LBJ DISCUSSES NEED FOR REORGANIZATION IN AMBASSADORSHIPS IN VIETNAM, FRANCE, USSR; NEED FOR NEW IDEAS IN VIETNAM; TRANSFER OF FOY KOHLER TO STATE DEPT AND CHARLES BOHLEN TO USSR; TRANSFER OF HENRY CABOT LODGE TO FRANCE
DISCUSSION OF MEETING WITH UNNAMED PERSON (EUGENE ROSTOW?); LBJ DISCUSSES NEED FOR REORGANIZATION IN AMBASSADORSHIPS IN VIETNAM, FRANCE, USSR; WILLIAM WESTMORELAND; HENRY CABOT LODGE; FOY KOHLER; CHARLES BOHLEN; CREIGHTON ABRAMS
LBJ DISCUSSES HIS MEETING WITH EUGENE ROSTOW ABOUT APPOINTMENT TO STATE DEPT POSITION; APPOINTMENT OF NICHOLAS KATZENBACH AS UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE; KATZENBACH'S ABILITIES TO WORK WITH CONGRESS; LBJ CAUTIONS ROSTOW ABOUT PRESS LEAKS; JAMES MOYERS'…
BUDGET UNCERTAINTIES BEFORE PASSAGE OF APPROPRIATIONS BILLS; NEED TO PASS INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT SUSPENSION, HOLD DOWN FEDERAL EXPENDITURES; POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF GARDNER ACKLEY, WH STAFF TESTIFYING BEFORE CONGRESS; INTERMEDIATE CREDIT BANK BILL…
FRB VIEWS ON INTEREST RATES CONTROL BILL?; LBJ ASKS ROBERTSON'S VIEWS ON US ECONOMY, DISCUSSES UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT FEDERAL BUDGET, VIETNAM EXPENDITURES AND NEED TO HOLD DOWN NON-VIETNAM FEDERAL SPENDING; PENDING APPROPRIATIONS BILLS; JAMES MOYERS'…
O'BRIEN'S TALK WITH WILBUR MILLS ON NOT ALLOWING EXEMPTIONS TO INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT SUSPENSION; POSSIBLE EXCLUSION ON ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION FOR HOUSING INDUSTRY; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT BUSINESS, FEDERAL OFFICIALS; TIMING OF ACTION ON BILL; GARDNER…
LBJ ASKS TO MEET WITH MEANY, EXPLAINS WHY HE IS NOT MAKING SPEECH TO UNION IN MISSOURI; DECISION TO HAVE SIGNING CEREMONY FOR MINIMUM WAGE BILL IN WASHINGTON, DC; LBJ ASKS MEANY TO GATHER SUPPORT IN ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION…
LBJ SAYS HE DOES NOT WANT TO SIGN INTERMEDIATE CREDIT BANK BILL RAISING 6% INTEREST CEILING ON GOVT DEBENTURES, DENOUNCES BANKING INDUSTRY; SCHULTZE SAYS FEDERAL AGENCIES MAY DEFAULT ON LOANS WITHOUT BILL; LBJ SUGGESTS USING TRUST FUNDS TO BUY…
LBJ EXPLAINS WHY HE DOES NOT ANNOUNCE TRAVEL PLANS IN ADVANCE, TELLS LONG THAT HARRY MCPHERSON WILL CALL LONG ABOUT DECISION TO AWARD DUBLIN, IRELAND AIRLINE ROUTE TO TWA OR PAN AMERICAN
LONG DISCUSSES MISSOURI'S INTEREST IN HAVING TWA, NOT PAN AMERICAN, ACQUIRE DUBLIN, IRELAND AIRLINE ROUTE; LBJ SAYS HARRY MCPHERSON IS HANDLING MATTER, COMPLAINS ABOUT TWA; POSSIBLE LBJ TRIP TO MISSOURI; LBJ EXPLAINS WHY HE DOES NOT ANNOUNCE TRAVEL…
LBJ TELLS WIRTZ THAT ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS NEED TO COMBAT NEGATIVE PRESS AND SPREAD POSITIVE NEWS ABOUT US ECONOMY, INCREASED EMPLOYMENT AND PERSONAL INCOME; COMPARISON WITH ECONOMY DURING EISENHOWER ADMINISTRATION WHEN NATION WAS NOT AT WAR
LBJ ASKS MANSFIELD TO TALK TO EVERETT DIRKSEN ABOUT ARTHUR KROCK COLUMN ON CIVIL RIGHTS BILL IN NYT YESTERDAY; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS TALKS WITH DIRKSEN ABOUT THEIR DIFFERENCES ON BILL
LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT WILLIAM BUNDY'S BRIEFING ON FERDINAND MARCOS' VISIT, PHILIPPINE AID; JOSEPH SISCO'S BRIEFING ON CHINA; EFFORTS TO DEFLECT CRITICISM STATE DEPT IS ASIA-ORIENTED BY NEW AMBASSADORIAL AND STATE DEPT APPOINTMENTS; EUGENE ROSTOW; FOY…
