Virtual JFK: Vietnam if Kennedy Had Lived
General Information
- Author/Creator
- Masutani, Koji, director.
- Language
- English.
- Published
- United States : Global Media Project, 2008.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (80 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00004085
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- Virtual JFK investigates one of the most debated "what if" scenarios in the history of US foreign policy: what would President John F. Kennedy have done in Vietnam if he had not been assassinated in 1963, and had he been re-elected in 1964? The resulting film employs what Harvard historian Niall Ferguson calls "virtual history," assessing the plausibility of counterfactuals – "what ifs" – and the outcomes they might have produced. The film makes use of an array of resources including recently declassified and never-before-seen archival footage, documents, and audio tapes, and testimony from a critical oral history conference including Kennedy and Johnson administration officials. The heart of the film deals with the question: does it matter who is president on issues of war and peace?
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Note
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 2466 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 2466 (HU_OSA_00004085.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |