Mayaguez Incident (Ship Seizure)

A4513-10A. Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General David C. Jones (USAF) points to a map of the Cambodian coastal region at a late night National Security Council meeting on the seizure of the American merchant ship S.S. Mayaguez by Cambodian gunboats. May 13, 1975. Show less

A4527-19. Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller observes a map presentation by Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff David C. Jones (USAF) at a National Security Council meeting on the Mayaguez situation. May 14, 1975. Show less

A4530-11. Philip Buchen, Counsel to the President, Chief of Staff Donald H. Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger attend to a map presentation by Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff David C. Jones (USAF) on the status of the rescue operation to gain the release of the crew of the S.S. Mayaguez. May 14, 1975. Show less

A4537-12A. President Ford points to a map of the Cambodian coastal area during a presentation by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at a briefing on the Mayaguez situation for the Bipartisan Congressional Leadership. May 14, 1975. Show less

A4541-22A. Departing early from a White House dinner in honor of Netherlands’ Prime Minister Johannes den Uyl, Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger and Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs Brent Scowcroft work into the night to monitor developments in the retaking of the Mayaguez. May 14, 1975. Show less

A4545-24A. President Ford excused himself from a White House dinner for Netherlands’ Prime Minister Johannes den Uyl to take a phone call about plans to retake the S.S. Mayaguez and its crew. May 14, 1975. Show less