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Peter Arnett, formerly of the Associated Press, David Hume Kennerly, formerly of United Press International, Laura Palmer, author of “Shrapnel in the Heart,” and CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante discuss how the Vietnam War is similar to today’s conflicts in the Middle East.
Peter Arnett, formerly of the Associated Press, David Hume Kennerly, formerly of United Press International, Laura Palmer, author of “Shrapnel in the Heart,” and CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante discuss the press coverage of the Vietnam War and how aggressive reporting from the front lines influenced public opinion back home in the United States.
Peter Arnett, formerly of the Associated Press, David Hume Kennerly, formerly of United Press International, Laura Palmer, author of “Shrapnel in the Heart,” and CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante tell their stories of covering the end of the Vietnam War in April 1975.
Peter Arnett, formerly of the Associated Press, David Hume Kennerly, formerly of United Press International, Laura Palmer, author of “Shrapnel in the Heart,” and CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante reflect on their coverage of the Vietnam War
In his weekly commentary on this Memorial Day, “Face The Nation” host Bob Schieffer talks about the “hard lessons” the United States learned in the Vietnam War and how they relate to today.
In an April 1985 episode of “Face the Nation,” Bob Simon tells Lesley Stahl about his recent trip to Vietnam, and says visiting the country 10 years after the fall of Saigon is “almost like walking into a Broadway theater the night after a play has closed: it’s recognizable, but it’s not the same.”
Joseph Califano, a former adviser to President Lyndon Baines Johnson, discusses Johnson's legacy on domestic issues.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Arizona, tells a group of people protesting against former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, “Shut up or I’m gonna have you arrested.”
Nearly 50 years after their heroic acts in battle, two Vietnam War veterans received the highest military award. Congress voted last year to grant the award to both veterans after the Pentagon found they were eligible. Charlie Rose reports.
The president awards he nation's highest military decoration to former Army Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins.
Army Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins describes to CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin his experience in Vietnam in 1966, when he and 16 other Green Berets came under heavy attack.
A campaign to receive the Medal of Honor has begun on behalf of a Vietnam War veteran who threw his body on a live grenade to shield his comrades during the war. Rich Newburg reports.
Laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, Denton is remembered, among other things, for blinking "T.O.R.T.U.R.E." in Morse code during a broadcast propaganda interview while a POW in Vietnam.
Lesley Stahl reports on the little known story of a young, American banker's 1975 return to Vietnam to save his stranded Vietnamese colleagues and their families. Watch Stahl's report on Sunday, July 20 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
James Webb answered the call nearly a half-century ago, and has been trying to serve his country ever since. National security correspondent David Martin interviews the former Marine and Vietnam Vet who has also served as Secretary of the Navy and in the U.S. Senate.
Mario Hernandez, who believed for decades that he was an American citizen, took his oath of citizenship in Jacksonville, Florida. Charlie Rose reports.
Leslie Jack Smith, a Vietnam veteran became a citizen 35 years after being promised citizenship for volunteering to serve in Vietnam.
Former Alabama Senator Jeremiah Denton passed away this week at the age of 89. Known for blinking the word torture in Morse Code during a propaganda video while a POW in Vietnam, Denton spent seven years in captivity. Also this week: the Pierre-Auguste Renoir painting “On the Shore of the Seine” was unveiled at the Baltimore Museum of Art, nearly 63 years after it was stolen.
One of our most dynamic, powerful and controversial presidents, Lyndon Baines Johnson is on view in a new Broadway play, “All the Way.” David Martin sits down with star Bryan Cranston to talk about his transforming role as LBJ, and the larger-than-life man from Texas.
One of the most shameful chapters in American military history, the 1968 massacre of unarmed Vietnamese civilians by US troops, just got worse.
President Barack Obama presented the nation’s highest military award to 24 Americans after a review determined they’d been passed over because they were Hispanic, African American or Jewish. David Martin sat down with two of the recipients.
After a review of war records to ensure no one through the years was denied a Medal of Honor due to racial and religious discrimination, the president awarded the highest accolade to 24 Army veterans – 21 of them posthumously – calling the ceremony a reminder that “here in America we confront our imperfections and face a sometimes painful past."
Vietnam War U.S. Army Specialist Four Santiago Erevia explains what it meant to him to get a call from President Obama last summer offering him a Medal of Honor 44 years after he was initially passed over for the award.
U.S. Army Specialist Four Santiago Erevia describes the ambush he managed to thwart in 1969 during the Vietnam War.
Former Master Sgt. Jose Rodela explains what it meant to him as a Hispanic-American to learn that he would be a Medal of Honor recipient.
The government shutdown is in its third week as the Senate failed again to advance a House-passed measure to fund the government.
The Israeli military said it had received coffins believed to contain the remains of two more deceased hostages.
CBS News senior White House correspondent Ed O'Keefe asked President Trump Wednesday why he had authorized the CIA to go into Venezuela.
Netanyahu discussed the Gaza peace plan and defended Israel's actions in the region.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated."
Officials warned that attackers could exploit the vulnerabilities to steal credentials, move laterally through networks, and potentially take full control of targeted systems.
President Trump has sought to raise $200 million for a new White House ballroom — and has tapped these megacompanies and wealthy individuals for donations.
A new lawsuit alleges Bank of America profited from its dealings with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
The U.S. population of people over 65 is expected to surge by 40% over the next 25 years, but many aren't prepared for longevity, a new study says.