U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam PETE PETERSON U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam PETE PETERSON. He's a former Florida congressman and a former P.O.W. during the Vietnam war. He spent almost seven years as a prisoner of war. Now everyday, living in Vietnam, he passes by the Hanoi Hilton, the building that held him. PETERSON is the subject of a new PBS documentary, "Assignment Hanoi." (It airs on many PBS stations September 7th).12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:

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U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam PETE PETERSON

August 24, 199912:00 AM ET

U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam PETE PETERSON

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U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam PETE PETERSON. He's a former Florida congressman and a former P.O.W. during the Vietnam war. He spent almost seven years as a prisoner of war. Now everyday, living in Vietnam, he passes by the Hanoi Hilton, the building that held him. PETERSON is the subject of a new PBS documentary, "Assignment Hanoi." (It airs on many PBS stations September 7th).12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12: