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Bill Moyers  The Journal: LBJ's Road to War

Lyndon Johnson and the decisions that escalated America's involvement in Vietnam. Details

 

Program: Bill Moyers

Episode: The Journal: LBJ's Road to War

As President Obama prepares to announce how many more troops he will send to Afghanistan, Bill Moyers remembers the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and the agonizing decisions that escalated America's involvement in Vietnam. Through Johnson's secret tapes of phone calls and conversations, and his own reminiscences, Moyers recalls the events that plunged us ever deeper into war.

Duration: (53:58)
Premiere Date: 11/19/2009
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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