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Nov. 2: Never-before-heard tapes reveal President John Kennedy’s stance on Vietnam policy following the Cuban missile crisis. Presidential historian Michael Bechloss reports. (Nightly News)
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I am not an historian of the American presidency. Are you suggesting the assassination of Vietnamese leader Diem was a ploy to force Kennedy's hand? The taped conversation makes it appear that Kennedy did NOT favor an increase of American involvement in Vietnam.
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