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August 1968, anna chennault touches down in saigon. south vietnams wartime capital. mrs. chennault feared that south vietnam would be the next domino to fall to the communists. unless america held the line against communist north vietnam. and now anna had come to join the struggle as richard nixons secret agent. >> i went with her on one of her trips to saigon. we stayed at the hotel caravel downtown where most of the reporters were staying. its a weird atmosphere from the hotel restaurant on to...

August 1968. anna chennault touches down in saigon. south vietnams wartime capital. mrs. chennault feared that south vietnam would be the next domino to fall to the communists. unless america held the line against communist north vietnam. and now anna had come to join the struggle. as richard nixons secret agent. >> i went with her on one of her trips to sigen. we stayed at the hotel caravel downtown where most of the reporters were staying. a weird atmosphere from the hotel restaurant on top. y...

Him, help him to survive. the things that you would have to do in a hospital for someone whos near death, with a bucket of water and maybe a sponge. >> by august 1968, mccain couldnt take it anymore. >> he signed a statement that he was an american black, you know, air pirate, et cetera, and admitted to their claims against him. >> how much did that moment, the vietnamese breaking him, affect him from there on out? >> look, i think he wanted to die. i think he felt that he had let the honor slip...

Him, help him to survive. the things that you would have to do in a hospital for someone whos near death, with a bucket of water and maybe a sponge. >> by august 1968, mccain couldnt take it anymore. >> he signed a statement that he was an american black, you know, air pirate, et cetera, and admitted to their claims against him. >> how much did that moment, the vietnamese breaking him, affect him from there on out? >> look, i think he wanted to die. i think he felt that he had let the honor slip...

>> for mccain, it was his duty. the p.o.w.s code of conduct called for release in th order of capture. there was dozens ahead of mccain. >> there was a correlation between my refusal to accept early release and my treatment. the treatment got very much worse. >> what followed was months of non-stop beatings, hanging from his wrists, solitary confinement. at one point, mccain says he was even beaten by ten guards at a time. >> his fellow prisoners literally had to feed him, right? >> they did. th...

Americas great divide and its terrible consequences. >> the democratic national convention, chicago, august 1968, the country deeply divided. the war in vietnam claiming hundreds of americans lives every week. the convention was a disaster waiting to happen. >> the democratic con tenders were vice president hubert humphrey and anti-war senators eugene mcarthy and george mcgovern. president lyndon johnson had withdrawn from the race over vietnam. he retreated to his texas ranch and marked his 60t...

Early release and my treatment. the treatment got very much worse. >> what followed was months of nonstop beatings, hanging from his wrists, solitary confinement. at one point mccain says he was even beaten by ten guards at a time. >> his fellow prisoners literally had to feed him, right? >> they did. they had to beige hi-- bathe hi cleanse him, help himmer is vive with someone who is near death with a bucket of water and maybe a sponge. >> by august, 1968, mccain couldnt take it anymore. >> he ...

>> by august 1968 mccain couldnt take it anymore. >> he signed a statement that he was an american black, you know, air pilot and admitted to their claims against him. >> how much of that moment of the vietnamese breaking him affected him from there on out? >> i think he wanted to die. i think he felt he had let the honor slip away from him. he felt shame that he had let the country down, he had let his father down, his family down, his compatriots down. >> everybody, but mostly me. mostly me. b...

Between my refusal to accept early release and my treatment. the treatment got very much worse. >> what followed was months of nonstop beatings, hanging from his wrists, solitary confinement. at one point mccain said he was even beaten by ten guards at a time. >> his fellow prisoners literally had to feed him, right? >> they did. they had to bathe him, cleanse him, help him to survive the things that you would have to do in a hospital for someone whos near death with a bucket of water and maybe ...

August 2008 -- august 1974, president nixon resigns. august 1968 police attack protestors outside the democratic convention in chicago. you can head to the beach, but dont be surprised if the political world gets turned on its head again. just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. well be right back. but when family members forget, trust angies list to help.