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A cry of despair made by a person whose viewpoint hadn't yet been soundly vindicated.
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Hearts and Minds
Overview
Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Filmmaker Peter Davis uses Johnson's phrase in an ironic context in this anti-war documentary, filmed and released while the Vietnam War was still under way, juxtaposing interviews with military figures like U.S. Army Chief of Staff William C. Westmoreland with shocking scenes of violence and brutality.
Director and cast
- Georges Bidault as Himself
- Clark Clifford as Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50
- John Foster Dulles as Self (archive footage)
- George Coker as Himself
- Harry S. Truman as Self (archive footage)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self (archive footage)
- John F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
- Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)
- Lyndon B. Johnson Cast
- Walt Rostow Cast
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