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- Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025–2025)
- TV Mini-series | 75 min | Documentary, History, War
Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025–2025)
TV Mini-series
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75 min
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Documentary, History, War
The Vietnam War's profound effects on American identity, causing social division and eroding government trust. More than military defeat, it transformed US politics and culture.
Director
Producers
Doan Hoàng Curtis
(producer)
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Bo Kovitz
(producer)
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Keven McAlester
(producer)
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Tommy Nguyen
(producer)
Composer
Cinematographer
Editors
Trending & News
Status
Awards
Cast | + Add Cast |
| 178 cast members |
| Name | Episodes | Known for |
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Fredrik Logevall
Self - Author, Embers of War
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5
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George J. Veith
Self - Author, Drawn Swords in a Distant Land
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5
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Marc J. Selverstone
Self - Director of Presidential Studies, University of Virginia Miller Center
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5
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Ken Hughes
Self - Research Specialist, Presidential Recordings, University of Virginia Miller Center / Self - Presidential Historian
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5
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Lien-Hang Nguyen
Self - Author, Hanoi's War (as Lien-Hang T. Nguyen)
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5
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Pham Ba Hoa
Self - ARVN / Self - South Vietnamese Army (as Col. Pham Ba Hoa)
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5
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Tuong Vu
Self - Director, US-Vietnam Research Center
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5
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Nguyen Trong Nho
Self - South Vietnamese Congressman / Self - Student Demonstration Leader
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5
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Viet Thanh Nguyen
Self - Author, The Sympathizer
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5
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Dan Rather
Self - CBS News Correspondent
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5
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Thomas A. Bass
Self - Author, Vietnamerica: The War Comes Homes (as Thomas Bass)
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5
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Gregory Daddis
Self - Military Historian (as Col. Gregory A. Daddis)
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5
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Walter Cronkite
Self - Anchor, CBS Evening News / Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)
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4
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Robert McNamara
Self - Secretary of Defense / Self - Outgoing Secretary of Defense (archive footage)
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4
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Self - President of the United States 1963 - 1969
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4
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Richard Nixon
Self - President of the United States 1969 - 1974 / Self - Kennedy's Opponent, 1960 Presidential Election / Self - Republican Presidential Candidate (archive footage)
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4
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Duc Nha Hoang
Self - Advisor to South Vietnamese President / Self - Nha Trang, South Vietnam
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4
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C. Jack Ellis
Self - U.S. Army / Self - Macon, Georgia
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4
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Chic Canfora
Self - Anti-War Activist
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4
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John Negroponte
Self - U.S. Foreign Service / Self - U.S. National Security Council
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4
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Peter Osnos
Self - Author, LBJ and McNamara / Self - Washington Post Correspondent (as Peter L.W. Osnos)
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4
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Scott Camil
Self - U.S. Marine Corps / Self - Gainesville, Florida
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4
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Tim Weiner
Self - Author, Legacy of Ashes
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4
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Eldson J. McGhee
Self - U.S. Army / Self - Atlanta, Georgia
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4
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Zedong Mao
Self - Leader of China (archive footage)
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3
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Le Duan
Self - General Secretary of the Communist Party (archive footage)
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3
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Nguyen Van Thieu
Self - President of South Vietnam (archive footage)
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3
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Peter Arnett
Self - Associated Press Correspondent
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3
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Scott Shimabukuro
Self - U.S. Marine Corps / Self - Los Angeles, California
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3
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Keith Kay
Self - CBS News Photojournalist
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3
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Mike Nakayama
Self - U.S. Marine Corps
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3
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Tran Thi Yen Ngoc
Self - National Liberation Front - 'Viet Cong'
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3
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Vu Thanh Thuy
Self - South Vietnamese Journalist
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3
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Kiên Thành Lê
Self - Son of Le Duan
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3
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Frederic Whitehurst
Self - U.S. Army
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3
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Morton Halperin
Self - Dep. Asst. Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs / Self - Supervisor of the Pentagon Papers, U.S. Defense Department
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3
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Muhammad Ali
Self - Professional Boxer / Self - 1964 World Heavyweight Boxing Champion (archive footage)
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2
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Martin Luther King
Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage)
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2
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Fidel Castro
Self - Leader of Cuba (archive footage)
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2
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Henry Kissinger
Self - U.S. National Security Advisor (archive footage)
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2
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Mike Wallace
Self - CBS News Correspondent / Self - Host, The Mike Wallace Show (archive footage)
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2
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Ngo Dinh Diem
Self - First President of South Vietnam / Self - President of South Vietnam (archive footage)
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2
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Ho Chí Minh
Self - President of North Vietnam / Self - Vietnamese Communist Revolutionary (archive footage)
