The LBJ Tapes: Gulf of Tonkin
President Johnson’s August 1964 calls about the Gulf of Tonkin and Congressional resolution.
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722 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson spoke with administration officials and advisors about the war in Vietnam, arms sales to Jordan and Israel’s objections, demonstrations at the embassy in Moscow and …
952 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 pr…
310 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson spoke to administration staff and supporters about foreign policies, post-election politics, possible military base closings, and Vietnam. Note: Some language may b…
257 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 offensi…
204 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 …
163 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors about school desegregation in Alabama, Vietnam, and the continuing Congressional probe of the top aide to LBJ when he was a Senator. Note: Some …
356 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson spoke with Congressional leaders and advisors about his excise tax bill, the U.S. auto industry, continuing violence on Panama and an investigation of his former aid…
179 viewsC-SPAN Radio notes the 50th anniversary of the Tet offensive and the escalation of the war in Vietnam with President Lyndon Johnson’s calls from January-March 1968. Participants include out…
778 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors about the Civil Rights and tax bills, a controversial judicial appointment, the Federal budget and leaks to the press. President Johnson complai…
996 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 Mc…
639 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors about the resignations of Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and U.S. Ambassador to the UN Arthur Goldberg, the presidential campaign and the war…
314 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson spoke with his advisors about fighting in the Middle East, a visit to the United Nations by Soviet Premier Kosygin and his efforts to set up a meeting and a pending …
189 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked to cabinet members, key advisers and the leaders of the Senate about the war in Vietnam, whether to release impounded highway funds and a pending treaty with …
794 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 approv…
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