Eartha Kitt's White House Confrontation & Other Insights | The Dick Cavett Show

Eartha Kitt explores the complexities of racial identity and her personal experiences with rejection and acceptance in a candid and thought-provoking discussion. She also recounts a pivotal moment at a White House luncheon where her outspoken criticism of the Vietnam War led to significant consequences for her career.
Date aired - March 1 1978 - Eartha Kitt
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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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[@hardrada8637]

What a genuine courageous Woman. Good on you Eartha

[@joycediggs4617]

Eartha was a total Gem! 💎 RIP, Dearest Queen ❤❤❤

[@mikedonovan4768]

Now that's the definition of a strong woman ! 👍

[@noreenanthony-tabar2148]

And Eartha Kitt was the second International Black Sex symbol who also was very intelligent. The first was Josephe Baker. God Bless and RIP both, at least we can see their interviews, and performances on youtube. And Dick Cavett was a great interviewer who asked good questions and let the interviewee speak. The second was Larry King. Those talk show host of today should learn how to interview people by those two.

[@eldiablo3794]

My favorite catwoman ❤🐈‍⬛️

[@BobMori]

"I don't give a damn of what race calls me their own."

[@ScooterFXRS]

Two polar opposites, LBJ the killing tyrant & Earth Kit a beautiful soul.

[@publicmail2]

I guess a policeman is bad to because they don't obey the 10 commandments?

[@dreadfulspiller8766]

Yes.

[@corwinorr]

Yes!

[@ahsanjafri9667]

Yes exactly.

[@noahbarnes9770]

Pierce Hawthorne had an interesting meeting with her on an airplane if I recall correctly