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Hearts and Minds (1974)

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Peter Davis
  • Profile picture of Harry S. Truman
    Self (archive footage) Harry S. Truman
  • Profile picture of Dwight D. Eisenhower
    Self (archive footage) Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Profile picture of John F. Kennedy
    Self (archive footage) John F. Kennedy
  • Profile picture of Richard Nixon
    Self (archive footage) Richard Nixon
  • Profile picture of Lyndon B. Johnson
    Self (archive footage) Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Profile picture of J. Edgar Hoover
    Self (archive footage) J. Edgar Hoover
  • Profile picture of Joseph McCarthy
    Self (archive footage) Joseph McCarthy
  • Profile picture of Daniel Ellsberg
    Self - Former Aide, Defense Dept., Rand Corp. Daniel Ellsberg

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Keywords

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  • militarism
  • carpet bombing
  • communism
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  • agent orange
  • anti-colonialism
  • usa foreign policy
  • decolonization
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