- THE VIETNAM CENTER AND ARCHIVE
- Texas Tech University
Conference Agenda
| Thursday, October 23, 2003 | ||
| a.m./p.m. | Conference participants travel to Lubbock | |
| 12:00 p.m | (Until 4:30 p.m.) Registration Desk Open at Holiday Inn Park Plaza | |
| 3:45 p.m. | Bus departs Holiday Inn for the Vietnam Archive tour (Southwest Collections Building, 15th Street adjacent to the Library, Texas Tech University) | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Vietnam Archive tour begins | |
| 4:45 p.m. | Bus departs for Holiday Inn | |
| 5:50 p.m. | Bus departs Holiday Inn for a reception and Mr. and Mrs. Phil Price's home (4015 93rd Street) | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Reception | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Bus departs for Holiday Inn | |
| Friday, October 24, 2003 | ||
| 8:00 a.m. |
(until 5:00 p.m.) Registration Desk, Room 105, International Cultural Center (ICC) |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Bus departs Holiday Inn for ICC | |
| 8:15 a.m. | Coffee, Doughnuts available at ICC | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Bus departs Holiday Inn for ICC | |
| 8:45 a.m. | Welcoming remarks by Texas Tech President | |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Session 1: "Diem's Surprising Savior in the 1950s: Mike Mansfield, a Famous Dove" Don Oberdorfer, Author-in-Residence, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC |
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| 9:45 a.m. | Coffee Break | |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Session 2: Communist Reaction to the Coup |
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"Communist Operations after the Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem." General Nguyen Khanh, former Prime Minister and Head of State |
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"The View from Hanoi," PAVN Colonel Bui Tin, author of Following Ho Chi Minh (1995) and From Enemies to Friends (2002) |
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"Communist Strategic Debates on the Struggle in the South and US-Diem Relations. Dr. Laura Calkins, Independent Scholar |
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| Noon | Lunch Luncheon speaker: TBA | |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Session 3: The Buddhist Movement |
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"Piety, power and the revolt of the bonzes: the religious politics of the 1963 Buddhist Crisis in South Vietnam." Mr. Ed Miller, Doctoral Candidate, Harvard University |
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"The Buddhists and the Disintegration of South Vietnam in the post-Diem Era." Dr. Mark Moyar, George Bush School of Govt. and Public Service, Texas A&M University. |
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| 2:45 p.m. | Coffee Break | |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Session 4: "Late President Ngo Dinh Diem of Vietnam as Seen by Members of the Family and by Some of His Friends." Dr. Andre Nguyen Van Chau. |
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| 3:45 p.m. |
Session 5: Status Report on the
Virtual Vietnam Archive. |
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| 4:30 p.m. | Bus departs for Holiday Inn | |
| 5:45 p.m. | Bus departs from Holiday Inn for ICC | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Reception at the International Cultural Center. Cash bar. | |
| 6:15 p.m. | Bus departs from Holiday Inn for ICC | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Conference banquet | |
| 8:00 p.m. |
(Approx) Keynote address: Major General Alexander "Bud" Bolling, USA (Ret) (Maj. Gen. Bolling commanded the 3rd Bde of the 82nd Airborne Div. in Vietnam in 1968) |
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| 9:00 p.m. | Approx. Bus returned to Holiday Inn. | |
| Saturday, 25 October 2003 | ||
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration Desk Open, Room 105, ICC | |
| 8:15 a.m. | Bus departs Holiday Inn for ICC | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Coffee, doughnuts available at ICC | |
| 8:45 a.m. | Bus departs Holiday Inn for ICC | |
| 8:45 a.m. |
Session 6: Ngo Dinh Diem and the Media |
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"The Dragon Lady: Representations of Madam Ngo Dinh Nhu in the American Press, 1955-1963." Martina T. Nguyen, Doctoral Candidate, University of California, Berkeley. |
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"Diem, Reform, and the New York Times Editorial Page, 1961-63: An Early Example of an Oppositional Press." Dr. Louis J. Campomenosi, Assistant Dean, University College of Tulane and Adjunct Prof. of Political Science, Tulane University. |
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"The Other Hearts and Minds: RVN Cultural Campaigns in the United States, 1954-1963." Mr. Matt Masur, Doctoral Candidate, Ohio State University. |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break | |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Session 7: Relations with Americans |
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"The End of a Friendship: Wesley R. Fishel and Ngo Dinh Diem, 1958-1963." Dr. Joseph Morgan, Ph.D., Iona University. |
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"Kenneth T. Young, Ngo Dinh Diem, and America's Commitment to the Defense of South Vietnam." Stephen B. Young, Independent Scholar. |
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"David Halberstam, Roger Hilsman and the August 24 Cable." Mr. Geoff Stewart, Doctoral Candidate, University of Western Ontario, Canada |
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| Noon |
Lunch. Luncheon Speaker: Ambassador Nguyen Xuan Phong, Senior Research Associate, The Vietnam Center, "1963, 1973, 2003: The Options?" [Introduced by Dr. Charles Neu, Professor Emeritus, Brown University] |
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| 1:30 p.m. |
Session 8: |
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| “Our Failed Coup D'etat against President Ngo Dinh Diwm on November 11, 1960.” Colonels Vuong Van Dong and Nguyen Huy Loi [both officers participated in the coup with Maj. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi]. Paper read by Ambassador Nguyen Xuan Phong. | ||
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"The Rise and Fall of President Ngo Dinh Diem." Mr. Hieu Dinh Vu, Independent Scholar. |
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"Diem versus American Superiority." Mr. Daniel Tu, Undergraduate Student, University of Tulsa. |
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| 2:45 p.m. | Coffee break | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Session 9: Moderator: Dr. David Snead, Texas Tech Univ. |
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"Diem, Laos and the Coup of November 2nd, 1962." Dr. Geoffrey D. T. Shaw, Independent Scholar. |
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"The Strategic Hamlet Program: Before and After Diem." Dr. Neil Olson |
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"'Yeah, but do they understand it': Counterinsurgency in South Vietnam during the presidency of John F. Kennedy." Captain Matthew Lerner, USMC, 2nd Marine Division |
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| 4:30 p.m. | Bus departs for Holiday Inn | |
| 5:45 p.m. |
Bus departs Holiday Inn for Ranching Heritage Center. |
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| 6:00 p.m. | West Texas Barbecue Dinner, with music by Alton Rex | |
| 8:00 p.m. | (Approx) Bus departs for Holiday Inn | |
| 8:15 p.m. | (Until ???) Fellowship at hotel bar | |