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Excerpts from the Vietnam Country Reader (The complete Reader, more than 2500 pages in length, is available for purchase by contacting [email protected].) VIETNAM COUNTRY READER TA LE OF CONTENTS erritt N. Cootes 1936 Temporary Consul, Saigon (ingsley ). Hamilton 1940,1942 Consular Officer, Saigon .lbert Stoffel 1946,1948 0ice Consul, Saigon Oscar 0ance .rmstrong 1950 Chinese 1anguage Officer, Saigon 2ohn 3. elby 1950 City 4nspecified, 0ietnam Charlotte 1oris 1950,1952 Cler5, Saigon Thomas 2. Corcoran 1950,1953 Political Officer, Saigon 1954,1955 Consul, Hanoi Paul . (attenburg 1950,1955 Intelligence .nalyst, Indochinese .ffairs, 8ureau of Intelligence and Research, )ashington, DC 1963,1964 Country Officer, East .sia 8ureau, )ashington, DC 1964,1965 Political Officer, Policy Planning, )ashington, DC 1. ichael Rives 1951,1952 Political Officer, Hanoi Scott Cohen 1951,1953 3oreign 8roadcasting Information Service (38IS) Officer, Saigon Richard C. atheron 1951,1953 Special Technical and Economic ission, Saigon 1953,1956 Special Technical and Economic ission, Hue 8ertha Potts 1952,1954 Cultural .ffairs Officer, 4SIS, Saigon )illiam 2. Cunningham 1952,1954 General Services .ssistant, Saigon Howard R. Simpson 1952,1955 Press Officer, Saigon 1964,1965 Information Officer, Saigon Samuel Clifford .dams, 2r. 1952,1955 Education .dvisor, Saigon Randolph .. (idder 1953,1955 Political Officer, Saigon 1955 Chargé d>.ffaires, Saigon George 1ambra5is 1954,1955 Trainee, 4SIS, Saigon Robert 3. 3ran5lin 1954,1956 Radio Officer, 4SIS, Hanoi and Saigon 1962 Press Officer, Saigon 2ohn .. 1acey 1954,1956 Intelligence .nalyst, 0ietnamese .ffairs, 8ureau of Intelligence and Research, )ashington, DC 1965,1966 Country Officer, 8urma/Cambodia Des5, )ashington, DC Rufus C. Phillips, III 1954,1955 4.S. .rmy and Central Intelligence .gency, Saigon 1957,1959 .ssistant Director, Rural .ffairs, Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS), 0ientiane, 1aos Robert 2. ac.lister 1955 International Rescue Committee, City 4nspecified, 0ietnam 2ohn .. c(esson, III 1955,1957 Political Officer, Saigon Robert E. 8arbour 1955,1956 1anguage Training, Saigon 1956,1957 Political Officer, Saigon 1957,1958 Principal Officer, Hue Robert 1ochner 1955,1958 Deputy P.O, 4SIS, Saigon Samuel T. )illiams 1955,1960 ilitary .ssistance .dvisor Group, Saigon Christian .. Chapman 1957,1958 Political Officer, Saigon David I. Hitchcoc5, 2r. 1957,1958 Public .ffairs Officer, 4SIS, Hue Chester H. Opal 1957,1960 Public .ffairs Officer, 4SIS, Saigon .lan 3isher 1957,1963 otion Picture Officer, 4SIS, Saigon Elbridge Durbrow 1957,1961 .mbassador, 0ietnam 1961,1965 N.TO, Paris 2ohn ). (imball 1958,1960 .ssistant Security Officer, Saigon Theodore 2.C. Heavner 1958,1959 Political Officer, Hue 1960,1961 Political Officer, Saigon 1961,1963 0ietnam )or5ing Group, )ashington, DC 2oseph .. endenhall 1958,1959 0ietnam Des5 Officer, )ashington, DC 1959,1962 Political Officer, Saigon 1963,1965 Deputy Director, Southeast .sia .ffairs, )ashington, DC 1964 Chairman, 0ietnam )or5ing Group, )ashington, DC 1964,1965 0ietnam .ffairs, East .sia 8ureau, )ashington, DC 1968,1970 0ietnam .ffairs, 4S.ID, )ashington, DC Cecil S. Richardson 1959,1961 Political Officer/Staff .ide, Saigon 8en 3ran5lin DiAon 1959,1962 Political Officer, Thailand 2ames Howe 1959,1962 Program Officer, International Cooperation .dministration (predecessor to 4S.ID), City 4nspecified, 0ietnam George 3. 