Oral history transcript, Don Oberdorfer, interview 2 (II), 9/17/1981, by Ted Gittinger

Title:

Oral history transcript, Don Oberdorfer, interview 2 (II), 9/17/1981, by Ted Gittinger

Number of Pages:

28

Description:

Time limit in dealing with Vietnamese situation; the Tet Offensive; Weyand's role; press reaction; impact of Tet on South Vietnamese forces; intelligence; Cronkite's visit to Vietnam; the pacification programs; decision to write Tet!; subsequent trips to Vietnam

Contributor:

Oberdorfer, Don, 1931-

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with Don Oberdorfer

Subject:

Vietnam; Tet Offensive, 1968

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted: see deed at end of transcript for details

Interviewee:

Don Oberdorfer

Interviewer(s):

Ted Gittinger

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-oberdorferd-19810917-2-86-60

Date:

1981-09-17

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Don Oberdorfer, interview 2 (II), 9/17/1981, by Ted Gittinger, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 15, 2024, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-oberdorferd-19810917-2-86-60