
Ho Chi Minh's Letter
Clip: Episode 1 | 1m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1919, a young Ho Chi Minh delivers a letter to the American delegation.
In 1919, a young Vietnamese man, who would eventually be known by the pseudonym Ho Chi Minh, delivers a letter to the American delegation to the peace talks in Paris, in the hopes that it will reach President Woodrow Wilson.
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Ho Chi Minh's Letter
Clip: Episode 1 | 1m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1919, a young Vietnamese man, who would eventually be known by the pseudonym Ho Chi Minh, delivers a letter to the American delegation to the peace talks in Paris, in the hopes that it will reach President Woodrow Wilson.
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Clip: Ep1 | 1m 15s | In 1945, people gather to hear Ho Chi Minh declare Vietnamese independence. (1m 15s)
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