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Oral history transcript, Paul D. Harkins, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • in 1962? H: Oh, my goodness, that starts back in 1922 when I joined the Boston National Guard just to learn how to ride a horse because I figured only soldiers and millionaires could ride horses on the weekends. And I ended up forty-two years later
Folder, "3 A (2) Gulf of Tonkin, 1964 - 68, 3 of 3," Country Files, Vietnam, NSF, Box 77 (Item)
  • a d e rs S t a t e m e n t by t h e P r e s i d e n t f o l l o w i n g C ongressional C o n su ltatio n Record o f J o i n t H e a r i n g s b e f o r e F o r e i g n R e l a t i o n s and Armed S e r v i c e s Committees S t a t e m e n t o f S e c r
  • National Security Files
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 4, Tabs 258-280," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 4, Tabs 258-280," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41
  • National Security Council Histories Files
  • National Security Files
Oral history transcript, John William Theis, interview 1 (I), 12/1/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • was involved in. He was then on the House Naval Affairs Committee, studying at the knee of Uncle Carl Vinson, the chairman. At that point I believe he had been out in the Pacific and come back. But [thi s was] my fi rst experi ence of hi s persuas i ve abil
Folder, "March 11, 1968 - 6:57 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on additional troops for Vietnam," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • : W. Thomas Johnson DECLASSI.c1ED Authority _....:N..:_::L_..l---=:S:;..;3=---..;;..~_4...;.._.._ __ By ~ , NARS, Daoo JI- t/-e3 The President: Dean, we are very. proud of you up there today (testifying before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Folder, "October 14, 1968 - 1:40 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisory Group meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • troops home on the next convoy. My committee will give it a chance. wants to get this to a conclusion. There will be some skepticism. You 1ve given North Vietnam every chance to show good faith. Everybody They haven't. GEORGE CHRISTIAN
  • A (National Security)
Oral history transcript, Frank F. Mankiewicz, interview 2 (II), 5/1/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)
  • make that very, very clear, and the report of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to which I gather Draper had access, makes it very clear-and so did the dispatches of TadSzulc., who knew what he was doing. changed around the time that Mac Bundy
Oral history transcript, Frederick Nolting, interview 1 (I), 11/11/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • elections of Diem, which were in April of 1961, in which he got about 90 per cent of the votes. G: That's fairly usual in that part of the world, isn't it? N: Well, yes. Yes. I think-- But the charge which was leveled--these were United Nations
Oral history transcript, Chester L. Cooper, interview 2 (II), 7/17/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • that it wasn't passed on, at least in It's conceivable that he did phone the President; if' he did, the President later expressed complete mystery about it. M: It didn't come in writing to the National Security Council. C: It did not come in writing, because
  • Biographical information; McGeorge Bundy; William Bundy; Robert Komer; Vietnam; Bien Hoa; service on high-level review committee on Vietnam; Pleiku incident; Honolulu Conference; Ky; bombing halt; Harriman; Wilson; J. Blair Seaborn mission, 1964
Oral history transcript, Robinson Risner, interview 1 (I), 11/4/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • if they really felt that the war was [wrong] and they wanted to resist the war by writing articles and whatever, that he would defend them when they came back to the United states. He was there at a time when they had a committee--they called it a war crimes
