The commemoration of the anniversary of the war it self and National Archives, the keeper of the country, commemorates high points, low points in our history with major exhibits. This one was particularly important to me since i am a vietnam vet and i want to remember a war that is still so controversial, we have records. Have there ever been an expose before . No, it is safe to say that in the past the subject was avoided as it has been in most museums and missions across the country. It is recently that theres a level of comfort in telling stories. Do you think that experience of the archives being avoided is reflective of how vietnam over the 50 years has been received . It is a subject that no one talked about. Like it never happened. It is not often covered in a k12 history. History stops and world war ii and touches on korea but usually never gets to it. Your exhibit, is the archives exhibit, breaks it down into a 12 chapter more episodes. Tell as of the reasoning and what you ho
This one was particularly important to me since i am a vietnam vet and i want to war that is still so controversial, that we have the opportunity to tell the story from the records. Has there ever been any sort of expose on the vietnam war before in the past . No, it is safe to say that in the past the subject was avoided as it has been in most museums and museums across the country. It is just recently that theres a level of comfort in telling those stories. Do you think that experience of the archives being avoided is reflective of how vietnam over the 50 years has been received . It is a subject that no one talked about. It is as if it never happened. It is not often covered in a k12 history class. Stop at world war ii and touch on korea but usually never gets to it. Your exhibit, is the archives exhibit, breaks it down into a 12 chapter more episodes. Tell us the reasoning and what you hope people will learn as they go through the different stages. It is a big story that goes to th
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Narrator on the second of june, Prime Minister wilson of Great Britain was welcomed to the United States. Thater, a crisis, one developed with dramatic and stunning suddenness would be given priority. The explosive middle east situation. Anotherme here today in time of trouble when peace and justice are again in the balance, and it is on occasions like this that the council of an old and trusted friend is most welcome. Narrator israel with another climactic point in her struggle for survival sought not only the threat of a maritime blockade, but the threat of extinction. With the United Nations ,eacekeeping force withdrawn solutions through diplomacy and United Nations intervention seemed increasingly remote. The time for talk was over. Together, Great Britain and the United States drafted a declaration to be distributed among the worlds seagoing nations. Internationaln waterway. All nations have the right of free passage. The hoped to challenge egyptian blockade of these of the strait
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