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Vietnam Battleground 2
Marines in battle in Vietnam. The collection documents marines showing respect for the North Vietnamese Army, stating they are “skillful, very dangerous opponents”; marines express a desire for peace and end to war; army officials discuss the weaknesses of the NVA and their battle tactics.
US Media Propaganda: Vietnam War 1
Reports on Vietnamese territories where National Liberation Front had been defeated. The reports state that goal of the pacification programs were “not to kill, but to win the hearts” of the former NLF militants. The reports were used as propaganda to make it appear as though the war in Vietnam was coming to an end, with the US as victors.
Vietnam Press Conference with US Officials
They respond to questions regarding press censorship and ending the bombing of Vietnam. “In war, truth is always the first casualty,” said Sec. Rusk
The Sounds of Vietnam
A mix of various sounds recorded in Vietnam: musical instruments, the sounds inside a temple, the voices of Vietnamese people, and the sounds of the streets of Saigon under attack (ambulance sirens, people speaking).
US Media Coverage: Vietnam War 2
Reports on the humanitarian efforts of the Quaker Action Group that traveled to North Vietnam to deliver $10,000 worth of medical supplies. The reports cover the air strikes made by the US against Vietnam, discussing strategies with both army officials and marines. The reports cover the Jolly Green Giants, the helicopters that conducted mission rescues after the US was hit.
Vietnam War Dissent 1
Speeches from various individuals against the Vietnam War. An interview with the student body president and professors at Cornel University who evaded their taxes in protest against the war. Wayne Morse, then senator of Oregon, expresses his stance against the policies of the US government in an interview, calling for an objection of the appropriation laws passed by the senate that continued to fund military aid. Morse delivers a speech in Berkeley.
Anti Vietnam War Protest in San Francisco
Protestors demonstrating on January 11, 1968 against the Viet Nam war outside the Fairmount Building in San Francisco where Secretary Dean Rusk was to speak. Eyewitnesses describe how police use excessive force, using clubs and pepper spray on non-violent demonstrators.
US Media Propaganda: Vietnam War 2
Charles Collingwood reports on the results of a survey conducted in South Vietnam that asked South Vietnamese people their opinions on the war. According to the survey, the Vietnamese were “unified in purpose but divided in method”, had an “intense dislike” for the National Liberation Front, and only 3 percent believed the United States was the main problem in the war.
Vietnamese Resistance to US Military Attacks
A report following an F8 US military plane ready to drop a 2,000 pound bomb on the regional military headquarters of the National Liberation Front 20 miles south of Chu Lai in Viet Nam. The reporter describes resistance to the raids by the Vietnamese, who set fires to distort the aerial target.
US Public Figures Support Anti Vietnam War Demonstration
A collection of reactions by public figures to General Westmoreland’s comments against the anti-war demonstrations and his expressions of “delight” on the bombing crusade in Viet Nam. Opinions include those of Martin Luther King Jr., George McGovern, Wayne Morse and Barry Goldwater. There is also coverage of rallies of supporters of the Viet Nam war, including a protest at an engagement in which Stokely Carmichael was to speak.
