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Oral history transcript, Ellsworth Bunker, interview 2 (II), 12/12/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , siding, timber, [that] sort of thing, to rebuild their own houses and did in a very big way and in a relatively short period of time. We did set up a joint US-GVN team which was headed up for a while by [Nguyen Cao] Ky to get on with the pacification job
Oral history transcript, Elbridge Durbrow, interview 1 (I), 6/3/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Durbrow -- I -- 26 have shot it all at Diem and knocked him all up, but they stayed loyal to Diem and [Nguyen Van] Thieu and [Nguyen Cao] Ky and the rest
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 84: June 26‑28, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 36 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 46, October 16-20, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 24 (Item)
  • are definitively halted. or even and This is the position stated to me during conversations in the last few days with Premier Pham Van Dong, Nguyen Duy Trinh, foreign minister and deputy premier, and other high-ranking government and party leaders. Hanoi
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 59: Feb. 1‑6, 1968 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)
  • of its fir.s t meeting tt should move things in the .right direction in the days ahead. Getting Thieu and Ky to work together and stay togethe~ co~ld be a favorable consequence of the attack on the cities, t also noted how promptly you encou1:aged
Oral history transcript, William J. Jorden, interview 3 (III), 8/13/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • . spokesman. At least, he was Then he was [Nguyen Cao] Ky's He was very close to Ky. G: Sounds like he had a talent for survival, too. J: Oh, yes. He was one of the smartest people I ever knew. was in the embassy here and was spokesman for the embassy
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 81: June 7‑12, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 35 (Item)
  • THE AMERICAN SABOTAGE THERE WOUl.D i HAVE BEEN NO GVN AND VIETNAM WOULD HAVE BEEN REUNIFIED • . -~: THE US SET UP DIEM, AND THE PRESE;N,T CLIQUE OF KY AND THIEU, ~ FIGHTING BITTERLY AMO~G THEMSELVES,COpLD NOT SURVIVE f.· WITHOUT us. SUP?ORT. THUY STRESSED
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 23, March 10 - 15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • AND KY, I FULLY · ,· CONCUR IN THE NEED to PiCCELERATE OUfL PhESENT HATE OF PROGRESS ' ANq ----· .. . -··· TO DRAMATIZE WHAT Ht.\S BEEN AND SHOULD EE ACHIEVED TO ·MEET THE HEAVY PRESSURES I KNOW THE PRESIDENT Ai\D YOU ARE UNDER AT HOME. I ALSO AG~EE T
Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 19 (XIX), 1/27/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • I want to ask you about in connection with the [Mike] Mansfield memo and that was a statement by General [Nguyen Cao] Ky that the U.S. should do the fighting on the perimeter where the South Vietnamese army would fight or do more organizing in rear
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 103: Nov. 1‑4, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • Ai4BASSADOR LAM WOULD H£AD TH£ TALKS iN THE !il}lST l~ISTANC£, H£ WOULD NEED TO BE REINFORCED •. I . A5K£D IF . ri£ HAD IN.MINO TO USE VP KY, AS HE ONCE THOUGHT
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 87: July 5‑12, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 37 (Item)
  • , i.e., ou:i;> troops will witq.draw to NVN and US troops. withdr.~w to the United States an
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 33, July 1-10, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 18 (Item)
  • the minor candidates before taking up complaints against Big Minh and the Thieu-Ky slate. One Council member states his view . t hat .t he_most serious problem for Min.h's slate is the complaint against the citizenship qualifications of Minh's running mate
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 105: Nov. 9‑14, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 42 (Item)
  • '1' 0tq- ""') "Germany, --J-J.,J 2 PP . vr l VJ VT, #15a, NSF, Country File, 11 Vol. II Im) l I/ /J'-" "Germany, Vol. 16," 16," 189] Concilia~ory Attit~1d s ~f~P Ky and I "j/4-':::>/~ Pres . Th 1 e u ./ltvn~ s 2 pp. , l1M/ ~ 01 lJV,.._~3