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2
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William C. Westmoreland
Self - Commander of U.S. Forces in Vietnam (archive footage) (as Gen. William Westmoreland)
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2
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Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Self - U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam / Self - U.S. Delegation (archive footage)
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2
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Dean Rusk
Self - Secretary of State (archive footage)
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2
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John Laurence
Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage) (as John 'Jack' Laurence)
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2
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Duc Tho Le
Self - Chief Negotiator, Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam (archive footage) (as Le Duc Tho)
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2
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Van Minh Duong
Self - ARVN / Self - South Vietnamese Army / Self - President of South Vietnam (archive footage)
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2
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Thi Binh Nguyen
Self - Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam, Viet Cong Government (archive footage) (as Madame Nguyen Thi Binh)
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2
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Madame Ton Nu Ti Ninh
Self - Former Vice-Chair of Foreign Affairs, The Socialist Republic of Vietnam / Self - Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam, 'Viet Cong' Government (as Ton Nu Thi Ninh)
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2
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Jackie Bong Wright
Self - Saigon, South Vietnam
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2
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Winston Lord
Self - Special Assistant to National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger
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2
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Frank G. Wisner II
Self - U.S. Foreign Service (as Frank G. Wisner)
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2
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Chung Tu Buu
Self - South Vietnamese Air Force, Prisoner of War / Self - ARVN / Self - South Vietnamese Air Force
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2
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Dennis Clark Brazil
Self - U.S. Army
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2
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Vo Thi Trong
Self - National Liberation Front - 'Viet Cong'
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2
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Harry S. Truman
Self - President of the United States 1945 - 1953 (archive footage)
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2
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self - President of the United States 1953 - 1961 (archive footage)
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2
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Le Ly Hayslip
Self - Binh Ky Village, Central Vietnam (as Phung Thi Le Ly Hayslip)
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2
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John F. Kennedy
Self - President of the United States 1961 - 1963 (archive footage)
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2
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Janet Bui
Self - Saigon, South Vietnam
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2
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Everett Alvarez Jr.
Self - U.S. Navy Pilot and Prisoner of War / Self - Prisoner of War
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2
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Tong Minh Huynh
Self - Saigon, South Vietnam (as Dr. Tong Minh Huynh)
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2
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Ron Haeberle
Self - U.S. Army / Self - Army Photographer
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2
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Nguyen Van Tau
Self - PAVN / Self - North Vietnamese Army (as Col. Nguyen Van Tau)
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2
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Jan Barry
Self - Ithaca, New York / Self - U.S. Army
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2
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Do Thi Nhin
Self - Tien Giang, South Vietnam / Self - National Liberation Front - 'Viet Cong'
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2
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Michael Kazin
Self - Co-Author, America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s / Self - Member of the Weathermen
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2
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Nancy Bui
Self - Cong Thanh Village, South Vietnam / Self - Saigon Resident
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2
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Larry Zetterberg
Self - U.S. Navy Pilot
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2
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Elizabeth Becker
Self - Author, When the War Was Over
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2
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John Lennon
Self - Musician, Anti-War Activist (archive footage)
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1
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Yoko Ono
Self - Anti-War Activist (archive footage)
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1
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George W. Bush
Self - President of the United States 2001 - 2009 (archive footage)
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1
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G. Gordon Liddy
Self - 'Plumber' (archive footage)
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1
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Robert F. Kennedy
Self - Democratic Presidential Candidate (archive footage) (voice)
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1
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George Bush
Self - U.S. Representative (archive footage) (as George H.W. Bush)
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1
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Gerald Ford
Self - President of the United States 1974 - 1977 (archive footage)
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1
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Pol Pot
Self - Leader of the Khmer Rouge (archive footage)
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1
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Dick Gregory
Self - Activist (archive footage)
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1
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Seymour Hersh
Self - Journalist (archive footage)
|
1
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J. Edgar Hoover
Self - Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage)
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1
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Morley Safer
Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage)
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1
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Ed Bradley
Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage) (voice)
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1
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Nikita Khrushchev
Self - Leader of the Soviet Union (archive footage)
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1
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Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Themselves (archive footage)
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1
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Leonid Brezhnev
Self - Leader of the Soviet Union (archive footage)
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1
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Norodom Sihanouk
Self - Leader of Cambodia (archive footage) (as Prince Norodom Sihanouk)
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1
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Lady Bird Johnson
