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Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 3 (III), 5/26/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

of Reuters, Peter Arnett at AP, Ray Herndon of UPI, a number of others coming up. These were younger residents, staff correspondents, but resident correspondents. There were other correspondents who covered Vietnam, but they were based essentially in Hong
Vietnam
State of press relations in Saigon in 1964; coordination between various elements of the mission; generation gap and press relations; psychological operations; integration of the press relations efforts; JUSPAO; understanding of the Vietnam

Oral history transcript, Eugene M. Locke, interview 1 (I), 5/16/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

, and the President's special representative to the Vietnam War conference, Deputy Secretary of National Defense. It included a man who was formerly, I believe, head of the Federal Aeronautics Administration, a fellow named Jeeb (Najeeb) Halaby. It included -- well
Vietnam
; briefings for Senate Foreign Relations Committee; efforts as ambassador; relations with Ayub Khan; role as Deputy Ambassador to Vietnam; team of Bunker and Locke; manpower mobilization; pacification program; political atmosphere at home; changes

Oral history transcript, Charles Roberts, interview 1 (I), 1/14/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Vietnam
Katzenbach as attorney general; presidents’ interaction with the State Department; May 1966 trip to Chicago; LBJ’s opinions of the U.S. role in Vietnam; LBJ’s assessment of his own staff; Tonkin Gulf resolution; Lindley Rule and press access to LBJ

Oral history transcript, Harry Ashmore, interview 1 (I), 1/31/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, despite the acrimonious and very public differences that came to light on Vietnam and on the foreign policy questions. But they functioned pretty well together. F: It was, I suppose, Senator Johnson as majority leader who pl aced Mr. Fulbright
Vietnam
Bird in 1964 campaign; Pacem in Terris convocation in NY; Dominican crisis; Stevenson-Johnson relationship; second Pacem in Terris convocation in Geneva; role of Center for Study of Democratic Institutions in Vietnam conflict; mission to North Vietnam

Oral history transcript, Gale McGee, interview 1 (I), 2/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Vietnam
Long; Walter Lippman; Vietnam debate; role as Administration's spokesman; White House briefings; differences between JFK and LBJ; Dominican situation; relationship between LBJ and Fulbright

Oral history transcript, Hobart Taylor, Jr., interview 1 (I), 1/6/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

Vietnam
; LBJ as President; Vietnam War; LBJ and credibility; Nixon Administration; civil rights leaders and the Vietnam War; LBJ and education; various Presidents’ support of civil rights; LBJ’s early position on civil rights; LBJ’s 1965 State of the Union

Oral history transcript, Richard H. Nelson, interview 1 (I), 7/20/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in disagreement with the Kennedy Administration's sale of wheat to the Soviet Union. Did he ever talk about that? N: No. I don't [recall it]. G: HO\'J about on Vietnam at the time he was vice president? He went to Vietnam once. N: Yes, he did. the staff
Vietnam
and Kennedy’s staff; Diem’s assassination; Vietnam; trips to New York and Benelux region; LBJ as president; transition after assassination of JFK; the 1964 campaign; civil rights meeting with black leaders; LBJ’s ethics and relationship with staff; Walter

Vietnam
; urban problems; relationship with LBJ; 1963-1965 legislation; appointment as Federal judge; effect of Vietnam on domestic policies; participation in 1964 campaign; changes in administrative procedure at HEW; difficulties encountered as first member

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