Letter from Nguyen Van Hung to President John F. Kennedy, 4 September, 1963
Document Item Number: 6-20-7F-116-UA17-95_000127
- Pages
- 10
- Media Type
- Document
- Credit
- MSU Archives and Historical Collections
- Author(s)
- Nguyen Van Hung
- Original Repository
- Michigan State University Archives & Historical CollectionsWesley R. Fishel Papers (UA 17.95)Box 1184, Folder 37
- Reporductions
- Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by Michigan State University and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the MSU Archives & Historical Collections.
- Restriction
- MSU grant exchange. The original item# we assigned was replaced to match the PDF filename on 25APR2016. Original Item# UA17951184376207F is retained for reference in Coll/Bx/Fldr/Doc fields.
- Physical Location
- Box 1184, Folder 37; Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections,
- Language(s)
- English
- Collection
- Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Dates
Existence: 04 September 9 1963Existence: Majority of material found within 04 September 9 1963
- General Note
- Nguyen Van Hung critiques the Diem regime and methods described as "personalism." Hung also discusses the level of American foreign aid in support of the Diem regime. Hung requests that the new government follow democratic institutions such as public freedom, political and economic participation, and the right to work and education. A French version of the letter follows.
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=6-20-7F-116-UA17-95_000127
- Citation
- Letter from Nguyen Van Hung to President John F. Kennedy, 4 September, 1963, 6-20-7F-116-UA17-95_000127. 04 September 9 1963, Box 1184, Folder 37; Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, Wesley R. Fishel Papers, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=6-20-7F-116-UA17-95_000127, Accessed 29 Jan 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 6-20-7F-116-UA17-95_000127, Wesley R. Fishel Papers, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 04 Feb 2013 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
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