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Historians discussed U.S. diplomatic and peace initiatives during the Vietnam War. Panelists focused on the role soldiers played, why the war should have been avoided, the perspective of the…

Historians, scholars, filmmakers and journalists gathered for a 50th anniversary retrospective on the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Topics ranged from the history of the incident, its impact on…

David Coleman, author of The Fourteenth Day: JFK and the Aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis: The Secret White House Tapes, discussed using White House tapes and extensive research to pain…

In this class of his course on the history of the nuclear arms race, Professor James Hershberg lectured on the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Critics of the Vietnam War have argued that President Richard Nixon unnecessarily prolonged the conflict while others countered that he acted correctly. Panelists discussed new perspectives …

The second panel for “War’s End: Eyewitness to History,” a symposium commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, focused on a historical perspective of the events surround…

Panelists spoke about the history of nuclear weapons policy and past diplomatic efforts to limit or reduce nuclear stockpiles. The spoke about U.S. nuclear weapons programs from the end of W…

Kai Bird, Editor of “Hiroshima’s Shadow” spoke about the upcoming biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, which he co-authored. Andrew Brown spoke about his biography of Sir James Chadwick, enti…