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The Antiwar Movement

Jane Fonda being interviewed during a 1972 trip to Vietnam. She posed for photographs on the seat of an anti-aircraft cannon and made radio broadcasts urging U.S. airmen to stop bombing North Vietnam.	Kerry testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 22, 1971

Evidence:

• Jane Fonda’s 1972 broadcast from Hanoi
  
• John Kerry’s 1971 testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Inquiries:

1. What arguments do Jane Fonda and John Kerry voice against the Vietnam war?

2. To what extent to the two agree? To what extent do they differ?

3. Do you think their arguments would be effective in persuading large numbers of Americans to oppose the war?

Resources on Jane Fonda & the Vietnam War (External Links):

• 'Hanoi Jane' Rumours Blend Fact and Fiction (David Emery)
  http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa110399.htm
• Henry Holzer, author of Aid & Comfort: Jane Fonda in North Vietnam
  • Guilty as Charged
    http://www.henrymarkholzer.citymax.com/f/Fonda_autobiography_final%5B1%5D%5B1%5D.pdf
  • Hanoi Jane's Apology: Old Whine In New Bottles
    http://www.henrymarkholzer.citymax.com/hanoi_janes_apology.html
  • Other Essays About Hanoi Jane Fonda
    http://www.henrymarkholzer.citymax.com/other_essays_about_hanoi_jane_fonda.html
    

Resources on John Kerry and a veteran's voice against the war:

• Biography of John Kerry from Wikipedia
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry
• Listening Again to Lt. John Kerry on Vietnam by Scott Simon from NPR
  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3874969&columnId=3874942
• Hear John Kerry's 1971 Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Plus Excerpts of Further Testimony from NPR
  http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?mediaURL=/news/20040825_news_kerrytestimony71&mediaType=RM