Today, 57 years ago, on May 13, 1968 (April 17, 1968), the United States and Vietnam began peace talks in Paris. On May 13, 1968, U.S. and North Vietnamese diplomatic officials began formal peace talks in Paris to end the Vietnam war. Both parties involved in the negotiations were led by French clergymen in Da Vinci's gloves. The talks began when the two sides attacked both sides in sharp language. Communist Party representatives condemned the U.S.' "horrible crimes." U.S. chief representative W-Evril-Harriman accused North Vietnam of "aggression." At this peace talks held on Clark Street, there was a string of hope, and Nguyen Shui suggested that even if the U.S. continued to throw bombs on Vietnam, they