Oral history transcript, William G. Bowdler, interview 1 (I), 5/30/1969, by Joe B. Frantz

Biographical information; Bowdler going to the Dominican Republic in May 1965 as a liaison between the OAS commission, the U.S. embassy in Santo Domingo, and the 82nd Division; Bowdler’s work in the Dominican Republic under the first and second commissions; leadership roles among members of the commissions; Bowdler’s opinion of LBJ’s intervention in the Dominican Republic; parallels between Cuba and the Dominican Republic; Juan Bosch; McGeorge Bundy; Ellsworth Bunker; results of U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic; the high turnover among assistant secretaries of state during the Johnson administration; 1967 OAS summit meeting in Punta del Este; the Alliance for Progress; JFK’s commitment to the Alliance for Progress compared to LBJ’s commitment; Dean Rusk; Bowdler’s involvement in LBJ’s trip to Central America; LBJ’s interaction with Latin American presidents and people; how Bowdler became ambassador to El Salvador; a pilot project in El Salvador involving instructional television programming in schools.