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    Rumsfeld Gets the Errol Morris Treatment

    In Errol Morris' Oscar-winning film, The Fog of War , former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara was conscience-stricken over the war in Vietnam. Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Morris he hated it, because "that man had nothing to apologize for."

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    By Warren Olney • May 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    In Errol Morris' Oscar-winning film, The Fog of War, former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara was conscience-stricken over the war in Vietnam. Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Morris he hated it, because "that man had nothing to apologize for." Then Rumsfeld sat down for an interview of his own — without demanding any right of approval. The result is The Unknown Known, which addresses what Morris calls the "contradictions and falsehoods" associated with decisions to go to war.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Kareem Maddox

      Three-on-three basketball player in the final stages of qualifying for Olympics; former KCRW intern

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Errol Morris

      Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker

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    The Rise in Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
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