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Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 4, May 1-27, 1964 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

, 1964, AT 12:00 NOON IN THE CABINET ROOM OF THE WHITE HOUSE The President of the United States, Presiding Speaker of the House of Representatives AID David Bell, Director ATTORNEY GENERAL Robert F. Kennedy CIA John A. McCone, Director DEFENSE Robert S

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 2, March 1-31, 1964 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

3/10/64 Mrs. Roberts , For the President's casual reading . .· M c George Bundy's office ' ~ I ..... --~ THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON March 10 , 1964 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT George McGhee delivered your letter to the Chancellor

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 1, Nov. 1963 - Feb. 1964 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

AND TO -, : ·~ ·~:: ~: FOLLOW .IT BY ONE TO THE U .s • WOULD APPEAR .TO PLAY DOWN THE . : . :... , ::J : : . .. MEXICAN VISIT. I OF ·coURSE p·o INTED ' OUT Tif AT THE ·_ VISIT TO TH£ ·' _·. . ~:j HAD · BEEN AGREED WITH KENNEDY · AND TH AT THERE NEED

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 13, August, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

over here on September 15. I will have Bro·mley Smith work on the question of a proper office in the Executive Office Building, where Max has lived happily before. MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON - 2 6. You may wish to know that Bob Kennedy has

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 5, June 1-30, 1964," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [1 of 2] (Item)

-/~/u MEMORANDUM FOR ... ~A~677~ z~ Authori ' )' -< ~ By THE PRESIDENT 1• ' .L 1 ·· , Da % ~/J',?? Sir Robert Menzies, the Prime Minister of Australia, is making an informal visit in order to establish personal contact with you

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 20, February 5 - 28, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 7, October 1 - December 31, 1964 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [2 of 2] (Item)

. On the boner l made ahout.1611"lculture and the Kennedy R owid, I think the damage control baa been fairly good. Charlie Murphy was moat andentandlng and says that ~srlculture will cbeer!Wly make it clear that nothmg has changed. Charle• Balley, who follows

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 10, April 15 - May 31, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)

FOR THE PRESIDENT Re: Your Representative at the Runnymede Ceremony As you know better than I, the British will be dedicating a memorial to President Kennedy at Runnymede on May 14. The ceremony is underthe organization of the Kennedy Memorial Trust, which has

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 13, August, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

. ~. McG. B. Disapproved Singapore mes sage: Birthday message: ------ v ------- Approved Disapproved ------ by Returned/M:e Roberts 11/ ~ '65 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON -TOI? SJ!?GRET Friday, August 27, 1965 2:55 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 7, October 1 - December 31, 1964 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [2 of 2] (Item)

. Foreign policy is not essentially a matter of rhetoric or protocol or personality, or even style. It was not so with ·President Kennedy and it is not so with President Johnson. The real tests of policy are deeper and more serious. They have been met

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 6, July 1 - September 30, 1964 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [1 of 2] (Item)

. Nothing has given me greater support in the past nine months than my knowledge of Pre~ident Kennedy's confidence that I could i. c,~ ~e

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 11, June, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)

sabataace aa wbat i . now plaas to eay. . McG. B. ·'' THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Tuesday, June 22, 1965, 9:15 PM MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT Subject: Senator Robert Kennedy's Statement on Nuclear Proliferation. At Mr. Bundy's request, I prepared

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 8, January 1 - February 28, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [2 of 2] (Item)

, the- bad political impact abJ:>oad, the -dam•1• to our own tourlttt propam. and effects on the Kennedy R.o und. . ~ All ol thi• will culminate ln reco~•ndatlona next w•ek tor a Pr~aid•ntlal . 0 mesa•a•. In ad.ditlon, lt looke as tf you would be asked

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

Asia. McG. B. THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Fri., Feb. 4, 1966, 12:30 MR. PRESIDENT: These pages from a standard book of reference show the general context in which President Kennedy was working on Caribbean matters in October, 1963. m~ rs. McG. B

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 14, September 1 - 22, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

WASHINGTON Tuesday, September 14, 1965, 5 PM MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT I had lunch today with Bob Kennedy, and it was the best discussion we have had in more than a year. We talked about a number of topics, but mostly about Vietnam, and I must say I

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 15, September 23 - October 14, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 9, March - April 14, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)

CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE DATE ~ _ JD_ r i' N '- ~/$/. the President to Sir Robert Menzies 1 page possible classified information letter 26a information ·- ~ 0.- /)./ RESTRICTION J i t . 7 ". ·4 /8/65 A L / mem---- letter 26c duplicate of 26a 4

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 15, September 23 - October 14, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

of this will help much on this particular Hilsman story, but I think we can be sure that the next time he will at least give us a whack at him before he pops off. 4. This raises the more general question of Ted Kennedy's subcommittee, and unless you object, I would

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 16, October 15 - November 19, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

the Committee report•· personally. Sincerely youra, ' Mr. Robert S. Benjamin Chairman, National Citinns• Comtnlaclon on Inter.national ·Cooper•tion United Nations Aeaoclatlon of the U.S.A. _ 345 Eaat 46ih Sts'eot Now York, New York 1001? GC:jf MEMORANDUM J

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 21, March, 1966 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)

of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. President Eisenhower broke new and fertile ground with the Act of Bogota in 1960 -- an act growing from the understanding compassion of one people for another. President Kennedy built on these efforts and gave them increased

