A Conversation with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
The Newseum, in partnership with WETA and PBS, presents a special sneak preview of “The Vietnam War,” the newest film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. The screening will focus on the media and the Vietnam War.
Following the screening, Burns and Novick will discuss the film with veteran CBS reporter Bill Plante, who reported on the Vietnam War early in his career.
“The Vietnam War” premieres September 17, 2017 on PBS. To learn more about the film, visit pbs.org/vietnamwar.
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Welcoming speakers in sequence:
* Jeffrey Herbst, president and CEO, Newseum
* Beth Hoppe, chief programming executive, general audience programming at PBS
* Patricia Harrison, president and CEO, CPB
* Sharon Percy Rockefeller, president and CEO, WETA
* Ken Burns, co-director, "The Vietnam War"
Film clips followed by discussion and Q&A with:
* Bill Plante, moderator, former senior White House correspondent, CBS News
* Ken Burns, co-director, "The Vietnam War"
* Lynn Novick, co-director, "The Vietnam War"
Folks in the audience included Neil Sheehan, several folks from the film, and Jeff Hardwick from NEH.
Note that this was the last event I photographed Jeffrey Herbst at. He stepped down as the head of the Newseum at the end of August, 2017.
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