Oral history transcript, William E. Colby, interview 1 (I), 6/2/1981, by Ted Gittinger

Title:

Oral history transcript, William E. Colby, interview 1 (I), 6/2/1981, by Ted Gittinger

Number of Pages:

58

Description:

Intelligence operations in Vietnam; Ngo Dinh Nhu; French influence; Diem; North to South infiltration; social and economic regeneration; Americans in Vietnam in 1959; MAAG; land reform; strategic hamlet program; argoville program; Buddhists; the role of the media; CORDS; Taylor-Rostow mission

Contributor:

Colby, William Egan, 1920-1996

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 William E. Colby

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

William E. Colby

Interviewer(s):

Ted Gittinger

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-colbyw-19810602-1-83-69

Date:

1981-06-02

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, William E. Colby, interview 1 (I), 6/2/1981, by Ted Gittinger, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-colbyw-19810602-1-83-69