Oral history transcript, Maxwell D. Taylor, interview 2 (II), 6/1/1981, by Ted Gittinger

Title:

Oral history transcript, Maxwell D. Taylor, interview 2 (II), 6/1/1981, by Ted Gittinger

Number of Pages:

42

Description:

Biographical information; 1957 trip to Vietnam; General Sam Williams; Edward Lansdale; Taylor-Rostow report; intelligence; Lionel McGarr; coordination; Diem coup; Harkins and Lodge; KATUSAs; Westmoreland; State Department; bombing campaign; Taylor’s appointment as ambassador to Vietnam; sending U.S. combat troops to Vietnam

Contributor:

Taylor, Maxwell D. (Maxwell Davenport), 1901-1987

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 Maxwell D. Taylor

Subject:

Vietnam

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

Maxwell D. Taylor

Interviewer(s):

Ted Gittinger

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-taylorm-19810601-2-83-40

Date:

1981-06-01

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Maxwell D. Taylor, interview 2 (II), 6/1/1981, by Ted Gittinger, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed April 26, 2024, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-taylorm-19810601-2-83-40