The audio clip feature President John f.

Kennedy and the national Security Council about the

coup the killed Ngo Dihn Diem and his brother. This conversation took place on October 29, 1963 and
discusses if they should support the overthrowing of the South Vietnamese ruler. During the secretly
recorded conversation, Secretary of State Dean Rusk and the president craft a detailed plan involving
Henry Cabot Lodge, ambassador to South Vietnam, Gen. Paul D. Harkins and the general of the South
Vietnamese military, hoping to avoid setting off a civil war in the country stating that he wanted to
preserve as much life as possible (history.com).
John F. Kennedy on Coup in South Vietnam. (2014). The History Channel website. Retrieved 9:16,
December 14, 2014, from http://www.history.comhttp://www.history.com/speeches/john-f-kennedyon-coup-in-south-vietnam.