DICK CAVETT’S VIETNAM: The First “Television War” | PBS

Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365474570/?Utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=dcav_covefullprogram (US Only) This April, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon (April 30, 1975) and the end of America’s presence in Vietnam, Dick Cavett’s Vietnam examines the conflict and its impact on America through the prism of interviews conducted by the iconic host of “The Dick Cavett Show.” Dick Cavett’s Vietnam, airing nationally Monday, April 27, 2015 from 10-11 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings), is part of a special block of programming related to the Vietnam War. “While I started out to do an entertaining talk show, you couldn’t keep Vietnam out of the conversation,” says Dick Cavett in a new interview in the documentary. Joining Cavett are a mix of actor/entertainers (Woody Allen, Warren Beatty, Jane Fonda, Groucho Marx and Paul Newman), politicians (Senators Barry Goldwater, Wayne Morse, Edmund Muskie, and Vice President Hubert Humphrey), sports figures (Muhammad Ali) and more.