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Vietnam War

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Month/Day/Year: May 15, 1962

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Manitowoc native Brigadier General N. J. Anderson of the Marines, speaks to the Rotary Club about new tactics and devices being used to help combat Communist infiltration in Laos. Anderson also emphasizes the traditional tactics still being used.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.

Month/Day/Year: March 25, 1964

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Footage of the funeral for Army pilot 1st Lt. Richard Jaeck who was killed in Vietnam. Jaeck was a native of Cudahy. His mother, Mrs. Richard Guerin and father, Elmer Jaeck, both receive flags. The Reverend Donald Surges officiates.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.

Month/Day/Year: January 18, 1965

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part 1 of a 3-part series. Bob Blackwell, a reporter for the Milwaukee Sentinel talks about the moral and military successes in Vietnam. He also talks about the adversary.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #66.

Month/Day/Year: January 19, 1965

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part 2 of a 3-part series. Bob Blackwell gives his impressions of the Vietnamese civilians and the challenges they face because of the war.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #66.

Month/Day/Year: January 20, 1965

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Bob Blackwell tells why his reports about Vietnam are different than those of other reporters. The segment includes footage and a description of photographs of battles.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #66.

Month/Day/Year: May 13, 1965

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Captain Coughlin and Sergeant Bradford talk about Vietnamese weapons. A panji stick and panji trap are on display for Armed Forces Week in Milwaukee.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.

Month/Day/Year: October 22, 1965

Segment Number: 4

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Bob Hope comments on the protests against the Vietnam War. He feels the protestors are being misled and that people should support the soldiers in Vietnam. He also talks about Jack Benny.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.

Month/Day/Year: October 23, 1965

Segment Number: 1, 2, & 3

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Dr. Walter Judd, a former congressman from Minnesota, says it is right for the United States to be fighting in Vietnam. He says the U. S. is protecting itself, that people should be united behind the war effort, and that it is wrong for people "to snipe" at the soldiers. He feels that it is not too late to win the war if a full commitment to fight is made. However, Judd feels there is no chance of winning if the government is fighting simply to get a better bargaining position. Judd says the North Vietnamese will just keep fighting and will have no need to negotiate a peace if the United States says it has no intention of overthrowing their government.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.

Month/Day/Year: October 24, 1965

Segment Number: 1

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Leon Shull, the national director of Americans for Democratic Action (ADA), says the United States should stop bombing Vietnam and be more willing to negotiate with all parties. The ADA also wants Medicare expanded.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.

Month/Day/Year: October 26, 1965
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Students at Marquette University pay 40 cents each to sign a telegram in support of the U. S. soldiers fighting in Vietnam. The telegram will be sent to General William Westmoreland.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.
Month/Day/Year: October 26, 1965
Segment Number: 5 & 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Judge Robert Hansen talks about the Vietnam War and its effects at home. He feels the country, with the exception of a few college campuses, will become united in support of the war. He points out that France lost the war in the streets of Paris and not in Vietnam. Hansen also talks about the immediate needs of people in Vietnam, such as shelter, and the long range needs such as education and employment.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.

Month/Day/Year: October 30, 1965
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Judge Robert Hansen talks about the work done by agencies, like CARE and Catholic World Relief, in Vietnam. These groups provide food as well as material for clothing, self help kits, and school kits.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.

Month/Day/Year: November 4, 1965
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Col. Barney Oldfield gives his opinion on the protests against the Vietnam War. He feels that protestors are far removed from the conflict, unwilling to understand what the troops are going through, and are hurting the moral of the troops.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.

Month/Day/Year: November 6, 1965
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Col. Barney Oldfield talks about the emergency fundraiser being held in Sheboygan for the USO. They hope to raise money to erect six more USO sites in Vietnam. Oldfield says the USO is forgotten about during times of peace.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.

