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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WAH-03
In this interview, Harriman discusses American opinion on negotiations in Laos; U.S. negotiations and objectives in Indonesia; American relations with Achmed Sukarno; friction between the State Department and the Pentagon over who should control the situation in Vietnam, civilians or the military; Ngo Dinh Diem and the military coup that overthrew him; problems with and for newspapermen in Vietnam; and his opinion on where the United States went wrong in Vietnam, among other issues.
Collection
RHPP
Papers 1958-1995 (bulk 1961-1964). Government official. Director of Intelligence and Research, Department of State (1961-1963); Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (1963-1964). Memorandums, reports, correspondence, countries file, speeches, daily diaries, appointment books, and articles.