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    Episode 2: “To me, JFK was God.”

    Episode 2: “To me, JFK was God.”

    FromThe American War

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    Episode 2: “To me, JFK was God.”

    FromThe American War

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    Length:
    23 minutes
    Released:
    Sep 19, 2017
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    It’s easy to say now that the Vietnam War was always a doomed endeavor. But Americans who went to fight in Vietnam thought they were answering John F. Kennedy’s call to public service. Alyssa asks Ken Burns how our ideals went so wrong.
    Released:
    Sep 19, 2017
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (11)

    A podcast guide to "The Vietnam War," the new documentary from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Washington Post Opinion columnist Alyssa Rosenberg breaks down each episode of the film with Burns and Novick themselves, getting the story behind the stories, and grappling with the lessons the United States learned -- and failed to learn -- in Vietnam and at home. Listen after you watch each episode of "The Vietnam War" for a new perspective on how the film was made and what it all means.