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How the USS Maddox Started the Vietnam War
The USS Maddox’ likely incorrect report of an attack on August 4, 1964, paved the way for a dramatic escalation of the ...
General Westmoreland wanted nuclear weapons sent to South Vietnam in the event of defeat, though President Johnson swiftly ...
When Dwight Eisenhower took office intending to end the Korean War quickly ... when President Lyndon Johnson requested Park Chung-hee to deploy South Korean troops to Vietnam, the South Korean ...
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s father swept into Lawrence, Kan., 57 years ago this month to give a campaign speech. It ...
He worked with a Democratic House and Senate to pass more legislation than any president other than Lyndon B. Johnson since ... lasting major peace treaty since World War II.
The U.S. government ran persistent deficits, attempting to finance both the Vietnam War and an ambitious domestic ... forcing President Lyndon Johnson to intervene. He attempted to stem the ...
Wages had risen in conjunction with inflation and government spending was growing rapidly due to a combination of the quagmire of the Vietnam War and the exorbitant spending necessitated by Lyndon B.
On the 60th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s voting rights speech, we are reminded how government can address concerns with ...
A 110-year-old Colorado estate that has hosted Frank Sinatra and Lyndon B. Johnson just slashed $10 million off its price tag. The 12,000-square-foot manor house—with 25 rooms—and its five ...