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Photograph included in the exhibit: "From Hula Hoops to Hanoi: L.A. Concerns, 1954-1965." Tra^`n, Le^? Xua^n was born in 1924, the daugher of South Vietnam's ambassador to the United States, Tran Van Chuong. She married Ngô Ðình Nhu, the brother and chief-advisor to President Ngô Ðình Die^?m, who became president in 1955. Die^?m was a bachelor and since Mme. Nhu and her family lived in Independence Palace, she was considered to be the first lady. She was known for her harsh and incendiary comments and she attacked, mocked and severely denounced the Buddhist community of South Vietnam and the strong American influence and presence in the country. Her attitude and extravagance made her unpopular in Vietnam. She was forced to live in exile in France after her husband and brother-in-law, Die^?m, were assassinated on November 2, 1963. She died in 2011. Photograph caption dated October 26, 1963 reads, "Mme. Ngo Dinh Nhu, center, waves to the small crowd greeting her and her daughter, Le Thuy, right, on their arrival early today in Los Angeles. Mme. Nhu will give a speech supporting her government's policies in Viet Nam at an affair in Beverly Hills sponsored by the World Affairs Council, headed by Walter Coombs, left."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Ngo^, Ði`nh Nhu,--1910-1963 Los Angeles International Airport Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Airports--California--Los Angeles Crowds--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Vietnam--Foreign relations--United States Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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