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200: Hearts and Minds
Act Two

Live On Stage By The Sword, Die On Stage By The Sword

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A story of wartime, of altruism and self-interest, of believing one's own publicity, and of a 50-year campaign for hearts and minds that was better known as the Bob Hope USO tour. Reporter Margy Rochlin saw one of the tours with her own eyes, in Tahiti in the 1980s, and has audio tapes to prove it. (23 minutes)

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