Interview with James Claude Thomson, 1981 /

James Claude Thomson served as an East Asia Specialist in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. He comments on a lack of expertise on Asia in the US government in the 1950s and 1960s. Thomson helped draft the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, and he recalls the process to get it passed through Congress. He...

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Other Authors:	Ellison, Richard (Producer), Thomson, James Claude, 1931- (Speaker, interviewee (expression),)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	Boston, Mass. : WGBH Boston Video, 1983.
Series:	American history in video.
Subjects:	Thomson, James Claude, > 1931- > Interviews. Thomson, James Claude, > 1931- United States > Politics and government > 1961-1963. United States > Politics and government > 1963-1969. États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1961-1963. États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1963-1969. Politics and government. United States. 1961-1969 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:	James Claude Thomson served as an East Asia Specialist in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. He comments on a lack of expertise on Asia in the US government in the 1950s and 1960s. Thomson helped draft the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, and he recalls the process to get it passed through Congress. He discusses the effects of the Democratic Party's fear of looking soft on Communism on Vietnam, and recalls his dismay at the escalation of the war in 1965.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (video file (25 min.)) : sound, color.
Playing Time:	00:24:15