8ogardus 1959,1963 Economic Officer, Saigon Neal Donnelly 1960,1961 .ssistant C.O, Saigon Thomas 3. Conlon 1960,1962 Principal Officer, Saigon 2ames arvin ontogomery 1960,1962 Economic Officer, Saigon 1962,1964 State DepartmentB 0ietnam Des5 Officer, )ashington, DC (eith Earl .damson 1960,1964 2oint 4.S. Public .ffairs Office (24SP.O), Saigon 2ohn . .nspacher 1960,1964 Public .ffairs Officer, 4SIS, Saigon 2ohn 2. Helble 1960,1961 Political Officer, Saigon 1961,1964 Consul, Hue 1965,1967 0ietnam )or5ing Group, )ashington, DC 1973 Political Officer, Saigon Douglas Eugene Pi5e 1960,1962 .ssistant otion Picture Officer, 4SIS, Saigon 1962,1964 Information Officer, 4SIS, Saigon 1965,1967 .ssistant Chief Planning Division, 4SIS, Saigon 1968,1975 Regional Information Specialist, 4SIS, Saigon Thomas 1. Hughes 1961 .dministrative .ssistant to the 4nder Secretary, )ashington, DC Robert E. 8arbour 1961,1963 Political Officer, Saigon )illiam C. Trueheart 1961,1963 Deputy Chief of ission, Saigon 3rederic5 Ernest Nolting, 2r. 1961,1963 .mbassador, 0ietnam 2ames D. Rosenthal 1961,1965 Political Officer, Saigon Henry 1. T. (oren 1961,1964 Director, Southeast .sia .ffairs, East .sia 8ureau, )ashington, DC 1966,1968 Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS), Saigon ). .verell Harriman 1961,1963 .ssistant Secretary of State for 3ar Eastern .ffairs, )ashington, DC 1963,1965 4nder Secretary of State for Political .ffairs, )ashington, DC 1965,1969 .mbassador,at,1arge, )ashington, DC Dean Rus5 1961,1969 Secretary of State, )ashington, DC 3ran5 D. Correl 1962,1963 Program Officer, 4S.ID, Saigon 1963,1964 0ietnam .ID Des5, )ashington, DC Paul D. Har5ins 1962,1964 General, 4S .rmy, Saigon (enneth N. Rogers 1962,1964 RSO General and Staff .ide, Saigon ). Robert )arne 1962,1964 .ssistant Development Officer, 4S.ID, Saigon aAwell D. Taylor 1962,1964 Chairman, 2oint Chiefs of Staff, )ashington, DC 1964,1965 .mbassador, 0ietnam )illiam G. 8radford 1962,1964 .dministrative Officer, Saigon 1974 .dministrative Officer, Saigon Edward 1. Rowny 1962,1965 1t. General, Saigon Robert H. iller 1962,1965 Deputy Chief, Political Section, Saigon 1965,1968 0ietnam )or5ing Group, )ashington, DC 1974,1977 .rea Director, Southeast .sia .ffairs, )ashington, DC 1eonardo Neher 1962,1964 Commercial Officer, Saigon )illiam R. Tyler 1962,1965 .ssistant Secretary for European .ffairs, )ashington, DC 1965,1969 Chief of ission, The Hague, The Netherlands 3rederic5 ). 3lott 1963 Special .ssistant to .mbassador Henry Cabot 1odge, Saigon Samuel 8. Thomsen 1963,1964 Political Officer, Saigon 1964,1966 Consul, Hue 0ladimir 1ehovich 1963,1965 Rural .ffairs Program Officer, 4S.ID, Saigon 1965,1966 Provincial Reporter, Saigon Erland Heginbotham 1963,1965 Economic Policy Officer, 4S.ID, Saigon 1965,1967 0ietnam Des5, 4S.ID, )ashington, DC 2oseph P. O>Neill 1963,1965 Political Officer, 4S.ID, Hue 1965,1968 CORDS, Da Nang George . 8arbis 1963,1966 .nalyst, 1aos, 8ureau of Intelligence and Research, )ashingotn, DC )illiam Harrison arsh 1963,1966 Political Officer, Saigon 1966,1968 0ietnam )or5ing Group, )ashington, DC ichael H. Newlin 1963,1968 Political, ilitary Officer, 4SRO, 8russels 2ohn R. 8ur5e 1963,1967 Political Officer, Saigon 1967,1969 Director, 0ietnam )or5ing Group, )ashington, DC 2ohn T. 8ennett 1963,1965 Economic Counselor, Saigon (Interview with Rutherford Poats) 1973,1975 Economic Counselor, Saigon Rutherford Poats 1963,1967 8ureau Chief, 4S.ID, )ashington, DC (See interview with 2ohn 8ennett) 1964,1966 .ssistant .dministrator, 4S.ID, )ashington, DC Thomas 1. Hughes 1963,1969 Director, 8ureau of Intelligence and Research, )ashington, DC Robert C. Haney 1964 Deputy Chief, 24SP.O, Saigon Thomas 3. Conlon 1964 0ietnam )or5ing Group, )ashington, DC 8roadus 8ailey, 2r. 1964,1965 Provincial .dvisor, Dalat, Tuyen Duc 4. .leAis 2ohnson 1964,1965 Deputy Chief of ission/Deputy .mbassador, Saigon )illiam N. Turpin 1964,1965 0ietnam .id ission, Saigon Peter . Cody 1964,1965 0ietnam Des5, 4S.ID, )ashington, DC Ray E. 2ones 1964,1965 Embassy and Staffing Protocol Officer, Saigon David G. Nes 1964,1965 Deputy Chief of ission, Saigon Richard 2. Dols 1964,1966 Intelligence .nalyst, 0ietnamese .ffairs, 8ureau of Intelligence and Research, )ashington, DC 2ames 3. 