Oral history transcript, Spurgeon H. Neel, Jr., interview 1 (I), 12/7/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • of the expediency of it, the convenience and the access to it, and the cost. But during my two tours there, it wasn't much of a problem at all, but then later when the national resolve began to falter and Vietnam became an unpopular war and the guys thought they had
Oral history transcript, Richard H. Nelson, interview 1 (I), 7/20/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • - national Affairs at Princeton on the expropriation of American property in Cuba in 1959. After the election and the inaugural in 1961, Bill and Sarge were very helpful getting me interviews with certain people I needed in the State Department for my
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 7, Tabs 421-438," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)
  • Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 7, Tabs 421-438," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43
  • National Security Council Histories Files
  • National Security Files
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/23/1966 (Sunday) (Item)
  • ith A r t h u r Kr i m . hav e b e e n . And a d i s t u r b i n g one i t m u st Krim h ad been a n a l y z i n g t h e s t a t e o f a f f a i r s a t t h e D e m o c ra tic N a t i o n a l Committee and th e y a r e bad. H e a v i ly i n d e b t
  • LBJ and Lady Bird attend National Christian Church with guests; LBJ whispers a joke to Lady Bird during the service; press stories about Johnson family; lunch at White House and watching Senator Russell Long and Averell Harriman on television; Lady
Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume I, Tabs 1-8, 1 of 2," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
  • 7/29/64 083 cable MAC SOG 7502/070231Z exempt NLJ 90-140 and per RAC 09/00 TS 8/7/64 Collection Title National Security File, NSC Histories Folder TKIe "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964, Volume 1' Box Number 38
  • Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume I, Tabs 1-8, 1 of 2," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38
  • National Security Council Histories Files
  • National Security Files
Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume II, Tabs 10-13," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
  • 459 fm New Delhi sanitized 6/1/78 per State Letter C 1 8/10/64 163 cable 299 to New Delhi exempt 6/1/78 per State Letter C 2 8/9/64 Collection Title National Security File, NSC Histories Folder Title "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin
  • Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume II, Tabs 10-13," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38
  • National Security Council Histories Files
  • National Security Files
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 6, Tabs 357-383," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)
  • , JAPAN OR KOREA* PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF UK BACKING I S R E A LLY NOT TH A T IM PO RTANT, ANY NATION WHOSE IN T IM A T E , CLOSE AND S P E C IA L R E L A T IO N S H IP COULD S U R V IV E U o S , IN TE R V EN TIO N IN TH E SU EZ C R IS IS W IL L Q UICKLY
  • Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 6, Tabs 357-383," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43
  • National Security Council Histories Files
  • National Security Files
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 6, Tabs 384-400," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)
  • categories of o tlie r nations you tliinlc m ost use ful. Doan R u sk FE:W PBu n d y;m k T O P S g C H E 'T ' COPY LBJ LIBRARY i'-i' •* ■f . ■ -h'v; . ■■■■■■■ ■ w J ; ^ r f'l. '-i \ v’^ L „ ' fe: 4' I ' ' 1 ^ ‘h ' ’ 'i >- ,iiV j.‘ '■ f
  • Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 6, Tabs 384-400," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43
  • National Security Council Histories Files
  • National Security Files
Oral history transcript, Earle Wheeler, interview 2 (II), 5/7/1970, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • leaders. Now, President Johnson at that time decided to establish this review group, a committee, or whatever you want to call it, wh i ch \·./Qul d be headed by r~r. Cl a rk Cl ifford, who was then the secretary-designate of Defense, and which would
