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Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 7 (VII), 10/11/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 6, June 11-20, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 8 (Item)

treatment. These American pilot• came here and sowed destruction 011 medical establishments, schools, hospitals, po9ulated areas. irrigation works: they dropped phosphorous bombs. Their cri.rnea must be, puniabed. This baa m>thing to do with the ICRC. We

Folder, "Iraq, 4/1/66 - 1/20/69," Files of Harold Saunders, NSF, Box 16 (Item)

about th1~. Mr.. Saundere deliberately avoided ,u,kf.ng what he wanted the USG to do.. The action he:, wanbl from tho US .g overnment. lo on a dlf£e-rent problou1. Ho would like the American Red Crtuu~ to do •omethins bi tho Kurdleh contr

Folder, "President's European Trip Briefing Book - June 1963 (I)," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 3 (Item)

than any previous visit by a foreign statesman to modern Gennany--including probably even de Gaulle's state visit of last September. There are a ntDDber of reasons for this: 1) The visit will be the first to Germany by President Kennedy since assuming

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 19, January 19 - February 4, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [1 of 2] (Item)

28, 1966 9:15 AM MR. President: I attach a substantial memo prepared oy Bill Bowdler of my staff which will bring you up to date on Latin American matters. The most striking ach:ievement is the Chilean copper price announcement. This is a real

Folder, "Classified Papers - Far East Trip, May, 1961," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 1 (Item)

American people must be even more democr tic than he, so I am gl d to be f'r1end of American people. 11 Press str seed no other statesman h sever befriended and mingled 1th local people like Johnson has. Seen as showing complete equality among freedom

Folder, "Pepper, Claude (Senator) - Notes [1940-1943] [2 of 2]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 11 (Item)

--the best you have. votes are getting closer as Hitler comes closer. place May 28. You vote to fill She ppard's great Send the best man who may help now--a man who knovrs now. is so very, very short. The But' vote as fine Americans, denyin The time

Folder, "Ex FG 170/A-Z [1 of 6] [Department of Housing and Urban Development/A-Z (FG 170/A-Z)]," WHCF FG, Box 256 (Item)

Gus ivortham, Chairman of the Board, Insurance Company;iouston, Texas. Approve___ Disapprove --American __ General _ Edward B. iust, President, State Farm Insurance Company, Bloomington, Illinois. He is considered very much behind the program

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 20, February 1- 11, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 13 (Item)

WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) FORM OF DOCUMENT DATE CORRESPONDENTS O R TITLE F.Cf, ~ v6i t1- n tt1 "Elantiago,, ~ JI.. ~, .. &/I 3.1,5..1.- RESTRICTION NI. J C,/... 'i I ,, Inter-American Meeti.ng o-f ·-P1esi:-dents unda-t-ed

Oral history transcript, Ben Wattenberg, interview 1 (I), 11/23/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

finished reading my book, and his wife ,,,as teaching from my book, as a matter of fact, up at the American University. thrilled about that. So I was just very Then the Vice President walked by, and Bill introduced me to the Vice President. He said

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 79: May 25‑31, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 35 (Item)

'• contribatlGD AIDE MF.MOIRE RE: Australia - Possible Cooperation with Latin America through the Inter-American Development Bank 1.- Camnercial and financial relations between Australia and Latin America in the past have not been very close. In essence

Folder, "General Analine Film Corp - Alien Property Settlement (see also Jack Frye) [I. G. Farben]," Papers of Drew Pearson, Georgetown Files, Box G 283-1 (Item)

inside ~;i•ot agam ,!aying : t· e,,ata te~ bef-ore various Congreaaional Coin- , prived ;native born American clti- • • thill eoantry. My last book, ·Tteas- menld wats.:_ argumetnd~ iviets •n~ 1mittees. The South Carolina Sen- •zens •of 'inherite~ incomes

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 15, November 1 - 30, 1966 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 11 [1 of 2] (Item)

. / 7. AI1C:H ICAN S IN CUBA THi~ CUBA N GOVER i~I1lENT COi~TINUES TO BLOCK THE DEPARTURE OF ABOUT 1,000 AMERICAN CIT !ZENS WHO HAVE REQUESfED PERMISSION TO L£hVE. SINCE MANY ARE DEST IT UTE, STATE HAS AUTHORIZED THE S>JISS T O PROVIDE THEM

Oral history transcript, Loyd Hackler, interview 2 (II), 6/2/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

INTERVIEWEE: LOYD HACKLER INTERVIEWER: STEPHEN GOODELL PLACE: Washington, D. C. Tape 1 of 1 G: We were talking off the tape about An American Melodrama, the book, and I thought we could begin the second session with your comments about some

