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Telephone conversation # 8899, sound recording, LBJ and U THANT, 9/22/1965, 1:50PM (Item)
  • LBJ CONGRATULATES SECRETARY GENERAL U THANT ON UN EFFORTS TO ARRANGE INDIA-PAKISTAN CEASEFIRE IN KASHMIR; U THANT THANKS LBJ FOR HIS SUPPORT OF UN, PRAISES ARTHUR GOLDBERG'S WORK AS US AMBASSADOR TO UN
  • Thant, U, 1909-1974
  • Telephone conversation # 8899, sound recording, LBJ and U THANT, 9/22/1965, 1:50PM
  • U THANT
Telephone conversation # 6884, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/25/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • RUSK REPORTS ON CONVERSATION WITH UNIDENTIFIED PERSON ABOUT U THANT'S CRITICAL REMARKS ABOUT US AND VIETNAM PEACE NEGOTIATIONS; LBJ ASKS ABOUT ADLAI STEVENSON'S REACTION TO U THANT'S REMARKS
Telephone conversation # 7633, sound recording, LBJ and ADLAI STEVENSON, 5/12/1965, 10:57AM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS STEVENSON TO TALK IN CONFIDENCE TO U THANT ABOUT VIETNAM BOMBING PAUSE CONTINGENT UPON CESSATION OF INFILTRATION; LBJ'S DOUBTS ABOUT EFFECTIVENESS OF PAUSE; POSSIBLE DOMESTIC, CONGRESSIONAL REACTION; CALL FOR CEASEFIRE BY U THANT OR POPE
Telephone conversation # 9171, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE BALL, 11/16/1965, 4:45PM (Item)
  • ERIC SEVAREID STORY QUOTING ADLAI STEVENSON ABOUT U THANT'S 1964 EFFORT TO INITIATE PEACE TALKS WITH NORTH VIETNAM, ALLEGED REJECTION OF TALKS BY MCNAMARA; STATE DEPT RESPONSE TO STORY; U THANT'S RECENT CALL FOR CONCESSIONS; STEVENSON'S ROLE
Folder, "[April 4, 1968 - 3:50 p.m. Meeting with U Thant]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • FORM 7122 17·72) TOP 5ECRET SUBJECT: Meeting with Secretary General of the United Nations U Thant Thursday, April 4, 1968 at the United Nations Building in New York City. MEETING CONVENED: 3:50 p.m. MEETING ADJOURNED: 4:45 p. m. ATTENDING
  • Folder, "[April 4, 1968 - 3:50 p.m. Meeting with U Thant]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 8/6/1964 (Item)
  • 10:15 To Rose Garden 11:10 To President's office and arrival ceremonies for U Thant Ceremonies in Rose Garden 11:55 Walk around Rose Garden w/ U Thant 2:00 To Diplomatic Reception Room for picture for cystic fibrosis poster 2:15 Doug Cater and Liz 4
Telephone conversation # 3681, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 6/11/1964, 12:26PM (Item)
  • CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER PROJECT; CALIFORNIA; BARRY GOLDWATER; CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; SPEECHES BY RUSSELL, ROBERT BYRD; ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, MLK; LAOS RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS; RUSSELL'S, LBJ'S VIEWS OF VIETNAM; POSSIBLE UN INVOLVEMENT; U THANT; DOMINO
Telephone conversation # 4773, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 8/6/1964, 12:46PM (Item)
  • POSSIBLE APPEARANCE BY JOHN MCCONE AT GEORGE MAHON'S VIETNAM HEARING; ALLEGATIONS US PROVOKED TONKIN GULF ATTACKS; MCNAMARA'S TESTIMONY AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS ON TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION; CONGRESSIONAL FEAR OF "NO WIN" POLICY; LBJ'S MEETING WITH U
Telephone conversation # 6882, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/25/1965, 9:28AM (Item)
  • RUSK'S TALK WITH U THANT ABOUT HIS CRITICAL REMARKS TO PRESS ON VIETNAM, PROPOSAL THAT US HAVE BILATERAL TALKS WITH HANOI, ALLEGATION THAT US PEOPLE NOT FULLY INFORMED; US FOREIGN AID TO BURMA; DRAFT US ANSWER; ADLAI STEVENSON; TONKIN GULF
Telephone conversation # 6889, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/26/1965, 5:21PM (Item)
  • LBJ REPORTS ON MEETING WITH ADLAI STEVENSON WHO WANTS GREATER AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE WITH U THANT ABOUT PEACE TALKS ON VIETNAM; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT PRESS INQUIRIES ON STEVENSON VISIT AND STEVENSON'S RESPONSE; FOREIGN AID TO BURMA; STEVENSON'S FUTURE
