Interview with Henry Cabot Lodge, 1979 [Part 1 of 5]

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Title:
Interview with Henry Cabot Lodge, 1979 [Part 1 of 5]
Description:
Henry Cabot Lodge was a United States Senator from Massachusetts, and Ambassador to South Vietnam from 1963 – 1964. He viewed South Vietnam’s president Ngo Dinh Diem as an ineffective leader, and tacitly supported the coup that overthrew him. Mr. Lodge discusses the circumstances of his appointment as Ambassador, and his impressions of Vietnam prior to going. He recounts the advice and instruction he received from other advisers, especially regarding Diem, and details his role in the events surrounding the coup. He describes Diem’s personality and his own view of the war after the coup.
Creator:
Ellison, Richard
Interviewee:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1902-1985
Interviewer:
Karnow, Stanley
Date:
January 1, 1979
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
WGBH Open Vault
Series:
Vietnam: A Television History
Subjects:
Diplomacy
United States--Foreign relations--Asia
Great Britain--History, Military--20th century
United States--History, Military--20th century
Counterinsurgency
Malaya--History--Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960
Ambassadors
Presidents
United States--Armed Forces
Vaccines
Vietnam--Politics and government
International relations
Vietnam (Republic)--History--Coup d’etat, 1963
United States--Politics and government
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
United States--History--1945-
Vietnam (Republic)
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989
Extent:
00:18:30:28
Link to Item:
http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5D3B27B36CE94F56945FF271EF83E902
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Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation
Identifier:
V_5D3B27B36CE94F56945FF271EF83E902