Oral history transcript, James U. Cross, interview 2 (II), 2/11/1981, by Ted Gittinger

Title:

Oral history transcript, James U. Cross, interview 2 (II), 2/11/1981, by Ted Gittinger

Number of Pages:

81

Description:

LBJ's trips to Vietnam in 1966 and 1967; LBJ's mood about Vietnam; LBJ's relationship with the military; LBJ and LeMay, McConnell, Wheeler, Moymer, Abrams, Westmoreland and Haig; aspects of the role of a military aide; LBJ and Humphrey; LBJ and Califano; Cross' Vietnam tour; battle tactics in Vietnam; Cross' departure from the White House Staff in June 1968; service as Wing Commander at Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, TX

Contributor:

Cross, James Underwood, 1925-2015

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 James U. Cross

Subject:

Vietnam

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

James U. Cross

Interviewer(s):

Ted Gittinger

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-crossj-19810211-2-88-8

Date:

1981-02-11

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, James U. Cross, interview 2 (II), 2/11/1981, by Ted Gittinger, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-crossj-19810211-2-88-8