Oral history transcript, William C. Westmoreland, interview 1 (I), 2/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)

Title:

Oral history transcript, William C. Westmoreland, interview 1 (I), 2/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)

Number of Pages:

14

Description:

Recent appointment history; meeting LBJ at the 1961 West Point graduation; going to Vietnam—when, why; meeting with the Johnsons and staying in the White House; becoming Chief of Staff; LBJ’s decision not to run; Vietnam.

Contributor:

Westmoreland, William C. (William Childs), 1914-2005

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 William C. Westmoreland

Subject:

Vietnam

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

William C. Westmoreland

Interviewer(s):

Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-westmorelandw-19690208-1-77-32

Date:

1969-02-08

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, William C. Westmoreland, interview 1 (I), 2/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny), LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed April 29, 2024, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-westmorelandw-19690208-1-77-32