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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-005-008
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas discuss honoring American prisoners of war (POWs) and pressing the government of Vietnam for a full accounting of Americans reported as missing in action (MIA) and prisoners that are still not accounted for. The episode aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System; the air date is undetermined, but likely circa April 1987.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-AW-08
Walinsky discusses Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] Vietnam speech, the work that went into it, and RFK’s thoughts about it and Vietnam. He also discusses two of his works, “Caesar’s Meat,” which is about Robert S. McNamara, and his book To Seek a Newer World, which covers RFK’s speeches, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WHP-06
This interview covers air pollution issues for motor vehicle control, air pollution in New York City, and Pigman leaving the Senate office, among other topics.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-LFO-02
This interview covers involvement in Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] 1964 campaign, RFK’s plans for the future after John F. Kennedy’s death, and RFK’s Africa trip, among other topics.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JEN-01
In this interview Nolan discusses discussions of the possibility of Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] running for President in 1968; helping plan RFK’s trip to Eastern Europe in 1967 and opposition to the trip; Nolan’s trip to Vietnam; RFK’s decision not to visit Vietnam; working with Senator RFK; the Tet Offensive, 1968, and changing views of the Vietnam War; discussing Eugene McCarthy’s 1968 presidential campaign with RFK; traveling to California for RFK; and working with Jesse M. Unruh in California, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-GSM-01
This interview focuses on communications with Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] under Food for Peace, RFK as a Senator, and RFK’s run for president in 1968, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-TRK-01
This interview focuses on Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] 1964 campaign in New York, Kupferman’s collaboration with RFK on bills while in the House of Representatives, and RFK’s impact on New York City and national politics, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JSK-01
This interview focuses on Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] during the John F. Kennedy [JFK] Administration, a trip with RFK to Poland, and RFK’s Senate years, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WAH-01
In this interview Harriman discusses his role in the State Department and how it developed over time; Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] work on the Special Committee for Counter Insurgency in Latin America; various criticisms of RFK’s travels and his work on the counter insurgency committee, especially by the younger generation; how Lyndon B. Johnson supported RFK in his 1964 Senate campaign; RFK’s trip to Africa; and RFK and Vietnam, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-LWH-01
In this interview Lord Harlech discusses his earlier memories of Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] from the 1930s through the 1950s; RFK’s religion; RFK’s character, including some of his interests, faults, and struggles; dealings in Vietnam under John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] Administration; RFK’s difficult relationship with Lyndon B. Johnson; RFK’s relationship with Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis after JFK’s death; and life with RFK at Hickory Hill, among other issues.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-024-003
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate legislation introduced in Congress to begin restoring U.S. relations and diplomatic ties with Vietnam, noting it has been 13 years since the end of the Vietnam War. The episode aired on Friday, June 17, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Textual folder
James C. Thomson Personal Papers
JCTPP-026-013
Textual folder
James C. Thomson Personal Papers
JCTPP-024-018
Textual folder
James C. Thomson Personal Papers
JCTPP-023-015
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-193-004
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda regarding Vietnam. Topics include a counterinsurgency plan by the United States for South Vietnam; relations between Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand; and the threat of communism in the region. Also included in this folder is a letter and report to Walt W. Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from Kenneth T. Young (later U.S. Ambassador to Thailand) on observations made during Mr. Young’s trip through Southeast Asia.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-204-013
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam), including proposed military plans for a coup d'état to oust President Ngo Dinh Diem, and potential United States involvement.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-204-012
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam), including discussions between Lieutenant Colonel Lucien E. Conein and Major General Tran Van Don concerning United States involvement in a coup d'état to oust President Ngo Dinh Diem.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-204-011
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding relations between the United States and South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam). Topics include U.S. economic aid; the political climate in South Vietnam surrounding President Ngo Dinh Diem and Ngo Dinh Nhu, the President's brother and chief advisor; leaks to the press; and the response of the South Vietnamese government to demonstrations by Buddhists and students.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-202-003
This file contains Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) telegrams, memoranda, and reports regarding South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam) following a coup d'état ousting President Ngo Dinh Diem. Topics include establishment of a provisional government; dissension among the leaders of the coup; and public reactions to administrative appointments.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-202-002
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding a coup d’etat in South Vietnam and the deaths of President Ngo Dinh Diem and Ngo Dinh Nhu, the President's brother and chief advisor; establishment of a provisional government; reactions to the coup; and potential United States involvement. Also included are telegrams regarding the South Vietnamese economy and U.S. aid, and military efforts against the Viet Cong.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-201-001
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding South Vietnam. Topics include relations with the United States, U.S. aid, the South Vietnamese economy and the Commercial Import Program (CIP), religious persecution and demonstrations by Buddhists, military operations against the Viet Cong, and the government of President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-200-011
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding South Vietnam. Topics include United States policy towards South Vietnam and the government of President Ngo Dinh Diem, Ngo Dinh Nhu, and his wife Madame Nhu (Tran Le Xuan); U.S. aid; demonstrations by Buddhists and students; the conflict against the Viet Cong; and reports of a proposed attack on the U.S. embassy in Saigon.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-200-007
This file contains Department of Defense cables regarding relations between the United States and South Vietnam, recommendations from a report by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor assessing the military situation against the Viet Cong, and the text of a letter to President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem from General Taylor.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-200-006
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding South Vietnam. Topics include United States policy towards South Vietnam and the government of President Ngo Dinh Diem, Ngo Dinh Nhu, and his wife Madame Nhu (Tran Le Xuan); U.S. aid; religious persecution and demonstrations by Buddhists; and U.S. military objectives in the conflict against the Viet Cong. Of note is a draft of a letter from President John F. Kennedy to President Diem.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-200-005
This folder contains summaries of public opinion towards United States policy and developments in Vietnam, a memorandum regarding articles written by journalist David Halberstam on the Mekong Delta, and memoranda by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on South Vietnam. Of note is correspondence between Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Madame Nhu (Tran Le Xuan), wife of Ngo Dinh Nhu and sister-in-law to President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem.