In South Vietnam, the Communist insurgency showed no signs of letting up. Some of Kennedy's "advisers" warned him that American involvement could mire America in a bloody, protracted war.

SAIGON, Vietnam — Russian-built Vietnamese air force planes and helicopters zoomed overhead, ambassadors and bureaucrats ...

It makes one wonder about his view of the Cold War, the American role in defeating Communism, and, indeed, America’s global role yesterday and today. His Hiroshima speech began this way ...

With the rising concern over Communist aggression ... Truman committed American troops in South Korea, stating that involvement in Korea was necessary for America’s security and survival.