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Lyndon Johnson

November 22, 1963 to January 20, 1969
36th President
  • National Security Action Memorandum 370: Nuclear Weapons Deployment Authorization for FY 1969 and FY 1970
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    National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM) 370 addressed Department of Defense nuclear weapons dispersal authorization requests for FY 1969 and FY 19709. NSAM 370 was originally a Top Secret directive and most of the text … more
    1968-06-11
    38KB
  • National Security Action Memorandum 368: Intelligence Information Handling System
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    National Security Action Memorandum 368 tasked the Director of Central Intelligence to prepare a proposal for the "phased implementation of a community-wide information handling system to insure the secure and efficie… more
    1968-02-09
    37KB
  • National Security Action Memorandum 364: Nuclear Weapons Dispersal Authorization for FY 1967- FY 1968
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    National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM) 364 addressed nuclear weapons dispersal authorization requests for FY 1967 and 1968 from the Department of Defense. Note: NSAM 364 was originally a Top Secret directive and a fai… more
    1967-08-14
    45KB
  • National Security Action Memorandum 334: Request for Nuclear Weapons Dispersal Authorization
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    Much as National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM) 305 did for FY 1994, NSAM 334 takes various actions relating to nuclear weapons dispersal applicable to the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Defense for FY 1… more
    1965-01-01
    48KB
  • National Security Action Memorandum 322: Guidelines for Discussions on the Nuclear Defense of the Atlantic Alliance
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    National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM) 322 established views and positions the President desired his negotiators to take while in discussions relating to the "nuclear defense of the Atlantic Alliance," i.e. N… more
    1964-12-17
    49KB
  • National Security Action Memorandum 320: Task Force on Nuclear Proliferation
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    With National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM) 307 President Johnson appointed a special Task Force on Nuclear Proliferation, (President's Task Force on Nuclear Proliferation) under the chairmanship of, then, Deputy Secre… more
    1964-11-25
    22KB
  • National Security Action Memorandum 318: Future of Nuclear Defense of Atlantic Alliance
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    National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM) 318 required that government representatives travelling abroad for discussions on the nuclear defense of the Atlantic Alliance (i.e., NATO) have their instructions cleared by the … more
    1964-11-14
    30KB
  • National Security Action Memorandum 311: Review of the Problem of Assurance Against Any Missile Crisis in Cuba
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    National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM) 311 requested the undertaking of a study into "all the aspects of the problem of maintaining adequate assurance against an attempted reintroduction of offensive missiles into… more
    1964-07-10
    24KB
  • National Security Action Memorandum 307: Review of Underground Nuclear Tests
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    With National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM) 307, President Johnson "reconstituted" the Review Committee on Underground Nuclear Tests and enumerated its members. The directive mandated the Committee to review … more
    1964-06-19
    20KB
  • National Security Action Memorandum 305: Nuclear Weapons Dispersal Authorization for FY 1964
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    In this National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM), President Johnson takes various actions relating to nuclear weapons dispersal applicable to the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Defense. Among other things… more
    1964-06-16
    119KB
  • National Security Action Memorandum 300: Review of Alternative Communications, Navigation, Missile and Space Tracking and Data Acquisition Facilities
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    This National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM) states that, "The Secretary of State in cooperation with the heads of other responsible departments and agencies of the Government is requested to review the continuing … more
    1964-05-19
    70KB
  • National Security Action Memorandum 301: Intelligence Installations, Reference NSAM No. 300
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    "As a corollary to the study called for in the referenced National Security Action Memorandum [NSAM], the Director of the Central Intelligence in consultation with the Secretary of Defense is requested to review and r… more
    1964-05-19
    35KB
  • National Security Action Memorandum 294: U.S. Nuclear and Strategic Delivery System Assistance to France
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    "In NSAM 294 it was determined that 'It is the policy of this government to oppose the development of nuclear forces by additional states, other than those whose forces would be assigned as part of a NATO nuclear forc… more
    1964-04-20
    70KB