Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 2 (II), 4/24/1981, by Michael L. Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 2 (II), 4/24/1981, by Michael L. Gillette

Number of Pages:

41

Description:

1965 meeting with LBJ about press coverage in Vietnam; Frank Stanton; Arthur Sylvester; LBJ and the press; Walt Rostow; different interpretations of the situation in Vietnam; Bill Moyers; government response to press criticism; qualifications of the press; complexity of the war; herd instinct among correspondents; Joe Alsop; press restrictions on tactical military information; LBJ’s decisions about the war; Westmoreland and Abrams

Contributor:

Zorthian, Barry, 1920-2010

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

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Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with Barry Zorthian

Subject:

Vietnam

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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