Secret White House Tapes

Conversation with DEAN RUSK, July 14, 1964

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  • DEAN RUSK
July 14, 1964
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RUSK REPORTS ON DESALINIZATION TALKS WITH USSR, ASKS PERMISSION TO GIVE BACKGROUND PRESS BRIEFING; LBJ WARNS RUSK THAT GOLDWATER MAY ACCUSE HIM OF GIVING SECRETS TO USSR BUT EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF DESALINIZATION FOR PEACE, SOLVING WORLD'S WATER PROBLEMS