Robert McNamara Audio & Video

This one-hour streaming video interview of former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara covers aspects of his entire life and the lessons he has learned, including his role in Vietnam.

Mr. Robert McNamara discussed his book, In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam, published by Times Books.

Recorded on June 20, 2001.More than eighty years ago, President Woodrow Wilson presided over the U.S. entry into the First World War, promising that it would be "the war to end all war." Wilson promoted "peace without victory" and the creation of a League of Nations with the power to enforce the peace thereafter.

An hour-long discussion about the documentary film "The Fog of War", which examines former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara's role in the U.S. government during the Vietnam War. Robert McNamara and director Errol Morris discuss the production and historial significance of the film.