January 1–31: Peace Negotiations During the Bombing Pause; The Decision to Resume Bombing
31. Information Memorandum From the Legal Adviser of the Department of State (Meeker) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27–14 VIET. Secret; Exdis; Pinta. Also sent to Ball.
32. Notes of Meeting
Source: Johnson Library, Meeting Notes File. No classification marking. Valenti took the notes. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room. The time of the meeting is from the Presidentʼs Daily Diary. (Ibid.)
33. Telegram From the Embassy in Burma to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27–14 VIET. Secret; Immediate; Nodis; Pinta. The source text does not indicate the time of transmission; the telegram was received at 12:46 p.m. and forwarded to President Johnson by McGeorge Bundy at 4:15 p.m. with the observation that “the man from Hanoi has nothing to say.” (Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President—McGeorge Bundy, vol. 19)
34. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President—McGeorge Bundy, vol. 19. Secret.
35. Notes of Meeting
Source: Johnson Library, Meeting Notes File. No classification marking. Valenti took the notes. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room.
36. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense McNamara to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Warnke Papers, McNaughton Files, McNTN VII, Late Vietnam. Top Secret. Neither the original nor a copy of the memorandum has been located in the White House files at the Johnson Library.
37. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 VIET S. Secret; Immediate; Nodis; Pinta. The source text does not indicate the time of transmission; the telegram was received at 4:30 p.m. and passed to the White House.
38. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Agency File, Dept. of State, vol. VIII. Secret. The source text is marked with an indication that the President saw the memorandum. For text of Ruskʼs testimony, see Executive Sessions of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Historical Series), vol. XVIII, pp. 133–187.
39. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President—McGeorge Bundy, vol. 19. Secret. The memorandum was attached to a note from Juanita Roberts, the Presidentʼs secretary, dated January 24, 6:10 p.m., that reads: “For your meeting at 6:15 p.m.”
40. Notes of Meeting
Source: Johnson Library, Meeting Notes File. No classification marking. Valenti took the notes. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room.
41. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Ball) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Vietnam, vol. XLVI. Secret; Nodis. During a telephone conversation at 9:20 a.m. on January 26, President Johnson discussed this memorandum briefly with Ball and Rusk and indicated that he had read it. (Department of State, Rusk Files: Lot 72 D 192, Telcons)
42. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Special Assistant (Valenti) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Vietnam, vol. XLVI. Top Secret.
43. Notes of Meeting
Source: Johnson Library, Meeting Notes File. No classification marking. Valenti took the notes. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room.
44. Research Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Denney) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, INR Files: Lot 81 D 343, Vietnam: INR & Other Studies, 1966. Secret; No Foreign Dissem; Controlled Dissem.
45. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President—McGeorge Bundy, vol. 19. No classification marking. The source text is marked with an indication that the President saw the memorandum.
46. Notes of Meeting
Source: Johnson Library, Meeting Notes File. No classification marking. Valenti took the notes. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room.
47. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Read) to the Presidentʼs Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27–7 VIET. Top Secret.
48. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, Confidential File, ND 19/CO 312. Secret.
49. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President—McGeorge Bundy, vol. 19. No classification marking. In response to a request from the President, General Wheeler prepared a 2-page commentary on the message from Pakistani President Ayub Khan, explaining why he disagreed with Ayubʼs major points and noting that the Joint Chiefs had “previously given such alternatives full consideration” and had “rejected them.” (CM–1146–66, January 31; Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 70 A 6649, Vietnam 381, Jan-Sept 66)
50. Notes of Meeting
Source: Johnson Library, Meeting Notes File. No classification marking. Valenti took the notes. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room.
51. Memorandum
Source: Department of State, Bundy Files: Lot 85 D 240, WPB Chron. Top Secret. The source text is unsigned but the memorandum was presumably prepared by William Bundy.
52. Notes of Meeting
Source: Johnson Library, Meeting Notes File. No classification marking. Valenti took the notes. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room. The President was out of the room from 2:40 to 2:55 p.m. (Ibid., Presidentʼs Daily Diary)
53. Notes of Meeting
Source: Johnson Library, Meeting Notes File. No classification marking. Valenti took the notes. The meeting was held in the Presidentʼs office.
54. Notes of Meeting
Source: Johnson Library, Meeting Notes File. No classification marking. Valenti took the notes. The meeting was held in the Presidentʼs office.
55. Summary Notes of the 556th Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSC Meetings File. Top Secret; Sensitive; For the President Only. Prepared by Bromley Smith. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room. The time of the meeting is from the Presidentʼs Daily Diary. (Ibid.) Valenti also prepared notes of the meeting. (Ibid., Meeting Notes File)
56. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President—McGeorge Bundy, vol. 19. Secret; Nodis; Pinta. McGeorge Bundy forwarded the memorandum to President Johnson at 7:30 p.m. (Ibid.)