Index

References are to document numbers

• Abrams, Gen. Creighton W.:
  • DRV Easter Offensive preparations, 1, 2, 3, 10, 12, 35
  • Easter Offensive:
    • Agnew discussions, 168
    • Assessment memoranda, 93, 98, 105, 166
    • Moorer-Haig discussions, 47
    • U.S. bombing of DRV positions in RVN and, 74, 77, 157, 183
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 63, 111
  • Laos, 1, 3, 87
  • Nixon criticisms of, 52, 54, 59, 65, 123
  • Pocket Money operation, 138
  • Propaganda campaigns, 156, 173, 189
  • U.S. bombing of DRV:
    • Linebacker operation, 142, 157, 174, 183
    • Mar.–Apr. 1972, 52, 54, 71, 74, 77, 118
    • Operating authorities for, 1, 2, 3, 10, 12, 35, 42, 44, 49, 54
• Ad Hoc Group on Laos, 22
• Agnew, Spiro T., 13, 131, 165, 168
• Alsop, Joseph, 59
• Anti-war movement in the United States:
  • Easter Offensive and, 50
  • Laos spending limits and, 40
  • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 43
  • Prisoners of war release and, 262
  • U.S. bombing of DRV and, 42, 106, 123
  • U.S. presidential election (1972) and, 38
• Archie Bunker operation (Radio Hanoi preemption), 161, 179, 182, 184, 188, 189, 191, 197, 206, 213, 233, 261
• Askew, Laurin B., 144
• Ball, Neal, 176
• Bennett, Donald V., 192
• Berger, Samuel D., 1
• Binh, Nguyen Thi. See Nguyen Thi Binh.
• Blockade proposals (see also Pocket Money operation), 124, 126
  • Disinformation/deception operations and, 84
  • Nixon-Haig discussions, 91
  • Nixon-Haldeman discussions, 120, 125
  • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 58, 59, 85, 120, 123, 125
  • Nixon-Kissinger-Moorer-Laird discussions, 83
  • Nixon memoranda, 80
  • Nixon-Moorer discussions, 121
• Brandon, Henry, 216
• Bray, Charles W., 222
• Brezhnev, Leonid (see also Moscow Summit), 94
• Buffalo Hunter operation, 74
• Bunker, Ellsworth:
  • DRV Easter Offensive preparations, 1, 13
  • Easter Offensive:
    • Abrams memoranda, 98
    • Assessment memoranda, 166, 220
    • Haig RVN trips, 199
    • Kissinger memoranda, 187, 226, 231
    • Kissinger-Polgar discussions, 242
    • Kissinger RVN trip, 247
    • Rogers discussions, 255
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 63, 111, 116, 201, 202, 214, 215, 245
  • Moscow Summit, 178
  • Paris peace talks:
    • DRV negotiating strategies, 192, 231
    • Easter Offensive and, Kissinger memoranda, 187
    • Haig RVN trips, 275
    • Kissinger discussions, 254, 255
    • Kissinger-Le Duc Tho meeting (July 19, 1972), 207, 209, 214
    • Kissinger memoranda, 196, 226, 272
    • U.S. negotiating strategies, 212, 217
    • U.S.–RVN disagreements, 248, 258, 265, 266, 277, 280, 281, 282, 283
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 209, 221, 231, 243, 245, 272, 276, 277, 280
    • U.S.–RVN joint proposal (Jan. 1972), 8
  • Pocket Money operation, 128, 138, 166
  • Propaganda campaigns, 134, 177, 189
  • Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces, 4
  • U.S. bombing of DRV, 1, 122, 220, 223
  • U.S. bombing of DRV positions in RVN, 14
• Butterfield, Alexander P., 16, 139
• Butts, Col. Jack N., 47
• Butz, Earl, 29
• Cambodia:
  • Abrams memoranda, 1, 3, 93
  • Cambodian Incursion (1970), 13
  • Chenla II operation, 268
  • National Security Council staff memoranda, 3, 112
  • Senior Review Group discussions, 4
  • Thompson visit, 203
  • U.S.–DRV discussions, 267
  • U.S.–RVN discussions, 245
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 268
• Carver, George A., Jr.:
  • Disinformation/deception operations, 161, 181
  • DRV/RVNAF forces assessment, 41
  • Harbor mining, 84, 127
  • Laos, 40
  • Prisoners of war, Project Diamond, 32
  • Propaganda campaigns, 158, 161
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 75, 82, 90, 95, 97, 101, 107, 113, 141, 145, 146, 149, 153, 154, 163, 175, 179, 182, 184, 189, 191, 210, 222, 227, 268
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA):
  • Ad Hoc Indochina Group, 41
  • Disinformation/deception operations, 37, 62
  • DRV Easter Offensive preparations, 12
  • DRV political situation, 229
  • DRV/RVNAF forces assessments, 41, 195
  • Easter Offensive, 73, 75, 171, 200
  • Linebacker operation, 236
  • Paramilitary operations, 37, 62
  • Paris peace talks, 257
  • Pocket Money operation, 236
  • Prisoners of war, Project Diamond, 32
  • Propaganda campaigns, 61, 66, 143, 144
  • South Korean troop withdrawals, 25
• Charles, Lt. Norris A., 262
• Chenla II operation (Cambodia), 268
• China, People’s Republic of (see also U.S.-Chinese relations):
  • Military aid to DRV, 37, 82, 195
  • Nixon visit, 2, 4, 13, 25, 31
• Chou En-lai, 31, 149
• Christison, William, 195, 198
• Clarey, Adm. Bernard A., 174, 235
• Clark, Ramsey, 233
• Clawson, Ken, 176
• Clay, Gen. Lucius D., 235
• Clifford, Clark, 50
• Colby, William E., 261
• Commando Hunt operation, 1
• Committee of Liaison with Families of Servicemen Detained in North Vietnam, 262
• Compass Link operation, 74
• Congress, U.S.:
  • Case amendment, 191
  • End-the-war resolutions, 149
  • Laos spending ceiling, 40, 119, 210, 218, 227
  • Security assistance authorization bill, 216
  • U.S. bombing of DRV, 75
• Connally, John B., 13, 29, 120, 121, 131, 132, 240
• Cooper, Adm. Damon W., 74, 174
• Dang Van Quang, 244
• Day, Bonner, 176
• Day, Osborne, 233
• Deception operations. See Disinformation/deception operations.
• Defense, U.S. Department of, Point papers, 108
• Dellinger, David, 262
• Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) (see also Easter Offensive (Mar.–Oct. 1972; Easter Offensive (Mar–-Oct. 1972), DRV preparations for;Paris peace talks; U.S. bombing of DRV):
  • Chinese/Soviet military aid:
    • CIA assessments, 41, 195
    • Disinformation/deception operations and, 37
    • Moscow Summit and, 178
    • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 58
    • Press coverage, 75
    • U.S. bombing of DRV and, 68
    • U.S. public statements, 56
    • U.S.-Soviet discussions, 94
    • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 82, 163
  • National Security Council staff assessment, 193
  • Political situation, 37, 127, 229
• DePuy, Lt. Gen. William E., 69, 123
• Disinformation/deception operations (see also Propaganda campaigns), 33, 37, 62, 84, 161, 162, 181, 186
• Doan Huyen, 284
• Dobrynin, Anatoly F., 6, 9, 64, 76, 135, 273, 274
• Dominick, Peter, 191
• Don, Tran Van. See Tran Van Don.
• Dong, Pham Van. See Pham Van Dong.
• Doolin, Dennis J., 22, 184, 227
• Dunn, Maureen A., 148
• Duong Van Minh, 26
• Dzu, Ngo. See Ngo Dzu .
