The Diem Experiment (Part Three)
In the 1950s, most Americans viewed the Cold War as a battle between freedom and tyranny. There w...
Inward Empire · Inward Empire
December 25, 20191h 4m
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Show Notes
In the 1950s, most Americans viewed the Cold War as a battle between freedom and tyranny. There was just one problem: how to explain alliances with anti-communist authoritarians like Ngo Dinh Diem. In this episode, we'll explore how American politicians, lobbyists, and one very enterprising Navy doctor imagined the new Republic of Vietnam as a bastion of democracy and freedom led by "a mandarin in a sharkskin suit who's upsetting the Red timetable."