American Experience; Nixon; Haig goes to Cambodia, 1972

11/14/1972

Haig leaves Vietnam for Cambodia. Breakfast meeting (November 13) at White House. Alexander Haig, Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon, William Rogers, Melvin Laird; and strolling outside White House. Haig boards plane in Vietnam. Bunker. (25', silent / sound on film) 2.Nixon, Haig, Laird walking outside.(13', silent)

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Series: American Experience
Program: Nixon
Program Number: 302
Title: Haig goes to Cambodia, 1972
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: 01:01:22
Asset Type: Stock footage
Media Type: Video
Subjects: Bunker, Ellsworth, 1894-; Laird, Melvin R.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; White House; Vietnam (Republic); Kissinger, Henry, 1923-; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994; Washington (D.C.); Rogers, William P. (William Pierce), 1913-2001; Haig, Alexander Meigs, 1924-
Locations: White House, Washington, DC; Vietnam
Genres: Documentary
Topics: History
Contributors: Laird, Melvin R. (); Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 (); Bunker, Ellsworth, 1894- (); Rogers, William P. (William Pierce), 1913-2001 (); Kissinger, Henry, 1923- (); Haig, Alexander Meigs, 1924- ()
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; Haig goes to Cambodia, 1972,” 11/14/1972, GBH Archives, accessed December 21, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A9B97B04000C498089E1ECE499852F5E.; MLA: “American Experience; Nixon; Haig goes to Cambodia, 1972.” 11/14/1972. GBH Archives. Web. December 21, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A9B97B04000C498089E1ECE499852F5E>.; APA: American Experience; Nixon; Haig goes to Cambodia, 1972. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A9B97B04000C498089E1ECE499852F5E

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American Experience; Nixon; Haig goes to Cambodia, 1972