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hour-long event. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i am the wilson center s vice senior vice president. event, whichday s is another in our ongoing books of wilson series that marks the publication of new books by fellows of the wilson center. james reston is a wilson center global fellow. [indiscernible] i believe so is it? i was once at an event henry kissinger was speaking at and the chair said can everyone hear me? and from the side, henry kissinger said, by definition, the people who cannot hear will not respond. [laughter] now audible. to repeat station identification you re at the wilson center and , today is another in our books at wilson series featuring the latest book by the remarkable james reston who is a wilson center global fellow. the topic of the book deals with a contentious period in the history of the vietnam war, and the book itself deals with the contentious debate over how to mark that war and the american role and sacrifice during t ....
website, c-span.org/history. you re watching c-span you re watching american history tv, all we can every weekend on c-span3. memorialetnam veterans was dedicated on washington, d.c. s national mall in 1982. restonuthor james discusses the memorials creation. of,s reston is the author art, memory, and the fight for the vietnam memorial. good morning ladies and gentlemen. i am the lisbon centers vice president. james reston is a wilson center global fellow. i believe so is it? i was going to an event henry kissinger was speaking at and the chair set can everyone hear me and from the side henry , by definition, the people who cannot fear will not respond. the people who cannot hear will not respond. [laughter] you re at the wilson center and today is another in our books at wilson series featuring the latest book by the remarkable james reston who is a wilson center global fellow. the topic of the book deals with a contentious period in the history of the vietnam ....
me and from the side henry kissinger said, by definition, the people who cannot hear will not respond. [laughter] you re at the wilson center and today is another in our books at wilson series featuring the latest book by the remarkable james reston who is a wilson center global fellow. the topic of the book deals with a contentious period in the history of the vietnam war, and the book itself deals with the contentious debate over how to mark that war and the american role and sacrifice during that period. that was fraught with politics and contention over the appropriate artistic expression to memorialize that dramatic period in american history. the gold standard of book reviews remains the new york times. they reviewed it this week and described the book as superb and affecting in terms of the emotions it evokes as one reads it. it is a fantastic volume. jim has been affiliated as a fellow at the wilson center. it is remarkable the topics he has taken on in 17 b ....
huge amounts of material. the newspapers, the source material is incredibly rich so that means if you want to get into it although its rich it s not overwhelming. one problem with american history and why would never go into this are beyond 1775 when you get in the period of the revolution itself beyond that in the 19th century the source material becomes overwhelming especially through the war which is a lifetime s work in and of itself. in this particular come in britain you feel like a perimeter around it and you can get to grips with these people not the least because the decision-making is done by rather small group. it s not going to overwhelm you and the material is not going to becomes overwhelming but that s essentially my point is to reinvest myself in the primary material. [applause] a collection of her wide range of projects which includes the vietnam veterans memorial in washington d.c.. this hour-long program is next on booktv. c-span: maya lin, what is ....
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