Bob Schieffer Vietnam War Collection

Bob Schieffer was a reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram who became one of the first correspondents from a major Texas newspaper to be sent overseas to cover the Vietnam War in 1965. Schieffer interviewed and photographed soldiers from Fort Worth and Texas during their deployment. This collection is comprised of personal papers from Bob Schieffer, consisting of correspondence, notes, drafts of articles, ephemera, print photographs, and negatives relating to Schieffer's time as a war correspondent in the Vietnam War for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram newspaper from 1965-1966.

Finding aid available here. Researchers using this collection may encounter materials that are graphic in nature or use inappropriate or harmful language to describe persons and events in individual documents or photographs. Materials provided by Special Collections and Archives at the University of Texas at Arlington.

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Bob Schieffer

Bob Schieffer in a suit holding a binder while wearing a headpiece.
Bob Schieffer

Bob Schieffer wading through river. Soldiers are walking towards river in the background.
Bob Schieffer

Bob Schieffer staring across river with hand to his mouth.
Bob Schieffer

Bob Schieffer walking in field with cigarette in his mouth.
Unidentified soldier

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier looking straight ahead in field
Signs

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Warning signs on small plot of land. An unidentified soldier
Unidentified soldier

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier looking straight and holding a gun.
Signs

Bob Schieffer

Warning signs on small plot of land. An unidentified soldier
Bob Schieffer

Bob Schieffer with unidentified soldiers.
Crowd

Bob Schieffer

Crowd of people with their fists raised in the air.
Public speaker

Bob Schieffer

Public speaker on stage with fist raised in the air while reading from paper. A large crowd is in front of him.
Unidentified soldier

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier in village holding up food while hands reach towards.it.
Medical scene

Bob Schieffer

Medic helping women. Two children are next to her.
Refugee children

Bob Schieffer

Refugee children in the village of Tam Ky relax after bowls of rice.
Unidentified soldier

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier looking towards village people.
Vietnamese girl

Bob Schieffer

Five year old Vietnamese girl, her face still streaked with tears of fright brought on by the sounds of guns, peeks from behind her mother as Marines march into Vietnamese hamlet.
Unidentified man

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified man pushing bicycle through village.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers in village with children.
Unidentified man

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified man riding bicycle on road.
Busy road

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Busy road with cars and bicycles.
Bob Schieffer with unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer crossing river. Soldiers are behind him.
Unidentified soldier

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier laying down in bush while aiming gun towards cattle.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier walking through a forest. Another soldier is in the background.
Soldier on stretcher

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers around soldier on stretcher.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers in action on field.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking on beach towards a boat.
Unidentified soldiers and prisoners

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers carrying guns and standing over blindfolded prisoners.
Unidentified soldiers and prisoner

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier with a blindfolded prisoner. Another soldier is in the background.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified men crouched down together. Unidentified soldiers sit at tables in the background.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified men sitting on floor in a small pen made of barbed wire. Another man is standing next to the pen.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier looking off to the side. He is standing in a field.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier looking off to the side. He is standing in a field.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier holding gun and smiling.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers in and around tanks on dirt road.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified man laying down on bags in a boat.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified man with hands held together looking over edge of boat.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified man laying back with mouth open.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified man sitting down and holding up camera to his eye.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer sitting down on boat out on the water.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Two unidentified soldiers walking through forest.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers sitting around and eating together.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Two unidentified soldiers sitting down together.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified photographer sitting down with and talking to unidentified soldier. They are holding cigarettes.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier in village in Vietnam. With him is an unidentified woman with children.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier walking towards more soldiers standing by pile of hay.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking through field.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking through field with guns.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking through field.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking through field.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers laying down behind bush with guns.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers in small trench. Some are sitting while others are standing in the background. One soldier is using a phone.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers behind bush while helicopters fly above.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers standing together.
Unidentified soldier

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier smiling.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking together. One is using a radio.
Unidentified soldier

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier using phone. More soldiers are in the background.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking in field carrying supplies.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers next to each other. One is using a phone.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier walking in field carrying gun.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking in field. One is looking down at map with pen in hand.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking in field.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers standing around in field.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking in field while carrying guns.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking together.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking past piles of hay.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers standing together. One is pointing into distance.
Unidentified soldier

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier leaning down to touch boot.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking through field.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Back view of unidentified soldiers carrying supplies through forest.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier wading through water to get to land.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier holding gun. More soldiers are in the background.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers standing around a dead body partially covered by hay.
Unidentified soldier

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier holding gun. Behind him are unidentified people from a village in Vietnam.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers standing around one soldier who is crouched down.
Unidentified soldier

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier sitting down against pile of hay.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking together in field.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified man crouching down. Soldiers stand behind him and one is leaning against a pile of hay.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking together in the forest.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking together in the forest.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers working on missile launcher in village.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers standing together. One is using a map while holding pen.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers standing together and holding flag in forest.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers standing together in line in the forest.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking together in the forest.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking through forest in a line.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking across logs to get over river in forest.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier crouched down with military supplies in forest.
Unidentified soldier

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier walking through trees in forest.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking through village in Vietnam.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking through forest together. One is carrying a sign.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking in field carrying large guns.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers walking in field carrying large guns.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers standing together in forest. One is using phone while looking at map. Another is in the background smoking a cigarette.
Unidentified soldier

Bob Schieffer

Back view of unidentified soldier holding missile launcher on his shoulder in field.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier holding missile launcher in his hands in forest. Another soldier is behind him.
Unidentified soldiers

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Unknown soldier aiming missile launcher on his shoulder. Two more soldiers stand near him.
Unidentified soldier

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldier laying in field aiming a large gun.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers sitting down together on ground in forest.
Unidentified soldiers

Bob Schieffer

Unidentified soldiers working in a forest in Vietnam.
Workers

Bob Schieffer

Workers in a field in Vietnam.

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