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Reckless: Henry Kissinger and the Tragedy of Vietnam, with Robert K. Brigham
Reckless: Henry Kissinger and the Tragedy of Vietnam, with Robert K. Brigham
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61 minutes
Released:
Oct 26, 2018
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Podcast episode
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Henry Kissinger is smart, charming, and a great writer, says historian Robert Brigham. But when it came to Vietnam, his arrogance and deceit made a bad situation worse. Kissinger altered the logbooks for military bombings and misled the president on the content of the secret talks in Paris. "He was a theorist who stuck to theorist dreams, and it cost the country dearly." What are the lessons for today's administration?
Released:
Oct 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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