Oral history transcript, George Jacobson, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • and problems along the line, and there really wasn't any stability in the government from then until Nguyen Van Thieu and General [Nguyen Cao] Ky came into the government. But these three generals had a great opportunity, and they fluffed it. Everybody's got
Folder, "JCS -- SIGMA I‑66, Game Documentation, 9/66," Agency Files, NSF, Box 33 (Item)
  • Party victory and reinforced Labour's efforts to restrict Australian contribution to the war. During December, as the Ky Directorate and the newly elected Assembly sought to cope with mounting problems ot inflation, economic dislocation and an inept
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 84: June 26‑28, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 36 (Item)
Oral history transcript, Murrey Marder, interview 1 (I), 5/25/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • administrative officials; LBJ's interest in developing the economic resources of Southeast Asia; LBJ not understanding Vietnamese history and culture; Nguyen Cao Ky using LBJ's speech transcripts to write his own speeches; the conflict between theoretical war
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 26, April 16-30, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 15 (Item)
  • he has the Presidential bug also; but I am inclined to agree that in some mysterious way, he and Ky will work it out as his assurances on page 3 suggest. W. w. R. _ SECPFT/NO-DIS attachment (Saigon 23667 4/ZI/67) DEa.As.ffl'IED E.0. 12356, Sec
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 90: Aug. 1‑10, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 35, July 16-24, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 19 (Item)
  • "front" (or bloc) composed mainly of government, Cao Dai, VNQDD, and Hoa Hao leaders working for the Thieu-Ky ticket, and a campaign committee probal:iy headquartered in the presidential palace, utilizing largely governmental/ military resources
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 32, June 21-30, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 18 (Item)
  • , THE DIRECTORATE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THIEU AND KY WILL RUN ON TKE SAME SLATE AS PRESID£Nt IAL AND VICE PRESU>ENT lAL CANDIDATES, RESPECIIVELY. THE NECESSARY PAPERS WERE 'FlLED LAST NIGHl TO MEET THE DEADLINE OF NIDNllKt (N.OON TODAY Olfi TIME). AS tHAT t lME 1 19
Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 4 (IV), 5/27/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh think you gave me some examples of [Nguyen] Khanh and [Nguyen Cao] Ky and so forth, so we can skip that. What kind of guidance existed for the individual not high
Oral history transcript, Frank McCulloch, interview 2 (II), 8/15/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • hamlets program; Nguyen Khan; division among Catholic and Buddhist Vietnamese; Vietnamese view of government; Dr. Phan Huy Quat.
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 70: Apr. 1‑5, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 32 (Item)
  • Honolulu meeting, they will travel, Washington for meeting with Harriman. if it is so desired, to 6. It is their·impression that ·Hanoi· timetable is not·,- re.peat not, • too· hurried. t Of possible interest is .fact that Nguyen Thoung, North Vietnamese
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 72: Apr. 12‑23, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 32 (Item)
  • WITH THE NLF AS AN INTERNAL MATTERMUCHAS DIEM PAGE 2 RUr-JIR 25'+53/i € 8 N F :. B E IC :P ! A c LIMITED OFFICIAL USE NEGOTIATED WITH THE HOA HAO ANO CAO DAI IN 1955, FOREIGN MINISTER TRAN VAN 00 HELO A PRESS CONFERENCE I THE FOREIGN MINISTRY AFTERNOONAPKIL 23
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 61: Feb. 10‑13, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)
  • . MINISTERS MEET~ WITH KY IN CHAIR, AT 0900 EVERY MORNING. '.tAKErr .:Ar _. T OD AY ,.. S MOR:N I NG MEETV~G. AOD!TONAL RED AR EAS .. TlIRNED. BLUE I N SA IGON • .. NOW 1700 TO 0730 CURF'E W AND MI NI MUM RESTRICTIONS APPLY TO ALL OF DISTRICTS 2
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 78: May 20‑24, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 34 (Item)
