As demonstrations in the street, what was really important here was that leading u. S. Senators were siding with the antiwar faction, had an amendment to end the war, were appealing to the public and doing it in a very cool and calm and rational and thoughtful way. This was a very important moment for the Antiwar Movement, that it wasnt just in the streets. It was in the senate and the congress as well. You hadnt seen this before. Whats your impressions, your first reaction to just the tone of this thing . Its a very serious piece. These are earnest men who are republicans and democrats, moderates and liberals, people who have come to the conclusion that the United States should not be fighting in this war, that tragedy has mounted so much over the years that they have to intervene to stop. And theyre trying to use the legislative branch to bring the war to an end. And in a sense, creating a bit of a constitutional clash with the president of the United States. Its a moving peace and t
First, we were asked we asked senator senate emeritus historian richie for his perspective on that time in American History. When we think of this time as we think of this time as demonstrations in the street. What is important is that leading u. S. Senators were siding with the end the war faction. They were doing it in a very cool and calm and rational and thoughtful way. This was a very Important Movement for the antiwar movement. That it was not just in the streets. You had not seen this before. What is your impression . Your first reaction to the tone of this thing . It is a very serious piece. These are very earnest men, who are both republicans and democrats, moderate and liberal. People who come to the conclusion that the United States should not be fighting in this war. The tragedy has mounted so much that they have to intervene to stop it. They are trying to use the legislative branch to bring the war to an end. In essence, creating a bit of a constitutional clash with the pr
Was that leading u. S. Senators were sidiing essentially with te antiwar faction and an amendment to end the war were appealing to the public, and doing it in a very cool and calm and rational and thoughtful way, and this was a very important moment for the Antiwar Movement, that it wasnt just in the streets. It was in the senate and the congress as well. You hadnt seen this before, whats your impressions, your first reaction to just the tone of this thing . Its a very serious piece. These are very earnest men who are both republicans and democrats, moderates and liberals, people who have come to the conclusion that the United States should not be fighting in this war, that the tragedy has mounted so much over the years that they have to and they are trying to use the legislati legislative branch to bring the war to an end, in a sense creating a bit of a constitutional clash with the president of the United States. Its a very moving piece, and those are all very prominent senators. I k
Were siding essentially with the antiwar faction and an amendment to end the war were appealing to the public, and doing it in a very cool and calm and rational and thoughtful way, and this was a very important moment for the Antiwar Movement, that it wasnt just in the streets. It was in the senate and the congress as well. You hadnt seen this before, whats your impressions, your first reaction to just the tone of this thing . Its a very serious piece. These are very earnest men who are both republicans and democrats, moderates and liberals, people who have come to the conclusion that the United States should not be fighting in this war, that the tragedy has mounted so much over the years that they have to and they are trying to use the legislative branch to bring the war to an end, in a sense creating a bit of a constitutional clash with the president of the United States. Its a very moving piece, and those are all very prominent senators. I knew several of them and worked with them.
Bombs that were dropped by the u. S. Military during the vietnam war. Panelists include an environmentalist, a vietnam veteran, and several Staff Members from project for new, a vietnambased educational and bomber moving excavation bomb removing excavation. This was hosted in conjunction with the vietnam traveling exhibit. Hello. Interlude, an interlude that will remind us of 50 years ago in a very different way, but i want to first make two informational points. One is, you see that poster that is over there . What that is is imagining the wall if it represented all of vietnamese, lao, and cambodian that were killed. Our numbers were the different than the ones we heard today, but in any case, the white is there, that recognition of all of the deaths is a far more massive issue. I would like to introduce mary poster, if she will stand up. You will hear her at the white house tonight. Poignantlyer speak about her situation. Mary is from ball state university, where they organized the o