Telephone conversation # 7017, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES "JIMMY" WECHSLER, 3/4/1965, 11:16AM (Item)
  • LBJ PROTESTS WECHSLER'S COLUMN ABOUT LBJ'S FRIENDSHIP WITH WILLIAM S. WHITE, EFFECT ON WHITE'S COLUMN ON U THANT, VIETNAM; US AID TO BURMA; NYT STORY ABOUT LBJ'S CLOSEST ADVISERS; ABE FORTAS; CLARK CLIFFORD; TOMMY CORCORAN; JAMES ROWE; WALTER
Telephone conversation # 8412, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 7/28/1965, 7:20PM (Item)
  • GOLDBERG CONGRATULATES LBJ ON PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT ON VIETNAM, ABE FORTAS' APPOINTMENT TO SUPREME COURT; UN RESPONSE TO STATEMENT; GOLDBERG'S TALK WITH U THANT ON PEACE EFFORTS; AVERELL HARRIMAN'S RECENT REPORT; HOUSE REPEAL OF SECTION 14-B
Telephone conversation # 8886, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 9/18/1965, 1:27PM (Item)
  • GOLDBERG COMPLAINS ABOUT WAYNE HAYS' CRITICISM OF GOLDBERG AND ABOUT WILLIAM FULBRIGHT'S RECENT STATEMENT; LBJ ASKS ABOUT SWEARING-IN CEREMONY AT UN FOR JAMES ROOSEVELT, TELLS GOLDBERG TO DISCUSS US SUPPORT FOR UN WITH U THANT
Telephone conversation # 9187, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 11/20/1965, 8:22PM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA REQUESTS AUTHORIZATION FOR US TROOPS IN PLEI MI AREA TO FIRE IN SELF-DEFENSE OVER CAMBODIAN BORDER AT VIET CONG, NORTH VIETNAMESE FORCES; MCNAMARA SUGGESTS U THANT BE NOTIFIED AND THAT UN ASK SIHANOUK TO PERMIT UN FORCE TO PATROL CAMBODIAN
Telephone conversation # 8196, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 6/26/1965, 7:38AM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS MANSFIELD'S VIEWS ON UN ARTICLE 19 CONTROVERSY ON NON-PAYMENT OF DUES; ADLAI STEVENSON'S VIEWS; LBJ'S CONCERN ABOUT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ELECTIONS; MANSFIELD'S VIEWS ON VIETNAM, KY, NEGOTIATIONS WITH VIET CONG; U THANT PEACE EFFORT; LBJ'S UN
Telephone conversation # 10203, sound recording, LBJ and ABRAHAM RIBICOFF, 6/2/1966, 1:11PM (Item)
  • SOUTH VIETNAM'S REQUEST TO CARRY OUT RIBICOFF PLAN FOR UN SUPERVISION OF SOUTH VIETNAMESE ELECTIONS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ELECTION; POSSIBLE OBJECTIONS BY USSR, FRANCE TO RIBICOFF PLAN; WAYNE MORSE'S CRITICISM OF U THANT; COMPARISON WITH KOREAN WAR
Telephone conversation # 12715, sound recording, LBJ and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 2/14/1968, 9:37AM (Item)
  • LBJ TELLS HOOVER TO WATCH EMBASSIES IN WASHINGTON, DC, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT FOREIGN CONTACTS WITH CONGRESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS; U THANT'S MEETING WITH LEONID BREZHNEV; US VIOLATION OF CHINESE AIRSPACE; SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR TOP CONGRESSIONAL
Telephone conversation # 12731, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT KENNEDY, 2/21/1968, 10:50AM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS ON CITIES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' OPPOSITION TO BILLS ON CITIES, ASKS RFK TO MEET WITH WH STAFF ON MESSAGE; RFK ASKS ABOUT TAX INCENTIVES FOR HOUSING; LBJ'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH U THANT ON VIETNAM PEACE
Telephone conversation # 12942, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 4/30/1968, 10:50AM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF PROPOSAL OF BUCHAREST AS SITE FOR VIETNAM PEACE TALKS; LBJ SAYS HE PREFERS BUCHAREST TO WARSAW OR PARIS; QUESTION OF USING U THANT AS CHANNEL FOR TALKS
Telephone conversation # 11613, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/6/1967, 4:03PM (Item)
  • RUSK REPORTS ON DEFECTION OF STALIN'S DAUGHTER SVETLANA, CONCERNS ABOUT HER SAFETY; RUSK'S MEETING WITH PATRICK DEAN ON VISIT TO UK BY US OFFICIAL; PRESS LEAKS; RUSK'S SCHEDULE; SPACE TREATY; U THANT'S VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS; CONGRESSIONAL PEACE
