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American Experience; Nixon; Capitol dome sunset, 1969
Part of The Vietnam Collection.
10/15/1969
Capitol Dome at sunset, before candlelight march for Vietnam Moratorium (7' silent).
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- Series
- American Experience
- Program
- Nixon
- Program Number
302
- Title
Capitol dome sunset, 1969
- Series Description
Premiered October 1988 As television's longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation. Now in its eighteenth season, the series has produced over 180 programs and garnered every major broadcast award. Series release date: 10/1988
- Program Description
In this three-hour presentation, Richard Nixon's life and political career are reassessed primarily by those who knew him best. The program chronicles his life from boyhood in Yorba Linda, California, through his days as a young Congressman to his presidency where he astounded the nation with his foreign policy initiatives and then left office in disgrace.
- Duration
00:00:53
- Asset Type
Stock footage
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States
- Sun--Rising and setting
- Georgetown University
- Student protesters
- Washington (D.C.)
- United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
- Vietnam Moratorium, 1969
- Candles
- Locations
- Washington, DC
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- History
- Publication Information
- ABC News VideoSource
- Rights Summary
Footage courtesy of ABC News Rights Holder: ABC News VideoSource (http://abcnews.go.com)
- Citation
- Chicago: “American Experience; Nixon; Capitol dome sunset, 1969,” 10/15/1969, GBH Archives, accessed April 18, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2A20B3BDF180416486A98A0139F22731.
- MLA: “American Experience; Nixon; Capitol dome sunset, 1969.” 10/15/1969. GBH Archives. Web. April 18, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2A20B3BDF180416486A98A0139F22731>.
- APA: American Experience; Nixon; Capitol dome sunset, 1969. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2A20B3BDF180416486A98A0139F22731