Month/Day/Year: November 12, 1965
Segment Number: 10
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of the funeral and grave stone for Georgette (Dickey) Chappelle of Shorewood. Chappelle was a correspondent/photographer who was killed in Vietnam by a mine while on patrol with the Marines outside Chu Lai.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #27.

Month/Day/Year: November 19, 1965
Segment Number: 2, 3, 5, & 8
Segment Description: Daily Footage. A member of the Tau Theta Epsilon fraternity at Marquette University talks about collecting cheese for the troops in Vietnam. He says they want to offset the negative college protestors and show the troops they have support back home. A telegram will also be sent with the cheese. An officer from the 128th talks about their role in transporting the cheese to Vietnam. Governor Warren Knowles, along with several other men, speak to the students at a special ceremony to mark Operation Big Cheese.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #27.

Month/Day/Year: November 29, 1965
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Cartons of cheese are loaded onto a KC-97L Stratotanker at Mitchell Field. The 1,000 pounds of cheese and other gifts are bound for the troops in Vietnam.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.

Month/Day/Year: December 4, 1965
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Boxes containing Christmas gifts are loaded onto a plane. The gifts are part of the Wisconsin Air National Guard "Operation Christmas Star" program and are for the troops in Vietnam and for South Vietnamese orphans.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound.

Month/Day/Year: December 14, 1965
Segment Number: 4, 9, & 12
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Norman Thomas, a prominent Socialist, is interviewed. He says the Socialists are trying to get President Johnson to take the initiative in getting a cease fire in Vietnam. He says President Johnson must make it clear the U.S. doesn't plan on staying in Vietnam forever. Thomas also says the Vietnam War is "grossly immoral and politically stupid." He says it is not for the U.S. to decide if the Vietnamese should be Communists or not. Thomas continues by saying it is particularly cruel when casualty numbers are reported like sports scores. He also believes the U.S. can win battles in Vietnam but will never win the war especially if the Chinese get involved. Thomas feels protesting is one of the most patriotic things a person can do.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #42.

Month/Day/Year: January 15, 1966
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Montana Governor Tim Babcock talks about his whole hearted support for the United States' involvement in Vietnam. He comments on the war's relevancy to the upcoming election; he feels the war will have little effect on the election.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: January 28, 1966
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Congressman Glenn Davis shares his opinion that the $12.5 million dollars proposed by President Johnson for fighting in Vietnam, while perhaps wasteful, is necessary and that this is no time to turn back from harsh necessity.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: January 29, 1966
Segment Number: 3, 4, & 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. James Comedy, chief of staff of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), says he believes that President Johnson is doing the best he can to convince the North Vietnamese that U.S. peace proposals are honest. He comments on the possibility of more troops being needed in Vietnam. Comedy believes the United Nations could help bring about peace in Vietnam although peace can be achieved with the United Nations. He hopes that a stalemate does not develop in Vietnam as it has in Korea and expresses a desire for a clear cut victory on the part of the United States and South Vietnam.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: February 2, 1966
Segment Number: 3 & 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Tran Van Dinh, a former member of the South Vietnamese government, talks about the situation in South Vietnam. He expresses his happiness over the commitment of the United States' government to South Vietnam. Van Dinh says that people's apathy to what is going on creates more problems than it solves. He also talks about the lack of communication between the South Vietnamese government and its people who fear that they will negotiate with North Vietnam.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: February 3, 1966
Segment Number: 1 & 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Mr. Squires comments on efforts being made to initiate multilateral talks to resolve the situation in Vietnam. He says there has been pressure for talks outside of the United Nations and is surprised the Russians are interested in renewing the Geneva Convention. Mr. Squires also says that Great Britain would like to see the United Nations have a stronger role in Vietnam. He thinks the United States will forfeit some sovereignty to enable the United Nations to have a bigger role.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: February 5, 1966
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage from an anti-war demonstration at the State Capitol in Madison. Protestors walk in a circle carrying signs denouncing the war.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound.

Month/Day/Year: February 5, 1966
Segment Number: 3 & 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Tran Van Dinh comments on Ho Chi Minh's relationships with China and the Soviet Union. He suggests that Ho Chi Minh is reluctant to form a deeper alliance with the Chinese particularly because of the history between the Chinese and Vietnamese people. Van Dinh also talks about the richest man in South Vietnam who is now living in Paris. A reporter asks what the man is doing there; Van Dinh answers in a joking manner.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: February 6, 1966
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. U.S. Representative Henry Reuss talks about how the United Nations should step in and be involved in a resolution in Vietnam. He also calls for a Congressional debate on Vietnam because he feels that the future of the nation is at stake.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: February 14, 1966
Segment Number: 2 & 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Arthur Schlessinger says President John Kennedy was misled by American officials as to the popularity of the Dien regime in Vietnam even while newspapers were accurately reporting how unpopular the regime was. He says there was no blatant attempt to mislead - there was just bad information. Schlessinger also believes it was a mistake for the United States to get involved in Vietnam in 1954. He suggests the U.S. would be better off to just let Vietnam become a Communist country.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: February 15, 1966
Segment Number: 3, 4, & 9
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Retired Air Force General Laurence Kuter discusses some of the geographic and environmental challenges that Vietnam poses for the Air Force. He does not comment on the reporter's question about wheter the Air Force is fighting an effective battle in Vietnam. Kuter talks about the abundant use of missiles in modern warfare. He believes the Air Force of the future will see a greater emphasis on space technology and a changing balance between manned and balistic weaponry. Kuter claims that a manned Air Force is more flexible and it is best to have a combination of the different weapons. He also comments on the diffuculty of identifying targets in a jungle terrain.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: February 19, 1966
Segment Number: 1 & 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Arthur Schlessinger speculates about China getting involved in Vietnam. He reminds people how China got involved in the Korean War. He feels Russia will not get invovled in Vietnam unless they feel the need to show support for Communism in the world. Schlessinger points out that the Vietnam War is not the only hot spot in the world. He suggests that Communist infiltration in Latin America can be much more dangerous to the United States and that more attention should be paid to Latin America.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: February 19, 1966
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage from a prayer service for Vietnam soldiers at the courthouse. Clergymen lead the ceremony. People stand in silence praying and wreaths are laid at the base of a small statue. The event was sponsored by the Americanization League.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound.

Month/Day/Year: February 20, 1966
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. James Buckley, a candidate for the 9th District Congressional seat, discusses his views on the environment and Vietnam. He expresses concern about the environmental records of Senators Gaylord Nelson and William Proxmire and praises the Senate hearings on Vietnam.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 12, 1966
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of the World Affairs meeting. An unidentified man speaks about demonstrations against the war in Vietnam. He hopes the protests will not interfere with any military actions. Another unidentified man comments on China's military power.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: April 12, 1966
Segment Description: Special Assignment. The American Red Cross and members of the Military Affiliate Radio System work together to get messages from family members to soldiers in Vietnam faster.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script.

Month/Day/Year: April 23, 1966

Segment Number: 1

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Many people are present at George C. Steinberg's funeral. His casket is covered with the United State's flag and is carried out of church. Steinberg will be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his bravery in Vietnam and will be buried in Arlington National Cemetary.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound.

Month/Day/Year: May 4, 1966

Segment Number: 2

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Mr. Streeter says that 85% of the people in Vietnam are farmers and that this is a farmers' war. He says the United States nees to get the Vietnamese people to believe our side will benefit them more than the Vietcong in order for us to win the war.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: May 9, 1966

Segment Number: 6 & 7

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Congressman Melvin Laird talks about the Johnson administration's position on the Vietnam War. He says one day they want a military victory and the next day they want peace through negotiations. Laird and an unidentified Republican Congressman talk about inflation. They say it has been brought about in part by expenses for the war in Vietnam and that the fiscal policies of the Johnson administation have not helped either.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: May 17, 1966

Segment Number: 5

Segment Description: Daily Footage. College students silently protest the draft at summer registration. One student has a sign that reads "UW is not an arm of the Selective Service." Another sign reads "You've been selected by an I.B.M. machine to kill."

