Oral history transcript, Paul Henry Nitze, interview 2 (II), 12/10/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
Title:
Oral history transcript, Paul Henry Nitze, interview 2 (II), 12/10/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
Number of Pages:
21
Description:
Milestones in U.S. relations with China from 1949 to 1968; U.S. policy toward Communist China in the 1960s; U.S. policy and involvement in Vietnam; the effectiveness of bombing in Vietnam; Nitze's views on the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August of 1964, the seizure of the Pueblo in January 1968 and the Tet offensive in February 1968; the relationship between the seizure of the Pueblo and the Vietnam conflict; LBJ's March 31, 1968, speech as a response to the Tet offensive; appraisal of the military leadership in Vietnam; what differences might have occurred if U.S. bombing attacks on North Vietnam had been larger and more sudden; major objectives in Vietnam; opportunities for the U.S. to communicate and/or negotiate with its adversaries; the Spring 1965 decision to commit major U.S. combat forces in South Vietnam.
