Oral history transcript, Richard M. Helms, interview 2 (II), 9/16/1981, by Ted Gittinger

Title:

Oral history transcript, Richard M. Helms, interview 2 (II), 9/16/1981, by Ted Gittinger

Number of Pages:

29

Description:

Biographical information; CIA in Vietnam and Indochina; structure of the CIA; Bay of Pigs; the “secret war” in Laos; disputes on the role of the CIA; Edward Lansdale; Taylor-Rostow mission to Vietnam; “How to Lose a War;” debate over Diem; Diem’s assassination; policy problems in Laos; drug traffic; North Vietnamese in Laos; infiltration from North to South Vietnam; controversy regarding U.S. policy in Vietnam.

Contributor:

Helms, Richard, 1913-2002

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 Richard M. Helms

Subject:

Assassinations; Vietnam

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

Richard M. Helms

Interviewer(s):

Ted Gittinger

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-helmsr-19810916-2-82-42

Date:

1981-09-16

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Richard M. Helms, interview 2 (II), 9/16/1981, by Ted Gittinger, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-helmsr-19810916-2-82-42