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Edward Lansdale
Edward Lansdale was a Brigadier General with the US Air Force. He also served with the CIA in
Vietnam and was an expert in guerrilla warfare. Lansdale had a good relationship with President
Diem throughout the latter's rule in Saigon. Lansdale speaks about the weaknesses of Presdient Diem.
Roger Hilsman
Roger Hilsman was the Director of the State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research from
1961-1963. He was the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs in 1963-1964. Hilsman
had served in Burma during World War II and was an advocate of counterinsurgency to combat the
enemies of the Diem regime.
Paul Kattenburg
Paul Kattenburg was the State Department coordinator of an interdepartmental working group on
Vietnam. He had had a decade of experience working on South Vietnam and American policy toward
the Diem government. In these segments, Kattenburg spoke of the difficulty those in Washington had
considering the prospect of withdrawal from Vietnam.
Lucien Conein
Lucien Conein served in the CIA in Saigon. He was the liaison between the generals who were
plotting a coup and the US government. In the first segment, Conein discussed what General
Duong "Big" Minh, the leader of the dissidents, hoped for from the United States in the event
of a successful coup. In the second part, Conein remembered his reaction to the murder of
President Diem.
Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge had been a Republican Senator from Massachusetts. As Richard Nixon's Vice
Presidential running mate in 1960, Lodge gave President Kennedy a sign of bipartisan support when
he became Ambassador to South Vietnam in the summer of 1963. Resigning in 1964, he returned as
Ambassador from 1965-1967. In these excerpts, Lodge reflected on the personality and policy of
President Diem as well as the American role in the coup that dislodged him.
Madame Nhu
Madame Nhu, born Tran Le Xuan, was the wife of President Diem's brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu. An
outspoken defender of her brother-in-law's policies, Madame Nhu was not in Vietnam when the
coup of November 1, 1963 led to the deaths of her husband and President Diem. She felt that
the United States had responsiblity for what had happened on that date.
Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers was the Press Secretary for President Lyndon Johnson. He was a sounding board for
many of Johnson's ideas and concerns and speaks about his belief that Johnson was constantly
worried about the wisdom of US policy in Vietnam.
Bruce Weigl - On First Hearing of War
Bundy - Danger to SE Asia
Bundy - North VN Agression
Bundy - Importance of Alliances
Lady Borton - Historian Perspective.wmv
Lady Borton - Support of Col. Regimes
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