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LBJ White House Tapes: 1965 Calls on Vietnam

Saturday, October 24, 2009

As President Obama considers whether to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, C‑SPAN Radio airs a special program of President Johnson’s 1965 calls on the escalation of troops and spending for the war in Vietnam. You’ll hear LBJ talk to trusted advisers, including Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, Senate Armed Services Cmte. Chairman Richard Russell and former President Harry Truman.
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