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Claire Culhane discusses her time in Vietnam during the war

DURATION: 00:35:43

Synopsis

In 1967, Clair Culhane worked as a hospital administrator at a tuberculosis hospital near Saigon, Vietnam. She discusses what she observed at the hospital and her anti-war work when she returned home.

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Duration
35 minutes, 43 seconds

Topics

World History & Politics Advocacy Vietnam War

People

Social Reformers Medical personnel

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WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Radio programs Audiotapes Culhane, Claire Culhane, Claire--interviews Culhane, Claire--interviewee Saigon, Vietnam Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Medical personnel Corruption Anti-war protests

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