WETA and PBS @ Newseum -- Sneak preview of "The Vietnam War" w/Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Bill Plante:
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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.
#VietnamWarPBS
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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VIET1_170613_008.JPG: Jeff Hardwick
VIET1_170613_011.JPG: Bill Plante (middle)
VIET1_170613_018.JPG: Ken Burns and David Frishberg
VIET1_170613_029.JPG: Jeffrey Herbst, president and CEO, Newseum. This was the last event I photographed Jeff at. He stepped down as the Newseum president and CEO in August, 2017.
VIET1_170613_200.JPG: Beth Hoppe, chief programming executive, general audience programming at PBS
VIET1_170613_246.JPG: Sharon Percy Rockefeller, president and CEO, WETA
VIET1_170613_332.JPG: Ken Burns, co-director, "The Vietnam War"
VIET2_170613_016.JPG: Bill Plante, Ken Burns, and Lynn Novick
VIET2_170613_083.JPG: Bill Plante
VIET2_170613_164.JPG: Folks in the series
VIET3_170613_055.JPG: Neil Sheehan
Neil Sheehan began covering the war in 1962 as a young reporter based in Saigon.
VIET3_170613_286.JPG: Tran Ngoc "Harry" Hue
As a lieutenant colonel with the ARVN, Tran Ngoc “Harry” Hue played a key role in retaking the Hue Citadel during the Tet Offensive and fought in the 1971 invasion of Laos.
VIET3_170613_418.JPG: Merrill McPeak
Fighter pilot Merrill McPeak flew 269 missions in Vietnam between 1968 and 1970. He eventually became Air Force Chief of Staff, and retired after 37 years.
VIET3_170613_506.JPG: In 1971, New York Times reporter Neil Sheehan obtained the classified Pentagon Papers from Daniel Ellsberg. His series of articles documented the secret US Department of Defense history of the Vietnam War. In 1988, he received a Pulitzer Prize for his book "A Bright Shining Lie".
Neil, shown here with filmmaker Ken Burns back in 2017, passed on January 7, 2021.
VIET3_170613_512.JPG: Ken Burns and Bill Stetson
VIET3_170613_513.JPG: Neil Sheehan and Bill Plante
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Trips this year:
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a family reunion in The Dells, Wisconsin (via sites in Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin),
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my 12th consecutive San Diego Comic Con trip (including sites in Arizona).
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