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Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 1 (I), 5/6/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan

Assignment to Saigon; Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge acts as his own press officer; Vietnam press relations an issue at the Honolulu conference of 1964; unifying press relations functions in JUSPAO; the maximum candor policy; origin of the "Five…

Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 4 (IV), 5/27/1982, by Ted Gittinger

http://www.lbjf.org/txt/oh/oh-lbj/27500879-oh-zorthianb-19820527-4-84-65.pdf
Impact of the Tet Offensive; dealing with Vietnam information officers; effect in Vietnam of LBJ’s 3/31 announcement; government-press relationship; LBJ’s personality

Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 3 (III), 5/26/1982, by Ted Gittinger

http://www.lbjf.org/txt/oh/oh-lbj/27500879-oh-zorthianb-19820526-3-84-64.pdf
State of press relations in Saigon in 1964; coordination between various elements of the mission; generation gap and press relations; psychological operations; integration of the press relations efforts; JUSPAO; understanding of the Vietnam…

Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 2 (II), 4/24/1981, by Michael L. Gillette

http://www.lbjf.org/txt/oh/oh-lbj/27500879-oh-zorthianb-19810424-2-84-63.pdf
1965 meeting with LBJ about press coverage in Vietnam; Frank Stanton; Arthur Sylvester; LBJ and the press; Walt Rostow; different interpretations of the situation in Vietnam; Bill Moyers; government response to press criticism; qualifications of the…