Emerging Scholars | Forgotten Humanity: The Personal of the Vietnam War

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum hosted the National Archives & Records Administration’s First Annual Virtual Vietnam War Symposium.

📅 Dates & Times:

• Tuesday, September 24 | 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. CST
• Wednesday, September 25 | 1:30–3:00 p.m. CST

The symposium explored stories of the Vietnam War beyond combat strategy and tactics—focusing instead on the human experience. It aimed to enhance the future of Vietnam War scholarship by showcasing new and emerging voices in the field.

🎤 Hosts:

• Dr. Mark Atwood Lawrence, University of Texas
• Dr. Brooke Clement, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum

✨ Featured Scholars & Schedule:

September 24th

Travis Salley (11:00 am CST)
Drafting Dissent: Queer Subversion of the GI
Underground Press

Zach Alessi-Friedlander (1:30 pm CST)
A Tragedy of Great Proportions: My Lai, Peers, and the Human Face of Failed Leadership and Degraded Professionalism at the Late Vietnam Army’s Inflection Point 

September 25th

Justine Mach (1:30 pm CST)
A Preservation of Amerasian Voices through Oral History