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Oral history transcript, David Halberstam, interview 1 (I), 11/1/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

later said that I was a traitor to my country, by the way. Bob Sherrod was going out to Vietnam, I think it was about 1966 or so, and as a lot of people did he went and got briefed in the White House. Lyndon always wanted to know who was going out
Vietnam
Early contact with LBJ during 1960 campaign; going to Vietnam for the first time; learning about Vietnam and gaining the confidence of the people there; deciphering the motivation of the officers that spoke to him; Homer Bigart; John Vann; John

Oral history transcript, Palmer Hoyt, interview 1 (I), 7/29/1970, by David G. McComb (Item)

a particular appointment or question? What would he ask you, now? H: Well, some of the questions were about procedures and Vietnam, of course, and many of them were--you see, Lyndon Johnson is a great man, but he's a very sensitive man and hi s feel i ngs
Vietnam
to the United States Information Agency Advisory Commission; LBJ’s decision to not run in 1968; Vietnam propagandist and censor Barry Zorthian; Hoyt’s trip to Vietnam; John Vann; LBJ’s “credibility gap”; LBJ’s press secretaries; LBJ’s personality

Oral history transcript, Leonard H. Marks, interview 2 (II), 1/26/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

: Fascinating. Now I I think we were going to talk about when you were USIA director and Vietnam. M: The story that I told Merle Miller that I wanted to report to you was this. You may recall that in the midst of the Vietnam controversy, Senator George
Vietnam
Biographical information; public educational broadcasting legislation; 1960 campaign; liaison with Eastern states; vice presidential nomination; media campaign; LBJ and JFK in New York; LBJ and television; Cuban Missile Crisis; USIA; Vietnam

Vietnam
[For interview 2 and 3] 1960 election and campaign; JFK administration; LBJ administration’s domestic and foreign policies and programs; Vietnam; postal service; powerful figures in Congress; reasons for LBJ’s decline in popularity.

Oral history transcript, Milton S. Eisenhower, interview 1 (I), undated, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Vietnam
; Presidential Scholars Commission; Presidential Commission on Violence; Vietnam

of personalities and of budget problems seem to interfere. In other words, the average President, no matter who he is, loses strength as the term goes along. Of course, the Vietnam War caused a focal point for many of these persons who were disappointed
Vietnam
[For interview 2 and 3] 1960 election and campaign; JFK administration; LBJ administration’s domestic and foreign policies and programs; Vietnam; postal service; powerful figures in Congress; reasons for LBJ’s decline in popularity.

with Johnson was on the war . of the Vietnam War. I had been a strong advocate I followed the Johnson policy . As a matter of fact, I can remember going to the White House to a briefing one day when President Johnson and Rusk spoke . And I moved that we
Vietnam
1960 election; the Kennedys; relationship with LBJ; Massachusetts politics; Vietnam War; comparison of JFK and LBJ; Education bill; LBJ's persuasive ability

Vietnam
; contact with LBJ and White House staff; Vietnam; Johnson Administration legislative briefings; the Pueblo incident; reflections on LBJ in various situations; comparison and evaluation of the Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson administrations

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