Sheehan, Neil. creator United States Department of Defense. mixed material monographic eng 110,000 239 8 1 129 Correspondence, drafts of writings, interview transcripts, notes, research material, and other papers relating to Sheehan's career as a journalist for United Press International in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam (1962-1964), and for the New York Times in Indonesia (1965), Vietnam (1965-1966), and Washington, D.C. (1966-1972); to his writings concerning the Vietnamese conflict, especially his books, A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (1988) and After the War Was Over: Hanoi and Saigon (1992); and to the publication of the Pentagon Papers. The portion of the collection titled, Vann-Sheehan Vietnam War Collection, consists of drafts, correspondence, and other publication records for A Bright Shining Lie; Sheehan's research file which includes John Paul Vann's personal papers; notes and summaries of interviews; official documents; and the U.S. Dept. of Defense's Current News Early Bird Edition (1964-1975). Interviewees include Joseph Alsop, Peter Braestrup, Ellsworth Bunker, George Christian, William Egan Colby, William E. DePuy, Daniel Ellsberg, Philip Charles Habib, David Halberstam, Văn Cao Huỳnh, Robert W. Komer, Victor H. Krulak, Edward Geary Lansdale, Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Tòng Bá Lý, Dzu Ngô, Văn Đồng Phạm, Ngọc Châu Trần, William C. Westmoreland, and Robert H. York. John Paul Vann's personal papers consist of correspondence, diaries, notebooks, military records, legal and financial papers, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Vann's military career as advisor (1962-1963) to the South Vietnamese army (Quân lực) and to his service (1965-1972) in the U.S. Agency for International Development pacification program in Vietnam. Also includes material pertaining to Vann's military career prior to the Vietnam War, his work for Martin Marietta Corporation, Denver, Colo. (1963-1965), and his political affiliations and involvement in the 1964 presidential campaign. Vann's correspondents include Joseph Alsop, William Egan Colby, Daniel Ellsberg, David Halberstam, Paul D. Harkins, Văn Cao Huỳnh, Henry Kissinger, R.W. Komer, Victor H. Krulak, Edward Geary Lansdale, Richard M. Nixon, Văn Thiệu Nguyễn, Maxwell D. Taylor, and Ngọc Châu Trần. Restrictions apply. Classified, in part. Some maps transferred to Library of Congress Geography and Maps Division. Some photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Sound recordings of interviews transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Author and journalist. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009054 Formerly cataloged under the name Vann, John Paul. Vann-Sheehan Vietnam War Collection. See case file for details. Alsop, Joseph 1910-1989 Correspondence Colby, William Egan 1920- Correspondence Ellsberg, Daniel Correspondence Halberstam, David Correspondence Harkins, Paul D. (Paul Donal) 1904-1984 Correspondence Huỳnh, Văn Cao Correspondence Kissinger, Henry 1923- Correspondence Komer, R. W Correspondence Krulak, Victor H Correspondence Lansdale, Edward Geary 1908-1987 Correspondence Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 1913-1994 Correspondence Nguyễn, Văn Thiệu 1923-2001 Correspondence Taylor, Maxwell D. (Maxwell Davenport) 1901-1987 Correspondence Trần, Ngọc Châu 1924- Correspondence United States. Agency for International Development. United States. Army Officers Vietnam (Republic). Quân lực. Martin Marietta Corporation. United Press International. Journalists Indochina Journalists Vietnam Journalists Washington (D.C.) Presidents United States Election 1964 Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Hanoi (Vietnam) History Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) History United States Armed Forces Periodicals United States Foreign relations Vietnam Vietnam Foreign relations United States Vietnam Politics and government 1945-1975 Authors Journalists Alsop, Joseph, 1910-1989 Braestrup, Peter. Bunker, Ellsworth, 1894-1984 Christian, George, 1927- Colby, William Egan, 1920- DePuy, William E. (William Eugene), 1919-1992 Ellsberg, Daniel. Habib, Philip Charles, 1920- Halberstam, David. Huỳnh, Văn Cao. Komer, Robert, 1922-2000 Krulak, Victor H. Lansdale, Edward Geary, 1908-1987 Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1902-1985 Lý, Tòng Bá. Ngô, Dzu. Phạm, Văn Đồng, 1906-2000 Sheehan, Neil. Sheehan, Neil. Trần, Ngọc Châu, 1924- Vann, John Paul. Westmoreland, William C. (William Childs), 1914-2005 York, Robert H. (Robert Howard), 1913- mm 93080429 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009054 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009054.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009054 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009054.3 Restrictions apply. Classified, in part. DLC 931006 20260227111724.0 mm 93080429