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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 # 13606, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 10/28/1968, 10:45AM (Item)

LBJ'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH CREIGHTON ABRAMS; TIMING OF ORDERING BOMBING HALT, ANNOUNCING IT, AND BRIEFING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS; NEED TO GIVE NGUYEN VAN THIEU, ALLIES ADVANCE NOTICE; ELLSWORTH BUNKER'S MEETING WITH THIEU

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

Telephone conversation # 13702, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 11/1/1968, 11:38AM (Item)

DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF BOMBING HALT, CANDIDATES' REACTIONS; CREIGHTON ABRAMS' STRATEGY; SOUTH VIETNAM'S RELUCTANCE TO JOIN PEACE TALKS FOLLOWING CONTACTS WITH NIXON'S ASSOCIATES; NGUYEN VAN THIEU'S DEMANDS; STATUS OF PRESIDENTIAL

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, 7/19/1968 (Item)

Excellency Nguyen Van Thieu-President of the Republic, of Vietnam His Excellency Tran Chanh Thanh-Minister of Foreign itefiaypc Affairs-Rep. of Vietnam His Excellency General Nguyen Van Yy-Minister of Defense of Republic of Vietnam His Excellency Au Ngoc Ho

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

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/18/1968 (Item)

RANCH;' Day e or t ExpendiActivity Code LD 4:45p President THURSDAY (include visited by) ture departed the Kaiser Residence for Hickam AFB and the ARRIVAL CEREMONY OF His Excellency Nguyen Van Thieu, President of the Republic of Vietnam. 4:55p

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/20/1968 (Item)

, not attend this breakfast. Adm. U. S. G. Sharp Vietnamese Officials: His Excellency Nguyen Van Thieu-President of the Republic, of Vietnam . His . His Excellency Tran Chan h Thanh-Minister of Foreign Affairs - Rep . of Vietnam Excellency General Nguyen Van

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

Danang to Hue. Each family would be allocated 20 pieces of roofing and 10,000 piasters. Developing Don 1 s Front -- Thieu said Tran Van Don reported on Sunday 1 s Congress. Thieu wants to get the Front organized in provinces and not limit its influence

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for Meeting with Senior Advisors, December 1, 1967]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

CONG QUESTIONED BY BRIGADIER GENERAL NGUYEN OF NATIONAL POLICE. BUT LOAN WAITED THREE OR FOUR DAYS BEFORE RELAYING THE INFORMATION , VICE PRESIDENT KY CKEE> HIS MENTOR. KY RELAYED THE INFORMATION TO PRESIDENT THIEU , WHO REPORTEDLY , S ANGERED

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

--of the bombing halt and the anticipatio n of the p2ace ta!ks, but had not taken them seriously. But t\Yo days later when 11 South Vietnamese senators ex pressed their support of Nixon and South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu repudiated the P;:irjs

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

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

and war:1.ed against a coal:tion gove:i:nrne:"lt. Arr.ong the pa2.·tic!.pants in the us emi!:a=ti were L-riflue~tial Sen2.tors Nguyen Gia Hien ana. Tran Van Lam. The Se~ate Foreigr.. Affairs Committee 0::1.January 24 heard Foreig!'l Mir.:.ister Do's views

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

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

and had, therefore, asked Nguyen Van Loe to speak for their slate. He said that he was definitely planning to attend the meeting with other candidates at My Tho on August 26. He thought that it might be a very interesting meeting since this was the town

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

NOT MORE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR · ~.!ERROP.IST ATTACK-S .,WAS DUE IN GREAT. MZA.SURE . TO THE SECU.RITY ---PROVISIONS _PUT P.JTO EFFECT 3Y OUR 0\-I~r AND VIETNAViESE FORCES.· GENF.RP,L THIEU HAS PAID TRIBUTE TO THE conTRIBUTim-l MADE TO . . 2. ' REGISTE?ZD

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, Charles Timmes, interview 1 (I), 11/6/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

: I'd love to. I have heard from another source that you were forbidden from contacting Big Minh in the last year or two of the [Nguyen Van] Thieu regime. Is that not true? T: That's not true at all. G: I'd heard that Graham Martin-- T: As a matter
personnel carriers (APCs) in the pacification program; the Buddhist crisis of 1963; Duong Van Minh, also known as "Big Minh;" the coup lead by Nguyen Khanh; Timmes' relationship with Big Minh through 1985; John Paul Vann and his relationship with Huynh Van

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 29, May 25-31, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 16 (Item)

, came as a complete shock ar-.. d surprise to him. Diem believes Thieu is now deeply bitter and feels isolated and w i thout support. (Diem said only General P. X. Chieu and General Dang Van Quang remain close to him.} Thieu told Diem he did not believe

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 105: Nov. 9‑14, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 42 (Item)

informed of all Thieu fully in As we went through that 5-1/2 months, President Thieu was kept informed all the way through of every development. He knew what our goal was. He knew that we were worki~g for a kind of an arrange ment that would enable us

Oral history transcript, Jean A. Sauvageot, interview 1 (I), 7/25/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

back to Saigon and later he ran for the National Assembly and was a well-known national assemblyman, who President [Nguyen Van] Thieu arrested, but that's another story. But he was imprisoned by both the Thieu regime and by the Communists later and he

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 52: Nov. 26‑30, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)

.or HIS. TALK WITH PHAM VAN DONG • •• ' • '!. AND NEITHER OF THEM HAD .TEXT AVAILABLE. ' 1 • -- ' I ... ; 3 •• HIS TALKS ~ITk THE PRESIDENT AND THE sidRETARY HAD CONVINCED;~ HIM THAT:PRIMARY AND OVERRIDING. AMERICAN GOAL WAS TO GUARAtHEE 1

