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Test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test. Captioning performed by vitac captioning performed by vitac Richard Nixon is our freddy krueger. This is the normal set of terms. You have not done that. You have wrichb the book with Historical Context of research but also understanding that kissinger knew what we know now. Thats the second wonderful thing about your book is the fact you used neither anachronistic views nor hindsight. I was struck by this in the nixon library, the point you were talking about earlier, tom, the fact they were so obsessed with the 72 election. Youre sitting there going, why are you obsessed . You won every state practically, but they were. You dont have that sense. Its almost a suspense book to read. Whats going to happen . Will vietnam be foretold. Im going to do so ....
Of my friends have heard me give this origin story. This book came about because of the review i did that mention the series that was used biography to teach history. It would hit biographical topics or would you say representative biography to get at a broader subject of history. They had just published their first volume, it was on pocahontas because of the issues regarding native American History. They were looking for someone to do something on American Foreign relations. He offered me the opportunity to put together a perspective. These were supposed to be short and concise books. That was the idea. The topic i debated and consulted with some people about which biographical figure might serve that purpose in the american context. I kept coming back to Henry Kissinger. A man whos had such a long career of americ ....
Television provider. Vanderbilt university hwartz talksomas sc about his book Henry Kissinger and American Power a political biography. From a takes questions panel of scholars. The National HistoryCenter Hosted this online event and provided the video. Prof. Schwartz thank you so much. I want to think the commentators and everyone for assembling this. I am deeply honored, especially to be given the William Roger lewis lecture. State department committees suffering from bows and arrows. That was about a decade ago. I got to know him well and i feel really honored to give a let her lecture in his name. This book came about, and many of my friends have heard me give this origin story. About because of the revie ....
Conflict from u. S. Escalation in 1965 to the fall of saigon in 1975. He argues that the United States was in vietnam to prove the viability of capitalism and the american system of government. His class is about an hour, 15 minutes. So we talked about the kind of the leadup to the American Intervention of vietnam on tuesday. Were going to look at the war today. Before we kind of jump into the actual war, any questions concerning the stuff we covered on tuesday . No. I am that good, arent i . So i want you guys to pay especially good attention today, because as it turns out, this is the only thing im actually qualified to teach. [ laughter ] i didnt know there was a war in korea until i read the textbook with you guys. But the vietnam war is your thing. Ive tried to present concise history of the war and hopefully it makes some sense to you. So on tuesday, were talking ....