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FRONTLINE; Springfield Goes To War

11/16/1990

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Series

FRONTLINE

Program

Springfield Goes To War

Program Number

905

Series Description

Premiered January 1983 Since January 1983, FRONTLINE has served as American public television's - PBS - flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its television broadcast debut as "the last best hope for broadcast documentaries," FRONTLINE's stature over 23 years is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human experience. Series release date: 1/1983

Program Description

Springfield, MA is bordered by Westover Air Force Base -- an embarkation point for troops to Saudi Arabia. There is still uncertainty among the 150,000 residents about why the US has sent hundreds of thousands of troops to the Gulf. Bill Moyers interviews soldiers, their families and neighbors -- and moderates a town meeting. What are Americans willing to fight for? What principles are at stake in the Middle East?

Duration

00:57:56

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

Public Affairs

News

Citation

Chicago: “FRONTLINE; Springfield Goes To War,” 11/16/1990, GBH Archives, accessed December 8, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_AC030A1427D14E0DA8C6D2542118C4DD.

MLA: “FRONTLINE; Springfield Goes To War.” 11/16/1990. GBH Archives. Web. December 8, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_AC030A1427D14E0DA8C6D2542118C4DD>.

APA: FRONTLINE; Springfield Goes To War. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_AC030A1427D14E0DA8C6D2542118C4DD