The Inventory

of the

Samuel A. Adams

Collection

#887

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center

 

Adams, Samuel A. 1933-1988

Gift of Mrs. Samuel Adams

September 1995 Collection of 51 paige boxes. Scope and Contents Note: The Sam Adams papers contain the story of Adams' career as a CIA analyst: his allegation of a discovery that the J-2 [Intelligence Branch] MACV [Military Assistance Command Vietnam] order of battle seriously underestimated the number of the Viet Cong opposing the US forces in Vietnam led to his eventual leaving of the CIA; writing an article for Harpers magazine on the controversy; aiding a CBS reports documentary on the Pentagon's alleged coverup; becoming a defendant in the lawsuit brought by General William Westmoreland; bringing suit himself against Renata Adler for her writings about him and the documentary; and writing a book WAR OF NUMBERS: An Intelligence Memoir (posthumously published by Steerforth Press; 1994) about the Vietnam War and the order of battle controversy. David Halberstam wrote of the trial that if it served no other purpose than to get Robert McNamara under oath and on the record it would have been worth it. Sam Adams was a consultant on the discovery process of the lawsuit, guiding the document search, writing the questions to be asked, and attending most of the depositions, including those of McNamara, Dean Rusk, Walt Rostow, Richard Helms, William Colby and William Westmoreland. The trial documents and 9,745 pages of transcript formed the only major investigation of the Vietnam War. These records form the bulk of the Adams Collection. Adams produced an additional study on the controversy over military munitions transported through the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville.

INVENTORY Box Westmoreland Trial vs. CBS et al including Adams. Alphabetically arranged and compiled by S. Adams. 1-17 Witnesses and sources files. [Representative listing attached; A-P] 18-22 Trial transcripts. 23-26 Trial exhibits. 27-31 Joint exhibits. 32-36 Documents: orders of Battle and Sitreps (situation reports). 1966-1973 37 Chronologies. Prepared by SA. Holograph and typescript of his 10 years at CIA 38-39 SA notes on trial exhibits and documents. 40 Sihanoukville, Cambodia supply controversy. Chronology and notes. 41-42 General research. Printed material on Vietnam. 43 Interviews: General on Vietnam, holograph, etc. 44-47 SA book "Who the Hell are We Fighting Out There?" Several drafts. Published as WAR OF NUMBERS. 48 CBS Press releases and public relations on trial. 49 Harpers magazine; Adams' May 1975 article. New Yorker magazine in re: Renata Adler article. Papers. 50 Studies on Vietnam War by others. 51 Adams personal. Includes photos and military records and some correspondence. 

I. Box 52A.

Manuscripts.

Adams, Samuel #887

12/21 /06 Preliminary Listing

THE BURNING TRUTH: SAM ADAMS, THE CIA AND THE VIETNAM WAR, by C. M ichael Hiam. _, 1. Draft for Albert LaFarge, TS, 606 p., 6/21 /05 ; includes:

[F. 1-4] a. Correspondence. b. Hiam, C. Michael. TLS to Albert LaFarge, 6/22/05. b. Text fragment, interim draft, TS, 6 p., June 26, no year;

includes holograph notes. [F. 4]

II. Professional Materials. A. Research materials by C. Michael Hiam.

1. Untitled files, may include correspondence, speeches, reports, photographs, printed materials, re: ' [F. 5] a. Childhood memories of SA. b. CIA documents by or re: SA. c. Family and military history of SA. d. SA' s death.

2. Interviews re: SA, categorized alphabetically by C. Michael Hiam. a. A-G. [F. 6] b. H-P. [F. 7] c. Q-Z. [F. 8]

III. CoiTespondence. A. " '40-'44 Hudson," fi le re: SA childhood; includes poems by SA; health

certificate for school. [F. 9]

IV. Film/Video. A. "The Uncounted Enemy," CBS report, DVD. [Loose] B. Re: research, manuscripts, photograph files from C. Michael Hiam, CD­

ROM.

V. Audio Materials. A. Cassette tapes.

1. "Alex Acben #2, 211 0/02." 2. "Anne C. Adams, # 1-2, 12/ 1101." 3. '"Clayton Adams, 211 /04." 4. "E. Adams." 5. "Mary Adams, 1/26/02."

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6. "Alex Albenhi , #1, 2110/02." 7. "George Allen, # 1-2, 1/18/02." 8. "Ned Ames, 1/31/02." 9. "Bob Appell Dick Krapet, # 1-2, 4/20/02." 10. "Kirk Balcon, 1/20/02." 11. "Ballantyne, Ed, 12/8/01 ." 12. "Balls, #1-2." 13. "Bob Baron, #1-2, 4/15/02." 14. "Howard Beauliau, 4/ 19/02." 15. "Don Blascati, # 1-2, 5/1/03." 16. "Alex Clark, 3/27/02." 17. "Connie Davidson, 2/ 17/01." 18. "David Doren, 11/14/02." 19. "Bill Duker, 5/03/02," 2 copies. 20. "David Elliot, 6/23/03." 21. "Gardiners, #1-2, 3/2/02." 22. "Bernice Gattozza, 4110/02." 23. "Cally Adams Giris.te, 3/28/02." 24. "Gavin Hawkins, 11/13/02." 25. "Helen Hiam, 9/6/02." 26. "Peter Hiam, # 1-2, 1113/02." 27. "Jerry Jacobson, 11/15/02." 28. "Charlie Kivett, 2/1 /02." 29. "Bob Klein, # 1-2, 8/27/02." 30. "Molly Kreimer, 1120/02." 31 . "Kraemers." 32. "Bobby Layten, # 1-2, 3/ 1102." 33. "John Lorenz, 1/12/01." 34. "Randy Mastro, 5/29/02," copy. 35. "Clark McCarthy, 1124/02." 36. "Ray McGovern, 11/ 14/02." 37. "Doug Parry, # 1-2, 4/30/04." 38. "Tom Powers, 12/2/04." 39. "Pat Roth, 2/2/02." 40. "Greg Rushford, 1/17/02." 41. "Bob Sinclair, #1-2, 3/2/02." 42. "Smith." 43 . "Nicola Smith, 4/7/02." 44. "R. Jack Smith, 11/14/02." 45. "Byan1 K. Stevens, 5/7/02." 46. "Roger Stone, 4/ 18/02." 47. "Will Stratton, 1/17/02." 48. "Joseph Stumpf, 2/2/04." 49. "Wallace and Linshits."

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50. "J. Barrie Williams, # l-2, 11/4/03." 51. "Sue Yager, 5/13/02," 2 copies.

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Adams, Samuel A. (12/19/07)

Adams, Samuel A. #887

Addenda 12/19/07

Added Box 52

I. Manuscripts. A. AMy Professional/Personal Interaction with Sam Adams: The Congo,

1964-1965," autobiographical essay re: SA by Keith Wheelock, TS, 4 p., 12/7/07. [F.10]