Telephone conversation # 11647, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 3/18/1967, 10:43AM (Item)
  • RUSK DISCUSSES SOUTH VIETNAMESE REPLY TO U THANT'S PEACE PROPOSAL, US RESPONSE; LBJ EXPRESSES SKEPTICISM ABOUT VARIOUS PEACE PROPOSALS, DECLINING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE WAR, HANOI'S UNWILLINGNESS TO NEGOTIATE, NEED FOR US STRENGTH IN VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 11234, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 12/30/1966, 2:30PM (Item)
  • RUSK REPORTS THAT U THANT WILL ISSUE REPLY TO ARTHUR GOLDBERG'S LETTER ON VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS; RUSK SAYS HE WILL RELAY FULL TEXT OF REPLY AS SOON AS HE RECEIVES IT FROM RALPH BUNCHE; EFFORTS TO REACH GOLDBERG
Telephone conversation # 11169, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 12/20/1966, 12:16PM (Item)
  • LBJ THANKS MANSFIELD FOR SUPPORTIVE STATEMENT; LATIN AMERICAN SUMMIT PREPARATIONS; FEDERAL BUDGET; HISTORY OF MIDTERM CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION RESULTS AFTER PRESIDENTIAL LANDSLIDES; STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; CRITICISM BY GOVS.; LETTER TO U THANT
Folder, "April 4, 1968 - 3:47 p.m. President's meeting with U Thant at the United Nations in New York City," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • •'I APRIL 4, 1968 - 3:47 p.m. PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH U THA.l"\TT, . SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UN The President U Thant Ambassador Goldberg :' . . ~·l,.. .:­ . - '-/ _.. MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON April 7, 1968
  • Folder, "April 4, 1968 - 3:47 p.m. President's meeting with U Thant at the United Nations in New York City," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3
President's Daily Diary entry, 8/6/1964 (Item)
  • Daley and Cong Daniel books small assistand Did exercises fr mans Louisville Houston fr mans Ky Texas fr mans To the offices To South Portico to greet HE U Thant United Nations as his helicopter arrived him on South Drive w/ Mrs Johnson Secretary
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/6/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • r t a in ly d e s e r v e s the N o b e l P e a c e P r i z e . He le f t about 10 and I w en t down to the R o s e G ard en fo r a q u ick l e s s o n w ith M r . W illia m s on a ll the th in g s I w ould be la t e r sh o w in g to U Thant
  • Visit with Mayor Daley of Chicago; race riots in Chicago; ceremony for UN Secretary U Thant; Lady Bird gives U Thant tour of White House grounds; Lady Bird meets Cystic Fibrosis national campaign child; nap; talk with Walter Cronkite about TV show
Telephone conversation # 9345, sound recording, LBJ and ARTHUR GOLDBERG, 12/28/1965, 11:42AM (Item)
  • LBJ TEASES GOLDBERG ABOUT HIS VACATION, PURCHASE OF LOT ON LAKE LBJ, ASKS HIM TO UNDERTAKE TRIP TO DISCUSS VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS WITH U THANT, POPE PAUL, DE GAULLE; OTHER DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS; GOLDBERG OFFERS CONGRATULATIONS ON LUCI JOHNSON'S
Telephone conversation # 12717, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 2/14/1968, 9:46AM (Item)
  • LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT EARLE WHEELER'S ADVICE ON VIETNAM TROOP INCREASE; USS PUEBLO; US PLANE'S VIOLATION OF CHINESE AIRSPACE; CLIFFORD'S MEETING WITH ROBERT MCNAMARA ABOUT VIETNAM CRITICS; U THANT'S PEACE EFFORT; NORTH VIETNAMESE RESPONSE TO PEACE
Telephone conversation # 12728, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 2/21/1968, 8:52AM? (Item)
  • MCNAMARA DISCUSSES HIS TESTIMONY ABOUT 8/4/64 TONKIN GULF ATTACK AT SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE; CRITICISM BY ALBERT GORE, SR., WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, EUGENE MCCARTHY; PRESS COVERAGE OF HEARINGS; U THANT'S PEACE PROPOSAL; EARLE WHEELER'S HEALTH
Telephone conversation # 11113, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 12/5/1966, 10:46AM (Item)