• Easter Offensive (Mar.–Oct. 1972) (see also Blockade proposals; Easter Offensive (Mar.–Oct. 1972), DRV preparations for; Linebacker operation; U.S. bombing of DRV(Mar.–Apr. 1972)):
  • Abrams assessment memoranda, 93, 98, 105, 166
  • Agnew RVN trip, 168
  • Bunker assessment memoranda, 165, 220
  • Cease-fire proposals:
    • Haig memoranda, 272
    • National Security Council staff memoranda, 78
    • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 125, 134
    • Nixon-Kissinger-Porter discussions, 164
    • Ten Point proposal (Aug. 1972), 238, 243
    • Thompson reports, 203
    • U.S.–DRV discussions, 207, 224, 225, 246, 251, 267
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 214, 215, 243, 245, 248
    • U.S.-Soviet discussions, 94
    • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 95, 97, 101, 107
  • CIA assessments, 73, 75, 200
  • Haig RVN trips, 77, 80, 199
  • Kissinger memoranda, 187, 226, 231, 247
  • Kissinger-Polgar discussions, 242
  • Kissinger RVN trip, 242, 245, 247
  • Moorer memoranda, 190
  • National Security Council staff memoranda, 60, 73, 78, 187
  • Nixon administration internal divisions and, 51, 52, 54, 77, 122, 123
  • Nixon-Haig discussions, 91, 104, 114, 152, 155
  • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 47, 50, 81, 125, 134
  • Nixon memoranda, 147
  • Nixon speech (Apr. 26, 1972), 99
  • Pacification campaign and, 165, 191
  • Paris peace talks and, 284
    • National Security Council staff memoranda, 78, 187
    • Press coverage, 65
    • Procedure negotiations, 102, 187
    • U.S.-Soviet discussions, 76
    • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 72, 76, 82, 195
  • Press briefings, 75, 82, 90, 175, 176
  • Press coverage, 50, 75, 107, 125, 164, 188
  • Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces and, 53, 60, 63, 91, 93, 105, 112, 116, 138, 220
  • Rogers-Bunker discussions, 255
  • Song Than operation, 146
  • Thompson reports, 203
  • U.S. contingency planning, 67, 210
  • U.S.–DRV discussions, 110, 207
  • U.S. presidential election (1972) and, 81, 194, 195, 245
  • U.S. public statements, 53, 56, 66
  • U.S.–RVN discussions, 63, 111, 116, 171, 201, 202, 245
  • U.S.-Soviet discussions, 64, 76
  • U.S.-Soviet relations and, 50, 58, 64, 74, 83, 103, 120
  • Vietnamization program/U.S. forces withdrawal and, 50, 60
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 53, 56, 61, 66, 72, 75, 76, 82, 90, 95, 97, 101, 107, 113, 115, 119, 124, 141, 145, 146, 149, 153, 154, 163, 175, 179, 182, 184, 189, 191, 195, 198, 210, 222, 227, 268
  • Weyand assessment memoranda, 241
• Easter Offensive (Mar.–Oct. 1972), DRV preparations for:
  • Abrams memoranda, 1, 2, 3, 12, 35
  • Kissinger memoranda, 10, 12
  • Laird memoranda, 34
  • Moorer memoranda, 10
  • National Security Council meeting discussions, 12, 13
  • National Security Council staff memoranda, 3, 30
  • Nixon China visit and, 2, 4, 13
  • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 2, 4, 39
  • Paris peace talks and, 4, 46, 48
  • Press briefings, 7
  • Senior Review Group discussions, 4
  • U.S.-Soviet relations and, 2, 6
• Ehrlichman, John, 16, 50
• Elias, Maj. Edward K., 262
• Flanagan, Rear Adm. William R., 66, 72, 82, 90, 97, 101, 107, 113, 115, 119, 141, 145, 146, 149, 153, 154
• Fonda, Jane, 222
• Ford, Gerald, 75
• France, 75, 195, 262, 266, 270
• Frankel, Max, 164
• Freed, Ken, 176
• Freedom Porch operation, 77
• Freeman, Rear Adm. Mason B., 121, 184
• Frye, Wilson, 188
• Fulbright, J. William, 136
• Furlong, Ray, 77
• Galanti, Phyllis E., 148
• Gartley, Lt. Markham L., 262
• Geneva Accords (1954), 53, 56, 66, 109, 207, 238
• Geneva Conference proposals, 153
• Giap, Vo Nguyen. See Vo Nguyen Giap.
• Godley, G. McMurtrie, 21, 22, 23, 36, 87, 119, 158
• Great Britain, 153, 262
• Greene, Jerry, 176
• Guay, Col. Georges R., 102, 187, 196
• Hackett, James T., 182, 268
• Haig, Brig. Gen. Alexander M.:
  • Easter Offensive, 47, 231
    • Bunker memoranda, 165
    • DRV preparations, 12, 13
    • Nixon discussions, 91, 104, 114, 152, 155
    • Nixon memoranda, 147
    • Paris peace talks and, 102, 196
    • Press briefings, 90, 176
    • Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces and, 60
    • RVN trips, 77, 80, 199
    • U.S. contingency planning, 67, 202
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 111, 201
    • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 53, 56, 61, 66, 72, 75, 90, 97, 101, 113, 115, 119, 141, 145, 146, 149, 153, 154, 163, 175, 179, 182, 184, 189, 191, 210, 222, 268
    • Weyand assessment memoranda, 241
  • Harbor mining, 67, 124, 126, 127, 132, 139, 168
  • Laos, 11, 23, 40
  • Nixon administration internal divisions and, 16
  • Paris peace talks:
    • DRV negotiating strategies, 194
    • Easter Offensive and, 102, 196
    • Kissinger-Le Duc Tho meetings:
      • Aug. 14, 1972, 237
      • Sept. 15, 1972, 262
    • National Security Council staff memoranda, 20
    • Press coverage, 240
    • RVN trips, 267, 271, 272, 275
    • U.S. negotiating strategies, 45
    • U.S.–RVN disagreements, 248, 259, 260, 271, 277, 278, 281, 284
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 201, 202, 221, 276, 277
    • U.S.-Soviet discussions, 273, 274
  • Propaganda campaigns, 143, 155, 156, 160, 162, 172, 177, 206, 208
  • RVN political situation, 244
  • U.S. bombing of DRV:
    • Linebacker operation, 130, 151, 160, 168, 172, 223, 249, 275
    • Mar.–Apr. 1972, 68, 77, 91, 104, 118
    • Operating authorities for, 12, 13
  • U.S. bombing of DRV positions in RVN, 17, 19
  • U.S. military aid to RVN, 169, 191
• Haldeman, H.R.:
  • Blockade proposals, 120, 121, 125
  • Easter Offensive, 54, 65, 105, 120
  • Nixon administration internal divisions and, 16
  • Nixon speech (May 3, 1972), 125
  • Paris peace talks, 110, 240, 269, 279
  • Pocket Money operation, 124, 125, 129, 132
  • U.S. bombing of DRV, 65, 120
  • U.S.-Soviet relations, 120, 125, 160
• Harbor mining (see also Pocket Money operation), 55, 57, 58, 59, 67, 83, 84, 85
• Heath, Edward, 262
• Helms, Richard:
  • Chinese/Soviet military aid to DRV, 94
  • Disinformation/deception operations, 37, 62, 84
  • DRV Easter Offensive preparations, 4, 13
  • DRV/RVNAF forces assessment, 41
  • Laos, 210
  • Paris peace talks, 264
  • Pocket Money operation, 131, 236, 256
  • Propaganda campaigns, 252
  • South Korean troop withdrawals, 25
  • U.S. bombing of DRV, 4, 58, 236, 256
  • U.S. economic aid to RVN, 29
