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Telephone conversation # 13609, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/29/1968, 10:30AM (Item)

RUSK DISCUSSES ELLSWORTH BUNKER'S MEETING WITH NGUYEN VAN THIEU, NGUYEN CAO KY ON PEACE TALKS; THIEU'S INSISTENCE ON NEED FOR MORE TIME BEFORE JOINING TALKS; POSSIBLE DELAY IN BOMBING HALT; CYRUS VANCE'S REPORT ON NORTH VIETNAMESE REACTION; JOHN

Telephone conversation # 10032, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 4/11/1966, 10:50AM (Item)

RUSK DISCUSSES PLANS FOR LBJ'S UPCOMING TRIP TO DEDICATION OF LINCOLN STATUE IN MEXICO CITY, GIVES LBJ AN UPDATE ON BUDDHIST CRISIS IN SOUTH VIETNAM AND POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE THERE; DISCUSSION OF US, SOUTH VIETNAMESE SUPPORT FOR NGUYEN CAO KY, KY'S

Telephone conversation # 13819, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 12/23/1968, 9:30AM (Item)

LBJ'S HEALTH; CLIFFORD SUGGESTS LBJ READ TRANSCRIPT OF NGUYEN CAO KY'S FACE THE NATION INTERVIEW, SAYS KY SUPPORTS SEPARATE TALKS BETWEEN US AND HANOI, AND BETWEEN SAIGON GOVT AND NLF; TODAY'S EVANS-NOVAK STORY ON DISAGREEMENTS BETWEEN CLIFFORD

Telephone conversation # 10526, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 8/2/1966, 3:43PM (Item)

LBJ'S MEETING WITH DEAN RUSK ON APPOINTMENT OF DAVID BRUCE OR ELLSWORTH BUNKER TO UNNAMED POST, ARTHUR GOLDBERG'S VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS, IRAN, NGUYEN CAO KY; RFK, SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE AIRLINE STRIKE BILL AND CONSEQUENCES OF 30, 60 OR 90-DAY

Telephone conversation # 13816, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 12/17/1968, 5:23PM (Item)

LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT PRESS LEAKS, PRESS STORIES THAT LBJ WAS ANGRY WITH CLIFFORD AT MEETING TODAY OVER CLIFFORD'S RECENT REMARKS ABOUT PARIS PEACE TALKS, DISAGREEMENTS WITH NGUYEN CAO KY; LBJ SAYS HE WILL ALSO SPEAK TO DEAN RUSK ABOUT PRESS

Telephone conversation # 13818, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 12/17/1968, 5:26PM (Item)

LBJ DISCUSSES PRESS STORIES THAT LBJ WAS ANGRY WITH CLARK CLIFFORD AT MEETING TODAY OVER CLIFFORD'S RECENT REMARKS ABOUT US DISAGREEMENT WITH NGUYEN CAO KY; PARIS PEACE TALKS; LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT PRESS LEAKS AND STORIES OF DIVISION WITH OUR

President's Daily Diary entry, 2/7/1966 (Item)

visit w/: H. E. Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky H. E. Lt. Gen Nguyen Van Thieu Admiral Grant Sharp - Commander of Pacific Forces General Earle Wheeler General Taylor . . ___-—— Note: The material on the plenary sessions taken from Moyers press briefings

President's Daily Diary entry, 2/6/1966 (Item)

of the ceremonies. . . then came the Code officials. The President and Secy. Rusk shook hands w/ H. E. Vice Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky - Prime Minister of Viet-Nam H. E. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu - Chairman of the National Leadership Committe ^ (and Chief of State

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/20/1967 (Item)

from the airplane, and at the last moment, the President went to the bottom of the steps to greet first Major General Nguyen Van Thieu. Chairman. National Leadersh then Air Vice Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky. Chairman.Central Exec Comm and others

Oral history transcript, Ellsworth Bunker, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the political aspect; Westmoreland, the military aspect. [Nguyen Van] Thieu and [Nguyen Cao] Ky were both there; both spoke, Ky at greater length than Thieu because Ky was acting as prime minister. Thieu was head of the council then and Ky the more active

Oral history transcript, Bui Diem, interview 2 (II), 8/14/1986, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

later on, you see, with [Nguyen Cao] Ky, at the end of 1965. Philip Habib came later on at the end of 1965 when Mansfield left by then, and Habib came to replace him, Mansfield. G: How did you come to be named ambassador to the United States? D: Well
of fighting communism; coups against Diem in 1961 and 1963 and the coup of 1964; U.S. awareness of coups and commitment of troops in 1965; Diem's contact with the U.S. Embassy as minister of the prime minister's office; Diem's work under Nguyen Cao Ky in 1965

