Lyndon Johnson, Vietnam, and the Presidency: The Speech of March 31, 1968

by David Zarefsky

Even those who remember hearing those words may not remember that they came at the very end of a 45-minute speech primarily concerning Vietnam. Three months into an already tumultuous year, in the aftermath of the Tet offensive and facing a deeply divided country, President Lyndon Baines Johnson addressed the nation to announce new initiatives and appeal for public support. The speech of March 31, 1968 announced a bombing halt over much of North...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623499364
• ISBN13: 9781623499365
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"