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 104: Nov. 5‑8, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 42 (Item)

COOLAHO?HOUGKTFUL ANALYSIS OF FACTORS THATNADETH11UDRAW BACKATLASTRINUT£. • / BESIN TEX?• SUBJ&THIEU'S DECISION. le 1 TNOUSHTIT WOULDBE USEFULTO SET DOWNKY THOUGHTSON WKAT:tRANSPlRED HERETHATLEDTHIEUTO MAKE HIS DECISIONNOT TOClO'111THUS INTO THEPARIS

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 102: Oct. 29‑31, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 41 (Item)

in· Saigon ... 1 DE A thori . 'rn-9 Dy~ . N ... ~ NODIS/HARVAN/DOUBL~ PLUS J'v-3 / 7 ate .3-rj'.3 ! !i I. TSP SECli'..li:T HAR VAN DOUBLE PLUS Wednesday, October 30, 1968 J ;" -\ 3-

Oral history transcript, Ellsworth Bunker, interview 3 (III), 10/12/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to the bombing halt and the March 31 speech. In The Vantage Point LBJ says that President Thieu was satisfied with it. B: Yes. G: Is that your--? B: Yes. G: If the bombing had been important in maintaining the morale of the South Vietnamese, how then were
Appointment as ambassador by LBJ; Guam Conference, 1967; impressions of Nguyen Van Thieu and Nguyen Cao Ky; Vietnam's presidential election campaign in 1967; religious factions; advice to Thieu; recommendation for U.S. to close Viet Cong's use

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 68: Mar. 19‑24, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 31 (Item)

that Thieu and the South Vietnamese should be the center of it; but we should play our part and we should bring the Pope, the Roumanians, the Russians, etc. , into the game to the maximum. 4. M~~~~!ri~ ~.h~.l:>Jr.itt&iP.g-..;the·:t u n ~ ~ v e l ~ g y

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 69: Mar. 25‑31, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 31 (Item)

eeHJ'lf)EN'llAL Sat11Nay, March JO, 1968 7:40p.m. Mr. Pre•ldeat: Thl• rather b.,.fal ••••••meat 1ty a wue lC•reaa Ambaaaaclor la Saqoa. of the OVN reactloa to Tet will iat.reet y01& -- . .el..las Thieu•• -•• for Hlf• coafldeace. W. W. llo•tow CCHft!HeN

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)

REPORTS OF A COUP D'ETAT BEiNG PLANNED B'^ THE SOUTHERN DAI VIET PARTY, ERIG.ADIER GENEPxAL NGUYEN VAN THIEU, CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE JOINT GENERAL STAFF AND CC?!ANDER OF THE 7TH

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 43, September 21-30, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)

to believe, however, that the full Assembly will validate the elections. Bunker has stressed to both Thieu and Ky the potentially serious impact on United States support for Viet-Nam of irre sponsible action to invalidate the elections. Both Thieu and· Ky

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

on the record of his govern ment, with promises of further economic and political progress if elected. Probably this will also be the basic line of the Thieu-Ky platform. _j j S~/NODIS -11- We have seen a copy of Tran Van Huong's draft platform

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol 7, Meeting Notes," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)

. In talking with Thieu and Ky, you should make clear that we wish to see it through at their side. If we are to be pe~mitted to do so by American public opinion, they must move fast t~ing their forces back to strength; wherever possible to get the forces ,b'i

President's Daily Diary entry, 2/8/1966 (Item)

of the policies and purposes of the Declaration of Honolulu. " ^ The above reported from the plenary session contained in TEXT OF jOINT COMMUNIQUE BY PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON AND LT. GEN. NGUYEN VAN THIEU, CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE, REPUBLIC

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

Nguyen Van Loe. I believe that while neither would be ideal, Tor.. would not be a considerably better appointment than Loe. It was pretty well agreed that since under the Constitution, General Cao V~n Vien cannot fill concurrently the posts of Minister

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 59: Feb. 1‑6, 1968 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)

(§§tifiIIDffi -, FROM THE PRESIDENT TO _SAIGON, LITERALLY EYES ONLY FOR A~!BASSADOR BUNKER I have tead with interest the account . of your latest talk with President Thieu, reporting the formation of a spe.c.tal joint tas.k force. ~~s hea~t~ning. The J:eport

Oral history transcript, Ellsworth Bunker, interview 2 (II), 12/12/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

called back? Was this a spontaneous decision to want to review [the situation]? B: Yes. The President simply wanted to review the situation, what had happened in six months, seven months, since [Nguyen Van] Thieu had taken over. And Westmoreland I

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 41, September 11-14, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [2 of 2] (Item)

in the field, unlike those in Washington, also opposed the . administration's limited war objectives. These included not only General MacArthur but also Generals Courtney Whitney and Edward M. Almond, and General Van Fleet -- 20 who argued that the war could

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

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

, they really were ex- traordinary. John O'Donnell we put down with the touchiest province chief that we had to work with but who was also the best, who was Colonel [Tran Ngoc] Chau, the guy that got thrown in jail by [Nguyen Van] Thieu, and then when
the Vietnamese wanted to accomplish; the Buddhist crisis of 1963; programs involving pigs and fertilizer; progress reports and their depiction of events vs. eye witness accounts; coup in Vietnam; Ed Lansdale; Big [Duong Van] Minh; Diem’s assassination; John Paul

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