The book entitled “Uncle Ho with US Presidents” (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) |
The book testifies to Ho Chi Minh’s genius as a diplomat who founded the modern diplomacy of Vietnam.
Compiled by Associate Professor Dr. Vo Van Loc, the book contains official letters, dispatches, and articles, divided into two parts.
The first part covers the period between 1919 and 1946, during which Ho Chi Minh sent letters to three US Presidents – Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman.
These letters demonstrated Uncle Ho’s trust, sincerity, patience, reasonableness, and wish to establish friendly relations with the US. His hopes were not realized, however. The US Presidents showed no sign of having received the message he was trying to deliver.
The second part deals with the period from 1947 to 1969 with four US presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon.