[Remarks at the opening day dinner for the "Vietnam Reconsidered: Lessons from a War" conference].

Remarks at the opening day dinner for the "Vietnam Reconsidered: Lessons from a War" conference. Norman Corwin serves as Master of Ceremonies and explains the origins of the conference. University of Southern California Professor of English Ronald Gottesman introduces USC President James H. Zumberge who welcomes participants to the conference. USC Professor of Journalism Jack Langguth announces that the proceedings of the conference will be published by Harper and Rowe and that the proceeds will be donated to the American Friends Service Committee for relief in Indochina. Keynote speaker and former New York Times editor Harrison Salisbury talks about the Vietnam War and the effect it had on the country and its institutions, including the field of journalism. Held at the University of Southern California. Sponsored by the USC School of Journalism, Center for Humanities, and the School of International Relations in cooperation with the Immaculate Heart College Center. Part 5 of 21.

Recorded 1983 February 6