The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Clip: Episode 2 | JFK on the Diem Coup
Clip: Season 1 | 1m
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.
Aired: 09/17/17
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The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Clip: Episode 2 | JFK on the Diem Coup
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