Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Bob Muller, 1983

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If the home was one of them and they were homeless one of. My neighbors. My neighbor and neighbor and that were together again.
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Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Raw Footage
Interview with Bob Muller, 1983
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/15-c824b2xr68
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Description
Episode Description
Bob Muller was a Marine Corps veteran who was partially paralyzed after a bullet severed his spinal cord in Vietnam. He became a staunch veteran's rights and peace activist upon his return. He describes "the most offensive aspect" of Vietnam being Americans' refusal to own up to what happened there. He describes returning to Vietnam as part of a delegation to learn what he could about toxins and other long-term issues about veterans' rights and benefits. Muller impresses upon his interviewer that importance of treating the Vietnam War as an ongoing issue for veterans. He recounts the dedication of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington as the first positive meeting of thousands of Vietnam vets. He predicts that the generation that came of age in the 1960's will be too fragmented, to leave its mark on American history.
Date
1983-07-08
Date
1983-07-08
Asset type
Program
Topics
Global Affairs
War and Conflict
Subjects
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Public opinion; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Influence; Veterans--United States; conservatism; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements; Education, Higher; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Mass media and the war; agent orange; Defoliants; concentration camps; brainwashing; Totalitarianism; Migration and refugees; Economic assistance--Vietnam; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Missing in action--United States; college students
Media type
Sound
Duration
00:01:29
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Credits
Publisher: WGBH Educational Foundation
Writer: Muller, Bob
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WGBH
Identifier: d0e0a36069fc2ccb66b38201b4999d77453eef1c (ArtesiaDAM UOI_ID)
Format: 1/4 inch audio tape
Duration: 00:22:15
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Chicago: “Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Bob Muller, 1983,” 1983-07-08, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed October 20, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-c824b2xr68.
MLA: “Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Bob Muller, 1983.” 1983-07-08. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. October 20, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-c824b2xr68>.
APA: Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Bob Muller, 1983. 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-c824b2xr68