1 00:08:31,302 --> 00:08:34,722 We have found that our, uh, friend, 2 00:08:34,805 --> 00:08:38,601 the, uh, Republican nominee, our California friend, 3 00:08:39,769 --> 00:08:44,982 has been playing on this outskirts with our enemies and our friends, both, 4 00:08:45,066 --> 00:08:46,734 our allies and the others. 5 00:08:47,777 --> 00:08:50,738 One of his associates said to a businessman 6 00:08:50,821 --> 00:08:54,033 that we're going to say to Hanoi, "I can make a better deal than he has 7 00:08:54,116 --> 00:08:56,452 because, uh, I'm fresh and new, 8 00:08:56,536 --> 00:08:59,497 and I don't have to demand as much as he does 9 00:08:59,580 --> 00:09:01,415 in the light of past positions." 10 00:10:29,754 --> 00:10:33,174 Mrs. Chennault is contacting, uh, 11 00:10:33,257 --> 00:10:36,093 their ambassador from time to time. 12 00:10:36,177 --> 00:10:38,179 Seems to be kind of the go-between. 13 00:10:52,777 --> 00:10:56,572 The net of it was that, uh, if they just, uh, hold out 14 00:10:56,656 --> 00:10:59,784 a little bit longer, that, uh, he is a lot more sympathetic, 15 00:10:59,867 --> 00:11:02,912 and he can kinda-- they can do better business with him 16 00:11:02,995 --> 00:11:05,289 than they can with their present president. 17 00:11:07,541 --> 00:11:10,252 I rather doubt Nixon has done any of this. 18 00:11:11,253 --> 00:11:15,758 But there's no question but what folks for him are doing it. 19 00:11:21,222 --> 00:11:23,557 {\an8}Mrs. Chennault never saw President Thiệu. 20 00:11:23,641 --> 00:11:25,851 {\an8}Nor did we take it seriously. 21 00:11:25,935 --> 00:11:29,271 Because, hey, we go through the US Embassy, okay? 22 00:11:31,482 --> 00:11:33,025 That's the official conduit. 23 00:11:53,170 --> 00:11:56,424 And frankly, the reason the South Vietnamese did not send 24 00:11:56,507 --> 00:12:00,177 a delegation to the Paris talks at that time was this. 25 00:12:01,220 --> 00:12:06,517 We said to the US, "What's the strategy between allies?" 26 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:10,104 "We cannot go there and you guys just take over, 27 00:12:10,187 --> 00:12:13,357 thinking that, 'This is what is the best for South Vietnamese.'" 28 00:12:14,692 --> 00:12:16,152 "We need to be aligned." 29 00:12:18,028 --> 00:12:19,655 We never got a good answer. 30 00:15:53,869 --> 00:15:57,748 We know, eventually, that the US will pull out troops. 31 00:15:57,831 --> 00:16:00,000 We realize that it is our duty 32 00:16:00,084 --> 00:16:04,546 {\an8}to shoulder the responsibility to fight the war. 33 00:16:04,630 --> 00:16:05,714 {\an8}But we need help. 34 00:18:05,876 --> 00:18:08,545 The Americans proclaim it as "the Vietnamization." 35 00:18:08,629 --> 00:18:11,381 It's a catchy phrase to explain everything, 36 00:18:11,465 --> 00:18:14,885 but in my view, it's pretty offensive to the South Vietnamese. 37 00:18:19,932 --> 00:18:22,017 of the "Vietnamization" of the war was not accurate. 38 00:18:22,101 --> 00:18:24,311 The war started with us, 39 00:18:24,394 --> 00:18:26,772 {\an8}and we gradually scaled up 40 00:18:26,855 --> 00:18:31,777 {\an8}and matured through and in battles 41 00:18:31,860 --> 00:18:36,073 that built up a force, relying more on ourselves. 