President Johnson and Political Advisers in Meeting

(Original Caption) President Johnson conferred for more than two hours today with General Earle G. Wheeler, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other top advisers on the need for more U.S. troops in Vietnam. Here, during the meeting around the table are (l-r): Postmaster General Lawrence O'Brien; U.N. Ambassador Arthur Goldberg; Vice President Hubert Humphrey; Retiring Defense Secretary Robert McNamara; Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alexander Trowbridge; Deputy Attorney General Warren Christopher; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; and the President.