Folder, "South Vietnam and U.S. Policies [X-File] [2 of 2]," Files of Walt Rostow, NSF, Box 19 (Item)

over the phone. In the lett er, cable ·arr ived while Pres ident the President stated that he had no Idea what Lam was Nguyen Van Thieu and Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky talking about and that the were con£erring in Saigon's United States would be Ind

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 40, September 1-10, 1967 [3 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [1 of 2] (Item)

thought would be willing to cooperate with the new government, among them Ha Thuc Ky and Nguyen Van Truong. As for Suu and Huong, their political careers are finished and "we should put them in the national museum 't61gether with Tran Van Ly, Nguyen Hoa

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)

I NG TROOPS TO THE SAIGON AREA V/OULD BE A DIFFICULT UNDERTAKING AND RAISES THE QUESTION OF THE AIR FORCE PART IN THE COUP D’ ETAT PLOTTING. ALTHOUGH GENERAL NGUYEN CAO KY, COMMANDER OF THE VIETNAMESE,AlR FORCEj APPEARS TO BE RECONSIDERING, HE

Oral history transcript, William C. Westmoreland, interview 2 (II), 7/25/1985, by Charles B. MacDonald (Item)

unity of effort, and only after [Nguyen Van] Thieu[Nguyen Cao] Ky took over did we know who was really running the country. Unhappiness and perplexity pervaded the whole country, con- tributing to a lack of cohesiveness. The people viewed Saigon

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 34, July 11-15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 19 (Item)

/ .Popular Forces; and also with AR VN' s -role in pacification. Secretary McNamara brought up the matter in our talks with Chairman Thieu, Prime Minister Ky and General Vien yesterday. They recognized the need for improvement. Ky said that the Regular Force

Oral history transcript, Don Oberdorfer, interview 1 (I), 6/3/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

arrived at Saigon on that first trip, the day I arrived I went to General [Nguyen Cao] remember hotel Ky's Ky had in his quarters a press conference that at Tan Son Nhut . I don't now how it happened, but I guess I got there and got to the and ran
Biographical information; preparation for covering Vietnam; reflections on McNamara; the Caravelle Hotel; recollections of Thich Tri Quang; the Buddhist movement and the Ky government; press policy in Vietnam; opinion of Ky; elections in Vietnam

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 38, August 11-17, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)

-Nam Situation Report August 16, 1967 Campaign Developments The presidential campaign appears generally back on the tracks, and conversations with Ky and with Thieu's brother reflect an encouragingly healthy attitude toward the campaign in the Thieu-Ky

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 38, August 11-17, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 39, August 18-31, 1967 [4 of 5]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)

of Army of the Republic of Vietnam officei:s for corruption or inefficiency would take place in the immediate future. Ky said this action would not be started before the elections but that thereafter, General Cao Van Vien would call in the officers one

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 67: Mar. 14‑18, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 31 (Item)

concentrated on the Thieu-Ky relationship and also covered the following: - - Civil Reform - - Functions of the New Government Delegates DECl-'ASSIFIED - - Reconstruction of Hue I E.O. 12958, Sec. 3.6 Deve\oping Don s Front L. '/,-;}s-S- - Mobilization

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

Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh the Vietnamese air force, Nguyen Cao Ky, was going to do the briefing. This was going to be a nice story about joint American-[Vietnamese] air cooperation, a common installation, all

Oral history transcript, Rufus Phillips, interview 2 (II), 5/27/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Phillips -- II -- 4 [Ngo Dinh] Diem on down. I saw Diem, I saw Nguyen Dinh Thuan, I saw everybody, and [Ngo Dinh] Nhu. I talked about a kind of a teamwork situation in which we would create a provincial coordinating

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 39, August 18-31, 1967 [5 of 5]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)

General Thieu General Ky King Bhumibol Prime Minister Kittikachorn Prime Minister Rahman President Park Laos Australia New Zealand Philippines Viet-Nam Viet-Nam ·•Thailand Thailand Malaysia Korea Informal visit to U.S. Manila Confer~nce and attendant

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 33, July 1-10, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 18 (Item)

. THE MILITARY LIAD£RS ~AD BE!N UNABLE TO. PRtVENT CHIEF ·or• ST~TE NGUYEN VA~ TH lZU 4J\ID PR!:M IE~ ~,UYEN CAO · ~y FRmt RUNNING IND£PEND£NnY. NOR COULD THEY 0£Cin£ SETYEgN THEM. AND THEREFORE DECIDED TO !NT>ORSt N~IT~tR CANOIOATE IN THt 3£LlEF THAT THlS ~OULn

