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The Vietnam-era Top 40
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Images from three decades ago are dominating this year’s presidential campaign. With the Swift Boat Veterans questioning John Kerry’s service record, and MoveOn ads accusing President Bush of not fulfilling his National Guard duties, the debate over Vietnam has been revived even as the nation is split over the current war in Iraq.

On Point’s audio archaeologist, Ned Connors, digs up sounds and stories from the past. In this radio diary, he looks at a Vietnam-era political discourse played out, not on talk radio, but on the Top 40 charts.

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Ned Connors, audio archaeologist for On Point

 
 

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