The Presidents - Primary Source: LBJ: Anguish in North Vietnam, 1965

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LBJ Lyndon Baines Johnson presidents presidency Vietnam war communism cold war southeast Asia escalation memos
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History-Social Science
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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The Presidents - Primary Source: LBJ: Anguish in North Vietnam, 1965

In this memo, LBJ attempts to persuade the American public that the war in Vietnam is not "indigenous conflict," but Communist aggression. Learn how he argued for continued American intervention with this memo from American Experience: "LBJ."

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