PRIVATE MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT - 5 OCTOBER FOLLOWING NSC MEETING RE SOUTH VIET NAM

Approved for Release: 2022/07/20 C06846355 I 5 October 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Private Meeting with The President - 5 October following NSC Meeting re South Viet Nam Following the meeting I had an intimate discussion with the President and told him: (1) We had reason to believe from Lodge's performance at the United Nations in the Eisenhower Administration that he was inclined to make policy rather than follow instructions; to be reckless in his criticism of Washington in his dis...