“The Vietnam War,” co-directed with Lynn Novick, aired on PBS in 2017. I wanted to let him know that, while we didn’t intend to interview him or his then-Senate colleague and fellow Vietnam War veteran John F. Kerry, we did plan to tell their stories. [John McCain: Let’s Normalize Relations With Vietnam]Kerry was McCain’s close ally in these efforts. The two men, from different sides of the political aisle, could have been antagonists, given McCain’s long family history of military service and Kerry’s impassioned antiwar leadership during the 1970s. In a world where considering opposing views seems increasingly endangered, you can honor the memory of John McCain by stopping to hear the stories of others.

Source: Washington Post August 31, 2018 19:18 UTC