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Vietnam veteran and Dartmouth alumn William Yaggy ‘67
describes his experiences serving in Vietnam and his perception of the socio-political climate of the time. Yaggy further discusses his stance on the conflict, as well as his perception of the Vietnamese while on-ground.
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Vietnam veteran and Dartmouth alumn Robert Worthington ‘61 describes his experiences serving in Vietnam and his perception of the socio-political climate of the time. Worthington further discusses his stance on the conflict, as well as his perception of the Vietnamese while on-ground.
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Vietnam veteran and Dartmouth alumn Phillip White ‘67
describes his experiences serving in Vietnam and his perception of the socio-political climate of the time. White further discusses his stance on the conflict, as well as his perception of the Vietnamese while on-ground.
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Vietnam veteran and Dartmouth alumn John White ‘61
describes his experiences serving in Vietnam and his perception of the socio-political climate of the time. White further discusses his stance on the conflict, as well as his perception of the Vietnamese while on-ground.
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Vietnam veteran and Dartmouth alumn Peter Werner ‘68 describes his experiences serving in Vietnam and his perception of the socio-political climate of the time. Werner further discusses his stance on the conflict, as well as his perception of the Vietnamese while on-ground.
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Vietnam veteran and Dartmouth alumn Robert E. Thebodo describes his experiences serving in Vietnam and his perception of the socio-political climate of the time. Thebodo further discusses his stance on the conflict, as well as his perception of the Vietnamese while on-ground.
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Vietnam veteran and Dartmouth alumn John M. Talmadge ’69 describes his experiences serving in Vietnam and his perception of the socio-political climate of the time. Talmadge further discusses his stance on the conflict, as well as his perception of the Vietnamese while on-ground.
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Vietnam veteran and Dartmouth alumn Neal Stanley describes his experiences serving in Vietnam and his perception of the socio-political climate of the time. Stanley further discusses his stance on the conflict, as well as his perception of the Vietnamese while on-ground.
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Vietnam veteran and Dartmouth alumna Nancy Smoyer ‘65 describes her experience as a Special Services agent Vietnam and her perception of the socio-political climate of the time. Smoyer further discusses her stance on the conflict, as well as her perception of the Vietnamese while on-ground.
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Vietnam veteran and Dartmouth alumn Jim Smith '68 describes his experience in Vietnam and his perception of the socio-political climate of the time. Smith further discusses his stance on the conflict as well as his perception of the Vietnamese while on-ground.
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Dartmouth Professor Brenda Silver discusses her experiences with the Vietnam War, as well as her perception of the conflict from academic and individual perspectives.
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Vietnam veteran and Dartmouth alumn Burton C. Quist ‘68 describes his experience in Vietnam and his perception of the socio-political climate of the time. Quist further discusses his stance on the conflict as well as his perception of the Vietnamese while on-ground.
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Vietnam veteran and Dartmouth alumn David E. Prewitt ‘61 describes his experience in Vietnam and his perception of the socio-political climate of the time. Prewitt further discusses his stance on the conflict as well as his perception of the Vietnamese while on-ground.
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In this interview, Dartmouth alumn Don Pease discusses his experiences as a college student during the Vietnam War, his participation in anti-war activism, and his perception of the conflict and socio-political climate at the time.
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Vietnam veteran and Dartmouth alumn James Payne ‘68
describes his experience in Vietnam and his perception of the socio-political climate of the time. Payne further discusses his stance on the conflict as well as his perception of the Vietnamese while on-ground.
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Dartmouth Professor Marysa Navarro discusses her experiences with the Vietnam War, as well as her perception of the conflict from academic and individual perspectives.
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Vietnam veteran and Dartmouth alumn Stephen Landa ‘67 describes his experience in Vietnam and his perception of the socio-political climate of the time. Landa further discusses his stance on the conflict as well as his perception of the Vietnamese while on-ground.
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James T. Kloppenberg ’73 discusses his experience as a Dartmouth Professor during the Vietnam War era, as well as his perception of the socio-political climate of the time. In this interview, Kloppenberg also explores how America's post-World War II belief in its global dominance and the purging of experts during the McCarthy era contributed to a simplified understanding of the struggle against global communism and a lack of understanding of the situation in Asia, especially in Vietnam.
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Eagan, Jeff Interview Abstract:
1. Growing Up in Milwaukee, WI
2. Dartmouth Experience and Growing Political Consciousness
3. Occupying Parkhurst and Finding Activism
4. Post-Grab Career in Community Organizing and Environmental Policy
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Donovan, John Interview Abstract
1. Growing Up in Boston
2. ROTC at Holy Cross
3. Initial Impresisons of Vietnam
4. Riverine Warfare
5. Losing Faith in Vietnam and Subsequent Reading
6. Post-Navy Transition Period
7. Working in Education and Outdoor Programs
8. Consulting in Southeast Asia and Philanthropy in Vietnam
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De Regt, John Interview Abstract:
1. Childhood and Coming to Dartmouth
2. Navy ROTC and Campus Political Climate
3. Serving as Gunnery Officer on the USS Sarsfield
4. Service in the Mediterranean
5. Teaching and Civilian Life
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Cross, Lon Interview Abstract:
1. Growing Up in Independence, MO
2. Time at Dartmouth
3. Joining the Army and Basic Training
4. Choosing to be a Ranger
5. Serving in Korea
6. Later Posts, Teaching, and Retirement
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Cooper, Douglas Interview Abstract:
1. Childhood in Ohio and Time at Dartmouth
2. Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI
3. First Tour on the USS Morton and the “Third” Gulf of Tonkin Incident
4. Second Tour
5. Law School and Civilian Life
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Jimmy H. Zien, Class of 1969. Oral history interview documenting his experiences with activism and the Vietnam War era. Zien describes his early life in post-World War II Tennessee and his father’s job with the National Labor Relations Board, including his interactions with continuing New Deal programs such as the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). He discusses race relations, McCarthyism, and nuclear threats during the Cold War. Zien recalls the assassination of President John F. Kennedy during his high school years, and his firsthand observations of the Watts riots in 1965. He recounts his time as a student at Dartmouth, his participation in the anti-war movement on campus, and his experiences with political activism and campaigning for Eugene J. McCarthy during the 1968 presidential campaign.
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Peter H. Zastrow. Class of 1961. Oral history interview for the Dartmouth Vietnam Project. Zastrow documents his time in the Army during the Vietnam War. He describes his childhood moving across the United States. Zastrow discusses his time as an undergraduate student at Dartmouth, and his involvement in the Glee Club and the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). Zastrow shares how he received a deferment from the Army to attend graduate school, studying English at Indiana University. He describes being sent to Fort Leavenworth in Kansas after graduate school to write and proof-read field manuals for the Vietnam War. Zastrow shares how he was sent to Vietnam to write stories about the 1st Cavalry (Airmobile) Division to be publishes in Army newsletters. After the Vietnam War, Zastrow describes how he participated in anti-war activities with Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW).