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The War at Home

"It started in Vietnam...and exploded in the streets of America."

Documentary film about the anti-war movement in the Madison, Wisconsin area during the time of the Vietnam War. It combines archival footage and interviews with participants that explore the events of the period on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.

Top Cast

  • Spiro Agnew

    Spiro Agnew

    Self (archive footage)

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Self (archive footage)

  • Hubert H. Humphrey

    Hubert H. Humphrey

    Self (archive footage)

  • Lyndon B. Johnson

    Lyndon B. Johnson

    Self (archive footage)

  • Gerald Ford

    Gerald Ford

    Self (archive footage)

  • John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy

    Self (archive footage)

  • Ted Kennedy

    Ted Kennedy

    Self (archive footage)

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr.

    Self (archive footage)

  • Henry Kissinger

    Henry Kissinger

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

Documentary film about the anti-war movement in the Madison, Wisconsin area during the time of the Vietnam War. It combines archival footage and interviews with participants that explore the events of the period on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.

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