Vietnam: A Television History; Why Vietnam? [Part 3 of 3]

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Title:
Vietnam: A Television History; Why Vietnam? [Part 3 of 3]
Description:
This film explores U.S. policy toward Vietnam, focusing on how the U.S. commitment expanded from providing supplies to military advisors, and ultimately combat forces in response to the growing challenge of the communists. Scenes show the bombing of the U.S. Embassy and barracks building in South Vietnam, scenes of U.S. soldiers and Marines in combat, and footage of Ho Chi Minh and the Vietcong. Other personalities shown are Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.
Narrator:
Arness, James
Date:
1965
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
WGBH > Vietnam: A Television History
Subjects:
Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
McNamara, Robert S. (Robert Strange), 1916-
National liberation movements
Nationalism and communism
Strategy
Vietnam (Asia) nation
Ho, Chi Minh, 1890-1969
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Extent:
00:00:00
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-gx44q7qw7s
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
NARA