Secret White House Tapes

Conversation with RICHARD RUSSELL, May 27, 1964

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  • RICHARD RUSSELL
May 27, 1964
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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