The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Moratorium Protests, 1969
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On November 15, 1969, half a million demonstrators turned out in Washington, D.C., to protest the war.
Aired: 09/17/17
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The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Clip: Season 1 | 1m 44s
On November 15, 1969, half a million demonstrators turned out in Washington, D.C., to protest the war.
Aired: 09/17/17
Rating: NR
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The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Fellow Warriors: Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam
John Musgrave is a Marine veteran who counsels active-duty soldiers and veterans.
Clip: S1 | 20m 46s
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The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Clip: Episode 4 | Rolling Thunder
President Johnson and Secretary McNamara discuss strategy by phone.
Clip: S1 | 1m 10s
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Clip: Episode 2 | JFK on the Diem Coup
President Kennedy dictates his rueful account of the 1963 Coup in Saigon.
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The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Clip: Episode 10 | The Diaspora
A Vietnamese-American comments on being displaced from his country.
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The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Veterans from Vietnam and the United States meet after the war.
Clip: S1 | 2m 33s
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Clip: Episode 2 | The Nightlight
A Marine remembers being afraid when assigned a listening post at night.
Clip: S1 | 1m 37s
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Vietnamese Subtitles: A Mother's Worry | First Look
A mother wonders how she'll be informed if her son is injured in combat.
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Vietnamese Subtitles: Combat is an Enormous High |First Look
A soldier describes the enormous high and enormous costs of combat.
Clip: S1 | 1m 12s
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Vietnamese Subtitles: Everybody's Special | First Look
A Marine phones his mother when he doesn't think he'll make it out of Vietnam alive.
Clip: S1 | 1m 2s
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Clip: Episode 6 | Living is the Difficult Thing
A captured Army doctor recounts his experience of being taken prisoner by the Viet Cong.
Clip: S1 | 2m 10s
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The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Clip: Episode 4 | New York City March, 1967
An antiwar activist recalls a large protest march in New York City.
Clip: S1 | 1m 24s
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Clip: S1 | 1m 24s
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10: The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation.
Ep10 | 1h 51m 22s
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Ep10 | 1h 51m 22s
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09: A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)
South Vietnam fights alone as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. POWs return.
Ep9 | 1h 52m 58s
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Ep9 | 1h 52m 58s
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08: The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)
Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
Ep8 | 1h 52m 35s
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Ep8 | 1h 52m 35s
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07: The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, wins the presidency.
Ep7 | 1h 51m 20s
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Ep7 | 1h 51m 20s
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06: Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
Ep6 | 1h 28m 13s
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Ep6 | 1h 28m 13s
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05: This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
Ep5 | 1h 28m 43s
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Ep5 | 1h 28m 43s
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04: Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.
Ep4 | 1h 57m 51s
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Ep4 | 1h 57m 51s
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03: The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South.
Ep3 | 1h 58m 22s
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Ep3 | 1h 58m 22s
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02: Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with US involvement in Vietnam.
Ep2 | 1h 26m 53s
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Ep2 | 1h 26m 53s
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After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided.
Ep1 | 1h 25m 46s
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Ep1 | 1h 25m 46s
Vietnam Stories
How did you experience the events of the Vietnam era? Share your story.