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Viet Nam: Responsibility or Inconvenience?
Airdate: Wednesday - August 25, 1965

WOR Show
Original Airing

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

That's enough, that's enough of that jazz. . .

Show Description

Spirit of our time - what would people 1,000 years from now think if they only have Doris Day or Woody Allen movies to go on. Not taking a stand on the Vietnam situation. Staying in school. Feeling of superiority. A member of the world of the select. Avoiding the reality of the world by staying in school. 'Education prepares you for life' vs 'education is life' The institution of higher learning has become a fortress against the real world. "WOR does not exist by itself like rain or sand... it is created and caused." The urge of man to top all other men. "The drive to be top dog." The realization that some goals are too high. Countries wishing to control the world around them Disclaimer: I'm not saying we should or shouldn't be going into Vietnam. I'm not saying we should or shouldn't extend the war. I'm fascinated by the number of people who think the whole thing was created in Washington. The pros and cons of taking sides in issues. The threat of the 'ultimate weapon' as the means to gain their ends. "There isn't anything that most people would love more than to be allowed to totally pursue their own selfish course throughout their entire life without so much as a ripple. This has been the Utopian dream of mankind since the very beginning of time"

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Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
•	Speaking of fortresses away from reality - this is Wor AM and FM in New York

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Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	Miller Beer
•	Orenstein's

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Record: 417 / ID: 19650825W0417

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	Date	Title
	August 25, 1965 Recno: 417	Viet Nam: Responsibility or Inconvenience?	Original Airing

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Mass Backwards	August 28, 2001
Dustbin of History	September 01, 2021

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Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
1965 Set 5	151b	Cassette

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Database ID #:	19650825W0417	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	None	Station ID up to date:	No
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	No
Music up to date:	No	Instruments up to date:	No
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Rudy Wirsching

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Max / Schmidco

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A rare, most serious discussion of war and duty

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Mass Backwards

Replay Date

August 28, 2001

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

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September 01, 2021

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Schmidco Sets - 1 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
1965 Set 5	151b	Cassette	0 Running Time: 0

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	Recordee			¹ Shortened Theme: 55 seconds ² Audibly Dated: By recordee or other ³ Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines ⁴ Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
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David Goldin

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: The Jean Shepherd Show. August 25, 1965. WOR, New York. Participating sponsors. Staying in school and avoiding "the real world." "Higher learning is a fortress against the real world." Part of the closing theme has been deleted. Jean Shepherd, Lester Smith (announcer), Mel Brooks (commercial spokesman: Ballantine Beer), Dick Cavett (commercial spokesman: Ballantine Beer). 43:47. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
Source ref number: 75501
Station: WOR

Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 8-25-65 151 Viet Nam: Responsibility or Inconvenience
Station: WOR

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Mass Backwards

Running Time: 47:38

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1965 08 25_W0417_500_M2001-08-28_Vietnam-Responsibility_or_inconvenience.mp3
Station: WOR

Comments: Mass Basckwards Recording

Max - Everything Sets

Running Time: 42:58

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1965 08 25_W0417_601 Vietnam & Students.mp3
Source filename: 1965_08_25 Vietnam & Students.mp3
Source set: Everything Set Vol 09
Station: WOR

Schmidco

Recordee:
501 - Rudy Wirsching

Inventory Name: 1965 08 25_W0417_022_600_1965_Set_5-151b Vietnam Responsibility or Inconvenience.mp3
Source description: Viet Nam: Responsibility or Inconvenience?
Source set: 1965 Set 5
Source ref number: 151b
Station: WOR

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FHC / JSP

Available on Internet

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source ref number: 13
Station: WPR

Dustbin of History

Running Time: 55:45

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1965 08 25_W0417_552_D2021-09-01 Vietnam Responsibility or Inconvenience.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: Dustbin of History recording

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975