April 29, 2005  These stories recently appeared in the press about the Watson Institute's commemoration of "Three Anniversaries in the War with Vietnam":

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Bryan Rourke, "Brown to host 3-day conference with The Fog of War's McNamara," a synopsis of the "Three Anniversaries" events and an interview with James G. Blight of the Institute's Critical Oral History Projects, Providence Journal (Thursday, April 21, 2005).

Mark Patinkin, "A brush with history," a feature on Quyen Truong's paintings, which are on exhibit at the Watson Institute through July 22, Providence Journal (Tuesday, April 26, 2005).

Scott MacKay, "Lessons from the past: McNamara calls for understanding in dealing with nation's adversaries," a story on the April 27 talk by former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara at Brown University on "Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing, and Catastrophe in the 21st Century," Providence Journal (Thursday, April 28, 2005)

Quyen Truong '05, "Life in a Vietnamese Re-education Camp," a radio diary (recorded by Jim Moses and introduced by Tom Ashbrook) with Quyen Truong about her father, who had been sent to Vietnamese re-education camps after the fall of Saigon, and the artwork that she has created to commemorate his experiences, "Radio Diaries," On Point, NPR's WBUR (Wednesday, April 27, 2005).

Philip Gara, "McNamara argues for empathy in fighting nuke proliferation," an article about Robert S. McNamara's April 27 talk, Brown Daily Herald (Thursday, April 28, 2005).

Quyen Truong '05, “Vietnamese-American Student Looks Back at Father’s Story,” a replay of Truong's radio diary from April 27 (produced by Jim Moses), NPR's WRNI (Friday, April 29, 2005).

Photo: l–r: Abbott Gleason and James G. Blight of the Watson Institute with former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara during the "Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing, and Catastrophe in the 21st Century" presentation on April 27.