American Experience The Movement and the 'Madman' (Season 35, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 82 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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American Experience

The Movement and the 'Madman' (Season 35, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 82 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Two antiwar protests in the fall of 1969 cause President Richard Nixon to cancel his "madman" plans for a massive escalation of the U.S. war in Vietnam.

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34 cast members

Name	Known for
Christian Appy Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Sam Brown Self - Moratorium Co-Organizer Self - Moratorium Co-Organizer See fewer	MGK: Dont Let Me Go (2024)
Stephen Bull Self - President's Nixon's Personal Aide Self - President's Nixon's Personal Aide See fewer	American Experience (1987)
William Burr Self - Senior Analyst, National Security Archive Self - Senior Analyst, National Security Archive See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Brenda Cavanaugh Self - War Widow Self - War Widow See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Shirley Chisholm Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Shirley Chisholm for President (1972)
David Cortright Self - U.S. Army Self - U.S. Army See fewer	America: From Hitler to M-X (1982)
Walter Cronkite Self - Newscaster (archive footage) Self - Newscaster (archive footage) See fewer	Liberty's Kids (2002)
Crosby Stills & Nash Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Annihilation (I) (2018)
Daniel Ellsberg Self - Pentagon Papers Self - Pentagon Papers See fewer	The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)
Dick Fernandez Self - Mobilization Steering Committee Self - Mobilization Steering Committee See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Arlo Guthrie Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Alice's Restaurant (1969)
Morton Halperin Self - Defense Department / Kissinger aide Self - Defense Department / Kissinger aide See fewer	The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)
David Hartsough Self - Quaker lobbyist Self - Quaker lobbyist See fewer	Paying the Price for Peace (2018)
David Hawk Self - Moratorium Co-Organizer Self - Moratorium Co-Organizer See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Joan Libby Hawk Self - Moratorium Staff Self - Moratorium Staff See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Frank Joyce Self - Anti-War Activist Self - Anti-War Activist See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Henry Kissinger Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Tony Lake Self - Henry Kissinger Aide Self - Henry Kissinger Aide See fewer	UNICEF: Imagine (2014)
John Lennon Self in archival footage (archive footage) Self in archival footage (archive footage) See fewer	A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Susan Miller-Coulter Self - March Against Death Co-Coordinator Self - March Against Death Co-Coordinator See fewer	American Experience (1987)
David Mixner Self - Moratorium Co-Organizer Self - Moratorium Co-Organizer See fewer	Dunes of Overveen
Roger Morris Self - National Security Council / Aide to Kissinger Self - National Security Council / Aide to Kissinger See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Phil Ochs Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2010)
Yoko Ono Self in archival footage (archive footage) Self in archival footage (archive footage) See fewer	The Beatles: Get Back (2021)
Mary Posner Self - Anti-War Activist Self - Anti-War Activist See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Donald Riegle Self - former U.S. Congressman and Senator Self - former U.S. Congressman and Senator See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Pete Seeger Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Just Cause (1995)
Melvin Small Self - Historian, Wayne State University Self - Historian, Wayne State University See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Margery Tabankin Self - Mobilization and Moratorium Volunteer Self - Mobilization and Moratorium Volunteer See fewer	We Are Wisconsin (2012)
Joe Urgo Self - U.S. Air Force Security Sergeant Self - U.S. Air Force Security Sergeant See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Cora Weiss Self - Women Strike for Peace Self - Women Strike for Peace See fewer	Bella! (2023)
Tom Wells Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	American Experience (1987)