'Going Upriver': Kerry's Vietnam Journey

by Alex Chadwick

October 1, 2004

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John Kerry gives a speech at a 1972 peace rally in New York City.

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John Kerry gives a speech at a 1972 peace rally in New York City.

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October 1, 2004

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to George Butler, producer and director of a new documentary about Sen. John Kerry's experiences in Vietnam, and his involvement in the anti-war movement on his return from that controversial war. The film Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry opens in theaters Friday.

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