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  • Police Tactics at a Vietnam Protest Digital Short
    Two Days in October | Digital Short

    Police Tactics at a Vietnam Protest

    In October of 1967, a massive protest at the University of Wisconsin turned violent when police arrived on the scene.

    2 MIN 45 SEC
  • Napalm in Vietnam Digital Short
    Two Days in October | Digital Short

    Napalm in Vietnam

    In 1965, The Dow Company — best known at that time for making Saran Wrap — began making Napalm, a jellied gas used in warfare in Vietnam.

    1 MIN 37 SEC
  • The First Violent Protest Digital Short
    Two Days in October | Digital Short

    The First Violent Protest

    In 1967, a demonstration at the University of Wisconsin was the first violent campus protest of the antiwar movement.

    1 MIN 31 SEC
  • Nixon's Gamble Clip
    Nixon | Clip

    Nixon's Gamble

    In 1972, Nixon took a risk and responded to North Vietnamese aggression by bombing Hanoi.

    2 MIN 46 SEC
  • Johnson's War Clip
    LBJ | Clip

    Johnson's War

    Protests against the Vietnam War turned personal for President Johnson.

    2 MIN 37 SEC
  • Combating Communism Clip
    LBJ | Clip

    Combating Communism

    In 1964, American bombers in Vietnam demonstrated that LBJ was a committed anti-Communist.

    2 MIN 31 SEC
  • The Silent Majority Clip
    Nixon | Clip

    The Silent Majority

    President Nixon garnered approval with his "Silent Majority" speech in November 1969.

    1 MIN 33 SEC
  • Carpet Bombing Clip
    Nixon | Clip

    Carpet Bombing

    Nixon decided to use force to end the Vietnam War with "the Christmas Bombing."

    2 MIN 49 SEC
  • Crisis in Korea Clip
    Truman | Clip

    Crisis in Korea

    Truman interpreted a North Korean attack as direct aggression from the Soviet Union.

    2 MIN 45 SEC
  • Sizing Up Stalin Clip
    Truman | Clip

    Sizing Up Stalin

    Truman's first impression of Joseph Stalin was favorable.

    1 MIN 49 SEC
  • Khrushchev on the Farm Clip
    Cold War Roadshow | Clip

    Khrushchev on the Farm

    When the Soviet premier visited the Agricultural Experiment Station in Beltsville, Maryland, he was unimpressed with the small turkeys.

    1 MIN 45 SEC
  • Sergei Khrushchev Reflects Clip
    Cold War Roadshow | Clip

    Sergei Khrushchev Reflects

    Sergei Khrushchev was 22 when he accompanied his father on an unprecedented American tour. Sergei reflects on the whirlwind, cross-country trip and his impressions of America.

    3 MIN 45 SEC