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The American Involvement in Vietnam
Presented by Michael Charlton I was thunderstruck ... but I only had had 24 hours in the country and my opinion wasn't worth very much.
(AMBASSADOR HENRY CABOT LODGE) 5: The Dropping of President Diem
President Kennedy has deepened the American involvement in Vietnam by sending military advisers. But why did he agree to the overthrow of .Ngo Dinh Diem?
Contributions from GEORGE BALL, WILLIAM BUNDY, WILLIAM COLBY, GENERAL TRAN VAN DON, ROGER HILSMAN, AMBASSADOR HENRY CABOT LODGE, SENATOR MANSFIELD, AMBASSADOR FRITZ NOLTING and DEAN RUSK.
Producer ANTHONY MONCRIEFF (First broadcast on Radio 3)

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