Edward Lansdale Interviews | Cecil B. & Laura G. Currey Archive of Military History

The Edward Lansdale Interviews featured here include interviews with PSYOP and counterinsurgency pioneer Major General Edward G. Lansdale and his peers within the intelligence community. Currey collected these interviews as part of his research into his book Edward Lansdale: The Unquiet American. These interviews were digitized from analog cassette. They have been lightly edited for sound quality. No voice data has been removed. Raw transfers are available upon request for research purposes.

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The primary source materials contained within this collection have been placed there for research purposes, preservation of the historical record, and as reflections of particular attitudes and policy positions adopted during the period under examination. Because this material contains descriptions of practices and events occurring during the global Cold War, including the implementation of counterinsurgency techniques, execution of covert actions, and commission of war crimes including the use of torture, some items in this collection may be sensitive in nature and may not represent the attitudes, beliefs, or ideas of their creators, persons named in the collection, or the position of Fort Hays State University.

The subjects discussed, both generally or specifically, by Dr. Currey and his subjects, particularly aspects of the U.S. intelligence community’s counterinsurgency and covert actions in Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, and the commission of war crimes during the Vietnam War have previously been declassified and introduced into the public record through either the 1975 Church Committee and its subsequent report or the 1994 declassification of materials assembled by the Vietnam War Crimes Working Group (VWCWG).

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Interview with Andre Sauvageot

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with Andre Sauvageot regarding his experiences during the Vietnam War Era.
Phone call with Nguyen Dinh Quang

Cecil B. Currey

An audio recording with Nguyen Dinh Quang regarding Cecil Currey's research trips to Vietnam. The transcript for this recording has been lost.
Interview with Medardo Justiniano

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with Medardo Justiniano regarding his experiences during the Vietnam War Era.
Interview with Manny Chavez

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with Manny Chavez regarding his experiences during the Vietnam War Era.
Interview with Nguyen Be

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with Nguyen Be regarding his experiences during the Vietnam War Era.
Interview with Tom Ware

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with Tom Ware regarding his experiences during the Vietnam War Era.
Notes from Interview with William Gilday

Cecil B. Currey

Notes from an interview with William Gilday regarding his experiences during the Vietnam War Era.
Interview with John Dickson

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with John Dickson regarding his experiences with Edward Lansdale in the Philippines.
Interview with Lee Telesco

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with Lee Telesco regarding his experiences during the Vietnam War Era.
Interview with Romeo Espino

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with Romeo Espino regarding his experiences during the Vietnam War Era.
Interview with Spence Davis

Cecil B. Currey

A transcript of an interview with Spence Davis regarding his experiences with Edward Lansdale in the Philippines. The audio for this interview has been lost.
Interview with Joseph Johnson

Cecil B. Currey

A transcript of an interview with Joseph Johnson regarding his experiences during the Vietnam War Era. The audio for this interview has been lost.
Interview with Manny Chavez

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with Manny Chavez regarding his experiences during the Vietnam War Era.
November 12, 1985 Interview with Edward Lansdale

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with Edward Lansdale regarding his life experiences.
Interview with David Lansdale

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with David Lansdale regarding his experiences with his brother Edward Lansdale.
Interview with John Doran

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with John Doran regarding his experiences in college with Edward Lansdale.
Interview with Peter Lansdale

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with Peter Lansdale regarding his experiences with Edward Lansdale.
Interview with W.T.T. "Chips" Ward

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with W.T.T. "Chips" Ward regarding his experiences with Edward Lansdale prior to the Vietnam War.
Interview with Dan Ellsberg

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with Dan Ellsberg regarding his experiences during the Vietnam War Era. Ellsberg is known for releasing the Pentagon Papers in 1971.
Interview with Philip Lansdale

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with Henry Philips Lansdale regarding his experiences with his brother, Edward Lansdale.
Interview with Frisco San Juan

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with Frisco San Juan regarding his experiences with Edward Lansdale and the intelligence community.
Interview with Jose Banzon

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with Jose Banzon regarding his experiences during the Vietnam War Era.
Interview with Charles Glazer

Cecil B. Currey

A transcript of an interview with Charles Glazer regarding his experiences leading up to the Vietnam War Era. The audio for this interview has been lost.
Interview with Hank Paschal

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with Hank Paschal regarding his experiences with the intelligence community in the Vietnam in the 1950s.
Interview with George Frost

Cecil B. Currey

An interview with George Frost regarding his experiences with Edward Lansdale.