Soviet Union, 51.220643, 51.363519United States, 39.76, -98.5Vietnam, 16.16667, 107.83333Bundy, William P., 1917-2000Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994Schoenbaum, Thomas J.Rusk, Richard1985-02In this interview, Dean Rusk and William P. Bundy describe the U.S. policy of gradualism in Vietnam during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. They speak of Lyndon Johnson's visit to Vietnam in 1961; the 1963 Coup in South Vietnam; and the Tonkin Gulf Crisis as well as the Senate's knowledge of the affair. They discuss U.S. policy following the Berlin Crisis of 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis. They touch upon President Diem's policy alienating Buddhists and students in South Vietnam and the effect of the 1964 infiltration of North Vietnam into South Vietnam on U.S. military policy in Vietnam.Related materials located in other repositories: U.S. Dept. of State Records, 1961-1969, National Archives and Record Administration, Chevy Chase, Md.; John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, Mass.; Lyndon B. Johnson Library, Austin, Tex.Related collections in this repository: Thomas J. Schoenbaum, Dean Rusk collection; Parks Rusk collection; and Dean Rusk personal papers.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.Interviewed by Richard Rusk, Thomas J. Schoenbaum, William P. Bundy, 1984-1989?, in Athens, Ga.audio/mpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Dean Rusk Oral History Collectionhttp://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/russell/view?docId=ead/RBRL214DROH-ead.xmlSoviet Union--Foreign relations--United StatesVietnamUnited States--Foreign relations--Soviet UnionVietnam (Republic)--HistoryUnited StatesDiplomatic relationsVietnam War, 1961-1975--United StatesTonkin Gulf Incidents, 1964Vietnam (Republic)United States--Foreign relationsVietnam War, 1961-1975--VietnamSoviet UnionDean Rusk interviewed by Richard Rusk, Thomas Schoenbaum, and William P. Bundy. 1985 Feb.Sound