American Experience; Nixon; Troops arrive Moratorium, Vietnam protest, 1969

11/12/1969

82nd Airborne troops arrive for Moratorium, anti-Vietnam war demonstration, to Washington, DC. Airfield, troops in helmets, with rifles. Boarding open trucks. Convoy of trucks along highway and sign: North, Washington."

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Series: American Experience
Program: Nixon
Program Number: 302
Title: Troops arrive Moratorium, Vietnam protest, 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: 00:01:17
Asset Type: Stock footage
Media Type: Video
Subjects: Soldiers; Bolling Air Force Base (Washington, D.C.); Logistics; United States--History, Military--20th century; Washington (D.C.); Vietnam Moratorium, 1969; United States--Armed Forces; United States--History--1945-; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States
Locations: Bolling Air Force Base, 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; Troops arrive Moratorium, Vietnam protest, 1969,” 11/12/1969, GBH Archives, accessed April 25, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_200FBB2CD56F46FCA14F4A4A0814D78F.; MLA: “American Experience; Nixon; Troops arrive Moratorium, Vietnam protest, 1969.” 11/12/1969. GBH Archives. Web. April 25, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_200FBB2CD56F46FCA14F4A4A0814D78F>.; APA: American Experience; Nixon; Troops arrive Moratorium, Vietnam protest, 1969. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_200FBB2CD56F46FCA14F4A4A0814D78F

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American Experience; Nixon; Troops arrive Moratorium, Vietnam protest, 1969