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Telephone conversation # 13511, transcript, WALT ROSTOW and DEAN RUSK, 10/2/1968, time unknown (Item)
  • November 6, 2008 Reference No. 13511 Processing Note Transcript only of this conversation; there is no recording. DATE: 10/2/68 TIME: UnknoWn . CALLER: Dean Rusk Pages ofTranscript: 1 page Barbara Cline Archivist /1'f r. Pt '€ J" SI ~ c r
  • *TRANSCRIPT ONLY OF THIS CONVERSATION; THERE IS NO RECORDING
  • ROSTOW SUMMARIZES HIS CONVERSATION WITH DEAN RUSK, WRITES THAT RUSK IS SENDING DETAILED REPORT ON HIS MEETING WITH ANDREI GROMYKO TO WH VIA COURIER; ROSTOW WRITES BRIEF SUMMARY OF RUSK AND GROMYKO'S DISCUSSION OF VIETNAM, MISSILE TALKS, AND MIDDLE
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  • Telephone conversation # 13511, transcript, WALT ROSTOW and DEAN RUSK, 10/2/1968, time unknown
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Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 47, October 21-24, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 24 (Item)
  • a conversation in Danang two years ago when a U.S. lieu­ tenant in the special forces said: "After Indochina we also will have our Algeria. It will be Latin America." The French distort our global experience to suit their own. As Karl Marx said: "Men make
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 18, January 1 - 14, 1967 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • Afri c a n development. We intend to seek special legislative authorit y to support the African Development Bank. We are c ont inuing conversations with IBRD, whose top management has i ndicated a strong interest in strengthening the Bank 1 s leadership
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 18, January 1 - 14, 1967 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [1 of 2] (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 16, December 1 - 13, 1966 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 11 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • for consultations in The occasion n 1ay be a meeting of the Supreme Soviet. If you approve a Pen Pal letter, it would be helpful to let Dobrynin see it when transmitted, before his return. 3. If you prefer no letter, a Thompson-Dobrynin conversation along
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 18, January 1 - 14, 1967 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • January 13, 1967 MEMORANDUM /!fl -W To: The President The White House From: Orville L. Freeman Secretary of Agriculture Subject: Public Law 480 - India - .Food for Freedom Financing This is to follow up our conversations re financing the Food
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 21, February 12- 28, 1967 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 13 (Item)
  • of these conversations is: .. CONFIBEH'fIAL CQNFII>ENIIAL - 3 - A. The Argentine. and Chilean Foreign Ministers commented favorably on a draft "Annotated Agenda" that we provided in an attempt to get the discussion started but noted that the specifics had
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 19, January 15 - 31, 1967 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • The scenario for the day (Thursday, Janua ry 19) looks like this: Noon Full Board of Trustees of Johns Hopkim meets to confirm appointment. Between noon and 1:00 p. m. -- Milton Eisenhower telephones Line informing him. of final decision
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 29, May 25-31, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 16 (Item)
  • if this were called for. According to Diem, Ky considers that the role as head of the Armed Forces is vitally important and he hoped Thieu would come to see it this way. Diem said that following these two conversations he was persuaded that personal relations
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 20, February 1- 11, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 13 (Item)
  • .~MENACE.}: THESE.__.AHE . ONLY A-- FE1' _SELECTIONS FROM· THE !.IRADES 1 HAVE HAD, AL~AYS IN PRIVATE. CONVERSATION. I HAVE ' SI\/EN DAVID AND CHET ·A : FULLER . ACC0Ut'JT OF WHAT HE HAS SAID. HE DESCRIBED -IO -ME THE STATE OF ECONOMIC -WARFARE BET~EEN
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 10, August 1-11 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 9 (Item)
  • CONVERSATION ON HOW TO GET HANOI TO CONFERENCE PAGE 3 RUOKRW 185 S--! C N t ·T TABLE, MICHALOWSKI AGAIN SUGGESTED THAT VE ACCEPT •tN PRIN­ CIPLE" HANOI'S FOUR POINTS, -ND IN THIS CONTEXT STOP 80M8ING, INDICAT£ INTENTION TO ULTIMATELY WI ·1'MDRAV T~OOPS FftOM
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 48, October 25-31, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 24 (Item)
  • before delivery lo Telecommunications Operations Division 4-. \ ----~- ·--- TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS DIVISION WORK COPY S ECR±:T/NODIS M.:iurer's conversations and therefore press of those matters . you think with the Nr..,rth