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound.

Month/Day/Year: May 18, 1966

Segment Number: 3, 4 & 7

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Students at the University of Wisconsin protest against the school's decision to release students' grades and class ranking to draft boards. Some footage is taken at night.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound.

Month/Day/Year: May 19, 1966

Segment Number: 1

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Congressman Clement Zablocki says that a small number of Buddhist are causing riots in Vietnam. He is confident that it is possible for a strong government in Vietnam to satisfy all minorities there. Zablocki says there may be 400,000 troops in Vietnam by December.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: May 22, 1966

Segment Number: 2

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator George McGovern talks about the Vietnam War. He says that for three of the past five weeks, United States casualties have been higher than enemy casualties. McGovern feels that at this point, a military stalemate is more reasonable than sending in more troops.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: June 18, 1966

Segment Number: 14 & 15

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Congressman Gerald Ford says he thinks most Americans are dissatisfied with the lack of cooperation from some of our allies. He says a good number of Americans think our allies in Europe and elsewhere ought to help out in Vietnam. Ford says he does not believe that most Americans feel we ought to withdraw from Vietnam or that we should use nuclear weapons. He says doing so would subjegate the U.S. to a secondary position in world affairs.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: July 4, 1966

Segment Number: 1 & 2

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage is shown of anti-war protestors in Madison. Some students sit on a lawn and hand out flyers to people going by while others have a table with a sign on it that reads "BRING THE BOYS HOME NOW."

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound.

Month/Day/Year: July 8, 1966
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part 4 of a 4-part series. Members of Company A of the 32nd Division demonstrate rescue techniques using a helicopter. Helicopters are being used effectively in Vietnam to treat wounded soldiers.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound; there is a script.

Month/Day/Year: July 21, 1966

Segment Number: 3, 4, 5 & 6

Segment Description: Daily Footage. An unidentified man from the Agency for International Development says they are happy to explain and get support for their efforts in Vietnam. He says they will need skilled people in areas such as agriculture and education and that it will be a mammoth, complex, and essential job to build a government in Vietnam in the future. He sits at a desk with a sign that reads "Help win the 'OTHER WAR' in Vietnam, the war against hunger, disease, poverty, and illiteracy."

Notes: The film is black and white and all but segment 5 have sound.

Month/Day/Year: July 22, 1966
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Leroy Wehrle, Assistant Director for the U. S. Program and Economic Planning in Vietnam, discusses his organization's plans for bringing aid to the people of Vietnam.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.

Month/Day/Year: January 7, 1967
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Mr. Stallard states that while the Vietnam War is a war being fought for the South Vietnamese, the United States is doing most of the fighting even though the South Vietnamese and U.S. forces are of the same size. He says the reasons the U.S. is doing most of the fighting are political reasons.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: January 11, 1967
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. A reporter conducts man on the street interviews. He talks to four unidentified men who comment on how high federal taxes are and whether taxes need to be so high in order to fight the Vietnam War.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: January 15, 1967
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. An unidentified USO recruiter describes certain duties USO people will have to perform. He shares his thoughts on the USO entering the battlezone for the first time. He also says that there will be 10-15 clubs in Vietnam in 6 months.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: February 11, 1967

Segment Number: 3

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Congressman Glen Lipscomb of California says that Congress is allocating $21 billion for the Defense Department to fight the war in Vietnam. He says the department fell short last year because they did not ask for enough. He says some are questioning if the $21 billion will still be enough.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: February 22, 1967

Segment Number: 1 & 2

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senators William Proxmire and Wayne Morse debate the Vietnam War at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Proxmire says what happens next is up to the government. Morse says "Our hands are clean in Vietnam" and is booed off the stage. Proxmire says there isn't a way to deal with military oppression - people must be economically free. Morse says the government wants no U.S. bases in Vietnam just elections in the South and the unification of the North and South.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: February 23, 1967

