Lyndon B. Johnson wanted his presidency to be focused on civil rights and his domestic programs started with the “Great Society” — but the shadow of Vietnam loomed over the White House. What ...

Sworn in after the assassination of JFK, Lyndon Johnson pushed progressive programs like the Civil Rights Act through Congress and won a term as president before the Vietnam War eroded his support.

AUSTIN, Texas -- As American involvement in Vietnam deepened, President Lyndon Johnson railed against the "bunch of commies" running The New York Times and complained about the newspaper's ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson explained and defended his Vietnam War policies in a November 17, 1967, White House press conference in the East Room, which was carried live by radio and television.

Object Details Author Hunt, Michael H Subject Johnson, Lyndon B (Lyndon Baines) 1908-1973 Date 1996 1945-1975 Type Books Physical description ix, 146 p. : map ; 22 cm Place United States Vietnam Data ...

Xhloe and Natasha will present A Letter To Lyndon B. Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First, a farcical exploration of American boyhood influenced by the Vietnam War during the 1960s.

At the same time that he methodically deceived the American people while escalating the horrific war on Vietnam, Johnson pursued efforts to defuse the nuclear time bomb.

A Progressive Perspective: President Lyndon Baines Johnson revisitedAfter the atrocities of Bloody Sunday, President Lyndon B. Johnson called out in 1965 for voting and civil rights , stating ...

A Letter to Lyndon B. Johnson is an absurdist two-hander that blurs the line between 1960s boy scouts and drafted US soldiers in Vietnam.