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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Box 83

 Container

Contains 26 Results:

"Mr. Thieu, I think it's time we had a long talk…", 1969-06-05

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 21
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United States President Richard Nixon walks into a room carrying suitcases, to find President of South Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Thiệu chewing on the rug.

Dates: 1969-06-05

"Perhaps I said that wrong…", 1969-06-08

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 22
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A man speaks at the International Communist Conference in the Soviet Union as those around him laugh.

Dates: 1969-06-08

"Ok, I need 25,000 volunteers!", 1969-06-10

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 23
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A United States military officer stands in front of a row of soldiers in Vietnam asking for volunteers. Behind his back he holds a document that reads "Wanted - 25,000 troops for withdrawal from Vietnam."

Dates: 1969-06-10

"A gift of $6 billion immediately? Why, certainly! Of course, at the new prime rate of 8 1/2 percent it won't exactly be a gift, but…", 1969-06-11

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 24
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Nation's Bank offers "gift" with an interest rate of 8.5 percent to a representative of the African-American civil rights organization CORE (Congress of Racial Equality.

Dates: 1969-06-11

How long was she going to stay when she first arrived?, 1969-06-13

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 25
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A couple sits at a table near a third person labeled "surtax."

Dates: 1969-06-13

"Help, did you say? Well, I dunno - he's your snake…", 1969-06-19

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 26
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A man representing United States liberals fights off a huge snake labeled "backlash." Men representing "rightist politics" decline to help.

Dates: 1969-06-19

"Somehow, nothing surprises me any more!", 1969-04-25

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 1
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Two college administrators hold a newspaper that reads "Arab intigators infiltrate college campuses," as two Arab men ride by on camels.

Dates: 1969-04-25

"Stop, dammit! - It's US!!", 1969-04-25

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 2
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Three men huddle in a "super-rich tax shelter," as bombs labeled "tax reforms" explode outside.

Dates: 1969-04-25

This is the Captain speaking - bon voyage!, 1969-04-29

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 3
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A French airplane passenger stares out the window in surprise as the pilot, outgoing President of France Charles de Gaulle, parachutes away from the plane. The caption for this cartoon is missing.

Dates: 1969-04-29

"…Now are you quite sure they kill people?", 1969-05-01

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 4
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A salesman from "U.S.-Assembled Cheap Foreign Guns Inc." lies on the ground, having been shot by an elderly woman holding a gun with a price tag on it.

Dates: 1969-05-01

"Before you close up around here, this is our bill for damages to our beloved country…", 1969-05-06

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 5
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A man representing South Vietnam hands a $2.5 billion bill for damages to two United States soldiers.

Dates: 1969-05-06

Like that, huh? There's a few little options you'll want - engine, wheels, warhead..., 1969-05-07

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 6
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A United States military officer at "Petagon Motors" shows off the new "ABMobile" (Anti-ballistics mobile)

Dates: 1969-05-07

DDT, 1969-05-09

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 7
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A man eats a meal at a table covered with various containers of pesticides. He sprinkles DDT on his food.

Dates: 1969-05-09

…Where wise and impartial men interpret - Hi, Mr. Fortas - the constitution of our democracy., 1969-05-11

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 8
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A tour group at the United States Supreme Court passes Associate Justice Abe Fortas.

Dates: 1969-05-11

"Reserved for political prisoners", 1969-05-12

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 9
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A group of prisoners in a cell labeled "Reserved for Political Prisoners," looks out a window at a sign that reads "Coalition Government Contradicts Democratic Principles Says Saigon." At the time, Saigon was the capital of South Vietnam.

Dates: 1969-05-12

"Let's make it sporting!", 1969-05-14

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 10
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United States President holds up a "Draft by Lottery" document to a military officer standing near a group of booby traps lableed "present draft."

Dates: 1969-05-14

"Sarge, could you get some decision on what to do with this stuff - Figby is starting to giggle a lot…", 1969-05-15

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 11
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Two United States soldiers stand next to very large container with labels that read "For Immediate Disposal," and "U.S. Army Nerve Gas Stockpile Billion Person Dose Keep Tightly Sealed in a Safe Place."

Dates: 1969-05-15

Supreme Court, 1969-05-16

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 12
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Eight United States Supreme Court Justices stand with a large, symbolic "Supreme Court" balanced on their heads. There is a blank space for Justice Abe Fortas, who resigned on May 14, 1969, and the "Supreme Court" is beginning to crumble.

Dates: 1969-05-16

School Segregation and Denver, 1969-05-16

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 13
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A man lies asleep in a bed labeled "Denver," as the bed slides off a cliff toward "school segregation."

Dates: 1969-05-16

"Keep yelling -- we can't think of a better reply just yet!", 1969-05-18

 Item — Box: 83, Folder: 14
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A group of men from North Vietnam holds a document labeled "Nixon Viet Peace Proposal." Three of them crouch behind a wall, while one man stands and shouts.

Dates: 1969-05-18