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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

in sevl.!ral n1ajor capitals so th;1t Lhcir point of view c;-in be put across to other countries . , '.l ( 4) The relationship between Khanh and Big Minh is not entit·cly satisfactory. Ambassador Lodge is trying to bring these two men closer together

Oral history transcript, George McArthur, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Timmes' communication with Duong Van Minh; McArthur leaving Vietnam; protection of the U.S. Embassy building until the last helicopter left Saigon

Oral history transcript, John Michael Dunn, interview 1 (I), 7/25/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

. knows how many other contacts there were. G: Phillips was close to Big Minh. God LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories
staff; Edward Lansdale; General Taylor; Robert McNamara; David Nes; Rufus Phillips; Charles Bohannon; Lucien Conein; Dunn's eyewitness to the Diem coup; Pham Ngoc Thao; PLF (VC); Article 32 investigation of Dunn; Father DeJaeger; Tran Van Don; Big Minh

on a remarkable defense, but there was dissatisfaction here at the slowness of General [Tran Van "Little"] Minh in his relief operations and pressure to replace him. Minh was an able general but apt to be cautious, and we felt too cautious. I think he was finally

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, Jean A. Sauvageot, interview 2 (II), 9/26/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Be's model. After all, he came out of the Viet Minh during his opposition to the French up until 1951. So I really can't say that the CAP teams were better than the RD teams. I think you needed both. But I think they were doing a much better job than

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

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 114: Jan. 16‑20, 1969," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 44 (Item)

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 80, January 2003," LBJ Library (Item)

, however, the French collid ed with the Viet Minh, a strong nationalist movement that challenged their rule. Thus began the First Indochina War. On November 1-3. 2002, seventeen historians gathered at the LBJ Library to examine the lat est scholarship

a commitment there to whoever that person was. I'd like to know who that was. [Duong Van Minh] G: Okay. C: Mansfield also pointed out that even if we won, even if the South Vietnamese won, we still were going to have enormous problems and they were going

Folder, "NSAM Index and General, Vol. 1," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

: Amb. Timberlake and ships (3/ 6/ 61) 27 Overseas PX and Commissary Services (3/ 9/ 61) 28 Guerilla Operations in Viet-Minh Territory(3/9/61) 29 · Re: Southeast Asia 30 Re: Cooperation with the Republic of Italy for cooperation on the uses

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

oloee advieo17 arrangeaent can b& mutuall1 Minh'• or worked out. g. Send Willlaa Jorden of the Deprartm.ent of State to S.aigon w1 th a Jlis•ion ot examining evidence to support a nev report re-empbaalzing Hanoi• s control and support of Viet eong

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1954" (Item)

their differences in order for Shivers to run for president in 1956. The rumor is credited to Cameron McElroy. April Early April French forces are pinned down by Communist Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam. French ask for more U.S. aid and air strikes by U.S

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