Oral history transcript, Edwin O. Reischauer, interview 1 (I), 4/8/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Title:
Oral history transcript, Edwin O. Reischauer, interview 1 (I), 4/8/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Number of Pages:
25
Description:
Vice President Johnson’s limited involvement in Asian affairs; comparison of LBJ’s and JFK’s interest in foreign policy; Reischauer’s relationship with JFK; developing a rapport with LBJ; cooperative activities between Japan and the U.S.; Japanese reaction to crucial U.S. decisions; exchanging his role as Asian scholar for that of ambassador; importance of early action to avoid later crisis; SEATO; attempts to minimize the bad Japanese-American relations; the Vietnam War and why U.S. methods didn’t work there; Walt Rostow; Dan Rusk; making decisions with out of date information/opinions; expressing disagreement with the President’s choices; U.S. relationship with China; Fullbright hearings; LBJ’s distrust of intellectual Easterners; LBJ’s accent and diction; Reischauer’s resignation; LBJ’s work with the State Department; LBJ’s personality as it affected his interaction with the Japanese.
