prior to lodges departure for saigon itself. i do not argue in the book of the conversation represents an order for a cue. and they clearly say it was eisenhower not kennedy the maid regime change part of the mid-fifties. not sure another president jfk situation would've come to a dramatically different of the follow-up 1963 and vietnam. so this conversation and the meeting between kennedy and lodge in 1963 and august is an important peace of the puzzle part of the certainly not the final one. it is a significant revision of the conventional wisdom that there's not a scintilla of evidence that kennedy had knowledge the pre-coup. of a q let alone an assassination which lodge warns kennedy about more than once. during this recording and also in later cables about an assassination plan from saigon. many of these records but later it was claimed kennedy new nothing about. some of them even have apple and lincoln's handwriting in the upper right-hand corner the president has read. now kennedy obvious he never spoke about this meeting

. >> civil war in saigon, south korea's capital reminded the world that enduring peace was still far away. loyal troops fought in the streets against a rebel outlaw army. civilians caught in the crossfire aimlessly to escape with their lives and their loved ones. the american backed government was victorious but saigon laid scarred under the devastation of the civil war. sovereignty for west germany signified hunter-reay to a place of trust in the community of free nations. ed allied occupation ended. west germany was again mistress of her destiny. the chancellor at flag raising ser mopes opening a new era of german history proudly announced, we are free and independent, standing free among the free. sovereignty for austria concluded in ancient belvedere palace marked the end of german and big four occupation. russia's molotov first to sign the freedom pact followed by secretary of state dulles. foreign minister represented austria and attended for france. ceremony completed, iron curtain he lifted for austria as church bells claimed the rebirth of freedom. operation alert, a realist

holbrook played a ton of tennis and i have a feeling that he froze up through the hierarchy in saigonhington by whipping people on the tennis court were so competitive they had to respect him. first it was his close friend and peer in the foreign service in saigon and they remained friends about ten years and their friendship mysteriously disintegrated with great consequences for them and the u.s. foreign policy and later when they were working together with bosnia he then started playing tennis against westmoreland in saigon and eventually got to bobby kennedy in washington and this is how you get invited to the best of dinner tables in georgetown. he revered this postwar generation of american-statesman the george kennan, clark clifford, george marshall. he thought of them as the model for him. he wanted to be just like them. the problem is he wasn't born to the lost aristocracy. he was jewish although he never talked about it and kind of had an outside rawness and even uncouth nest that kept getting in his way as well as a way to push other people aside and get ahead and the times

that's what happened to the saigon moi.sell their property so a symphony could be built there. instead, the city sold the property to a condo developer for many millions of dollars. my parents never saw that money. this too is america. ♪ the saigon moi was how my parents survived, suffered and thrived. and became americans and raised their sons and sent money home for many years to many relatives. the saigon moi has disappeared from the landscape, but it hasn't disappeared from my memory or my stories. >> what a beautiful story, and he told it so well too in so many ways. >> it's such an american story in so many ways. >> and he talks about america too, warts and all, but also the importance of what refugees and immigrants have made in this country. we have to give a shoutout -- i don't know if viewers understand how difficut it is to do those pieces where there is no track, just a voice and imagery, so chris spender, go you producer and chris who edited and chris -- i guess you had to be named chris to work on this piece b

first it was anthony lake who was his close friend and his peer in the foreign service in saigon and it remained that way for 10 years and their friendship mysteriously disintegrated with great consequences for them and for u.s. foreign policy later when they were working together on bosnia under bill clinton. then he started playing tennis against westmoreland and maxwell taylor in saigon and eventually got to bobby kennedy in washington. this is how holbrooke maneuvered in order to be invited to the best dinner tables in georgetown he revered this post-war generation of american statesman from averell harriman to george kennan, george marshall. he thought of them as the model for him. he wanted to be just like them. the problem was he was a very different man. he was not born to an aristocracy. he was although he never talked about it and have an outsiders and uncouth and as that kept getting in his way as well as being away for him him to push other people aside and get ahead. and then the times change. the establishment was falling apart during holbrooke's career in the wake of v

the first anthony closest friend and beer in foreign service in saigon and they were of a friend for 10 years and that friendship mysteriously is integrated with great consequences for them and for us foreign policy i think later when they were working together on bosnia under billclinton . then he starts playing tennis against west moreland and maxwell taylor in saigon and eventually got to bobby kennedy in washington and this is how holbrook maneuvered and work his way to the best dinner tables in georgetown, the rest of them holding april, he revered this postwar generation of american statesman from april herrington to george kennan, clark the third, george marshall. he thought of them as the model for him. he wanted to be just like them. the problem was he was a very different man that he did not belong to the aristocracy. he was jewish although he never talked about it and kind of had an outsider's one and even business that kept getting in his way as well as being a way for him to push otherpeople aside and get ahead . and the times change, before politics this was falling apa

