Hilsman

Hoyt Hilsman is an award-winning writer, critic and former Congressional candidate.

Hoyt Hilsman: "Idonomics" and the American Dream Hoyt Hilsman 2011

Hilsman had sent an unauthorized cable to instruct Ambassador Lodge to go ahead with a coup d'état in Vietnam.

JFK's Journey on Bundy Footprints 2009

Kennedy reluctantly expanded the American commitment, with the active support of McNamara, Taylor, and (more skeptically) Rusk, and amid the active questioning of more junior officialsnotably Forrestal, Harriman, and Roger Hilsman (who had taken over the East Asia portfolio at State from Harriman).

In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009

In response, Hilsman drafted a cable declaring, essentially, that Diem must rid himself of Nhu or lose American support.

In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009

In response, Hilsman drafted a cable declaring, essentially, that Diem must rid himself of Nhu or lose American support.

In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009

Other mishaps and conduct consistent with treason such as a handwritten note by Hilsman suggesting open defiance of presidential orders are all part of the bigger picture of Bundy-led slow dismantling of the Kennedy White

JFK's Journey on Bundy Footprints 2009

Betrayal by JFK's Four Trusted Men: McNamara, Bundy, Hilsman and Forrestal yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Betrayal by JFK\'s Four Trusted Men: McNamara, Bundy, Hilsman and Forrestal'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: An exploration of the inner workings of some of President Kennedy\'s most trusted advisers and their influence on international policy and conflict.'

Betrayal by JFK's Four Trusted Men: McNamara, Bundy, Hilsman and Forrestal 2009

In essence, the President's directive and Hilsman note via Forrestal are contradictory.

November 1, 1963 2009

But the anti-Diem activists in Washington (possibly a reference to Bundy, Hilsman and Forrestal) continued their rear guard action.

Betrayal by JFK's Four Trusted Men: McNamara, Bundy, Hilsman and Forrestal 2009

Kennedy reluctantly expanded the American commitment, with the active support of McNamara, Taylor, and (more skeptically) Rusk, and amid the active questioning of more junior officialsnotably Forrestal, Harriman, and Roger Hilsman (who had taken over the East Asia portfolio at State from Harriman).

In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009