Fresh Air Archive: Interviews with Terry Gross

January 26, 1988

Martial Artist and Actor Chuck Norris.

Actor Chuck Norris. He had changed his image from being a cult, martial arts film star to being America’s all-round tough guy. His movie at the time was “Braddock: Missing in Action III.” He had just written his autobiography. It was titled The Secret of Inner Strength - My Story.

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Today in Fresh Air History

April 25, 1995

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara Reconsiders the Vietnam War

McNamara has written a book, In Retrospect, which contains the long awaited admission that he felt U.S. policy in Vietnam was wrong and the war was unwinnable. He details the behind-the-scenes decision-making that escalated the war, and the atmosphere of the times which made policymakers feel they had no choice but to do so.

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