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Interview with Lucien Conein, 1981 /

Lucien Conein was an OSS officer in Vietnam in the early 1960s. He recalls the events leading up to the coup d'etat on November, 1963, which resulted in the overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem's government. Conein reported plans of the coup to Ambassador Lodge and recalls the US government made it...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Conein, Lucien (Speaker, interviewee (expression),), Ellison, Richard (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Boston, Mass. : WGBH Boston Video, 1983.
Series:American history in video.
Subjects:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Vietnam (Republic) > History > Coup d'état, 1963.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Personal narratives.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975.
Viêt-nam > Histoire > 1963 (Coup d'État)
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Récits personnels.
Vietnam (Republic)
1961-1975
Streaming videos.
interviews.
Interviews.
History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Personal narratives.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Lucien Conein was an OSS officer in Vietnam in the early 1960s. He recalls the events leading up to the coup d'etat on November, 1963, which resulted in the overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem's government. Conein reported plans of the coup to Ambassador Lodge and recalls the US government made it clear to the planners, ahead of time, that the US would neither support nor thwart Diem's overthrow.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:1 online resource (video file (44 min.)) : sound, color.
Playing Time:00:42:31