Segment Number: 9, 10, 11 & 12

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of the sit-in that occurred on February 22 in Bascom Hall at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. The students are protesting against Dow Chemical Company recruiting students on campus because they make the napalm used in Vietnam. Professor Marks says he was outraged by students protesting because they came into his office and disrupted him. He says he has the full support of the school and doesn't want Madison turning into Berkeley. Chancellor Fleming says the protests could have been similar to the Berkeley situation if the protests had continued through the 23rd when interviews with Dow Chemical were to take place. An unidentified member of the Wisconsin Student Association of the University of Wisconsin says the association will be discussing whether any student organizations disrupted the learning process during the protests.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: February 26, 1967

Segment Number: 1

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles reacts to the recent demonstrations in Madison. He says any act which interferes with the educational process won't be tolerated. An unidentified man talks about the right to free speech and a second man says the legislature resents out of state students who protest.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 1, 1967

Segment Number: 1

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of a Hershey candy bar sale hosted by a "Young Democrats" group to benefit the retirement fund for General Lewis Blaine Hershey, the director of the Selective Service System. The students give their names and explain why they set up the sale.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 3, 1967

Segment Number: 4

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Two University of Wisconsin students talk about the Students for Democratic Society organization being banned from campus. They say the SDS was banned because it encouraged and planned activities that interfered with other activities on campus. SDS protested against the Dow Chemical Company because they make the napalm used in Vietnam.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 10, 1967

Segment Number: 2

Segment Description: Daily Footage. At the Milwaukee Press Club, Senator Gaylord Nelson says the U.S. will be ready to bargain with the Vietcong when they cannot fight any longer. But, he says, the U.S. will not try to liquidate the North Vietnamese. Nelson says many people wonder if there should be exemptions from the draft. He does not feel that exemptions should be given and that everyone has an obligation to serve.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 11, 1967

Segment Number: 3

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson talks about the war in Vietnam. He says there are no benefits or detriments to pulling out of the war now. Nelson says the pros and cons of the situation balance each other out.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 11, 1967

Segment Number: 5

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Reporter Joseph C. Harsch says that even if the public has a difference of opinion over the Vietnam War, it will have no baring on the decisions made by Congress and President Lyndon Johnson.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 13, 1967

Segment Number: 7

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Newsweek reporter Merton Perry says he feels that if North and South Vietnam merged, the South would have to take on the leadership role. He also says the South Vietnames are not doing their share of the fighting.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 14, 1967

Segment Number: 15 & 21

Segment Description: Daily Footage. General Collins of the Red Cross says he is impressed with the job the Red Cross is doing in Vietnam and with the morale of the troops and Red Cross workers in Vietnam. The Red Cross workers provide the main line of communication between troops and their families back home. Collins talks about the delivery of messages from the Red Cross to troops in Vietnam, the importance of maintaining the ratio of Red Cross workers to troops, and the use of Red Cross mobiles in Vietnam.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 21, 1967

Segment Number: 2

Segment Description: Daily Footage. General Riley says he is impressed with the Army and Marine Corps' use of helicopters in Vietnam. He says that even though they have limitations, helicopters are a good compliment to ground weapons.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 21, 1967

Segment Number: 5 & 9

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Michael Cullen, director of Casa Maria, is interviewed at St. John's Cathedral where he is holding a fast to protest the Vietnam War. He plans on eating only once a day until Easter. He also plans on carrying a cross to Lady Queen of Peace Parish on Good Friday. Cullen talks about why he is holding his peace vigil. He says that by fasting, he will show his opposition to the Vietnam War and the racism that exists in Milwaukee.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 25, 1967

Segment Number: 1

Segment Description: Daily Footage. General Riley talks about the use of helicopters in Vietnam. He says they are used for many rescue missions by the Air Force but does not know, however, how effectively they are being used by the Army.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: April 1, 1967

