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Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 2 (II), 8/18/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • rapidly at that time; then much connection between Libya and the Arab-Israeli problem. Of course, the Six Day War didn't happen until after I had switched over to Vietnam, so what Libya did in that connection I don't know. They broke relations with us
  • Vietnam
  • ; differences between Walt Rostow and McGeorge Bundy; Komer taking charge of Vietnam issues as Special Assistant to the President; the quasi-military character of “the other war” in Vietnam vs. pacification; unifying the management of the war; using the term
Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 3 (III), 11/15/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • important as to whether we would or would not. K: That was a major issue right from the end of the three week war to the time when I switched over to being a Vietnam hand--at which time I laid down all my other briefs at the President's express request. He
  • Vietnam
  • Assistant for National Security Affairs and the process of funding a replacement; Bromley Smith; bombing halt; Komer starting work as Special Assistant for the Other War in Vietnam; Rostow’s appointment to replace McGeorge Bundy; balancing pacification
Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 1 (I), 1/30/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , "I'm going to make you my man on the other war in Vietnam." But in the period before [this] I guess my service with President Johnson falls very easily into these two groups: my service in the Bundy office and then gratefully as Bundy's acting
  • Vietnam
  • opinions to negotiate better politically; summarizing State Department briefings on foreign visitors for LBJ; problems between India and Pakistan; getting involved with Vietnam; the December1965 37-day bombing halt; George Ball and the Cyprus situation; LBJ