Vietnam
This collection features a variety of sources which focus on
the Vietnam anti-war movement and the Vietnamese liberation struggle. Our
collection includes voices of a movement which sought to end the war in Vietnam
and support the Vietnamese struggle for self-determination against French and
United States imperialism. These sources sought to provide a genuine glimpse
into the reality of the Vietnam War, which was often ignored by the United States
government and the mainstream media. Included in this collection are first hand
encounters of the war, flyers for Bay Area anti-war actions, information on
Vietnamese political prisoners, stories of how the war affected the women of
Vietnam, and anti-war art. Many of these sources are derived from Bay Area organizations.
Our collection includes print as well as audio materials.
Documents
Jane Fonda speech inserts
Date: 1/22/1973Call Number: KP 016Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Lincoln BergmanCollection: Vietnam
Selections from this speech were used in Nothing is More Precious Than Vietnam Victory program and on Roots of Resistance
Same as CD 398
Madame Binh Interview by CBS on 60 Minutes
Date: 4/23/1972Call Number: KP 074Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Don Hewitt, CBSProgram: 60 MinutesCollection: Vietnam
Interview of Madame Binh by CBS on 60 Minutes
Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh Speaks - Captured US Military
Call Number: KP 169AFormat: Cass ACollection: Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh addresses the antiwar movements of various countries in Vietnamese, Chinese, French, English
US POWs speaking from captivity in Vietnam. Recorded by the National Liberation Front of Vietnam.
Also on CD 390
Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh Speaks
Call Number: KP 170Format: Cass A & BCollection: Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh addresses the antiwar movement in English - edited version.
Also on CD 390 & KP 169
Ramsey Clark: The Situation in North Vietnam
Date: 8/14/1972Call Number: KP 221Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: KPFACollection: Vietnam
Press conference given by former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark upon his return from a trip to North Vietnam in 1972. Clark meets with the Prime Minister and many other officials and describes his tour of the war ravaged country. Clark states that the U.S. government is keeping this information from the public, and urges for a peaceful resolution.
Voices of Vietnam excerpt
Date: 1/1/1974Call Number: KP 222Format: CassetteProgram: Voices of VietnamCollection: Vietnam
Program on President Nixon's actions during the war, as well as the United States' continued involvement in Vietnam after the war had ended. Also discussed is the role of the antiwar movement within the US and around the world, encouraging 'American friends' to intensify their struggle and force the US government to adhere to the Paris Agreement.
Vietnam Day Teach-In
Date: 5/21/1965Call Number: KP 298Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Vietnam
Introduction by Professor John Searle. Mario Savio, political activist and member of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement speaks. He traces history of revolutions, asks how the US came to be "on the other side" of revolution in the 20th century. He poses the hypothetical impact of United States completely disarming and raises the question of lack of historical causality and democratic decision-making in US. H discusses the Free Speech Movement, what happened and how it was so poorly reported. He calls the UC regents "a committee of incredibly wealthy nincompoops" and states his minimum level of negotiations to end the war in Vietnam. He compares National Liberation Front and the Free Speech Movement.
Felix Greene interview
Date: 5/22/1966Call Number: KP 299Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Elsa Knight ThompsonCollection: Vietnam
Elsa Knight Thompson interviews Felix Greene, a leading progressive journalist, about People's Republic of China and the situation in Vietnam.
Vietnam Blues Protest Poems
Call Number: KP 300Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Vietnam
Series of antiwar poems recited by various actors/readers. The names of the poets, some who were soldiers in Vietnam, are stated before each poem is read. These are excerpts from a book entitled Vietnam Blues. Closes with a song from a poem entitled 'The Defoliation Blues."
Benjamin Spock at UC Vietnam Teach-In
Date: 5/21/1965Call Number: KP 466Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Vietnam
Famed pediatrician speaks at Vietnam Teach-In on Berkeley campus, emphasizes raising children to have a realistic sense of the world, as opposed to anti-Communist hysteria, and expresses opposition to the war in Vietnam and other US interventions.
