Oral history transcript, William J. Connell, interview 1 (I), 3/18/1985, by Ted Gittinger

Duties with Humphrey; foreign policy assistants; development of Humphrey's thinking on Vietnam; Humphrey's interest in arms control; Food for Peace; the development of democratic institutions; health research; civil rights; NATP; founding of Americans for Democratic Action; the Democratic Farm-Labor Party; the Sino-Soviet bloc; Humphrey's good relationship with JFK; Ed Lansdale; Humphrey's relationship with LBJ; the Diem assassination; Humphrey's trips as VP to Vietnam, India and other places; LBJ's 3/31 speech; Humphrey's decision to run for President; theory on reason for loss of the race; bombing halt on eve of the election; views as to how Humphrey would have handled Vietnam; the 1964 vice-presidential decision; reflections on LBJ.

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