Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vietnam War as defense secretary for presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
vietnam
politics
biography
historical figure
historical society
secretary of defense
anti war protest
cuban missile crisis
cabinet position
armed forces
spin doctor
self immolation
auto industry
historical drama
semi-biographical
historical reinterpretation
historical revisionism
historical documentary
historical events