Vessey Box MV1, VHS
Series — Box: Vessey MV1, VHS
Content Description
From the Collection:
This is a collection of the personal paperwork, correspondence, and photos of John W. Vessey Jr. and his wife Avis. This primarily covers Vessey's time as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff but also includes material from his childhood through post-retirement.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1939 - 2016
Extent
From the Collection: 60 Linear Feet (87 boxes and 2 flat file drawers.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Korean
From the Collection: Vietnamese
From the Collection: Chinese
From the Collection: Greek, Modern (1453-)
From the Collection: Thai
VHS unless otherwise specified, POW/MIA, Misc.
MIA Portion of Sixty Minutes, 1992 January 10
C-SPAN 1 MIA/POW Hearing, 1992 September 22
ABC News Segments POW/MIA, 1992 February 24
Defense Related News, 1992 March 18
CNN on POW, 1989. JV interview on Vietnam. Approx length: 4 min.
POW/MIA Committee Nov. 15, 1991, 1992 February 19
POW/MIA Committee Nov. 15, 1991, 1992 February 20
POW/MIA Committee Nov. 07, 1991, 1992 February 20
POW/MIA Committee Nov. 07, 1991, 1992 February 20
POW/MIA Committee Nov. 06, 1991, 1992 February 20
POW/MIA Committee Nov. 06, 1991, 1992 February 20
POW/MIA Committee Nov. 05, 1991, 1992 February 20
POW/MIA Committee Nov. 05, 1991, 1992 February 20
Sunday Today news, 1992 March 29, also McNeil/Lehrer Newshour: Army downsizing at Ft Campbell, other “peace dividend” stories, Dick Cheney interview
Senate Select Committee POW/MIA Tape 1, 1991 November 5
Senate Select Committee POW/MIA Tape 2, 1991 November 5
C-SPAN “MIA POW Hearings” Tape 1, 1991 October 6
C-SPAN “MIA POW Hearings” Tape 2, 1991 October 6
C-SPAN “MIA POW Hearings” Tape 3, 1991 October 6
C-SPAN “MIA POW Hearings” Tape 4, 1991 October 6
C-SPAN “Senate Select” Searching for POW/MIA’s 1 of 2, 1992 May 25
C-SPAN “Senate Select” Searching for POW/MIA’s 2 of 2, 1992 May 25
Vietnam Revisited, 1992 May 23
Vietnam Revisited, 1992 May 24
Vietnam Revisited Wrap-Up, 1992 May 26
Gen Powell at George C. Marshall ROTC Award Seminar, 1993 April 14.
OSD Press Briefing, 1992 June 16.
3 Tenors- Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti, 1994 July.
Funeral Service, Gen G.W. Hyatt, Arlington National Cemetery. 1995 September 4. Probably personal video. JWV and Avis shown briefly at interment.
Jack’s Retirement Ceremony, 1985 September 30.
Part 1 State Funeral President Park Chung Hee, newscast. 1979 November 3. No JWV content.
Historian – Tape 3 Segments, 1983 October – 1984 May.
Press briefing on Grenada 26Oct83 News segments from press briefing on Grenada 27Oct83 Meet the Press 6Nov83, VHS Visit to Luxembourg 9Dec83 On The Hill: Defense Spending, CBS 1Feb84 D-Day: A Soldier’s Battle (STM) May84 Historian – Tape 4 Segments, 1984 June – 1985 July.
Worldnet Interview (USIA) 27JJun84, VHS. Also on ¾” tape. POW/MIA Spot Summer84 Berlin Airlift Memorial Ceremony 16Oct84 Interview on CNN 25Oct84 Honors Ceremony: Adm Deyiannis 8Nov84 White House Arrival Ceremony: King Faud 12Feb85 USSOUTHCOM Change of Command Ceremony 2Mar85 Retirement Ceremony Gen Bennie Davis 31Jul85 HBO Segment: “Not Necessarily the News” Beer Commercial: Crow Wing County PBS Minneapolis – Past Twin Cities – Past Iron Range, undated.
