Key Figures

Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard M. Nixon were the four United States Presidents during the Vietnam War.

Ho Chi Minh was the revolutionary leader and Vietnamese communist who wanted to free his country from colonial rule.

Vo Nguyen Giap was the North Vietnamese Army commander and strategist who led many of the attacks during the Vietnam War.

Ngo Dinh Diem was an anti-communist politician who refused to become allies with Ho Chi Minh.

Nguyen Van Thieu was the president of South Vietnam and general of the ARVN.

William Westmoreland was the general who commanded the U.S. military operations during the Vietnam War.