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Nixon Legacy Forum: Vietnam and the Paris Peace Accords
  • Date: Friday, December 05, 2014
  • Time: 3:00 pm
  • Location: William G. McGowan Theater, Washington, DC

On January 23, 1973, President Nixon announced that Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho, the chief North Vietnamese negotiator, had initialed a peace agreement in Paris “to end the war and bring peace with honor” in Southeast Asia. This panel, including KT McFarland, Winston Lord, John Negroponte, and Dick Smyser, will examine the chronology, key players, and impact of the Paris Peace Accords.

Presented by the National Archives in partnership with the Richard Nixon Foundation. This event has been rescheduled from its original date of October 16.

Reserve a seat

All public programs at the National Archives are free and streamed live online via the National Archives’ YouTube channel. Reservations are recommended; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The doors to the building will open 45 minutes prior to the start of the program. Use the Special Events entrance on the corner of Constitution Avenue and 7th Street, NW.

Live captioning will be available online and in the William G. McGowan Theater. If you require an alternative or additional accommodation for an event (such as a downloadable transcript or a sign language interpreter), please send an email to public.program@nara.gov or call 202-357-5000 in advance.