The Jack Valenti "See You in Hell" Memo

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Does anyone know anything about this? Apparently, Jack Valenti, LBJ's special assistant (who would go on to head the MPAA) had disagreed with some military decision his boss made re Vietnam, an action he thought would jeopardize too many lives (both American soldiers and Vietnamese civilians). Valenti didn't have the balls to tell LBJ to his face -- he was known for being especially sycophantic toward the President -- so he typed up a memo and slipped it under the Oval Office door. The memo had only one sentence: "See you in Hell." I thought I saw this on Smokinggun.com, but I can't find it.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 4 March 2005 16:39 (twenty years ago)

If only Bush's aides had as much backbone...

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 4 March 2005 16:41 (twenty years ago)

Oh yeah, cuz it clearly was so effective with LBJ.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 4 March 2005 16:42 (twenty years ago)

Actually, I don't know why I made this story up.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 4 March 2005 16:58 (twenty years ago)

TS: Valenti's "See you in Hell." v. Haig's "I'm in charge."

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 4 March 2005 17:09 (twenty years ago)

Where was the location of Valenti's pecker during this passive-aggressive action?

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 4 March 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

Actually, I don't know why I made this story up.

Maybe the weirdest thread I've started?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 22:54 (nineteen years ago)

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