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Featuring documents and artifacts organized into 12 episodes of the war that was raging in Southeast Asia 50 years ago. Up next, on american artifacts, an interview with the archivist of the United States, followed by a tour of the exhibit with curator alice camps. This is just under half an hour. David ferrell, archivist of the United States. What was the reason for the vietnam exhibit . Its a commemoration of the anniversary of the war itself. The national archive, the Record Keeper of the country commemorates high point, low points in our history with major exhibits and this one was particu...

I knew him in a different context. In the 111th congress, he directed a project for the senate libraries. It was in that context that i got to know him. I will never forget the feeling of relief i had when anthony brought the experiment of the subcommittee and decided the budget to come on a tour. As the librarian, i got to give the tour. Correct me if used some very colorful language, and i walked through the library and explained to him how we were going to turn what had been a private library into a nonprofit library. It was a joy in disbelief for them to see. It was a joy to know they were...

In 1979, cspan was created as a Public Service by americas Public Television and brought you today by your catalog by your stable by your cable or satellite provider. As amembering to Vietnam National archives exhibit featuring the documents and artifacts organized into 12 episodes raging in Southeast Asia 50 years ago. Up next, american artifacts, an interview with the archivist of the United States followed by a tour with curator alice kamps. This is just under half an hour. , what was thest reason for the vietnam exhibit . The commemoration of the anniversary of the war it self and National...

The commemoration of the anniversary of the war it self and National Archives, the keeper of the country, commemorates high points, low points in our history with major exhibits. This one was particularly important to me since i am a vietnam vet and i want to remember a war that is still so controversial, we have records. Have there ever been an expose before . No, it is safe to say that in the past the subject was avoided as it has been in most museums and missions across the country. It is recently that theres a level of comfort in telling stories. Do you think that experience of the archive...

This one was particularly important to me since i am a vietnam vet and i want to war that is still so controversial, that we have the opportunity to tell the story from the records. Has there ever been any sort of expose on the vietnam war before in the past . No, it is safe to say that in the past the subject was avoided as it has been in most museums and museums across the country. It is just recently that theres a level of comfort in telling those stories. Do you think that experience of the archives being avoided is reflective of how vietnam over the 50 years has been received . It is a su...