The Washington Version, Program 1: Invasion. BBC. 1992. Iraq invasion of Kuwait. Senior staff recollections. No JWV content. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3K7st954PI
Genesis: A Living Conversation. PBS KTCA2. Tape 2, undated.
CNN Special Report: The Vietnam Syndrome, 1993 April 29.
Kerry-Smith Debate on Vietnam Embargo. C-SPAN2. US Senate. 1994 January 26-27.
Dryden Flight Research Center. Projects Update, NASA. 1995.
Farewell/Pres. Carter’s Visit. 1979. American Forces-Korea Network news. Carter meets with Korean Christian and national leaders. Other stories. Brief mention of GEN Vessey as Carter departed Korea. Followed by an interview with GEN Vessey. Voyager World Flight. The World’s Longest Flight. QED. 1986. Fixed-wing aircraft.
Vietnamese Propaganda. USAF Television Center. 1993 November 17.
Council on Foreign Relations Policy Impact Panel: U.S. Defense Priorities, 1995 October 27. Panel discussion incl. JWV. https://www.c-span.org/video/?67964-1/defense-priorities-part-2
Normandy 40th Anniversary.
Normandy Invasion, undated.
D-Day 40th Anniversary.
Last Exit Hanau. Broadcast video produced in Germany. In German language. Compilation of military and pop culture memoirs. Brief mention of Vietnam and JWV. Tape cover includes 1-page letter from Pete Adams 1999 November.
50th Anniversary, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairmanship. C-SPAN2. Fort Myer, VA. 1999. Ceremony speeches by Chairman Shelton, SECDEF Cohen, and Pres. Clinton. Former Chairmans present on dias incl. Vessey. No Vessey speech. Unable to locate video online.
ABC, NBC, + MacNeil Lehrer Evening News Clips. GEN Powell Retirement, 1993 September 30. Ft Myer VA.
National Defense University 2002 Graduation, 2002 June 12. Speech by Condoleezza Rice and GEN Richard Myers. No JWV.
Flag Day Celebration. 1992 June 12. Tape damaged.
MIA Portion of Sixty Minutes, 1992 January 10
C-SPAN 1 MIA/POW Hearing, 1992 September 22
ABC News Segments POW/MIA, 1992 February 24
Defense Related News, 1992 March 18
CNN on POW, 1989. JV interview on Vietnam. Approx length: 4 min.
POW/MIA Committee Nov. 15, 1991, 1992 February 19
POW/MIA Committee Nov. 15, 1991, 1992 February 20
POW/MIA Committee Nov. 07, 1991, 1992 February 20
POW/MIA Committee Nov. 07, 1991, 1992 February 20
POW/MIA Committee Nov. 06, 1991, 1992 February 20
POW/MIA Committee Nov. 06, 1991, 1992 February 20
POW/MIA Committee Nov. 05, 1991, 1992 February 20
POW/MIA Committee Nov. 05, 1991, 1992 February 20
Sunday Today news, 1992 March 29, also McNeil/Lehrer Newshour: Army downsizing at Ft Campbell, other “peace dividend” stories, Dick Cheney interview
Senate Select Committee POW/MIA Tape 1, 1991 November 5
Senate Select Committee POW/MIA Tape 2, 1991 November 5
C-SPAN “MIA POW Hearings” Tape 1, 1991 October 6
C-SPAN “MIA POW Hearings” Tape 2, 1991 October 6
C-SPAN “MIA POW Hearings” Tape 3, 1991 October 6
C-SPAN “MIA POW Hearings” Tape 4, 1991 October 6
C-SPAN “Senate Select” Searching for POW/MIA’s 1 of 2, 1992 May 25
C-SPAN “Senate Select” Searching for POW/MIA’s 2 of 2, 1992 May 25
Vietnam Revisited, 1992 May 23
Vietnam Revisited, 1992 May 24
Vietnam Revisited Wrap-Up, 1992 May 26
Gen Powell at George C. Marshall ROTC Award Seminar, 1993 April 14.
