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Peter Martinsen and David Tuck continue their conversation with Studs about the Vietnam War and the atrocities committed.
In his book, "Make-Believe Presidents: Illusions of Power from McKinley to Carter," Nicholas von Hoffman points out which president(s) had power and which president(s) did not have any power.
Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion. While reading a passage from his book, Donald Duncan questions why he and other military personnel are in Vietnam. He finds other men that feel the same way, too,
Donald Duncan shares a letter that was written in response to American aid to the Vietnamese people. In conclusion, Duncan offers his reflections about why he was against the Vietnam War.
"The New Legions," is partly an autobiography of Donald Duncan's time spent in the military, in the special forces in Vietnam. Duncan, a former master sergeant, explains how the military teaches its men how to kill. He further explains how the sole purpose of special forces is to go into a country and organize its people against unpopular governments.
David Halberstam, writer and historian, talks about his book, "The Fifties." The conversation includes Brown v. Board of Education, atomic weapons, the Cold War, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, consumerism, birth control, suburbs, television and the start of the counterculture. Halberstam reads several passages from his book.