Donald Rumsfeld in the Movies with William Cooper

About this episode

The episode discusses the portrayal of Donald Rumsfeld in films and the accuracy of related documentaries with guest William Cooper.

BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 375) — Donald Rumsfeld served as the U.S. Secretary of Defense twice in his career, including during the 9/11 attacks. Today, we'll learn how the movies "Vice", "W." bring a fictional portrayal of Rumsfeld. We'll also look into the accuracy of the documentary "The Unknown Known" which interviews Rumsfeld himself. ⁠ Get William's book ⁠ Separating fact from fiction for us today is William Cooper, whose new historical fiction novel "The Trial of Donald H. Rumsfeld" is available now. ⁠ Where to watch Vice ⁠ ⁠ Where to watch W. ⁠ ⁠ Where to watch The Unknown Known ⁠ Answer this question from the episode: What impact do you think Rumsfeld has had in U.S. politics today? ⁠Share your opinion in the BOATS Discord⁠ Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:15 Movie synopsis 00:02:13 Two truths and a lie 00:03:27 Interview 01:09:02 Two truths and a lie answer Also mentioned in this episode ⁠Follow William on Bluesky⁠ ⁠(BOATS EP. 196) — Moneyball with William Cooper⁠ ⁠(BOATS EP. 335) — Vice with William Cooper⁠ ⁠Search Rumsfeld's archive at Rumsfeld.com⁠ ⁠William's Non-Fiction Book: "How America Works . . . and Why It Doesn’t"⁠ Support my work ⁠Become a BOATS…

People in this episode

Host: Dan LeFebvre

Guest: William Cooper

Topics covered

• Donald Rumsfeld
• U.S. politics
• historical fiction
• film analysis
• documentary accuracy

Keywords

• Donald Rumsfeld
• Vice
• W.
• The Unknown Known
• William Cooper
• historical fiction
• U.S. politics

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Vice, The Unknown Known, The Trial of Donald H. Rumsfeld

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