BGuthrie Photos: Natl Archives -- Larry Berman ("Perfect Spy")

Natl Archives -- Larry Berman ("Perfect Spy"):

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Description of Pictures: Author Larry Berman discusses his new book, "Perfect Spy", which reveals the double life of journalist and North Vietnamese spy Pham Xuan An. Berman recounts An's travels in the United States during the 1950s and how he used his study of journalism as a cover while collecting information. An would later return to Vietnam, report for Time Magazine during the war, and befriend American reporters such as David Halberstam. Throughout his time working among the American media, An continued to send intelligence reports to the Viet Cong.
The speaker was introduced by Nancy Smith, Director, Presidential Materials Staff, National Archives.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. NASPY_071003_002.JPG: Nancy Smith
2. NASPY_071003_117.JPG: Larry Berman
3. NASPY_071003_168.JPG: Various slides from his presentation: During the War: Most valued Vietnamese reporter: -- Educated in US -- Spoke English well -- Great sense of humor -- Great tips and information Access to all US and Vietnamese military bases Trusted by South Vietnamese political leaders Known as "General Givral" -- A Vietnamese Nationalist -- Opposed French Colonialism -- Believed that Vietnamese needed to decide their future; not a foreign power -- So he joined the revolution for Vietnamese independence with goal of ending French colonialism -- Recruited by the Party to become a Spy
4. NASPY_071003_251.JPG: Larry Berman and Nancy Smith
5. NASPY_071003_259.JPG: Larry Berman and Doug Swanson
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2007 photos: Equipment this year: I used the Fuji S9000 almost exclusively except for the period when it broke and I had to send it back for repairs. In August, I bought a Canon Rebel Xti, my first digital SLR (vs regular digital) which I tried as well but I wasn't that excited by it. Trips this year: Two weeks down south (including Graceland, Shiloh, VIcksburg, and New Orleans), a week at a time share in Costa Rica over my 50th birthday, a week off for a family reunion in the Wisconsin Dells (with sidetrips to Dayton, Springfield, and Madison), a week in San Diego for the Comic-Con with a side trip to Michigan for two family reunions, a drive up to Niagara Falls, a couple of weekend jaunts including the Civil War Preservation Trust Grand Review in Vicksburg, and a December journey to three state capitols (Richmond, Raleigh, and Columbia). I saw sites in 18 states and 3 other countries this year -- the first year I'd been to more than two other countries since we lived in Venezuela when I was a little toddler. Ego strokes: A photo that I took at the National Archives was used as the author photo on the book jacket for David A. Nichols' "A Matter of Justice: Eisenhower and the Beginning of the Civil Rights Revolution." I became a volunteer photographer at both Sixth and I Historic Synagogue and the Civil War Preservation Trust (later renamed "Civil War Trust").. Number of photos taken this year: 225,000.
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