Robert S. McNamara, the Secretary of Defense under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, died today at 93. McNamara earned notoriety for his mishandling of the Vietnam War, which would be his internal struggle for the rest of his life. McNamara was the subject of Errol Morris' Academy Award-winning documentary The Fog of War, in which he reflects on the decisions he made, from World War II through Vietnam, and the consequences of those decisions.
Morris spoke today about McNamara on the radio program Here and Now, originating from Boston-based station WBUR. To listen to the interview, click here. And for Morris' recent essay about McNamara in The New York Times, click here
And here's an essay about The Fog of War by David D'Arcy that appeared in the 25th Anniversary issue of Documentary magazine.
And here's the trailer for The Fog of War:
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Finally, here's an excerpt from the film, in which McNamara discusses the notorious Gulf of Tonkin incident that served as the dubious pretext for entering the Vietnam War in the first place: