McNamara, Robert S.
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OCR Page 1 of 43ADMINISTRATIVE
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March 10, 1970
Memorandum of conversation
Bill Gill of ABC called from Washington.
He said, "Off
the record and very privately , Tom, I want you to know that
I plan to carry a storymon tonight's show which is indirectly
tied to the publication today of a book by Phil Goulding.
Goulding paints McNamara as the hero of the bombing
pause, then goes on to tell how Clifford championed the
battle for the President's mind during March after
McNamara left. My story is very simple, and came
from sources here in Washington- - - not from any conversations
with President Johnson or his people in Texas. That story
is that Secretary "Rusk, in a meeting on Feb. 27, in
the presence of Rustow, Bundy, Califano and others
first suggested the bombing halt. I am not asking you
for any comment or any denial. My purpose in calling
is only to say: 1. this is planned for this evening
and 2. how's the boss? I'm sorry I could not get back
down there, but duties in Washington prevented it. I
hope you will tell him that Mitzie and I are thinking
of him. 11
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