John Kerry Discusses His Experience in the Vietnam War | The Dick Cavett Show

John Kerry went to fight in the Vietnam War but never felt like the soldiers where there to help or save the people.
Date aired - May 7th 1970 - John Kerry
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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[@SK-fq1by3977]

Story teller He was definitely trained. 2024 seeing what this man has done to America and Americans. Wow.

[@bernicejenkins1515]

What has he done to America and Americans?

[@SandfordSmythe]

A war hero with an upper class Ivy League accent. Very threatening to many people. Let's make fun of his physical appearance and show how low we are.

[@owenmcanuff7549]

Wow, this guy should run for president!

[@arvantsaraihan5777]

He did try, unfortunately Bush won over him.

[@xdgs567z]

Props to John Kerry for not being afraid to speak his mind for what he felt was wrong about the war 👍

[@tyler7937]

@@xdgs567z He went from this to a full blown war monger in 30 years. Money really is the root of all evil...

[@Anedoje]

People are insulting Kerry yet ignoring the fact that a draft dodger became president I don’t like Clinton or many democrats but I remember how people didn’t want Clinton as president for not serving yet elected a draft dodger literally like what less than 20+ yrs later

[@danbee6103]

Atabo Ausa Clinton won the popular vote. Three million MORE VOTES in the USA means you LOOSE, 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@QueenetBowie]

I don’t think. Bish or Kerry are bad people, I think most of our presidents (until right now arguably) want to help people in their own way, Ive never understood the anger people have for competing political groups, when I was a kid I remember the Bush Gore election and hearing people talk about either as I’d they were evil and wanted to destroy this country... and it’s only gotten worse sadly.

[@Mar3eline]

True

[@Anedoje]

Dan Bee did i say he lost, i quite literally said i remember how people didn’t want Clinton as president because he hd never served no where did i say Clinton lost nit like he was that great a president either way

[@c.s.7097]

@@danbee6103 lose* loose is the apt description of your colon

[@danbee6103]

Beautiful head of hair on that dude!

[@smartamateur]

Shaggy from "Scooby Doo" really spruced himself up for this interview

[@MultiCardsfan1]

It’s amazing to see Kerry this young. Make no mistake, Kerry is a brilliant person. You can tell he always wanted to be President.

[@burningphoenix6679]

@@bradthompson5383 I think captain bone Spurs (Trump) is the true scumbag. Despite opposing the war, Kerry did his service and became a war hero earning the silver star and 3 purple hear medals.

[@jriccardi01]

🤦‍♂️

[@danw1089]

John Kerry is a power hungry self serving lunatic that wants to burn the fabric of society to the ground so he and his world economic forum buddies make you eat bugs and control everything you do and say

[@fernandooliveira3432]

Dick Cavett is a living legend

[@markfreeman-uv7si]

Yale Scull and Bones just like George W. Bush.

[@ulknatmelknatu]

In the age of social media, many people have a Facebook. John Kerry is different in that he possesses a Book-Face

[@TruthSeeker-j7z]

Here he is, exercising his right to free speech and sharing a perspective that contrasts with the elite decision-makers in US foreign policy. Now, he seems intent on silencing dissenting views under the guise of combating misinformation. I have a few choice words for individuals like him, but let’s just call him a slippery character for now.

[@rachelblack314]

What a hypocrite to yell at others about carbon emission while he flies around in a private jet

[@PKMNFan4664]

The greatest president we never had.

[@DazednConfused0]

yes things changed once I was involved, because everyone cares what I think.

[@SouthieGrunt]

Back when I still agreed with JFK.

[@tde1873]

“What we have here is a failure to communicate” using the evil henchmen’s line for. The 1967 movie coolhand Luke. What a goofball. He went into the war to study it? BS.

[@trumpgotowned4251]

Ah yes, the iconic moment in Cool Hand Luke where the villain says, "What we have, in this country, on the war as well as on other issues, is a failure to communicate."

[@jamesbowden4871]

He looks exactly like Adam Scott in the thumbnail photo here.

[@TomZychowski]

True politician.

[@busterandbrownoregon3049]

He makes me I’ll 🤮

[@tomweber1733]

What an absolute Phony then and now

[@kingy002]

Truth hurt you huh?