Segment Number: 3

Segment Description: Daily Footage. In an interview, Reverend Valdez says that ministers who went on the missionary trip with him to Vietnam changed their opinions of the war and now see why it is necessary.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: April 2, 1967

Segment Number: 2

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Reverend Valdez says that he was very proud of the American boys in Vietnam. He was led to believe that their morale was not good but he found the opposite to be true.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: April 18, 1967

Segment Number: 8

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Mr. and Mrs. Slyvester Chmiel accept the Purple Heart and Bronze Star on behalf of their son Mark at Marquette University. Colonel Edward Dey presents them with the awards. Mark was killed on January 23 in the Binh Duong province in Vietnam.

Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.

Month/Day/Year: July 1, 1967
Segment Number: 10
Segment Description: Daily Footage. General Van Rizen arrives at an airfield. He talks to a reporter about Vietnam and how soldiers in Vietnam are adjusting to the new M16 rifle. He says it has given them "an enormous increase in fire power."
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #28.

Month/Day/Year: July 12, 1967
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Members of the Gold Star Mothers, a group that represents mothers who have lost sons and daughters in war, are interviewed about people protesting the Vietnam War. One of the women says it's "terrible" and that they (the protestors) lack education.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #29.

Month/Day/Year: July 14, 1967
Segment Number: 4 & 12
Segment Description: Daily Footage. John Davis, National Commander of the American Legion, gives a press conference. He wants military commanders to have more input in selecting military targets in Vietnam. He thinks Hai Phong harbor should be mined so no one can use it. Davis also comments on a variety of topics including college protestors, a bill protecting the flag, the war effort, limitations on what military commanders can do, and Muhammed Ali's refusal to join the Army and fight in Vietnam.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #29.

Month/Day/Year: July 15, 1967
Segment Number: 9
Segment Description: Daily Footage. John Davis, National Commander of the American Legion, speaks about the people protesting the Vietnam War. He says their actions are uncharacteristic of how good people should act and that they give aid to the enemy by their actions.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #29.

Month/Day/Year: July 19, 1967
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. An elderly woman, who will not give her name, plans to walk 25,000 miles for peace. She says she is walking as a prayer for world peace and prays that the killing in Vietnam will cease.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #29.

Month/Day/Year: July 27, 1967
Segment Number: 1, 3 & 9
Segment Description: Daily Footage. General Bruce Holloway talks about the bombing campaign in Vietnam. Holloway says the attitude of the Soviets and others will influence whether negotiations take place with the North Vietnamese. He talks about why he is in favor of an anti-ballistic missile system and explains how the system would work. General Holloway comments on the resumption of bombing in North Vietnam and the Soviets' reactions to it as well as the factors that would be considered in the decision to bomb China. Also footage of an air show at Mitchell Field of military planes and equipment.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #31.

Month/Day/Year: February 10, 1968
Segment Number: 8
Segment Description: Daily Footage. General Swancutt says the use of air power in North Vietnam is going according to the Johnson administration's schedule. He thinks it is definitely limiting the supplies that are reaching South Vietnam. Swancutt says there are always risks with any operation.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: January 6, 1969
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles is sworn in for his third term as governor. Outside, members of the Madison Resistance protest the Vietnam War and burn papers which they say are copies of selective service laws.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: February 14, 1969
Segment Number: 1 & 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Members of the Milwaukee 14 lead a group of supporters on a march to the Safety Building. The 14 will be entering pleas in connection with the burning of selective service records in September 1968. The group crowds the hallway outside the courtroom.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 22, 1969
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Mark Johnson, a Washington High School student, collects and packs books to send to American servicemen in Vietnam.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 26, 1969
Segment Number: 1 & 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. An unidentified man from the State Department discusses the peace process. He says they do not have a blueprint for peace in Vietnam but they do have "working ideas" that they will be discussing with other countries. He is not optimistic that a total peace can be found in the near future but believes there is hope.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: May 12, 1969
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Young people crowd the halls of the Circuit Court Building. They are waiting to attend the trial of 12 members of the Milwaukee 14. The group is being tried in connection with the destruction of draft records in a 1968 protest against the Vietnam War.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.

