United States, 39.76, -98.5Vietnam, 16.16667, 107.83333Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994Schoenbaum, Thomas J.Rusk, Richard1985-11-05Interviewed by Richard Rusk and Thomas J. Schoenbaum.In this interview, Dean Rusk describes the Tet Offensive. He also discusses the effect of the war on both Johnson and Rusk; the cabinet and administrative staff who disagreed with U.S. policy in Vietnam (Clifford, Harriman, McNamara, Westmoreland, and Ball); and changing public opinion about the war and its influence on Johnson.Related collections in this repository: Thomas J. Schoenbaum, Dean Rusk collection; Parks Rusk collection; and Dean Rusk personal papers.Related materials located in other repositories: United States, Dept. of State Records, National Archives and Records Administration, Chevy Chase, Md.; John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, Mass.; Lyndon B. Johnson Library, Austin, Tex.Dean Rusk (1909-1994), attorney, U.S. Secretary of State, born in Cherokee County, Georgia. Rusk joined the Department of State from 1947-1952 as Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs and for Far Eastern Affairs. From 1952-1960 he was president of the Rockefeller Foundation. In 1961, President Kennedy appointed Rusk to the office of Secretary of State. He remained in this position until 1969. In 1970, he became the Samuel H. Sibley Professor of International Law at the University of Georgia, a position he held until his death in 1994.audio/mpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Dean Rusk Oral History Collectionhttp://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/russell/view?docId=ead/RBRL214DROH-ead.xmlUnited StatesUnited States--Foreign relations--VietnamUnited States. Department of StateVietnam War, 1961-1975--Public opinionCabinet officers--United StatesPublic opinion--United StatesVietnamPresidents--United States StaffTet Offensive, 1968Vietnam--Foreign relations--United StatesDiplomatic relationsPresidents--StaffVietnam War, 1961-1975Cabinet officersPublic opinionDean Rusk interviewed by Richard Rusk and Thomas Schoenbaum. 1985 Nov 5.Sound