Oral history transcript, William J. Connell, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1985, by Ted Gittinger

Title:

Oral history transcript, William J. Connell, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1985, by Ted Gittinger

Number of Pages:

62

Description:

Duties with Humphrey; foreign policy assistants; development of Humphrey's thinking on Vietnam; Humphrey's interest in arms control; Food for Peace; the development of democratic institutions; health research; civil rights; NATP; founding of Americans for Democratic Action; the Democratic Farm-Labor Party; the Sino-Soviet bloc; Humphrey's good relationship with JFK; Ed Lansdale; Humphrey's relationship with LBJ; the Diem assassination; Humphrey's trips as VP to Vietnam, India and other places; LBJ's 3/31 speech; Humphrey's decision to run for President; theory on reason for loss of the race; bombing halt on eve of the election; views as to how Humphrey would have handled Vietnam; the 1964 vice-presidential decision; reflections on LBJ

Contributor:

Connell, William J.

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 J. Connell

Subject:

Assassinations; Vietnam

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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