Apr 30 A Return to Vietnam and Reflections on a Divisive War By Larisa Epatko This week marks 35 years since the end of the conflict in Vietnam. Throughout the week, we've talked to authors, a photographer who covered the war, and Vietnamese-Americans who recently returned to their country of birth. Continue reading
Apr 30 Conversation: Peter Berg, Creator and Executive Producer of ‘Friday Night Lights’ By Molly Finnegan NBC's television drama "Friday Night Lights," shows football as the raison d'etre for the small, fictional community of Dillon, Tx., but its residents also learn that life is about much more than touchdowns. Continue reading
Apr 30 Witness to the End, Photographer Reflects on Vietnam By Mike Fritz Thirty-five years ago, White House photographer David Hume Kennerly knew he was on the verge of capturing a historic moment. President Gerald Ford had convened an emergency meeting of the National Security Council in the Roosevelt Room and was poised… Continue reading
Apr 30 Jim Lehrer on the Road: A Dispatch From Kansas City All of those great lines from the musical "Oklahoma" leapt into -- and remained -- in my mind the whole time I was in Kansas City. Yes, everything is up to date... etc., etc. It's a… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch Book Examines Vietnam War from Viet Cong’s Point of View On the 35th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, Ray Suarez talks to retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. James Zumwalt about his new book on the Vietnam War, as seen through the eyes of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong veterans. Continue watching
Apr 29 On Thursday’s NewsHour… STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN THE GULF | Crews in the Gulf of Mexico continued attempts to contain a massive oil slick, now growing five times faster than expected because of an additional leak. Jeffrey Brown talks to correspondent Tom… Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch Scandals Place Catholic Church Between Ancient Traditions, Modern Faith Crisis As part of a weeklong series of reports from the Vatican, Margaret Warner reports on the impact of the child sex abuse scandals on the faithful in Rome and on Pope Benedict XVI and his advisers. Continue watching
Apr 28 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… GULF COAST OIL SPILL SET ABLAZE | Crews in the Gulf of Mexico are poised to set ablaze an oil slick threatening the coastline after an oil rig explosion last week. Judy Woodruff talks to Doug Helton of the… Continue reading
Apr 28 Wednesday on the NewsHour: Tim O’Brien’s ‘The Things They Carried’ Turns 20 By Molly Finnegan Thursday on the NewsHour, a book about war that has stood the test of time. Jeffrey Brown talks to Tim O'Brien about his landmark work, "The Things They Carried," a piece of fiction based on the author's experience serving in… Continue reading
Apr 28 Supreme Court Rules WWI Cross Can Remain in California Federal Park By Quinn Bowman A divided Supreme Court ruled today that a Latin cross honoring American soldiers who served in World War I can remain in a federal park in California. In writing for the plurality of the court, Justice Anthony Kennedy… Continue reading