Democratic (socialist/fascist) President Truman extends diplomatic recognition to the French puppet Emperor Bao Dai, of Vietnam.

       [added 5/17/2025]

Subsequent Events:

6/28/1950                 6/18/1954

Authority:

References:

Stanley A. Karnow, Vietnam: A History, (1983; New York: Penguin, 1997), 690.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,215,801,485,838

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