"The Vietnam War: How Much Dissent?" - 1968 ABC Scope Program
Short video to convey the language and mood of anti-Vietnam movement. Jerry Rubin and George Wallace featured
Nixon Presidential Library & Museum
Extensive collection of resources and exhibits
What are the limits of Free Speech?
Great debate series. Two short readings with comprehension and critical thinking questions. Richard Nixon's views written in 1985 against the publication of the Pentagon Papers is compared with the views of managing editor of the New York TImes
Last Days in Vietnam . American Experience
Web site and video. Over the last days in Vietnam, with the clock ticking and the city under fire, 135,000 South Vietnamese managed to escape with help from a number of heroic Americans who took matters into their own hands, engaging in unsanctioned and often makeshift operations in a desperate effort to save as many people as possible.
Buttons of the Sixties
Links to images of about 30 buttons from the 1960s
Vietnam War Documents
Collection of documents from Vassar College
1968: a timeline of events
1968: Timeline This timeline focuses on some major events of 1968. When necessary or indicated, contextual background material, or certain subsequent events will be referenced in the text. This brief document cannot hope to touch on all or even most of the important happenings in what was perhaps an uniquely "eventful" year, but focuses especially on events referred to in the text of the interviews.
President Johnson and Ho Chi Minh: Letter Exchange, 1967
Short, readable letter and response that can reflect the foundation of the Vietnam War, or not. US History teachers can have their students answer that question and decide for themselves.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964)
White House Biography of Lyndon B. Johnson
Brief biography from the White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Companion site for American Experience documentary with articles, timeline and links to resources
Executive orders signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson
List of all executive orders signed by President Lyndon Johnson while in office with links to the text of each
Nixon's "Silent Majority" Speech
Description of the 1969 speech in which President Nixon called upon the "Silent Majority" of the United States to support his policy in Vietnam/
LBJ Tapes on the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Transcripts from White House tapes concerning Gulf of Tonkin incident. Students reading closely, or teachers who want to pull the quotes, can find that President John discussed retaliatory strikes against the North Vietnamese before the Maddox was attacked.
Quotes From the Vietnam War
15 to 20 quotes, remember to check for validity
Vietnam Online - PBS
Companion site for American Experience documentary with timeline, maps and primary documents
Clickable Map of Vietnam
Mostly for military information, provides information regarding different locations in Vietnam
Bob Muller, A Veteran Speaks--Against the War
Presented at a meeting of the Student Assembly of Columbia University Student Assembly, July 23, 1971
P.O.V. - Regret to Inform | PBS
Companion site for film that explores the meaning of war and loss on a human level and weaves interviews with Vietnamese and American widows into a vivid testament to the chilling legacy of war. These stories are stirring reminders that the battle scars are life-long, but that shared sorrow can inspire healing and reconciliation.
LBJ Library & Museum
Extensive collection of resources and exhibits
Vietnam - Escalation of Conflict
Lesson plans from the US State Department
The Trial of The Chicago Seven (or Chicago Eight)
Comprehensive collection of articles, artifacts and documents from the "Famous Trials" site at the University of Missouri - Kansas City
American Experience . My Lai | PBS
Companion site for American Experience documentary with articles, timeline and links to resources
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and Escalation of the Vietnam War | EDSITEment
This lesson raises a number of questions relating to the Gulf of Tonkin incident and subsequent decisions. How important was flawed, manipulated, or disregarded intelligence in the American decision to escalate our military involvement in Vietnam following the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August 1964? Did American officials, including President Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, intentionally manipulate the information they were receiving to reach the conclusion they wanted? What does historical hindsight teach us about this one specific event and, more broadly, about presidential decision-making in times of crisis? What lessons can be learned that have bearing on current and future policies?
Asia Finest Discussion Forum Old Pictures of Colonial Vietnam
50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Commemoration | Vietnam War Commemoration
Exploring how a nation remembers war may tell us something about the war, both when it was fought and how it is remembered today. How have the sharp divisions brought by Vietnam surfaced in our remembrance of it? On another note - now that we are 50 years beyond the Vietnam War, shouldn't most high school students get beyond it in their US History classes?
American Soldiers as Victims in Vietnam
David Parsons uses Arthur Greenspon’s 1968 photograph of a U.S. Army paratrooper in Vietnam to explore the different versions of history that have been presented to the public since 1968.
Woodstock CBS coverage 8-18-1969 - YouTube
Beneath all of the mythology, music and fashion of teaching the counter-culture of the 1960s, there was a reality for the people who lived through the period. Why not put your students in front of a television in August of 1969 to see the CBS News's coverage of Woodstock? This clip even includes the commercials. What makes it truly exceptional is the commentary of a reporter, this is the first draft of history, within days of the event. How much has changed?
The Vietnam Drug User Returns - Defense Depart Report
This study of 953 servicemen returning from Vietnam details drug use in Vietnam. This can be shared with students doing specific research or, more likely, teachers who want to learn more about the prevalence of drug use in Vietnam
“American Experience: Last Days in Vietnam”: A Classroom-Ready Resource | EDSITEment
Lesson and guides to accompany American Experience video