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 53, 56, 61, 66, 72, 82, 95, 97, 101, 107, 113, 115, 119, 141, 145, 149, 153, 154, 163, 179, 184, 191, 195, 210
• Herbicides, 24
• Hoang Duc Nha, 243, 244, 245, 258, 276, 277
• Hoang Xuan Lam, 107, 116
• Hoffa, James F., 207
• Holbrooke, Richard, 164
• Holdridge, John H.:
  • DRV military capabilities, 193
  • DRV political situation, 229
  • Laos, 11
  • Paris peace talks, 20, 102, 187, 257
  • Pocket Money operation, 127
  • Propaganda campaigns, 161, 206
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 90, 95, 113, 115, 146, 149, 154, 163, 175, 179, 182, 184, 195, 198, 210, 222, 227
• Hollingsworth, Maj. Gen. James F., 199
• Horgan, John P., 233, 261
• Howe, Cmdr. Jonathan T., 51, 124, 127, 281
• Hubbard, Henry, 125
• Humphrey, Hubert, 123
• Huynh Phu Duc, 243, 245, 277
• India, 145
• Iron Hand operation, 1, 15
• Irwin, John N., 53, 56, 61, 66, 72, 179, 182
• Isham, Heyward, 102
• Janka, Les, 176
• Japan, 72
• Johnson, Lyndon B., 109, 194
• Johnson, U. Alexis:
  • DRV Easter Offensive preparations, 4
  • Laos, 87, 210
  • Pocket Money operation, 132
  • Propaganda campaigns, 144, 206
  • U.S. bombing of DRV, 4
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 75, 82, 90, 95, 97, 101, 107, 113, 115, 119, 141, 145, 146, 149, 153, 154, 163, 175, 184, 189, 191, 195, 198, 210, 222, 227, 268
• Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) (see also Moorer, Adm. Thomas H. ), 40
• Kalb, Marvin, 75, 113
• Kaplow, Herbert, 176
• Karhos, Maj. Gen. Frederick, 75
• Katusev, Konstantin F., 94
• Kelly, Orr, 175
• Kennedy, Edward M., 65, 123
• Kennedy, Richard T.:
  • Disinformation/deception operations, 181
  • DRV Easter Offensive preparations, 4
  • Laos, 36
  • Pocket Money operation, 127
  • Propaganda campaigns, 161, 189, 206
  • Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces, 60
  • U.S. bombing of DRV, 4
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 53, 56, 61, 66, 72, 75, 82, 90, 95, 97, 101, 107, 113, 115, 119, 141, 145, 146, 149, 153, 154, 163, 175, 179, 182, 184, 189, 191, 195, 198, 227, 268
• Kissinger, Henry A.:
  • Blockade proposals, 58, 59, 85, 120, 121, 123, 125
  • Disinformation/deception operations, 33, 37, 62, 84, 162, 186
  • DRV Easter Offensive preparations, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 30, 39, 46
  • DRV military capabilities, 193
  • DRV political situation, 229
  • Easter Offensive, 187, 226, 231
    • Abrams memoranda, 93, 98, 105, 166
    • Bunker assessment memoranda, 165, 220
    • Cease-fire proposals, 125, 134, 164, 215
    • CIA assessment, 73
    • Haig RVN trips, 199
    • National Security Council staff memoranda, 73
    • Nixon administration internal divisions and, 51, 52, 54, 123
    • Nixon discussions, 47, 50, 81, 125, 134
    • Nixon memoranda, 147
    • Paris peace talks and, 75, 78, 102, 187, 196
    • Polgar discussions, 242
    • Press briefings, 90, 176
    • Press coverage, 50
    • Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces and, 60
    • RVN trip, 242, 245, 247
    • Thompson reports, 203
    • U.S. contingency planning, 67
    • U.S. presidential election (1972) and, Nixon discussions, 81
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 63, 111, 116, 201, 214, 215, 245
    • U.S.-Soviet discussions, 64, 76
    • U.S.-Soviet relations and, 83
    • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 53, 56, 61, 66, 72, 75, 82, 95, 97, 101, 107, 115, 119, 141, 145, 146, 149, 153, 154, 163, 184, 195, 198, 210, 222, 227, 268
    • Weyand assessment memoranda, 241
  • Harbor mining (see also Pocket Money operation below), 57, 58, 59, 83, 85
  • Laos, 11, 36, 87, 96, 210, 218, 227
  • Moscow Summit, 178
    • Connally-Haldeman discussions, 120
    • Moorer discussions, 151
    • National Security Council staff discussions, 127
    • National Security Council staff memoranda, 106
    • Nixon discussions, 50, 58, 85, 86, 88, 117, 123
    • Nixon memoranda, 103
    • Nixon-Porter discussions, 164
    • Soviet Union trip and, 76, 77, 88, 92, 94
    • U.S.-Soviet discussions, 9
  • Nixon administration internal divisions, 16, 254
  • Nixon speech (May 3, 1972), 125
  • Nuclear weapons, 88
  • Paris peace talks:
    • Bunker discussions, 254, 255
    • CIA intelligence reports, 257
    • DRV Easter Offensive preparations and, 46
    • DRV negotiating strategies, 194, 250, 251
    • Easter Offensive and, 75, 78, 102, 187, 196
    • Haig RVN trips, 267, 271, 272, 275
    • Le Duc Tho meetings:
      • May 2, 1972, 109, 110
      • July 19, 1972, 207, 209, 211, 214
      • Aug. 1, 1972, 224, 225
      • Aug. 14, 1972, 237, 246
      • Sept. 15, 1972, 262, 263
      • Sept. 26–27, 1972, 267
    • National Security Council staff memoranda, 20, 26, 228
    • Nixon discussions, 216, 224, 234, 270
    • Nixon-Porter discussions, 164
    • Press coverage, 240, 279
    • Prisoners of war and, 27
    • Procedure negotiations, 45, 48, 102, 187, 196, 239, 246, 267
    • Rockefeller discussions, 6
    • RVN trip, 226, 237, 243, 245
    • Ten Point proposal (Aug. 1972), 237
    • U.S. bombing of DRV and, 48, 199, 224
    • U.S. negotiating strategies, 45, 48, 212, 216, 217, 228, 250
    • U.S. presidential election (1972) and, 269
    • U.S.–RVN disagreements, 248, 249, 258, 260, 264, 265, 266, 271, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 209, 221, 226, 231, 243, 245, 272, 276, 280
    • U.S.–RVN joint proposal (Jan. 1972), 7, 8
    • U.S.-Soviet discussions, 9, 76, 94, 273, 274
    • U.S.-Soviet relations and, 92
    • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 72, 75, 82, 101, 115, 119, 153, 195, 222
  • Pocket Money operation, 128, 168, 247
    • Bunker-Nguyen Van Thieu discussions, 138
    • CIA assessments, 236
    • Moorer discussions, 126, 133
    • Moorer plan, 124
    • National Security Council meeting discussions, 131
    • National Security Council staff discussions, 127
    • Nixon discussions, 125
    • Nixon memoranda, 139
    • U.S.-Soviet discussions, 135
    • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 132, 141, 145, 146, 149
  • Prisoners of war, 27, 43, 83, 88, 125, 148
  • Propaganda campaigns, 134, 143, 156, 159, 162, 168, 188, 205, 206, 208, 213, 232, 252
  • Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces, 112, 167, 203, 219
  • RVN trip, 226, 237, 242, 243
  • South Korean troop withdrawals, 25
  • U.S. bombing of DRV:
    • Linebacker operation, 128, 168, 199, 223, 247
      • CIA assessments, 236
