JFK SAYS HE BELIEVES IN THE DOMINO THEORY
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On September 9, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was asked during an interview if he believed in the Domino Theory which held that if one nation in Southeast Asia fell to the Communists then others would follow.
The question came up during a television interview conducted in the Oval Office by NBC newsmen Chet Huntley and David Brinkley.
In answering the question, JFK said...
"I believe it. I think that the struggle is close enough. China is so large...if South Vietnam (falls) it would (show) the wave of the future in Southeast Asia (is) Communism."