Oral history transcript, George Jacobson, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • as he was before the congressional committees during his tenure, I think that the enemies of the intelligence community would have managed to wreck it even further than it was wrecked at that time. Of course, Colby was roundly criticized by many people
Oral history transcript, Chester L. Cooper, interview 3 (III), 8/7/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • Biographical information; McGeorge Bundy; William Bundy; Robert Komer; Vietnam; Bien Hoa; service on high-level review committee on Vietnam; Pleiku incident; Honolulu Conference; Ky; bombing halt; Harriman; Wilson; J. Blair Seaborn mission, 1964
Folder, "Cables, [Cables, memos, reports, and other material, 11/63-5/67] Vol. XVI, 8/16 - 31/64, 2 of 2," Country Files, Vietnam, NSF, Box 7 (Item)
  • THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPARATUS OF THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, AND IF HE COULD MAKE AVAILABLE, FOR EXAMPLE, CQMMUNI CATIONS FAC ILITIES TO THE COUP D’ ETAT FORCES, HE WOULD BE A KEY FACTOR. FRIENDSHIP BE1V/EEN THAO AND KHIEM, WHICH WAS FORMERLY CLOSE,'APPEARS
  • National Security Files
Folder, "October 14, 1968 - President's Meeting with Joint Chiefs on Vietnam," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) FORM OF DOCUMENT DATE CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE RESTRICTION ~......~.ta~~~~r;:-~-:J-ttr-or \~C>\·24o Paris 22253 section 1 A ~.3-t-.K~ 2 p". Secret · A ~ .3-t
  • A (National Security)-SANITIZED
Folder, "Diaries [Transcripts of Tapes 1-10]," Papers of U. Alexis Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • the American National, which was downat the corner of Brand and Colorado. Going back to my experience with working with him in the bank in Falun, I used to work after school hours in the bank, for which he gave me some modest spending money. This gave me some
Folder, "Memos, [Cables, memos, reports, and other material, 11/63-5/67] Vol. XV, 8/1964," Country Files, Vietnam, NSF, Box 7 (Item)
  • F r L l M r d N 'LAfiS^-^ HAWKS ON’ OTHER H/^ND'..... - . | A d v o c a te h a r d p o s i t i o n v i s - a - v i s c h ic o m s i n t e r m s of i n d i a ’ s ■ j? OWN NATIONAL IN T E R E S T S AND THEREFO RE TAKE L IN E TH A T ICC HAS J NO JU R
  • National Security Files
Oral history transcript, Keyes Beech, interview 1 (I), 3/22/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
Folder, "3 A (2) Gulf of Tonkin, 1964 - 68, 1 of 3," Country Files, Vietnam, NSF, Box 77 (Item)
  • unists of N orth V ietnam . O u r ship th a t w as attac k ed w as in in te rn a tio n a l w aters, w here it h a d a rig h t to be free from a tta c k s by N orth V ietnam o r any o th e r nation. N either in th e Interests of th e security of ou r coun
  • National Security Files
Telephone conversation # 244, sound recording, LBJ and BILL DAWSON, 12/2/1963, 5:45PM (Item)
  • LBJ THANKS DAWSON FOR HIS SUPPORT, ASKS HIM TO REPORT TO LBJ ON ANY EVIDENCE HIS COMMITTEE UNCOVERS OF WASTE IN GOVT; DAWSON SAYS COMMITTEE IS INVESTIGATING WASTE IN ASIA AND VIETNAM NOW AND WILL RELAY LBJ'S CONCERNS TO COMMITTEE
Telephone conversation # 3649, sound recording, LBJ and CARL ALBERT, 6/9/1964, 12:44PM (Item)
  • FEDERAL DEBT CEILING LEGISLATION; RULES COMMITTEE ACTION ON POVERTY BILL; RULES COMMITTEE ACTION ON CIVIL RIGHTS BILL CONFERENCE REPORT FOLLOWING SENATE PASSAGE; JURY TRIAL AMENDMENT; LBJ INFORMS ALBERT OF RETALIATORY AIR STRIKES IN LAOS LAST NIGHT
Telephone conversation # 9874, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY "JOE" FOWLER, 3/10/1966, 1:30PM (Item)
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON TAX BILL; FOWLER DISCUSSES CHALLENGE TO RUSSELL LONG'S LEADERSHIP OF SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE FROM HARTKE AMENDMENT ON TELEPHONE EXCISE TAXES; EFFECT ON LONG OF SENATE CRITICISM OF VIETNAM POLICY
