Who was attacked in the American press in 1972 as `Hanoi Jane'?
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi government. In the 1960s, a bomb shelter was constructed to protect guests during American air raids. Jane Fonda stayed there during her trip to Hanoi in June 1972. Joan Baez visited Hanoi with an American delegation in December 1972, but stayed in the near Hoa Binh Hotel (Peace Hotel) and found herself caught in the Christmas bombings. She recorded her song "Where Are You Now, My Son?" in her hotel room during an air raid, with the sounds audible in the recording. In 1987, the French Pullman Hotels chain entered into a joint venture with the Vietnamese government to restore
1972 in the Vietnam War December if Hanoi agreed to a 3 January meeting in Paris. Opposition to the Christmas bombing was extensive among American politicians. In the Senate 45 Senators responding to a poll opposed the bombing as compared to 19 who supported it. After a Christmas truce, the U.S. conducted the largest B-52 raid of the war utilizing 120 B-52s. The U.S. lost 2 airplanes. 215 civilians were killed by bombs dropped on a heavily populated area of Hanoi. North Vietnam proposed a resumption of peace talks on January 8. The last bombs of Operation Linebacker II fell near Hanoi, although the U.S.