Nixon; American Experience; Nixon Illinois press conference, 1966

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Title:
Nixon; American Experience; Nixon Illinois press conference, 1966
Description:
Nixon press conference (for Illinois Republicans). 1) "What's involved here is not merely the future of Vietnam... What is involved is whether we have war with China... whether we are going to have World War III" (15'). 2) "...It's not just war with Vietnam, it's the Pacific, it's all of Asia, it's World War III, it's war with China... If we get out of Vietnam, we're going to pay for it with millions of American lives in three to four years..." (25')
Speaker:
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Date:
May 15, 1966
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
WGBH > Nixon > American Experience
Subjects:
Vietnam (Republic)
Capitulations, Military
Draft
United States--Foreign relations--Asia
United States--Foreign relations--China
China
China--Politics and government
United States--Politics and government
World War III
Communism
United States--History--1945-
United States--History, Military--20th century
Vietnamese reunification question (1954-1976)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Vietnam (Democratic Republic)
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-5x2599z36s
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Publisher:
ABC News VideoSource
Notes:
Episode Number: 302