Filming began in Dallas , Texas , which doubled for scenes set in Massapequa , New York . The Dallas Convention Center was used to re-create the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami , Florida . The filmmakers also shot scenes at the Parkland Memorial Hospital , which stood in for the Bronx Veterans Hospital in New York . They also filmed on soundstages at Los Colinas Studios in Irving , Texas . The Philippines stood in for scenes set in Vietnam and Mexico . Stone originally wanted to shoot on location in Vietnam but was unable to do so , due to unresolved conflicts between that country and the United States . Principal photography wrapped in December 1988 , after 65 days of filming
1972 Republican National Convention
1972 Republican National Convention
Born on the Fourth of July (film)