Year

1960 (circa)

Video Details

4:32; b&w; sound; V-184 AA328; M89-17

Description

Sen. George Smathers interviews his son John Smathers regarding his tour of duty on a destroyer parked safely off the coast of Vietnam. John voices his support for the war effort and comments on the negative effects "Berkley-ites" and "Peaceniks" have on servicemen's morale when they exercise their constitutional rights to protest. Produced by the Senate Recording Studios.

Contributors

Senate Recording Studios

Corporate Subject

United States Navy

Geographic Subject

Florida
Washington (D.C.)

Personal Subject

Smathers, George, 1913-2007
Smathers, John

Subject

Cold War
Politicians
Politics
Vietnam War