Oral history transcript (conversation), Lyndon B. Johnson and Ted Sorensen, interview S-VIII, 6/3/1963

Title:

Oral history transcript (conversation), Lyndon B. Johnson and Ted Sorensen, interview S-VIII, 6/3/1963

Number of Pages:

27

Description:

LBJ’s views of Vietnam while he was Senate leader through his presidency; the views of various senators about bombing; comparison of financial and physical support from the U.S. and the United Nations; Bobby Kennedy’s desire to see Rusk removed as Secretary of State; the long bombing pause (12/65-1/66).

Contributor:

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973; Sorensen, Theodore C. (Theodore Chaikin), 1928-

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

Transcripts of Oral Histories Given to the Lyndon B. Johnson Library

See Also:

See all online interviews with Lyndon B. Johnson; See all online interviews with Ted Sorensen

Subject:

Pre-Presidential; Vietnam; Peace negotiations

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page (LBJ)
Go to Interviewee bio page (Sorensen)

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

Lyndon B. Johnson; Ted Sorensen

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-lbj-19630603-66-1ts

Date:

1963-06-03

Time Period:

Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)

Citation

Oral history transcript (conversation), Lyndon B. Johnson and Ted Sorensen, interview S-VIII, 6/3/1963, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-lbj-19630603-66-1ts