CNN LBJ Triumph and Tragedy February 21, 2022 03:07:00
The southeast asia treaty, and every signor had an obligation. >> a war had already been taking place for four years between vietnamese parties. >> we were fighting in vietnam. >> that's all the commitment and all the statements that kennedy made, bobby kennedy made, and i would be the first american president to put my tail between my legs and run out. >> for lbj who had been kept out of decision making with regard to vietnam, he believed he had no choice but to keep on kennedy's secretary of state, dean russ, and what they wanted