LBJ Tapes: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
C-SPAN Radio notes the 50th anniversary this month of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, with a special program of President Johnson’s August 1964 calls on the events that led to Congress approving…
768 viewsC-SPAN Radio notes the 50th anniversary this month of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, with a special program of President Johnson’s August 1964 calls on the events that led to Congress approving…
768 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked about the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, sending ground troops to Vietnam and Congressional hearings on the war. Participants included Defense Secretary Robert…
520 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson’s November 1963 calls, shortly after the assassination of President Kennedy. President Johnson talked to key advisers and members of his cabinet and from Congress…
399 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors about the final phase of the presidential campaign and two scandals that could affect his election efforts. Note: Some language may be…
391 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked about his State of the Union address, the federal budget, a tax bill and other legislative priorities, and a meeting proposed by French President Charles de…
267 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson spoke with advisors and members of Congress about the Poverty Program, the tax and civil rights bills, labor issues and relationships in Latin America. He also complained…
243 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson spoke with administration officials and advisors about a hostage situation in the Congo, the financial crisis in the United Kingdom, and his relationship with the…
232 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson spoke with advisors and congressional leaders about relations with the media, the passing of the Civil Rights bill, problems with Cuba, Texas politics and the tax…
229 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked with staff and supporters about winning the election and plans for his new administration. Note: Some language may be offensive.
210 viewsPresident Johnson’s August 1964 calls about the Gulf of Tonkin and Congressional resolution.
210 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked with administration officials and advisors about closing defense facilities, how the Civil Rights law affected the election in the South, and Vietnam. Note:…
176 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors and members of Congress about the federal budget and other issues. Note: Some language may be offensive.
148 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson spoke to administration officials and others about civil unrest, the Poverty Bill and other legislation and international issues. Note: Some language may be…
134 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson’s calls from early January 1964, as he talks about problems for the U.S. in Panama,beef imports and relations with ranchers and farmers, a trip to Indonesia by…
131 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson’s telephone calls on the Gulf of Tonkin and the Congressional resolution, which gave him the authority, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, to use…
123 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked with Congressional leaders and staff about the civil rights, foreign aid and poverty bills, aid to parochial schools and Vietnam. Note: some language may be…
117 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors and Congressional leaders about Panama, Vietnam, federal budget cuts, the Civil Rights and Farm bills, and a major earthquake in Alaska. He…
107 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson spoke with advisors about a stand off with Cuba over Guantanamo Bay, trade with England, the going investigation of his former Senate aide, the tax and Civil Rights…
106 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors and members of Congress about legislation including the Civil Rights and transportation bills, Federal budget spending and cuts and Federal…
104 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson’s calls from early January 1964, as he talked about a White House dinner for Senators, the Federal budget and a tax bill, the stock market and Vietnam.…
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