U.S. Support for South Vietnam

Date: October 24, 1954 • Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

US President Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam.

Dwight David Eisenhower was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. A member of the Republican Party, he was renowned as a World War II general who commanded Allied forces in Operation Torch and Operation Overlord. He attained the five-star rank of General of the Army in 1944.