Secret White House Tapes

Conversation with DEAN RUSK, October 29, 1968

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  • DEAN RUSK
October 29, 1968
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RUSK SAYS CYRUS VANCE HAS PROPOSED POSTPONING MEETING WITH NORTH VIETNAMESE; RUSK'S CONCERN THAT IF US GOES AHEAD WITH BOMBING HALT DESPITE ALLIES' OBJECTIONS, PERCEPTION WILL BE IT WAS DONE DUE TO DOMESTIC POLITICS; REPUBLICAN EFFORTS TO THWART TALKS