Walt Rostow

Birth : 1916-10-07, New York City, New York, USA

Death : 2003-02-13

History

Walt Whitman Rostow OBE was an American economist, professor and political theorist who served as National Security Advisor to President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson from 1966 to 1969.

Movies

Hearts and Minds
Hearts and Minds
Self - Aide to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson
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.