Rusk NN, Dean Rusk interviewed by Richard Rusk, Thomas Schoenbaum, and William Bundy, Part 2, 1985 February

Dean Rusk and William P. Bundy describe the U.S. policy of gradualism in Vietnam during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. They speak of Lyndon Johnson's visit to Vietnam in 1961, the 1963 Coup in South Vietnam, and the Tonkin Gulf Crisis, as well as the Senate's knowledge of the affair. They discuss U.S. policy following the Berlin Crisis of 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis. They touch upon President Diem's policy alienating Buddhists and students in South Vietnam and the effect of the 1964 infiltration of North Vietnam into South Vietnam on U.S. military policy.

This interview is part two of five interviews. 
Part one: Rusk MM
Part three: Rusk OO
Part four: Rusk PP
Part five: Rusk QQ

1985-02

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65 minutes