June 13

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

June 13, 1971: New York Times starts publishing Pentagon Papers.

New interview with Marvin Kalb about "The Road to War"

Take a look at this new interview with Marvin Kalb about "The Road to War," posted on the Concurring Opinions site.

June 12

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

June 12, 1924: George H.W. Bush, 41st U.S. president, born in Milton, Mass.

June 11

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

June 11, 1963: Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burns himself to death as a protest against the religious policies of the South Vietnamese government.

June 10

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

June 10, 1968: General William C. Westmoreland, leaving Vietnam to become Army Chief of Staff, holds last press conference in Saigon as commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam.