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Folder, "[Incidents in the Gulf of Tonkin, August 1964 - Bromley Smith Memo of January 27, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • to the United Nations Security Council on August 5, said that the first Tonkin incident involving the SS Maddox occurred 30 miles at sea from the mainland of No r th Vi etnam. The second incident involving the SS Maddox and the SS C. Turner Joy occurred 65 miles
Folder, "[September 6, 1967 - 11:09 a.m. Meeting with Vietnam Election Observers]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • of the United States at its best. "I am proud of you." He said he would call for individual reports around the room but none need to speak if they don't desire. Governor Richard Hughes of New Jersey opened the individual reports pointing out that he went
Folder, "[February-April 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • of the poor countries: India, Pakistan, Latin America, Africa. This means more aid, both money and food. Europe must play its part. On the UK future and U.S. -UK Relations We wish the UK best of luck on entry into the Common Market. you will keep at it, even
  • Latin America
Folder, "[November 2, 1967 - Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • ; 3.) bring about a "true revolution" by utilizing the private sector of Vietnam such as the Tenant Farmers Union. Robert Murphy and Justice .A.be Fortas agrees with Lodge. sho?ld expl~re Fortas believes we the greater use of smaller military units
Folder, "[September 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • Convention. The President also said that he and Kosygin talked about the nonproliferation treaty. He then cited the many agreements that had been reached between the Soviet Union and the United States since Mr. Johnson has been President. Namely the Exchange
Folder, "[June 11, 1965 -11:25 a.m. Jack Valenti's Meeting with Apostolic Delegate]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • that the President considered the survival of the govern­ ment of utmost urgency in the successful venture into the future. I told him that unless we were able to help a viable government become a reality in Viet Nam both the United States and the Vatican would
Folder, "[April-May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • - Reuters George Christian Question: How does the President view relationships between the United States and Europe developing, and, more particularly, be­ tween the United States and Britain? How seriously does this country take the British role? Answer
Folder, "September 9, 1968 - 5:45 p.m. President's meeting with House leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • problems. The NPT is before the Senate. We have a national, selfish interest in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. We hope 120 non-nuclear parties will sign it. The President: For the Russians or the United States not to sign it would be ruinous
Folder, "August 10, 1968 - 12:25 p.m. President's briefing of Former Vice President Nixon and Gov. Agnew," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • ? Secretary Rusk: The most difficult problem is the Jerusalem problem. CIA Director Helms: is not bard to explain. -•• --- ... VIETNAM -- The war is at the tensest point. Lo•t 128, 000 men Needed to fill out unit a Units now coming back Attack could
Folder, "November 21, 1967 - 8:30 a.m. VP, Rusk, McNamara, Bunker, Komer, Wheeler, Westmoreland, Helms, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • Secretary Rusk said that Governor Romney is going to Saigon. The Secretary said he had a good meeting with Romney, urging him to visit the South Vietnamese units. The President said it was his judgment that Richard Nixon would capture the nomination
Folder, "February 7, 1968 - 12:29 p.m. National Security Council Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • of you to make whatever preparations are necessary. Let's know where we can get more people if we need to move additional ones in. fjjeneral Wheeler: satisfied with it. I have a preliminary list on my desk. Secretary McNamara: and Marine units. I am
Folder, "August 9, 1967 - 6:40 p.m. President's meeting with labor leaders," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • represent discriminate. I hope you will put an end to this. It's just not American. Some people tell me I should remake the nation quickly. I know that cannot be done. I had more sense than that 30 years ago. We can't remake America with ghetto labor alone
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for Congressional Leadership Meeting, August 23, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • MAT£.~IEL C:1UCH OF IT POL AND Alil~UNITION• AS. ::'IRES AND SECOrlllARY EXPLOSIONS TESTIFY> WOnLD BE 'ABLE . ro 'REACH THE Dr1Z OR THE BORDERS" OF LAOS UNI~P£DED. :1E -BELIEVE THE CURREtJTIATmITION FROM TRUCK DESTRUCTION ALONE, NOT TO "1ENTION
Folder, "[July-August 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • , the trilateral talks with Germany and Britain, and the Kennedy Round. He said the African countries are far from stable, but the Communists had lost ground there. He said there were twelve trouble spots in Latin America when he took office, and now there are only
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, October 15, 1966]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • ~a.i_·go_n _ _____ _________________ -SECRET 8. r:;ar•i.-;'..L,cu~ ~- 'The Conference endors ed the efforts which have been made 9 by the Government of the United States of America.., to convert i-he strugg:e one of force of arms to a corn:est
Folder, "[January-March 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • I'll go from 42 to 47 on HEW; I think I'll get it in the Senate but Ford won 1t like it. I think we have made progress, but I know there is still a lot to do. There isn 1t a city in America that is doing 50% what it should be doing; but not a city
Folder, "[February 17, 1965 - 10:00 a.m. Meeting with General Eisenhower and Others]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • that the morale of the .ARVN, despite the bitter fighting in which they have been engaged, is high. We should ask ourselves what can be done to get the nation to feel the same confidence in itself as the ARVN units feel. He made a strong plea for proper support
Folder, "April 30, 1968 - 1:25 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • the national security. I an~reciate this very much • ... ... I The past, present and future foreign policy of the United States is of vital concern to the American people and all of the ftee world~ It is not only appropriate but· essential that the basic
Folder, "October 14, 1968 - 1:40 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisory Group meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • Vietnam will agree to the participation of the representative of the Saigon govern­ ment in the talks on the problem of political settlement in Vietnam. Thus these talks would be held by the representatives of the DRV, of the United States of America
Folder, "October 14, 1968 - President's Meeting with Joint Chiefs on Vietnam," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • of the representative of the Saigon Government in the talks on the problem of political settlement in Vietnam. Thus these talks would be held by the representatives of the DRV, of the United States of America, of the NLF, and the Saigon Government. 11 11 The second
Folder, "July 18, 1967 - 6:06 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Rostow, Bundy, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • pointed out that the total number of tanks in Latin America is less than the number in Bulgaria alone. The Secretary said the number of aircraft in the 21 Latin American countries is less than the number operated by Sweden alone. Secretary McNamara said
  • Latin America
Folder, "October 2, 1967 - 11:50 a.m. President's meeting with Colonel Olds and Col. Cross ," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • mean that.'' The President: "Colonel, I appreciate that. I hope the men are with us. The hippies and the draft card burners certainly aren't. "But I believe the basic soundness of America is still there. There are a lot of people who are saying that we
Folder, "[September 15, 1967 - Meeting with AFL-CIO Executive Council]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • be open to you -- the labor leaders of America. 11 ­ 2 George Meany To negotiate with the Viet Cong is like negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with an invisible employer. Every responsible citizen must be against withdrawal in Vietnam
Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 1:14 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • WERE: Secretary Rusk Secretary McNamara Clark Clifford General Wheeler CIA Director Helms Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson The President: I met this morning with Senator Gore of Tenness~e. He gave me a goal report on Latin America. Do we have
Folder, "April 23, 1968 - 2:15 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian, Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • America flights being knocked out. We have a plan to hit Route 7 up to the ZOth parallel. THE PRESIDENT: Let 1 s get the Defense supplemental up, together with other items. A situation report was given on the progress with M-16s and helicopters. .. •· I
Folder, "October 22, 1968 - 1:15 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • Helms did not cause a one of them -- contrary to popular belief. We can't impose our will over other countries. in Peru. They will conduct elections We went two yea rs without a coup in Latin America. The President: Are we agreed on the language
Folder, "July 16, 1967 - 2:15 p.m. Bipartisan Congressional leaders and Ranking Minority members of committees," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • . He said that when history records it they will record President Johnson as one of America's great Presidents. But he said if we pass the Senate version of the bill, "We are going down a road we can 1 t come back from. 11 Congressman Staggers said
Folder, "September 26, 1967 - 5:46 p.m. Educators from Cambridge, Mass. small colleges and Universities," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • folde1. W. TAeMat Jgbn;on - 2There is a necessary preoccupation of our national leadership with this problem. At the same time there is much anxiety and dismay in America over the 'Wlr. Our conviction is that we should contract our operations
Folder, "March 19, 1968 - 1:01 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • these quotes. The President: I would add General Ridgway. He was not a critic. The net of what he said was that he was concerned -- that we have these alliances and responsibilities in Europe, Latin America, South­ east Asia, and the Mideast. He thinks we do
Folder, "[December 21, 1967 - Meeting with Australian Cabinet]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • and Australla, the Middle Eaet and Europe and Latin America. \\.'hether theee commltmente are rlght or wrong, we have them. .. ' ' . . ... . . ... SECl\l!:T -5­ l.J.rv:L l lntead to honor them. At this kind of burden, lt 1• good to flnd aom.eone