Interview with Paul N. McCloskey, 1981 /
Former Republican politician from California, Paul (Pete) McCloskey, talks about the 1973 vote that ended US involvement in the Vietnam War. McCloskey believes that it was the gradual increase in the number of certain Congressmen, who had been elected on the platform of opposing excessive presidenti...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | This edition in English. |
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Boston, Mass. :
WGBH Boston Video,
1983.
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| Series: | American history in video.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Former Republican politician from California, Paul (Pete) McCloskey, talks about the 1973 vote that ended US involvement in the Vietnam War. McCloskey believes that it was the gradual increase in the number of certain Congressmen, who had been elected on the platform of opposing excessive presidential power, that changed the course of American policy in Vietnam. He also recalls that when he was elected in 1967, his constituency was still in favor of the war, but that in 1969, after the Tet Offensive, public opinion began to turn. McCloskey also relates how, during the signing of the Paris Peace Agreement, Kissinger wanted to make sure that a decent interval would elapse before Saigon fell, in order for it to appear the US had lived up to its obligation. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 5, 2012). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (video file (26 min.)) : sound, color. |
| Playing Time: | 00:25:05 |