
JFK on the Diem Coup
Clip: Episode 2 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
President Kennedy dictates his rueful account of the 1963 Coup in Saigon.
Days after President Diem and his brother were killed in Saigon, President Kennedy dictated his own rueful account of the coup and his concerns for Vietnam's future.
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Funding for The Vietnam War is provided by Bank of America; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; David H. Koch; The Blavatnik Family Foundation; Park Foundation; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The...

JFK on the Diem Coup
Clip: Episode 2 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Days after President Diem and his brother were killed in Saigon, President Kennedy dictated his own rueful account of the coup and his concerns for Vietnam's future.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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