[@dianecogan9066]

I agree 💯👍

[@stevie97340]

John Kerry is it gonna ass

[@gbipit1]

Give back your Purple Heart you lied about

[@rayraydewitt2596]

That's my President

[@redsox4life]

This man has had the courage to stand up for what's right for many years. I'm proud that I can that John Kerry was once MY SENATOR.

[@richlisola1]

See Kerry was right about the war but he is an opportunist nonetheless-He lied about what he saw there in terms of specific massacres-And he did so for political gain. This was common, the generation before him and the world of that time expected sincerity, and people were more apt to offer it. Which allowed those who did not, to take advantage of the gullibility of others. Government had been playing that game forever. But in the sixties average people who were wise to that employed their cynicism to their own advantage-One could lie, with an air of sincerity and be believed. Nowadays no one believes anything

[@ThePheonixon]

Could you give me a source? I'm interested in what you've said

[@danbee6103]

richlisola1 so when you say "specific massacres" did you intend on not specifying these events?

[@lornakim5008]

Not True Whatsoever: John Kerry pur his Life on the line every bit as much as David Harris_Joan Baez' husband_ in a different way: some people walk their talk & too many are 'Armchair Quarterbacks' ....

[@lornakim5008]

Not True Whatsoever: John Kerry pur his Life on the line every bit as much as David Harris_Joan Baez' husband_ in a different way: some people walk their talk & too many are 'Armchair Quarterbacks' ....

[@haroldfarley2783]

Traitor

[@chazezell]

Said the traitor.

[@robertpinto9217]

John Kerry should be President of the United States.

[@chookin1]

So what do you think now of his traitorous behaviour?

[@jshore9610]

Kerry should’ve won in 04 over bush

[@zv4374]

They both should've lost

[@tde1873]

Wow! The guy said soldiers go to war out of a duty for their country, and the audience booed and Kerry disagreed. I mean that’s like saying the grass is green. Many soldiers go to war because they love their country,

[@tde1873]

So he was wrong on the Cold War but still is in politics? Wtf.

[@davidshort8992]

he was a traitor

[@monkeyb1820]

How was he a traitor when he is more likely a CIA insider, featured on US media, allowed to rise through the slimeball system?

[@davidshort8992]

@@monkeyb1820 he sold out the troops in viet name. He's a fake

[@monkeyb1820]

@@davidshort8992 But he was representing the CIA's 'anti war' movement! If he was a traitor, he'd have spent years in jail and had his name entirely tarnished, instead he was elevated to prominence. That is how you know he was a CIA lapdog.

[@burningphoenix6679]

If he was a traitor he would go to prison.

[@leeadickes7235]

@@burningphoenix6679 looks like he should. Tells enemies American top secrets

[@alpage8410]

This man Kerry is humble and assertive him with biden should bring about a period of peace before the lambs coming

[@MienemLeben]

Can’t stand Kerry even to this day.

[@47imagine]

No one gives a f**k about what you think

[@hoshimaruhajime7933]

What did he ever done to you

[@mmholling87]

Kerry is a fraud and POS. His vote was the deciding vote that allowed the Bush administration to invide Iraq. Democrats should be proud.

[@Firebrand1967]

@@47imagine Wrong, I do.

[@47imagine]

@@Firebrand1967 Exactly. "No one" gives a f**k. You fit the description.

[@jamesbowden4871]

Even back in 1970, John "I voted for the war before I voted against it" Kerry sounds like an equivocating buffoon.

[@Gannooch]

I have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason or Art Carney? How about any Honeymooners actors that were part of the main cast? These are rarities much like the other Dick Cavett ones.

[@Gannooch]

Is this channel ever going to show Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason and/or Art Carney?

[@Gannooch]

How about any of the Honeymooners actors that were a part of main cast?

[@petermoore8811]

Mr Kerry Has been a great leader for us and a hero of moral judgement. Thank you for your many years of service and we have been very lucky to have you.

[@chookin1]

You naive fool.

[@johnbradley8897]

John Kerry is a "Showboat!"

[@MetalizedButt]

Explain

[@user-dn9vd9xg9p]

Would never believe this guy actually fought in any war or for this nation.

[@trumpgotowned4251]

Good thing his service record including his awards for saving the lives of his fellow soldiers is a matter of public record then and not up to your "beliefs". ;)

[@tomweber1733]

No he signed up, brought a camera along to shoot vids of him playing Army. Then came back to to the US to insult the war and our military. He is a dirt bag politician