Month/Day/Year: May 20, 1969
Segment Number: 3 & 8
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Busses stop outside WTMJ-TV's studio at Radio City on Capitol Drive. The busses are transporting jurors in the Milwaukee 14 trial and some of the defendants to the station to view news film of the 14 burning selective service files from 1968.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #46.

Month/Day/Year: May 26, 1969
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Supporters of the Milwaukee 14 are forcibly removed from the courtroom after the judge delivered a guilty verdict in the Milwaukee 14 trial. Two members of the 14, Jim Forest and Father James Harney, are interviewed.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: June 2, 1969
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Editorial reply. Jim Forest of the Milwaukee 14 says WTMJ-TV commended the guilty verdict of the 14 but also implied that some civil disobedience is necessary. He compares protests against the Vietnam War to protests against slavery.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: May 26, 1969
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Supporters of the Milwaukee 14 are forcibly removed from the courtroom after the judge delivered a guilty verdict in the Milwaukee 14 trial. Two members of the 14, including Jim Forest, are interviewed.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: September 16, 1969
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Herbert G. Klein, President Nixon's director of communications, holds a press conference. He discusses the recent announcement that troops will be pulled out of Vietnam. He is town to speak at the Milwaukee Press Club.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #52.

Month/Day/Year: September 19, 1969
Segment Number: 3 & 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Man on the Street interviews. UWM students share their opinions on President Richard Nixon's proposed draft reform. A student says it will get the "undesirables out of college." Another states that it's a good thing because he doesn't want to go to Vietnam. A third student says that the draft "enslaves people." A fourth student says that people will go into other occupations rather than fill up colleges.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: September 24, 1969
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Michael Cullen, a member of the Milwaukee 14, leads a march to commemorate last year's draft card burning. People wear armbands and carry a wooden coffin. They march to the Brumder Building at 135 W. Wells St. and set the coffin on fire.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: October 3, 1969
Segment Number: 3 & 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Thomas Higdon, chairman of the conservative student group Young Americans for Freedom, speaks to the press. He warns that there may be violence at the upcoming anti-war demonstrations on college campuses in Chicago and Milwaukee.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: October 4, 1969
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Birch Bayh and Senator George McGovern speak to a Democratic conference at the Pfister Hotel. Bayh derides President Richard Nixon's appointment of Clement Haynsworth to the Supreme Court. McGovern talks about the withdrawal of troops from Vietnam.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: October 5, 1969
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Hubert Humphrey speaks to the media while in town for a conference at the Pfister Hotel. He discusses President Nixon's plans for troop withdrawal in Vietnam and the pending appointment of Clement Haynsworth to the Supreme Court.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: October 7, 1969
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. The segment looks at the preparations for the upcoming Vietnam War Moritorium on the UWM campus. The moritorium is a nationwide anti-war observance. UWM professors and University of Wisconsin President Fred Harrington are interviewed.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: October 9, 1969
Segment Number: 2 & 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Two unidentified men respond to warnings from the Young Americans for Freedom that there will be violence on the UWM campus during the Vietnam War Moritorium. One of the men says the media has been irresponsible for airing the Y.A.F.'s views. Another unidentified man says that he fears that violence might erupt on campus if police or a tactical squad shows up during the moritorium.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #52.

Month/Day/Year: October 10, 1969
Segment Number: 5 & 11
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson is in town to address the World Affairs Council. At a press conference, he is asked about his views on the upcoming Vietnam Moritorium. He says he sees only weakness coming from attempts to undermine President Nixon. Acheson says demonstrations against the Vietnam War are "grave disturbances of domestic tranquility."
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #52.