      • Moorer discussions, 130, 133, 151, 170, 249
      • Moorer memoranda, 235
      • Moscow Summit and, 151, 164
      • National Security Council staff discussions, 127
      • National Security Council staff memoranda, 256
      • Nixon discussions, 185, 224
      • Nixon memoranda, 139, 169
      • Paris peace talks and, 199, 224
      • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 141, 145, 146, 149, 163, 184, 195, 198, 222
    • Mar.–Apr. 1972, 122
      • Haig memoranda, 68
      • Moorer discussions, 49, 55, 69, 70, 74, 79, 89
      • National Security Council staff memoranda, 106
      • Nixon administration internal divisions, 77
      • Nixon discussions, 47, 50, 57, 58, 59, 85, 86, 88, 117, 123
      • Nixon memoranda, 100, 103
      • Nixon-Moorer discussions, 52, 54
      • Nixon-Moorer-Laird discussions, 83
      • Paris peace talks and, 48
      • U.S.-Soviet relations and, 85, 123
    • Operating authorities for, 2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 28, 44, 49
    • Red River Delta dikes, 222
  • U.S. bombing of DRV positions in RVN, 14, 17, 39
  • U.S. economic aid to RVN, 29, 137
  • U.S. military aid to RVN, 154, 163, 167, 169, 268
  • U.S. presidential election (1972), 38, 57, 81, 269
  • U.S.-Soviet relations (see also Moscow Summit above):
    • Easter Offensive and, 83
    • Nixon discussions, 85, 88, 117, 123
    • Soviet Union trip, 76, 86, 88, 91, 92, 94
  • Vietnamization program/U.S. forces withdrawal, 4, 24, 38, 43, 83, 243, 253
  • Vogt transfer, 65
• Knowles, Lt. Gen. Richard T., 40, 47, 158, 180, 189, 191
• Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of, 120
• Korea, Republic of Korea (ROK), 25, 93, 95, 97, 107, 182, 268
• Kraft, Joseph, 82, 207
• Kraslow, David, 7, 50
• Laird, Melvin R.:
  • Disinformation/deception operations, 33
  • DOD point papers, 108
  • DRV/RVNAF forces assessment, 41
  • Easter Offensive:
    • DRV preparations, 1, 10, 13, 34
    • Nixon administration internal divisions and, 51, 54, 77, 123
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 111
    • U.S.-Soviet relations and, Nixon-Kissinger-Moorer discussions, 83
  • Harbor mining, 83, 126, 131, 150
  • Helicopters, 4
  • Laos, 11, 40, 96
  • Nixon administration internal divisions and, 16, 51, 54, 77, 123, 254
  • Prisoners of war, 32, 83
  • Propaganda campaigns, 197, 206, 232
  • RVN economic situation, 191
  • U.S. bombing of DRV, 13
    • Linebacker operation, 150, 185, 249
    • Mar.–Apr. 1972, 49, 50, 68, 70, 83, 100
    • Operating authorities for, 1, 10, 42, 44, 49
    • Red River Delta dikes, 222
  • U.S. economic aid to RVN, 29
  • Vietnamization program/U.S. forces withdrawal, 24, 83, 253
• Lake, Anthony, 164
• Lam, Hoang Xuan. See Hoang Xuan Lam.
• Lam Son 719 operation (1971), 13, 52
• Lam, Tran Van. See Tran Van Lam.
• Laos:
  • Abrams memoranda, 1, 3
  • Barrel Roll operation, 1, 71
  • Commando Hunt operation, 1
  • Congressional spending ceiling, 40, 119, 210, 218, 227
  • Contingency planning, 11, 96
  • Godley memoranda, 87
  • Helilift support, 72
  • Lam Son 719 operation (1971), 13, 52
  • Long Tieng/Pa Dong withdrawal recommendations, 21, 22, 23
  • National Security Council staff memoranda, 3, 11, 23, 36, 112
  • Senior Review Group discussions, 4
  • Steel Tiger operation, 1
  • Strength I operation (Feb. 1972), 35
  • Strength II operation (Mar. 1972), 35, 36, 40
  • Taksin contingency planning, 96
  • Thai forces in, 71, 72, 96
  • U.S.–DRV discussions, 267
  • U.S.–RVN discussions, 245
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 119, 222, 227, 268
• Le Duan, 75, 127, 284
• Le Duc Tho:
  • DRV Easter Offensive preparations, 1
  • Paris peace talks, 2, 5, 45, 48, 110
    • Kissinger meetings:
      • May 2, 1972, 109, 110
      • July 19, 1972, 207, 209, 211, 214
      • Aug. 1, 1972, 224, 225
      • Aug. 14, 1972, 237, 246
      • Sept. 15, 1972, 262, 263
      • Sept. 26–27, 1972, 267
    • Ten Point proposal (Aug. 1972), 238
    • U.S. procedure proposal (Aug 1972), 239
• Legget, Robert L., 101
• Legislative Interdepartmental Group, 40
• Lewis, Anthony, 149, 163, 168, 176, 207
• Lincoln, George, 13, 131
• Linebacker operation (May–Oct. 1972):
  • Abrams memoranda, 157
  • Bunker memoranda, 220
  • CIA assessments, 236
  • Haig-Weyand discussions, 275
  • Kissinger memoranda, 128, 168, 223, 247
  • Kissinger-Moorer discussions, 130, 133, 151, 170, 249
  • Laird memoranda, 249
  • Moorer-Haig discussions, 130, 223
  • Moorer memoranda, 142, 150, 174, 180, 230, 235
  • Moorer plan, 126
  • Moorer-Vogt discussions, 185
  • Moscow Summit and, 151, 160, 164, 170, 172
  • National Security Council meeting discussions, 131
  • National Security Council staff discussions, 127
  • National Security Council staff memoranda, 236, 256
  • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 185, 224
  • Nixon memoranda, 139, 160, 169
  • Nixon-Moorer discussions, 140
  • Paris peace talks and, 199, 222, 224
  • Pocket Money operation and, 124
  • Press briefings, 176
  • Press coverage, 191
  • Red River Delta dikes, 191, 222
  • Senate Armed Services Committee testimony, 140
  • U.S.–DRV discussions, 207, 225
  • U.S. presidential election (1972) and, 245
  • U.S.-Soviet relations and, 127, 145, 151, 160, 164
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 141, 145, 146, 149, 163, 184, 195, 198, 222
• Lon Nol, 112, 201
• Lord, Winston:
  • Easter Offensive, 30, 242
  • Paris peace talks, 110, 207, 243, 250, 281
  • Pocket Money operation, 127
  • U.S. bombing of DRV (Mar.–Apr. 1972), 106
• Lovestone, Jay, 279
• Lowenstein, James G., 191
• Mack, Vice Adm. William P., 174
• Manor, Brig. Gen. Leroy J., 156
• Mansfield, Michael J., 39, 76, 136
• Marder, Murray, 107
• McCain, Adm. John S.:
  • Easter Offensive, 1, 10, 35, 190
  • Laos, 40
  • Pocket Money operation, 132
  • Propaganda campaigns, 156, 173
  • U.S. bombing of DRV:
    • Linebacker operation, 142, 145, 151, 157, 172, 174, 183, 230, 235
    • Mar.–Apr. 1972, 71, 89, 100, 118
    • Operating authorities for, 1, 44, 49, 54
• McClosky, Robert J., 75, 82
• McGovern, George S., 123, 216, 220
  • Paris peace talks, 26, 194, 278, 279
• McKee, Capt. Kinnaird:
  • Pocket Money operation, 126, 132
  • Propaganda campaigns, 158
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 141, 145, 146, 149, 153, 154, 163, 175, 179, 182, 184, 189, 191, 195, 210
• McNamara, Robert S., 50
• Meyer, Gen. John C., 183, 235
• Minh, Duong Van. See Duong Van Minh.
