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American Experience; Nixon; North Vietnam POWs returned, 1973
Part of The Vietnam Collection.
02/17/1973
North Vietnamese POWs (prisoners of war)returned. 1. POWs in maroon pajamas walking (25') 2. More POWs, past rubble, including man blinded in one eye, carrying another man. Close shot bare feet over dirt. (42') 3. POWs walking, rainy airfield area (raindrops on lens), guarded by South Vietnamese QCs (Quan Canh Army of the Republic of Vietnam Military Poice). Many mutilated, limbless POWs (55'). 4. Small boats and POWs wade ashore, grinning, carrying one on back. Cheers on bank. (25') 5. Men ashore, greeted, carried on backs (37') (Tranch Han River.)
License Clip
- Series
- American Experience
- Program
- Nixon
- Program Number
302
- Title
North Vietnam POWs returned, 1973
- 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
00:04:21
- Asset Type
Stock footage
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Tranch Han River (Vietnam)
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Vietnam (Democratic Republic)
- Vietnam (Republic)
- Military police
- Prisoners of war
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Prisoners and prisons
- Locations
- Tranch Han River, North Vietnam; Tranch Han River, Vietnam (Democratic 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; North Vietnam POWs returned, 1973,” 02/17/1973, GBH Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_688353C8BBAD476B9470E3FB3ADF56D3.
- MLA: “American Experience; Nixon; North Vietnam POWs returned, 1973.” 02/17/1973. GBH Archives. Web. November 21, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_688353C8BBAD476B9470E3FB3ADF56D3>.
- APA: American Experience; Nixon; North Vietnam POWs returned, 1973. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_688353C8BBAD476B9470E3FB3ADF56D3