Self - First Lady of the United States (archive footage) (as Claudia 'Lady Bird' Johnson)
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1
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Eugene McCarthy
Self - Democratic Presidential Candidate (archive footage)
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1
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Self - Vice President, Democratic Presidential Nominee (archive footage) (as Hubert Humphrey)
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1
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Daniel Ellsberg
Self - Strategic Analyst, Rand Corporation (archive footage)
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1
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John Lewis
Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage)
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1
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E. Howard Hunt
Self - 'Plumber' (archive footage)
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1
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Charles Collingwood
Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage)
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1
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William Calley
Self - First Platoon, Charlie Company (archive footage) (as Lt. William Calley)
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1
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Eldridge Cleaver
Self - Black Panther Party Leader (archive footage)
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1
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H.R. Haldeman
Self - White House Chief of Staff (archive footage) (voice) (as H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman)
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1
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Country Joe and the Fish
Themselves (archive footage)
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1
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Frank Reynolds
Self - Anchor, ABC Evening News (archive footage)
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1
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John Foster Dulles
Self - U.S. Secretary of State (archive footage)
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1
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Creighton Williams Abrams
Self - Commander of U.S. Forces in Vietnam (archive footage) (as Creighton Abrams)
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1
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Tom Jarriel
Self - ABC News Correspondent (archive footage)
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1
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Bruce Morton
Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage)
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1
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Madame Nhu
Self - De Facto First Lady of Vietnam (archive footage) (as Tran Le Xuan)
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1
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Anna Chennault
Self - Republican Fundraiser (archive footage)
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1
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Claire Chennault
Self - U.S. Army (archive footage) (as Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault)
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1
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McGeorge Bundy
Self - National Security Advisor (archive footage)
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1
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Ernest Medina
Self - Charlie Company (archive footage) (as Capt. Ernest Medina)
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1
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Paul D. Harkins
Self - Commander of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (archive footage) (as Ben. Paul D. Harkins)
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1
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Duc Quang
Self - Buddhist Monk (archive footage) (as Thich Quang Duc)
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1
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James Goodale
Self - General Counsel, The New York Times (archive footage)
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1
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Roswell Gilpatric
Self - U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense (archive footage)
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1
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Ed Rabel
Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage)
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1
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Lewis Fielding
Self - Daniel Ellsberg's Psychiatrist (archive footage) (as Dr. Lewis Fielding)
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1
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Peter Kalischer
Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage)
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1
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Dinh Nhu Ngo
Self - Diem's Brother, Commander of the ARVN Special Forces (archive footage) (as Ngo Dinh Nhu)
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1
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Cao Ky Nguyen
Self - Vice President of South Vietnam (archive footage)
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1
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Jed Duvall
Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage) (as James 'Jed' Duvall)
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1
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Donald Braman
Self - Killed in Action at Ap Bac (archive footage) (as SP4 Donald Braman)
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1
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John Mitchell
Self - U.S. Attorney General (archive footage) (voice)
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1
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William Rogers
Self - U.S. Secretary of State (archive footage)
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1
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David Hilliard
Self - Black Panther Party Chief of Staff (archive footage)
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1
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Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Self - French Army High Commissioner for Indochina (archive footage) (as General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny)
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1
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Bui Diem
Self - South Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States (archive footage)
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1
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Hugh Thompson
Self - U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot (archive footage)
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1
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Frank Stanton
Self - President of CBS (archive footage)
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1
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Rufus Phillips
Self - CIA Official (archive footage) (voice)
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1
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Ron Ridenhour
Self - U.S. Army (archive footage)
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1
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Melvin Laird
Self - U.S. Secretary of Defense (archive footage)
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1
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Graham Martin
Self - U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam (archive footage)
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1
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Frederick Nolting
Self - U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam (archive footage)
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1
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Richard Salant
Self - President of CBS News (archive footage) (as Richard S. Salant)
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1
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Bert Quint
Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage)
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1
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Egil Krogh Jr.