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 35, July 16-24, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 19 (Item)
  • with Egypt (where there is an international border rather than an armistice line) would be simpler • .Incidentally I agreed with Eban not to giv~ any . ,.,/ circulatio~ to our conversation ?Jld I should therefore be grateful· if you would restrict knowledge
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 20, February 1- 11, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 13 (Item)
  • immediately wired him and told him what he quoted me as saying bore no relationship to what I had said. Bob Pierpont, who was a party to the conversation, confirmed my side of the account. Breslin wired back and said he was sorry that he had, indeed
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 35, July 16-24, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 19 (Item)
  • reports a conversation between Ambassador Bunker an·d Thieu. The latter expressed the view that the new government elected in September would face extremely important problems in its first six months, not only in the fields of nation building
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 36, July 25-31, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 20 (Item)
  • Communist problems and anti-Communist improvement to the activities of our Vietnam Station. - 9 - Thursday, July 27. 1967 -- 3:15 p. m. Mr. p,re sident: This is merely to report a telephone call from Jack Irwin: He briefed Gov. Reagan. Reagan eald
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 34, July 11-15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 19 (Item)
  • ! the conversation between Kleelnger and Barze! (who manages the CDU in Parliament), the following principles were established for presenting the security aspects of the budget cttts and acting on them: ...... Oerman.y's security system ls absolutely dependent upon
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 24, March 16 - 31, 1967 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • these days. Max Frankel, The New York Times. telephoned to ask if we planned to reveal more .or our secret contact ~ looking towards peace. He said he would be delighted to be the channel !or the revelation. I said that at the moment we took the":. ~lew·:'t
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 42, September 15-20, 1967 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • , Telephone, Pioneer 1-1234 Harry F. Guggenheim, President and Editor in Chief Bill D. Moyers, Publisher Dear Walt: OK, let's compromi se . Why don't you bring up to date~ in the present context, the Fort Bragg speech you -~ delivered in 1961. Leeds 1s
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 26, April 16-30, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 15 (Item)
  • recently written me on textiles. (I have already talked to them on the telephone.) Their letters are at Tab B; I don't think you need to bother with them -- the line has not changed since the Con­ gressmen's session with you. My proposed reply
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 14, October 1 - 31, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 11 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • eting he dodged my repeated efiorts to commit him to take the job. and ended up by .s aying that he would like to talk to· you about the political aspect affectin.g the Latin American community. I told him I would report to you on the conversation
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 44, October 1-9, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)
  • Conversation Henry Kissinger telephoned me at home on Saturday evening,. , October 7, 1967, at about 6:40 p. m. He said he had tried but failed to 11 get Ben Read, and he did not wish to call Sec. Rusk. Therefore, he called me. · T'. j" Kissinger reported
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 31, June 13-20, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 17 (Item)
  • : Claiborne Pell came in at 6:00 tonight with the attached letter and memorandum o! conversation for you. We've known one another a long time. but he began by saying quite formally ·t hat, as a Senator. he would like to ask for an interview with you.. He said
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 8, July 1-15 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 9 (Item)
  • , will enter lato operation durlag Ile fir:at week · " of Auguat. 'Pre•ident Leoni has indicated aa interest la imaagurating the ,n ew ·s ervice with a Pre• lden.tial telephone conversation. Aa a gesmre of cordiality and goodwill. your agreeing to do so wOQld
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 38, August 11-17, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)
