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mods: Mission to Hanoi a chronicle of double-dealing in high places, a special report from the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions Ashmore, Harry S. creator author. Baggs, Bill 1923-1969 author. Burnell, Elaine H. contributor. Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions sponsoring body. text bibliography Personal narratives-American nyu 1968 monographic eng print regular print 369 pages ; 22 cm "Here is an eye-opening record of how the United States has formulated and conducted its policies on Vietnam. While billions of dollars have been spent and thousands of American lives have been lost, internal dissensions have racked official Washington, and national interest has been tossed to the winds. The authors bluntly indict the President for employing 'rhetorical overkill' in his effort to pursue a hard-line military policy while still professing to seek a negotiated settlement. This penetrating report is the work of two veteran journalists, Harry S. Ashmore (Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and author) and William C. Baggs (editor of the Miami News) whose journeys to North Vietnam at critical junctures in the last two years were authorized by the State Department. Here they recount the events that made them a key link between Washington and Hanoi during the maneuvering that led to the Paris talks, and offer their appraisal of 'an extraordinary exercise in duplicity.' -- from Back Cover. Prologue: The uses of demi-diplomacy -- The hard way to Hanoi -- Of culture and politics -- Uncle Ho -- Return to Foggy Bottom -- Fulbright's Law -- The double deal -- Assault by Innuendo -- Decline and fall -- The second round -- Waiting for the word -- The piece of paper -- The long voyage home -- Post-Mortem: The end of precedent -- A chronology of American involvement in Vietnam / Elaine H. Burnell. by Harry S. Ashmore and William C. Baggs ; with a chronology of American involvement in Vietnam by Elaine H. Burnell. Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-369) and inde…