Part two of Pacifica Radio’s coverage of the United States Senate Armed Forces Committee’s hearings concerning openly gay and lesbian servicemembers in the US military. Witnesses include Dr. David Segal, Dr. Judith Stiehm, Dr. Charles Moskos and Lieutenant General Calvin A.H. Waller (Ret.). Senators who speak include Sen. J. James Exon (D-NE), Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC), Sen. Sam Nunn (D-GA), Sen. John Warner (R-VA), Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Sen. William Cohen (R-ME), Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), and others. Sen. Kennedy asks why fewer gays and lesbians have been dismissed during combat times when unit cohesion in the military is most important. Sen. Levin asks Lt. Gen. Waller how he would feel if someone under his command came out of the closet.
Pacifica’s coverage of policy concerning homosexuality in the armed forces: day 3 (part 2 of 3)
PRA Archive #:
IZ1240B
Date Recorded On:
1993-04-29
Date Broadcast On:
1993-04-29
Item Duration:
01:48:12
Total Duration (All Reels):
Program: Pacifica’s coverage of policy concerning homosexuality in the armed forces: day 3 (part 2 of 3)
Contributors:
Speaker: David Segal
Speaker: Judith Stiehm
Speaker: Charles Moskos
Speaker: Calvin Augustine Hoffman Waller
Speaker: Carl Levin
Speaker: John James Exon
Speaker: Strom Thurmond
Speaker: Sam Nunn
Speaker: John Warner
Speaker: William Cohen
Speaker: Edward Kennedy
Host: Junette Pinkney
Host: Bert Wylen
Engineer: John O’Leary
Producer: Clayton Brown
Producer: Bill Wax
Distributor: Distributor
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