lynn novick, want to respond? >> yeah, you know, it's painful for nancy and her generation to feel that they were trying to get a message across to their parents and grandparents and they weren't ready to hear it. as she said, her father did come around. and as the caller earlier said, he was in the service and he later realized the war was a mistake. so the shift did happen over time, but in that moment, it must have been extremely difficult and very brave to, look at the people you respect and say, you know what? you're not making the right decisions for us. we spoke in our film to a veteran named tom valele who was very excited about joining the marines and serving his country, and while he was in vietnam, he ended up joining veterans against the war and threw away his medals, he wanted to send a message to the people in the administration saying i don't think you people know what you are doing. i think it was very brave to question a policy that at that time didn't make sense. >> if you look at the 1967 gulf o

host: lynn novick, final thoughts? ynn: for ken burns and myself and our colleagues who work on the film, we had the privilege of spending 10 years listening to people tell us their stories, both in america and vietnam. one of the things that was profound for me was that i made four trips to vietnam over the course of the project, and talking to veterans and civilians, there is a lot of unfinished business in vietnam. their country is still unreconciled about what happened during the war and who is responsible and whether it is worth the cost. even though on the winning side they have the pride of victory, it is still an enormously painful and difficult subject. the willingness to be present and hear each other's stories. the vietnamese people who have seen our film -- it has been translated into vietnamese and is streaming there -- it is opening up a conversation there that they haven't had as well. i think it speaks to a fundamental human need

host: is asked lynn novick to let's ask lynn- novick to take that one. guest: i think the caller is demonstrating a common understanding. a lot of people feel the way you feel. it is important to take a step to telescope out from the end the, yes, one could argue offensive was a military defeat for the vietcong because they lost so many people, tens of thousands of their soldiers were killed, so on the surface, that could look like a decisive turning point in the war for them, but what we have to keep leadersand what our understood, even though they were not telling the american people at that time were ever, was that north vietnam has a very healthy birth rate. they have no interest in stopping fighting. lickmight go back and their wounds for however long it takes to rebuild, but they will be back and they will not walk away, so it ultimately became a question of how long is this war going to go on because even though we killed a lot of soldiers and combatants in the offensive, it was not decisive for them, so understanding where they were coming from,

host: is asked lynn novick to let's ask lynn- novick to take that one.uest: i think the caller is demonstrating a common understanding. a lot of people feel the way you feel. it is important to take a step to telescope out from the end the, yes, one could argue offensive was a military defeat for the vietcong because they lost so many people, tens of thousands of their soldiers were killed, so on the surface, that could look like a decisive turning point in the war for them, but what we have to keep leadersand what our understood, even though they were not telling the american people at that time were ever, was that north vietnam has a very healthy birth rate. they have no interest in stopping fighting. lickmight go back and their wounds for however long it takes to rebuild, but they will be back and they will not walk away, so it ultimately became a question of how long is this war going to go on because even though we killed a lot of soldiers and combatants in the offensive, it was not decisive for them, so understanding where they were coming from, th

joining us to talk about that author, andton, and filmmaker lynne novick, whose most recent project withan burns was the 10 part documentary "the vietnam war." watch "1968: america in turmoil," live on sunday on c-span and on american history tv on c-span3. >> sunday on "q and a," editorand contributing robert courson. >> i never realized until i began to talk to the astronauts what an important role their wivesrobert: it was impossible o disregard it, even after a few minutes talking to them, because that is mostly what they want to talk about. that theybelieved really could not have pulled this off. apollo 8 with the most during space mission that had ever been run. it looked to them like most certain death. everything was for the first time. these men had wives at home that were absolutely supportive, not just supportive, but did not reveal to their husbands just how terrified they really were. >> "q&a" sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. for nearly 20 years, "in depth" on booktv has featured the nation of the best-known nonfiction writers for life conversations about their books.

also filmmaker lynn novick. watch 1968, america in turmoil, live sunday at eight:30 eastern. -- 8:30 eastern time. >>> monday greg v georgia. his case and four other capital punishment cases were considered by the court. the supreme court ruled against him. we will have guests discussing this case. watch landmark cases monday at 9 eastern on c-span. follow us at c-span. we have a link to the national substance use disorders. >> reporter: this week on prime time on c-span. >>> next, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell on the history of kentucky lawmakers and how u.s. senate leadership has changed. his speech focuses on senators joseph clay styles blackburn and berkeley's contributions to congress and the position of senate majority leader. the kentucky historic society hosted this hour-long event.

