Oral history transcript, William C. Westmoreland, interview 2 (II), 7/25/1985, by Charles B. MacDonald

Title:

Oral history transcript, William C. Westmoreland, interview 2 (II), 7/25/1985, by Charles B. MacDonald

Number of Pages:

10

Description:

General Harkins and his relationship with Taylor and Lodge; David Nes and pacification; assessment of ambassadors; National Libertarian Front; weaknesses of South Vietnamese forces; Westmoreland’s command arrangements; strong points of the U.S. forces; press relations; general assessment of the Vietnam War

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):

Charles B. MacDonald

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-westmorelandw-19850725-2-87-3

Date:

1985-07-25

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, William C. Westmoreland, interview 2 (II), 7/25/1985, by Charles B. MacDonald, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-westmorelandw-19850725-2-87-3