Self - 'Plumber' (archive footage)
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1
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Xuân Thuy
Self - North Vietnamese Delegation (archive footage)
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1
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George Jacobson
Self - Mission Coordinator, U.S. Embassy Saigon (archive footage) (as Col. George Jacobson)
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1
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Nguyen Ngoc Tho
Self - Prime Minister of South Vietnam (archive footage)
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1
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Nguyen Duy Trinh
Self - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Democratic Republic of Vietnam / Self - North Vietnam (archive footage)
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1
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Dave Dugan
Self - Public Broadcast Laboratory Correspondent (archive footage)
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1
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Tran Van Lam
Self - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Vietnam / Self - South Vietnam (archive footage)
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1
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Kenneth Good
Self - Killed in Action at Ap Bac (archive footage) (as Capt. Kenneth Good)
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1
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Ngo Dinh Thuc
Self - Catholic Archbishop of Hue, Brother of President Diem (archive footage)
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1
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Joseph A. Mendenhall
Self - State Department Official (archive footage) (voice)
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1
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George Cox
Self - Charlie Company (archive footage) (as Sgt. George Cox)
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1
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Duong Minh
Self - ARVN / Self - South Vietnamese Army Interpreter (archive footage) (as Sgt. Duong Minh)
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1
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Pham Dang Lam
Self - South Vietnamese Delegation (archive footage)
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1
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William Deal
Self - Killed in Action at Ap Bac (archive footage) (as Sgt. William Deal)
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1
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Jay Roberts
Self - U.S. Army Reporter (archive footage)
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1
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William Terry Main
Self - U.S. Marine Corps (archive footage) (as William Terry 'Jake' Main)
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1
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Jennifer Kruse
Self - South Vietnamese Orphan
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1
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Frank Snepp
Self - Senior CIA Intelligence Analyst
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1
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Richard Armitage
Self - U.S. Navy
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1
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Lam Quoc Dung
Self - National Liberation Front - 'Viet Cong'
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1
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Nguyen Huy Hieu
Self - PAVN / Self - North Vietnamese Army (as Col. Gen. Nguyen Huy Hieu)
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1
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Nguyen Van Thien
Self - PAVN / Self - North Vietnamese Army
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1
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Graham Nash
Self - Musician - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
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1
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John Ghilain
Self - U.S. Marine Corps
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1
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Stuart Herrington
Self - Army Intelligence Officer, Defense Attaché Office
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1
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Tony Suarez
Self - Deputy Chief of Intelligence Collection, Defense Attaché Office
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1
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William G. Eckhardt
Self - U.S. Army Prosecutor (as Col. William G. Eckhardt)
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1
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Pham Thanh Cong
Self - My Lai Resident, 1968
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1
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Patrick Paterson
Self - Maritime Historian (as CDR. Patrick Paterson)
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1
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Nguyen Hong Man
Self - My Lai Resident, 1968
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1
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Robert Gard
Self - Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
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1
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Lacy Wright
Self - U.S. Foreign Service Officer, Saigon Embassy
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1
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Polly Baca
Self - Public Information Officer Inter-Agency Committee on Mexican-Americans
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1
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Shad Meshad
Self - U.S. Army Medical Services Corps
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1
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Karen King-Johnson
Self - Command Information Officer, U.S. Army
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1
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Hugh Doyle
Self - Chief Engineer, USS Kirk
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1
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Tran Mai Huong
Self - North Vietnamese Photojournalist
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1
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Nguyen Huu Thai
Self - President, Saigon Student Association
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1
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Allison Krause
Self - Killed at Kent State Anti-War Protest (archive footage)
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1
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Jeffrey Miller
Self - Killed at Kent State Anti-War Protest (archive footage)
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1
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Sandy Scheuer
Self - Killed at Kent State Anti-War Protest (archive footage)
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1
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Marc Knapper
Self - U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam
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1
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William Schroeder
Self - Killed at Kent State Anti-War Protest (archive footage)
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1
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