Why Vietnam?

This film documents the buildup to the Vietnam Wa…

An episode of the Public Access America podcast, hosted by Public Access America, titled "Why Vietnam?" was published on June 12, 2017 and runs 31 minutes.

June 12, 2017 ·31m · Public Access America

Summary

This film documents the buildup to the Vietnam War, from the withdrawal of French troops to the bombings of the U.S. Embassy and the intense fighting our troops engaged in to combat Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Cong. The footage features President Lyndon Johnson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984). National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 2569861 / Local Identifier 111-TV-674 Source link https://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.2569861 Copyright Link https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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