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Interview with Elbridge Durbrow, 1979 [Part 2 of 2] / Produced by Richard Ellison
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Vietnam: A Television History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American Government.
- Public Administration and Policy.
- The Sixties (1960-1974).
- Assassinations.
- Coups d'etat.
- Diplomats.
- Government policies.
- Heads of state.
- Military strategy.
- Religious persecution.
- China.
- United States.
- Vietnam.
- Local Subjects:
- American Government.
- Public Administration and Policy.
- The Sixties (1960-1974).
- Assassinations.
- Coups d'etat.
- Diplomats.
- Government policies.
- Heads of state.
- Military strategy.
- Religious persecution.
- China.
- United States.
- Vietnam.
- Genre:
- Interview
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (31 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Boston, MA : WGBH Boston, 1983.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- United States Ambassador to South Vietnam from 1957 to 1961, Elbridge Durbrow describes his first impressions of Saigon, comparing it to a southern French provincial town. Durbrow talks about his first meeting with Ngo Dinh Diem and the differences in personality between Diem and his brother Nhu. Durbrow supported the idea that the US should stand behind Diem and continues on to describe the 1960 attempted coup against Diem. Durbrow also recalls the role the Chinese played in the Vietnam conflict and the lessons learned from Vietnam.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed December 12, 2018).
- OCLC:
- 827297697
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