Oral history transcript, McGeorge Bundy, interview 2 (II), 2/17/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Title:
Oral history transcript, McGeorge Bundy, interview 2 (II), 2/17/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan
Number of Pages:
40
Description:
Evaluation of the situation in Vietnam in 1963; the problem with guessing how JFK would have responded to issues LBJ faced in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic; JFK's and LBJ's sensitivity to military opinion and the advice they were given; criticism of LBJ's handling of the Tonkin Gulf incident; LBJ's major concerns in 1964; LBJ's decision-making in 1965 regarding Vietnam; criticism among White House staff of LBJ's bombing decisions in Vietnam; LBJ's response to criticism; LBJ and Bundy disagreeing over how to respond to public dissent over Vietnam; misunderstandings regarding attempted Vietnam negotiations; the bombing halt at the end of 1965; events leading up to the resumption of bombing in February 1966; Bundy's involvement in government after he left the LBJ administration; Bundy's view of U.S. action in Vietnam 1966-1968; events leading up to LBJ's 3/31/1968 speech announcing he would not seek re-election; Bundy's DePauw University speech and response to it; Bundy's surprise at the escalation of the war in Vietnam between 1965 and 1967; the over-militarization of Vietnam; the effect of U.S./China relations on U.S. actions in Vietnam.
