defense secretary robert mcnamara updates reporters on the vietnam war at a pentagon briefing. a narrator then reviews military efforts around the world that assertsnse department on offer conquest but are required to maintain peace. ♪ [gunshot] [gunshot] [gunshot] [playing "taps"] >> peace is a time when sons b ury fathers. war is a time when fathers bury sons. peace and freedom is the most valuable possessions of any society. peace, every day of it, must be bought and paid for. as the principal power in the military alliance of the free world, the goal of the united states is to use its strength to maintain the peace against the threat of conquest. ♪ in a dangerous and changing world, a massive military establishment is necessary to our common defense. this is the responsibility of the president. and under him, by law, the secretary of defense is charged with securing and maintaining that military establishment. the secretary is mr. robert s. mcnamara. sec. mcnamara: i have here one of the new family of communist chinese weapons. ofs is a light machine gun their 7.62 class. a

himself, but in that, he begins to, for the first time, wonder aloud about mutual destruction which robert mcnamara the secretary of defense, had put forth as the doctrine that would carry us through and, in fact, has from that period until now. and he said a governor has the responsibility, first and foremost, to protect the people in his or her state. so early before he became president, reagan was thinking in the human dimension about his political responsibilities. i think that's a part of the reagan story that hasn't been told. the relationship with the soviet jury, the understanding of military aspects from a human rights convention, how his own residentialus faith helped him build this unique equation. i don't think until we understand that we can understand ronald reagan. the day before he was shot, he attended the local -- i think it was a presbyterian church and after service, he came back to the white house and began working on his speech which was given to labor union democrats and he was shot shortly thereafter the next day. and he began to write and think about the perils of a mutuall

himself, but in that, he begins to, for the first time, wonder aloud about mutual destruction which robert mcnamara, the secretary of defense, had put forth as the doctrine that would carry us through and, in fact, has from that period until now. and he said a governor has the responsibility, first and foremost, to protect the people in his or her state. so early before he became president, reagan was thinking in the human dimension about his political responsibility. i think that's a part of the reagan story that hasn't been told. his relationship with the soviet jury, his understanding of military aspects from a human rights convention, how his own religious faith helped him build this unique equation. i don't think until we understand that we can understand ronald reagan. the day before he was shot, he attended the local -- i think it was a presbyterian church. and after service, he came back to the white house and began working on his speech which was given to labor union democrats and he was shot shortly thereafter the next day. and he began to write and think about the perils of a mutually-as