"Coup Planning Week" and the Death of Ngô Đình Diệm
Forrestal knew what the State Department did not: the White House had already decided the South Vietnamese president had less than a year to live.
By Harlan Pryce ·
1963 Coup
JFK Weighed Evacuating 4,000 Americans Before Ousting Ngo Dinh Diem
Marked Top Secret, this record captures the moment US officials decided Ngo Dinh Diem was a liability, weighing the evacuation of thousands of civilians against a betrayal of a longtime ally.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Ngo Dinh Diem and Ngo Dinh Nhu Died Bound in an Armored Car
Bound hands and bullet holes marked the end of the South Vietnamese presidency, a scene transmitted via "Secret; Flash" telegram to Washington in November 1963.
By Desmond Okafor ·
Rusk paused South Vietnamese coup plots while Washington weighed the cost
President Ngô Đình Diệm lived on borrowed time while Washington debated whether to trigger his removal, an "Eyes only" directive that kept the plot in suspense for a few more weeks.
By Desmond Okafor ·