Original caption: "MDO Addressing Nat'l Ass. Oct 7, 1963" A man is standing at the podium as a crowd listens on.

Original caption: "MDO Addressing Nat'l Ass. Oct 7, 1963" A man is standing at the podium as a crowd listens on.

Original caption: "MDO Addressing Nat'l Ass. Oct 7, 1963" A man is standing at the podium as a crowd listens on.

Original caption: "MDO Addressing Nat'l Ass. Oct 7, 1963" A man is standing at the podium as a crowd listens on.

Original caption: "MDO Addressing Nat'l Ass. Oct 7, 1963" Two men walk up a flight of stairs. Soldiers stand at attention in the background.

Original caption: "MDO Addressing Nat'l Ass. Oct 7, 1963" A man is standing at the podium as a crowd listens on.

Original caption: "MDO Addressing Nat'l Ass. Oct 7, 1963" A man is standing at the podium as a crowd listens on.

Original caption: "MDO Addressing Nat'l Ass. Oct 7, 1963" A man is standing at the podium as a crowd listens on.

Original caption: "MDO Addressing Nat'l Ass. Oct 7, 1963" A man is standing at the podium as a crowd listens on.

Original title: "Troops, Secret Police Prop Diem Regime", Keever's title: "Anti-Diem Coup Doubtful Now", Article for the Washington Post about the stability of the Ngô Đình Diệm/Cần Lao (Personalist/Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party) regime in Saigon, page A14

Original title: "pagoda", Keever's title: "President Diem Arrest's Buddhist Leaders and Proclaims Martial Law", Article draft about President Diệm's actions against the Buddhist leadership, for Newsweek Magazine

Portraits of the cabinet members of the Republic of Vietnam under Ngô Đình Diệm. Members include Generals, Trần Thiện Khiêm, and Nguyễn Khánh.

Original title: "chicom." Keever's title: "Chinese Observers Said to Join Viet Cong." Article by Keever on reports of Chinese Communist advisors to Viet Cong guerrilla units

Article published in the New York Herald Tribune about Chinese advisors to the Việt Cộng, page 2

Original caption: "Enemy clothing, personal equipment and Russian-made sighting device are inspected by U.S. Navy river patrol boat crewmen who captured them early this morning. Crewmen of the PBE-753 and PBR-754, based at Nha Be, eight miles South of Saigon, killed at least 15 enemy troops believed to have been involved in the rocket attack on U.S. Army airfield at Vung Tau, 35 miles southeast of Saigon." A group of American soldiers stand around a pile of clothing and equipment.

Original caption: "Lieutenant (junior grade) James F. Morgan, Jr., USN, of Havertown, Pa., examines an enemy sighting device recovered from sampan in which at least 15 enemy soldiers were killed by U.S. Navy Forces early today. The action occurred as the sampan attempted to cross the Mo Nhat River in Phuoc Tuy Province, 27 miles southeast of Saigon. Carrying case for the Russian-made weapon sight is at lower left." An American sailor holds a piece of sighting equipment. More equipment sits in front of him, including some metal equipment cases. Another American sailor is in the background in the right of the frame.

Original caption: "Saigon - Soviet-Built Tank - This Soviet-built tank was sight on Feb. 7, in the vicinity of Khe Sanh, by U.S. Air Force reconnaissance pilots." A very poor quality aerial photo of a vehicle in a field.

Original caption: "Shown here is a Russian made 140mm rocket and launcher, used for the first time in Vietnam against the Da Nang Air Base on 27 Feb. The rocket is 43 inches long, weighs approximately 90 pounds and has a range of over five miles." A missile sits on a table.

Original caption: "Shown here is a Russian made 140mm rocket and launcher, used for the first time in Vietnam against the Da Nang Air Base on 27 Feb. The rocket is 43 inches long, weighs approximately 90 pounds and has a range of over five miles." A missile sits on a table.

Original caption: "During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in the A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these captured weapons and the firepower that they represent pose a definite increase in the threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflects the continued support of North Vietnam by the Soviet Union. Soviet transistorized mine detector. This detector is a newly developed portable, lightweight instrument with transistorized circuitry. It uses standard 'D' type dry cell batteries as a power source and is more efficient than the Chinese copies previously captured from the enemy. The photograph shows component parts o the detector." A mine detector and headphones.

Original caption: "During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in the A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these captured weapons and the firepower that they represent pose a definite increase in the threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflected the continued support of North Vietnam by the Soviet Union. Soviet 37mm anti-aircraft weapon. This captured weapon was designed in 1939 and probably manufactured around 1945. It is effective against aircraft to a maximum altitude of 19,000 feet and is manned by a crew of five." A machine gun in a storage facility.

Original caption: "During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in the A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these in firepower that they represent pose a definite increase in the threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflect the continued support of North Vietnam by the Soviet Union. Ammunition for the Soviet 122mm Field Gun. Projectiles and cartridge cases were in the original Soviet packing crates. The Soviet 122mm Field Gun is a light, mobile field gun weighing approximately 18,000 pounds. It is normally towed by a medium tracked artillery tractor. This weapon has a maximum range of approximately 22,000 meters (14 miles) The photograph shows two rounds, one HE and the other APHE-T." An explosive broken into two pieces.

Original caption: "During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in the A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these captured weapons and the increase in firepower that they represent pose a definite increase in the threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflect the continued support of North Vietnam by the Soviet Union. Ammunition for the Soviet 122mm Field Gun. Projectiles and cartridge cases were in the original Soviet packing crates. The Soviet 122mm Field Gun is a light, mobile field fun weighing approximately 18,000 pounds. It is normally towed by a medium tracked artillery tractor. This weapon has a maximum range of approximately 22,000 meters (14 miles). The photograph shows two rounds, on HE and other APHE-T." An explosive broken into two pieces.

Original caption: "During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in the A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these captured weapons and the fire power that they represent pose a definite threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflects the continued support of the North Vietnamese, by the Soviet Union. Soviet 37mm M1939 antiaircraft ammunition. The Soviet 37mm AA Gun Fires a 1.6 pound projectile to a maximum AA range of 20,000 feet. The gun uses an optional fire control, manual tracking and elevation, and closely resembles the U.S. 40mm AA Gun of WWII vintage. The projectile is equipped with a point detonating, contact type fuse with a self-destruct element. There is no capability for regulating the height of the burst. This photograph shows a clip holding five rounds." A clip of ammunition rounds.

Original caption: "During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in the A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these captured weapons and the fire power that they represent pose a definite increase in the threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflects the continued support of North Vietnam by the Soviet Union. Soviet 23mm HEI-T ammunition for ZU-23 Antiaircraft gun. The ZU-23 is a light, automatic antiaircraft weapon with twin barrels. The ZU-23 is a replacement for the older series of light automatic antiaircraft weapons like the ZPU series of 14.5 machine guns. The photograph shows a round and the container it is packed in." Ammunitions in a wooden box.