American Experience; Nixon; 302; Saigon night rocket attack, 1968

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Series
American Experience
Program
Nixon
Episode Number
302
Raw Footage
Saigon night rocket attack, 1968
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-15-h98z892h7v
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Description
Description
Night rocket on Saigon sets buildings on fire. Refugees search for their belongings the next morning in a totally devastated area. (commentary noted that: "Since (the US) has limited the bombing 50 days ago, Hanoi has stepped up attacks, stepped up infiltration of men and supplies and launched a major new offensive. Leads to conclusion Hanoi intends to fight harder while Paris talks go on.) (3 cuts)
Date
1968-05-19
Asset type
Raw Footage
Subjects
Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (1973); rubble; Paris; Vietnam (Democratic Republic); Hanoi, Vietnam; Migration and refugees; Urban warfare; bombs; Saigon, Vietnam; Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam); Vietnam (Republic); Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Rights
Rights Note:,Rights:,Rights Credit:ABC News VideoSource,Rights Type:,Rights Coverage:,Rights Holder:ABC News VideoSource
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:04:21;28
Credits
Distributor: ABC News VideoSource
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH Educational Foundation
Identifier: cpb-aacip-7be5852665a (unknown)
Format: video/mp4
Generation: Proxy
Duration: 00:04:21;28
WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-8c51777ffdf (unknown)
Format: video/quicktime
Color: Color
Duration: 00:04:27:19
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Citations
Chicago: “American Experience; Nixon; 302; Saigon night rocket attack, 1968,” 1968-05-19, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 2, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-h98z892h7v.
MLA: “American Experience; Nixon; 302; Saigon night rocket attack, 1968.” 1968-05-19. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 2, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-h98z892h7v>.
APA: American Experience; Nixon; 302; Saigon night rocket attack, 1968. 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-h98z892h7v