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Hearts and Minds

Hearts and Minds

The Forever War. Goes On

7.64 - voted by 95
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.

Cast

Clark Clifford poster

Clark Clifford

Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50

John Foster Dulles poster

John Foster Dulles

Self (archive footage)

Georges Bidault poster

Georges Bidault

Self - French Foreign Minister in 1954

Harry S. Truman poster

Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower poster

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy poster

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon poster

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson poster

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

George Coker poster

George Coker

Self - Prisoner of War 1966-73

Walt Rostow poster

Walt Rostow

Self - Aide to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson

J. William Fulbright poster

J. William Fulbright

Self - Senator

Randy Floyd poster

Randy Floyd

Self - Former Navy Captain

Charles Hoey poster

Charles Hoey

Self - U.S. Air Force, Saigon

Jerry Holter poster

Jerry Holter

Self - U.S. Air Force, Saigon

J. Edgar Hoover poster

J. Edgar Hoover

Self (archive footage)