Teaser | The Movement and the "Madman"
Preview: Season 35 Episode 4 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement.
Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement. Told through firsthand accounts, the film reveals how movement leaders mobilized disparate groups to create two massive protests that changed history.
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Teaser | The Movement and the "Madman"
Preview: Season 35 Episode 4 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement. Told through firsthand accounts, the film reveals how movement leaders mobilized disparate groups to create two massive protests that changed history.
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We should not risk a nuclear war in Vietnam.
We learned pretty quickly that the secret plan was to threaten the North Vietnamese with nuclear weapons.
There was a feeling like, what do we do next?
We didn't think revolution was in the air.
We didn't think the United States is going to change overnight.
We were part of a long train of people trying to make things right.
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