The Draft

The Draft

Race, class, culture — the draft in the 1960s and 1970s was a lightning rod that lit up every schism in American society.

2015 en 53 minutes

Rating: 8

Plot

Historians, veterans, politicians, and anti-war leaders discuss the history of the military draft in the United States through the Vietnam War, and examine the consequences of its replacement with an all-volunteer professional force currently comprising less than one-half of one percent of the population.

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Cast

Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott

Self - Narrator (voice)

Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld

Self

Dan Rather

Dan Rather

Self

Tom Hayden

Tom Hayden

Self

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