holbrooke played a ton of tennis and i have this feeling if he rose up through the hierarchy in saigon and in washington by whipping people on the tennis court and being so competitive that they had to respect him. first there was anthony blake was his close friend and peer in foreign service in saigon and they remained friends for 10 years and their friendship mysteriously disintegrated with great consequences for them and for u.s. foreign policy. later when they were working together on oz via under bill clinton and then he starts playing tennis against westmoreland and maxwell taylor in saigon and eventually got to bobby kennedy in washington this is how holbrooke maneuvered and would be invited to the best dinner tables in georgetown. he revered this post-war generation of american statesmen from averell harriman to george kennan george marshall. he thought of them as the model for him. he wanted to be just like them. the problem was he was a very different man. he was not born to an aristocracy. he was although he never talked about it and had an outsiders attitude and in uncouth

first there was tony lake, anthony lake, his close friend and peer in the foreign service in saigon andined friends for 10 years and then their friendship mysteriously disintegrated with great consequences for them and for u.s. foreign policy, i think later when they were working together in bosnia under bill clinton. and then he played against west morland and eventually got to bobby kennedy in washington. and that's he holbrooke maneuvered to get to the best dinner tables in georgetown, and he revered this post-war generation of american statesmen from able herryman to george chrennen, clark clifford, george marshall, he thought of them as the model for him. he wanted to be just like them. the problem was he was a very different man. was not born to the aristocracy. he was jewish and never talked about it and had an outsiders rawness and uncouthness that got in the way of pushing ahead. the establishment was falling apart during holbrooke's career in the wake of vietnam. there was no longer that group of wise men who simply could be called upon by presidents to give advice. so holbroo

30, 1975, americans glued to their television sets, watched as north vietnamese tanks rolled into saigon and as american helicopters evacuated americans from the united states embassy in south vietnam. if you have seen those images, they are really retching because they have people getting onto the helicopters and people desperately trying to get on also and two are not able to get on who are left, people who had aided the americans. the final cost of the war in vietnam can be measured in lots of ways, as every war, it can be measured in money, the end of the great society. whatever lyndon johnson had hoped for in his social programs was swallowed up by the war in vietnam as he himself recognized what happened. he predicted that. he knew it. 58,000 americans died in vietnam. 3 million to 4 million vietnamese died in that war. 300,000 americans are wounded. countless vietnamese are also wounded in that war. it has a $100 billion price tag, which does not sound like much today, but was a whole lot then. it was enough to bankrupt all of the social services that we had. we talked about how y

to saigon. the soldiers of the empire were called on to modernize for fronts of their song.little seal, this idea, jenny dippin wetpaint, going to end up leaving l.b.l. . but the minute she saw him in your dock all safe and you made him fire back to the same dish t.v. just to please let me just go to the game that cities are often 10 months later on the 14th of june 1940, the german army marched into paris, the ranks of colonial troops were shown. france had been defeated. the white colonizer was not invincible. marsh opic towns government in v.c. collaborated with nazi germany. to go made his famous call of the 18th of june to fight on. but he stood alone to resist and deliberate france. he had only one option to ronnie the empire, to his colleagues, starting with africa in august 1045, the 1st black governor of china joined to god. soon, cameroon, the congo, the bone and others joined him. with this level of support, the goal could not prepare for the liberation of occupied france. support for the general and marshall respectively split the empire into oh, something my son

reminiscent of the humiliating american departure from saigon in 1975. we would be abandoning our partners in afghanistan, the brave afghans fighting the .errorists retreat would embolden the taliban, especially the deadly wing, and risk plunging afghan women and girls back into what they experienced in the 1990's. qaedaend and scattered al would get a big propaganda victory and a renewed safe haven for plotting attacks against america. it would be welcome news to iran, which has long provided arms and support to the taliban and explicitly seeks our retreat from the middle east. wouldrganized retreat interrupt the success this administration has worked hard to compile. host: what do you make of that? the republican leader of the president's party saying this move by you could delight terrorists? guest: that was remarkable. not remarkable by historical standards because historically we have had robust debate in both parties, within the republican party, about our role but this has been highly unusual. for mitch mcconnell to say that criticalcly of a polic

waiting in the organization and conduct of the elections as an organized political force, and the saigon government has pledged to accept the results of the election. we have not put forth our proposals on a take it or leave it basis. we have indicated we are willing to discuss the proposals put forth by the other side. we have declared anything is for thele, except rights of people of south vietnam to determine their own future. at the paris peace conference, we traded our flexibility in our faith -- flexed flexibility in good faith. hanoi demands the complete acceptance of their terms, which are that we withdrawal of american forces immediately and -- as we leave. we have not limited our forms to public states. i realized in january that a long, bitter war like this cannot be set off on a public front. that is why in addition to the public statements and negotiations, i have explored every possible private avenue that might lead to a second. tonight, i am taking the unprecedented step of disclosing to you some of our other initiatives for peace. initiatives we undertook privately and s

