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America Against Itself. OMT Video #1505
Interviews with various people who were at the 1968 Democratic Convention are interspersed with segments of news footage of the Convention. 1985, 44 minutes.

Chicago 1968 OMT Video #2778
Program covers the events that unfolded at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. Battles erupted on the streets of Chicago and the floor of the convention hall while the whole world watched. From the American Experience Series. 1995, 58 minutes.

The Dean Rusk Interviews. OMT Video #1719
Edwin Newman conducts a series of interviews with former Secretary of State Dean rusk. 1985, 28 minutes each.
  Series 3. The War in Vietnam.
  Tape 6. Vietnam: The Unclaimed War.
  Tape 7. The American Descent into Vietnam.
  Tape 8. Vietnam Credibility, Collective Security.

Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Crossroads. OMT Video #1255
An eight-part history of the civil rights movement in the U.S. from 1965 -1985. Uses archival footage and interviews with participants in the movement. 1990, 60 minutes each. Part 4. The Promised Land: 1967-1968. - The movement turned its attention to the economic issues confronting the nation and the rumblings of a far off war in Vietnam.

Focus On the Last 100 Years. OMT Video #1368
This series explores world events, sports, lifestyles, and scientific achievement of the last 100 years using archival photographs, sound recordings, and films. 1985, 60 minutes each. Part 3. The Sixties 1965-69: The Angry Years. - Traces the mounting conflict in Vietnam and the storm of protest it unleashes at home using archival photographs, sound recordings, and films.

America and the World Since WWII. OMT Video #1509
A four-part oral/visual history of the U.S. goal of containing Communism from 1945-1985. 1986, 53 minutes each. Part 4. 1976-1985 - Starts with a retrospective look at 200 years of the nation's history, then continues with the Vietnam legacy, the election of Jimmy Carter, the Iranian hostage crisis, the Reagan election, and the Geneva Summit.

Hearts and Minds. OMT Video # 1271
Examines the American consciousness that led to the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Includes rare footage and interviews with Gen. William Westmoreland, former Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford, Senator William Fulbright, Walt Rostow, and Daniel Ellsberg. 1975, 112 minutes.
The Killing Fields. OMT Video # 1253
An epic story of friendship, combat, and survival set within war-torn Cambodia after the victory of the Khmer Rouge. Based on the novel by "The Life and Death of Dith Pran" by Sidney Schanberg. 1985, 142 minutes.

Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision. OMT Video #2769
Documentary portrays the career of Maya Lin as an architect/artist as told by her and others. Special focus is given to the design and emotional impact of the Vietnam Veterans and Civil Rights Memorials. 1994, 98 minutes.

The Trial of the Cantonsville Nine. OMT Video # 1171
recounts the trial of nine anti-Vietnam war protestors who raided the offices of the draft board in Cantonsville, MD, and burned some of the files in May 1968. 1972, 1983, 85 minutes.

Vietnam: A TV History. OMT Video #1392
This seven volume series chronicles three decades of struggle in Vietnam providing a detailed visual and oral account of the war. All parts have been added to the OMT media collection. 1987, 30 minutes each. Volume 1. Program 1. The Roots of War
Program 2. The First Vietnam War. 1946-1954
Volume 2. Program 3. America's Mandann. 1954-1963
Program 4. LBJ Goes to War. 1964-1965
Volume 3. Program 5. America Takes Charge. 1965-1967
Program 6. With America's Enemy. 1954-1967
Volume 4. Program 7. Tet 1968
Program 8. Vietnamizing the War. 1969-1973
Volume 5. Program 9. No Neutral Ground: Cambodia and Laos
Program 10 Peace is at Hand. 1968-1973
Volume 6. Program 11. Homefront. USA
Program 12. The End of the Tunnel. 1973-1975
Volume 7. Program 13. Legacies

Vietnam: In the Year of the Pig OMT Video #1187
From the French involvement in Vietnam to the U.S. escalation, this film offers a thought provoking excursion through Vietnam and the brutality of war. 1968, 1985, 103 minutes.

We the People: The President and the Constitution. OMT Video #1979
A four-part series of interviews with former Presidents about the office of the Presidency and its place in the constitutional framework of American government. Part 1. President Richard Nixon. - Discusses the 1973 Arab-Israeli conflict, the Vietnam War Covert Operations, Congress, and relations with the media. 1991, 60 minutes each.

Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements. OMT Video #1302
Documents the early career of an Air Force pilot whose Vietnam war experiences convinced him that he had to build a new career as a physician so that he could heal instead of kill. 1895, 30 minutes.

Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music. OMT Video #1442
The rock concert to end all rock concerts. A celebration of the 60's counter-culture with Canned Heat, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Richie Havens, The Who, and many others. Concert on two tapes. 1970, 184 minutes.

Yippie. OMT Video #1504
Using segments of news footage interspersed with segments of silent films, the 1968 Democratic Convention held in Chicago is presented from a Yippie's point of view. 1985, 12 minutes.

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