Oral history transcript, Oscar L. Chapman, interview 1 (I), 8/15/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. first started out using his column he tried to develop attacking President Truman on practically everything. get off, it didn't take. But it didn't His attacks on Truman fell a little flat. It didn't take with the American people believing

Oral history transcript, Oscar L. Chapman, interview 2 (II), 10/2/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

a high degree on his examination record, but he didn't know how to put it to work for the people when he was appointed as secretary of state. He didn't have that kind of ability to put this across to the American people what the President's program

Folder, "Greece - Vol. 1, 12/63-12/65 [2 of 3]," Country Files, NSF, Box 126 (Item)

INTELLEcTUA.L, STATESMAN MANAGE . TO PERSUADE MR. STEVENSON TO '·BE AT LEAST MORE ...:· RESTR AINED. IN HIS PRO-TU~KISH STAND?." . . , 1 PRO-GOVT .ELEFTHERIA EDITORIALIZED: . "IT Is· KNOWN MR. . STEV ENSON REPRESENTS, NOT WIT HOUT RECOMPENSE ·, .TURKISH

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 104: Nov. 5‑8, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 42 (Item)

£LIEF·THATTHE TIMINGOF CESSATION WASA PLOYRllAT£D TO OURELECTIONS. ~UCHMOR£SERIOUSIS THE FACTTHATCONSCIOUS AS·KE IS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE•s0£T£RMlNAlION TO VINDUP TH£ FIGHTINGANDWITH DRAW, K£ ALMOST CERTAINLY F£ARS'tHATONCEVE HAVEHIM ATTH£ CONFERENCE

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 82: June 13‑19, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 36 (Item)

·AN' IRREVERSIBLE. TRE?ID TOWARD..'A PEACEF'UL: RESOLUTION OF"1H£ CONFLICT ovrn\1/HEL~S THE MER ITS Or Ttt:: • ARGU!'IENTs·· IN PARI s. THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAN REPU9LICS WE CONTINUE TO HAVE FU DAMENTAL SUPPORT ALTHOUGH SIGNS OF BOREDOM ARE ON THE INCREASE. IN·AFRICA

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 42, September 15-20, 1967 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [2 of 2] (Item)

of the American public. Certainly the wisest course would not be to totally abandon to the Communists the full initiative to do what they wished, but it was a fact that it would be hard to preserve and continue the United Nations Command in Korea if the Command

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 3, April 1-30, 1964 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

U. ·we of course deny an export license. s. " .; There are, however, · . many cases in which no clear security issue arises. and yet ·we know that the Soviets are using .American :machinery and equipment a.s ·a. basis for copying our techno.logy

Oral history transcript, William J. Crockett, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

of a statesman in the sense that he didn't get so personally involved. F: You didn't feel that he was out to gut you at all? C: No. We did have one item in the State Department budget. It was sort of a quirk in the State Department budget that we knew

Folder, "Greece - Vol. 3, 8/67-2/68 [4 of 5]," Country Files, NSF, Box 127 [1 of 2] (Item)

ATTACHMENT / I I 6:SG~T/ EX.DIS TELECONFERENCE BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND AMERICAN EMBASSY ATHENS ON January 11, 1968 BJ. I ...SEC RE'f / F!XD IS DECLASS I ~D E.O. 12958, Sec. 3.6 NW qt, .. 30'7 N I .... ,, --- SECSTATE

Folder, "India - December, 1963-1964 [1 of 4]," Files of Robert W. Komer, NSF, Box 23 (Item)

Folder, "India [2 of 3]," Files of Edward K. Hamilton, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

Pakistan's increasing interest in West A~ia. (3) Contlnue to sell spare parts to both countries 1n order to keep presently-held American equiptllent in operating oondit1on. (4) Refuse to sell, either directly or through third countries. lethal end items. (5

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 13, September 15-30, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 10 (Item)

• Richmond, Virginia. lawyer, former President of the American Bar Assoc.iation. (Gene urges you check with Bernard Siegel of Philadelphia. i£ you're interested) Gerhard A. Gesell, Washington, D. C. lawyer (Covington & Burling} W. W. Rostow

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 29, May 25-31, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 16 (Item)

other contribution he can toward reducing the current tension. Your recept i on of an Arab statesman of this caliber would help balance any Arab reaction to the visit of Foreign Minister Eban of Israel. Dean Rusk

