Video: 'President Nixon Addresses Vietnam POWs at the White House'
(Thursday, May 24, 1973, 6:30 p.m.-2:00 a.m. EDT; during the Vietnam War) — President Richard Nixon honored some 600 former American prisoners of the Vietnam war and their guests tonight at a gala homecoming party held in a giant tent on the South Lawn of the White House. Continue reading Nixon hosts Vietnam POWs at White House 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 11' (May 24, 1973, at 10:23)
(Thursday, May 24, 1973; during the Watergate Scandal and the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Defending the government’s right to keep secrets in the national interest, U.S. President Richard Nixon told nearly 600 returned Vietnam prisoners of war today that it is time “to quit making national heroes out of those who steal secrets and publish them in the newspapers.” Continue reading ‘Time to quit making heroes’ out of secrets thieves, Nixon says 40 years ago today (1973)
Video: 'paul mccartney - concert in the red square in moscow (FULL)'
(Saturday, May 24, 2003, 8:30 p.m. MSK) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, the 19th stop and 30th performance of his Back in the World tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney performs first time in Moscow 10 years ago this hour (2003)
