American Experience; Nixon; 302; US troops, tanks leave Cambodia, 1970

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Series
American Experience
Program
Nixon
Episode Number
302
Raw Footage
US troops, tanks leave Cambodia, 1970
Producing Organization
ABC News
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-15-np1wd3q77k
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Description
Description
US troops and tanks leave Cambodia, Band welcomes to South Vietnam. 1) Tanks past on road, men atop, close shots. Pass disabled tank on side of muddy road. Tanks and crowds of disheveled men, Red Cross girls, drinks, band music. (64' sound on film) 2) View from tank, approaching crowd of men and band (playing "The caisson go rolling along.." - Marine hymn). Close-up?s of smiling faces. Men hot, sweaty, unshaven, and in great spirits. Bands plays swing number "Tuxedo Junction" etc. Guys doing the Twist together. (Very good atmosphere.) Guys play with monkey. (159' sound on film)
Created Date
1970-07-27
Asset type
Raw Footage
Subjects
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States--History, Military--20th century; United States--History--1945-; monkeys; Twist (Dance); International Committee of the Red Cross; Military bands; Taylorsville (Ky.); Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Campaigns--Cambodia; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Cambodia; United States. Marine Corps; tanks; Soldiers
Rights
Rights Note: This third-party footage was collected by GBH during the production of American Experience, 302 - Nixon, and was included in the GBH Open Vault Vietnam Collection courtesy of the rights holder. Rights Credit: ABC News VideoSource, Rights Holder: ABC News VideoSource
Media type
Moving Image
Credits
Distributor: ABC News VideoSource
Producing Organization: ABC News
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-4a6e20ce07b (unknown)
Format: video/quicktime
Color: Color
Duration: 00:08:10:13
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Citations
Chicago: “American Experience; Nixon; 302; US troops, tanks leave Cambodia, 1970,” 1970-07-27, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 28, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-np1wd3q77k.
MLA: “American Experience; Nixon; 302; US troops, tanks leave Cambodia, 1970.” 1970-07-27. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 28, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-np1wd3q77k>.
APA: American Experience; Nixon; 302; US troops, tanks leave Cambodia, 1970. 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-np1wd3q77k