JFK got the U.S into Vietnam (not Johnson)

[James Chaney]

Eisenhower initiated military action in Vietnam, not JFK.

[Jerry Freeman]

Eisenhower initiated military action in Vietnam, not JFK.

Yeah...see reply #9 

[Gerry Down]

Eisenhower initiated military action in Vietnam, not JFK.

Barely. 500 military advisors.

The big question is why didn't JFK automatically pull those 500 out when he became president in 1961. Just create an executive order. Was simple.

[Colin Crow]

Barely. 500 military advisors.

The big question is why didn't JFK automatically pull those 500 out when he became president in 1961. Just create an executive order. Was simple.

So your original question needs modifying to "why didn’t he get the US out?"

[Gerry Down]

So your original question needs modifying to "why didn’t he get the US out?"

I guess. Its something that has to be considered. "He was going to pull the US out of Vietnam" as Oliver Stone and the likes would say should be modified to "Why didn't he pull the US out of Vietnam as soon as he became President?".

[Jon Banks]

Dwight Eisenhower, not JFK, is the first President to send US military advisors to Vietnam.

I do think Kennedy wanted to get out of Vietnam but   like any other US President, he wanted to withdraw in the least politically costly way. No President wants to “lose” a war.

Also, if there was a Conspiracy in Kennedy’s assassination, it more likely involved his Cuba policies, not his Vietnam policies...

[Gerry Down]

Dwight Eisenhower, not JFK, is the first President to send US military advisors to Vietnam.

Who was the first to bring them back?