LBJ and Richard Russell 5/27/64, 10:55A. (Part 1 of 3)
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Date: 2012-06-14

Telephone Conversation between President Johnson and Richard Russell concerning Vietnam.

Citation No.:  3519.

May 27, 1964.
Time: 10:55A.

Speakers: President Johnson and Richard Russell.

General Topics: Communist Bloc; Congressional Relations; Defense; East Asia & The Pacific; Southeast Asia; Treaties; Vietnam

Topics: LBJ Asks Russell's Views On Vietnam; Russell Expresses Pessimism About Progress In Vietnam, Doubts About South Vietnamese Govt, Fears Of Chinese Intervention, Lack Of Popular Support For War; Question Of Supporting Seato Treaty

More info on the LBJ telephone conversations: http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/archives.hom/Dictabelt.hom/content.asp

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