'Going Upriver': Kerry's Vietnam Journey
Listen: <b>Web Extra:</b> Hear an Extended Interview with the Producer/Director of <i>Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry</i>
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John Kerry gives a speech at a 1972 peace rally in New York City.
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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