waiting in the organization and conduct of the elections as an organized political force, and the saigon government has pledged to accept the results of the election. we have not put forth our proposals on a take it or leave it basis. we have indicated we are willing to discuss the proposals put forth by the other side. we have declared anything is negotiable, except for the rights of people of south vietnam to determine their own future. at the paris peace conference, an ambassador expressed our flexibility in good faith in 40 public meetings. hanoi has refused to discuss our proposals. they demand the unconditional acceptance of their terms, which are that we withdrawal of american forces and overthrow the government of south vietnam as we leave. we have not limited our peace initiatives to public forums and public statements. i recognize like a long and -- i recognized that a long and bitter war like this could not be settled usually in a public forum. that's why in addition to the public statements and negotiations, i have explored every possible private avenue that might lead to a s

they proclaimed who they were and their hope that their store would indeed be a new saigon. >> you hadk in with "cbs this morning." >> thanks so much. hey, what's happening? >> can't have thanksgiving with no cranberry sauce. what's wrong with you people. >> what size are people looking for. >> thanks for calling butter ball, how can i help you. >> say it to yourself, butterball. butterball. michelle miller is calling you! >> you're such a butterball. >> vlad, the only thing more delicious than turkey dinner. delicious. >> turkey with dressing. >> some big holiday meal. >> our favorite panda has a name. it translates to little miracle. >> oh, man. >> nice to see the mom pet the baby. universal thing. >> thanksgiving day, just ordered three baked potatoes, two sweet potatoes, cranberry. i have to come up with greenery. you're right. >> parsley or something. >> pop eyes offers c >>> good morning. it's 8:55. i am len kiese. as covid-19 cases surge across the state, hospitals across the bay area are preparing to accommodate a possible influx of patients. santa clara saw highest number of d

it would be reminiscent of the humiliating american departure from saigon in 1975. we'd be abandoning our partners in afghanistan, the brave afghans who are fighting the terrorist us and destroying the government's leverage in their talks with the taliban are designed to end the fighting. our retreat would embolden the taliban, especially the deadly haqqani wing, and risk plunging afghan women and girls back into what they experienced back in the 1990's. it would hand a weakened and scattered al qaeda a big, big propaganda victory and a renewed safe haven for plotting attacks against america. and it would be welcome news to iran, which has long provided arms and support to the taliban and explicitly seeks our retreat from the middle east. a disorganized retreat would jeopardize the track record of major successes this administration has worked hard to compile. as a number of former officials and ambassadors recently stated, the spectacle of u.s. troops abdoning facilities and equipment, leaving the field in afghantan to the talibannd isis would be broadcast around t

majority leader warned a hasty withdrawal would be similar to america's humiliating departure from saigon75. >> a rapid withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan now what hurt our allies and delight -- delight -- the people who wish us harm. >> the new acting defense secretary chris miller, a former green beret, spent the last week getting his footing at the pentagon, if you think he is actually calling the shots. in his first memo to the force, there were contradictions. "this war isn't over. we are on the verge of defeating al qaeda and its associates but we must avoid our past strategic era mike error of failing to see the fight through to the finish." a few lines later it read ending wars requires compromise and partnership. we met the challenge, we gave it our all. now it's time to come home." the pentagon must worry about forced protection as it draws down. the taliban have not negotiated with the afghan government since president trump abruptly announced he wanted all u.s. troops home by christmas. bret. >> bret: jennifer griffin of the pentagon. thanks. a federal judge in new yor

we land, we go as at saigon foe last 35 years to the scene. but when we pulled up in the middle of this community and then we walked over, we met with some of the local activists at a church that was diagonal to the corner that george was killed on. when we walked up and i look at this curb where this man blade and a look at the stores that was there, and i thought about this lady who walked by and videotaped this man laying there in the gutter. it was right off the curb. in broad daylight with this knee on his neck. it just hit me, how vicious was of this? and what a way to die. this man was laying in the gutter begging for his life in broad daylight with people walking by. no one could stop this cop and the other two policemen standing there aiding in this man's life being taken. it just overwhelmed me. i said in the book, when you lose the sensitivity of the human life and the value of it, you ought not be an activist because if you don't feel something, if it's just another scene and another situation that this is your next speech, then i

