Trivia: Which U.S. President did Ho Chi Minh ask to support independence?
Herbert Hoover
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The correct answer is Harry S. Truman
So why is this answer correct? : At the end of World War II, Ho Chi Minh declared independence from French rule, borrowing American terms: “All men are created equal,” he said. “They are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, among them are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Long before the U.S. entered into direct conflict with Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh reached out to President Herbert Hoover for support in a letter. He received no response.