Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011
PART V.
JUSTIFICATION OF THE WAR -- PUBLIC STATEMENTS
Foreword
This portion of the study consists of an examination of the public statements justifying U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Only official statements contained in either the U.S. Department of State Bulletins or the Public Papers of the Presidents were reviewed. Although conclusions are "based primarily on the statements of the President, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, the statements of other high-ranking government officials were also studied in ascertaining the policy context of the quoted material. This report includes analyses of the Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy periods. The statements are organised chronologically within each Administration, and are summarized at the head of each section.
A. Truman Administration
B. Eisenhower Administration
C. Kennedy Administration