42 00:19:01,598 --> 00:19:04,893 Because American go in there, just like in the cowboy movie, 43 00:19:04,977 --> 00:19:08,730 "Here is the cavalry. They are-- We're going to do the job for you." 44 00:19:09,398 --> 00:19:12,151 "Hey, we will just bomb the living daylight out of it, 45 00:19:12,234 --> 00:19:13,110 and we're done." 46 00:19:14,111 --> 00:19:17,030 But they don't understand the country, the attitude, 47 00:19:17,114 --> 00:19:19,241 even the disposition of enemy forces. 48 00:19:20,659 --> 00:19:22,870 The Vietnamese generals understood that, 49 00:19:22,953 --> 00:19:26,415 but they find that American really didn't want to listen. 50 00:22:14,750 --> 00:22:18,545 But we realized the pressure in the US politics. 51 00:28:42,262 --> 00:28:44,514 If he cancels his trip because of this… 52 00:43:37,323 --> 00:43:38,532 We were not told. 53 00:43:39,408 --> 00:43:43,621 {\an8}Suddenly, you went on-- on your own, and, you know, "negotiated" 54 00:43:43,704 --> 00:43:47,041 {\an8}what you Americans think is best for South Vietnam. 55 00:43:49,668 --> 00:43:51,795 It's a betrayal between allies. 56 00:44:34,338 --> 00:44:36,256 {\an8} 57 00:44:37,091 --> 00:44:38,926 {\an8}"You have only one mission." 58 00:44:40,511 --> 00:44:41,679 "Just one mission." 59 00:44:42,346 --> 00:44:43,639 "At the end of negotiations, 60 00:44:43,722 --> 00:44:46,225 the US must withdraw its troops, and Northern soldiers stay." 61 00:47:20,128 --> 00:47:22,589 {\an8}We had a difficult time, 62 00:47:22,673 --> 00:47:26,802 {\an8}especially after the series of Tết Offensive battles. 63 00:47:28,011 --> 00:47:30,222 There were groups we had to meet with 64 00:47:30,305 --> 00:47:33,183 in the Cambodian jungles during those years. 65 00:57:29,028 --> 00:57:30,405 Remember Kent State? 66 00:57:30,488 --> 00:57:33,241 Didn't that have a hell of an effect, the Kent State thing? 67 00:57:33,324 --> 00:57:37,287 {\an8}Sure did. Gave them second thoughts. 68 01:00:47,644 --> 01:00:50,730 Even if we're from two different countries, 69 01:00:50,813 --> 01:00:53,399 we can empathize with each other. 70 01:00:57,362 --> 01:01:01,449 You brothers have regained the dignity of being a soldier, 71 01:01:01,532 --> 01:01:04,494 not only as soldiers protecting your country, 72 01:01:04,577 --> 01:01:09,207 but also as soldiers defending another country. 73 01:01:09,290 --> 01:01:14,379 {\an8}Your spirit is very noble and respectable, no matter the circumstances. 74 01:11:26,615 --> 01:11:29,493 The thing, though, that, Henry, that to me is just unconscionable, 75 01:11:29,576 --> 01:11:32,496 this is treasonable action on the part of the bastards that put it out! 76 01:11:32,579 --> 01:11:33,414 Exactly. 77 01:11:33,497 --> 01:11:35,249 Doesn't it involve secure information, 78 01:11:35,332 --> 01:11:36,709 a lot of other things? 79 01:11:36,792 --> 01:11:39,253 What kind of people would do such things? 80 01:12:11,952 --> 01:12:15,247 The prime suspect, according to your friend Rostow you're quoting, 81 01:12:15,331 --> 01:12:17,207 is a gentleman by the name of Ellsberg, 82 01:12:17,291 --> 01:12:20,794 {\an8}who is a left-winger that's now with the RAND Corporation, 83 01:12:20,878 --> 01:12:23,339 {\an8}who also has a set of these documents. 84 01:12:24,089 --> 01:12:26,091 {\an8}Subpoena them. Christ, get them. 85 01:13:43,168 --> 01:13:45,129 We're up against an enemy, a conspiracy. 86 01:13:45,212 --> 01:13:46,755 They're using any means. 87 01:13:46,839 --> 01:13:49,716 We are going to use any means. Is that clear?