November 1967 report to LBJ by Bunker; Bob Komer and General Westmoreland; pacification progress and military situations; 1968 Tet offensive; Bunker's reputation that the U.S. had prior knowledge of the timing of the offensive; Bunker's impression that offensive was a deafeat for North Vietnam; Westmoreland's request for additional troops and Bunker's disagreement; defense of Phoenix program (identifying subversives); official visitors to Vietnam, 1967-1968
Oral history transcript, Ellsworth Bunker, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1980, by Michael L. Gillette
Citation
Oral history transcript, Ellsworth Bunker, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1980, by Michael L. Gillette, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 29, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-bunkere-19801209-1-96-1