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Ed Moffitt Collection (2074) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 20740000000
Title
Finding Aid
Linear Feet
0.1
Pages
1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 05 May 2008
Scope and Contents
Two letters from Ed Moffitt to The Wall Street Journal and Walter Cronkite in 1998 and 2008, respectively. Also included is a photocopy of Moffitt's letter toThe Wall Street Journal in the Letters to the Editor section of The Wall Street Journal. The letter asks why there was no media outrage toward Ho Chi Minh as there was against Pol Pot.
Biographical / Historical
Ed Moffitt was born in 1934 in Brooklyn, New York. He volunteered for the U.S. Air Force in 1952 and served for 4 years, including 1 year in Korea. A good friend was killed in combat in Vietnam.
1
Moving Images
2074VI2619- DVD - 'Lessons From Vietnam' [2007] Containing Commentary from people such as James Schlesinger, Lewis Sorely, and Bill Le Gro.
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  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D058.6 ]]
  • Copy of January 2008 letter from Ed Moffitt to Walter Cronkite
  • Copy of May 2000 letter from Ed Moffitt to Walter Cronkite
  • Response from Walter Cronkite to Ed Moffitt
  • Copy of Two Letters from Ed Moffitt to the Wall Street Journal and Walter Crokite Dated 15 Jan 2009 -Orginals in Restricted Access -
  • Copy of Return Letter from Paul Gigot, editor of The Wall Street Journal, to Moffitt Orginals in Restricted Access
  • Photocopy of Letters to the Editor, "No Media Outrage Over Ho's Evil" , Wallstreet Journal, April 30, 1998
  • Moffitt's unpublished manuscript titled 'The Vietnam War 1954 - 1975: America's Defeat in Vietnam was by Choice!'

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=20740000000

Citation
Ed Moffitt Collection (2074) Finding Aid, Ed Moffitt Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=20740000000, Accessed 08 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
20740000000, Ed Moffitt Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 04 May 2008 [Updated: 14 Apr 2014]