OSD Press Briefing, 1992 June 16.
3 Tenors- Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti, 1994 July.
Funeral Service, Gen G.W. Hyatt, Arlington National Cemetery. 1995 September 4. Probably personal video. JWV and Avis shown briefly at interment.
Jack’s Retirement Ceremony, 1985 September 30.
Part 1 State Funeral President Park Chung Hee, newscast. 1979 November 3. No JWV content.
Historian – Tape 3 Segments, 1983 October – 1984 May.
Press briefing on Grenada 26Oct83 News segments from press briefing on Grenada 27Oct83 Meet the Press 6Nov83, VHS Visit to Luxembourg 9Dec83 On The Hill: Defense Spending, CBS 1Feb84 D-Day: A Soldier’s Battle (STM) May84 Historian – Tape 4 Segments, 1984 June – 1985 July.
Worldnet Interview (USIA) 27JJun84, VHS. Also on ¾” tape. POW/MIA Spot Summer84 Berlin Airlift Memorial Ceremony 16Oct84 Interview on CNN 25Oct84 Honors Ceremony: Adm Deyiannis 8Nov84 White House Arrival Ceremony: King Faud 12Feb85 USSOUTHCOM Change of Command Ceremony 2Mar85 Retirement Ceremony Gen Bennie Davis 31Jul85 HBO Segment: “Not Necessarily the News” Beer Commercial: Crow Wing County PBS Minneapolis – Past Twin Cities – Past Iron Range, undated.
The Washington Version, Program 1: Invasion. BBC. 1992. Iraq invasion of Kuwait. Senior staff recollections. No JWV content. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3K7st954PI
Genesis: A Living Conversation. PBS KTCA2. Tape 2, undated.
CNN Special Report: The Vietnam Syndrome, 1993 April 29.
Kerry-Smith Debate on Vietnam Embargo. C-SPAN2. US Senate. 1994 January 26-27.
Dryden Flight Research Center. Projects Update, NASA. 1995.
Farewell/Pres. Carter’s Visit. 1979. American Forces-Korea Network news. Carter meets with Korean Christian and national leaders. Other stories. Brief mention of GEN Vessey as Carter departed Korea. Followed by an interview with GEN Vessey. Voyager World Flight. The World’s Longest Flight. QED. 1986. Fixed-wing aircraft.
Vietnamese Propaganda. USAF Television Center. 1993 November 17.
Council on Foreign Relations Policy Impact Panel: U.S. Defense Priorities, 1995 October 27. Panel discussion incl. JWV. https://www.c-span.org/video/?67964-1/defense-priorities-part-2
Normandy 40th Anniversary.
Normandy Invasion, undated.
D-Day 40th Anniversary.
Last Exit Hanau. Broadcast video produced in Germany. In German language. Compilation of military and pop culture memoirs. Brief mention of Vietnam and JWV. Tape cover includes 1-page letter from Pete Adams 1999 November.
50th Anniversary, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairmanship. C-SPAN2. Fort Myer, VA. 1999. Ceremony speeches by Chairman Shelton, SECDEF Cohen, and Pres. Clinton. Former Chairmans present on dias incl. Vessey. No Vessey speech. Unable to locate video online.
ABC, NBC, + MacNeil Lehrer Evening News Clips. GEN Powell Retirement, 1993 September 30. Ft Myer VA.
National Defense University 2002 Graduation, 2002 June 12. Speech by Condoleezza Rice and GEN Richard Myers. No JWV.
Flag Day Celebration. 1992 June 12. Tape damaged.
Creator
- From the Collection: Vessey, John William, 1922-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum Repository
Contact:
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls MN 56345 United States
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Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls MN 56345 United States
connect@mnmilitarymuseum.org