Dismayed by the growing protest against United States" involvement in Vietnam, Wayne contested that he tried to counter the resistance by creating a major motion picture to, what he says, "Tell the story of our fighting men in Vietnam with reason, emotion, characterization, and action in a manner that will inspire a patriotic attitude on the part of fellow Americans." ...
I had a neighbor across the street with a colored husband and wife that acted as caretaker, but they couldn't live in that part of town without a permit. ... "There were a whole bunch of us sitting around watching this on TV, I mean we were having our won little party going on. ... Can't we write the laws and do the laws and not have to monkey with the constitution every time there is something that needs to be corrected in our society? ...
AMARICA IN THE 1960"S The sixties were an exciting, revolutionary, turbulent time of great social and technological change: assassination, unforgettable fashion, new musical styles, "Camelot", civil rights, women's liberation, a controversial and dec...