• Minh, Nguyen Van. See Nguyen Van Minh.
• Mitchell, John N., 12, 13, 16, 129
• Moorer, Adm. Thomas H.:
  • Blockade proposals, 83, 120, 121
  • DRV Easter Offensive preparations, 1, 4, 10, 13, 35
  • Easter Offensive, 190
    • Haig discussions, 47
    • Haig memoranda, 231
    • Nixon administration internal divisions and, 51, 52, 54, 77, 123
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 202
    • U.S.-Soviet relations and, 83
    • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 53, 56, 61, 66, 72, 75, 82, 90, 97, 101, 107, 113, 115, 119, 141, 145, 146, 149, 153, 154, 163, 175, 179, 182, 210, 227, 268
  • Harbor mining, 55, 83, 84, 121, 124, 126, 131, 132, 133
  • Helicopters, 4
  • Laos, 40
  • Nixon administration internal divisions and, 16, 51, 52, 54, 77, 123
  • Prisoners of war, 32, 83
  • Propaganda campaigns, 156, 158, 173
  • U.S. bombing of DRV, 13
    • Linebacker operation, 126, 130, 142, 150, 174, 180, 230, 235
      • Abrams memoranda, 183
      • Haig discussions, 223
      • Kissinger discussions, 130, 133, 151, 170, 249
      • Moscow Summit and, 151
      • Nixon discussions, 140
      • Vogt discussions, 185
      • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 141, 145, 146, 149, 163
    • Mar.–Apr. 1972, 47, 49, 52, 54, 71, 107
      • Abrams memoranda, 118
      • Kissinger discussions, 49, 55, 69, 70, 74, 79, 89
      • Nixon discussions, 55
      • Nixon-Kissinger-Laird discussions, 83
      • Nixon memoranda, 100
      • Vogt discussions, 74
      • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 107, 141
    • Operating authorities for, 1, 4, 10, 35, 42, 44, 49, 54
  • U.S. bombing of DRV positions in RVN, 17
  • U.S. military aid to RVN, 163, 268
  • Vietnamization program/U.S. forces withdrawal, 83
• Moose, Richard M., 191
• Moscow Summit (May 1972), 178
  • Easter Offensive and, 50, 58, 103
  • Kissinger-Connally discussions, 120
  • Kissinger Soviet Union trip and, 76, 77, 88, 92, 94
  • Linebacker operation and, 127, 151, 160, 164
  • Nixon-Haldeman discussions, 120
  • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 50, 58, 85, 86, 88, 117, 123
  • Pocket Money operation and, 127
  • U.S. bombing of DRV (Mar.–Apr. 1972) and, 77, 85, 86, 88, 103, 106, 117, 120, 123
  • U.S.-Soviet discussions, 9
• Murphy, Rear Adm. Daniel J., 22
• National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, 148
• National Security Council (NSC):
  • Cambodia, 3, 112
  • DRV Easter Offensive preparations, 3, 12, 13, 30
  • DRV military capabilities, 193
  • DRV political situation, 229
  • Easter Offensive, 60, 73, 78, 187
  • Laos, 3, 11, 23, 36, 112
  • Meetings, 12, 13, 131
  • Paris peace talks, 20, 26, 27, 48, 78, 187, 228, 229, 257
  • Pocket Money operation, 127, 131, 236, 256
  • Propaganda campaigns, 206, 213
  • Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces, 112
  • RVN political situation, 244
  • U.S. bombing of DRV, 13, 48, 106, 131
    • Linebacker operation, 127, 131, 236, 256
• National Security Decision Memoranda:
  • No. 149: Additional Authorities for Southeast Asia, 15
  • No. 152: Herbicides in Vietnam and NSDM 141, 24
  • No. 154: Vietnam Economic Policy, 29
  • No. 168: Military Assistance to the RVN, 167
• National Security Study Memoranda, No. 1, 145
• Negroponte, John D.:
  • Easter Offensive:
    • DRV preparations, 3, 30
    • Kissinger-Polgar discussions, 242
    • Paris peace talks and, 78
    • Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces and, 60
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 245
    • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 53, 56, 61, 66, 72, 75, 97, 101, 107, 119, 141, 145, 153
  • Laos, 23, 36
  • Paris peace talks, 26, 27, 109, 207
    • Easter Offensive and, 78
    • U.S. bombing of DRV and, 48
    • U.S. negotiating strategies, 48, 228
    • U.S.–RVN disagreements, 264, 278, 281
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 245, 277
  • Pocket Money operation, 127, 131
  • Prisoners of war, 27
  • Propaganda campaigns, 213
  • Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces, 112
  • RVN political situation, 244
  • South Korean troop withdrawals, 25
• Nelson, William E., 40, 72, 119, 268
• Newton, William, 53, 56, 61, 66, 72, 75, 82, 95, 97, 101, 107, 113, 141, 145, 149, 153, 154, 163, 175, 182, 184, 191, 195, 198, 210, 227, 268
• Ngo Dzu, 95, 116, 138
• Ngo Quang Truong, 116, 125
• Nguyen Co Thach, 284
• Nguyen Dinh Phuong, 109, 207
• Nguyen Duy Trinh, 284
• Nguyen Phu Duc, 258
• Nguyen Thanh Le, 204
• Nguyen Thi Binh, 26
• Nguyen Van Minh, 75, 80, 91, 116, 119, 199, 245, 247
• Nguyen Van Thieu:
  • Easter Offensive, 13, 63, 93, 111, 116, 176, 201, 247
  • Paris peace talks, 202
    • Resignation proposals, 5, 8, 25, 26, 110, 199, 207, 212, 221, 243, 245, 267, 270, 273, 275, 276
    • RVN–ROK discussions, 25
    • U.S.–RVN disagreements, 245, 248, 254, 255, 258, 259, 260, 264, 265, 266, 277, 278, 279, 280, 282, 283, 284
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 201, 209, 215, 221, 243, 245, 254, 266, 272, 275, 276, 277, 280
  • Pocket Money operation, 128, 138
  • Political situation, 80, 95, 166, 191, 220, 244
  • Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces leadership, 12
  • South Korean troop withdrawals, 25
  • Vietnamization program/U.S. forces withdrawal, 243
• Nguyen Van Toan, 138
• Nha, Hoang Duc. See Hoang Duc Nha. 1968 understandings, 2, 42, 48, 53, 56, 59, 66, 109, 110
• Nixon, Richard M.:
  • Blockade proposals, 58, 59, 80, 83, 85, 91, 120, 121, 123, 125
  • China visit, 2, 4, 13, 25, 31
  • Disinformation/deception operations, 62, 186
  • Easter Offensive, 147
    • Abrams memoranda, 93, 98, 105, 165
    • Bunker memoranda, 165
    • Cease-fire proposals, 125, 134, 164
    • DRV preparations, 2, 4, 10, 12, 13, 39
    • Haig discussions, 91, 104, 114, 152, 155
    • Haig RVN trips, 80
    • Kissinger discussions, 47, 50, 81, 125, 134
    • Kissinger memoranda, 247
    • Nixon administration internal divisions and, 51, 52, 54, 77
    • Paris peace talks and, 196
    • Press briefings, 90, 176
    • Press coverage, 50
    • Speech (Apr. 26, 1972), 99
    • Thompson reports, 203
    • U.S. presidential election (1972) and, 81
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 116
    • U.S.-Soviet relations and, 83
    • Weyand assessment memoranda, 241
  • Harbor mining, 55, 57, 58, 59, 83, 85
