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Oral history transcript, Phillip B. Davidson, interview 1 (I), 3/30/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

a series of other assignments without being related to intelligence, until finally in the early sixties, I took over as commandant of the U.S. Army Security Agency School and Training Center at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. The Army Security Agency deals

in the field for whatever that judgment is worth examined them. That is about the extent of the informa to use back here as expert Monday morning quarterbacks. tion we have on it. That is the judgII1:entof the best military advice I have Q. Did you say "men

a Marine • someone it is not to make p_lace at Khe Sanh is none of his television with the mayor who was at Khe Sanh in Chicago. about Gold Star mothers, Band on national working the people; about is that a doctor to the AMA convention He

-February MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Marines late Information re Troop from of the 27th will be moving Fort The Brigade will follow. Headquarters The 1st Battalion rl"f tomorrow., continue its movements and Provincial Support of the 505th

will be sent from the following locations: One battalion from Camp Pendleton. Units from Camp Lejune The 82nd Airborne· frcm Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Possibly some army from. Fort Benning. The President: How many men does that total? General Wheeler: 3800

Oral history transcript, William DePuy, interview 1 (I), 10/28/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

as fast as we could. Added a group or two, expanded the groups that existed, and tried to have an element in the Pacific, an element in Central and Latin America, an element in Europe, the Tenth, an element in general reserve at Fort Bragg. I believe we
DePuy's work as Director of Special Warfare under Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans; forming special forces in the army; White Star Team operations; Operation Switchback; DePuy's work as Director of Plans and Programs under

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

to be violated by any journalist worth his salt. But if he thinks you are using that as an excuse for other purposes, your so-called security just won't last five minutes. Establish ground rules in dealing with the press clearly and without any misunderstandings

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

that time? What I suppose you could list them if we had several days, but maybe you can equal Francis Bator's eighteen hours here. K: I won't do that. ~: It's worth your discussing those six weeks as a unit, I think. LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, Douglas Pike, interview 1 (I), 6/4/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

back to the U.S. and went to work for the Washington Star. I was recruited for the Foreign Service by letter. Foreign Service officers were asked for names of people they thought might be interested in joining. When I went into the Foreign Service I

Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 2 (II), 8/18/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

and put a little note on it pointing out quite clearly this special problem we had with the Saudis. And it was a nine page letter with only a page, or maybe even a couple of paragraphs, worth of substance. It was not a very important matter. in, saying

posts informed. Embassy Bangkok will be sending follow-on telegram which \vill contain specific recommendations for improving collection, collation and dissemination of information. z. It is recommended that member agencies assign a }llgh priority

Oral history transcript, Samuel A. Adams, interview 1 (I), 9/20/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Washlr11tton, D.C. 20520 March 6, 1968 CfOPB~C'.ttl!I· - NODIS Dear Mr. President: The enclosed paper seems to have aroused some interest here. I, therefore, take the liberty of sending it to you, believing it may be worth a few minutes of your time

reactions to these decisions? ~SECRCT - 4 9. How should our decision be explained to the domestic and international public? statement? What should be the timing of our The next thing I want to discuss with you is the telegram I received from

have been discovered and the raids prevented. Those that could not have been wiped out immediately would have been easier to handle. The Australian Ambassador in a perceptive telegram says this: "We need not be surprised of the infiltrations

Folder, "February 9, 1968 - 11:02 a.m. Joint Chiefs of Staff," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

part of the country. Because of that, do we need 15 U.S. battalions.? General Wheeler: General Westmoreland told me what he was going to put in tonight's telegram. This is the first time he has addressed the matter of additional troops. Paul Nitze: f

Oral history transcript, Don Oberdorfer, interview 2 (II), 9/17/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

would have been a four-star general, I don't know, the big VIP treatment, in terms of importance . taken up there, But he was given spent the night at Abrams' � � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon

. there any consultation among the services to find out how they would feel about your appointment? W: I doubt it. Normally, certainly not on a military level. The Joint Chiefs of Staff pass upon the appointments of all three and four star officers

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