  • PRESS STORY ON STATE DEPT; LBJ'S ADVICE ON PREPARING FOR WILLIAM FULBRIGHT'S HEARINGS; PURCHASES FOR UK AND TRILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS; NEED FOR MULTILATERAL FOOD AID FOR INDIA; U THANT AND VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS; WILLIAM MANCHESTER BOOK ON JFK
Folder, "[February 21, 1968 - 1:00 p.m. Meeting of Rusk, U Thant, Others on Vietnam (President Did Not Attend)]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • -::c1::>AN"iS: Sec1·ctm:y General of the United N'ations - U Thant Under Secretary General - Ralph Bunche STATES Secretary of State Dean Rusk Ambassador Goldberg Secretary of Defense-designate Clark Clifford (only for brief period) Under Secretary
  • Folder, "[February 21, 1968 - 1:00 p.m. Meeting of Rusk, U Thant, Others on Vietnam (President Did Not Attend)]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2
President's Daily Diary entry, 12/17/1963 (Item)
  • . and Mrs. James Watso n ___, Idlewild Airport via limousine and JV- „______ _ Arrived United Nations. Bldg - met by Mr. Pierre de Meulemeester. Chief of Protocol, r Adlai Stevenson and Mr. U. Thant, Secy-General of UN and escorted to U Thant's office
Folder, "March 26, 1968 - 3:15 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors (Item)
  • 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
President's Daily Diary entry, 10/3/1965 (Item)
  • Egidio Vagnozzi . the Apostolic Delegate H. E. the President of the General Assembly an d Mrs. Amintore Fanfan i H.E. U Thant. Secy-Gen'l of the UN H. E. Luis Vida l Zaglio, Pres . of the Security Council and Mrs. Vidal Sen. Bourke B , Hickenlooper
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, September 15, 1966]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • in an atmosphere of uncertainty, anticipated controversy, and continued concern over the UN 1 s ability to deal effectively with many critical issues. Although U Thant's announced desire not to continue as Secretary-General will contribute to this climate
  • Thant, U, 1909-1974
Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Attack in Gulf of Tonkin; Cyprus, 8/4/1964, Volume 3, Tab 19," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • . U Thant will be here Thursday and we will discuss with him contingencies if there is a blow- up. We are thinking of a UN Security Council meeting and a NATO Foreign Ministe1·s meeting. The chances are better that we may get by without serious trouble
Folder, "[January 20, 1966 - 5:50 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • . At the same time, we must surface all our peace moves. We can't hold much longer than 30 days. I've told S tate to tell all other nations we've heard nothing. BUNDY Since that order, U Thant and Vietienne had intruded. My own curbstone reaction
Folder, "Middle East Crisis May 12 - June 19, 1967, Volume 9, Appendix P," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 20 (Item)
  • on ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Efforts in Support of U Thant 's Mission to the Middle East " 27 .. .. ... .......... .............. ...... ..... .. ... . 28 Discussion of Measures to Be Taken Following Egyptian Closure of the Gulf of Aqaba to Israeli Shipping, May 22-June 5
Folder, "[January 22, 1966 - 12:00 noon Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • of military actions aga inst them. VC unhappy that Hanoi {unreadable) worldwide - - frightens them. Goldbe~ I have confirmation of Rusk and McNamara. U Thant anxious to make a proposal. His public statement was not good but could have been much worse. He said
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/25/1965 (Item)
  • Cooperation Robert McNamara General U Thant Year Medallion Washington DC presented to the a President jun 25 , 196 5 White Hous e - Sa n Francisco, Calif . FRIDAY The President me t w / Secy . Genera l o f UN - U Thant - i n a separatt e privat e