[Rarebooks] FS: INSCRIBED by the U.S. Commander of Operations in Vietnam to one of the primary architects of the Vietnam War

[Charles Agvent]

[WESTMORELAND, William] ADLER, Renata. RECKLESS DISREGARD. WESTMORELAND 
V. CBS ET AL.; SHARON V. TIME Inscribed by William Westmoreland to 
William Bundy. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. First Edition. INSCRIBED 
by General William Westmoreland to William Bundy and dated Xmas 1986: 
"To: Bill Bundy--/The truth at last!/I am grateful/for your 
support./Westy." Westmoreland, commander of U.S. military operations in 
Vietnam from 1964 - 1968, sued CBS for libel, arguing that a documentary 
it had broadcast entitled "The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception," 
defamed him because it asserted that he had led a conspiracy to 
manipulate intelligence on enemy troop sizes. Nearly three years after 
the suit's initiation, both parties agreed to dismiss the case. What 
could never be dismissed, however, was Westmoreland's aggressive role in 
the escalation of ground troops in Vietnam. William Bundy had a long, 
distinguished service in the government in the CIA and in the Defense 
Department. He was appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Far 
Eastern Affairs in March 1964. His brother McGeorge was Special 
Assistant for National Security Affairs to Kennedy and Johnson from 
1961-1966. Both are considered primary architects of America's 
involvement in Vietnam. In THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST, David Halberstam 
stated that during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, William 
Bundy's name "would probably be on more pieces of paper dealing with 
Vietnam over a seven-year period than anyone else's." A fine association 
copy linking two important figures in America's Vietnam policy. 
Approximately 15 pages with Bundy's marginal markings. About Fine in a 
price-clipped, Near Fine dustwrapper. (#012745)        $750.00

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