Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Mrs. Ngo Ba Thanh, 1981

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Title:
Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Mrs. Ngo Ba Thanh, 1981
Description:
Ngo Ba Thanh was a consultant in international comparative law who spent years in jail in South Vietnam for her pro-Viet Cong views. She describes going to meetings at the British Ambassador's residence as president of the International Women Association. The only Vietnamese woman attending these diplomatic dinners, she talks of diplomats, dignitaries and military officials being impressed by her forthright views on politics and the war. Nevertheless her outspoken views, especially those warning General William Westmoreland that the US would not succeed in Vietnam, resulted in her detention for over 2 years.
Author:
Ngo, Ba Thanh, Mrs
Date:
March 15, 1981
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
WGBH > Vietnam: A Television History
Subjects:
Dinners and dining
Vietnamese reunification question (1954-1976)
Vietnam (Democratic Republic)
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989
Diplomats
Women in war
Vietnam--Politics and government
Nationalism and communism
Political prisoners
Bombing, Aerial--Vietnam
Hunger strikes
Treaties
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Prisoners and prisons
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, Vietnamese
Vietnam (Republic)
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-rb6vx06b7j
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Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation