Landmark Speeches on the Vietnam War
by Olson, Gregory AllenEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-02-25
Publisher(s): Texas A & M Univ Pr
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Summary
More than sixty years ago, the United States became interested in Vietnam; thirty years later, the last American soldier evacuated Saigon. The speeches in this volume span the most volatile years of that period, framed in the words that shaped an era.
Author Biography
Gregory Allen Olson holds a PhD from the University of Minnesota and is a professor of communication at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| "Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam," September 2, 1945 | p. 14 |
| "America's Stake in Vietnam: The Cornerstone of the Free World in Southeast Asia," June 1, 1956 | p. 19 |
| "Interests and Policies in Southeast Asia," June 10, 1962 | p. 29 |
| "Address at Johns Hopkins University: 'Peace Without Conquest,'" April 7, 1965 | p. 43 |
| "Speech to the March on Washington to End the War in Vietnam," April 17, 1965 | p. 53 |
| "Vietnam Analysis-Present and Future," October 19, 1966 | p. 65 |
| "On Viet Nam," March 2, 1967 | p. 73 |
| "Beyond Vietnam," April 4, 1967 | p. 93 |
| "Vietnam: the Situation Today," April 28, 1967 | p. 114 |
| "We Are Mired in Stalemate," February 27, 1968 | p. 124 |
| "The President's Address to the Nation Announcing Steps to Limit the War in Vietnam and Reporting His Decision Not to Seek Reelection," March 31, 1968 | p. 127 |
| "Address to the Nation on the War in Vietnam," November 3, 1969 | p. 142 |
| "Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia," April 30, 1970 | p. 159 |
| "Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee," April 22, 1971 | p. 170 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 183 |
| Index | p. 185 |
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