LBJ's War
LBJ's War

LBJ's War

LBJ’s War is a documentary in oral history form, constructed from secretly taped White House phone calls and rare archival interviews with those who were there when this history was being made, and who had a hand in its making.We recommend listening in order, starting at the beginning.LBJ's War Production Team 

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Vietnam on TV
Conflict
The Tet Offensive shocked the nation and permanently changed US attitudes toward the Vietnam War
President Lyndon B. Johnson's visit to Vietnam
Epilog: “I Shall Not Seek…”
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MLK LBJ White House 1963
Conflict
Martin Luther King’s 1967 speech opposing the Vietnam War ended a historic partnership with Lyndon Johnson
(L-R:) President Lyndon B. Johnson, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara
6 – The Shock of Tet
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Sens. Morse and Fulbright
Conflict
The 1966 Fulbright hearings on Vietnam parted the curtains on President Johnson’s conduct of the war
L-R: President Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr.
5 – The Preacher and the President
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LBJ 1965
Conflict
The carrot and the stick: LBJ addresses the nation on the conflict in Vietnam
Standing in a jeep during a rainstorm (L-R:) Maj. Gen. Ben Sternberg, Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson
4 – Parting the Curtains
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USS Maddox
Global Politics
What really happened in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964?
LBJ with Bundy
Conflict
LBJ knew the Vietnam War was a disaster in the making. Here’s why he couldn’t walk away.
President Lyndon B. Johnson greets crowds, USSS Agent Rufus Youngblood is behind him.
3 – The Carrot and the Stick
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President Lyndon B. Johnson on the telephone
2 – The Tonkin Incident(s)
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Swearing in of Lyndon B. Johnson as President
1 – The Churchill of Asia
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Visit of President Johnson in Vietnam
Welcome to LBJ’s War
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