Oral history transcript, Samuel A. Adams, interview 2 (II), 8/15/1985, by Ted Gittinger

Title:

Oral history transcript, Samuel A. Adams, interview 2 (II), 8/15/1985, by Ted Gittinger

Number of Pages:

20

Description:

Adams' involvement in General William Westmoreland's libel suit against CBS following the airing of The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception; joint chiefs' awareness of order-of-battle inaccuracies; North Vietnamese use of mines and booby traps in the self-defense militia; press coverage of the lawsuit; Adam's view of the court proceedings and the jury's opinions; witness testimonies; the lawyers on the trial; the pre-trial briefs; weaknesses in both sides of the case; a witness who was not called to speak before the jury.

Contributor:

Adams, Samuel A. (Samuel Alexander), 1933-1988

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with Samuel A. Adams

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted: see deed at end of transcript for details