Jim Webb and David Maraniss talked about the major military, political and diplomatic developments in the Vietnam War during 1968 from the January Tet Offensive to the escalating body count and…
10,345 viewsFormer Secretary Webb talked about his book Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America, published by Broadway. He traced the immigration of the Scots-Irish, an ethnic group defined from…
3,749 viewsPanelists talked about Ernest Hemingway’s war writings, as well as other notable authors' works on war. They discussed the influence that Hemingway had on other war writers and his…
546 viewsIn an interview, James Clad discussed politics and tourism in Singapore and Thailand. Former Navy Secretary James Webb took viewer questions on the political split in the American public over the Vietnam War. He…
675 viewsFormer Secretary Webb, also a Vietnam veteran and former assistant secretary of State, talked about his book, Lost Soldiers, a novel published by Bantam Books. The book is a fictional…
108 viewsAuthor James Webb spoke about Lost Soldiers, his book which examines Vietnam and its culture from the perspective of a former Vietnamese solider.
43 viewsAuthor and Former Navy Secretary, Jim Webb, talked about defense policy. Among the issues he addressed were U.S. involvement in peacekeeping missions, the role of presidential authority,…
38 viewsFormer Navy Secretary James Webb spoke to the Defense Forum Foundation. He talked about the state of the U.S. military in the post-Cold War era, including the proper use of military force…
67 viewsMr. Webb discussed the military aspects of the Persian Gulf war. He discussed the military objectives of the armed forces and also discussed the topics of terrorism and war crimes.
51 viewsThe Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on U.S. Persian Gulf Policy. Testimony centered around U.S. troop deployment in Saudi Arabia and suggestions that a military draft should be…
170 viewsThe Close Up foundation hosted this discussion about NATO’s roll in the 1990's. Guests answered student questions.
80 viewsJames Webb, former Secretary of the Navy, spoke at the International Platform Association at the Mayflower hotel in Washington D.C. Mr. Webb spoke on the need for reforms in the United…
27 viewsFormer Secretary of the Navy, James Webb and Leonard Sullivan discuss America’s Investment in Europe’s Defense.
29 viewsIndochina Institute of Goerge Mason University held a seminar on "Teaching the Vietnam War".
129 viewsSecretary of the Navy James Webb talked about the need for open discussion regarding whether, and how, the U.S. can maintain commitments throughout the world. He said that commitments…
61 viewsThe Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Navy and top admirals dedicated the U.S. Navy memorial on the 112th anniversary of its founding.
291 viewsSecretary of the Navy James Webb spoke to the cadets at the U.S. Naval Academy as a part of the Forrestal Lecture series. Secretary Webb addressed the cadets on the virtues of leadership…
401 viewsNavy Secretary Jim Webb spoke about serving in Viet Nam and about the Marine Corps.
113 viewsJames Webb testified about his nomination to be Secretary of the Navy.
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