Virtual JFK: Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Koji Masutani
Peter Almond
James Blight
James Blight
Ellen V Darling
Michael Dawson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Investigates one of the most debated "what if" scenarios in the history of U.S. 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? Employed is what Harvard historian Niall Ferguson calls "virtual history," assessing the plausibility of counterfactuals--"what ifs"--and the outcomes they might have produced. Using 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 question is asked: Does it matter who is president on issues of war and peace?
Director
Koji Masutani
Crew
Peter Almond
James Blight
James Blight
Ellen V Darling
Michael Dawson
Katherin Farrell
Emily Friend Roberts
Pamela Hogan
Edward Huff
Kevin C Kalunian
Joshua Kern
Janet M Lang
Janet M Lang
Koji Masutani
Koji Masutani
Koji Masutani
Koji Masutani
Michael Paszt
Matt Thurber
David A Welch
David A Welch
Ellen C White
Curt Worden
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States April 2008
Released in United States Fall September 17, 2008
Released in United States March 20, 2009
Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (International Spectrum) April 17-27, 2008.
Released in United States March 20, 2009 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States April 2008 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (International Spectrum) April 17-27, 2008.)
Released in United States Fall September 17, 2008 (NY)
