Quick Reference of Important People

  • Abram, Creighton (1917-74) Commander, US Military Assistance Command 1968-72
  • Agnew, Spiro (1918-96) Vice President of the United States, 1969-74
  • Bao Dai(1913-97) Emperor of Vietnam, 1926-1945; Chief of State in Vietnam, 1950-55
  • Bui Diem (1923- )Republic of Vietnam ambassador to the United States, 1967-72
  • Bundy, McGeorge (1919-96) National Security Advisor, 1961-66
  • Bunker, Ellsworth(1894-1994) US Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam, 1967-1973
  • Calley, William (1943- ) US Army Lieutenant, platoon leader convicted of My Lai Massacre.
  • Caputo, Philip (1943- ) US Marine Lieutenant, author of a Rumor of War
  • Clifford, Clark (1906-98) US secretary of defense, 1968-69
  • d'Argenlieu, Georges Thierry (1889-1964) French High Commissioner of Indochina, 1945-47
  • de Lattre de Tassigny, Jean (1889-1952) French High Commissioner and Commander of French military forces in Indochina
  • Duong Van Minh (1919- )republic of vietnam general political leader, 1963-64; head of state, 1975
  • Eisenhower, Dwight (1890-1969) President of the United States, 1953-60
  • Ellsberg, Daniel (1931- )US intelligence analyst for RAND Corporation and US Defense Department. also leaked the pentagon paper to the New York Times
  • Ford, Gernald (1913- ) Vice President , 1973-74; President of the United states, 1974-76
  • Harkins, Paul (1904-84) US Military Assistance Commander in vietnam, 1962-64
  • Harriman, Averell (1891-1986) US Assistant Secretary of States,1962-64
  • Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) Vietnamese Communist Revolutionary, President of Democratic Republic of Vietnam
  • Kerrey, Robert J.(1943- ) Leader of Navy SEAL Unit; Governor of Nebraska; US Senate
  • Johnson, Lyndon Baines(1908-73) President of the United States
  • Kennedy, John (1917-63) President of the united States
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-68) US Civil rights and AntiWar activist
  • Kissinger, Henry (1923- ) US National Security Advisor, 1969-73; Secretary of States, 1973-77
  • Krulak, Victor (1913- ) US Marine General; Commanding General of Fleet Marine Force in the Pacific, 1964-68
  • Larid, Melvin (1922- ) US Secretary of Defense, 1969-73
  • Le Duan (1907-86) Secretary General of the Communist Party of Vietnam, 1959-69; Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam, 1969-86
  • Le Duc Tho (1910-90) Influential member of communist party of vietnam, Chief DRV negotiator at Paris Peace Talk
  • Lodge, Henry Cabot, jr. (1902-85) US ambassador of Republic of Vietnam
  • Martin, Graham (1912-90) Us Ambassador to Republic of Vietnam, 1973-75
  • McCone, John (1902-91) Director of US Central Intelligence Agency, 1961-65
  • McNamara, Robert (1916- ) US Secretary of Defense, 1961-68
  • McNaughton, John(1921-67) US Department of Defense staff; assistant secretary of defense for internation security affairs, 1964-67
  • Moyers, Bill (1934- ) US White House Chief of staff, 1964-65; Press secretary. 1965-66
  • Navarre, Henri (1898-1983) Commander of French Military forces in Indochina,1953-54
  • Ngo Dinh Diem (1901-63) US Supported President of the Republic Vietnam, 1954-63
  • Ngodinh Nhu (1910-63) Brother of Ngo Dinh Diem, Chief Secret Police in Republic of Vietnam
  • Nguyen Cao Ky (1930- ) Commander of the Air Force of Repulic of Vietnam; Prime Minster of Republic of Vietnam, 1965-67; Vice-President, 1967-71
  • Nguyen Chanh Thi (1923- ) General, Army of the Republic of Vietnam; Commander of I Corps whoses removal led to Buddhist protest in 1966.
  • Nguyen Chi Thanh (1914-67) General, People's Army of Vietnam; Central Office for South Vietnam (COSVN), 1965-67
  • Nguyen Khanh (1927- ) General, Army of the Republic of Vietnam; Premier, Republic of Vietnam, 1965
  • Nguyen Van Theiu (1923- ) General, Army of the Republic of Vietnam; President, Republic of Vietnam, 1967-75
  • Nixon, Richard (1913-94) US Congressman, 1947-51; Senator, 1951-53; Vice-President, 1953-60; President of the United States, 1969-74
  • Pham Van Dong (1906-2000) Vietnamese communist revolutionart; Premier, Democratic Republic of Vietnam, 1950-75
  • Phan Boi Chau (1867-1940) Vietnamese nationalist and political activist.
  • Phan Huy Quat (1909-79) Minister of Defense, State of Vietnam, 1950-54; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Vietnam, 1964; Premier, Republic of Vietnam, 1965.
  • Reagan, Ronald (1911- ) US Governor of California, 1967-75; President of the United States.
  • Roger, William (1913- ) US Secretary of State, 1969-73
  • Roosevelt, Franklin (1882-1945) President of the United States, 1933-45
  • Rostow, Walt (1916- ) US State Department Staff, 1961-66; Special assistant to the President for national security affairs, 1961-69
  • Rusk, Dean (1909-94) US Secretary of State, 1961-69
  • Sharp, Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. (1906- ) US Navy Admiral, Commander-in Chief of the Pacific Command, 1964-68
  • Taylor, Maxwell (1901-87) US Army Chief of Staff, 1955-59; Military representative of the president, 1961-62; Chairman of joint chief of staff, 1962-64; Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam, 1964-65
  • Thich Quang Duc (1897-1963) Buddhist Monk whose self-immolation in 1963 attracted world attention
  • Tran Van Huong (1903-1985?) Prime Minster of the Republic of Vietnam, 1964-65, 1968-69; Vice President, 1971-75
  • Truman Harry (1884-1972) President of the United States, 1945-52
  • Vann, John Paul (1924-72) US Army Lieutenant Colonel, 1961-63; Pacification Representative of the Agency For International Development, 1965-72
  • Vo Nguyen Giap (1911- ) Leading Vietnamese Military Strategist, Primary Militaty Commander Of the Democratic republic of Vietnam, 1944-75
  • Westmoreland, William (1914- )US Army General: Commander of Military Assistance Command of Vietnam (MACV), 1968-72
  • Weyand, Frederick (1916- ) US Army General: Commander of Military Assistance Command of Vietnam (MACV), 1972-76
  • Wheeler, Earle (1908-75) US Army Chief of Staff, 1962-64; Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff, 1964-70