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What were the "five o'clock follies"?

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Hi there! The five o'clock follies is a sobriquet for military press that was occurring during the Vietnam War.
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A sobriquet for military press announcements that transpired in the Vietnam War is known as the Five O'Clock Follies. The briefings transpired in Rex Hotel of Saigon, and reporters alternately crackled sarcastic jokes and shouted at leaders, often grieving about a reliability gap between conventional records and the accuracy. Barry Zorthian, Public affairs officer commenced the briefings.

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