Outline of the Vietnam War

LBJ 1965

The carrot and the stick: LBJ addresses the nation on the conflict in Vietnam

Conflict

In an April 1965 address to the nation, President Lyndon Johnson laid out his argument for expanding US involvement in Vietnam. From archival audio, we now know that Johnson had believed for at least a year that the conflict was a disaster in the making. Why did he continue to push for escalation in a war he didn’t think was worth fighting?

USS Maddox

What really happened in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964?

Global Politics

Author Tim O’Brien on Hagel, Kerry and the Lasting Impact of the Vietnam War

Arts, Culture & Media

The Vietnam Anti-War Movement Legacy for Today’s Returning Veterans

Conflict & Justice
The World

New tactics in Afghanistan resemble Vietnam Phoenix program

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Global Hit

Arts, Culture & Media

Reporter Nguyen Qui Duc reflects on Barak Obama’s election victory and the ending of the Vietnam era. And we close our program with a new arrangement of a traditional song from Vietnam. It’s performed by jazz guitarist Nguyen Le and singer Huong Thanh.