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American Experience; Nixon; Nixon: Los Angeles, news conference, 1965
Part of The Vietnam Collection.
02/12/1965
Nixon news conference re: Vietnam. Close-up Nixon, sync: 1. "We are not the aggressor there, they are...It is the Chinese who are embarked on an aggressive course...Unless we stop aggression in a place like Vietnam, it will be green light to hardliners... knowing.. that we will not step in to stop it because of the risk of war." (40') 2. "What is involved here is to let the Red Chinese know the United States will not stand by and allow any power to take over another country by aggression."(25')
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- Series
- American Experience
- Program
- Nixon
- Program Number
302
- Title
Nixon: Los Angeles, news conference, 1965
- 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
00:02:08
- Asset Type
Stock footage
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
- United States--Foreign relations--Asia
- Vietnam--Politics and government
- Military policy
- China--Politics and government
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Mass media and the war
- Capitulations, Military
- Cuba
- Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971
- Congo
- United States--History, Military--20th century
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- United States--Politics and government
- Self-determination, National
- Vietnam (Republic)
- Soviet Union--Politics and government
- Press conferences
- Cold War
- South America
- Imperialism
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
- United States--History--1945-
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Peace
- Locations
- Los Angeles, California
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- History
- Contributors
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 (Speaker)
- 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; Nixon: Los Angeles, news conference, 1965,” 02/12/1965, GBH Archives, accessed April 23, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_BA9E5A2A03084214A283CC63C0E81BD4.
- MLA: “American Experience; Nixon; Nixon: Los Angeles, news conference, 1965.” 02/12/1965. GBH Archives. Web. April 23, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_BA9E5A2A03084214A283CC63C0E81BD4>.
- APA: American Experience; Nixon; Nixon: Los Angeles, news conference, 1965. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_BA9E5A2A03084214A283CC63C0E81BD4