Oral history transcript, Peter R. Rosenblatt, interview 1 (I), 7/26/1984, by Ted Gittinger

Title:

Oral history transcript, Peter R. Rosenblatt, interview 1 (I), 7/26/1984, by Ted Gittinger

Number of Pages:

37

Description:

How Rosenblatt became involved with Southeast Asian affairs in Robert Komer's office in 1966; Rosenblatt's duties under Komer; Rosenblatt's work with the Agency for International Development (AID), the Office of Civil Operations (OCO) and Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS); Komer as director of CORDS; Rosenblatt's trips to Vietnam to evaluate the refugee situation; Rosenblatt's accommodations in Saigon; the Tet offensive; how the United States' take-charge military attitude caused the South Vietnamese to become passive; Major Be; the pacification program; Rosenblatt's view of Jonathan Schell's book The Village of Binh Suc; Rosenblatt's frustration over the U.S. government's inability to work with the Vietnamese people; Robert Komer's nickname "Blow Torch" and Komer's personality; a Tet party Rosenblatt hosted in Saigon; Rosenblatt's frustration with the Democratic Party at the 1968 Democratic National Convention and afterward; Rosenblatt's work under Bill Leonhart after Komer left; Rosenblatt's work to get the support of other agencies and departments; the staff in Rosenblatt's office; how Rosenblatt became involved with Vietnamese refugees.

Contributor:

Rosenblatt, Peter Ronald, 1933

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

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Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with Peter R. Rosenblatt

Relation:

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Rights:

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