Oral history transcript, George Jacobson, interview 2 (II), 11/2/1985, by Ted Gittinger
Title:
Oral history transcript, George Jacobson, interview 2 (II), 11/2/1985, by Ted Gittinger
Number of Pages:
44
Description:
Jacobson's opinion of John Paul Vann; Vann's work for Agency for International Development (AID) in Vietnam and his death; Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) relations with the press, including Joseph Alsop, Don Oberdorfer, Peter Braestrup, Keyes Beech, and others; Jacobson attending anti-war demonstrations; Robert Komer's work as General Westmoreland's deputy for Civil Operations Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS); Jacobson's opinion of William and McGeorge Bundy; Jacobson's work in MACV and CORDS; CORDS funding; the work of the Regional Forces and the Popular Forces; pacification projects and the Phoenix program; Ralph McGehee's book, Deadly Deceits: My 25 Years in the CIA; the Con Son prison conditions; Jacobson's job after William Colby left MACV; Jacobson's career after he returned from Vietnam; the success of Vietnamese immigrants in the U.S.; France's success in spreading the French language and education; language and cultural barriers in Vietnam; efforts to educate the Montagnards, or Degar, people of Vietnam and improve their morale at Bu Prang; Herman Kahn's confrontation with General Creighton Abrams; Raymond Burr and Jimmy Stewart's visits to Vietnam; Abrams' personality.
