Sep 5, 2017 | Foundation News, Vietnam
The Vietnam War: An Intimate History, by Geoffrey C. Ward, with an introduction by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, and based on the film series by Burns and Novick, was published September 5th by Alfred A. Knopf. The 460-page book is intended as a companion to the 18-hour...
Sep 2, 2017 | Artifacts, Vietnam
Address to the Nation on Progress Toward Peace in Vietnam April 20, 1970 [youtube https://youtu.be/uLb41zttEn8] Good evening, my fellow Americans: I have requested this television and radio time tonight to give you a progress report on our plan to bring a just peace...
Sep 2, 2017 | Artifacts, Vietnam
Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia April 7, 1971 [youtube https://youtu.be/nGfKyzfJNKE] Good evening my fellow Americans. Over the past several weeks you have heard a number of reports on TV, radio, and in your newspapers on the situation in...
Sep 2, 2017 | Artifacts, Vietnam
Address to the Nation About a New Initiative for Peace in Southeast Asia October 7, 1970 [youtube https://youtu.be/gPnm_-eBqOI] Good evening, my fellow Americans: Tonight I would like to talk to you about a major new initiative for peace. When I authorized operations...
Sep 2, 2017 | Artifacts, Vietnam
Address to the Nation on the Cambodian Sanctuary Operation June 3, 1970 [youtube https://youtu.be/jro9GV2otSk] Good evening, my fellow Americans: One month ago, I announced a decision ordering American participation with South Vietnamese forces in a series of...