Call number
DVD-DOC 2
Collection
Publication
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004)
Description
The story of American politics and military policies as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense, under President Kennedy and President Johnson, Robert S. McNamara. McNamara is a controversial and influential political figure. He offers a candid journey through some of the most seminal events in contemporary American history. He offers insights into the 1945 fire bombing of Tokyo, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the effects of the Vietnam War.
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LibraryThing member LisaMaria_C
This is the most amazing documentary I've ever seen. It's basically talking heads, with some visuals shown as McNamara talks over a Philip Glass score. Director Morris sits down with the 87-year-old Robert S. McNamara, who was the United States Secretary of Defense under Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson
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and one of those responsible for American involvement in the Vietnam War. He barely touches on that, the most controversial aspect of his career. It should have been boring--it was riveting. McNamara was still sharp--and inadvertently self-revealing. Show Less
ISBN
1404941665 / 9781404941663
UPC
043396019164