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Former NPR foreign editor recounts the fall of Saigon 50 years ago

By Steve Inskeep

Published April 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM MDT

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Loren Jenkins, former Newsweek reporter and former NPR foreign editor, about the fall of Saigon and what many consider the end of the Vietnam War 50 years ago.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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