LBJ and Drew Pearson, 3/23/65, 11.35A. 1 of 2.
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Date: 28/08/2012

Telephone Conversation between President Johnson and Drew Pearson. 

Citation No.: 7139. Continues to 7140.

March 23, 1965
Time: 11:35AM. Continues. 

Speakers: President Johnson and Drew Pearson

General Topics: Civil Disorders; Civil Rights; Communist Bloc; Congressional Relations; Crime & Law Enforcement; Defense; Diplomacy; East Asia & The Pacific; Pre-Presidential; Press Relations; Southeast Asia; USSR & Eastern Europe; Vietnam; Vietnam Criticism

Topics: Pearson Asks For Vietnam Briefing Before Trip To USSR, Poland, Hungary; LBJ Summarizes Past, Present US Policy; SEATO Treaty; Comparison With Munich Decisions; Tonkin Gulf Resolution; LBJ's Concern About Suggested Diplomatic, Military Actions; Tear Gas

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