Month/Day/Year: October 13, 1969
Segment Number: 8
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Wilber J. Cohen, former Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, is in town to speak at UW--Milwaukee. He talks to the media. Cohen says much of the discontent in the nation is over the impression that we are spending too much money on the war in Vietnam.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: October 15, 1969
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Scenes from the around the Milwaukee area as people observe the nationwide Vietnam War Moritorium. Footage includes students at UW-Waukesha, people marching down Wisconsin Avenue, a man speaking to people in a church, and a candlelight vigil at the War Memorial Center.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #45.

Month/Day/Year: October 18, 1969
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. A student named McHale, a leader of the SDS at Marquette, criticizes WTMJ News for reporting rumors of violence at the recent Vietnam War Moritorium. He says all revolutionary movements have suffered at the hands of the establishment press.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #46.

Month/Day/Year: October 20, 1969
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson speaks about the recent Vietnam War Moritorium. He describes it as a peaceful demonstration of people's opinions about the Vietnam War. Nelson is in town to attend an appreciation dinner for consumer lawyer Thomas Jacobson.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #46.

Month/Day/Year: October 27, 1969
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird speaks to young people at the 3rd Biennial Youth Leadership Conference at UW--Stevens Point. Laird discusses the Vietnam War with the students.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: November 2, 1969
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Editorial reply. Mrs. Ted Warshafsky, co-chair of the Vietnam War Moritorium Committee, gives an editorial critical of WTMJ-TV News and President Nixon's claims of troop withdrawal. She says the Vietnam War Moritorium Committee will continue to organize peaceful protests.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: November 4, 1969
Segment Number: 6 & 7
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Mrs. Ted Warshafsky, co-chair of the Vietnam War Moritorium Committee, holds a press conference to announce a petition campaign. She discusses President Richard Nixon's plans for the Vietnam War. Warshafsky believes that the majority of Americans are opposed to the war.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: November 13, 1969
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. The 377th Light Maintenance Company arrives home in Manitowoc after a one year tour in Vietnam. Once dismissed, they run to their families. Officer Hendrick says he wants to spend time with his family and become a regular citizen again.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #45.

Month/Day/Year: November 14, 1969
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Cesar Chavez speaks at the union hall at 3651 N. 27th Street about the grape boycott. He says the Pentagon has increased its shipment of grapes to Vietnam by 800%. The growers would be negotiating with the union if the Pentagon wasn't buying grapes directly from the growers.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #45.

Month/Day/Year: November 14, 1969
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of a night time ceremony at the War Memorial. Veterans fire off a salute and several wreaths are thrown into the reflecting pool. The patriotic observance was sponsored by the Allied Veterans Council in response to the Vietnam War Moritorium activities.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #45.

Month/Day/Year: November 26, 1969
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Three male Marquette University students talk about the draft. The first says he will know once and for all if he will have to serve in 1970, the second says the draft is necessary but will be a little biased, and third says he wants to go to graduate school.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: November 29, 1969
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. National VFW Commander Raymond Gallagher talks about the My Lai massacre. He says it is quite a surprise. The VFW does not condone or recognize this as conduct of war. Gallagher feels the same attention should be paid to atrocities committed by the North Vietnamese.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: December 2, 1969
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Four unidentified young men give their opinions on the draft lottery. The first says the new system is not the answer, the second says there is no equality, the third says it hasn't changed anything and the fourth says they will have to wait and see if anything changes.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: December 20, 1969
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. SDS editorial reply. An unidentified student says the ROTC has no right to exist. He says the ROTC assists in smashing people's resistance to U.S. domination and that it is part of the "pig army." He says people everywhere are rising up against the ROTC.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: December 23, 1969
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Milwaukee County Executive John Doyne extends best wishes for a joyful, blessed, and peaceful Christmas to everyone in Milwaukee County. He sends a special prayer for peace to families with sons in Vietnam. His sons William and James are in Vietnam.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

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