Videos

A panel of historians examined the morale of U.S. soldiers in the final two years of the Vietnam War. This discussion was part of an all-day conference titled “Manpower and Morale After…

Former Vietnam War-era POW wives who joined forces on behalf of their captive and missing husbands shared their experiences. Heath Hardage Lee is the author of The League of Wives: The…

Medal of Honor recipient Allen Lynch talked about his book, Zero to Hero: From Bullied Kid to Warrior, on growing up in Chicago and serving in the Vietnam War.

Artie Muller talked about Rolling Thunder’s mission and why the 2019 rally would be the last in the Washington D.C.-area.

The assistant army secretary of Manpower and Reserve Affairs talked about the policy changes and the lessons learned since the Vietnam War. He argued that the U.S. Army should remain an…

A former U.S. Army psychiatrist and a retired U.S. Marine Lt. Colonel who both served in Vietnam joined two historians to discuss the problem of low morale in the final years of American participation…

Historians looked at military manpower and morale trends after the 1968 Tet Offensive. Topics included draft and enlistment rates of college graduates, the perspective of Army Chaplains, and Project 100,000…

This film of an anti-Vietnam War speech by Bess Myerson Grant was produced by Another Mother for Peace and recorded at the May 9, 1970 World Mother’s Day Assembly in San Francisco. Ms. Grant was the…

Author Lisa Nguyen showcased the ‘We Shot the War’ exhibit at Stanford University and highlighted the contributions and photos of Overseas Weekly, an eccentric newspaper that covered the Vietnam War.…

Triton College professor Edward White taught a class on lessons learned from the Vietnam War. He covered what military generals said after the war and how films and documentaries have…

Military historian Max Hastings provided a history of the Vietnam War.

Gregory Daddis, a retired U.S. Army colonel and history professor, talked about his book, Withdrawal: Reassessing America’s Final Years in Vietnam. Countering recent scholarship that…

Vassar College history and international relations Professor Robert Brigham provided a critical look at Henry Kissinger’s foreign policy initiatives during the Vietnam War.

The dedication ceremony for the Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Monument at Arlington National Cemetery. Speakers included several former Vietnam War helicopter pilots and members…

We visited the Newseum in Washington, DC to tour an exhibit on the Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive and the Battle of Hue, where some of the most intense fighting of the campaign took place. We…

Doug Stanton and Lynn Novick talked about the Vietnam War in 1968 as part of C-SPAN’s “1968: America in Turmoil” series. The war was fought not only in the jungles of Vietnam but on American streets in 1968. Student…

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…

Consisting of letters, photographs, audio, and other forms of material, the Vietnam Center and Archive preserves the record of individuals who served during the Vietnam War. The center is home to largest…

Arizona State University professor Kyle Longley taught a class on President Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnam War in 1968. He discussed LBJ’s reaction to the Tet Offensive in January, and talked about the…

Former U.S. Senator James Webb (D-VA), a Vietnam veteran who won the Navy Cross for his Marine Corps service as a rifle platoon and company commander, reassessed America’s involvement in…