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Ellsberg on Persian Gulf

Description: President George Bush gives press conference to discuss difference between Vietnam War and Operation Desert Shield. Military Analyst Daniel Ellsberg draws parallels between the Operation and Vietnam War. Ellsberg states that end of Cold War holds the possibility of a new world order and alternatives to war for the future. Following edited story is silent clip of Ellsberg speaking at interview.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/30/1990

Green Berets at Fort Devens, Part 2

Description: Helicopters land at Fort Devens. Interview with Col. Greene about threefold mission of the Green Berets special forces: guerrilla warfare, direct action, internal defense / training troops in other countries. They also support Reserves and ROTC programs. Talks about his service in Vietnam. reel 2 of 3.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/22/1978

John Kerry

Description: Interview with John Kerry during his first campaign for a Senate seat. He discusses his motivation for becoming a national politician. He talks about the impact fighting in Vietnam had on him, and how the lessons from Vietnam are still relevant. He discusses public opinion about himself. He talks about the positives and negatives of campaigning. He talks about what he would like to do if he wasn't in politics, including producing a movie. There is some video dropout at the end.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/19/1984

LBJ during Vietnam war

Description: Doris Kearns Goodwin recounts LBJ's immersion in the Vietnam war, from choosing bomb targets to feeling responsible for soldiers. Truman announces dropping atomic bomb in WWII.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/15/1991

New patriotism

Description: Persian Gulf war imbued the country with pride and enthusiasm, and let people forget past shame of Vietnam and overlook current domestic problems. Writers John Mack and Jim Carroll comment.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/28/1991

Vietnam Present Tense

Description: Reporter's journal on life in Vietnam 15 years after the US left. People bicycling in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Water buffalo. Elderly man practicing tai chi. Rice paddy. River in Mekong Delta with brown water and shabby boats. Destitute families sleeping in street in Saigon. Historical novelist Anthony Gray. Comment from Vietnamese man about new freedom of expression in press and government. Comments on the forgiving attitude toward Americans; they see the war as history and move forward without animosity. Faces of smiling children en masse. Amerasian children. Market with bins of beans and bananas. Da Nang Hospital exterior and primitive ward; doctor tells of dire lack of medical equipment and antibiotics.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/19/1989

Vietnam Present Tense (excerpt)

Description: Excerpt from documentary "Vietnam Present Tense" on the state of the country 15 years after the U.S. left and the attitude toward Americans and the war. 1 of 2.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/31/1989

Vietnam Present Tense (excerpt)

Description: Excerpt from documentary "Vietnam Present Tense" on the state of the country 15 years after the US left. Veteran reflects. 2 of 2.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/01/1989

Vietnam as campaign issue

Description: In debate, George Bush mentioned Michael Dukakis' antiwar stand, referring to Shea Amendment introduced in 1970 state legislature, calling for exemption of Mass. residents from service in undeclared Vietnam war. Sens. Jack Backman, David Locke.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/27/1988

Vietnam memorial wall

Description: People visit mobile replica of Vietnam war memorial wall in Beverly. Close-ups of inscribed names of veterans. Large flag being unfurled. Beverly mayor Jack Monahan.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/01/1989