Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 5 (V), 12/15/1969, by Joe B. Frantz

Title:

Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 5 (V), 12/15/1969, by Joe B. Frantz

Number of Pages:

38

Description:

Secretary of Defense appointment; hosted Inaugural Day luncheon for Johnson’s; associations with Department of Defense; inheritance of McNamara team; programs to eliminate racism in services; discrimination at bases; domestic contributions by Defense Department; Middle East tension; U.S.-limited partner in regional associations of nations; balance of power in South America; beginning of arms limitation talks; U.S.-U.S.S.R summit meeting; invasion of Czechoslovakia; role of National Security Council; Walt Rostow; CIA creation; Kennedy’s appointment of board to investigate foreign operations of CIA; Defense Intelligence Agency; National Security Agency; My Lai massacre; LBJ’s opinion of Rusk; Secretaries Gardner, Wirtz, Katzenback; Congressional leadership; LBJ’s relationship with Dirksen.

Contributor:

Clifford, Clark M. (Clark McAdams), 1906-1998

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 Clark M. Clifford

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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