America's Stake in Vietnam
6/1/1956
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Senator John F. Kennedy gave this address to the American Friends of Vietnam on the current situation in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
The 1954 Geneva Accords had called for a temporary partition of Vietnam at the 17th Parallel—creating a Communist state in the North and a French-backed non-Communist state in the South.
The 1954 Geneva Accords had called for a temporary partition of Vietnam at the 17th Parallel—creating a Communist state in the North and a French-backed non-Communist state in the South.
This primary source comes from the Collection JFK-2.4: Papers of John F. Kennedy: Pre-Presidential Papers: Presidential Campaign Files.
National Archives Identifier: 193152
Full Citation: America's Stake in Vietnam; 6/1/1956; John F. Kennedy Pre-presidential Papers; Senate Files; Speeches and the Press; "America's Stake in Vietnam," American Friends of Vietnam, Washington, DC; John F. Kennedy Pre-presidential Papers; Senate Files; Speeches and the Press, 1953 - 1960; Collection JFK-2.4: Papers of John F. Kennedy: Pre-Presidential Papers: Presidential Campaign Files; John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/stake-in-vietnam, April 19, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.