Rusk PP, Interview with Dean Rusk and William Bundy, February 1985

Collection: Dean Rusk Oral History Collection

Dublin Core

Subject

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Description

Dean Rusk and William Bundy interviewed by Richard Rusk and Thomas Schoenbaum. Rusk and Bundy describe U.S. involvement in Vietnam during the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, in particular aerial operations and the Tet Offensive (1968). They discuss Johnson's bombing targeting policy and its effect as an incentive for North Vietnam to negotiate. They contrast the Johnson and Nixon adminstrations. They also discuss the trial of General William Westmoreland and CBS.

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

Creator

Date

1985-02

Identifier

RBRL214DROH-RuskPP

Coverage

United States

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Duration

66 minutes

Repository

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Citation

Dean Rusk et al., “Rusk PP, Interview with Dean Rusk and William Bundy, February 1985,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed April 19, 2024, https://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/RBRL214DROH/RBRL214DROH-RuskPP.