Vietnam: Truce Without Peace

On October 26, 1972, Henry Kissinger informed the American people that after four years of negotiations and several months of secret talks, peace finally was “at hand.” “We believe that an agreement is in sight, which is just to all parties.” Kissinger added that something still had to be settled before the agreement could be signed, but these were “basically linguistic and technical details.” Referring to a summary of the agreement broadcast by Radio Hanoi...