  • Vic:tn.3ll· DECLASSIFIED /· Authority /JL~/Cf>$ By-~ ' ~ABS Date ~- 7 -li ' • TS l8907J C opy_~"' , J. The, J'.lat.hoclology\fhich ue ,iso to clllculo.to t,h1.s 1;orth Viotn:n~cao ·doplo~ont rnte ta c~l'iplox nnd ou\,jr.ct to error. Hovoi.•:w
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 20, February 5 - 28, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • · me who my heroes · are-. I h11ve only one-Hitler." These ore the .words of Air Vice­ Marshal Nguyen Cao Ky, latest Prime M;nister of South Vietnam, whose remote, unsf able country . hos the whole world holding its breath. Tl,e comment
Oral history transcript, Keyes Beech, interview 1 (I), 3/22/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • in the towel, so he did something, and to his great surprise, there was one battalion that was loyal to them, and they went up and beat the hell out of the Binh Xuyen. During that whole thing, why, a Cao Dai general--that was one of the religious sects
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 102: Oct. 29‑31, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • VIEN, WHO lIN. THESE MATTERS CARRIES NO WilGHT AND IS NOT THE KIND OF PERS0n TO INVOLVE HIMSELF IN ISSUES OF THIS KIND, I •; . 12~ -1· ~M - OF FIRMLY -THE VIEW ~HAT HOWEVER DIFFICULT VICE PRES KY MAY BE~· IT ~OULD BE CONSTRUCTlVE FROM OUR POINT
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 27, May 1-15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 16 (Item)
  • TO ·THE DEADLINE... PROVIDED tOff:'. THE ~INAl.. ,'· -­ SELECT IO~! - OF -- CANDIDATES, . I .E·.- ~EARL"t:·_·JutY·~.-:.·r~HERE.: HAD" ' BEEM
Oral history transcript, Sid Davis, interview 5 (V), 11/28/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • like a kidney stone, but it went away. I'll try to make this fast as I can. We went to Guam with the President to meet with President [Nguyen Van] Thieu and [Nguyen Cao] Ky in 1967. It was a summit conference. The war wasn't going well. The President
Oral history transcript, Daniel O. Graham, interview 2 (II), 11/8/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • -- 16 [Nguyen VanJ Thieu." And in fact he wouldn't talk to anybody until he'd talked to Thieu, and then he talked to us. He said that one of the reasons he defected was because Hanoi had told him that within all of the villages down in III Corps
Folder, "Cables, [Cables, memos, reports, and other material, 11/63-5/67] Vol. XVI, 8/16 - 31/64, 1 of 2," Country Files, Vietnam, NSF, Box 7 (Item)
  • A L I T I E S , SUCH AS I N T E R I O R M I N I S T E R B R I G . GEN. LAM VAN P HA T, J U S T I C E M I N I S T E R NGUYEN VAN MAU, CFN 6 1 6 3 2 7 U 0 0 2 9 RMR PAGE 2 R U M JIR 3 7 E UNCLAS M I N I S T E R OF STATE LE VAN HOACH, SAIGON PREFECT B R
Oral history transcript, William J. Connell, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
Oral history transcript, Phillip B. Davidson, interview 2 (II), 6/30/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • sense. That was why it was rejected. I remember it very well. He was working in the most nebulous of areas. I don't think anybody, and this includes everybody from [Va Nguyen] Giap on down, had any idea, within 50 per cent, of the true strength
Oral history transcript, George McArthur, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • cleaned up their act. Nguyen Cao Ky had been involved, for example, in my opinion--getting proof is impossible. He had been involved in the old opium trade; he'd smoked opium himself. He'd been around opium all of his life. He didn't see it as a threat
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 31, June 13-20, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 17 (Item)
  • : Herewith Bunker's 'W'eekly cable. The net: slow, irregular progress •O n a number of fronts. with Ky• Thieu _still worrying problem.• W. W. Roatow Saigon 28095 .-SECRET DECLASSlfllD .o. 12356, , J,.(b) ~ Home GwcWina, M,, 24.. lh+ , NAIA, Date 19M k
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 44, October 1-9, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)
  • and Ky and others titirred up about beginning to form a broadly based and representative national political party. 'I'his is going to be essential if Viet-Nam is to develop any kind of orderly political progress. Also, as you know, Bill has long
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 28, May 16-24, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 16 (Item)