Monday, November 2, 2026

Today in
Vietnam War History

1963 - South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu were assassinated.

1967 - U.S. President Johnson held a secret meeting with "the Wise Men." The group included former Secretary of State Dean Acheson, General of the Army Omar Bradley, Ambassador-at-Large Averell Harriman, and former Ambassador to South Vietnam Henry Cabot Lodge. The conclusion reached was that the American people should be given more positive reporting on the war to help reunite the U.S. in the Vietnam War effort.


Random Vietnam War Quote

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. - Henry Kissinger, Wall Street Journal, March 11, 1985

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