Publishing the book 'The Final Minutes at the White House: The Fall of the Republic of Vietnam'

The Truth National Political Publishing House, in collaboration with the Oriental Development Research Institute under the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations, has just published the book "The Final Minutes at the White House: The Minutes of the Fall of the Republic of Vietnam" translated by Ngo Bac, along with the book "Letter to the South" by General Secretary Le Duan.

Báo Tin Tức•06/04/2025

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Publishing the book “The Last Minutes at the White House: The Fall of the Republic of Vietnam” translated by Ngo Bac along with the book “Letter to the South” by General Secretary Le Duan. Photo:Education & Times Newspaper

The book “The Final Minutes at the White House: The Fall of the Republic of Vietnam” consists of two parts. Part I includes original top secret documents declassified by the United States in 2015, with content revolving around the calculations, decisions and actions of the head of the US war machine in the final days of the Saigon government. Along with that are full translations of the minutes of the meetings of the US National Security Council chaired by US President Gerald Ford; summaries, memoranda, reports on the situation in Vietnam; transcripts of phone calls between President Ford and the US Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense...

Part II includes unforgettable articles and memoirs of several high-ranking American generals who were directly present and commanded the evacuation in the final hours of the Republic of Vietnam regime. Much information is revealed for the first time through these articles, helping readers see the whole picture of the chaos of the American evacuation, as well as the humiliating defeat of the American army in the war of aggression against Vietnam...

The book "Letters to the South" by General Secretary Le Duan collects a number of letters and telegrams from General Secretary Le Duan to leaders in the Southern battlefield during the resistance war against American imperialism to save the country from 1961 to 1975.

The book's content vividly reflects the revolutionary practice and the Party Central Committee's skillful and in-depth leadership of the Southern revolution, the practice of directing the battlefields, from assessing the situation to proposing revolutionary policies, measures and methods.

According to the Truth National Political Publishing House, these two works authentically recreate the nation's resistance war for independence from two perspectives - one from the guiding will of the Vietnamese revolutionary leaders, one from the center of American power, while helping today's generation have a comprehensive view of the events of April 30, 1975.

The publication of these two books on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the country’s reunification is an opportunity to look back at the past, draw valuable historical lessons and strengthen national pride. This is also an opportunity for the younger generation to access important documents, thereby better understanding the value of peace, independence and responsibility in the cause of building and defending the country today.

Do Binh (Vietnam News Agency )

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