McNamara's plea was that he had no idea that Vietnam had a history of longing for self-determination, a history of resisting foreign invasion.
What has reality shows got to do with reality? It is beyond unreality; there is nothing real about it.
We are on Sunday night because that is where they put us 30-odd years ago. I think we became a habit.
When I did that interview with Hepburn, the only ground rule was, you did not discuss Spencer Tracy. Spencer Tracy's widow is still alive, and she respected that.
Reality TV is sleazy, it is manipulative. It is as momentary as anything in popular culture.
You can be a great president and be ridden with flaws. Of course we know that.
