This program explores the efforts of Nixon and Kissinger to end the Vietnam War, with coercive diplomacy and excessive military force. Authors Jeffrey Kimball and William Burr relate how Nixon and Kissinger launched a secret global nuclear alert to back up these threats. A book signing will follow the program.
http://www.archives.gov/museum/visit/theater.html
18 - Jun
Nixon’s Nuclear Specter: The Secret Alert of 1969, Madman Diplomacy, and the Vietnam War
(Nearby Event: Other)
Where:William G. McGowan Theater, 700 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20408