    • Pocket Money operation, 125, 127, 129, 131, 132, 135, 136, 139
  • Laos, 210, 218
  • Moscow Summit:
    • Kissinger discussions, 50, 58, 85, 86, 88, 117, 123
    • Linebacker operation and, 160, 164, 171
  • Nixon administration internal divisions and, 16
  • Nuclear weapons, 88, 131
  • Paris peace talks:
    • DRV negotiating strategies, 250, 251
    • Easter Offensive and, 196
    • Kissinger discussions, 216, 224, 234, 270
    • Kissinger-Le Duc Tho meetings:
      • May 2, 1972, 110
      • July 19, 1972, 211
      • Aug. 1, 1972, 224, 225
      • Aug. 14, 1972, 237, 246
      • Sept. 15, 1972, 262, 263
      • Sept. 26–27, 1972, 267
    • Kissinger-Porter discussions, 164
    • Press coverage, 240, 279
    • Speech (Jan. 25, 1972), 2, 5, 9
    • Speech (Apr. 26, 1972), 99, 125
    • U.S. bombing of DRV and, 54
    • U.S. negotiating strategies, 45, 216, 250
    • U.S. presidential election (1972) and, 103, 262, 269
    • U.S. proposal (Jan. 1972), 5, 13
    • U.S.–RVN disagreements, 260, 271, 279, 282, 284
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 259
  • Prisoners of war, 83, 103, 148
  • Propaganda campaigns, 143, 155, 156, 169, 172
    • Haig discussions, 155, 156
    • Kissinger memoranda, 162, 188, 205, 208, 252
    • Laird memoranda, 232
    • Rush memoranda, 156
  • Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces, 203, 219
  • U.S. bombing of DRV:
    • Linebacker operation, 139, 140, 160, 164, 169, 172, 185, 224
    • Mar.–Apr. 1972, 77, 100, 103
      • Abrams memoranda, 118
      • Haig discussions, 91, 104
      • Kissinger discussions, 47, 50, 57, 58, 59, 85, 86, 88, 117, 123
      • Kissinger-Moorer discussions, 52, 54
      • Kissinger-Moorer-Laird discussions, 83
      • Moorer discussions, 55, 140
      • Vogt discussions, 65
    • Operating authorities for, 2, 4, 10, 12, 13, 18, 28, 44, 54, 142
  • U.S. bombing of DRV positions in RVN, 14, 17, 19, 39
  • U.S. military aid to RVN, 169
  • U.S. presidential election (1972), 38, 43, 57, 81, 262, 269
  • U.S.-Soviet relations:
    • Easter Offensive and, Kissinger-Moorer-Laird discussions, 83
    • Haldeman discussions, 120
    • Kissinger discussions, 85, 88, 117, 123
    • Kissinger Soviet Union trip, 91, 92, 94
    • Soviet Union visit, 151
    • Speech (Apr. 26, 1972) and, 125
    • U.S. bombing of DRV and, 85, 91, 123
  • Vietnamization program/U.S. forces withdrawal, 4, 38, 43, 83, 99, 253
  • Vietnam War speeches:
    • Nov. 3, 1969 (silent majority speech), 125
    • Jan. 25, 1972, 2, 5
    • Apr. 26, 1972, 99, 125
    • May 3, 1972, 125
    • May 8, 1972, 135, 136, 207
  • Vogt transfer, 65
• Nixon administration internal divisions:
  • Easter Offensive and, 51, 52, 54, 77, 122, 123
  • Overview, 16
  • Press coverage, 76
  • Vietnamization program/U.S. forces withdrawal and, 254
• Nuclear weapons, 88, 131
• Nutter, G. Warren:
  • DRV Easter Offensive preparations, 4
  • Propaganda campaigns, 197, 206, 232
  • U.S. bombing of DRV, 4
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 53, 56, 66, 72, 75, 90, 95, 97, 101, 107, 113, 115, 119, 141, 145, 146, 179, 182, 184, 189, 191, 222, 268
• Odeen, Philip A.:
  • Easter Offensive, 60, 73, 154, 163, 189, 191, 210
    • DRV preparations, 3, 4
  • Linebacker operation, 236, 256
  • Pocket Money operation, 236
  • U.S. economic aid to RVN, 137
• Osnos, Peter, 164
• Ott, Maj. Gen. David:
  • U.S. military aid to RVN, 191
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 95, 163, 175, 179, 182, 189, 195, 198, 210, 227, 268
• Pacification campaign, 165, 191
• Paris peace talks (see also 1968 understandings):
  • CIA intelligence reports, 257
  • DRV Easter Offensive preparations and, 4, 46, 48
  • DRV negotiating strategies, 45, 192, 194, 250, 251, 284
  • Easter Offensive and, 284
    • National Security Council staff memoranda, 78, 187
    • Press coverage, 65
    • Procedure negotiations, 102, 187
    • U.S.-Soviet discussions, 75
    • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 72, 75, 82, 195
  • French statement, 75
  • Haig RVN trips, 267, 271, 272, 275
  • Kissinger-Bunker discussions, 254, 255
  • Kissinger-Le Duc Tho meetings:
    • May 2, 1972, 109, 110
    • July 19, 1972, 207, 209, 211, 214
    • Aug. 1, 1972, 224, 225
    • Aug. 14, 1972, 237, 246
    • Sept. 15, 1972, 262, 263
    • Sept. 26–27, 1972, 267
  • Kissinger memoranda, 187, 196, 199, 250, 272
  • Kissinger RVN trip, 226, 237, 245
  • National Security Council staff memoranda, 20, 26, 27, 48, 78, 187, 228
  • Nguyen Van Thieu resignation proposals, 5, 8, 25, 26, 109, 199, 207, 212, 221, 243, 245, 267, 270, 273, 275, 276
  • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 216, 224, 234, 270
  • Nixon-Kissinger-Porter discussions, 164
  • Nixon memoranda, 92
  • Nixon speech (Jan. 25, 1972), 2, 5, 9
  • Nixon speech (Apr. 26, 1972), 99, 125
  • 150th Plenary session (July 1972), 204
  • Porter memoranda, 196
  • Press briefings, 45
  • Press coverage, 240, 243, 279
  • Prisoners of war and, 27, 45, 103, 245, 246, 251
  • Procedure negotiations, 45, 48, 102, 187, 196, 239, 246, 267
  • RVN position, 25, 199
  • RVN–ROK discussions, 25
  • Separability issue, 20, 26, 278, 284
  • Seven Point proposal (1971), 26, 192
  • Ten Point proposal (Aug. 1972), 238, 243, 245, 246
  • U.S. bombing of DRV and, 13, 48, 54, 78, 103, 199, 222, 224
  • U.S.-Chinese relations and, 48, 260
  • U.S. negotiating strategies, 45, 48, 115, 212, 216, 217, 228, 250
  • U.S. presidential election (1972) and:
    • Haig memoranda, 194
    • Kissinger memoranda, 246, 263
    • Kissinger-Nixon-Haig discussions, 262
    • National Security Council staff memoranda, 26, 229
    • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 216, 224, 279
    • Nixon-Kissinger-Haldeman discussions, 269
    • Nixon memoranda, 103
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 202, 243, 245
  • U.S.–RVN disagreements, 245, 248, 258, 259, 264, 265, 266, 271, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284
  • U.S.–RVN discussions, 201, 209, 221, 226, 231, 243, 245, 266, 276, 277, 278, 280
  • U.S.–RVN joint proposal (Jan. 1972), 5, 7, 8, 13
  • U.S.-Soviet discussions, 9, 75, 94, 273, 274
  • U.S.-Soviet relations and, 92, 260
  • Vietnamization program/U.S. forces withdrawal and, 38
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 72, 75, 82, 101, 115, 119, 153, 195, 222
