A4505-15. The National Security Council meeting in the Cabinet Room on the morning of May 13, 1975. President Ford is briefed by General David C. Jones, USAF, Acting Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, on possible military options at the onset of the Mayaguez situation. May 13, 1975. (clockwise from back -Jones; William E. Colby, Director, CIA; unidentified; President Ford; and James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense.) Image size: 176K
A4506-18. President Ford meets with his National Security Council to discuss the Mayaguez situation. May 13, 1975. (clockwise from lower left -Donald Rumsfeld, Assistant; Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, National Security Advisor; Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller; General David C. Jones, USAF, Acting Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; William Colby, Director, Central Intelligence Agency; W. Richard Smyser, Senior Staff Member, NSC; President Ford; James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense; and William P. Clements, Deputy Secretary of Defense. Image size: 193K
A4528-23A. Air Force General David Jones, acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefs the National Security Council on the status of the rescue operation to gain the release of the crew of the SS Mayaguez, in the Cabinet Room. May 14, 1975. Image size: 169K