about to be liberated" and then read a telegram containing "Greetings of Friendship to all American People" from Ambassador Dinh Ba Thi of the Provisional Revolutionary Government (Viet Cong) delegation to the Paris Peace Accords. The telegram thanked the anti-war movement "for all they have done on behalf of peace". Frank Sinatra responded later in the evening by reading a letter from Bob Hope, another presenter on the show, which said: "The academy is saying, 'We are not responsible for any political references made on the program, and we are sorry they had to take place this evening.'" Preservation The Academy Film Archive preserved Hearts and Minds in 2000. See also List of American films of 1974 Hearts and Minds (Vietnam) References Bibliography Peter Biskind. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and Rock 'N Roll Generation Saved Hollywood'', New York: Simon and Schuster, 1998. pp. 178ff., plate x. External links Hearts and Minds: The Human Connection an essay by Robert K. Brigham at the Criterion Collection 1974 films 1974 documentary films American documentary films Anti-war films about the Vietnam War Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners Documentary films about American politics Documentary films about the Vietnam War Films shot in Vietnam 1970s French-language films Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War Vietnamese-language films Warner Bros. films United States National Film Registry films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films