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Archival Film: “The Big Picture: Why Vietnam?”

Washington, DC
Saturday, October 29, 2011

“The Big Picture” was a documentary series produced by the Defense Department that aired on ABC Television from 1951 through 1975. The series focused on battles and figures in U.S. military history. This film features President Lyndon B. Johnson outlining U.S. policy in Vietnam.

Updated: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 2:05pm (ET)

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