Oral history transcript, William J. Jorden, interview 2 (II), 3/20/1985, by Ted Gittinger

Title:

Oral history transcript, William J. Jorden, interview 2 (II), 3/20/1985, by Ted Gittinger

Number of Pages:

23

Description:

How Jorden got into foreign policy government service from journalism; going to Vietnam to assess the situation in 1961 and the resulting white paper; Jorden’s Berlin Viability Plan and trip to Germany; Averell Harriman; working group for psychological warfare; Chinese nuclear capabilities; origins of the Vietnam war and geographic divisions in Vietnam; Ngo Diinh Diem and his brother; Tran Kim Tuyen; portraying to the American public why the US was involved in Vietnam; American disinterest in foreign policy; Ed Lansdale; JFK wanting to get rid of the Nhus; Jorden’s second white paper and how it was received.

Contributor:

Jorden, William J. (William John), 1923-

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

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Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with William J. Jorden

Subject:

Vietnam

Relation:

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Rights:

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