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American Experience; Nixon; Nixon visits USMC in Vietnam
Part of The Vietnam Collection.
09/04/1965
Nixon visits US Marine Corps in Vietnam on fact finding mission. _-_ 1. Helicopter coming in, peasants waiting. Nixon with soda bottle in hand, laughing with Marine, and seen with group of Vietnamese. One close-up of Nixon. (22') _-_ 2. Wide shot of gathering and banner (Dong Bao Xa - Hoa - Lac, Chao Mung Cuu Pho Tong Thong Nixon) _-_ 3. Nixon and reporter by jeep, United States Marine Corps, troops. Row of jeeps moves off, hills in background, helicopters landing. (41')
License Clip
- Series
- American Experience
- Program
- Nixon
- Program Number
302
- Title
Nixon visits USMC in Vietnam
- 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
00:03:46
- Asset Type
Stock footage
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Soldiers
- United States--Politics and government
- Village communities
- War and society
- Coca-Cola Company
- Vietnam (Republic)
- War and family
- Helicopters
- United States. Marine Corps
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Commando automobile
- Da Nang (Vietnam)
- Army of the Republic of Vietnam
- Locations
- Le My, New Da Nang, Vietnam
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- History
- Contributors
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 ()
- 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 visits USMC in Vietnam,” 09/04/1965, GBH Archives, accessed April 19, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2F4C71C86A6E481383BAFD6A7523BB2F.
- MLA: “American Experience; Nixon; Nixon visits USMC in Vietnam.” 09/04/1965. GBH Archives. Web. April 19, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2F4C71C86A6E481383BAFD6A7523BB2F>.
- APA: American Experience; Nixon; Nixon visits USMC in Vietnam. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2F4C71C86A6E481383BAFD6A7523BB2F