Hearts and Minds

The Forever War. Goes On

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.

CastCrewDetailsGenres

CClark CliffordSelf - Aide to President Truman 1946-50

JJohn Foster DullesSelf (archive footage)

GGeorges BidaultSelf - French Foreign Minister in 1954

Harry S. TrumanSelf (archive footage)

Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)

John F. KennedySelf (archive footage)

Richard NixonSelf (archive footage)

Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)

GGeorge CokerSelf - Prisoner of War 1966-73

WWalt RostowSelf - Aide to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson

JJ. William FulbrightSelf - Senator

RRandy FloydSelf - Former Navy Captain

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