Ike's Vietnam (1954) - a podcast by Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia

It’s February 11th. On this day in 1954, President Eisenhower expressed deep skepticism about US involvement in Vietnam. That would, of course, come to change.

Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how Eisenhower tried to avoid involvement, but also established the “Domino Theory” approach to viewing Vietnam that may have set up an inevitable US intervention.

Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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