The 1960s: The best, and worst, of times
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The 1960s stirred so many hopes -- utopia…
1968: Viet Nam, France & U.S. – Did anything change?
I returned from the Vietnam War in 1968 and helped lead the anti-war movement that exploded in Chicago. Looking back…
Vietnam remembered: I was there when Saigon fell
I covered the fall of Saigon in 1975 when South Vietnam collapsed and North Vietnamese seized the city. Looking back,…
Remembering Vietnam: More than just a war
I covered the Vietnam War as a rookie foreign correspondent in 1966 and 1967. There was death and destruction for…
The 1960s: By one who was there – and still remembers it
The 1960s were a zeitgeist of anti-establishment values and alternative philosophies, an age of counter-culture, hippies and yippies. I know.…
Eyewitness: The dying days of the Vietnam War
I arrived in Saigon six weeks before North Vietnamese troops captured the South Vietnamese capital. Those fateful and desperate weeks…
Glimpses of Vietnam: Generosity and Beauty
A trip to Vietnam reveals a nation still divided more than four decades after the end of its civil war.…
Muhammad Ali: Brash, bold, brilliant
Muhammad Ali shattered conventions inside and outside the boxing ring, and he forever changed the relationship between sports stars and…