JFK and the 1963 “Green Light Cable” that Triggered the Ngo Dinh Diem Coup in Vietnam
By: VBC | Published: 2026-08-13 18:56:58 | Source: veteransbreakfastclub.org
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By Todd DePastino
Author Jack Cheevers piqued my curiosity the other week when, on our VBC LIVE, he talked about the infamous “Green Light Cable” sent from President John F. Kennedy’s State Department to the new American ambassador in South Vietnam, Henry Cabot Lodge. The secret message was known as Cable 243, sent on Saturday, August 24, 1963.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that…