willie, be able to pick up the phone and call people they know in paris, in berlin, in tokyo, in saigon. they know everybody around the circuit. huge positive effects for the united states of america. internationally as well as i think it's going to be a very seamless, selfless group in washington. >> so steve rattner, janet yellen will be the treasury secretary if she's confirmed by the senate. she led the federal reserve under the obama administration. would be the first woman to be the treasury chair as well if confirmed. a herculean task in front of her with the state of the economy right now. what should people in this country make of that choice? >> well, you know, i could echo pretty much everything jim stavridis just said about the foreign policy cluster. she's an extremely qualified woman. he mentioned all of the folks had been deputies. she has been as you said the chairwoman of the federal reserve. so she comes in with an incredible resume of long, long public service across a number of administrations, chairman of the council of economic advisers under clinton, so forth. she

it would be reminiscent of the humiliating american departure from saigon in 1975. we'd be abandoning our partners in afghanistan, the brave afghans who are fighting the terrorists and destroying the government's leverage in their talks with the taliban are designed to end the fighting. our retreat would embolden the taliban especially the deadly accounting wing and risk plunging afghan women and girls back into what they experienced back in the 1990s. if it had a weakened and scattered al qaeda, a big, big propaganda victory, and a renewed safe haven for plotting attacks against america and it would be welcome news to iran which has long provided arms and support to the taliban and explicitly seeks our retreat to the middle east. a disorganized retreat with a track record of major successes, this administration has worked hard to compile. >> david hawkings, what do you make of that moment? the republican leader and the president's own party say this move by you could delight terrorists. >> that was -- that was remarkable. it was -- it was not remarkable by historic

being at the fall of saigon in vietnam. >> he said he was there for all the big -- the big stuff. >>aturally, nate's first step was to check chuck's service records. so he went back to the air force and was surprised by what he found in chuck's file. not what he expected. >> his records did contain items substantia substantiating significant combat service in vietnam and after vietnam. >> did he have a silver star -- >> purple heart. the distinguished flying cross. some very, very high -- >> this is big deal stuff. >> very high awards. and they were substantiated by names and socials and names of missions and dates that these missions took place. >> so as far as the air force knew, he was on the up and up. >> yes. >> which presented a dilemma for the va investigator. >> so you got really good-looking documents but you're sitting in somebody's living room and he's saying to you that's all b.s. >> yes. from the air force service members that i talked to that served with him every one of them was emphatic that he did not participate in any combat. >> at all. >> at all. >> so nate went b

. >> reporter: stranded in saigon, a real world nightmare a day later, the tet offensive began.ster for me i was shocked. >> reporter: at the end of the day the war zone beer run was more than about beer. >> he came and put himself in harm's way just to give us support. and i'll never forget it >> you're looking tearful. >> it brings back a lot of memories. >> reporter: chickie ended up getting beer to four out of the six neighborhood buddies of the two he couldn't find, one had had gone home early. the other, ritchie reynolds, had been killed in action. >> to ritchie reynolds who was killed in action and also to you guys who probably didn't get the thanks that you deserved, we salute you >> wow >> i'm still a little lost how they were able to connect the dots here. chickie going around imagine going around an area the size of southern california from los angeles down to san diego, wandering around don't forget there's a war going on of course there are no cell phones and by happenstance bumping into your friends the book is just out today if it sounds like that this book could

reminiscent of the humiliating american departure from saigon in 1975.uld be abandoning our partners in afghanistan, the brave afghans fighting the .errorists retreat would embolden the taliban, especially the deadly wing, and risk plunging afghan women and girls back into what they experienced in the 1990's. qaedaend and scattered al would get a big propaganda victory and a renewed safe haven for plotting attacks against america. it would be welcome news to iran, which has long provided arms and support to the taliban and explicitly seeks our retreat from the middle east. wouldrganized retreat interrupt the success this administration has worked hard to compile. host: what do you make of that? the republican leader of the president's party saying this move by you could delight terrorists? guest: that was remarkable. not remarkable by historical standards because historically we have had robust debate in both parties, within the republican party, about our role but this has been highly unusual. for mitch mcconnell to say that criticalcly of a policy of t

not a fall of saigon moment. that won't happen. we should be happy about that.hills but to achieve finite goals that we've achieved. let's work on deterring china and move on. >> trace: thank you. >> sandra: a key ballot deadline in north carolina. how it could affect the vote counting in the state where the presidential race remains too close to call. we are live there next. >> there is nothing the president is doing that's illegal or not within his legal rights. we have laws that govern this stuff. this is the way the system works. let the system work so people have confidence in our republic and we can move on. when a hailstorm hit, he needed his insurance to get it done right, right away. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. usaa usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. keeping your oysters growing while keeping your business growing has you swamped. (♪ ) you need to hire i need indeed indeed you do. the moment you sponsor a job on indeed you get a shortlist of quality candidates from a resume data base so you can start hiring right away. claim your