additional troops are des-irable: · -- to pursue the enemy's de!eat
  • : Ti'le Outlook in Vi etnm1 L This l;!em.orandum.does not seek to explore of the sitm.tion a long term. in Vietnam, whether developments involve a con.tinu.?,tion a level comparable is more probable but it Saigon, the indcfini a,t
  • , 1985 INTERVIEWEE: GEORGE INTERVIEWER: Ted PLACE: JACOBSON Gittinger Colonel Jacobson's residence, Reston, Virginia Tape 1 of 2, Side 1 G: You just said that you would like to say some words about your friend, John Paul Vann. J: Yes. I think
  • Jacobson's opinion of John Paul Vann; Vann's work for Agency for International Development (AID) in Vietnam and his death; Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) relations with the press, including Joseph Alsop, Don Oberdorfer, Peter Braestrup
  • to cut down the number and take out certain ones like, oh, the Public Accommodations Bill, and Title VI particularly, dealing with withholding of federal funds. It was their opinion, even after the March on Washington, that this was just impossible