• Pham Hung, 1
• Pham Van Dong, 26, 229
• Phan Hien, 110, 207
• Pinckney, Col. Thomas, 210, 222
• Pocket Money operation (harbor mining) (May 1972):
  • Bunker memoranda, 165
  • Bunker-Nguyen Van Thieu discussions, 138
  • CIA assessments, 236
  • Haig memoranda, 126
  • Kissinger memoranda, 128, 168, 247
  • Kissinger-Moorer discussions, 126, 133
  • Moorer memoranda, 150
  • Moorer plan, 121, 124
  • National Security Council meeting discussions, 131
  • National Security Council staff discussions, 127
  • National Security Council staff memoranda, 236, 256
  • Nixon-Haldeman discussions, 125
  • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 125
  • Nixon memoranda, 129, 139
  • Nixon speech (May 8, 1972), 135, 136
  • Press briefings, 176
  • Soviet statement, 149, 178
  • U.S.–DRV discussions, 207
  • U.S.-Soviet discussions, 135
  • U.S.-Soviet relations and, 85, 127, 145, 149
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 132, 141, 145, 146, 149
• Polgar, Thomas, 40, 192, 199, 242
• Pompidou, Georges, 262, 266
• Porter, William J., 20, 27, 45, 46, 48, 164, 196, 204, 207
• Prisoners of war (POWs):
  • Anti-war movement in the United States and, 262
  • Chinese/Soviet military aid, 68
  • Legget mission, 101
  • National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, 148
  • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 43, 88, 125
  • Nixon-Kissinger-Moorer-Laird discussions, 83
  • Paris peace talks and, 27, 45, 103, 245, 246, 251
  • Pocket Money operation and, 132
  • Project Diamond, 32
  • Ten Point proposal (Aug. 1972), 237
  • U.S.-Soviet relations and, 88, 91
  • Vietnamization program/U.S. forces withdrawal and, 43
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 101
• Propaganda campaigns (see also Disinformation/deception operations), 134
  • Archie Bunker operation (Radio Hanoi preemption), 161, 179, 182, 184, 188, 189, 191, 197, 206, 213, 233, 261
  • Carver memoranda, 161
  • Haig memoranda, 177
  • Horgan memoranda, 233, 261
  • Kissinger memoranda, 162, 168, 188, 205, 208, 252
  • Laird memoranda, 232
  • Moorer-Haig discussions, 156
  • Moorer memoranda, 158, 172
  • National Security Council staff memoranda, 206, 213
  • Nixon-Haig discussions, 155, 156
  • Nixon memoranda, 143, 159, 160, 169, 172
  • Rush memoranda, 156
  • Voice of America, 61, 72
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 61, 66, 72, 95, 163, 175, 182, 184, 189
• Proud Deep Alpha operation, 13
• Psychological Pressure Operations Group (PPOG), 233, 261
• Psychological warfare campaigns. See Propaganda campaigns.
• Pursley, Brig. Gen. Robert E., 41, 50, 54, 77, 84, 108, 118
• Quang, Dang Van. See Dang Van Quang .
• Republic of Vietnam (RVN) (see also Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces; U.S.–RVN headings under other subjects):
  • Easter Offensive statement, 53
  • Economic situation, 191, 220
  • Political situation, 80, 95, 165, 171, 191, 220, 244
  • U.S. economic aid, 29, 137
• Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces (RVNAF) (see also Vietnamization program/U.S. forces withdrawal):
  • CIA assessment, 41
  • DRV Easter Offensive preparations and, 13
  • Easter Offensive and, 53, 60, 63, 91, 93, 105, 112, 116, 138, 220
  • Kissinger memoranda, 12
  • National Security Council staff memoranda, 112
  • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 117
  • Project Enhance, 146
  • Restructuring proposals, 167, 203, 219
  • Senior Review Group discussions, 4
  • Thompson reports, 203, 219
  • U.S. military aid, 154, 163, 167, 169, 191, 268
• Reston, James, 164
• Risher, Eugene, 176
• Rockefeller, Nelson, 59
  • Paris peace talks, 6
• Rodman, Peter, 207, 242, 254
• Rogers, William P., 13, 24, 29, 131, 135, 153, 255
• Rush, Kenneth:
  • Nixon administration internal divisions, 77
  • Pocket Money operation, 124, 126, 131
  • Propaganda campaigns, 134, 156, 206
  • U.S. bombing of DRV, 49, 52, 54
  • U.S. military aid to RVN, 163
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 53, 56, 61, 66, 72, 75, 82, 90, 95, 97, 101, 107, 113, 115, 119, 141, 145, 146, 153, 154, 163, 175, 179, 182, 189, 191, 195, 198, 210, 222, 268
• RVN. See Republic of Vietnam.
• Ryan, Gen. John, 195, 198
• Scott, Hugh D., 39, 75, 149
• Scowcroft, Brig. Gen. Brent, 148
• Seignious, George M., II, 192
• Selden, Armistead, 61, 82, 149, 153, 154, 175, 195, 198, 206, 210, 227
• Senior Review Group, 4
• Shakespeare, Frank, 189
• Shillito, Barry, 146
• Sihanouk, Prince Norodom, 26
• Smith, Howard, 234
• Song Than operation, 146
• Sonnenfeldt, Helmut, 109, 127
• Souk Vongsak, 222, 227
• Souphanouvong, 222
• Souvanna Phouma, Prince, 222, 227
• Soviet military aid to DRV:
  • CIA assessments, 41
  • Disinformation/deception operations and, 37
  • Moscow Summit and, 178
  • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 58
  • Press coverage, 75
  • U.S. bombing of DRV (Mar.–Apr. 1972) and, 68
  • U.S. public statements, 56
  • U.S.-Soviet discussions, 94
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 82
• Soviet-U.S. relations. See U.S.-Soviet relations.
• Stearman, William, 189, 191, 244, 268
• Steel Tiger operation, 1
• Stennis, John C., 140
• Stilwell, Lt. Gen. Richard G., 22
• Stockdale, Sybil E., 148
• Strength I operation (Feb. 1972), 35
• Strength II operation (Mar. 1972), 35, 36, 40
• Stuart, Richard K., 144
• Sullivan, William:
  • Propaganda campaigns, 144, 206
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 53, 56, 61, 66, 72, 75, 82, 90, 95, 97, 101, 107, 113, 115, 119, 141, 145, 146, 149, 153, 163, 179, 182, 189, 191, 195, 198, 222, 227, 268
• Swank, Emory C., 203
• Symington, W. Stuart, 40, 75, 119
• Taiwan, U.S. forces in, 146
• Taub, William L., 207
• Tet Offensive (1968), 78, 127
• Thailand:
  • Forces in Laos, 71, 72, 96
  • U.S. deployments in, 82, 96, 182, 191, 195
• Thach, Nguyen Co. See Nguyen Co Thach.
• Thieu, Nguyen Van. See Nguyen Van Thieu.
• Tho, Le Duc. See Le Duc Tho.
• Thompson, Robert, 39, 203, 219
• Thuy, Xuan. See Xuan Thuy.
• Toan, Nguyen Van. See Nguyen Van Toan.
• Train, Rear Adm. Harry D., 191, 222
• Tran Thien Khiem, 264, 277
• Tran Van Don, 242
• Tran Van Huong, 277
• Tran Van Lam, 277
• Trinh, Nguyen Duy. See Nguyen Duy Trinh.
• Truong Dinh Dzu, 244
• Truong, Ngo Quang. See Ngo Quang Truong.
• Understandings (1968). See 1968 understandings.