  • or at least not as strong an enemy as he seemed to indicate he was in his last-minute treaty wi~h Nasser. It is interesting again that the feeling on the current disposition of Nas3er is also not unanimous~ On this score, in conversations with public relations
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 48, October 25-31, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 24 (Item)
  • strenuous schedule, 1 want you to know how delighted been that you were able to make this visit. conversation, throughout after what must have 1 profitted and I know that you have been a strong greatly from our and articulate the country for your
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 7, June 21-30, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 8 (Item)
  • . D'Orlandi, reflecting our conversation before he lelt, asked Sihanouk whether he had told Peking and Hanoi that if they had accepted President Johnson• s offer of April 7, 1965, negotiations would have started with obly 30, 000 Americanaivi8er _s in Viet-Nam
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 15, November 1 - 30, 1966 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 11 [1 of 2] (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 12, September 1-14, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 10 (Item)
  • -- and if you thin~· i:: makes sense -~ that the Vice President host a small lunch for E1·hard on the Hill. Obviously, Senators Mansfield and Fulbright mus t b e invited. However. the Vice President could manage the conversation if the lunch wer~ kept reasonably
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 39, August 18-31, 1967 [2 of 5]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 50, November 8-15, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • . -=-(). i:'z.~ . St. . 3 A~ Wvi ,+~ I +c:,.,. s~c;~Jtl, s N4U If ' • b. 7.4,19 bate (,2_;!_--i( DEPARTMENT . Washiniiton, l ·i OF STATE O.C. -8'.l!!CrcET 20520 November 13, 1967 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT At the end of our conversation
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 21, February 12- 28, 1967 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 13 (Item)
  • . Mr. President: This is the tabulation 0£ Presidential telephone calls to CIA which you requested of Mr. Rostow. It is as complete as existing records permit. Bromley Smitb CONFIDEN'flhl:. _ BKS:rln Df.'Tr;:RMINeO TO BE AN AD!,~iNISTRA;l;,:'­ Ri
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 34, July 11-15, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 19 (Item)
Oral history transcript, Walt W. Rostow, interview 1 (I), 3/21/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • other people present--which was memorable. He indicated that this was the first lengthy conversation he ever had with Senator Johnson, and the substance of it was as follows: Senator Johnson had said that his interests in government were just as liberal
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 43, September 21-30, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)
  • the Secretary that in his conversations with Gromyk o in New· York the latter had been completely intransigent on Viet-Nam ) merely reiterating calls for unconditional cessation of United States bombing and United States withdrawal. Brown thought, however
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 1, April 1 - 30, 1966 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 7 (Item)
  • ve,"l ~,'tt,/ 6 rRf '> /1/ eMl)tiJi'l~a.. ii' &re 18] re-. Conversation between Presidents Johnson confidential v~ ~ - ~ , _., b &.-~ om Lodqe ~ -.?-fg #L..J 04/30/66 A ,1 ~ I, - ,S-/ +,.;t;1~~&3;€ieRt-4~~iwR-- - -rne:!'::: -rl"!s:>1r
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 49, November 1-7, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • in Saigon would be safe ·during s11ch a tour). t -COMFIDENTU ...1.. Friday - November 3, 1967 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT .... SUBJECT: Latin American Nuclear Free Zone I understand that in your conversations with President Diaz Ordaz you
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 32, June 21-30, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 18 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 26, April 16-30, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 15 (Item)
  • DEPART URE I cm~VEYED FR0:-1 BONN, THE SA ME ·_. .'~,: ~N F0ftt,fA!.!0N ' TO HIM OVER THE TELEPHONE~ BTI ANDT· M£RELY T}l.~trnED r•1 E. H~J.\.l ~f9~r~_AT ION · GIVEN. ·. /~)~b,tt·· 'tr! ,~ •·•~· ,_ ~-· ,.,?~
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 22, March 1 - 9, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • . Said all possible was done by President Johnson. and others to make it useful and successful. 1n subsequent conversation, he added he had had most uselul talk with President which he greatly appreciated. Said he was ready at all times to assist