An was now quite literally Time’s man in Ho Chi Minh City, staying in touch with former colleagues and contributing to coverage in post–April 30 editions. “All American correspondents evacuated because of emergency,” An telexed New York. “The office of Time is now manned by Pham Xuan An.”4 Time’s publicity department published a picture of An standing on a deserted street, smoking a cigarette and looking pugnacious.
