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Interview with William Egan Colby, 1981 /

William Colby was a high-ranking CIA officer during the Vietnam War. He would later direct the Agency. Here he recalls the CIA's assessment of the Vietnam War in 1965 and the failure of the US to anticipate the Tet Offensive. He discusses the Phoenix Program, which he directed, describing its i...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Colby, William Egan, 1920-1996 (Speaker, interviewee (expression),), Ellison, Richard (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Boston, Mass. : WGBH Boston Video, 1983.
Series:American history in video.
Subjects:
Colby, William Egan, > 1920-1996 > Interviews.
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency.
Colby, William Egan, > 1920-1996.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Vietnam Conflict
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975.
1961-1975
Interview
Streaming videos.
interviews.
Interviews.
Nonfiction television programs.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:William Colby was a high-ranking CIA officer during the Vietnam War. He would later direct the Agency. Here he recalls the CIA's assessment of the Vietnam War in 1965 and the failure of the US to anticipate the Tet Offensive. He discusses the Phoenix Program, which he directed, describing its impact on the War. Finally, he recounts events surrounding the Fall of Saigon and the end of the War, and reflects on the success or failure of US strategy in Vietnam.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:1 online resource (video file (55 min.)) : sound, color.
Playing Time:00:53:47