The Color of Truth
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| Author | Kai Bird |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Touchstone Books |
| Publication date | 2000 |
| Pages | 298 |
| ISBN | 978-068-4856-445 |
The Color of Truth is a book by Kai Bird, published by Touchstone Books in June 2000. Subtitled McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy: Brothers in Arms, it is a biography focusing on the Bundys' role in American foreign policy, especially in the progression of the Vietnam War.[1]
Bird argues evidence presented in The Color of Truth reveals the brothers "registered deep doubts about the American enterprise in Vietnam and did so far earlier than most historians had thought," although they never ceased promoting it during their time with the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. He portrays them as complicated men who served their country, and headed many progressive causes during and after the war, and attributes their refusal to take a hard line against a war they morally opposed to their fear of risking political capital from the anti-communist Vital Center.
Reception
University of Houston–Downtown political scientist James D. Fairbanks, reviewing the book for The Houston Chronicle, called it a "a valuable addition to the literature on the Vietnam War."[2] Writing for the Chicago Tribune, Claude R. Marx found that while the book was "well-researched, well-written", it was "ultimately [an] unsatisfying [work] that often [did] little but restate tired liberal arguments."[3]
References
- ^ Locker, Ray (22 November 1998). "Bundy brothers called shots for 2 U.S. presidents during Cold War". Commentary. The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 4. Retrieved 15 February 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fairbanks, James D. (31 January 1999). "Bungling Brahmins?". Zest. The Houston Chronicle. pp. 20 & 27. Retrieved 15 February 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Marx, Claude R. (27 December 1998). "The brothers Bundy". Sec. 14. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 6. Retrieved 14 February 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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