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Oral history transcript, Frederick Flott, interview 1 (I), 7/22/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of the administration, which he, Lodge, as a Republican appointed by a Democratic president, was about to serve loyally and well, and more gung ho than anyone else. It was that sort of reaction, I think. I know Paul Kattenburg personally and have high regard for his

Oral history transcript, Julian J. Ewell, interview 1 (I), 11/7/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Oral history transcript, Charles M. Simpson and John McCarthy, interview 1 (I), 5/2/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

following the highway on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, parallel to it. There were truck stops, barracks. We had made available to us some photography, and it was the kind of stuff that was taken by these "Yankee Flights," U.S. reconnaissance aircraft over Laos

Oral history transcript, Powell Moore, interview 1 (I), 1/23/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of South Vietnam during this period. M: Yes. This was one that I think took place some time in 1966--1 think the residual effects of it were still around when I was there--where he said that if there were an election in South Vietnam that Ho Chi Minh

Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 4 (IV), 5/27/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Oral history transcript, James C. Thomson, Jr., interview 1 (I), 7/22/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

power's time. This is what is known as great nation chauvinism. I have a sort of Sinocentric view of Southeast Asia, which I think, in due course, was the sound view, but it had-~1: Not too many adherents in 1963! T: Pa rtly based on Chi nese sense

Oral history transcript, Robinson Risner, interview 1 (I), 11/4/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

into Southeast Asia. G: What kind of missions were involved when you did start flying them? R: The first one that comes to mind was cutting a road called the Ho Chi Minh Trail. It came through Laos. We cut the road by destroying a bridge

Oral history transcript, William J. Connell, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 3 (III), 11/15/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Oral history transcript, John P. Roche, interview 1 (I), 7/16/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Oral history transcript, Harold Pachios, interview 1 (I), 10/15/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, George Jacobson, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Jacobson -- I -- 3 G: In that connection, do you know anything about his dealings with Trinh Minh Thé? He was one of the sect generals down in the Delta. J: Yes, I think the Hoa Hao. I'm not sure of that. I don't know

Oral history transcript, John William Theis, interview 1 (I), 12/1/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

had been in Vietnam with Nixon in 1953 when he made his global trip, two and a half months around the world, but most of which was spent in the Far East. We were up in Hanoi and the Red River Delta. fighting the Viet Minh. a losing cause

Oral history transcript, Frederick Flott, interview 2 (II), 7/24/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

about how well they do their job, and at the outset the impression was positive. Big Minh [Duong Van Minh] was perhaps a bit phlegmatic, but he commanded a lot of loyalties, and our impressions were positive. LBJ Presidential Library http

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

: Was that the time I went out with him and we took [Nguyen] Khanh around the provinces raising his arms in the air? G: No, I think this was before Khanh. the Khanh coup. T: I think this was just before I think [Duong Van "Big"] Minh was still in. The Khanh coup

Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 3 (III), 5/26/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

messages to the Vietnamese, to [Nguyen] Khanh, who had just overthrown Big [Duong Van] Minh, "no more coups." G: I've heard it quoted slightly-- Z: Taylor was with them, perhaps one of the greatest scenes of all history. They were the two most unlikely

Oral history transcript, William C. Trueheart, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Oral history transcript, Chester L. Cooper, interview 2 (II), 7/17/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)