Notes of Meeting at the LBJ Ranch (briefing of Nixon and Agnew)
White House / CIA FRUS wsag_minutes
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Verbatim passages
Don't give the Russians a pretext for action. We've been tough on the USSR privately, not in public.
Dean Rusk — FRUS 1964-68 v17 D78, White House / CIA, 1968-08-10
Czechoslovakia is eased, not over.
Richard Helms (DCI) — FRUS 1964-68 v17 D78, White House / CIA, 1968-08-10 · Eleven days before the invasion, briefing the incoming candidates
Document metadata
| Reference | FRUS 1964-68 v17 D78 |
|---|---|
| Originating body | White House / CIA — Johnson, DCI Helms, Rusk |
| Date | 1968-08-10 12:25 |
| Document type | wsag_minutes |
| Archive | Foreign Relations of the United States — Office of the Historian (US) |
| Provenance | Eleven days before the invasion |
Assessments recorded from this document
- CIA — moderate (1968-08-10) · "eased, not over"