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- will be discussing this matter further this morning. The matter
is urgent.
I was puzzled, Mr. Chairman, by what has been said by
the Soviet Press and Radio since our exchange of messages yesterday
morning. It does not help to charge the United States as a participant
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At 7:57 AM, LBJ, who has now been awake for nearly 4 hours, gets a call from Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara that the Soviet Premier, Alexi Kosygin, wants to speak to him on the hotline. LBJ tells McNamara that he and his advisors
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spokesmen told the press
this morning that Egyptian
troops had
launched an attack
on Israeli
troops
near the Canal, thus violating
the
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- few hours LBJ speaks to his advisors to find out as much as he can about what happened, and to review a statement for the press. At 7:57 AM, LBJ, who has now been awake for nearly 4 hours, gets a call from Secretary of Defense Robert