The glamorous official hostess in South Vietnam’s presidential palace, she was a politically powerful and often outspoken figure during the Vietnam War.

Tran Le Xuan, South Vietnam’s “first lady,” was passionate in her support of the southern republic – and a fierce critic of American involvement in Indochina.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS MY CHANCE TO SEE THE WORLD. SO MANY FROM SMALL TOWNS MUSKOGEE TO WINONA, MINNESOTA. IT WAS DOTTY’S HOMETOWN. I REALLY DIDN’T THINK THAT MUCH ABOUT SOME WAR GOING ON IN SOME LITTLE ...