A Minor Victory for South Vietnamese Troops and Their U.S. Advisors
Mar. 2, 1962 - United States Army helicopters, grounded since Tuesday’s attempt by two Vietnamese Air Force pilot to assassinate...
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Mar 1, 2022
Secretary Rusk Blames Communists for Violence in Vietnam
Mar. 1, 1962 - Secretary of State Dean Rusk said today that the fighting in South Vietnam could end overnight if Communist nations would...
Feb 28, 2022
Pilot Who Bombed Diem Palace is Interviewed
Feb. 28, 1962 - One of the two pilots who attacked South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem’s palace was quoted today as having said...
Feb 27, 2022
South Vietnam: Bombing of Palace Isolated Incident
Feb. 27, 1962 - The Government of South Vietnam announced today that the bombing of the Presidential Palace early yesterday morning had...
Feb 26, 2022
U.S. Officials: Diem in Control in South Vietnam
Feb. 26, 1962 - U.S. officials said tonight that President Ngo Dinh Diem was in control of the situation in South Vietnam after a bombing...
Feb 26, 2022
South Vietnamese President Diem's Palace Bombed
Feb. 26, 1962 - Two fighter-bombers bearing markings of the South Vietnamese Air Force attacked President Ngo Dinh Diem’s today with...
Feb 25, 2022
United States Will Continue Offering All Necessary Aid to Vietnam
Feb. 25, 1962 - The U.S. is not interested in engaging in any international consultations over the situation in Vietnam as demanded by...
Feb 24, 2022
Communist China Protests American Buildup in Vietnam
Feb. 24, 1962 - Communist China declared today that its security was seriously affected by an “undeclared war” waged by the U.S. in South...
Feb 21, 2022
President Kennedy Outlines Difficulties in Vietnam and Laos
Feb. 21, 1962 - President Kennedy indicated today that the U.S. intended to try to bring about general stability in South Vietnam and...
Feb 20, 2022
McNamara Returns to Capital, Spokesman Says Viet Cong Being Hit "Harder than Ever"
Feb. 20, 1962 - Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara returned to the capital today and reported improvement in the South Vietnamese...
Feb 19, 2022
McNamara: "Long, Hard Struggle" in Vietnam
Feb. 19, 1962 - Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara said today that the South Vietnam war “seems to be stabilized,” but that guerrilla...
Feb 17, 2022
GOP Wants Answers on Vietnam
Feb. 17, 1962 - The Republicans charged again today that President Kennedy was hiding the extent of U.S. involvement in South Vietnam....
Feb 16, 2022
Washington Officials: Defeat of Viet Cong Could Take 10 Years
Feb. 16, 1962 - Washington officials predicted today the ultimate defeat of the Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam by the Government...
Feb 15, 2022
Ambassador Nolting Bids South Vietnamese Stop Criticizing Government
Feb. 15, 1962 - Frederick E. Nolting, Ambassador to South Vietnam, said today that social, economic and political reforms in South...
Feb 14, 2022
President Says He's Being as "Frank as Possible" on Vietnam
Feb. 14, 1962 - Responding to criticism, President Kennedy said today he was being as frank as possible about U.S. involvement in the war...
Feb 13, 2022
U.S. Destroyer Escorts Arriving in Vietnam
Feb. 13, 1962 - United States destroyer escorts will arrive at Danang in South Vietnam this week to bolster the South Vietnamese Navy’s...
Feb 13, 2022
GOP Wants "Full Report" on Vietnam from Kennedy
Feb. 13, 1962 - The Republican National Committee called on President Kennedy today to “make a full report to the American people” on...
Feb 11, 2022
Katu Tribe Sets Poison Traps in Vietnam
Feb. 11, 1962 - U.S. military personnel on reconnaissance in central Vietnam have run into hostile aborigines, belonging to the Katu...
Feb 11, 2022
Washington Officials See Mounting Danger in Vietnam
Feb. 11, 1962 - What President Kennedy has called the “increasing ferocity” of the war in South Vietnam and the increasing involvement of...
Feb 9, 2022
U.S. Build-Up in South Vietnam Continues
Feb. 9, 1962 - The decision announced yesterday to set up a new U.S. command in Saigon under a full general is said to be a result of the...
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