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American Experience; Nixon; ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) withdrawal from Laos, 1971
Part of The Vietnam Collection.
03/18/1971
Laotian Withdrawal by South Vietnamese troops: 1) Cut story: Helicopters and wounded. (25' silent and sound on film) 2) More of helicopters and landing area. Scores of ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) troops returned, standing. Crying young soldier. Men off helicopters. Man hanging on bottom of helicopter as it comes in to land (55' silent and sound on film) 3) Men off both sides of helicopter-low angle shot. Men running on crest of hillside (10' sound on film) 4) Rear view of men on hillside. Spread out (10' sound on film) 5) Men on hillside-talking, gesturing, some running. Helicopter lands, men off-CV's-faces. Pan, wide-shot - massed troops (40' sound on film).
License Clip
- Series
- American Experience
- Program
- Nixon
- Program Number
302
- Title
ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) withdrawal from Laos, 1971
- 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
00:06:34
- Asset Type
Stock footage
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Laos
- Vietnam (Republic)
- Soldiers
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Helicopters
- Laos--History
- Locations
- South Vietnam; Vietnam (Republic)
- 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; ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) withdrawal from Laos, 1971,” 03/18/1971, GBH Archives, accessed December 21, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_002B2C20206F47158B3CFB09FCABE223.
- MLA: “American Experience; Nixon; ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) withdrawal from Laos, 1971.” 03/18/1971. GBH Archives. Web. December 21, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_002B2C20206F47158B3CFB09FCABE223>.
- APA: American Experience; Nixon; ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) withdrawal from Laos, 1971. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_002B2C20206F47158B3CFB09FCABE223