Vietnam: A Television History; General David Shoup at Arlington Cemetery for Speech

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We face the disheartening and distasteful fact. That after many centuries of so-called civilization. Man has been unable to prevent the killing and meaning of men women and children in war. Man has learned the secret of the outcome. Man has penetrated space. Man plans to explore the universe. In many areas. Science is lifted from man's back in the United States. We have developed a higher standard of living. The world has ever known. But man has yet learned. To live in an enduring peace with his fellow man. And follow it nice. That we cannot practice a deception that somehow. Without alertness and consciousness on our part.
An everlasting panacea may develop which will abolish for all time. Man's oldest play or.
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Series
Vietnam: A Television History
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General David Shoup at Arlington Cemetery for Speech
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Description
Description
Marine Corps commandant, General David M. Shoup, makes a speech at the Veterans Day service at Arlington Amphitheater. 1. Large crowd seated in amphitheater. 2. President Kennedy seated, listens. 3. Shoup speaking: "We face the disheartening and distasteful fact that after many centuries of so-called civilization, man has been unable to prevent the killing and maiming of men, women, and children in war. Man has learned the secret of the atom, penetrated space, and plans to explore the universe. In many areas, science has lifted the load from man's back. The US has the highest standard of living the world has ever known. But man has yet to learn to live in enduring peace with his fellow man."
Date
1963-11-11
Date
1963-11-11
Asset type
Raw Footage
Topics
Global Affairs
War and Conflict
Subjects
Shoup, David M. (David Monroe), 1904-1983; War and society; Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.); Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Rights
Rights Note:,Rights:,Rights Credit:CBS News,Rights Type:,Rights Coverage:,Rights Holder:CBS News
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:01:36
Credits
Distributor: CBS News
Speaker2: Shoup, David M. (David Monroe), 1904-1983
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Duration: 00:01:36

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Chicago: “Vietnam: A Television History; General David Shoup at Arlington Cemetery for Speech,” 1963-11-11, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 17, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-9z90863c81.
MLA: “Vietnam: A Television History; General David Shoup at Arlington Cemetery for Speech.” 1963-11-11. American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 17, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-9z90863c81>.
APA: Vietnam: A Television History; General David Shoup at Arlington Cemetery for Speech. Boston, MA: American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-9z90863c81