About this episode
Mark A. Lawrence discusses the Vietnam War and the complexities of historical memory and responsibility.
Mark Atwood Lawrence is Professor of History and holds the Walter Prescott Webb Chair in History and Ideas at The University of Texas at Austin. Mark from the period of 2020 to 2024, served as Director of the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum. This discussion will look at Vietnam and summarize a bit of the conflict but also where the burden of blame started and who holds the most responsibility in terms of how we remember and retell the conflict.
People in this episode
Host: Robbie Robertson
Guest: Mark A. Lawrence
Topics covered
- Vietnam War
- historical responsibility
- memory and retelling of conflict
- LBJ Presidential Library
- history education
Keywords
- Vietnam War
- Mark A. Lawrence
- history
- LBJ Library
- historical memory
- conflict responsibility
- University of Texas
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The University of Texas at Austin, LBJ Presidential Library and Museum
Places: Vietnam
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