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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-WPB-02
Interviewee(s)
Bundy, William Putnam, 1917-2000
Biographical Note
(1917 - 2000). Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security Affairs, United States Department of State (1961 - 1963), Assistant Secretary (1963 - 1964), Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1964 - 1969).
Interviewer(s)
William Moss
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
Bundy discusses documents from the 1961 National Security Files about Vietnam, increasing troop strength, questioning Ngo Dinh Diem’s ability to lead Vietnam, use of defoliants and other unconventional weapons, and U.S. counterinsurgency theory, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
6 March 1972
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
William P. Bundy, recorded interview by William W. Moss, March 6, 1972, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
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Organization(s)
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Use Restriction Note
Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
Accession Number
OH 2004-035
Transcript
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