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 ...

Robert A. Caro on political power and the legacy of 36th President Lyndon Johnson. Irrevocably tied to the tragedy of the Vietnam War, President Lyndon Johnson’s political legacy is also marked ...

Vietnam put that myth to rest. The war haunted American politics for decades, but 50 years on, and with veterans’ average age now 72, its salience is fading.

Object Details Author Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001 Subject Johnson, Lyndon B (Lyndon Baines) 1908-1973 Corcoran, W. W (William Wilson) 1798-1888 Renwick, James 1818-1895 Ripley, Sidney Dillon ...

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.

When President Lyndon Johnson sent the first U.S. combat troops to South Vietnam in March 1965, few Americans recognized that they were entering a grueling war of attrition that would leave a ...

Former war hero and protester John Kerry knows escalation in Iraq will lead to disaster. Confronting Bush's war policy should be the key to his campaign. 04/29/2004 04:42 UTC The truth about JFK ...