CNN LBJ Triumph and Tragedy February 22, 2022 02:46:00
>> i think dr. king had lost patience with the gap between johnson's rhetoric of antipoverty and the great society and the reality of the billions that were being invested in this deepening conflict in vietnam. >> in late 1966, dr. king had gotten the call from the pentagon, from at point one of the highest ranking black officers in the united states military. and the black officer wanted dr. king to come down to washington to see them as soon as possible. dr. king said, well, i can't. he says, well, can you send down somebody, one of your most trusted advisers? so, i go into the pentagon, and...