The National Security Council and the White House
139. Memorandum of Discussion Between General Eisenhower and Director of Central Intelligence McCone
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Agency File, CIA. No classification marking. Prepared by John McCone. The meeting was held at the Huntington Hotel.
141. Memorandum for Record
Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, Chairman’s Staff Group, Nov 63–Aug 64. Secret; Eyes Only.
143. Memorandum for Record
Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, Chairman’s Staff Group, Nov 61–Aug 64. Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Colonel Smith.
144. Memorandum for Record
Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, Chairman’s Staff Group, Nov 63–Aug 64. Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Colonel Smith.
145. Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Johnson Library, Recordings and Transcripts, Recording of a Telephone Conversation between President Johnson and McGeorge Bundy, Tape F64.23, Side B, PNO 1. No classification marking. This transcript was prepared in the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume.
146. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Johnson Library, John McCone Memoranda of Meetings with the President. Secret. McCone dictated the memorandum on April 30.
148. Memorandum From the President’s Personal Secretary (Roberts) to the President’s Press Secretary (Reedy)
Source: Johnson Library, Press Office Files, Box 135, Bits and Pieces of Useful Information. No classification marking.
149. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Bundy Files, Management. No classification marking.
150. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Cater) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Office Files of S. Douglass Cater, Memos to the President. No classification marking.
151. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Name File, Klein Memos. Secret. Prepared by David Klein.
153. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President-McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 8. Confidential.
154. Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Johnson Library, Recordings and Transcripts, Recording of a Telephone Conversation between President Johnson and Secretary McNamara, Tape F65.47, Side A, PNO 1. No classification marking. This transcript was prepared in the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume.
155. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President-McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 13. No classification marking.
156. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President-McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 14. No classification marking.
157. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Mann)
Source: Johnson Library, Mann Papers, Telephone Conversations with LBJ. No classification marking. Prepared by Patricia Saunders, Mann’s secretary.
158. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Bundy Files, Management. Personal and Confidential.
159. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Office of the President File, McGeorge Bundy. Eyes Only.
160. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Valenti) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Office of the President File, McGeorge Bundy. No classification marking.
161. Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Johnson Library, Recordings and Transcripts, Recording of a Telephone Conversation between President Johnson and Secretary McNamara, Tape 66.09, Side A, PNO 1. No classification marking. This transcript was prepared in the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume.
163. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Valenti) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Office of the President File, McGeorge Bundy. No classification marking.
165. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Smith) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Bromley Smith Papers, BKS Chron. No classification marking. Smith sent a less detailed memorandum to Bundy on October 6, 1965, outlining national security information sent to the President each day. (Ibid.)
166. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bator) to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Rostow Files, Personnel, April 1, 1966—. No classification marking. The document was presumably written soon after April 1, 1966, when Rostow succeeded Bundy. Rostow wrote numerous fragmentary notes on the memorandum, presumably reflecting his thoughts and reactions while reading it. Some have been noted below. At the top of page one of the memorandum Rostow wrote “Talk to Brom” (Bromley Smith).
167. Memorandum From Harold Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Name File, Saunders Memos. No classification marking. At the top of page 1 is a handwritten note from Rostow to Bromley Smith stating “good memo.”
168. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, White House Central Files, Confidential File, FG 11–5. Confidential. Copies were sent to Moyers and Kintner.