1eonard 1964,1966 Intelligence .nalyst, 3ar East .ffairs, 8ureau of Intelligence and Research, )ashington, DC Philip R. ayhew 1964,1966 .dvisor, 2oint 4.S. Public .ffairs Office (24SP.O), Saigon Clayton E. c anaway, 2r. 1964,1965 Program Officer, 4S.ID, Saigon 1965 0ietnam Program, )ashington, DC 1965,196C Pacification Program Officer, 4S.ID, Saigon 196C,1970 DoD, .C0, Saigon )alter .. 1undy 1964,1966 Political Officer, Saigon 1966 Principal Officer, Hue 3ran5 G. )isner 1964,1967 Staff .ide, .ID, Saigon 1967,1968 Program Officer, Dinh Tuong Province 1968,1969 Senior .dvisor, Tuyen Duc Province Gilbert H. Sheinbaum 1964,1968 Political Officer, 4S.ID, Hue, Hoi .n, and Saigon 8arry Dorthian 1964,1968 Chief, 2oint 4.S. Public .ffairs Office, (24SP.O), Saigon 2ohn 2. cCloy 1964,1968 .mbassador Harold (aplan 1964,1967 Public .ffairs Officer, 4SIS, Saigon 1967 Public Relations Officer, 0ietnamese .ffairs, The )hite House, )ashington, DC 1968,1969 Press Officer, Negotiations with North 0ietnamese, Paris, 3rance H. 3reeman atthews, 2r. 1964,1966 Political Officer, Saigon 1966,1970 0ietnam )or5ing Group, )ashington, DC Richard E. 4ndeland 1964,1969 3ield Operations Officer, Saigon Robert 2. cClos5ey 1964,1973 State Department Spo5esman, )ashington, DC )alter 3. ondale 1965 4nited States Senator, innesota Ralph 2. (atrosh 1965,1966 0ietnamese .ffairs, East .sia 8ureau, )ashington, DC Robert Don 1evine 1965,1966 Embassy Spo5esperson, Saigon Richard . cCarthy 1965,1966 2oint 4.S. Public .ffairs Office (24SP.O), Saigon Patric5 E. Nieburg 1965,1966 2oint 4.S. Public .ffairs Office (24SP.O), Plei5u G. Clay Nettles 1965,1967 II Corps, 4S.ID, 1am Dung Robert 8. Oa5ley 1965,1967 Political Officer, Saigon Robert ). Garrity 1965,1967 .ssistant Press Officer, 4SIS, Saigon Howard 3ran5 Needham 1965,1967 2oint 4.S. Public .ffairs Office
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    Ich Bin ein Berliner: Beyond Jelly Doughnuts DEBRA PARCELL Abstract Delivered in the midst of the Cold Wa.r; John F. Kennedy's brief speech in front of the Berlin Wall proclaimed solidarity with the German people._Although the final words of the speech, "!ch bin ein Berliner", could theoretically have been interpreted to mean "I am a jelly dough­ nut", the crowds in attendance understood precisely his meaning. This paper will examine the background of the speech, Kennedy's reaction to the Berlin wall, and the authenticity of his sentiments, while discrediting the myth of misinterpretation. The significance of this speech lies in providing credibility with Berliners that would allow Kennedy to argue for coex­ istence with the Communists, and defusing potentially volatile East-West animosities, rather than debate over German syntax and jelly doughnuts. "For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder." This line from Paul's second letter to the church at Corinth is used as a curious opening line in der Spiegel's June 26, 1963 article on JFK's recent visit to Germany and his impassioned speech in Berlin. Delivered by Kenne­ dy in the midst of the Cold War as thousands of Germans thronged the streets to listen, it pro­ claimed solidarity with the German people as he stated, "all free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin ..