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America's mandarin, 1954-1963. LBJ goes to war, 1964-1965

President Dwight Eisenhower supported Ngo Dinh Diem as leader of a separate, anti-communist South Vietnamese state in 1954. Nine years later, in a complete turnabout, President John Kennedy's Administration decided not to interfere in a plot to overthrow Diem. Both official positions, deepening U.S.involvement in Vietnam, are examined. Interview with Paul Kattenburg, Roger Hilsman, and Henry Cabot Lodge are shared as participants in the events of this critical period. Lyndon Baines Johnson took over the office as President of the U.S. following the assassination of Kennedy. In August 1964, North Vietnam had attacked American destroyers in the Tonkin Gulf, off the coast of North Vietnam. Johnson gave orders to bomb North Vietnam in February,1965. U.S. marines were sent to guard air bases in March. By year's end, nearly 200,000 American troops were committed, and fought North Vietnamese regulars in major battles.

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  • "Vietnam"
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  • "President Dwight Eisenhower supported Ngo Dinh Diem as leader of a separate, anti-communist South Vietnamese state in 1954. Nine years later, in a complete turnabout, President John Kennedy's Administration decided not to interfere in a plot to overthrow Diem. Both official positions, deepening U.S.involvement in Vietnam, are examined. Interview with Paul Kattenburg, Roger Hilsman, and Henry Cabot Lodge are shared as participants in the events of this critical period. Lyndon Baines Johnson took over the office as President of the U.S. following the assassination of Kennedy. In August 1964, North Vietnam had attacked American destroyers in the Tonkin Gulf, off the coast of North Vietnam. Johnson gave orders to bomb North Vietnam in February,1965. U.S. marines were sent to guard air bases in March. By year's end, nearly 200,000 American troops were committed, and fought North Vietnamese regulars in major battles."@en
  • "[1] In order to halt the spread of communism in southeast Asia, the American presence replaced the French in support of President Ngo Dinh Diem continuing through elections in 1956 through his decreasing popularity to the coup in which he was killed in 1963 -- [2] Following Kennedy's death in 1963, LBJ inherited an exceedingly unstable situation in Vietnam, where no leader was long able to hold power, and it appeared Ho Chi Minh might be able to reunite Vietnam. The Gulf of Tonkin incident occurred during this time and advisors recommended a step-up of U.S. involvement."@en
  • "In America's mandarin, the US, in order to stop the spread of Communism in SE Asia, replaced France in South Vietnam, supporting President Ngo Dinh Diem until his own generals turned against him in a coup that brought political chaos to Saigon. LBJ goes to war shows that, with Ho Chi Minh determined to united Vietnam, Lyndon Johnson was determined to prevent it, and, with South Vietnam on the verge of collapse, the stage was set for massive escalation of the undeclaired Vietnam War."
  • "Tells how dividing Vietnam caused Catholics and pro-French northerners to flee to the south; how, in 1960, the National Liberation Front appeared as an effort to overthrow the South Vietnamese government; and how Diem was overthrown by the Right, rather than the Left."
  • "Summary: In America's mandarin: To stop the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia, America replaced France in South Vietnam - supporting autocratic President Ngo Dinh Diem until his own generals turned against him in a coup that brought political chaos to Saigon. In LBJ goes to war: With Ho Chi Minh determined to reunite Vietnam, Lyndon Baines Johnson determined to prevent it, and South Vietnam on the verge of collapse, the stage was set for massive escalation of the undeclared Vietnam War."@en
  • "Tells how dividing Vietnam caused Catholics and pro-French northerners to flee to the south; how, in 1960, the National Liberation Front appeared as an effort to overthrow the South Vietnamese government; and how Diem, leader of the anti-communist south, was overthrown by the Right, rather than the Left. Deepening U.S. involvement in Vietnam is examined from Eisenhower to Kennedy."@en
  • "A comprehensive and extended documentary on the Vietnamese Conflict. Although emphasis is given to the period of America's participation, attention is also given to the events leading up to this time."@en
  • "Episode 3. Discusses varying American official positions of Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy. Covers the impact of the Geneva agreement of 1954 on Vietnam. Episode 4. Discusses President Johnson's decisions on Vietnam following the assassination of Kennedy and the events that led America into war."@en

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  • "America's mandarin, 1954-1963. LBJ goes to war, 1964-1965"@en
  • "America's Mandarin, 1954-1963"@en
  • "America's mandarin (1954-1963) ; LBJ goes to war (1964-1965)"@en
  • "Vietnam, a television history. 3, America's mandarin, 1954-1963"
  • "America's mandarin, 1954-1963 ; LBJ goes to war, 1964-1965"@en
  • "America's mandarin (1954-1963) LBJ goes to war (1964-1965)"@en
  • "America's mandarin, 1954-1963 LBJ goes to war, 1964-1965"
  • "America's mandarin, 1954-1963 LBJ goes to war, 1964-1965"@en
  • "Vietnam a television history. America's mandarin, 1954-1963"

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