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American Experience; Nixon; Riots after Martin Luther King assassination, 1968
Part of The Vietnam Collection.
04/05/1968
Troops going house to house. Looks like the way they fought Battle of Hue.
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- Series
- American Experience
- Program
- Nixon
- Program Number
302
- Title
Riots after Martin Luther King assassination, 1968
- 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
00:01:58
- Asset Type
Stock footage
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Commando automobile
- Riot control
- United States. Army--African American troops
- United States. Army
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- Neighborhoods
- Washington (D.C.)
- 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; Riots after Martin Luther King assassination, 1968,” 04/05/1968, GBH Archives, accessed April 19, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_AEFC101066C64B0792EBFC236E81ED88.
- MLA: “American Experience; Nixon; Riots after Martin Luther King assassination, 1968.” 04/05/1968. GBH Archives. Web. April 19, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_AEFC101066C64B0792EBFC236E81ED88>.
- APA: American Experience; Nixon; Riots after Martin Luther King assassination, 1968. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_AEFC101066C64B0792EBFC236E81ED88