I thought you might be interested in an interview about my forthcoming book, “Kennedy’s Coup: A White House Plot, a Saigon Murder, and America’s Descent into Vietnam.” Simon & Schuster will publish it on February 17, 2026.
The book is about the Kennedy Administration’s secret encouragement of the 1963 military coup that led to the murder of South Vietnam’s defiantly nationalist president, Ngo Dinh Diem. Diem’s overthrow had disastrous consequences, opening the door to much deeper U.S. involvement in what became one of our most divisive and futile wars. The story behind the coup, never before told in such rich detail, is a political and diplomatic thriller, populated by fascinating characters playing for high stakes. A brief summary:
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Kennedys-Coup/Jack-Cheevers/9781…
Here’s what Max Boot, Washington Post foreign-affairs columnist and author of "The Road Not Tak