host: lynn novick, documentary filmmaker, the vietnam war with ken burns, of the new york. thank you for joining us. lynn: great conversation, thank you. host: and thanks to doug stanton, author of "the odyssey of echo company," among other books. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: sunday morning on 1968: american turmoil, we look at the cold war as the backdrop for events of 1968, including the vietnam war, the presidential campaign, and the space race. joining us are an historian and documentary filmmaker and mark kramer, program director of the project on cold war studies at harvard university. watch "1968: america in turmoil ," live sunday at 8:30 a.m. eastern on c-span's "washington journal," and on american history tv on c-span3. announcer: next on the presidencyannouncer:, the national press club here in washington, d.c. and the john f. kennedy library foundation marked the centennial of the 35th pres

also filmmaker lynn novick. watch 1968, america in turmoil, live sunday at eight:30 eastern. -- 8:30 eastern time. >>> monday greg v georgia. his case and four other capital punishment cases were considered by the court. the supreme court ruled against him. we will have guests discussing this case. watch landmark cases monday at 9 eastern on c-span. follow us at c-span. we have a link to the national constitution centers and the landmark case podcast at c- span.org /landmark cases. >>> next mitch mcconnell on the history of kentucky lawmakers and how u.s. leadership has changed. the kentucky historical society hosted this one hour long event.

lynn novick whose recent project with mr. burns was a documentary on the vietnam war. watch at 830 eastern on c-span "washington journal" and on american history tv on c-span three. >> the republican national lawyers association held its annual policy conference at the national press club in washington d.c. a panel discussion reflects and assesses the impact of the judicial appointments made under president trump and previous ministrations. this is just under one hour. i'm very pleased to present this panel. it was very near and dear to my heart. with that, i'm going to introduce eric who will answer all questions later because he's from kentucky and has been very involved in the reelection effort. eric is our vice president for judicial affairs. he's a partner and advises clients on political advocacy and compliance including first amendment issues. in addition he also counseled on campaign finance and election law and has extensive experience in business litigation. he was counsel for u.s. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell 2014 election re- effort. he is advised

novick, want to respond? lynn: it is painful for mansi theyer generation to feel were trying to get a message across to their parents and grandparents and they were not ready to hear it. as she says her father did come around. as the caller earlier says, he was in the service and later realized the war was a mistake. time.ift did happen over in that moment it must have been difficult and brave to look at the people you respect and say we don't think you're making the right decisions for us. we spoke in our film to a wasran named tom who enthusiastic about joining the marines in becoming a hero in fighting for this country. he had a complete transformation in vietnam. he joined vietnam veterans against the war and throwing his .edals he said he wanted to send a message to the people making decisions saying i don't think you people know much about what you are doing. that was a courageous act. the question a policy that by that time did not make sense. doug: if you look at the 1964 gulf of tonkin resolution. in 2003

our guests are doug stanton and filmmaker lynn novick, whose most recent project with ken burns was the ten-part documentary "the vietnam war." first, here's a cbs report on opposition to the war. >> war and specifically the war in vietnam, troubles all america. it troubles young people more, and the gap is greatest between college students and the rest of society. >> since the war in vietnam began to escalate in 1965, so did the growth of sds. >> a radical student of the university of colorado explains on

time are the author of the odyssey of a go company, the tet offensive and the epic battle to novick the war and lynn whose recent project was the 10 part documentary the vietnam war. sunday at 8:30 eastern on washington journal and american history journal -- american history on c-span3. c-spanect with personalized information you get. go to cspan.org/connect. the program guide is a daily email the schedule, word for word gives you the most interesting video highlights. the book tv newsletter is an insiders look at upcoming authors and book festivals. the american history tv newsletter gives you the upcoming programming exploring our nation's past. and sign up today. up next on the civil war, university of florida professor talks about the life of anna dickenson, a quaker woman from pennsylvania. she gained fame as an abolitionist and lecturer during the civil war era. the professor describes coverage ever talks as well as her career as a playwright and actor. this is part of a conference hosted by the center for civil war history. >> my topic is close to my heart. by thinkingart about this subtitle