November 27, 1960-November 8, 1981. Newsmakers were interviewed by journalists on this public affairs program, ABC's counterpart of CBS's "Face The Nation" and NBC's "Meet The Press." In its earliest weeks, the series was entitled "ABC Press Conference." 

The guest is the Deputy Secretary Of Defense Cyrus Vance who discusses the Vietnam war with Howard K. Smith. Also on the panel are Bill Downs and Jules Bergman.

Howard K. Smith is the host. 

This program includes commercials.

 



                                                                

Secretary of State Vance Carries arms proposal limitations to USSR. Death toll in Pan American-KLM plane crash now stands at 577.           

NBC news correspondent John Chancellor examines a Presidential day in the life of President Jimmy Carter.         

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat returns to Cairo. Cyrus Vance in Argentina meeting with human rights and government groups. 

Host: Walter Cronkite       

Egyptian Ambassador to United Nations walks out as signs of rift appear among Arab nations. Secretary of State Vance will now visit Brazil.     

Host: Walter Cronkite. 

Cyrus Vance meets with Islamic ambassadors over increased security for American embassies.           

Secretary of State Vance to make European trip. Efforts to put pressure on Iran to release American hostages in Tehran.         

Secretary Of State Cyrus Vance while on European tour discovers varying degrees of opinion involving Russian invasion of Afghanistan. Olympic Committee President Robert Kane talks about US participation in Winter Olympics.