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 6, July 1 - September 30, 1964 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [1 of 2] (Item)

position on these matters is the same as the position of President Eisenhower and President Kennedy. First, I agree with President Eisenhower's statement of 1955 that "you can draw no sharp line between tactical use of atomic weapons and strategic use. 11

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 17, November 20 - December 31, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

the military pressure on so that Hanoi will be forced to sit down at the bargaining table. 5, ~ Senator Robert Kennedy ~: ;.. !,•· a. It is difficult for him to provide a worthwhile judgment after only two or three minutes of thought. I . b. People

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 12, July, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

) NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) FORM OF DOCUMENT #7 a memo CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE RESTR ICTION ~fr~an:ii't;,/qr ~g--~-'~ ,_..Secret #::(5a DATE memo A t-0 tae Prnsid:ent -rrrnfI' Robert

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 17, November 20 - December 31, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

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

for him on the nuclear business and get the British into a collective force with the Germans. I am sorry to say that this has become an obsession with Walt, as also with George Ball, Robert Schaetzel and Henry Owen - - they keep coming back to it by one

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 21, March, 1966 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)

. ffiOIDQ.. #55b report #55c report #55d report ~~-----t-~~µ:ill--+-----1::L__ Hillia:ffl C. BoHdleP. ~ J; ..1-f> to the PRESIDENT FROM R. W. Komer .,, / f #Sla memo 7 't- J .,._..,Jiv,1,/KAJ'r, ..._. to Deputy Sec, Dept. Defense from Robert W

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 7, October 1 - December 31, 1964 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [2 of 2] (Item)

appropriated in fiscal '65, but he does not insist on it, and if I understood you correctly on the phone, the quieter way would be simply to refer to the Texas press conference. ~I\, McG. B. PRESS CONFERENCE of HON. ROBERT S. McNA.MARA SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 2, March 1-31, 1964 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

. North Vietnam, and to be in a position on 30 days• · notice to initiate the .program of "Graduated Overt Military Pressure" against North Vietn4m. Robert . s. McNamara I I ____..:- ---- I• . i. ,..., I ,' , -t"'...... :! I " ~ j f

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 14, September 1 - 22, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

very much for letting me take a half-holiday to go to New York. This is by way of being Jackie Kennedy's "out of mourning" party, and I think you know that Mary and I have special reasons for wanting to be there. 2. Beyond this, I have still further

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 11, June, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)

'f 1' ~) v~ Omar George Kisti.akowsky Black - -- Brac'!.ley_~-- John Cowles Arthur Dean ----- Arthur Larson Morris Leibman Robert Lovett - 7 Roswell Gilpatric Paul G. Hoffman --- John J. Mc Cloy I -------- Teodoro Moscoso l•Me:e Pcdcins

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 20, February 5 - 28, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)

reference to wa.ntlng to talk to Axnbaseado:r J,o nes before replylng to-you refers to hls deslre to review the memorandum o.f' unde:r standlng whlch Walt pl'"epar.ed. Points 4, 6 and 7 are deslgned to provide a.dditlonal reassurance. Robert Komer

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 18, January 1-18, 1966," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [1 of 2] (Item)

House and himself on important matters affecting Soviet-American relations. He said that during President Kennedy's administration such informal chapnel existed in the presence of the then Attorney General. He quickly added that because of Senator

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 4, May 1-27, 1964 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

in President Kennedy's Administration was the fact that he, Kemal, had been allowed to have an entirely private 10-minute audience with President Kennedy. Kemal also said that he has Nasser's authority to have a similar private interview now if you invite him

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 9, March - April 14, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)

in individual cases, he really has no shortage of access to responsible officials. This is an old battle with Joe. He had one round with President Kennedy and of course had an unending contest with President Eisenhower. He plans to raise this question again

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 2, March 1-31, 1964 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

would like nothing better, and we are prepared to react inunediately ~ to such an eventuality o· Approve _____________________ Disapprove_____________________ Discussion: I I j. .. The late President Kennedy and I on various occasions following

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 1, Nov. 1963 - Feb. 1964 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

: .. ·":.->·>":~:.:.~, . . . '4 . '.:4. · [' ' ' • _, ' ,. • 1- ~. • ' I • ' • ' ' . ) : " ;· . i:1N INDIA ·?RESIDENT ·. KENNEDY WAS LOOKED .UPON ·· ~ s.PECIAL :·FRI.END . ;..·,· . ~1 ·· · .. WHO WAS . AUTHOR OF ' INDIAN ~ RESOLUTIOt-f I'N CONGRESS~ · WHO HAD

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 4, May 1-27, 1964 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

Ball and Dean Rusk -- all Kennedy men -- and that the fact of the matter was that Tom Mann 'had been in favor of a slightly slower and cooler expression of support. I also told Pierre that there had not been a question of recognition, a point which he

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 12, July, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

• peralatence was a good example of the way tile pre•• in general baa strained to find a meanf.Dg that la not there. Ou Friday, I abo eaw Steve Roberta of the New York Time•. who i• preparing a retroapectlve article on President Kennedy for the Novem~r lssue

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

. The Secretary of Commerce ' has the immediate statutory responsibility, but the instinct of Luther Hodg es was often different from that of oth.e rs, and it became ne c ess a ry to appeal individual cases over and over again to President Kennedy. The President