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 65: Mar. 1‑6, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 30 (Item)

. Thieu is making a special effort to help the people of Hue, having named a personal representative, Father Cao Van Luan, to act for him there, and he has in various ways demonstrated both publicly and privately his concern for the victims in the unhappy

Oral history transcript, Douglas Pike, interview 1 (I), 6/4/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

a charismatic leader have succeeded? depends on the psyche of the Vietnamese. It I personally don't think so. I think that Nguyen Cao Ky had all the charisma needed, and all he evoked among the Vietnamese was plots to gang up against him. The Vietnamese
; the intelligence community; Thieu and Ky; self-immolation; the Tet Offensive; the Phoenix program

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 40, September 1-10, 1967 [2 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [1 of 2] (Item)

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Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 6, Bunker Reports," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)

to hirn., that could address itself to problems across the board in Saigon and the provincial centers affected by the Viet Cong attacks; and tn.at he ~ight. wa-:1t - to consider delegatil1.g supervision to Vice Presid_ent Ky.. On the Government of Vietnam

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 35, July 16-24, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 19 (Item)

crystallizing regarding the formation of a "National Front" in support of the Thieu-Ky ticket. According to this source, the Front is made up of elements of Cao Dai, Hoa Hao, VNQDD and a new group of young professionals. Allegedly, this Front is planning

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 24, March 16 - 31, 1967 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [2 of 2] (Item)

will be given this job. B. I would like to hold a reception in his honor so as to give him the very best send off with all of the Vietnamese and Americans with whom. he is going to have to work. C. I would also like to take him to call on Thieu and Ky, which

Oral history transcript, Robert E. Lucey, interview 1 (I), 10/19/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

-presidential candidate was a Buddhist, Nguyen Cao Ky. In the election booths, everything seemed to be in order. There was very little talking and the voters seemed to meet with no difficulty whatever. Election officials were available for those who wanted
; Archbishop Binh; Angelo Palmas; Nguyen Van Thieu, Nguyen Cao Ky; Latin American ambassadors meet in San Antonio; St. Francis Xavier parish in Stonewall; the Committee for Peace in Vietnam; assessment of LBJ and CTJ.

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 37, August 1-10, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 20 (Item)

'/ NODIJ - -2- a problem in finding qualified men since most of the ralliers were relatively uneducated, but said that he would nevertheless pursue the matter. He rather shared Ky's doubts that disgruntled Cao Dai or the extreme Buddhists would be able

Oral history transcript, William R. Desobry, interview 1 (I), 2/14/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

to a meeting in their capital--I'm trying to think of what the name of the capital was; I can look it up on the map here. I went to this meeting with [Nguyen Van] Thieu and [Nguyen Cao] Ky, and at that time Ky was number one and Thieu was supposedly number two
of its citizens; Nguyen Van Thieu and Nguyen Cao Ky's leadership; which areas were under Viet Cong control; pacification activities such as digging wells and setting up schools; State Department involvement in providing services to small Vietnamese towns

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 24, March 16 - 31, 1967 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [2 of 2] (Item)

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Folder, "JCS -- SIGMA I‑66, Fact Book, 9/66," Agency Files, NSF, Box 33 (Item)

Saigon's encourage ment ot a large turn-out. Fraudulent counting and government lies combined to pad the results but the real tacts were apparent to the people. Instead ot the high figure claimed by Ky in the Western press, no more than 30 percent

Oral history transcript, Edward G. Lansdale, interview 2 (II), 9/15/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

leadership. I was working with him and so on and he would encourage me to go on and work with them. One of them, I had Trinh Minh The and, oh, I forget the Cao Dai [inaudible]. But they were in town, and I was trying to tell them to break up a liaison

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 42, September 15-20, 1967 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [2 of 2] (Item)

by retired Gen. Huynh Van Cao, also a Catholic), List No. 3 (headed by Catholic pharmacist and banker Tran Van Lam), and List No. 21 (headed by Revolutionary Dai Viet Party figure Nguyen Ngoc Ky). --s-EeftET/ NOBIS SECRET/ NOfJfS , -7- 7 The change

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 111: Dec. 18‑25, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 43 (Item)

President's Daily Diary entry, 12/23/1967 (Item)

Bunker American Amb. Robert Komer Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky of RVM General William Westmoreland General Creighton Ambassador Abrams to Vietnam Datf* 23 Korat, Royal Thai Air & Force Base, Thailand Day December 1967 Saturday Expx Activity

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