Document A: President Lyndon B. Johnson's Midnight Address
The following is a video of President Lyndon Johnson's Address to the American people on television at 11:30 pm, August 4, 1964.
The following is a video of President Lyndon Johnson's Address to the American people on television at 11:30 pm, August 4, 1964.
Document B: Phone Conversation Between McGeorge Bundy and LBJ
Bill Moyers was a presidential aide to Lyndon B. Johnson. He later became a journalist. This video is from one of his shows on PBS. The video is of a recorded telephone conversation between Lyndon Johnson and National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy in May of 1964.
Bill Moyers was a presidential aide to Lyndon B. Johnson. He later became a journalist. This video is from one of his shows on PBS. The video is of a recorded telephone conversation between Lyndon Johnson and National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy in May of 1964.
Document C: Gulf of Tonkin
The following is a video clip from the History Channel.
https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/lbj-gulf-of-tonkin-incident-video
The following is a video clip from the History Channel.
https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/lbj-gulf-of-tonkin-incident-video
Document D: The Fog of War
This video clip is an excerpt from the 2004 Academy Award winning documentary the Fog of War. Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident is interviewed.
This video clip is an excerpt from the 2004 Academy Award winning documentary the Fog of War. Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident is interviewed.