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Collection Structure Firing Line broadcast records >  Episode guide >  Can We Win in Vietnam?
Item Title Can We Win in Vietnam?
Collection Title Firing Line broadcast records
Guest Kahn, Herman (1922-1983)
Host Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008)
Date Created May 07, 1968
Description The short answer to the title question is: Yes, if we don't lose the war here at home. Mr. Kahn, a veteran student of military affairs, points out in this informative discussion that the Tet Offensive seriously demoralized our own leaders even though we wound up winning that engagement-because they had not believed that North Vietnam could, at that stage, mobilize an attack of that magnitude. As for the press, it is reflecting the culture it lives in. HK: "We don't live in an heroic culture, so you can't report heroism... We don't live in a religious culture, so you can't report it as an anti-Communist crusade-that looks indecent. So you have to report it at the human level-the tired Marine, the child-mother, and so on ..."
Subject(s) Press coverage United States Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Language(s) English
Country of Origin United States
Place Recorded New York City, New York, United States
Dimensions Duration: 50 minutes
Format Text
Medium television programs
Aspect Ratio 4:3
Aspect Ratio 4:3
Color color
Color color
Soundtrack sound
Soundtrack sound
Hoover ID Program 098
Record Number 80040.98
Notes Video available through special order.
Collection Guide https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6m3nc88c
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