Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with W. Averell (William Averell) Harriman, 1979 [Part 4 of 4]
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- Contributing Organization
- WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/15-nz80k26n4p
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Averrell Harriman was a long-serving U.S. ambassador who acted as the chief U.S. negotiator of the Paris Peace Accord. Harriman discusses the seeds of U.S. policy toward Indochina following World War Two, with Roosevelt and Stalin being in agreement that it would be best if the French did not return there. He expresses his displeasure that France was using Marshall Fund money to support its military in Vietnam. He describes U.S. presidents' different stances toward Vietnam and his experience at the Paris Peace Accord negotiations. He goes into great detail accounting for the various reasons for the U.S. being in Vietnam, including the two countries' postures toward the Soviet Union and China. He offers his impressions of Diem and other Vietnamese leaders.
- Date
- 1979-01-29
- Date
- 1979-01-29
- Asset type
- Raw Footage
- Subjects
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Peace; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American; Ambassadors; diplomacy; Communism; Nationalism and communism; International Relations; Telegraph; Vietnam (Republic); Vietnam (Democratic Republic); United States--Foreign relations--Asia; Civil Rights Movement; Escalation (Military science); Military assistance, American; Political stability; Politics and war; Presidents--Election; United States--Politics and government; Vietnamese reunification question (1954-1976); Great Britain--History, Military--20th century; United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union; Cold War; Vietnam--Politics and government; United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989; United States--Foreign relations--China; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Cambodia; United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam; Vietnam (Republic)--History--Coup d'etat, 1963; United States--History--1945-; United States--History, Military--20th century
- Rights
- Rights Note:1) No materials may be re-used without references to appearance releases and WGBH/UMass Boston contract. 2) It is the responsibility of a production to investigate and re-clear all rights before re-use in any project.,Rights:,Rights Credit:WGBH Educational Foundation,Rights Type:,Rights Coverage:,Rights Holder:WGBH Educational Foundation
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:00:00
- Credits
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Publisher: WGBH Educational Foundation
Writer: Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell)
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WGBH
Identifier: 2cfbd5225eefaf5d17e9730c524de45dc566ca94 (ArtesiaDAM UOI_ID)
Format: video/quicktime
Color: Color
Duration: 00:00:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with W. Averell (William Averell) Harriman, 1979 [Part 4 of 4],” 1979-01-29, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 18, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-nz80k26n4p.
- MLA: “Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with W. Averell (William Averell) Harriman, 1979 [Part 4 of 4].” 1979-01-29. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 18, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-nz80k26n4p>.
- APA: Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with W. Averell (William Averell) Harriman, 1979 [Part 4 of 4]. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-nz80k26n4p