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A Conversation about War and Peace with Marvin Kalb

Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 / Time: 5:30am - 6:30am 

Center: Asia Center

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Former USIP writer-in-residence, renowned journalist and Edward R. Murrow Professor at Harvard University’s Kennedy School, Marvin Kalb visited for a roundtable discussion of his new book, Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama. Co-authored with his daughter, Deborah Kalb, this timely publication explores the lasting legacy of America’s lost war in Vietnam and how it continues to impact U.S. policymaking and U.S. foreign policy to this day. 

Co-authored with his daughter, Deborah Kalb, this timely publication explores the lasting legacy of America’s lost war in Vietnam and how it continues to impact U.S. policymaking and U.S. foreign policy to this day.

Speakers

  • Marvin Kalb
    Edward R. Murrow Professor
    Harvard University
  • Tara Sonenshine, moderator
    Executive Vice President 
    U.S Institute of Peace

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