Drawing on classified documents, oral histories, memoirs and presidential audio tapes, historian Marc J. Selverstone examines the U.S. commitment to Vietnam during the Kennedy years. His work presents a major revision to popular understanding about Kennedy’s intentions, revealing that the plan to withdraw from Vietnam was a political device, enabling the administration to continue military assistance while managing public opinion. Selverstone, director of presidential studies at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia, will participate in a Museum public program on November 22, 2024.
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Pub. Date 11/2022
Pages 336