Telephone conversation # 9664, sound recording, LBJ and THOMAS "DOC" MORGAN, 2/22/1966, 6:45PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES VIETNAM SITUATION, SUGGESTS HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OFFER AMENDMENT TO RESCIND TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION WHILE CONSIDERING VIETNAM APPROPRIATIONS BILL BUT DEFEAT AMENDMENT IN COMMITTEE, THUS SHOWING HOUSE SUPPORT FOR VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 9686, sound recording, LBJ and STUART SYMINGTON, 2/28/1966, 1:47PM (Item)
  • SYMINGTON REPORTS ON EFFORT TO VOTE OUT FOREIGN AID BILL IN FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE THIS MORNING; FULBRIGHT'S REQUEST THAT HHH, MCNAMARA MEET WITH COMMITTEE; WAYNE MORSE'S COMMENTS; LOW ATTENDANCE AT ANTIWAR DEMONSTRATION AT UNIVERSITY
Telephone conversation # 9813, sound recording, LBJ and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 3/2/1966, 6:05PM (Item)
  • HHH'S MEETING WITH SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON VIETNAM; ROLE OF USSR IN PEACE EFFORTS; LBJ ASKS ABOUT WILLIAM FULBRIGHT'S INFLUENCE WITH COMMITTEE; HHH RELAYS FULBRIGHT'S PERSONAL REMARKS ABOUT WAR; QUESTIONS ABOUT VIET CONG ROLE
Telephone conversation # 9829, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 3/4/1966, 8:44AM (Item)
  • "RE STRENGTHENING SECURITY CLEARANCE REGULATIONS AND TIGHTENING SECURITY ESPECIALLY WITH COMMITTEE STAFFS"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • MCNAMARA'S MEETING WITH SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE YESTERDAY; NEED FOR SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR WH, CONGRESSIONAL STAFFS; FULBRIGHT'S QUESTIONS ABOUT CHINESE AGGRESSION IN VIETNAM; FULBRIGHT'S, LBJ'S EVALUATION OF MCNAMARA; MARJORIE MCNAMARA
Telephone conversation # 12615, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/29/1968, 8:41AM (Item)
  • "HAS TO APPEAR BEFORE A COMMITTEE ON ANOTHER MATTER BUT WILL BE ASKED ABOUT THE PUEBLO..."; "SUMMARIZED"; "1-29-68"; "FROM BEDROOM" ON ENVELOPE; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN, ENDS BEFORE IT IS OVER; LBJ IS MEETING WITH MARVIN WATSON
  • MCNAMARA DISCUSSES HIS, EARLE WHEELER'S UPCOMING TESTIMONY BEFORE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE ON DOD BUDGET, CAPTURE OF USS PUEBLO, KHE SANH OPERATION IN VIETNAM; JCS MEETING WITH LBJ; DISCUSSION OF PROCESS OF APPROVAL OF PUEBLO'S OPERATIONAL
Telephone conversation # 1641, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE BALL, 1/29/1964, 6:12PM (Item)
  • BALL REPORTS ON GEN. NGUYEN KHANH AND COUP IN VIETNAM; PANAMA AND OAS PEACE COMMITTEE NEGOTIATIONS; CYPRUS SITUATION
Telephone conversation # 334, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 12/7/1963, 12:55PM (Item)
  • RUSSELL COMPLAINS ABOUT SERVING ON WARREN COMMISSION; DISCUSSION OF MOVING MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FROM SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE TO ARMED SERVICES; RUSSELL'S OPPOSITION TO POLICY ON VIETNAM, LAOS; LBJ INVITES RUSSELL TO WH TO DISCUSS
Telephone conversation # 1644, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 1/29/1964, 6:32PM (Item)
  • REVOCATION OF INSTRUCTIONS TO ANDREW O'MEARA IN PANAMA; VIETNAM; CYPRUS; COMMUNICATIONS DIFFICULTIES IN PANAMA, TURKEY; MCNAMARA'S TESTIMONY BEFORE CARL VINSON, HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE; GEORGE BALL
Telephone conversation # 3854, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 6/23/1964, 5:40PM (Item)
  • MCNAMARA SUGGESTS CREIGHTON ABRAMS, HAROLD JOHNSON AS POSSIBLE ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF; RECOMMENDATIONS BY EARLE WHEELER; VIETNAM; MCNAMARA RECOMMENDS RECONNAISSANCE MISSION OVER LAOS; LBJ MENTIONS FIGHT ON FOREIGN AID BILL IN APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
Telephone conversation # 3446, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/13/1964, 5:35PM (Item)
  • LBJ'S MEETING LAST NIGHT WITH HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE; NEED FOR ECONOMIC, MILITARY BUDGET SUPPLEMENTALS FOR VIETNAM; MEDICINE FOR CUBA; POSSIBLE LBJ RECORDING FOR JFK LIBRARY; RAID OF CUBA; AID TO LAOS, BURMA, CAMBODIA, INDONESIA; LBJ'S