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 61: Feb. 10‑13, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)

in terms of American counteroffensive capabilities, would seek to exploit general war-weariness and disillusionment just as Giap used Dien Bien Phu to such political purpose in 1Q54. Only in Giap's current seeming rejection of the doctrinaire l\faoist rule

Folder, "Greece - Vol. 3, 8/67-2/68, [2 of 5]," Country Files, NSF, Box 127 [1 of 2] (Item)

CONSIDERATIONS IT SIMPLY PAGE 2 . RUQMAT 2419-S ! CR t 'f NOT REALISTIC TO ANTICIPATE THAT AMERICAN PEOPLE WOULD INVOLVE THEMStLVES IN ANOTHER WAR~Now. (8) COULD KING TAKE IT FOR. CERTAIN THAT u.s~ AND ALLIES WOULD KEEP BULGARIA OFF GREECE'S BACK

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 76: May 9‑14, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 34 (Item)

DIRECTED AGAINST THE· INNOCENT' CIVILIANS or SAIGON ARE TAKING PLACE. •• • . · ~-... . · . .. . ..,. . -· ... .·.• . .,. ;;"ROMTHE' END OF TH£ GENEVA CONFERENCEUNTIL TODAY THREE AMERICAN PRESIDENTS.HAVE REPEAT[DLY-~AOE CLEAR THAT 'JE WOULD HAV·:t TO TAKE

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 106: Nov. 15‑18, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 42 (Item)

W.R. MacBrien Deputy Commander In Chief North American Air Defense Command Ent Air Force Base, Colorado 80912 Dear Lieut~nant General On the ·occasion Chief, personal or your departure North American Air Defense expression accomplishments

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 32, June 21-30, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 18 (Item)

to m e _ FMB:LSE:mst PROPOSED MESSAGE Each year thousands of Danes and Americans gather here at Rebild to celebrate together the anniversary of the Iddependence of the United States. We have always been proud of the close ties between our two

Folder, "Australia: President's Trip to the Holt Funeral, Memos and Misc. Cables, Dec. 1967," International Meetings and Travel Files, NSF, Box 20 (Item)

Johnson and other leaders attending the service , while the Statesman anu the Express had the same Associated Press photo on an insiae page . RAWALPINDI : The Pakistani press gave considerable prominence to McEwen's reassurance of Australia ' s continued

Folder, "India [1 of 2]," Files of Robert W. Komer, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

, CAMEOUT WITHMUCHMOREMDERATE ANDCNSTRUCTIVE EDITO~IAL JUNE 8, ATTRIBUTINGQTE MUCHOF HEATTHATTHIS DECISION GENERATED ~UNQTE STATESMAN HIGHLYLAUDATOY QF ACTIONFROMOUTSET, WHILE .HINDUSTAN TIMES ANDTIMES OF INDIA HAVEBEENEXPRESSING MIXTUREOF REGRETAT

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 62: Feb. 14‑16, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)

Folder, "Diary: Vol. #9, 3/31 – 10/19/68," Papers of Orville Freeman, Box 12 (Item)

, the United States is ready to se1_14 i~ representatives. to ·~y ' }#~ (o~m, ··a~ ~ny, t\ai~, to_~scuss the ·means of bringing this war to an end. . · . -.~ · ~,~~~ · I ~- 4e~P,~~ one _o( our most" distinguished Americans; Ambassador Averell

Folder, "July 30, 1968 - 1 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisors Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

. The President: Senator Mansfield says Sihanouk is a great statesman. I would show him these maps and photos of the enemy positions . .. ---- MffTIMC 1 1\1 r-& rr: s {'' n i''t ~; l f:~ un~ D )"..~bli-~;ti1:in ::·:( ::1.?'..~ tk~~~i·i'~'~r

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/18/1967 (Item)

_________ _ 'h e jus t rant s away , afte r thi s speec h o f th e President' s fo r i t woul d be to o late fo r „ | Kosygi n t o change hi s speech . Th e President's speec h i s ver y muc h tha t o f a statesman . " - - | H— I | —- —— I Dinne r ended--th e

Oral history transcript, William C. Westmoreland, interview 2 (II), 7/25/1985, by Charles B. MacDonald (Item)

on political matters. work. It Lodge was a poor organiHe did not appreciate staff Taylor was the reverse; he was not an accomplished diplomat, sometimes rubbing the South Vietnamese the wrong way. Bunker was a combination of the two, a statesman

Oral history transcript, Robert Storey, interview 1 (I), 3/29/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was a great statesman and a great humanitarian. F: You've had a pretty considerable career. Did you ever think about doing an autobiography? S: I haven't done exactly that. I wrote another book on Nuremburg. F: I've just about gone through what I wanted