Examines the life and actions of former secretary of defense Robert McNamara, focusing on the Vietnam War years, and showing how his wartime decisions altered the lives of five individuals who are representative of everyone who was affected by the war.
Edna Wilder recounts a year of her mother's life, Minnie Nedercook, who grew up in a Native village in Alaska's Norton Sound, and describes the culture, traditions, family values, and daily life.
Catalogs the 204 sculptures, ceramics, and drawings by Auguste Rodin in Stanford University's B. Gerald Cantor collection, and includes essays on the collection's development, Rodin's techniques, and critical reception.
the story of William Powell and Clearview, the only golf course designed, built and owned by an African-American
Michelson, Richard
2012
A biography of William J. Powell, an African American golfer, discussing his becoming a caddie and learning to play golf, the discrimination he faced trying to compete, and building his own golf course where anyone was welcome.
Director Errol Morris interviews Robert S. McNamara, one of the most controversial and influential political figures of the 20th century. The former Secretary of Defense (under JFK and LBJ) offers his insights into the 1945 bombing of Tokyo, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the effects of the Vietnam War.
