Vietnam War Summit April 26-28, 2016
- Introduction....................................................................................3
- Panel 1 – Commanders-in-Chief...................................................4
- Historians and presidential aides discuss the roles our presidents played in the war and how their leadership affected its outcome
- Panel 2 – The Battle of Ia Drang ................................................11
- Veterans recall the longest, bloodiest battle of the war
- Panel 3 – The Afterwar................................................................13
- Experts explore the physical and psychological trauma our veterans faced after the war--and continue to experience today--and the bitter, sometimes hostile reaction they received from fellow Americans
- Keynote Address – An Evening with Henry Kissinger.............16
- Panel 4 – The War at Home ........................................................18
- Historians and a social and political activist examine how the war divided the nation and shaped American culture
- Panel 5 – The War and the Fourth Estate .................................21
- Two renowned journalists explore the crucial role the media played in shaping perceptions of the war
- Panel 6 – The Power of a Picture................................................23
- Two Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers discuss how powerful and poignant photography helped turn the tide of public sentiment on the war
- Evening –A Conversation with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick .24
- Preview and discussion of The Vietnam War
- Keynote Address 2 – Secretary of State John F. Kerry............24
- Panel 7 – The Troops: A View from the Front Lines ..............25
- Veterans discuss the daily reality of the war
- Panel 8 – One, Two, Three: What Are We Fighting For? .......26
- Musical artists discuss how the music of the times helped to offer comfort to our troops in Vietnam while fueling the anti-war movement at home
- Panel 9 – Lessons Learned ..........................................................28
- The war's effect on America's foreign and military policy and role on the world stage
- Our Wrap Up ...............................................................................31