• Unger, Leonard S., 82
• United Kingdom, 153, 262
• U.S. bombing of DRV (see also Linebacker operation; U.S. bombing of DRV (Mar.–Apr. 1972)):
  • Nixon-Kissinger-Bunker discussions, 14
  • Operating authorities for, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 28, 35, 42, 44
  • Proud Deep Alpha operation, 13
  • Red River Delta dikes, 114, 123, 191, 222
• U.S. bombing of DRV (Mar.–Apr. 1972):
  • Abrams memoranda, 118, 183
  • Congressional opinions, 75
  • DRV statement, 82
  • Frame Glory operation, 118
  • Freedom Train operation, 70
  • Haig memoranda, 67, 68
  • Kissinger memoranda, 122
  • Kissinger-Moorer discussions, 49, 55, 69, 70, 79, 89
  • Laird memoranda, 34
  • Moorer memoranda, 71, 77
  • Moorer-Vogt discussions, 74
  • National Security Council meeting discussions, 131
  • National Security Council staff memoranda, 106
  • Nixon administration internal divisions, 77, 122
  • Nixon-Haig discussions, 91, 104
  • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 47, 50, 57, 58, 59, 86, 88, 117, 120, 123
  • Nixon-Kissinger-Moorer discussions, 52, 54
  • Nixon-Kissinger-Moorer-Laird discussions, 83
  • Nixon memoranda, 100, 103
  • Nixon-Moorer discussions, 55
  • Nixon-Vogt discussions, 65
  • Operating authorities for, 49
  • Paris peace talks and, 48, 54, 78, 103
  • Press coverage, 72
  • Soviet statement, 82
  • U.S.-Soviet relations and, 74, 77, 85, 86, 88, 91, 94, 103, 106, 117, 120, 123
  • Washington Special Actions Group meetings, 53, 56, 66, 82, 107
• U.S. bombing of DRV positions in RVN:
  • Central Highlands (Feb. 1972), 14, 17, 19
  • Easter Offensive and, 74, 77, 157, 183
  • National Security Council staff memoranda, 106
  • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 17, 39
• U.S.-Chinese relations:
  • Disinformation/deception operations and, 37
  • Easter Offensive and, 50
  • Linebacker operation and, 145
  • Mansfield-Scott China visit, 39
  • Paris peace talks and, 48, 260
  • Pocket Money operation and, 149
  • Propaganda campaigns and, 233
  • Rules of engagement and, 142, 145
  • U.S. bombing of DRV and, 106, 142, 145
• U.S. presidential election (1972):
  • Anti-war movement in the United States and, 38
  • DRV Easter Offensive preparations and, 13
  • Easter Offensive and, 81, 194, 195, 245
  • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 43, 81
  • Paris peace talks and:
    • Haig memoranda, 194
    • Kissinger memoranda, 246, 263
    • Kissinger-Nixon-Haig discussions, 262
    • National Security Council staff memoranda, 26, 229
    • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 216, 224, 279
    • Nixon-Kissinger-Haldeman discussions, 269
    • Nixon memoranda, 103
    • U.S.–RVN discussions, 202, 243, 245
  • U.S. bombing of DRV and, 57, 245
  • Vietnamization program/U.S. forces withdrawal and, 38, 43
• U.S.-Soviet relations (see also Moscow Summit; U.S.-Soviet discussions under other subjects):
  • Disinformation/deception operations and, 37
  • DRV Easter Offensive preparations and, 2, 6
  • Easter Offensive and, 50, 58, 64, 74, 83, 103, 120
  • Harbor mining and, 85, 127, 135, 145, 149
  • Kissinger-Connally discussions, 120
  • Kissinger-Dobrynin meetings, 6, 9, 64, 76, 135, 273, 274
  • Kissinger Soviet Union trip, 76, 86, 88, 91, 92, 94
  • Linebacker operation and, 127, 145, 151, 160, 164
  • Nixon China visit and, 25
  • Nixon-Haldeman discussions, 120
  • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 85, 88, 117, 123
  • Nixon speech (Apr. 26, 1972) and, 125
  • Paris peace talks and, 92, 260
  • Prisoners of war and, 88, 91
  • U.S. bombing of DRV (Mar.–Apr. 1972) and, 74, 77, 85, 86, 88, 91, 94, 103, 106, 117, 120, 123
• Vang Pao, 35, 36, 40
• Vietnamization program/U.S. forces withdrawal:
  • DRV Easter Offensive preparations and, 13
  • Easter Offensive and, 50, 60
  • Herbicides and, 24
  • Kissinger-Bunker discussions, 254
  • Nixon-Kissinger discussions, 4, 43
  • Nixon-Kissinger-Moorer-Laird discussions, 83
  • Nixon memoranda, 38, 253
  • Nixon speech (Apr. 26, 1972), 99
  • U.S.–DRV discussions, 109, 207
  • U.S. presidential election (1972) and, 38, 43
  • U.S.–RVN discussions, 243
• Vietnam. See Democratic Republic of Vietnam; Republic of Vietnam.
• Vogt, Cmdr. John W.:
  • Easter Offensive, 53, 56, 61, 119, 163, 199, 247
  • Propaganda campaigns, 189
  • Transfer of, 65
  • U.S. bombing of DRV, 74, 107, 133, 146, 185, 199, 223
• Voice of America, 61, 72, 158, 188, 208, 261
• Vo Nguyen Giap, 1
• Vo Van Sung, 196
• Walters, Lt. Gen. Vernon A., 45, 198, 222, 227
• Wandler, Mark, 53, 56, 61, 66, 72, 75, 82, 90, 95, 97, 101, 107, 113, 115, 119, 141, 145, 146, 153, 154, 163, 175, 179, 184, 189, 191, 195, 198, 210, 222, 227
• Washington Special Actions Group (WSAG):
  • Cambodia, 268
  • Chinese/Soviet military aid to DRV, 82, 163
  • Easter Offensive, 53, 56, 61, 66, 72, 75, 76, 82, 90, 95, 97, 107, 113, 115, 119, 124, 141, 145, 146, 149, 153, 154, 175, 179, 182, 184, 189, 191, 195, 198, 210, 222, 227, 268
  • Laos, 119, 222, 227, 268
  • Linebacker operation, 141, 145, 146, 149, 163, 184, 195, 198, 222
  • Paris peace talks, 72, 75, 82, 101, 115, 119, 153, 195, 222
  • Pocket Money operation, 132, 141, 145, 146, 149
  • Prisoners of war, 101
  • Propaganda campaigns, 61, 66, 72, 95, 163, 175, 182, 184, 189
  • Soviet military aid to DRV, 82
  • U.S. bombing of DRV (Mar.–Apr. 1972), 53, 56, 66, 82, 107
  • U.S. military aid to RVN, 154, 163, 191, 268
• Weinel, Vice Adm. John, 222, 268
• Weiss, Cora, 262
• Weiss, Seymour, 198
• Weyand, Gen. Frederick C., 192, 199, 202, 223, 235, 241, 247, 275
• Wheeler, Gen. Earle G., 16
• Whitehouse, Charles W., 192, 254, 258
• Whitmire, Rear Adm. Donald B., 32
• Whitney, Craig R., 164
• Wicker, Tom, 164
• Withdrawal of U.S. forces. See Vietnamization program/U.S. forces withdrawal.
• Xuan Thuy, 26, 45, 109, 204, 207
• Yu Chae-Hung, 25
• Zais, Lt. Gen. Melvin, 47, 180
• Zhou Enlai. See Chou En-lai.
• Ziegler, Ronald L., 13, 131
• Zorza, Victor, 75
• Zumwalt, Adm. Elmo, 95, 121, 126