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Even while President Johnson was brooding in the Waldorf ballroom, White House Press Secretary George Reedy summoned reporters to a special briefing in a makeshift press room near by. Red-eyed and visibly shaken, Reedy announced: "Walter Jenkins submitted his resignation this evening as special assistant. The resignation was accepted...
The meeting lasted 45 minutes, and the trouble began as it ended. To the surprise of Republican Burns, who had presumed that the session would be unpublicized, Johnson proposed that the press be briefed immediately. As if on signal, reporters and cameramen rushed in. Burns refused Heller's request...
Oh? Just as eyebrows were going up, three U.S. helicopters followed the paratroopers into Leopoldville, and the line was hastily changed. The helicopters would be flown by U.S. pilots on "rescue and logistical missions" for Tshombe's army, and the paratroopers would ride shotgun. But not, said a briefing...
Wasted on the new arrival were the talents of former Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge's superb cook "Can," for Taylor eats quickly and sparingly, scheduled "working lunches" for weeks ahead. Accompanied by Deputy Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson, also newly arrived, Taylor embarked on a series of meetings, briefing and...
What brought all the brass to Hawaii's Camp Smith, named for retired Marine General Holland M. ("Howling Mad") Smith, was a two-day conference on the deteriorating U.S. position in Southeast Asia. The meetings got un der way in a top-secret briefing room that rivaled the war...