This item consists of raw, unpackaged, news materials relating to President Kennedy's thoughts on Vietnam. The first two minutes are picture only; the remainder of the item is audio-only. _-_ President Kennedy told CBS correspondent Walter Cronkite that the Diem government should make more of an effort to win popular support if it is to win the war against the communist Viet Cong. "The government has got to get in step with the people, if they are to win the war in this very essential struggle. Americans are impatient when people tell us we have got to get out of South Vietnam. It doesn't get do any good for President DeGaulle to tell us to get out. But we will listen. DeGaulle is our friend and not the object of our hostility."
